Ever since Our Lady Peace released their latest record Burn Burn, I was whittling away waiting for a tour announcement, and it’s finally arrived. You can’t see me, but I’m definitely dancing around the room, because this promises to not just be any tour. Just last week Our Lady Peace’s Canadian Tour, Clumsy and Spiritual…
…You know the ones with tails and fur? I’m talking about monkeys of course! If you’ve lived in Calgary long enough, chances are you’ve heard about Calgary Zoolights. If you have not gone yet, let me convince you (which is not going to be that hard). Over 1.5 million lights cover the Zoo in a…
Youth Are Awesome had the chance this weekend to meet up with Inner City Elegance at Tubby Dog to ask them a few questions about music, their upcoming show and everything in between. The Calgary-based trio Inner City Elegance is one tight ‘bromance’ with a high-energy sound that is uniquely theirs. Brazilian front man, Bruno…
Maybe football is not your thing and you were just planning on locking yourself in the house this weekend in hopes of avoiding Grey Cup Weekend. Well, I might just have a solution for you to still go out and have a good time. The Calgary High School Improv League (CHIL), a group of the…
With Grey Cup Festival on its way, its time to decide how you are going to enjoy it! Now for those of you who are not planning on attending the game, a game watching party or just sit by yourself at home watching, there is more to the Grey Cup than just the three hour…
If you can regularly be seen in your school’s drama department then chances are you’ve most likely seen a poster that says, “That $10 Ticket Thing”. Now I don’t know about you, but when an event is being advertised as $10 I like to look a little closer at the poster, and if you do, you will find it is…
Centennial High School is still considered a very new school when it comes to how often schools are built; it opened in 2004 while the school was still under construction. This year Centennial hosted its very first Battle of the Bands. The audition process was rigorous, but the top three bands were chosen to perform…
*Disclaimer: It has recently come to our attention that Ashley Kirilow allegedly lied about having cancer and that her charity was a hoax. Youth Are Awesome does not support this behaviour, nor do we condone it. We support youth that are doing good things with good intentions. We have decided to leave this post up…
When one walks down the streets of Kensington here in Calgary, one often comes across the question, “which coffee house is the right house?” Well the answer here is, The House! The Coffee Sanctuary, as it is often referred to, was started by The First Alliance Church and is run by volunteers. At The House…
Now I know some teens out there are going through that, “Am I too old to trick or treat?” phase and if you’re asking it, I’m sure your parents are saying yes. However, no matter what role you are playing for Halloween this year, whether it be cowboy, princess, a garbage bag (my personal favourite),…
I cannot wait for November. Do you have any clue how long I have been waiting for these three CD’s to be released? November 10th: Faber Drive – Can’t Keep A Secret If you’re a fan you should definately check out their myspace and listen to a few rough clips of new songs they posted.…
Maybe we don’t have enough snow for back country adventures yet, but it’s always great to know where you can find important information about how ‘cool’ and dangerous snow can be. First, I’m going to scare you a bit: take a look at these statistics from the Canadian Avalanche Centre. “There are approximately 150 avalanche…
Does music run through your veins or are you hoping to discover your inner piano man? Then you might want to look into The Youth Music Experience, a free after school music program hosted by The New Black Centre and Community and Neighborhood Services. The program is for ages 12 – 17 and will be…
Jai Al-Attas, a 25 year old director from Australia, just presented his punk rock documentary One Nine Nine Four at The Calgary International Film Festival, to a very wild crowd. The film was very well set up, informing audiences of what truly was happening in the punk rock scene when everyone was still wearing leather pants,…
Tired of your parents always asking you to turn down that noise coming from your amp? Well drop off your band’s demo and bio to The New Black Centre for Music & Art and you could just get the chance to turn it up a whole lot louder. If your band has members all under…