Articles by Em Medland-Marchen
Leif Vollebekk Speaks to the Past on 'Revelation'
PUBLISHED Sep 27, 2024
For some artists, the songwriting muse visits through acts of conscious collaboration. For Leif Vollebekk, the solitude of the...
Avril Lavigne Brought a Complicated Star Power to Calgary
Scotiabank Saddledome, September 18
PUBLISHED Sep 20, 2024
It was 2003 when I first heard the riff of Avril Lavigne's "Losing Grip," the opening track of 2002's 'Let Go' that skyrocketed the Napanee...
Past and Present Dance Hand-in-Hand on Ghostkeeper's 'Cîpayak Joy'
PUBLISHED Aug 26, 2024
Like a ghost, certain artists tend to stick around. Transformation is the name of the game in a fickle Canadian music market ...
Cinna Peyghamy Took Sled Island Somewhere Else
Dickens, June 22
PUBLISHED Jun 25, 2024
While headliners Show Me the Body raged at the #1 Legion, a few blocks west, a sonic transformation was taking place in the basement ...
Enny Owl Cast Quiet Spells at Sled Island
Pin-Bar, June 22
PUBLISHED Jun 25, 2024
Taking the stage at Pin-Bar in the late afternoon on Saturday, LA-based folk artist Enny Owl's sleeper set was a highlight of this year's ...
VERTTIGO Surged into the Future at Sled Island 2024
#1 Legion, June 20
PUBLISHED Jun 24, 2024
As the sun set on day two of Sled Island, the streets of Calgary's downtown core came alive. Festival-goers venue hopped down 7th Ave, mean...
Irreversible Entanglements Burned Away the Apathy at Sled Island
Central United Church, June 20
PUBLISHED Jun 24, 2024
Beginning their set abruptly with a sound that severed the bone marrow of Central United Church, Irreversible Entanglements made their...
East Town Get Down 2024 Had a Bit of Everything
Calgary, May 25
PUBLISHED May 28, 2024
With a barrage of unpredictability that included some minor flash flooding and musical talent from a diversity of genres, East Town Get Dow...
