Category: Arts

Born Ruffians hit Waterloo

Since 2002, Luke Lalonde, Mitch Derosier and Steve Hamelin have been honing the unique, often bizarre sound that drew a sold out crowd to the Starlight Thursday night The sound...

Indie rock strikes Juno gold

“So, what year is it again” a humbled Neil Young joked as he accepted the Juno for Artist Of The Year during Monday night’s 40th Anniversary Award show in Toronto A...

Dan Mangan: No road regrets

Dan Mangan didn’t always have his hopes set on being a musician “When I was a kid I thought I was going to be a vet,” he reminisced “I kind of realized how many years of...

Fred Penner entertains

On Friday night, childhood television favourite for all, Fred Penner took the stage at Chainsaw in Uptown Waterloo The show kicked off with local all-female trio, The Tra La...

The year in Arts

May 18, 2010 Live preview of Stars’ new album Montreal indie popsters Stars played a set at Starlight to kick off the summer The stage was intricately decorated with flowers,...

Fuck. Sucker Punch disappoints

The Panel: Justin Fauteux, Incoming News Director Alexandros Mitsiopoulos, World Editor Sarah Murphy, Arts Editor Wade Thompson, Incoming Visual Director Zack Snyder’s...

Poet makes an impact

Carlos Andrés Gómez took the podium on Monday night to a packed crowd at the Hawk’s Nest As he began his performance with an off-key rendition of “When The Saints Come...

Peter Elkas kicks off residency

Last Wednesday Peter Elkas and friends performed at Starlight, kick-starting a string of weekly performances until April 6 Elkas is currently on the road promoting his latest...