Who are you?
Paul Saulnier and Benjamin Nelson.

Although Alfie’s nightclub might conjure up images of wine bottles and blue lights dancing through our heads, the University’s largest student bar is broadening their horizons to provide a something a little jazzier. The offer of a regular couch, a usual drink and some crooner tunes has convinced me to make Monday Night Jazz Lounge at Alfie’s a weekly routine.

The Mansion has been showcasing a spectrum of bands and performers since its rebirth as a concert venue, and last Wednesday’s festivities were no exception.
When I walked upstairs into The Living Room, the relaxing and intimate concert space on The Mansion’s second floor, I knew I was in for something special when the band on stage acknowledged us and gestured to two cozy chairs at the foot of the stage.

There’s a lot to say about Girls frontman Christopher Owens.
Besides escaping his former home in the extremist Children of God cult to live on the streets at age 16, Owens has worked through the chaos and turmoil of his past and is ready to sing about it with the band’s debut full-length record, Album.

Who are you?
Pansee Atta, a local artist that’s responsible for the murals in Mac-Corry and West Campus, as well as other locations in and out of Queen’s.

Summer movies have their purpose. In those hot and lazy summer months, air-conditioning and sitting down become the only appealing activity.

Meekly perched behind a cluttered mish-mash of sound equipment and a sewing machine, Diane Landry waited to begin her performance piece, La Machine à Foudre, in Chernoff Hall on Wednesday evening.
Landry was dressed in black save for two red converse shoes and purple-striped socks that shifted busily beneath her table-stage.

and the movie already released to theatres, the Trailer Park Boys still have shockwaves that will extend to Kingston tonight.
John Dunsworth earned notoriety for playing inebriated and inept Sunnyvale Park Supervisor Jim Lahey, and Patrick Roach plays his shirtless assistant and occasional lover Randy.

Imagine one day you agree to play back-up for your friend’s band. After some hard work and hours on the road, your friend gains notoriety and international acclaim. Your name isn’t on the ticket, but you play to crowds of hundreds and sometimes even thousands every night. Repeat this process and you have the life story of Afie Jurvanen, who’s played back-up guitar in some of Canada’s hottest acts—until now.

What was it like growing up as an aspiring musician in Oshawa?
There wasn’t a lot of support in Oshawa. All of us that played in bands supported each other. That was about it.

We Are The City features three young musicians, Cayne McKenzie on vocals and keys, David Menzel on guitar, and Andy Huculiak on the drums.
The Kelowna trio spent seven weeks in Vancouver recording their first album. In A Quiet World was recorded with emerging producer Tom Dobrzanski at Vertical Studios.

I always look forward to the diverse and exciting exhibits at Modern Fuel. The non-profit centre never fails to support innovation and experimentation in contemporary art. Their latest offering, Chronotopic Village, is a testament to the artist-run gallery’s mandate of showcasing provocative work by Canadian artists from diverse cultural backgrounds and communities.

Black Hat Brigade’s guitar, key, bass and percussion man Bryan David Ward is speaking to me from a cell phone in the lobby of the CBC building in Toronto. He’s not taking a tour of the place or finding shelter from those harsh Toronto streets, he’s instead taking a break from work.

Who are you?
Anita Majumdar
What’s your profession?
Actor/Dancer/Choreographer/Writer/Producer

Fresh from a summer of cross-Canada music festivals and gearing up for their winter roundabouts to promote their sophomore album, Wave North, Sunparlour Players’ frontman, Andrew Penner , discusses rural imagery, musical friends and some Kingston thievery.
Sunparlour Players, despite the plurality of their name, began with one member.