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Hara-cal-Kiri
Honestav…Palace, #yyc October 21, 2025 What a time. Seeing his smile and authentic reaction to the Calgary crowd was like leaving your one light town, going to a far away university, and then returning for the first time to see your friends at the holidays. Raw and inspiring. His pure intake. Such as stories about his sister. A proper dose of artistic background history distilled in common connective threads. In his own words, he’s from a town of 800 people with no stop li
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Oct 211 min read


Hey “Calgary”
Deftones are the pocket between destruction and salvation. Absolution and damnation. Like watching an impending doomsday asteroid with...
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Aug 261 min read


Destination Calgary
There are bands that come along at just the right time in your musical journey that hit and stick with you through the years. That's...
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Jul 71 min read


Everything's Zen
From the first distortion fuelled notes of Everything Zen through the expansive crowd assisted finale of Comedown , Bush delivered on...
chadcarriere
Apr 281 min read


An Hour (and a half) of Power
As a music fan, there are certain bands that just seem to hit at the right time and define an era of your life. Bands you grow with over...
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Jan 171 min read


Canadian Romance
From the first note of 'American Romance,' it was clear the #yyc audience at Commonwealth was witnessing a rare instance of being...
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Oct 15, 20241 min read


Hey Stampede
There is something unexplainable about music. It has an ability to evoke every emotion; to heal, to feel, and in the case of the Gin...
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Jul 12, 20241 min read


Dizzy up the Stampede
"Dude, what even is a Goo Goo Doll?" "Umm...only the greatest band ever!" That was overheard about two songs into the Goo Goo Dolls...
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Jul 12, 20241 min read


A Calgary State of Mind
The RZA. From the moment the RZA took the stage to illuminate on the Wu Tang origins it was an unforgettable trip down memory lane. With...
chadcarriere
Oct 18, 20231 min read


TLC
As an elder pop punk fan waiting for Blink in #yyc, I wanted to be present for #turnstile as I am a massive fan of their sound. From the...
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Jul 6, 20231 min read


What's My Age Again?
The Anthem Part Two. An absolute time portal. From that point on it was 90 minutes of reliving my youth. People have those bands that...
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Jul 3, 20231 min read
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