WHAT’S GOING ON: City and Colour Solo Show a Huge Draw in Edmonton
You have to hand it to Dallas Green – aka City and Colour. From the workhorse guitarist and second vocalist of the Canadian hardcore kings Alexisonfire, he branched off into solo superstar success when he realized he sings like an angel and writes songs like the devil. He sings as though doves are flying out of his mouth, according to one local radio DJ.
Now he’s back, again, for a double-header at the Jubilee Auditorium Nov. 24-25. Green is by himself, solo, alone, unplugged, intimate, interactive, and all told is expected draw up to 5,000 fans over the two nights. That’s a big wow for one guy. His new album is A Pill for Loneliness. And it is!
We claim Mike Plume as Edmontonian, because he moved here from Bonnyville, Alberta to jumpstart his career back in the day. He threw an epic CD release event at the olden Sidetrack Cafe, complete with catering and sky-tracker lights outside, as it it were a Hollywood event or something. CD releases are not such a big deal these days, but Plume’s point was made, establishing his sound as a true Canadiana roots-rocker and high-calibre songwriter. But then he got headhunted by a Nashville publishing company, moved to Music City to live and work as a professional songwriter – pitching to every High Hat you can name. He kept the best stuff for himself, of course, and continued to tour and record albums. After a brief stint as the host of Mississippi Snake Grabbers on CMT, Plume hightailed it out of there following the 2016 American election. Coincidence? Maybe. His green card expired. He wound up back in Edmonton – where he plays the Station on Jasper on Friday, Nov. 26, on a new tour behind his new album Lonesome Stretch of Highway. And it is!
READ MIKE PLUME INTERVIEW FROM 2017
If you miss the folk fest, the Victoria duo Ocie Elliott will hold court at Festival Place on Friday, touring on the back of their Jack Johnsony debut EP, and aptly-named, Slow Tide.
Continuing Live Theatre:
Northern Light Theatre presents The Great Whorehouse Fire of 1921 until Nov. 28 at the Varscona Theatre.
The satirical musical Jason Kenney’s Hot Boy Summer, with Donovan Workun in the titular role, is staging encore performances until Dec. 16.
The Citadel Theatre continues with The Fiancee until Nov. 28, about a young woman gets engaged to three different men during World War II, and who all come to her house at the same time when the War ends.
The Mayfield Dinner Theatre is currently running its socially-distanced holiday show Buddy – The Buddy Holly Story until January 2022.
