Adèle Barclay

Volume 135 (2007-2008) – Arts Editor
Volume 136 (2008-2009) – Arts Editor

Stories

More than just a five-piece straight-up rock band, the FemBots tread experimental territory with the help of their artist friend Iner Souster’s projects.
April 2, 2009
Fembots prove trash talks
Adèle Barclay
March 13, 2009
Second thoughts
Matt Sajn playing a live show at The Grad Club in January.
March 6, 2009
From Niagara to Kingston, Sajn on
Writer-in-residence Helen Humphreys read from her work-in-progress last Friday.
January 26, 2009
The writer is in
Dwayne Morgan came from Toronto to deliver his eloquent and socially conscious spoken word pieces for the Anti-Racist Thoughts Showcase at the Common Ground Sunday evening.
January 19, 2009
Call for A.R.T.S.
Adèle Barclay
October 31, 2008
Fort of knowledge
Charlie F’s solo project has grown into a four-piece pop outfit.
October 17, 2008
New band, old glove
Crafter, filmmaker, artist and activist Allyson Mitchell was chosen by students to exhibit two eye-popping installations in The Union Gallery.
October 14, 2008
Deconstructing the domestic
Rolf Klausener and his band The Acorn have seen a few member changes throughout the years but are still going strong on the road and recording.
October 2, 2008
Family trees and indie rock geographies
Jessica Hallis, Johanna Lawrie and Ryan LaPlante are part of “Art is Your Story” a guerilla art project aimed at getting people performing and talking about art in the community in light of the upcoming election.
September 30, 2008
Ordinary art on the street
Holy Fuck turned the stage into a sort of mad scientist’s musical playground as Borcherdt intently plugged away, making dark and dance-happy music.
September 30, 2008
Holy, low-fi band highlight
September 28, 2008
Volunteers are first in, last out
The Blue Man Group will perform tomorrow night at the K-Rock Centre.
September 23, 2008
Kingston A&E week brings larger acts to town
September 19, 2008
Interview with Souvankham Thammavongsa
Souvankham Thammavongsa, author of Small Arguments and Found will read at Queen’s this Monday
September 19, 2008
Found arguments in a poetic light
Liz Powell as Land of Talk is back with the upcoming full-length Some Are Lakes on Saddle Creek Records that boasts more maturity in sound and lyrics.
September 19, 2008
Powell returns to lead land of rock
David Ross’s vibrant sculptures and quilts are autobiographical and relate to his experiences living in Japan.
September 16, 2008
A forest for the trees
The Artel is home to an eclectic mix of visual art and concerts.
September 12, 2008
Get out there! A Kingston venue guide
Stephen Guy and friends are interested in the Do-It-Yourself approach to literature such as ’zines and telling stories on ferries.
September 12, 2008
Trespassing and telling tales
Winter Gloves about a girl Paper Bag Records
September 5, 2008
Rock & Roll Report Card
The Stills released Oceans Will Rise this August on their new label, Arts and Crafts Records.
September 5, 2008
Montreal band still rising
Sam Roberts and his band will be headlining this year’s Frosh Week Concert tonight with fellow Montrealer friends The Stills.
September 5, 2008
Sam Roberts, coming up for air
Halifax-based Wintersleep return to Wolfe Island Music Fest to headline, hang out and absorb the community vibe.
July 29, 2008
Island fest is a little home grown
A 84% Laura Barrett Earth Sciences Paperbag Records
May 27, 2008
Rock and Roll Report Card
The ISC first opened its gates to students in 1994, providing a unique cultural experience.
May 27, 2008
The view from Herstmonceux
Neil Martin, ArtSci ’08, is the last head manager of QEA as the AMS dissolves the service for next year because of past years’ significant losses.
March 14, 2008
A quiet finale for QEA
Sisters Kate and Anna McGarrigle have been playing music together since their first album was released in 1976.
March 7, 2008
Family blends voices
Common Magic will celebrate the work of Kingston activist and author Bronwen Wallace.
March 7, 2008
Commemorating Common Magic
Though Matt and Jill Barber don’t usually jam at family reunions, Jill said they inspire each other to work hard at their craft.
February 29, 2008
Sibling rivals find their harmony
Jacky Pearl, one of the Mascara Cabaret’s organizers, enjoys the fun and sexy side of drag performance, one of cabaret’s components.
February 29, 2008
Cabaret kicks off
Excetera tries to represent issues of student life in the same way that the annual Frosh Week performance, Existere, has done for incoming students.
February 1, 2008
Excited for Excetera
Engineering Society President-elect Jordan Black (left) says he hopes to establish more oversights and financial accountability within the society next year.
January 31, 2008
Black takes EngSoc reins
Pelt enjoy the niche they’ve carved in Kingston, playing their danceable rock.
January 25, 2008
Band brings the party
Johnny Merrit, Geordie Gordon and Jenny Mitchell make up the multi-instrumental folk-pop Barmitzvah Brothers from Guelph, Ontario.
January 22, 2008
Band of brothers clocks in
Steven Heighton says experiencing other cultures and literature is indispensable.
November 29, 2007
How to navigate the literary life
Modern Fuel’s administrative director Jessica Rovito listens to the oral history of the gallery and watches the sign-language translation that is set as part of the show Instances.
November 29, 2007
Instances of a creative history
November 9, 2007
Ti(red) of the consumer cause
M.P. Tully started drawing sketches of musicians to keep from feeling restless at concerts.
November 2, 2007
Sketches bring life to fantasy
October 30, 2007
Brody joins Anderson train
John MacFarlane, who was charged with robbery, created fantastical art to endure the time he spent in prison.
October 26, 2007
Art as outreach
Jim Logan’s ‘The Diner’s Club, No Reservations Required’ plays on Manet’s ‘Déjeuner sur l’herbe.’
October 23, 2007
Turning art on its head
Brothers Trevor and Matt Chan team up with Paul Belen to form no luck club.
October 19, 2007
Bands hook up to play Artel dance party
October 16, 2007
Marathon for the artistically inclined
The Violet Archers include Ida Nilson of the West Coast pop-rock outfit Great Aunt Ida (far left) and former Rheostatics bassist Tim Vesley (centre).
October 9, 2007
Former Rheostatic carves musical territory
KC Adams took a page from Donna Harroway’s Cyborg Manifesto to play and subvert aboriginal stereotypes in her show Cyborg Hybrids, currently on exhibit at Modern Fuel.
October 9, 2007
Cyborg Hybrids brings two worlds together
Sheri-D Wilson will be performing this Thursday as part of Carolyn Smart’s English course on Canadian spoken word.
October 2, 2007
Wilson brings poetry to life on stage
Hunter Valentine got their start in Toronto’s queer community, and will be playing at a Queerientation event tonight.
September 28, 2007
Hunter Valentine start rebellion
At The Barricades features Canada’s top musicians singing for a cause.
September 28, 2007
Barricades uses music to keep water clean
Lisa Visser’s deceptively simple work thoughtfully takes on the issues of religion, identity and modern life.
September 18, 2007
Visser’s art and ideas ‘flow together’
Dragonette is the love-child of husband and wife team Dan Kurtz and Martina Sorbara, right.
September 14, 2007
Dragonette play with pop, gender and sex
Tea for the Voyage is one of the local bands featured by the Apple Crisp Music Series. They’re headlining tonight’s show at Queen Street United Church.
September 11, 2007
Apple Crisp spices up music scene
The Artel provides artists with a space to present their work.
September 7, 2007
Take a walk on Kingston’s artsy side
Maragaret, Catherine, Marta and Eve (left to right) are four women navigating the difficulty of finding their place during the Second World War in John Murrel’s play, Waiting for the Parade.
September 7, 2007
Play worth waiting for
Holy Fuck are Graham Walsh, Brian Borcherdt, Loel Campbell and Mike Bigalow. The lo-fi electronica outfit played the Wolfe Island Music Fest last year and are returning on August 11.
July 31, 2007
Wolfe Island Fest bigger than ever
Artist Auriane Sokoloski and her partner performed a living exhibit at the opening of her show, “Made in Taiwan,” at the Union Gallery on July 7.
July 31, 2007
Exhibit takes the plunge
Laura Barrett, who also plays with the Hidden Cameras and Henri Fabergé and the Adorables, uses her solo project to stretch folk boundaries.
June 26, 2007
Barrett conjures sci-fi folk
For the exhibit Objects of Significance curators Talie Shalmon and Lisa Visser collected treasures, like this broken bike, from members of the community.
May 29, 2007
Objectified art tells local stories
Cast members rehearse at Macgillivray-Brown Hall.
March 23, 2007
Not your Great Aunt’s folk rock
Local artist and musician Paul Saulnier in front of his painting “FantasyBand.”
March 9, 2007
Artists think inside the box
Though Kingston-born Adam Thomlison has written for Frank Magazine and The Kingston Whig-Standard, he considers himself a fiction writer first.
February 9, 2007
Do-it-yourself Disastrous Love Affairs
Brendan McLeod, left, and Barbara Adler, right, were members of the Vancouver Slam Team.
November 3, 2006
Alchemical brew of words, music and skill
October 3, 2006
Young Ruffians play with Police Club
Cast members rehearse a tense scene from Heterotopia.
March 10, 2006
Losing track of time in Heterotopia
The Women’s Empowerment Committee stages their annual production of The Vagina Monologues on Feb. 12 & 13.
February 10, 2006
Vaginas everywhere unite
Sarah Harmer isn’t that scary in person—in fact, she’s actually quite charming.
November 25, 2005
Harmer serenades Sydenham
Matt Barber works up a sweat at The Grad Club—get a hose!
October 14, 2005
Matt Barber vs. hockey night

Photos

Dwayne Morgan came from Toronto to deliver his eloquent and socially conscious spoken word pieces for the Anti-Racist Thoughts Showcase at the Common Ground Sunday evening.
January 19, 2009
Call for A.R.T.S.
Queen’s forward Victoria Kaufman (27) battles York defender Michelle Daniels for the puck Saturday. The Gaels lost 4-1.
January 19, 2009
Images from vol. 136, issue 27.
November 27, 2008
Photo Gallery
Queen’s football head coach Pat Sheahan (left) accepts the Frank Tindall Trophy Friday.
November 27, 2008
Images from vol. 136, issue 23.
Ever the crowd-pleaser, Jason Collett played a sold-out show at the Grad Club on Friday night with guest, Rebekah Higgs.
October 7, 2008
Roll on, Jason Collett
October 7, 2008
Images from vol. 136, issue 13.
Holy Fuck turned the stage into a sort of mad scientist’s musical playground as Borcherdt intently plugged away, making dark and dance-happy music.
September 30, 2008
Holy, low-fi band highlight
Queen’s Computing Science professor David Skillicorn says campaign advertisements are harder to analyze than speeches because they’re more staged.
September 30, 2008
Images from vol. 136, issue 11.
Brendan McLeod, left, and Barbara Adler, right, were members of the Vancouver Slam Team.
November 3, 2006
Alchemical brew of words, music and skill
Municipal election 2006 candidates.
November 3, 2006
Images from vol. 134, issue 19

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