Alberta Views editor with a preview on the April 2022 issue.
PALGARY ALMANAC #139 - Universal child care at last, Alberta Views April Issue, start of the 6th COVID-19 wave, TIPI_LOOPS.dreamwaves at Esker Foundation until May 1st.

Playlist:

• Jenny Hval - Year of Love
• The Weather Station - To Talk About
• Geoffroy - Life as it Comes
• Aldous Harding - Fever
• Raine Hamilton - Over the Mountain
• Band of Horses - Warning Signs
• Peach Pit - Give Up Baby Go
• Sunglaciers - Best Years (feat. Chad VanGaalen)
• Modern Nature - Performance
• Destroyer - The States
• Basia Bulat - In the Name of (The Garden version)
• Marci - Entertainment
• Selci - My Love
• wihtikow - Ceremony
• The Smile - Skrting on the Surface
• Georgia Harmer - Austin
• Kee Avil - And I
• Jasper Sloan Yip - On the Beach
• Nation of Language - Whatever you Want
• Ela Minus - domonique

Dr. Malgorzata Gasperowicz on the rise of the BA.2 variant in Alberta, the beginning of the sixth wave and the failure of public health messaging to inform people about the airborne nature of COVID-19.
PALGARY ALMANAC #139 - Universal child care at last, Alberta Views April Issue, start of the 6th COVID-19 wave, TIPI_LOOPS.dreamwaves at Esker Foundation until May 1st.

Playlist:

• Jenny Hval - Year of Love
• The Weather Station - To Talk About
• Geoffroy - Life as it Comes
• Aldous Harding - Fever
• Raine Hamilton - Over the Mountain
• Band of Horses - Warning Signs
• Peach Pit - Give Up Baby Go
• Sunglaciers - Best Years (feat. Chad VanGaalen)
• Modern Nature - Performance
• Destroyer - The States
• Basia Bulat - In the Name of (The Garden version)
• Marci - Entertainment
• Selci - My Love
• wihtikow - Ceremony
• The Smile - Skrting on the Surface
• Georgia Harmer - Austin
• Kee Avil - And I
• Jasper Sloan Yip - On the Beach
• Nation of Language - Whatever you Want
• Ela Minus - domonique

Rambler's Almanac #76 - We discuss the "Battle of the Beltline" and the power of community solidarity. Hunter and Eugene from Community Solidarity Calgary join us to talk about their experiences.

Playlist:

• Joe Strouzer - Cable Street
• What Will We Sow? - What Will We Sow?
• Orville Peck - The Curse of the Blackened Eye
• Andrew Bird - Atomized
• Beirut - Zagora
• Mother Mother - Dirty Town
• The Dead South - People Are Strange
• Brown Bird - Fingers To The Bone
• The Young'uns - Cable Street
• Astral Swans - Spiral
• Lucy Dacus - Timefighter
• The Gertrudes - Emergency to Emergency
• La Luz - Lazy Eyes and Dune
• The Lovebullies - Blow Me A Kiss
• Steph Green - When Your Life Had Romance and Meaning
• Leon III - Rumors of Water
• THNDR - How Long?
• Riki - Sonar
• Craig H - Bones of a King
• Tammy Day - On The Radio
• Charbonneau / Amato - Steppe Noire
• Eine Kleine China - Bent Fabric
• Maylee Todd - Grab Your Guts
• Selci - Luscious Lovin'

We explore the power of community and solidarity with Hunter and Eugene from Community Solidarity Calgary. We discuss how Beltline residents were able to challenge the previously unimpeded protests in their neighbourhood and the troubling involvement of Qanon conspiracists, christofascists, neo-nazis, and white nationalists in these protests.
Rambler's Almanac #76 - We discuss the "Battle of the Beltline" and the power of community solidarity. Hunter and Eugene from Community Solidarity Calgary join us to talk about their experiences.

Playlist:

• Joe Strouzer - Cable Street
• What Will We Sow? - What Will We Sow?
• Orville Peck - The Curse of the Blackened Eye
• Andrew Bird - Atomized
• Beirut - Zagora
• Mother Mother - Dirty Town
• The Dead South - People Are Strange
• Brown Bird - Fingers To The Bone
• The Young'uns - Cable Street
• Astral Swans - Spiral
• Lucy Dacus - Timefighter
• The Gertrudes - Emergency to Emergency
• La Luz - Lazy Eyes and Dune
• The Lovebullies - Blow Me A Kiss
• Steph Green - When Your Life Had Romance and Meaning
• Leon III - Rumors of Water
• THNDR - How Long?
• Riki - Sonar
• Craig H - Bones of a King
• Tammy Day - On The Radio
• Charbonneau / Amato - Steppe Noire
• Eine Kleine China - Bent Fabric
• Maylee Todd - Grab Your Guts
• Selci - Luscious Lovin'

Rambler's Almanac #75 - The radical history of International Women's Day and the issues with an individualistic approach to feminism. We discuss the limits and constraints that neoliberal feminism places on creating change, and how to break out of that to reclaim the power of feminist organizing.

Playlist:

• Hush Club - Commute
• r. mason - Rains too loud for t.v.
• First Aid Kit - My Silver Lining
• The Rheingans Sisters - Bread and Roses
• Peggy Seeger - Song of Myself
• Margo Cilker - Flood Plain
• Mogwai - George Square Thatcher Death Party
• Divine Sweater - Divine Sweater Presents: The Ten Year Plan
• tune-yards - hypnotized
• Sudan Archives - Glorious
• Sargeant X Comrade, featuring Rasheed Chappell - Hail Mary
• Hejira - I Don't Belong to Anyone
• Courtney Barnett - Pedestrian at Best
• North Lakes - After the Drifts
• Parker Sprout - Dark
• Blair Ellair - Societal Spectacle
• Blaze X - Launched My Soul
• ABRAHAM FOGG - The Magician
• Ayme Gdala - Witch
• Tanya Tagaq - Earth Monster
• Hellenica - Of Bones and Sand
• Diploids - Big Black Dog
• Lee Livingston, featuring Shauna Sheppard - Bay Whale
• Hey Major - Sur une ficelle
• Archaics - Witnesses, We
• Johnny Zithers - Tell Your Friends You Love Them
• Frank Mona - Lacuna
• The Corey Hotline - Calgary (You're Killing Me)

"Rerouting" is an exhibition of artwork stemming from the Collider: In-Residence Artist Residency, an online program inviting 12 artists from around the world to consider new modes of artistic practice, collaboration, and pandemic responses.

In "The Further Apart Things Seem", artists follow distinct paths toward subtle forms of resistance, while exploring areas of connection between that which feels disconnected or in opposition.
PALGARY ALMANAC #138: Preview of new Contemporary Calgary exhibitions launching today.

Playlist:

• Eric Chenaux - There They Were
• The Weather Station - Endless Time
• Jessica Moss - Let Down
• Kee Avil - And I
• Reptaliens - Someone I Know
• Beach House - Superstar
• Belle and Sebastian - Unnecessary Drama
• Andy Shauf - Satan
• Archaics - The Road
• Bennett Mitchell - Fallin' Too
• Spoon - Lucifer on the Sofa
• The Reds, Pinks & Purples - Summer at Land's End
• Mitski - Valentine, Texas
• Jasper Sloan Yip - Gin Fizz
• Black Country, New Road - Haldern
• Cate Le Bon - Dirt on the Bed
• Dana Gavanski - Under the Sky
• Keeley Forsyth - Silence
• Bill Callahan, Bonnie - Sea Song (feat. Mick Turner)
• Helado Negro - Wind Conversation
• Ghostly Kisses - Blackbirds
• Geoffroy - Sweatpie
• alt-J - Chicago
• Blue Hawaii - Butterfly
• Jacques Greene - Leave Here

PALGARY ALMANAC #138: Preview of new Contemporary Calgary exhibitions launching today.

Playlist:

• Eric Chenaux - There They Were
• The Weather Station - Endless Time
• Jessica Moss - Let Down
• Kee Avil - And I
• Reptaliens - Someone I Know
• Beach House - Superstar
• Belle and Sebastian - Unnecessary Drama
• Andy Shauf - Satan
• Archaics - The Road
• Bennett Mitchell - Fallin' Too
• Spoon - Lucifer on the Sofa
• The Reds, Pinks & Purples - Summer at Land's End
• Mitski - Valentine, Texas
• Jasper Sloan Yip - Gin Fizz
• Black Country, New Road - Haldern
• Cate Le Bon - Dirt on the Bed
• Dana Gavanski - Under the Sky
• Keeley Forsyth - Silence
• Bill Callahan, Bonnie - Sea Song (feat. Mick Turner)
• Helado Negro - Wind Conversation
• Ghostly Kisses - Blackbirds
• Geoffroy - Sweatpie
• alt-J - Chicago
• Blue Hawaii - Butterfly
• Jacques Greene - Leave Here

Rambler's Almanac #74 - Muddling through these increasingly complex and concerning times.

Playlist:

• Boards of Canada - Satellite Anthem Icarus
• Hush Club - Altitude
• White Poppy - Daydreaming
• Bristol Manor - Years Gone By
• Sufjan Stevens & Angelo de Augustine - Cimmerian Shade
• Andrew Bird - Bloodless
• The Fretless, featuring Rachel Sermanni - My Moon My Man
• Cedric Noel - Allies
• Arcade Fire - The Suburbs
• BADBADNOTGOOD - Talk Meaning
• Sargeant X Comrade - The Revolution Will Not Televised
• EKKSTACY - In Love
• Jon Cohen Ex - This Coffee is Killer
• Cedric Noel - Stilling
• Joe Nolan - Cherry Valance
• Doug Hoyer - Getting Older
• Anyma - Even the Stars
• Craig H - Queen Dream
• Eine Kleine China - Bent Fabric
• Stu Weinberg - Purple Pants
• Spaceface - Millions & Memes
• Royal Canoe - Surrender
• Primal Winds - Law Bent
• Snotty Nose Rez Kids - Grave Digger
• Dataist - Handschuh

PALGARY ALMANAC #137: A look at the discriminatory double standard in police protesting in Canada with reporter Drew Anderson, Alberta's carbon reduction sham with Jeff Gailus, Alberta Views March Issue, and a new collaborative audio/visual exhibition at the Esker Foundation.

Playlist:

• Andy Shauf - Satan
• Reptaliens - I Feel Fine
• Jasper Sloan Yip - August
• Archaics - Witness, We
• Aagtive - Internal Happiness
• Bennett Mitchell - Mouse
• Animal Collective - Royal and Desire
• Steph Green - Next Place
• Black Country, New Road - Snow Globes
• Spoon - Astral Jacket
• Cate Le Bon - Running Away
• Les Louanges - Qu'est-ce que tu m'fais
• Destroyer - Eat the Wine, Drink the Bread
• Dana Gavanski - Indigo Highway
• The Reds, Pinks & Purples - Don't Come Home Too Soon
• Ghostly Kisses - Clay
• Mitski - The Only Heartbreaker
• Sharon Van Etten - Porta
• Cedric Noel - Dove
• Julien Baker - Ziptie
• Juan Waters - Real (with Mac DeMarco)
• Moses Sumney - Polly
• Katie Tupper - Live Inside

PALGARY ALMANAC #137: A look at the discriminatory double standard in police protesting in Canada with reporter Drew Anderson, Alberta's carbon reduction sham with Jeff Gailus, Alberta Views March Issue, and a new collaborative audio/visual exhibition at the Esker Foundation.

Playlist:

• Andy Shauf - Satan
• Reptaliens - I Feel Fine
• Jasper Sloan Yip - August
• Archaics - Witness, We
• Aagtive - Internal Happiness
• Bennett Mitchell - Mouse
• Animal Collective - Royal and Desire
• Steph Green - Next Place
• Black Country, New Road - Snow Globes
• Spoon - Astral Jacket
• Cate Le Bon - Running Away
• Les Louanges - Qu'est-ce que tu m'fais
• Destroyer - Eat the Wine, Drink the Bread
• Dana Gavanski - Indigo Highway
• The Reds, Pinks & Purples - Don't Come Home Too Soon
• Ghostly Kisses - Clay
• Mitski - The Only Heartbreaker
• Sharon Van Etten - Porta
• Cedric Noel - Dove
• Julien Baker - Ziptie
• Juan Waters - Real (with Mac DeMarco)
• Moses Sumney - Polly
• Katie Tupper - Live Inside