| A show for a good cause this weekend: The Stetson (10002 Macleod Trail S.E.) will be hosting a benefit concert to help the fight against cystic fibrosis on Friday, September 24. The lineup includes Alivia, Safe on Satellite, Wyrmwood, Sons of Daughters, Fan the Fire and Fallout Frequency. All of that will cost you only $10 at the door (which opens at 7 p.m., with the show starting at 8 p.m.), and all the money goes to CF research. So go out and do something useful with your rock ’n’ roll time!
There’s a bit of a change happening in Calgary’s musical landscape – literally. Sloth Records is moving from its current location to a bigger one a little further south on Fourth Street S.W. As of October 4 (roughly), you’ll be able to find it across the street from the Rose and Crown, which is about a block-and-a-half from where it is now.
Making international waves: Calgary’s favourite Greek musical ensemble, The Rembetika Hipsters, will be featured on an upcoming two-disc anthology of rembetiko (Greek blues) music from around the world. The anthology, on the German label Network Records, is called The Diaspora of Rembetiko, and features the best purveyors of rembetiko from around the globe. The Hipsters’ contribution is "Mes Tis Polis To Hamam (In the City’s Bathhouses)" from their 2001 release Architects of Narghile. Ask for The Diaspora of Rembetiko at finer music stores near you, or visit www.networkmedien.de for more information.
The Calgary Philharmonic Orchestra has started up a new program to allow music lovers between the ages of 15 and 29 to get into concerts for dirt cheap admission prices. It’s called cpossibilities and its members pay only $12 to get into selected CPO performances. Membership is free, and you can get yours by registering online at www.cpo-live.com/main/cpossibilities.php.
Another exciting opportunity for young people is being offered by the Western Canadian Music Awards. As part of this year’s festival and conference, a free Youth Career Day for students (ages 14 to 20) will be held on Friday, October 1 at the Fairmont Palliser Hotel. The keynote speaker will be Vancouver-based hip-hop artist Kyprios, and professional critiques of demo recordings will be available. Other sessions will look at making music your career, getting funding, and marketing your product. To register or for more information, check out www.westerncanadianmusicawards.ca/conf-ycd.html.
Local jazz vocalist and instructor Viviane Cardinal-Martin will be starting her 10th annual Vocal Jazz Workshop in just a couple weeks’ time. These performance-oriented workshops focus on helping vocalists find honesty in their performances. The program begins October 2 and runs until November 10, with student showcases at the Beat Niq on November 12 and 13. For more information, contact Cardinal-Martin at 262-2975.
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