WEEKEND MUSIC: Masterful Lindi Ortega returns
Does it seem like sometimes bands avoid this city in January and February? This weekend’s biggest names are undoubtedly no strangers to the cold of Alberta that we usually see at this time of year. Seems a little unfair in some way, but it’s not like tour schedulers can re-book based on changes in climate. […]
WEEKEND MUSIC PREVIEW: RC Sindicate raps for Emergency Relief
If you ever plotted live gigs on a bell curve – you remember bell curves, right? – the peak would obviously be on Fridays and Saturdays. It’s just what everyone expects. Well, you probably also remember those rare tests that completely messed up the bell curve. This week is like that. With two incredible shows […]
In Alberta, a government-approved disaster monthly
If you just looked at the numbers, you might think Alberta is one of the most dangerous places on the planet: after all, the number of natural disasters declared here has increased seventeen-fold in the last 12 years. Floods, fires, hail storms, acts of God that crippled entire industries. We’ve got it all. But critics […]
COMICS: Art mart’s smart start
If the average Chapters bookstore had been built for the demographic that worships The Big Bang Theory, it probably would have looked something like the inside of Happy Harbor Comics, a strangely tasteful esthetic of functional display, enough pop culture to make you think you’re in Tokyo and a real-life, real-time comic artist in one […]
WIN! Family pass to Edmonton Expo 2012 with Adam West and Burt Ward
Holy pop culture icons, Batman! The ORIGINAL Batman and Robin – Adam West and Burt Ward, for all you whippersnappers out there – are coming to town for Edmonton’s comic convention, Edmonton Expo 2012, happening Oct. 20-21 at (you guessed it), the Edmonton Expo Centre. We have a family pass to give away, good for […]
COMIC INTERVIEW: Brent Butt gets mocked for optimism
The great thing about being a stand-up comic who gets a TV series is that you have a pretty sweet gig to fall back on once the series – inevitably – ends. A lot of TV actors aren’t so lucky. Ask Seinfeld’s co-stars. Brent Butt was of course the creator and star of the CTV […]
PUNK CONTEST: Win Social Distortion tickets!
If you caught Social Distortion – or “Social D” as they’re known to true fans – at the last Sonic Boom event, don’t miss the venerable punk rock heroes’ return to the Edmonton Event Centre on Friday. The band is touring behind its latest release, Hard Times and Nursery Rhymes – and doesn’t that sound […]
WIN: Tickets to Plants and Animals March 27 at the Starlite Room
Oh, Montreal – always so cool, always on the cutting edge. If Quebec secedes, please stick with Canada, won’t you? Maybe we could build a wall in the middle of the city or something. Just trying to help here. Canada’s coolest city comes up again because one of Canada’s coolest new bands that happens to […]
FREE STUFF: Win movie passes to Ghost Rider: Spirit of Vengeance
Interested in seeing Nicolas Cage’s head catch on fire like you’ve never seen it before? Sure you are. This is your lucky day. We have five double guest passes to give away for a sneak preview screening of the new Sony Pictures 3D feature Ghost Rider: Spirit of Vengeance, Thursday, Feb. 16 at 9 p.m. […]
Win Buddy Guy tickets!
Edmonton seems to have a new once-a-week blues room with the Polish Hall – a little slice of the Chitlin’ Circuit right here in the Big Onion. This Friday: Buddy Guy, the hardest working showman in the blues. We have a pair of tickets to give away to the show, thanks to promoter Bryan Taylor […]
