Autumn Fox

Apropos of their name, Calgary duo Sargeant X Comrade are elusive and cagey, reluctant to divulge their mission in music, not unlike a Cold War military operation. Their social media presence would have you believe they're a soul food restaurant, and…

For years, Rick Mercer would smirk gleefuly into the camera as his popular vox pop segment on This Hour Has 22 Minutes would take to the streets, lampooning everyday Americans, university professors, U.S. senators and even George W. Bush into…

Arts • Lifestyle • Visual Arts The Czech have a euphemism for orgasm, Už budu, which roughly translates to: “I will be,” a rather Cartesian interpretation of an act perhaps more commonly known for its peak of completion, rather than a confirmation of…

As the needle edges ever closer to "normal" and our lives steadily begin to resemble those of the beforetimes, many individuals, businesses and organizations have found some of the urgent and necessary pivots made in the last 16 months remain…

It is jarring now, as a viewer, to watch a musician standing in a darkened auditorium, facing an audience of none. How long has it actually been since Albertans have seen a stage? That moment must have been every bit as overwhelming for Calgary…

Festival • Screen Most horror film aficionados are familiar with the “final girl” trope. She’s the unlikely hero. The one who confronts the monster and lives to tell the tale. Bloodthirsty, set to feature at this year’s Calgary Underground Film…

There’s a certain amount of pride and self-satisfaction in taking on a D.I.Y. (do-it-yourself) project - something many Calgarians were wont to do, especially during early COVID lockdowns. For Calgary artists Caitlind r.c. Brown and Wayne Garrett,…

Alberta-born Joni Mitchell sang it best: "You don't know what you've got 'til it's gone," and that could not ring more true for Calgary's arts community. Yet, despite unprecedented loss, many major Calgary fine arts organizations are facing an…

Like a punk rock Lorax, multimedia artist Rita McKeough doesn’t just speak for the trees, she passes them the mic, giving all manner of flora and fauna a chance to voice their concerns in her latest exhibit, Darkness Is As Deep As The Darkness Is, on…

One can’t help but admire those among us who still live just a little bit in the past; the rebels who still want to rock, the kings of hair metal who refuse to relinquish the spandex and fringe of yore. With his ecstatically coiffed and sky-high…

Arts • Festival • Screen Sometimes, serendipitously, a pandemic isn’t a deal-breaker, but an opportunity. That’s the way the folks at Quickdraw Animation Society view it, as they prepare to launch this year’s Giant Incandescent Resonating Animation…

Have you reached peak superhero? Are you suffering from Star Wars fatigue? Well, Sled Island may have the cure to what ails ya. You may be familiar with Sled Island as the city’s largest multi-venue music and arts festival, but few realize it’s also…

Music After a career spanning more than 40 years, it’s pretty obvious that George Thorogood would much rather be playing music than talking about it. Thorogood, now on tour with his longtime backing band The Destroyers, is moving on over to Calgary’s…

The old adage that children should be seen and not heard has been given a bit of a shake-up in recent weeks, making Theatre Junction’s If I Could Tell You Everything all the more timely. While it seems teenagers are truly manifesting themselves as…