Run through of the Winter 2025 Esker exhibitions with curator Elizabeth Diggon.
PALGARY ALMANAC #197

Playlist:

• Ariel Ulysses - Mount Mesa
• June McDoom - The City (With Strings)
• Laura Cahen - Partout
• Leaf Rapids - In the Woods
• Daskal - Alex (Long Version)
• Ethel Cain - Punish
• Wayne Patrick Garrett - Something About Us
• We Are Winter's Blue And Radiant Children - Tremble Pour Light
• Young Neighbours - Roman
• Ada Lea - i-95
• Avril Jensen - nowhere to be found (feat. Erwan)
• Cactus Lee - Olympic
• Chloë Doucet - Not Out of the Woods Yet
• The Sour Patch Men - Kasha
• Total Gadjos - All Witty and Shit
• Mary Ocher - Sympathize (feat. Your Government)
• Freak Slug - Shiver
• Ryan Lottermoser - Butterfly of the Night no. 5 (feat. Terra Simieristsch)
• Sharon Van Etten - Afterlife
• Suki Waterhouse - My Fun
• Marlaena Moore - Teething
• Slow Spirit - Mindless Sometimes
• The Weather Station - Neon Sign
• Sleepkit - Peace Of Nothing
• Michael Kiwanuka - Lowdown (part i)

PALGARY ALMANAC #196

Playlist:

• WE ARE WINTER’S BLUE AND RADIANT CHILDREN - Uncloudy Days
• Laura Marling - Child of Mine
• Slow Spirit - That's the Gods Talking
• Sharon Van Etten - Trouble
• Ryan Lottermoser - Twilight Vigil (feat. Terra Simieritsch)
• Ethel Cain - Vacillator
• Wayne Patrick Garrett - After Party
• T. Gowdy - Strewn
• Jess Cornelius - Back to the Mainland
• Perfume Genius - Glory
• Baths - Eden
• The Weather Station - Mirror
• Suki Waterhouse - Think Twice
• La Luz - I'll Go With You
• Michael Kiwanuka - Follow Your Dreams
• Me & My Friend - Inspiration
• Crumb - AMANA
• Joni Void - Vertigo (feat. Sook-YIn Lee)
• Nicholas Jaar - Sin Conexion
• Sleepkit - Flower Thru Yr Head
• Kelly McMichael - Standing Out
• Jennifer Castle - Louis
• Charlie Houston - Lewps
• Devours - Sports Car Era

A scan of the Alberta Views Jan/Feb 2025 issue looking at authoritarianism in Alberta with editor Evan Osenton.
PALGARY ALMANAC #196

Playlist:

• WE ARE WINTER’S BLUE AND RADIANT CHILDREN - Uncloudy Days
• Laura Marling - Child of Mine
• Slow Spirit - That's the Gods Talking
• Sharon Van Etten - Trouble
• Ryan Lottermoser - Twilight Vigil (feat. Terra Simieritsch)
• Ethel Cain - Vacillator
• Wayne Patrick Garrett - After Party
• T. Gowdy - Strewn
• Jess Cornelius - Back to the Mainland
• Perfume Genius - Glory
• Baths - Eden
• The Weather Station - Mirror
• Suki Waterhouse - Think Twice
• La Luz - I'll Go With You
• Michael Kiwanuka - Follow Your Dreams
• Me & My Friend - Inspiration
• Crumb - AMANA
• Joni Void - Vertigo (feat. Sook-YIn Lee)
• Nicholas Jaar - Sin Conexion
• Sleepkit - Flower Thru Yr Head
• Kelly McMichael - Standing Out
• Jennifer Castle - Louis
• Charlie Houston - Lewps
• Devours - Sports Car Era

Independent political journalist Jeremy Appel unpacks the UCP's municipal power grab in Alberta.
PALGARY ALMANAC #196

Playlist:

• WE ARE WINTER’S BLUE AND RADIANT CHILDREN - Uncloudy Days
• Laura Marling - Child of Mine
• Slow Spirit - That's the Gods Talking
• Sharon Van Etten - Trouble
• Ryan Lottermoser - Twilight Vigil (feat. Terra Simieritsch)
• Ethel Cain - Vacillator
• Wayne Patrick Garrett - After Party
• T. Gowdy - Strewn
• Jess Cornelius - Back to the Mainland
• Perfume Genius - Glory
• Baths - Eden
• The Weather Station - Mirror
• Suki Waterhouse - Think Twice
• La Luz - I'll Go With You
• Michael Kiwanuka - Follow Your Dreams
• Me & My Friend - Inspiration
• Crumb - AMANA
• Joni Void - Vertigo (feat. Sook-YIn Lee)
• Nicholas Jaar - Sin Conexion
• Sleepkit - Flower Thru Yr Head
• Kelly McMichael - Standing Out
• Jennifer Castle - Louis
• Charlie Houston - Lewps
• Devours - Sports Car Era

PALGARY ALMANAC #195

Playlist:

• Radio Massacre International - Galactic Furnace Part 1
• Wayne Patrick Garrett - Marine Life
• Mother Mallard's Portable Masterpiece Co - The Continuing Story of Counterpoint: Part One
• Crystal Voyager & UFOm - Angel from Spirtually Avanced Civilization
• Martin Tétreault - Du buzz du grain du horn
• We Are Winter's Blue And Radiant Children - (Goodnight) White Phosphorous (feat. Efrim Manuel Menuck, Mat Ball, Patch One & Jonathan Downs)
• SGO - Moving Around
• Graham Steinman - Cold Water
• Ruby Singh - Solar
• Ryan Lottermoser - Glimmers of Spring in the Dark (feat. Terra Simieritsch)
• Nicholas Jaar - I, you
• Me & My Friend - Restoration
• Slow Spirit - High School Parking Lot
• Hello Moth - Arm's Length
• The Weather Station - Window
• Michael Kiwanuka - Small Changes
• Jess Cornelius - Tui is a Bird (The Work)

2024 Calgary local news year in review.
PALGARY ALMANAC # 194

Playlist:

• Ruby Singh - Hyphae
• Slow Spirit - That's The Gods Talking
• Kelly McMichael - Dreamer
• The Weather Station - Body Moves
• Ryan Lottermoser - Luminous Dance (feat. Terra Simieritsch)
• Hello Moth - Nothing Comes Between Us
• Laura Marling - Patterns in Repeat
• The Sarandons - August 1982
• Jess Cornelius - To the Desert
• Me & My Friend - How The Years Have Gone By
• La Luz - Strange World
• Suki Waterhouse - Could've Been A Star
• Father John Misty - I Guess Time Just Makes Fools of Us All
• Nilüfer Yanya - Just A Western
• Lia Kuri - Li Kuri
• Dan Mangan - All My People (elsewhere version)
• Sufjan Stevens - That Was the Worst Christmas Ever!
• Yasin Elahee - SENTIMENTS of FINALITY
• OMBIIGIZI - Street Names and Land Claims
• Yves Jarvis - Gold Filigree
• Crumb - The Bug
• Sleepkit - Oxygen On The Autobahn

Conservation Specialist with the Alberta Wilderness Association on the call for an investigation into CNRL failure to report dangerous emissions from their facilities, including benzene, volatile organic compounds and fine particulate matter.
PALGARY ALMANAC # 194

Playlist:

• Ruby Singh - Hyphae
• Slow Spirit - That's The Gods Talking
• Kelly McMichael - Dreamer
• The Weather Station - Body Moves
• Ryan Lottermoser - Luminous Dance (feat. Terra Simieritsch)
• Hello Moth - Nothing Comes Between Us
• Laura Marling - Patterns in Repeat
• The Sarandons - August 1982
• Jess Cornelius - To the Desert
• Me & My Friend - How The Years Have Gone By
• La Luz - Strange World
• Suki Waterhouse - Could've Been A Star
• Father John Misty - I Guess Time Just Makes Fools of Us All
• Nilüfer Yanya - Just A Western
• Lia Kuri - Li Kuri
• Dan Mangan - All My People (elsewhere version)
• Sufjan Stevens - That Was the Worst Christmas Ever!
• Yasin Elahee - SENTIMENTS of FINALITY
• OMBIIGIZI - Street Names and Land Claims
• Yves Jarvis - Gold Filigree
• Crumb - The Bug
• Sleepkit - Oxygen On The Autobahn

Director of Enterprises and Investigations for the Narwhal on the long running story to uncover how for 3 years the Alberta Government hid that 16 oilsands companies that allegedly broke environmental laws
PALGARY ALMANAC # 194

Playlist:

• Ruby Singh - Hyphae
• Slow Spirit - That's The Gods Talking
• Kelly McMichael - Dreamer
• The Weather Station - Body Moves
• Ryan Lottermoser - Luminous Dance (feat. Terra Simieritsch)
• Hello Moth - Nothing Comes Between Us
• Laura Marling - Patterns in Repeat
• The Sarandons - August 1982
• Jess Cornelius - To the Desert
• Me & My Friend - How The Years Have Gone By
• La Luz - Strange World
• Suki Waterhouse - Could've Been A Star
• Father John Misty - I Guess Time Just Makes Fools of Us All
• Nilüfer Yanya - Just A Western
• Lia Kuri - Li Kuri
• Dan Mangan - All My People (elsewhere version)
• Sufjan Stevens - That Was the Worst Christmas Ever!
• Yasin Elahee - SENTIMENTS of FINALITY
• OMBIIGIZI - Street Names and Land Claims
• Yves Jarvis - Gold Filigree
• Crumb - The Bug
• Sleepkit - Oxygen On The Autobahn

PALGARY ALMANAC # 194

Playlist:

• Ruby Singh - Hyphae
• Slow Spirit - That's The Gods Talking
• Kelly McMichael - Dreamer
• The Weather Station - Body Moves
• Ryan Lottermoser - Luminous Dance (feat. Terra Simieritsch)
• Hello Moth - Nothing Comes Between Us
• Laura Marling - Patterns in Repeat
• The Sarandons - August 1982
• Jess Cornelius - To the Desert
• Me & My Friend - How The Years Have Gone By
• La Luz - Strange World
• Suki Waterhouse - Could've Been A Star
• Father John Misty - I Guess Time Just Makes Fools of Us All
• Nilüfer Yanya - Just A Western
• Lia Kuri - Li Kuri
• Dan Mangan - All My People (elsewhere version)
• Sufjan Stevens - That Was the Worst Christmas Ever!
• Yasin Elahee - SENTIMENTS of FINALITY
• OMBIIGIZI - Street Names and Land Claims
• Yves Jarvis - Gold Filigree
• Crumb - The Bug
• Sleepkit - Oxygen On The Autobahn

PALGARY ALMANAC #193

Playlist:

• Laura Marling - Patterns
• Slow Spirit - Out of Body Experience
• OMBIIGIZI - Photograph
• The Weather Station - Neon Signs
• Michael Kiwanuka - Floating Parade
• Ryan Lottermoser - Under the Veil of Night (feat. Terra Simieristsch)
• Nicholas Jaar - Rio de las tumbas
• Francis Baptists - Speplina
• CARE/TAKING - Jess Cornelius
• La Luz - Close Your Eyes
• Dan Mangan - Call Me Up High
• Suki Waterhouse - Think Twice
• Me & My Friend - Inspiration
• Jennifer Castle - Lucky #8
• Sleepkit - Camp Emotion
• Father John Misty - Mahashmashana
• Crumb - Genie
• Razorlight - Planet Nowhere
• PyPy - She's Back
• VICTIME - Un beau spectacle
• The Smile - No Words
• The Moonsnakes - Jane
• Louis Carnell - fourteen
• Nilüfer Yanya - My Method Actor
• Devours - Swordswallower (Zendaya's Fortress)
• Yabra - Starfall