By Sebastian Buzzalino
Calgary’s beloved summer festival trudges through the downpour with a stacked lineup of genre-bending greatness.
Summer 2022 officially caught fire thanks to this blazing LP delivered straight from the Metal Blade forge. A welcome addition to the YYC-based band’s oeuvre, Thought Form Descent took listeners on a road trip to Dante’s inferno.
Turning the lens on their inner demons, WAKE emerged from their pandemic hibernation with a battery of new songs that put their technical chops at the forefront of every blistering track. From the razor-blade maelstrom of opening cut “Infinite Inward” to the stalker-vibes of “Venerate (The Undoing of All),” WAKE glories in each suspenseful note and illustrative riff. WAKE’s eerie architecture casts a goosebump-raising shadow that’ll bring tears to your eyes and blood to your ears.
By Sebastian Buzzalino
Calgary’s beloved summer festival trudges through the downpour with a stacked lineup of genre-bending greatness.
By Megan Magdalena
Rebecca White of Vancouver punk act WAIT//LESS interviews frontwoman Missy Dabice in a backstage catharsis session.
By Cam Delisle
On “Access Denied,” the R&B shapeshifter sets boundaries with grace and intention.