Video of racist incident in Edmonton goes viral
Posted on September 1, 2016 By Meaghan Baxter culture, Front Slider, News, news, TV and Radio
A video of a racist incident on the streets of Edmonton has gone viral – more than 200,000 views in less than 24 hours. The video, captured while local entrepreneur and actor Jesse Lipscombe was filming a PSA promoting downtown Edmonton, shows a car full of people pull up to an intersection. One of the […]
Folk Fest ends on a high note
Posted on August 8, 2016 By Meaghan Baxter Entertainment, Front Slider, Music
That’s it, that’s all, folks. Here we are at the end of another iteration of the Edmonton Folk Music Festival, and Sunday certainly closed out the weekend on a high note. There was an undeniable current of excitement resonating throughout the crowd on what turned out to be an ideal summer evening, with not a […]
Session acts upstage main stage at folk fest
Posted on August 6, 2016 By Meaghan Baxter Entertainment, Front Slider, Music
Day Two of the Edmonton Folk Music Festival kicked off just in time for the after-work crowd to hustle down to Gallagher Hill and take in a slew of “Session” performances before the main stage acts got underway. The shorter schedule during the first two days of folk fest always feel like a primer for […]
REVIEW: Blink-182 comes on strong with the new guy
Posted on July 10, 2016 By Meaghan Baxter Entertainment, Front Slider, Music, news
Shuffling band lineups are nothing new in music. It’s a rarity to encounter a group with any sort of longevity behind its name that hasn’t endured its fair share of turnover. But losing a key member, particularly one whose voice has become a band’s hallmark, can be a make or break moment. Blink-182 doesn’t appear […]