Weekend Music Preview: Busy, it is not
This weekend features mostly local performers, with the biggest name appearing at the Winspear on Sunday: Grammy and Oscar winning Jennifer Warnes. Other notables include Edmonton’s Wool on Wolves, with two performances – Friday and Saturday – at the Pawn Shop, and a CD release party for All Else Fails on Saturday. Friday Consonance: local […]
Live Music This Weekend – Sept. 2 – 5
A banner weekend in live music is highlighted by the Sonic Boom modern rock festival on Sunday, along with its attendant after-party at the Starlite Room. Friday Josh Groban (right) – Rexall Place hosts American singer-songwriter Josh Groban on Friday night, whose four solo albums have all gone multi-platinum, and now boasts over 24 million […]
WEEKEND ROUND-UP: Russ Rankin, Hale Hale, Folk Thief and more
We’re still in that magical time of Edmonton summer when there are at least two festivals happening at the same time – on top of all the club gigs. One of the best deals for live music is the Open Sky Music Festival Saturday and Sunday in Hawrelak Park. On stage will be acts like […]
Chris Isaak takes it to Bakersfield at the River Cree Casino
If you’ve either had enough Fringing for the year; or maybe the Blues Festival isn’t really your scene – there are number of live music gigs happening tonight (Saturday, Aug. 20) you may want to check out: Cygnets (Pawn Shop) – always-popular local band Cygnets is playing an early show at the Pawn Shop on […]
NEW MUSIC: Features, Cancer Bats release are better late
Two U.S. artists – The Features from Tennessee, and the folkier Fruit Bats from Chicago, have recently released seasoned albums in what are exceptionally long paths to their musical fulfillment. Will they fulfill you enough to earn your hard earned cash as well? Tennessee rockers The Features are probably better known in the United Kingdom […]
New album, tour bring Feist to Edmonton this fall
Big news for Feist fans this morning, with the announcement of a new album, and a new fall tour. The Indie darling behind “1,2,3,4” will be in Edmonton Nov. 20 at the Jubilee Auditorium. Tickets will go on sale Friday, at a cost of $39.50 and $55 plus service charges. “Metals” will be released on […]
New Music: Incubus, John Maus head in opposite directions
Members of Incubus, and John Maus, have studied hard over the last few years, in art, music, and even political science. However, while Political Science student Maus recently released arguably his best album, Incubus’ long hiatus from producing music seems to have dramatically altered and mellowed their sound, and likely not for the better. California […]
NYC’s Pains of Being Pure At Heart adds Edmonton show
There was no press release. There was no announcement on a local radio station. But one of the biggest buzz bands of the year – The Pains of Being Pure At Heart – added a number of dates to an already lengthy tour late last week, and one of those is in Edmonton. The New […]
NEW RELEASES: The Rosebuds and The Vaccines craft guitar-driven gems
This weeks’ reviews focus on a couple of ultra-beautiful vocalists, with impeccable arrangements and precision guitar work – with the fifth studio album from The Rosebuds, a husband-and-wife duo who just divorced; and a debut album, from The Vaccines. The Rosebuds, fresh off a divorce of founding members Ivan Howard (also of “supergroup” GAYNGS) and […]
NEW MUSIC: The heavy buzz on new cuts from Cults, Is Tropical
Two buzz bands released new albums in the last couple of weeks – New York’s Cults, who have raced through the blogosphere as instant favorites, and England’s Is Tropical, slower to catch on but equally acclaimed by many critics. New York’s duo Cults – Brian Oblivion and Madeline Follin (whose voice is very reminiscent of […]
