The Return of Gor Gor Tour / Calgary, AB / October 31, 2025 / Photos by Josh Platt
Places I’ve Never Played and Will Never Play Again Tour Grey Eagle Event Center / Tsuut'ina, AB / October 19, 2025 / Photos by Josh Platt
MacEwan Ballroom / Calgary, AB / October 17, 2025 / Photos by Josh Platt
MacEwan Hall / Calgary, AB / September 11, 2025 / Photos by Josh Platt
Simple Plan, Mayday Parade / Calgary Stampede / Coca-Cola Stage / July 13, 2025 / Photos by Josh Platt
Calgary Stampede / Big Four Building / July 12, 2025 / Photos by Josh Platt
Calgary Stampede / Big Four Building / July 11, 2025 / Photos by Josh Platt
Calgary Stampede / Coca-Cola Stage / July 11, 2025 / Photos by Josh Platt
It has been twenty years since “1985.” Not the actual year of course, but the song that would become an anthem that transcended through genres and generations.
“Despite all the death and darkness, it’s actually meant as a positive infusion, where it’s meant to be entertaining. And meant to make you happy and somewhat content with life rather than the opposite.” -Tobias Forge
Despite the title of their latest album, there is no blemish in the great light that Half Moon Run cast. We spoke over the phone with Dylan Phillips [drums, right centre] prior to the band’s show in Victoria.
Make rock wild again.
That’s a mission that Kelowna’s The Wild! have been embarking on, and one that has caught on in their home country of Canada, as well as in Europe.
“It’s about to get heavy.”
Not only does this lyric open the chorus of “Devil”, but it is also a realization that Shinedown had early in the recording process of their latest album, Attention, Attention. This marks the band’s sixth studio album, and it’s their most honest one yet.
The ladder is theirs, and it’s one they’ve been climbing for over a decade. Welsh indie rock trio The Joy Formidable had an incredible 2018, releasing their fourth studio album, AAARTH, as well as touring with huge names in rock music like the Foo Fighters.
Jeff Gutt [pictured above, left center] is certainly an experienced pilot when it comes to navigating the airspace of the music industry. From his former band Dry Cell to being a finalist on The X-Factor in 2013, there was no hesitation to board the plane and fly Stone Temple Pilots at a steady cruising altitude.
Marianas Trench are not haunted by the echoes of the past - they are inspired by them. We caught up with the band prior to their show in Calgary to talk about their latest album, Phantoms, as well as the Suspending Gravity tour and their evolving career.
