Sam Phelps

Had the opportunity to chat with Deryck Whibley of Sum 41 ahead of their run of shows across Canada on the “Tour of the Setting Sum!” We get into saying goodbye to the band, choosing the songs for the sets across the tour, Deryck voicing his own book, Calgary memories and more! Can’t wait for […]

Had the opportunity to chat with Boy Golden before his show that goes down TONIGHT at Commonwealth! We get into the tour, the recording process on his new record “For Eden,” some musical inspirations, and of course, KD… and Condiments? Check it out, and if you’re after last minute tix, you can grab ’em here! […]

Had the opportunity to chat with the wonderful folks of Shred Kelly before their show tonight at the King Eddy! We get into the new record Blurry Vision that dropped in the fall, playing at the King Eddy, writing and recording throughout the pandemic, and oddly, what the group eats on the road… (Spoiler, it’s […]

If you’ve listened to my show since I’ve started at X, you know that I LOVE to talk about The Black Keys. They’re the band that got me interested in alternative tunes in the first place. Sometimes I wonder if I’ll ever shut the hell up about them, I may be pushing it that badly. […]

Had the unreal opportunity to have a quick phone chat with Patrick Carney of The Black Keys. If you missed the news, they’ve got a BRAND NEW RECORD OUT NOW called Ohio Players. We get into collaborating with Beck and Noel Gallagher on the record, if they’ll be coming back to Calgary soon and more! […]

Do you ever sit at your desk and imagine a competition between different water soda flavours and think about who would come out on top? No? Just me? Should I be working instead of doing this?? My brother and I have been arguing for what seems like months over this one simple question – what […]

Had the opportunity to chat with Peter Dreimanis of July Talk about his brand new solo project Peter Dreams! We chatted about the inspiration behind getting into the studio for a solo project, his upcoming show on February 17th at the Palace for Calgary Folk Festival Block Heater, the difference in playing in a solo […]

[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]I was lucky enough to snag a review ticket to Vance Joy’s sold out first night at the Jack Singer. Here are some thoughts on the show! Considering the show was played while Calgary is in the middle of a -40 celsius cold snap, Vance Joy warmed up the Jack Singer right off the first […]