The year is 2013, and we fortunate people are unquestionably far from having any sort of shortages when it comes to choosing a music festival to attend. Each festival donning its own uniqueness and charm all while offering a special distinctiveness for everyone.

Each week at the Rooster, we bring you reviews on some of the week's new releases. This week, we bring you great new albums from Gold & Youth, Laura Mvula,  Beams and The Boxer Rebellion.

Beams, Just Rivers

From June 19th-22nd over 250 of the best independent bands, comedians, artists, and filmmakers will flood Calgary for the 7th Sled Island Music Festival.

Well, I think it’s finally safe to say that spring has arrived (albeit a little late) for those of us living on the Canadian prairies.

Jenny Berkel landed in a grey, drizzly Paris six weeks ago for her first European tour.

Beacon - How We Separate

A couple weeks ago I found myself in West Broadway's oh-so-trendy coffee joint, Thom Bargen, to meet and chat with classical pianists Madeline Hildebrand and Everett Hopfner, two musicians competing in the prestigious Eckhardt-Gramatte National Music Competition, the most important annual co

Art is something that drives culture, no matter what segment you are in.

Some of those mornings when you wake up and no work is to be done, no school is to be had, and no responsibility is pressing, it takes a little bit of inspiration to get out of bed at a decent hour and make something of the day.

Hobbies. We all have them, some are more useful then others. If your hobby is cooking you can invite people over to wow them with your cooking, no one ever complains. Stamp collecting... you might not wow anyone but at least you have something you love.