Anything Goes at the 2013 Calgary Omatsuri

Fingers crossed that my website issues are sorted out until the next major Wordpress framework upgrade. Now, I can get back to the business of blogging and merry music making! The final performance from the 2013 Calgary Japanese Festival was by the cover band Anything Goes. They're a young band, founded this spring. However, they've been making a splash at events such as the Calgary Expo,  GeekM00t and the  Show and Shine, "On Wheels for Kenya" event. Their next big gig is at the Edmonton Comic & Entertainment Expo.

Here's some clips that I took of their performance at last month's Omatsuri:

Afterwards, I had the opportunity to chat with Vanessa, Gladzy, Joe and Trent as everyone else was packing up:

My apologies for the soft audio.  I tried to bump it up as much as I could.By the end of the day, my camera batteries had died and I didn't have the proper adapter to use my external mic with my phone. But dang! I still love my keitai.

My one wish is that that the next time I hear Anything Goes perform "God Knows" from The Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya, the band will perform it in Japanese. ;-)

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About the featured photo: Anything Goes perfoms at the Calgary Japanese Festival. Photo by Christine Kohl. Published by Kathleen Irulanne Boucher.

Get Your Virtual Pass to the 2013 Calgary Comic & Entertainment Expo

This weekend, geeks from all over the world will descend upon Calgary for our city's second largest annual show - the Calgary Comic & Entertainment Expo (AKA "The Calgary Expo"). There is a fantastic line-up for geeks of all ages.

The show gets started with the Parade of Wonders the morning of Friday, April 26, 2013. Then the doors open at the Calgary Stampede. There will be something for everyone, from traditional gaming to video games and from Star Wars to Torchwood. Personally, I'm looking forward to seeing Stan Lee and Nathan Fillion in person, as well as WETA Studio's display. And if you grew up listening to Weird Al Yankovic, you'll be happy to hear that he's performing here Friday night.

Whether you missed out on getting a weekend pass before the Calgary Expo sold out, or have the quandary being unable to attend a session you really want to check out, you can get your Virtual Pass to the Calgary Expo. Panels will be streamed live and then archived for later viewing.

Head to FlipOn.tv to get your Calgary Expo Virtual Pass for only $14.95. Check out the line-up on the show's website.