The Palgary Almanac

A look at "hostile architecture" in Calgary and EdmontonPALGARY ALMANAC #209Playlist: Joanne Robertson - Always WereAfternoon Bike Ride - OtherworldRBB Music - new dayBuildings & Food - Stargazingleon todd johnson - wa (instrumental)Folk Bitch Trio - Cathode RayAda Lea - there is only one thing on my mindCumulus - StereoDorio - Stereo WorldSarah Houston - Whispers of SunlightMac DeMarco - ShiningBrian Eno & Beatie Wolfe - Ringing OceanGeese - 100 HorsesCate Le Bon - Is It Worth It (Happy Birthday)?Viagra Boys - Pyramid of HealthDestroyer - Bologna (feat. Fiver)Jeff Tweedy - Out in the DarkLucrecia Dalt - no death no dangerMelody Doctrine - World's CrashingMadeline Kenney - All I NeedM83 - Atlas ImperialJohn Maus - I Hate AntichristThe Golden Age of Wrestling - baptized in lavaVox Rea - ElectricFoxwarren - Listen2mePeel Dream Magazine - Venus in NadirCid Rim - Aurora ProspectsNation Of Language - Inept ApolloBrainwasher - Burning Cars

PALGARY ALMANAC #209Playlist: Joanne Robertson - Always WereAfternoon Bike Ride - OtherworldRBB Music - new dayBuildings & Food - Stargazingleon todd johnson - wa (instrumental)Folk Bitch Trio - Cathode RayAda Lea - there is only one thing on my mindCumulus - StereoDorio - Stereo WorldSarah Houston - Whispers of SunlightMac DeMarco - ShiningBrian Eno & Beatie Wolfe - Ringing OceanGeese - 100 HorsesCate Le Bon - Is It Worth It (Happy Birthday)?Viagra Boys - Pyramid of HealthDestroyer - Bologna (feat. Fiver)Jeff Tweedy - Out in the DarkLucrecia Dalt - no death no dangerMelody Doctrine - World's CrashingMadeline Kenney - All I NeedM83 - Atlas ImperialJohn Maus - I Hate AntichristThe Golden Age of Wrestling - baptized in lavaVox Rea - ElectricFoxwarren - Listen2mePeel Dream Magazine - Venus in NadirCid Rim - Aurora ProspectsNation Of Language - Inept ApolloBrainwasher - Burning Cars

A look at the Alberta Government's imposition of municipal political parties on Calgary and Edmonton with Alberta Views editor Evan OsentonPALGARY ALMANAC #209Playlist: Joanne Robertson - Always WereAfternoon Bike Ride - OtherworldRBB Music - new dayBuildings & Food - Stargazingleon todd johnson - wa (instrumental)Folk Bitch Trio - Cathode RayAda Lea - there is only one thing on my mindCumulus - StereoDorio - Stereo WorldSarah Houston - Whispers of SunlightMac DeMarco - ShiningBrian Eno & Beatie Wolfe - Ringing OceanGeese - 100 HorsesCate Le Bon - Is It Worth It (Happy Birthday)?Viagra Boys - Pyramid of HealthDestroyer - Bologna (feat. Fiver)Jeff Tweedy - Out in the DarkLucrecia Dalt - no death no dangerMelody Doctrine - World's CrashingMadeline Kenney - All I NeedM83 - Atlas ImperialJohn Maus - I Hate AntichristThe Golden Age of Wrestling - baptized in lavaVox Rea - ElectricFoxwarren - Listen2mePeel Dream Magazine - Venus in NadirCid Rim - Aurora ProspectsNation Of Language - Inept ApolloBrainwasher - Burning Cars

Preview of the upcoming major Jana Sterbak retrospective show at the Esker Foundation with Esker Director/Curator Naomi PotterPALGARY ALMANAC #208Playlist: Sarah Houston - SecretsBrian Eno & Beatie Wolfe - Ringing OceanC.R. Gillespie - IdioglossiaAndrew Staniland - The Laws of NatureApacalda - HindsightJamie Lidell - How do I LandHangman Pencil Co. - sweatshirt from biwayGeorgia Harmer - Can We Be StillFolk Bitch Trio - God's A Different SwordMaiya Blaney - LeftNiloo - Evil EyeViagra Boys - Pyramid of HealthBad Luck Pearl - UriahRBB Music - Garden StrollMadeline Kenney - SemitonesThe Golden Age of Wrestling - stanley park raversleon todd johnson - jaku (instrumental)Dorio - 7th MoonWestern Bloc - I'm Only WaitingM83 - Artificial InfinityFoxwarren - DeadheadMelody Doctrine - Soyonaram, Aurora!John Maus - Pick It UpBC Camplight - Two Legged Dog (feat. Abigail Morris)Nation Of Language - In Your HeadPatrick Watson & Charlotte Cardin - Gordon in the WindowsCid Rim - Fire (Can You See It)

Discussion with renowned Canadian Director Alan Zweig on his new documentary film LOVE, HAROLD seeks understanding from more than 20 individuals grieving losses of family and friends to suicidePALGARY ALMANAC #208Playlist: Sarah Houston - SecretsBrian Eno & Beatie Wolfe - Ringing OceanC.R. Gillespie - IdioglossiaAndrew Staniland - The Laws of NatureApacalda - HindsightJamie Lidell - How do I LandHangman Pencil Co. - sweatshirt from biwayGeorgia Harmer - Can We Be StillFolk Bitch Trio - God's A Different SwordMaiya Blaney - LeftNiloo - Evil EyeViagra Boys - Pyramid of HealthBad Luck Pearl - UriahRBB Music - Garden StrollMadeline Kenney - SemitonesThe Golden Age of Wrestling - stanley park raversleon todd johnson - jaku (instrumental)Dorio - 7th MoonWestern Bloc - I'm Only WaitingM83 - Artificial InfinityFoxwarren - DeadheadMelody Doctrine - Soyonaram, Aurora!John Maus - Pick It UpBC Camplight - Two Legged Dog (feat. Abigail Morris)Nation Of Language - In Your HeadPatrick Watson & Charlotte Cardin - Gordon in the WindowsCid Rim - Fire (Can You See It)

PALGARY ALMANAC #208Playlist: Sarah Houston - SecretsBrian Eno & Beatie Wolfe - Ringing OceanC.R. Gillespie - IdioglossiaAndrew Staniland - The Laws of NatureApacalda - HindsightJamie Lidell - How do I LandHangman Pencil Co. - sweatshirt from biwayGeorgia Harmer - Can We Be StillFolk Bitch Trio - God's A Different SwordMaiya Blaney - LeftNiloo - Evil EyeViagra Boys - Pyramid of HealthBad Luck Pearl - UriahRBB Music - Garden StrollMadeline Kenney - SemitonesThe Golden Age of Wrestling - stanley park raversleon todd johnson - jaku (instrumental)Dorio - 7th MoonWestern Bloc - I'm Only WaitingM83 - Artificial InfinityFoxwarren - DeadheadMelody Doctrine - Soyonaram, Aurora!John Maus - Pick It UpBC Camplight - Two Legged Dog (feat. Abigail Morris)Nation Of Language - In Your HeadPatrick Watson & Charlotte Cardin - Gordon in the WindowsCid Rim - Fire (Can You See It)

Conservation Policy Analyst for CPAWS Northern Alberta Wesley Bell discusses the controversial decision by the Alberta Energy Regulator's CEO to cancel public hearings on proposed the Mine 14 coal project near Grand Cache ABPALGARY ALMANAC #207Playlist: leon todd johnson - jaku (instrumental)M83 - Artificial InfinityJamie Lidell - The CentreJessica Moss - untile all are freeAndrew Staniland - Dancer Portraits: Dance No. 2Apacalda - DarknessVox Rea - Oh MamaDorio - Make My WorldBluerock Junction - Junction BluesWestern Bloc - A Man Left BehindBC Camplight - The TentNation Of Language - Under the WaterHangman Pencil Co. - the kids from the powerlinesFoxwarren - WingsMelody Doctrine - World's CrashingJohn Maus - Came & GotCID RIM - Yes

Alberta Views Editor Evan Osenton previews the September issue of Alberta Views magazine (and Jen Gerson's next kitchen reno)PALGARY ALMANAC #207Playlist: leon todd johnson - jaku (instrumental)M83 - Artificial InfinityJamie Lidell - The CentreJessica Moss - untile all are freeAndrew Staniland - Dancer Portraits: Dance No. 2Apacalda - DarknessVox Rea - Oh MamaDorio - Make My WorldBluerock Junction - Junction BluesWestern Bloc - A Man Left BehindBC Camplight - The TentNation Of Language - Under the WaterHangman Pencil Co. - the kids from the powerlinesFoxwarren - WingsMelody Doctrine - World's CrashingJohn Maus - Came & GotCID RIM - Yes

Investigative reporter Virgil Grandfield on the UCP's deadly decision to ban photo radar and normalize speeding on most Alberta streetsPALGARY ALMANAC #207Playlist: leon todd johnson - jaku (instrumental)M83 - Artificial InfinityJamie Lidell - The CentreJessica Moss - untile all are freeAndrew Staniland - Dancer Portraits: Dance No. 2Apacalda - DarknessVox Rea - Oh MamaDorio - Make My WorldBluerock Junction - Junction BluesWestern Bloc - A Man Left BehindBC Camplight - The TentNation Of Language - Under the WaterHangman Pencil Co. - the kids from the powerlinesFoxwarren - WingsMelody Doctrine - World's CrashingJohn Maus - Came & GotCID RIM - Yes

The City of Calgary is closing the Old Y in the Beltline, which has been a community resource for dozens of groups for over a century. Chantal Gagnon with the Arusha Centre shares the latest newsPALGARY ALMANAC #207Playlist: leon todd johnson - jaku (instrumental)M83 - Artificial InfinityJamie Lidell - The CentreJessica Moss - untile all are freeAndrew Staniland - Dancer Portraits: Dance No. 2Apacalda - DarknessVox Rea - Oh MamaDorio - Make My WorldBluerock Junction - Junction BluesWestern Bloc - A Man Left BehindBC Camplight - The TentNation Of Language - Under the WaterHangman Pencil Co. - the kids from the powerlinesFoxwarren - WingsMelody Doctrine - World's CrashingJohn Maus - Came & GotCID RIM - Yes

PALGARY ALMANAC #207Playlist: leon todd johnson - jaku (instrumental)M83 - Artificial InfinityJamie Lidell - The CentreJessica Moss - untile all are freeAndrew Staniland - Dancer Portraits: Dance No. 2Apacalda - DarknessVox Rea - Oh MamaDorio - Make My WorldBluerock Junction - Junction BluesWestern Bloc - A Man Left BehindBC Camplight - The TentNation Of Language - Under the WaterHangman Pencil Co. - the kids from the powerlinesFoxwarren - WingsMelody Doctrine - World's CrashingJohn Maus - Came & GotCID RIM - Yes

Playlist: Martin Denny - Incense & PeppermintsHugo Montenegro - Mac Arthur Park Allegro SuiteBadge Époque Ensemble - Milk Spilt On An EternityFloyd Cramer - Good VibrationsNina Simone - SinnermanAladean Kheroufi - Why Do You Call For Rain?Cymande - The MessageEddie Chacon - Holy HellShuggie Otis - Inspiration InformationNed Doheny - Get It Up For LoveDengue Fever - Girl From The NorthRoss Sereysothea - Wait Ten MonthsLos Dug Dugs - Lost In My WorldNeil Merryweather - Step In The Right DirectionMatt Berry - There Are MonstersJay Arner - Don't Remind MeGloria - Sabbat MattersSharp Pins - When You Know You KnowPrism Shores - UnravelThe 6ths - Winter In JulyExtra Happy Ghost!!! - These Are The Facts In An Endless RegressPearly Moon - I've Been Waiting For The DAyMeats Puppets - Maiden's MilkMary Ocher - SympathizeKate Bush - CloudbustingGeneva Jacuzzi - Do I SadDeux - Game & PerformanceJane Inc. - Human BeingAustra - Beat & PulseSimple Minds - ChangelingNaked Roommate - BusGrim Streaker - Mindclipping - Mirrorshades Pt 2MC2 - Blow Me AwayAlternative TV - Cold Rain

PALGARY ALMANAC #205Playlist: Denison Witmer - Slow Motion SnowMaria Somerville - ProjectionsGhost Cartridge - Remembering the CosmosDan Mangan - It Might Be RainingLucy Dacus - Best GuessJenny Hval - Lay DownCuneiform Tabs - AlyoshaBeirut - Forest EncyclopediaSam Lynch - Doing My BestKaitlyn Aurelia Smith - UrgesK.V. RAUCOUS & the Cave Dwellers - Monster in Your MindUnderground Wires - The Luau Beat (Sinister Party Atmosphere)Frog Eyes - I See the Same Thingswihtikow - 9Model/Actriz - AudienceKathryn Joseph - DEER.Tennis - At the WeddingMatt McBane - AddiitionThe Dirty Sample - StayAnika - Into the FirePerfume Genius - Hanging Outcaroline - Total euphoriaJonah Yano - The Language of CoincidenceSamia - CarouselSaffron Robes - Won't Be LongMen I Trust - Ring Of Past (2025)Ada Lea - baby blue frigidaire mini fridgeJoni Void - Story Board (feat. Pink Navel)Stella - CaravanNicolas Jaar - Aqui

Phillip Meintzer and Dwight Popowich members of the Coalition for Responsible Energy Development (C4RE.ca) explain their new challenges against the Alberta Energy Regulator's alleged underfunding of the province's orphan well cleanup program.PALGARY ALMANAC #205Playlist: Denison Witmer - Slow Motion SnowMaria Somerville - ProjectionsGhost Cartridge - Remembering the CosmosDan Mangan - It Might Be RainingLucy Dacus - Best GuessJenny Hval - Lay DownCuneiform Tabs - AlyoshaBeirut - Forest EncyclopediaSam Lynch - Doing My BestKaitlyn Aurelia Smith - UrgesK.V. RAUCOUS & the Cave Dwellers - Monster in Your MindUnderground Wires - The Luau Beat (Sinister Party Atmosphere)Frog Eyes - I See the Same Thingswihtikow - 9Model/Actriz - AudienceKathryn Joseph - DEER.Tennis - At the WeddingMatt McBane - AddiitionThe Dirty Sample - StayAnika - Into the FirePerfume Genius - Hanging Outcaroline - Total euphoriaJonah Yano - The Language of CoincidenceSamia - CarouselSaffron Robes - Won't Be LongMen I Trust - Ring Of Past (2025)Ada Lea - baby blue frigidaire mini fridgeJoni Void - Story Board (feat. Pink Navel)Stella - CaravanNicolas Jaar - Aqui

Preview of the upcoming Spring/Summer 2025 exhibitions launching May 23rd at Esker Foundation with curator Shauna Thompson.PALGARY ALMANAC #204Playlist: Matt McBane - Eleven ElevenMaria Somerville - StoneflyDan Mangan - Sound The AlarmGhost Cartridge - TherapyJonah Yano - No Petty Magic (feat. Helena Deland & Ouri)Denison Witmer - Older and FreeLucy Dacus - AnklesTennis - At the ApartmentJenny Hval - To be a roseBeirut - Ghost TrainEzéchiel Pailhès - Opus 53Anika - Walk AwaySamia - Bovine ExcisionStella - Too PoorJolie Laide - No Shape I KnowMen I Trust - To Ease YouU.S. Girls - Like James SaidCuneiform Tabs - IvyNation Of Language - Inept ApolloBon Iver - FromPerfume Genius - Full On

A look at the UCP government's war on trans youth in Alberta with Professor of Women’s and Gender Studies at Mount Royal University Corinne Mason and Alberta Views magazine feature story writer Marcello Di Cintio.PALGARY ALMANAC #204Playlist: Matt McBane - Eleven ElevenMaria Somerville - StoneflyDan Mangan - Sound The AlarmGhost Cartridge - TherapyJonah Yano - No Petty Magic (feat. Helena Deland & Ouri)Denison Witmer - Older and FreeLucy Dacus - AnklesTennis - At the ApartmentJenny Hval - To be a roseBeirut - Ghost TrainEzéchiel Pailhès - Opus 53Anika - Walk AwaySamia - Bovine ExcisionStella - Too PoorJolie Laide - No Shape I KnowMen I Trust - To Ease YouU.S. Girls - Like James SaidCuneiform Tabs - IvyNation Of Language - Inept ApolloBon Iver - FromPerfume Genius - Full On

PALGARY ALMANAC #204Playlist: Matt McBane - Eleven ElevenMaria Somerville - StoneflyDan Mangan - Sound The AlarmGhost Cartridge - TherapyJonah Yano - No Petty Magic (feat. Helena Deland & Ouri)Denison Witmer - Older and FreeLucy Dacus - AnklesTennis - At the ApartmentJenny Hval - To be a roseBeirut - Ghost TrainEzéchiel Pailhès - Opus 53Anika - Walk AwaySamia - Bovine ExcisionStella - Too PoorJolie Laide - No Shape I KnowMen I Trust - To Ease YouU.S. Girls - Like James SaidCuneiform Tabs - IvyNation Of Language - Inept ApolloBon Iver - FromPerfume Genius - Full On

Overview of a new Whyte Gallery landmark exhibition "The Ancestors Are Talking: Paintings by the Indigenous Seven" with the show's curators, Dawn Saunders Dahl and Joseph M. Sánchez. More info at whyte.org.PALGARY ALMANAC #203Playlist: Ghost Cartridge - Never QuiteJoni Void - Du Parc (feat. N NAO)Jonah Yano - DevotionTennis - Weight of DesireBenjamin Booker - SHOW AND TELLDirty Projectors, David Longstreth, stargaze - Blue of DreamingDirty Projectors, David Longstreth, stargaze - Raised BrowStella - Omorfo MouJolie Laide - DaltonTunde Adebimpe - DropMaria Somerville - SpringDenison Witmer - Shade I'll Never SeeBon Iver - SPEYSIDEAnika - HearsayJulien Baker & TORRES - Bottom of a BottleBeirut - Guericke's UnicornIllya DeTorres - RainU.S. Girls - BookendsThe Innocence Mission - Midwinter SwimmersMen I Trust - Moon 2Japanese Breakfast - Picture WindowHannah Cohen - Dog YearsSam Lynch - TeethJenny Hval - You diedEzéchiel Pailhès - FerveurPerfume Genius - In a RowMatt McBane - GleamDevours - Armageddon Mood Ring

How the UCP covered up police violence against the May 2024 U of C Palestine encampment.PALGARY ALMANAC #203Playlist: Ghost Cartridge - Never QuiteJoni Void - Du Parc (feat. N NAO)Jonah Yano - DevotionTennis - Weight of DesireBenjamin Booker - SHOW AND TELLDirty Projectors, David Longstreth, stargaze - Blue of DreamingDirty Projectors, David Longstreth, stargaze - Raised BrowStella - Omorfo MouJolie Laide - DaltonTunde Adebimpe - DropMaria Somerville - SpringDenison Witmer - Shade I'll Never SeeBon Iver - SPEYSIDEAnika - HearsayJulien Baker & TORRES - Bottom of a BottleBeirut - Guericke's UnicornIllya DeTorres - RainU.S. Girls - BookendsThe Innocence Mission - Midwinter SwimmersMen I Trust - Moon 2Japanese Breakfast - Picture WindowHannah Cohen - Dog YearsSam Lynch - TeethJenny Hval - You diedEzéchiel Pailhès - FerveurPerfume Genius - In a RowMatt McBane - GleamDevours - Armageddon Mood Ring

PALGARY ALMANAC #203Playlist: Ghost Cartridge - Never QuiteJoni Void - Du Parc (feat. N NAO)Jonah Yano - DevotionTennis - Weight of DesireBenjamin Booker - SHOW AND TELLDirty Projectors, David Longstreth, stargaze - Blue of DreamingDirty Projectors, David Longstreth, stargaze - Raised BrowStella - Omorfo MouJolie Laide - DaltonTunde Adebimpe - DropMaria Somerville - SpringDenison Witmer - Shade I'll Never SeeBon Iver - SPEYSIDEAnika - HearsayJulien Baker & TORRES - Bottom of a BottleBeirut - Guericke's UnicornIllya DeTorres - RainU.S. Girls - BookendsThe Innocence Mission - Midwinter SwimmersMen I Trust - Moon 2Japanese Breakfast - Picture WindowHannah Cohen - Dog YearsSam Lynch - TeethJenny Hval - You diedEzéchiel Pailhès - FerveurPerfume Genius - In a RowMatt McBane - GleamDevours - Armageddon Mood Ring