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Wasn't that a party: On the road for 60 years, the Irish Rovers got their start here in Calgary

Brothers Will and George Millar reminisce about the band's early days in downtown Calgary, when they became a "proper band"

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March 13, 2025 at 5:52 PM

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The winding road home: Alberta Ballet's modern version of The Wizard of Oz has personal connection for artistic director

Inspired by a childhood memory and nearly derailed by bad luck, Francesco Ventriglia's production took a "long yellow brick road" to Calgary

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March 8, 2025 at 4:58 PM

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Alberta composer looks to Indigenous culture for composition, Controlled Burn

Controlled Burn was inspired by the Indigenous practise of controlling wildfires

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March 8, 2025 at 4:56 PM

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Please check out my interview with Alberta's Drew Gregory about his new EP, One for the Road. It's out today! calgaryherald.com/entertainmen...

Drew Gregory pays tribute to country life with One for the Road

Gregory has been releasing music and making trips to Nashville since 2010, but has always scheduled his music career around work on the farm

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February 21, 2025 at 5:47 PM

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Please check out the Calgary Herald Website for my interview with Jim Ellis about the new book out of U of C called Mythologies of Outer Space. calgaryherald.com/entertainmen...

To boldly go: New U of C collection looks at the beauty, mystery and controversy in our obsession with the cosmos

Collection take an academic and cultural look at humankind's fascination and history of exploring the final frontier

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February 21, 2025 at 5:45 PM

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Please visit the Calgary Herald website for my interview with Angela Wrigley about her trio's new album, Messy. calgaryherald.com/entertainmen...

The Angela Wrigley Trio gets messy and embraces imperfections with sophomore album

'impulsivity is not always bad decision making, it's also what gives me creativity and passion,' says Wrigley, who was diagnosed with ADHD

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February 21, 2025 at 5:44 PM

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Please check out the Calgary Herald website for my interview with Eli-Bella Wood about her film Death Drive. It's screening at Slamdance! calgaryherald.com/entertainmen...

Calgary dreamscape: Filmmaker Eli-Bella Wood made a movie out of her nightmare and it's now screening at Slamdance

The six-minute film was shot in northwest Calgary and features two cars, a gun, a horse and a stalker named Death.

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February 21, 2025 at 5:42 PM

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Please check out the Calgary Herald website for my review of Our Lady Peace at the Saddledome! calgaryherald.com/entertainmen...

Review: Our Lady Peace brings 30 years of hits to the Saddledome with anniversary concert

Raine Maida and bandmates offer the favourites, but also some choice deep cuts and impressive new material in energetic set

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February 21, 2025 at 5:40 PM

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Please check out the Calgary Herald website for my interview with Tate McRae. @tatemcrae.bsky.social
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Two sides of Tate McRae: 'The persona that I have on stage and in music videos is much different than me at my core'

Calgary-born superstar tries to ignore the press about her, tells parents they should probably avoid it as well

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February 21, 2025 at 5:38 PM

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Got it covered: Kathleen Edwards tackles songs from icons like Prine, Petty and Springsteen

Covers album is mean to 'wet the whistle of the algorithm' while singer works on followup to 2020's Total Freedom with Jason Isbell

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February 12, 2025 at 4:21 PM

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Calgary Philharmonic pays homage to reggae legend with world premiere of A Tribute to Bob Marley

Tribute will include favourites, deep cuts and commentary on Marley's influence on what would have been his 80th year

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February 6, 2025 at 9:50 PM

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'A true westerner': Exhibit showcases the art of Illingworth 'Buck' Kerr

Artist was taught by members of the Group of Seven and shared their dedication to celebrating Canada. But his focus was always the west.

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February 6, 2025 at 9:15 PM

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Jann Arden takes a trip down memory lane with an album of favourites from the 1990s

Album made up of songs that 'that were impactful for me and memorable' as she toured the country in the 1990s.

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February 6, 2025 at 9:01 PM

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Life after: Alberta's Canadian Idol finalists reflect on the impact of reality-TV's, often fleeting, fame

Winning was life-changing, but is some cases was followed by self-doubt, addiction, anxiety, record-label woes and career disappointment

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February 6, 2025 at 3:25 PM

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Renowned baritone comes out of retirement to perform title role in Calgary Opera's Don Pasquale

Calgary Opera reboots classic opera buffa, setting it in 1950s Italy to pay homage to films such as La Dolce Vita, Roman Holiday

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January 23, 2025 at 8:49 PM

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Go with the flow: National Geographic explorer hunts for 'sleeping giants' in multi-media show about volcanoes, boiling rivers

It's not enough to look at the science of phenomena, but how humans interact with 'forces greater than our own.'

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January 23, 2025 at 8:47 PM

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Does childhood trauma lead to super-villainy? Not necessarily, according to a new University of Calgary nursing study involving DC, Marvel characters

Questions aboutntrauma applied to backstories of Batman, Spider-Man, The Joker. Higher scores didn't always lead to villainy, study finds.

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January 23, 2025 at 8:46 PM

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A rookie no more: Calgary's Melissa O'Neil reflects on seven years in hit police procedural

O'Neil talks about the series longevity, the intense fan interest around the 'Chenford' romance and her experiences with the L.A. wildfires

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January 23, 2025 at 8:43 PM

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Calgary painter's watercolour to become part of King Charles' Royal Collection at Windsor Castle

Paiting depicts iconic Hudson's Bay blanket, a sentimental image for most but one that may also stir feelings about colonialism, Tough says.

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January 18, 2025 at 5:06 PM

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Review: Sum 41 refuse to go gently into the sunset during energetic final Calgary show at the Saddledome

Singer Deryck Whibley led pop-punkers through an epic night of stadium rockers and angsty ballads. It felt like 1996 all over again.

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January 17, 2025 at 7:13 PM

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My interview with Calgary actor Samer Salem about his new role in CBC's Allegiance. Check out the Calgary Herald website for the story.
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Calgary-born actor Samer Salem lands dream role as irreverent detective in CBC's Allegiance

Salem is not the only Calgary expat involved in Allegiance, which became CBC's most-watched new series after debuting in 2024

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January 16, 2025 at 8:11 PM

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Please check out the Calgary Herald website for my story on Matt Masters, who talks about both his new(ish) album and memoir. calgaryherald.com/entertainmen...

The next chapter: Matt Masters released deeply personal album, memoir

'2024 was a really hard year for me': Despite enjoying a manic burst of creativity in 2023, Masters says he is re-evaluating things in 2025

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January 16, 2025 at 8:08 PM

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Please click on my interview with Taylor Mac, who talks about his epic theatre show 24-Decade History of Popular Music and his upcoming appearance at the High Performance Rodeo in Calgary. calgaryherald.com/entertainmen...

High Performance Rodeo: How Taylor Mac put a queer spin on the history of music with 24-hour spectacle

Shortlisted for the Pulitzer, Mac's ambitious spectacle shook up the world of American theatre and is the focus of an HBO documentary

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January 16, 2025 at 8:07 PM

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Please check out my story on the 40-year history of Calgary's Decidedly Jazz Danceworks and their new show, Call and Response, which is part of the High Performance Rodeo.
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