JazzYYC (Calgary) - Nov 06-09, 2014

JazzYYC (Calgary) - Nov 06-09, 2014

JazzYYC is Calgary’s jazz collaborative. There’s strength when we work together. JazzYYC represents, supports and promotes jazz in Calgary year around.

The Calgary jazz scene is exciting and plentiful. Whether you’re a jazz musician, a diehard jazz fan or a jazz dabbler, JazzYYC has something for you. Come experience Calgary’s jazz scene. The more the merrier.

 
https://www.jazzyyc.com/

2014 BreakOut West - Oct 2-5

2014 BreakOut West - Oct 2-5

BreakOut West is a 3-day music conference and a 2-night music festival combined with the Western Canadian Music Awards. Winnipeg, MB October 2-5
 
http://breakoutwest.ca/

X-Fest Calgary 2014 - Aug 30 & 21

X-Fest Calgary 2014 - Aug 30 & 31

http://www.xfestcalgary.com/

Mountain Shadow Music Festival - Aug 23-24, 2014

Mountain Shadow Music Festival - Aug 23-24, 2014

The Mountain Shadow Music Festival is a showcase of local talent for singers, songwriters and musicians from in and around Cochrane, Alberta. 

Featuring both established musicians and up-and-comers, the festival focuses largely on giving a stage to the large pool of talented musicians from in and around Cochrane. Genres of music include Country, Folk, Blues, Americana, Indie, Celtic Rock and Zydeco, making it the most eclectic music festival around.

Learn more here: http://www.mountainshadowmusicfest.com/

Calgary International Blues Festival - July 31-Aug 3, 2014

Calgary International Blues Festival - July 31-Aug 3, 2014
 
http://www.calgarybluesfest.com/

Get ready for the party of the summer, when Calgary Bluesfest burns it up at Shaw Millenium Park, July 31st to August 3rd, when a full week of activities culminates in 4 days & nights of non-stop, world class blues on our Mainstage and at the nightly Twilight Blues Series dance parties.

Jazz Celebration (Calgary) - June 25-28, 2014

http://www.jazzyyc.com/

JazzYYC continues to lay the groundwork for festival return with Jazz Celebration

By Mike Bell, Calgary Herald June 25, 2014

It’s getting close.

This week’s Jazz Celebration, which kicks off Wednesday and features several high-profile shows throughout the city, has all of the looks and feel and appearance of one, but organizers aren’t quite ready to use the “f”-word yet.

Read more here: http://bit.ly/1wNQVKe

2013 Western Canadian Music Awards Artistic Award Nominees

2013 Western Canadian Music Award Nominees at BreakOut West Music Festival.

There are 105 nominees in 21 different music categories.

Do you have any favourites?

See the complete list at this link: http://bit.ly/17Wq4lj

Bobby Wills from Alberta is one of five nominees for Country Recording of the Year.

BreakOut West Festival 2013 (Calgary) - Oct 3-6

BreakOut West Festival 2013 (Calgary) - Oct 3-6, 2013

BreakOut West is a 3-day music conference and a 2-night music festival combined with the Western Canadian Music Awards.

Over 2 nights, October 4 and 5, 60 original artists will perform in 15 venues throughout Calgary.

 

Learn more here: http://breakoutwest.ca/
and here: http://breakoutwest.ca/2013-festival/

Your primer for BreakOut West, Music industry event and awards descending on Calgary, By Mike Bell, Calgary Herald October 1, 2013.

Read article here: http://bit.ly/19kUMj9

X-Fest Calgary - Aug 31/Sept 01, 2013

X-Fest Calgary - Aug 31/Sept 01, 2013

"If you're going to X-Fest, now a two-day jamboree, leave the lawn chair and the lap dog at home. Neither is permitted on the festival site, but that's OK: you won't be sitting down anyway". - Bruce Weir, Swerve/Calgary Herald

http://www.xfestcalgary.com/

Weezer still young at heart (Alt-rock veterans play XFest at Fort Calgary on Saturday). By Ted Shaw, Calgary Herald, August 28, 2013

Read article here: http://bit.ly/15dP7uv

Lockstock Music & Arts Festival (Alberta) - Aug 17-18, 2013

Lockstock Music & Arts Festival (Alberta) - Aug 17-18, 2013

Featuring local musicians (including PEAR), artists, artisans, vendors, beer gardens, food concession and activities for children.

http://www.longstock.org/

'Longstock’ festival returns this weekend. By Jane Deacon, High River Times, Aug 13, 2013

Read article here: http://bit.ly/13rK2Uj

Festival brings Alberta talent to Longview. By Tammie Rollie, Okotoks Western Wheel, Aug 14, 2013

Read article here: http://bit.ly/14HOkkq

SpagWest Fest (Calgary) - Sat Aug 17, 2013

SpagWest Fest (Calgary) - Sat Aug 17, 2013

The 6th Annual Spaghetti Western Music Festival is Western Canada's largest alternative country music festival.

The festival is FREE to attend and features top local, national and/or international Country and Western artists. The festival has a long list of community partners and a great tradition of activating the Olympic Plaza neighbourhood.

Calgary Arts All Star: Matt Masters

By Jon Roe, Calgary Herald/Swerve, August 14, 2013

Read article here: http://bit.ly/16fLiHV

Calgary ReggaeFest - Aug 14-17, 2013

Calgary ReggaeFest - Aug 14-17, 2013

The 10th anniversary of this family-friendly event that transcends racial, cultural and musical boundaries.

www.reggaefest.ca/
https://www.facebook.com/CalgaryReggaeFest

A Calgary ReggaeFest Scavenger Hunt

By Bruce Weir, Calgary Herald/Swerve, August 14, 2013

Read article here: http://bit.ly/14N0jBj

Shady Grove Bluegrass Festival (Alberta) - Aug 16-18, 2013

Shady Grove Bluegrass Festival (Alberta) - Aug 16-18, 2013

One of Southern Alberta's must-experience music destinations, featuring performances, workshops and jams.

Foothills Bluegrass Music Society
http://foothillsbluegrass.com/

More info here: http://bit.ly/1eFpo2B

Chasing Summer Music Festival (Calgary) - Aug 9 & 10, 2013

Chasing Summer Music Festival (Calgary) - Aug 9 & 10, 2013

Billed as "Canada's largest outdoor electronic music festival," Chasing Summer touches down in Calgary this weekend.

The festival brings together some of the world's best electronic, house and trance DJs. The lineup includes Above and Beyond, Tiesto and Morgan Page.

http://www.chasingsummerfestival.com/

Big Valley Jamboree - Aug 1-4, 2013

Big Valley Jamboree (Alberta) - Aug 1-4, 2013

http://www.bigvalleyjamboree.com/

Derailers are a ‘Texan stew’ of country styles

By Tom Murray, Calgary Herald/Edmonton Journal, Aug 3, 2013

Read story here: http://bit.ly/12OvbTr

Calgary International Blues Festival - July 29-Aug 4, 2013

Photo, courtesy Calgary Herald. Jimmie Vaughan is one of the headliners at this year’s Calgary International Blues Festival.

Calgary International Blues Festival - July 29-Aug 4, 2013

http://www.calgarybluesfest.com/

Buzz is out there for Calgary International Blues Festival

Sometimes expanding who you are and what you do to please others can be a good thing. It can bring them to you and allow them to, eventually, get to know the real you.

But sometimes it’s just as good to stick with the you that best represents who and what you really are.

By Mike Bell, Calgary Herald July 30, 2013

Read article here: http://bit.ly/13wRo28

Canmore Folk Music Festival - Aug 3, 4 & 5, 2013

 Canmore Folk Music Festival - Aug 3, 4 & 5, 2013

Bringing exquisite folk music to the Rocky Mountains in Alberta, the Canmore Folk Music Festival is a destination for many residents of Alberta and beyond!

Jim McLennan and Lynda McLennan of McLennan Fly Fishing will have two performances at Stage 4 Festival Pub

Sunday 4:30 - 5:30
Monday 4:30 - 5:30

http://www.canmorefolkfestival.com/

Calgary Folk Music Festival - July 25-28, 2013

 

Calgary Folk Music Festival - July 25-28, 2013

One more day! Tickets at the gate still available for Sunday!

http://www.calgaryfolkfest.com/

Water Valley Celtic Festival (NW of Calgary) - Sat June 22, 2013

Water Valley Celtic Festival (NW of Calgary) - Sat June 22, 2013

"The event will go as scheduled on Saturday, June 22. The hamlet is dry and roads leading to it are open." - By Bruce Weir, Swerve/Calgary Herald, June 21, 2013.

Patterned after a festival held in Feakle, Co. Clare, Ireland, the Water Valley Celtic Festival is a one-day event featuring music, dance and stories.

More info here: http://www.watervalleycelticfestival.org/

"Irish sounds return to Water Valley with Celtic festival" - by Kathryn McMackin, Cochrane Eagle, June 19, 2013

Read article here: http://bit.ly/184rBGb

Foothills Bluegrass Music Society (Calgary) Bluegrass Pick-nic & Fair - June 22

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Foothills Bluegrass Music Society (Calgary) Bluegrass Pick-nic & Fair

Sat June 22, 2013

Featuring Sweet Lowdown, Prairie's Edge, Copper Juntion, Steve Fisher and Friends and June Bugs

Learn more here: http://foothillsbluegrass.com/