Fleetwood Mac cancels Edmonton concert due to illness
There are a lot of concerned and disappointed Baby Boomers in Edmonton tonight: With just hours to go before they were to hit the stage at Rogers Place, Fleetwood Mac has canceled both of its Alberta shows, including Monday, Nov. 12 in Calgary. “Due to a band member illness,” the press release reads. No word […]
Backstreet Boys back in Edmonton, never really went away
If music trends move in generational cycles, we’re back to the era of boy bands and girl groups again. In the wake of the Spice Girls reformation, the Backstreet Boys are back, though they never really went away long enough for us to miss them during the entirety of their remarkable 26 year career – […]
Why is Iron Maiden such a guy thing? Find out in Edmonton next year
There is no band with a bigger testosterone cult following than Iron Maiden. Seriously, it’s almost all guys in black shirts at their concerts – the same expected when the legendary British metal band returns to Edmonton next summer. Tickets to their Rogers Place show on Friday, Aug, 30, 2019, are $45-$125 and go on […]
Michael Buble, not retiring, brings Love to Edmonton
All this business about Michael Buble quitting music turned out to be FAKE NEWS. He says he was misquoted in The Daily Mail – kind of the Fox News of the UK. He recently quashed the rumour with a statement: “I’ll keep going until the news of my death comes out, which will probably be […]
REVIEW: Drake shares his feelings in Edmonton
There were certain moments during Drake’s concert in Edmonton where there were literally no live performers at all. Old person complaint: What is the world coming to?! All the music was tracked. No band. Ha! Live musicians are so quaint. The backing vocals were tracked. Even the lead rap was tracked during one of the […]
Justin Timberlake, Arkells jockey for rescheduled shows in Edmonton
Move over, Arkells – Justin Timberlake is coming to town. Yes, literally move over: Arkells have kindly agreed to move their Feb. 7 show at Rogers Place, so Timberlake could have the date. He will also play the arena on Feb. 6. The shows are make-ups for the ones recently postponed due to the singer’s […]
PLAYBOT: High expectations for Carole King musical
How a nice Jewish girl from Brooklyn became one of the greatest songwriters of all time is the rich subject of a new musical that opens in Edmonton tonight. From a Broadway hit in 2014 to the Jubilee Auditorium until Nov. 11, Beautiful: The Carole King Musical follows the inspiring story of its titular subject […]
Alan Parsons Project to play Winspear Centre
Therefore, we shall call it … the Alan Parsons Project! Oh, my God! What now? The Alan Parsons Project is a progressive rock band in 1982. Why don’t you just name it Operation Wang-Chung …? You just don’t get it, Scotty. Because the real Alan Parsons Project is coming to Edmonton, that’s why – a […]
Last chance to see Ozzy Osbourne in Edmonton
We want to give Ozzy Osbourne the same pass we do when other rock stars announce their farewell: Hey, man, you can change your mind if you want to – you’re always welcome in this town. In the meantime, we can imagine this will be the last time to see the Elvis of Heavy Metal […]
Foote in the Door tackles con game musical with mixed results
Dirty Rotten Scoundrels was a thoroughly delightful film released in 1988, starring Steve Martin and Michael Caine. It was a throwback to the Hollywood of the ‘30s and ‘40s with goofy but marvelous performances and a clever plot. In short, it was a property just calling out to be a musical. The result was a […]
Mother Mother to ‘Dance and Cry’ in Edmonton
The band so nice they named it twice is coming back to Edmonton yet again – and we couldn’t be happier. Mother Mother has included the Jubilee Auditorium on its most ambitious tour so far – 40 dates across North America on the “Dance and Cry” tour, named for the band’s seventh studio album, out […]
MUSIC PREVIEW: No devices at Jack White!
Like communism, a cellphone-free concert experience is a beautiful idea – in theory. In practice, security will be on your ass if you pull it out at Friday’s Jack White concert in Rogers Place. If one makes a rule to benefit the greater public good, one needs to enforce it. Otherwise what’s the point? Communism […]
