The Calgary Youth Foundation, one of CYFC’s many programs, is a group of youth volunteers responsible for distributing grants to “youth-driven projects” during two granting cycles a year. In the November cycle, local all-ages venue Comrad Sound was given a grant to help renovate their space to be more readily usable by the Calgary youth community.…
Why not start off your weekend with something fun and for a cause? Rock the Change, presented by Freshflow Event Management and World Vision, is a free concert that is ‘celebrating Calgary students’ battle against global hunger’ through through 30 Hour Famine. Not only will there be live music but also intense break dancing battles to see…
Well you would not believe who called the other day on their drive to St. John’s, Newfoundland! Lead singer, Tyler Bancroft, from Vancouver based band, Said The Whale talked to Youth Are Awesome about what life is like being a musician; everything from making a music video, to how comfortable naps in the tour van…
We’re back again with another Everything You Need To Know From… Youth Are Awesome recently stumbled across Vancouver based band, Timothy, who claim to being “dedicated seekers of honest, singable, and gutsy rock, performing paragraphs of clean rock melody, sweeping the audience along in ambient sound and taut, searching vocals.” Some of the bands answers…
Relient K is one of my favorite bands. After talking to a couple of friends, I realized that many of them do not know that they even exist! I browsed a part of their website and found out a bit more about them. Take a look below to see the information I read about them…
“We suddenly thought hey, what does a record do, it revolves, great you know and so it was a Revolver.” -Paul McCartney 1966 ended with the end of the touring of the Beatles. With increasing complexity in the reproduction of their music on stage and also getting tired of touring since they can only hear…
Since September of 2008 the fantastic American public radio network, NPR, has been offering early listens to select upcoming records on their website. It’s called First Listen. For a period of time (up to the date the album is officially released) you can stream an entire album from NPR.com. It’s a pretty awesome service. Available…
First of all: Flash mob 101 – A flash mob is when a mob of people seemingly randomly show up and do something seemingly random then peace out immediately afterwards leaving a stunned and often confused audience. Check ImprovEverywhere if you are unclear about the definition, or check out YAA’s recap of some of the more…
“They were getting more and more interested in unusual sounds, they were trying out new instruments and always coming to me saying, what, what ideas have you got for this.” – George Martin, Music Producer for the Beatles 1965 is the year that The Beatles really came out of their previous genre of music and…
Listening to the radio these days, I enjoy the upbeat songs and catchy hooks, and I really get into the music. That is, until I listen to the lyrics. That’s when I hit the power and think to myself in the silence, “What am I listening to?” When we were younger, we used to listen…
If you want a neat place to get some great new music and don’t want to spend a lot of money, check out NoiseTrade.com. We introduced you to NoiseTrade a little while back, and we love it so much, we want to give you some more info on this wicked site. It’s free. Every single song…
We talked about them earlier this week, and in the spirit of the season, let’s chat about them again: Christmas lights. This time, the lights aren’t stationary… They’re moving! Here’s what I can tell you about these types of set-ups: Everything happens via a type of rudimentary computer called a “controller.” They cost a lot. (Think $10,000!)…
Last summer, I had the good fortune to peek into a garage sale while walking home and find a record player for the excellent price of $10. When I brought it home, my dad asked why I was interested in playing records. My answer was somewhere along the lines of, “Dunno… they’re cool.” Later that…