WHAT’S GOING ON: Arcade Fire Returns to Edmonton, Beck to Open
Contrary to some reports, Canada’s premier alternative big band has not broken up – Arcade Fire is still going strong. It’s just that Will Butler – brother of frontman Win Butler – has left the band. Don’t worry, there still seem to be lots of musicians left. Extra horn players, at least. The band returns […]
INTERVIEW: Corb Lund Calls Cultural Appropriation on Commercial Country
Corb Lund sounds as country as country ever was – all while criticizing some of the mainstream country stars he shares airspace and some of his audience with. Sound familiar? I think George Strait’s 2003 song Murder on Music Row deals with this. Also almost every story about Corb Lund. It might be tempting to […]
HOCKEY: In the Box with Brent Oliver
King Me Holy shit, we’re in the playoffs! With home ice advantage! On a crazy home winning streak! Can anything bring Brent and the City back down to earth? Well, probably a road win by the LA Kings. Brent Oliver is here to preview the series matchup with the Los Angeles Kings vs your Edmonton […]
WHAT’S GOING ON: Garth Brooks Coming, Country Music Taking Over
News that MacEwan University has launched “Distinguished Visiting Artist in Country Music” workshops within its music program, and that Brett Kissel will be the honorary campaign chair, has been met with some arched eyebrows among some MacEwan music alumni nerds – like me. Having attended (but not graduated due to going on the road with […]
WHAT’S GOING ON: Mother Mother Jube Jube
The plus side of the pandemic – hey, when life gives a gristle, just give a whistle! – is that many musical artists spent their isolation time making new music no one has yet heard live: Experiments, collaborations, remakes, reimaginings, you name it. Creativity flourished. Enter Mother Mother – one of the greatest modern Canadian […]
WHAT’S GOING ON: Roxy Rises After Seven Years
Time flies, doesn’t it? It doesn’t feel like seven years since the Roxy Theatre burned down one cold January morning in 2015 – leaving its resident company Theatre Network homeless. But the company survived, and at times thrived, mounting numerous shows on rented stages under the leadership of longtime artistic director Bradley Moss – all […]
