Ally Hall

Volume 138 (2010-2011) – Arts Editor
Volume 137 (2009-2010) – Assistant Arts Editor

Stories

Among the many shows Virginia Clark puts on in Kingston is the annual Wolfe Island Music Festival. Last year’s lineup featured Stars, Shad, PS I Love You, Plants and Animals and Jennifer Castle.
March 30, 2012
Musical muse
Rich Aucoin says he tries to “sleep in as long as possible to be ready for staying up until 3 or 4 a.m.” in preparation for a show.
March 23, 2012
Confetti pop
PS I Love You’s debut album Meet Me at the Muster Station is a tribute to Wolfe Island, a place Saulnier travelled to frequently as a child.
July 26, 2011
Subtely majestic
PS I Love You’s Benjamin Nelson and Paul Saulnier (from left) are planning to continue their love affair with Kingston as they gear up to record their second album with producer, sound artist and professor Matt Rogalsky.
April 7, 2011
Essential to the scene
Chris Dumont (left) and Torquil Campbell recorded their third record nomadically, contrasting their Vancouver-themed 2006 effort.
April 1, 2011
A duo driven by fear
After Jason Couse (foreground) stepped up to front the new incarnation of The Darcys, the band turned on the internal pressure to focus fully on releasing new material. Drummer Wes Maskrell (background) cited the band’s mantra for writing as, “it better be fucking good.”
March 25, 2011
Rebuilding with voices
March 18, 2011
Gut reaction
When he first started playing music, Philadelphia native Kurt Vile’s father got him a banjo instead of a guitar. He said it didn’t take him long to embrace the open tuning and strum the five strings as though they were six.
March 11, 2011
The name’s Vile, Kurt Vile
February 11, 2011
Bridging the gap
James Kirkpatrick combines his fine art and music practice as Thesis Sahib.
February 11, 2011
Indie rap chew
Off the International Radar has evolved from “parties crammed with projected images and sweaty minds to sharing stages with Holy Fuck.”
February 11, 2011
Onto the right radar
February 3, 2011
Grapple with logic, surrender to mystery
Seguin cites a hope to “put a face to the enigma that is the ‘trans youth’.”
February 3, 2011
‘It’s a small step... but it’s a step’
Before New Country Rehab banded together the guys played alongside Canadian talent like Amy Millan, Justin Rutledge and Brandi Disterheft.
January 28, 2011
Alt-country for bold men
In his 30 plus years in the record business, Lipsin has had several near-encounters with Dylan.
January 28, 2011
LP of the week
On Braids’ debut record Native Speaker (cover art pictured left by Mark Rimmer) Taylor Smith, Raphaelle Standell-Preston, Katie Lee and Austin Tufts (from left) create pulsating, breathing soundscapes through the careful layering of soaring and deconstructed melodies.
January 28, 2011
The beating of plaited hearts
Despite horrendous weather conditions, siblings and songsters Edna, Karl and Cliff Snyder (from left) shot their video for “Penny Candy” in just two shots.
January 25, 2011
The word on the street
A solid lineup of films are selected for the Reelout Queer Film and Video Festival each year, mixing styles and messages, representing characters reflective of diverse LGBTQ communities.
January 25, 2011
‘This festival is about bringing people together’
The first review of songwriter John Prine’s work was penned by a then young Chicago critic, Roger Ebert.
January 21, 2011
LP of the week
MyWar: Participation in an Age of Conflict incorporates the work of 12 international artists like Dunne & Raby’s work pictured above.
January 18, 2011
The harsh realities of realtime conflict
December 2, 2010
Crafts of another feather
Spencer Evans on keys.
December 2, 2010
Express to a jazz rock funk utopia
Complicating military history is a thread running through both artists’ work.
November 26, 2010
Remembrance, reception and representation
Morris leans on The Loyalists for support onstage and off and dubs lead guitarist Mike Butlin (left) “the guru of the band.”
November 26, 2010
Destination far from nowhere
The trio’s tunes bring to mind the abrasive and feedback-heavy era of early 1990s sludge punk.
November 19, 2010
The face-melting of Metz
A decade into their career, The Junction trio are more brothers than bandmates.
November 9, 2010
Loving every link in the chain
Their name is inspired by a scene made famous by the yelling of “Sandman to Viper Command!” in the 1995 film Outbreak.
November 9, 2010
Enter Sandman Viper Command
The Tone Deaf festival aims to blur the boundary between music and art while inspiring and challenging its array of attendees with provocative new work.
November 5, 2010
Return of the deaf tones
October 29, 2010
Online in the real world
Known for his Bowie meets Vanilla Ice aesthetic, O’Regan has a no regrets approach to life.
October 29, 2010
Learning how to play by heart
Montréal’s Nomadic Massive is one headlining act at Push It.
October 19, 2010
Feeling, freedom and freestyle
Dagmara Genda and Marigold Santos inform their practice with childhood memories of immigrating to Canada.
September 24, 2010
Inklings of an informed identity
Through a directed choreography, The Lighting the Way Lantern Festival uses movement and light to connect friends and strangers alike in a human chain
September 17, 2010
Sparking inspiration for change
September 14, 2010
Classes in, records on, rock out
Japanese born, NYC dwelling Peelander-Z are a self-proclaimed action comic act who defy gravity and smash pre-conceived notions of what punk looks like.
September 10, 2010
Mad Tigers manifest mayhem at The Mansion
The Artel and the Wellington St. Theatre (pictured) are two hidden Kingston treasures.
September 10, 2010
Light up the Limestone
Clockwise from top left: Katie Moore, Think About Life, Memoryhouse, Diamond Rings, Harbour Sharks and Bahamas.
July 27, 2010
Wandering the 2010 Wolfe Island Music Festival
With his latest record TSOL, Shad continues to succeed by balancing relevant old school hip hop with underground appeal.
July 27, 2010
Keeping it Kabango
Despite a darker tone in Toy Story 3, Pixar succeeds once again in warming hearts with the nostalgic final installment of their Hollywood franchise.
June 29, 2010
A&E Spring Picks: Toy Story 3
Jewelry, sculpture and large scale paintings are a small selection of the multitude of media presented at participating galleries.
May 18, 2010
Are you afraid of the art?
Steve Poltz cites good health and a child-like approach to life as fuel for his creativity.
May 18, 2010
Traveling troubadour
Daniel Romano, Julie Dorion and Fred Squire play The Grad Club.
April 8, 2010
Three peas in a pod
Clockwise from top left: Slowdance attendees feel the love, Rocky Horror Show, Zombieland, The Defibrillators’ umbrellas, Beach House, J.Mascis and Klosterman’s Eating The Dinosaur.
April 8, 2010
This year’s best of the best
Justin Steinburg and Mary McDonald’s show human condition is open until April 25.
April 1, 2010
From Ontario Hall to the Union walls
Touring extensively across the U.K. has garnered Birds of Wales a strong and supportive fan base overseas.
March 26, 2010
Birds of play
Dragonette front-woman Martina Sorbara cites Madonna, Prince and Paul Simon as some of the artists she dreams of writing for.
March 26, 2010
The thrill of the bass
Green Go cite dancing and loud noises as two of their inspirations.
March 5, 2010
Green means go
February 5, 2010
Same old song
EngSoc president-elect Victoria Pleavin gets a hug from Sarah Newton, Sci ’10.
February 5, 2010
Pleavin pulls off EngSoc presidential win
Sleepless Nights say they don’t remember their last Kingston gig.
February 2, 2010
Up all night
Toronto band The Wooden Sky play The Grad Club tonight.
January 22, 2010
The sky is rocking and rolling
November 27, 2009
To market, to market
Tabloid culture, noise rock, love and artistic self-exploration are inspiring for Bezic and Chan.
November 13, 2009
Beautiful monsters
November 10, 2009
Lovely bones
An ultimate frisbee player lets the disc fly during a practice at West Campus.
October 23, 2009
To ’bee or not to ’bee?
October 20, 2009
’Tis the season
Local band False Face say Kingston’s thriving music community is integral to their growth as a band.
October 20, 2009
Local trio face the music
3 Inches of Blood are relishing playing their new material at home and abroad.
October 16, 2009
Inch by inch
With diverse musical backgrounds and skill weaving them together, bluegrass folk act Free Whisky have an earthy and modern take on times-gone-by.
October 13, 2009
Free for all
Brian Lipsin, owner of Brian’s Record Option on Princess St. says his business has prospered despite the economic downturn.
October 2, 2009
Economic bubble shields Kingston businesses
A collaborative exploration from a handful of artists with varying backgrounds, Chronotopic Village provokes and inspires.
September 29, 2009
Welcome to the village
USS will bombard you with low-frequency oscillation at their Sept 23 gig.
September 22, 2009
Toronto duo breaking new sound
Bulat cites her goal of self-growth as fuel for her vision of musical creation.
September 15, 2009
Sensible songbird
Craig Cardiff, who plays the Wolfe Island Grill on Friday, brightens any venue with his combination of songs and storytelling.
September 15, 2009
Straight from the heart
Calgary rock band Secret Broadcast eagerly await their first Kingston gig.
September 11, 2009
The secret life of broadcast
A strong glass of spirits accompanies the digitized world of Michael Davidge.
September 11, 2009
Artist pays tribute to times gone by
The actors are a close-knit group, they say leaning on each other for support is a neccessary and frequent gesture.
June 23, 2009
Shoeless & shooting for the stars
Jian Yuan Huang and Jerry Ropson explore and deconstruct what it means to come from “the East”—China and Newfoundland respectively—in their art.
March 19, 2009
Montreal metamorphisis
Students dance and strike poses for Vogue’s Charity fashion show.
March 6, 2009
Vogue, in and out
Maggie Vincent takes a moment to check in with her vagina.
February 2, 2009
V-Day reimagines victory
Thinking Inside the Box is in line with Modern Fuel’s experimental mandate.
January 29, 2009
Illusion in the everyday
Daniela Gesundheit is the mind and heart behind Snowblink’s folksy tales and eerie melodies.
November 14, 2008
In the blink of an eye
Dan Werb and Paul Banwatt are an adrenaline rush on stage and on disc.
November 7, 2008
Knock on wood

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