Calgary seems to be the current buzz town for Canadian indie music thanks to Chad VanGaalen and his close Flemish Eye brothers Women . There are several bands defining Calgary's lo-fi sound, such as Hunter-Gatherer , Manchild , and Puberty (who lends it's bassist to today's featured band). Friendo is based out of Calgary and includes the drummer from Women. Their sound is a hybrid of lo-fi noise, rock, and pop and the vocals are shared by all members adding an interesting dynamic. After a few [...]
Today marks the start of Pop Explosion , so naturally a lot of our time and effort on the hill will be focused towards the influx of talent our city is seeing over the next 5 days. Chances are, if you are a music fan you are getting ready for the big Crystal Antlers show tonight – congrats to Joshua Crew for his most informative and inspired winning entry – but on the off chance you are killing time at work waiting until the shows start, here's a Calgary band you really need to check [...]
After their set on October 14th. I got to interview Friendo . So here is the audio interview . Thanks to Friendo, I am giving away their cassette tape album which includes a mp3 code for those who don't own a Walkmen. If you want to win it, just e-mail me . Answer this following question. In the interview, name the band that one member is in?
October 14th at the lovely Raw Sugar Cafe . There were two acts playing and they were: Thee Male Nurse Friendo I was excited to see Friendo because they are from Calgary and one of the member is in the band Women . Also I like going to Raw Sugar Cafe since its nice and cozy. Things were abit late because Friendo [...]
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