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| If there is something you'd like us to consider featuring, please email editor@bassbus.ca. Above all, keep creating, keep experiencing, and keep embracing the creativity and vibrancy in Calgary and beyond. |
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the subscene
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| arts and culture beyond the mainstream
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| HoneyFest 2019
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Sunnyside LRT Station
August 17 / 3-9pm
Old BassBus pals Windigo are on a lineup with other local greats The Varmoors, The Moonsnakes, Nature Of, Landos, Cheer, and Knerd. Part of the proceeds are intended for a great cause, the Pollinator Partnership, a charity dedicated to bee rehabilitation. This event also marks the launch of new indie label Electric Honey, and its associated custom brew with Zero Issues Brewing. Tickets available here. |
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| El Grande Drag Brunch
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Blanco Cantina
Aug 18 / 11-3pm
CDrag, hangover brunch, caesars, and cheap tequila sounds like the best possible hair of the dog that bit ya. Host Nada Nuff will keep you on your toes between bang up performances by Angelina Starchild, Felicia Boneé, and The Marvelous Mo B Dick. Get your tickets here.
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| Versions
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Broken City
Tuesday August 6, 13, 20, 27 / 5-10 pm
Your usual rotating cast of rock solid DJs on the festival crowd’s favourite summer refuge. Get your Brooklyn\Berlin patio party vibe out in style and bask in the warmth of real tunes, great people, and affordable libations. Click here for details. |
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Habitat Living Sound
Friday, August 23 / 9pm-2am
Techno/house maestro and long time BassBus key contributor Rusty Meeks and the groove-focused Jared Andres are joined by eclectic supporting acts Jonathan Crane and Stirring. Expect your usual healthy dose of Habitat style proper house music with proper good people, with a smattering of wacky and interesting off kilter soundscapes to keep things interesting. |
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I Love You Coffee Shop:
An Exercise in Idiosyncracy, and
One Hell of a Red Bean Donut
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ReWind
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| Some of the best surprises in a metropolitan city lie behind inauspicious facades, tucked away in the hidden corners of a place. Generally, when something has survived off the beaten path, there is a reason for its lasting appeal. Given enough time, history, and sheer force of population mass, any city will start producing tiny diamonds of brilliance in the smothering urban pressure of concrete jungle. Find out more here. |
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a family affair
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| expressive experiences for all ages
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Mesmerica 360 |
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| Grammy nominated composer and percussionist James Hood has crafted a 360 degree visual and musical experience. Transcend space and time, and relax into a soothing moment of mental and sensory stimulation. Recommended for ages 6 and older. Check out the Eventbrite listing here. |
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| out there: music review |
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| Four Tet’s New Track, “Dreamer”: More Proper, Refined House Music from the Legendary UK Pioneer |
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Ever since his full length Pink, Four Tet has seemed rather content in his new role as house music forerunner - most of his tunes since then have been his own idiosyncratic interpretations of one of dance music’s hoariest tropes. Read the review and listen to the track here.
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reflecting for the future
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| featuring Miss Karla Marx
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Miss Karla Marx |
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In the newest edition of Reflecting for the Future, we connect with Miss Karla Marx. She’s a rising star in the Western Canada drag, burlesque and performance scene, and has been on the loose this summer from Astral Harvest Music & Arts Festival to Vancouver Pride to Grindhaüs’ House of Sleaze to her regular drag troupe Fake Mustache.
She is a politically and socially conscious performer and educator, with a famously quick wit and sharp tongue whenever on MC duties. As an outspoken proponent of LGBTQ2S+ issues, as well as an established student of history with a curiously broad knowledge of Communism and Socialism, she speaks from a deep well of experience knowledge and experience.
As usual, we wanted to hear her thoughts on a path forward for positivity, inclusivity, and intentional art in the burgeoning Calgary arts scene. Read on here.
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prismatic art
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| The magic of Bass Coast has many ingredients, from the vast efforts of patrons to craft their personal costume and camping experiences to the gorgeously crafted stage spaces to the meticulously curated musical roster. One particularly unforgettable element is the wide array of inspiring art and sculpture that the festival supports and displays. The festival founders’ exposure to great art festivals like Burning Man and Lighting In A Bottle is always evident based on the profusion of creations on the Bass Coast site. Read the rest of the feature here.
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