Calgary Concert Update

Just a little update of the concerts coming to Calgary in next couple months, the city is really stepping up it's game and there are some great artists coming through. Take a look a whose coming by and check out just a fraction of what these artists/bands have to offer.

Tickets for the following shows are available through Prime Box Office:

September 29 - Arctic Monkeys @ MacEwan Hall (U of C)

Arctic Monkeys - Suck It And See

October 14 - Young The Giant @ MacEwan Hall (U of C)

Young The Giant - My Body

October 18 - The Boxer Rebellion @ The Republik

The Boxer Rebellion - Evacuate

October 28 - Cuff the Duke @ Dickens

Standing On The Edge - Cuff The Duke

November 4 - Dan Mangan @ MacEwan Hall (U of C)

Dan Mangan - Oh Fortune

November 5 - Chad VanGaalen @ Central United Church

Chad VanGaalen - Sara

November 14 - Hey Rosetta! @ MacEwan Ballroom (U of C)

Hey Rosetta! - Welcome

November 16 - tUnE yArDs @ The Republik

TUnE-yArDs - Bizness

November 19 - Austra @ Hifi Club

Austra - Lose It

November 21 - Jill Barber @ Knox United Church

Jill Barber - Tenderness

Tickets for the following shows are available through Ticketmaster:

October 25 - Sam Roberts Band @ Southern Alberta Jubilee Auditorium

Sam Roberts Band - I Feel You

November 10 and 11 - Matthew Good @ Jack Singer Concert Hall and November 17 - Matthew Good @ The Stone (Lethbridge)

Matthew Good - Non Populus

November 21 - Feist @ Jack Singer Concert Hall

Feist - How Come You Never Go There

- Spence

Andrew Bird - Hospital

Chicago based multi-instrumentalist Andrew Bird is writing the majority of the music for a new film coming out called Norman. A couple days ago one of the songs was released. It is an instrumental piece called Hospital and I have posted it below.


Hospital by AndrewBird

Here is the trailer for Norman. Chiming in at 1:10 is Chad VanGaalens's song Rabid Bits Of Time off his album Soft Airplane.




- Bryce

Chad VanGaalen - On Tour

Calgary homebody, Chad VanGaalen is set to tour in support of his most recent release Diaper Island. He will be conducting his tour throughout the U.S. and Canada this fall. Here is the list of dates. Make sure to support this guy if he is playing near you.


Tour Dates:

Chad VanGaalen

October 6 :: Portland, OR :: Holocene
October 8 :: Santa Cruz, CA :: Crepe Place
October 9 :: Los Angeles, CA :: Culture Collide :: FILTER Magazine’s Culture Collide festival
October 10 :: San Diego , CA :: Soda Bar
October 11 :: San Francisco, CA :: Café du Nord
October 13 :: Eugene , OR :: Sam Bond`s
October 14 :: Seattle, WA :: Sunset :: Details
October 15 :: Vancouver, BC :: The Rio :: More info here
October 22 :: Halifax, NS :: St. Antonios Community Hall
October 23 :: Fredericton, NB :: The Capital Complex
October 25 :: Montreal, QC :: La Sala Rossa
October 26 :: Kingston, ON :: Chalmers United Church
October 27 :: Ottawa, ON :: Ritual Nightclub
October 28 :: Toronto, ON :: The Mod Club Theatre
November 4 :: Edmonton, AB :: Myer Horowitz Theatre
November 5 :: Calgary, AB :: Central United Church
November 16 :: Regina, SK :: The Exchange
November 17 :: Saskatoon, SK :: Roxy Theatre
November 18 :: Winnipeg, MB :: West End Cultural Centre

Below you can check out some tracks from his newest album (Sara, Peace on the Rise) as well as one of my favorites from his 2008 release Soft Airplane (Willow Tree).

Chad VanGaalen - Sara by subpop

Chad VanGaalen - Peace on the Rise by subpop

Chad VanGaalen - Willow Tree

- Bryce