North Country Fair lineup Dunn like dinner
This weekend will be musician Mike Dunn’s sixth year at the North Country Fair – the annual indie music jamboree that happens on the shortest nights of the year near the shores of the mighty Lesser Slave Lake – and now he has a chance to level up. After several stints playing the event with […]
Fans raise a little hell with traveling bands
Musicians usually save their best stories for their songs. Tales of love, tales of mischief, tales of introspective existential awakenings. Write what you know! Some stories, though, are too ridiculous for song – thanks to ridiculous, often drunk, music fans who sometimes take their enthusiasm a little too far. These incidents become “Road Tales.” Robb Angus […]
REVIEW: The Book of Mormon a sacrilegious joy
In a world of the ridiculous, satire is king. The Book of Mormon proves it. There are a million ways to describe this big production musical, playing at the Jubilee Auditorium through March 29. You could call it a lampooning of a religion. You could call it a story on the power of metaphorical belief. You […]
Edmonton musicians in tune with beer
Beer. The word itself is a musical note. It has helped write more songs than GarageBand and puberty combined. If it were a mountain, it would be named Mount St. Inspirational Liquid. Edmonton bands are no stranger to this Mesopotamian concoction. Loved by both the refined and the rowdy, beer has a special place in […]
Plastic Men shut out at Canadian Screen Awards
Tiny Plastic Men, Edmonton’s sole representative at the 2015 Canadian Screen Awards, went zero-for-three at Sunday night’s ceremony in Toronto – but it was an honour just to be nominated. Really, it was. Mark Meer, who was up for Best Actor in a Continuing Leading Comic Role, was a good sport about the loss, Facebooking […]
UPDATE: Artery closing to make way for progress
The local music scene is reeling with the sudden news that the The Artery will be closing at the end of March to make way for the Valley Line LRT Project– and there goes another popular Edmonton live music venue. On the heels of the bad news about the historic McDougall United Church needing massive […]
Disaster report, Octopus extras, tales of Fjalladrottning
Ben Disaster is the opposite of his name. That is not an Ungentle Ben reference. Disaster is an artist’s musician. Writing songs on his phone or whatever is in reach, with his creativity and dedication to his craft alone, he is most worthy of Sonic’s Band of The Month moniker. With that said, when interviewing Mr. Disaster, it […]
MUSIC PREVIEW: For the Birds
Editor’s note: This is what happens when you get a theatre guy to do a music preview. Guest editor Trent Wilke has produced several plays in Edmonton, has written for CBC’s The Irrelevant Show and is co-founder of the Mostly Water theatre company. He also loves music. Sit back kiddies, for here is a tale, […]
Local folkies aim for Kansas City
It is an old folk proverb: When in need of funds, have a musical pot luck. On Sunday, Jan. 25, The Last Call Garage Bar will host a gaggle of folkies who are hoping to raise some funds. The event is presented by The Bow Valley Music Club in hopes to get YEG musicians to […]
Nashville, Times, Gates and terrible nicknames
And then they take Nashville The Dungarees are heading down to Nashville to network and write with some of Country music’s finest. According to James ‘Howling Happy’ Murdoch, this is an excellent opportunity for the crew from Edmonton. “We’ve also been approached by a few producers interested in working with us,” Murdoch said. “Ray Kennedy, […]
Music community unites in support of the Roxy
In Edmonton, all art scenes come to meet in the middle. Last night that middle ground was the Artery as musicians joined together in support of the Roxy. The eclectic crew that crowded the Artery proved that The Roxy was not just for thespians. When the last of the building came down, the music scene […]
