Lethbridge’s women and gender non-conforming artists came together to showcase some of their best talents on Nov. 14 at the Owl Acoustic Lounge. FLIP Fest presented two local acts in Jesse Tollestrup and Ugly Cry Club, as well as Winnipeg-based group À La Mode. FLIP Fest is a local music promotion organization devoted to celebrating…
A Million Dollar Quartet
New West Theatre presents a music-filled blast to the past with tributes to rock and roll legends such as Johnny Cash and Elvis Presley. The musical production of A Million Dollar Quartet had a full theatre of nearly 500 people on Saturday evening. The event was attended by people of all ages from Lethbridge and the…
Striking the right chord
As the lights inside the church dimmed, the sound of the symphony echoed through the historic room. The Lethbridge Symphony joined by the Ventus Women’s Choir and Lethbridge Collegiate Institute Singers, presented Beethoven and Sanctuary Monday night at Southminster United Church. This concert celebrated the entire Beethoven symphonic cycle and highlighted the importance of arts…
Celebrating southern Alberta talent
Often referred to as the universal language, music bridges any number of borders and cultures to unite people in rhythmic syncopation. That widespread charm is due in part to the strong sense of community that often develops around local artists. One driving force in southern Alberta is that of emerging record label Cottonwood Records. Cottonwood…
I want you back
Today I’m going to take you backstreets back on a nostalgic trip to the ’90s era of boybands. You could say I left my heart in the ‘90s, securely fastened to the boy band train. It’s tearin’ up my heart to know that the glory days of music are behind us. So throw your hands up…
TSwift is back and causing drama (what else is new?)
“The world moves on, another day, another drama, drama, but not for me, not for me, all I think about is karma. And then the world moves on, but one thing’s for sure maybe I got mine, but you’ll all get yours.” Taylor Swift’s new song is a great comparative metaphor to the current state…
Soulful Stagger sings and strums it all away
The long, hard road to making it in the music industry is one that local roots rocker Leeroy Stagger knows well. Far from the days of singing in a punk rock band and playing three chords on a guitar, Stagger still breaks away from the mainstream with his new album, Dream it all away. Stagger’s…