Nicki Minaj concert adds to Year of Girl Power
With the announcement of Nicki Minaj coming to Edmonton this summer, it’s clear that this year’s concert scene will be ruled by the women of pop. Minaj plays Rexall Place on Wednesday, Aug. 19. Tickets are $29-$95 and go ON SALE Saturday, March 21. The pre-sale starts Wednesday, March 18. A posse of acts including […]
Kelly Clarkson comes to Edmonton in October
The year 2015 shall now be known as La Vida La Diva – when some of the world’s most powerful female pop artists are coming to town. The latest to announce a big tour is Kelly Clarkson, playing Wednesday, Oct. 14 at Rexall Place. Tickets ($38 to $107) to ON SALE Friday, March 20. The […]
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 […]
Casualties in Edmonton Radio Wars!
Pepper and Dylan are fragged, their lieutenants missing in action; Lochlin Cross and his beloved Loc’r Room are history. These are just some of the recent casualties in the Radio Wars of Edmonton. There may be more. It sucks to get fired, to get escorted out of the building, to be told you don’t fit […]
MUSIC PREVIEW: Paradise by the Gaslight Anthem
While the rest of the weekend sees an eclectic mix of live gigs, from two metal shows on Thursday, to country, classic rock, indie, and Nickelback on Friday, one of Edmonton’s most anticipated spring shows occurs Monday night when The Gaslight Anthem comes to town on the back of their 2014 album Get Hurt. The […]
5 reasons to see Madonna’s second show in Edmonton
It is due to “overwhelming” demand that a second Madonna show has been added to her first ever appearance in Edmonton: Monday, Oct. 12 at Rexall Place. The Sunday, Oct. 11 show is SOLD OUT. The Queen of Pop tours upon her 13th studio record, Rebel Heart, a free online copy of which comes with […]
Alexisonfire to reform at Sonic Boom
Sonic Boom is getting to be such a thing that they expect to sell tickets without even announcing the full line-up. Who do they think they are, the Big Valley Jamboree? There’s only one act announced so far for the festival, happening Sept. 5-6 at Northlands, and it’s sure to cause excitement among area alternative […]
Put it where the Sun don’t shine
They came to mock, not to bury – but then The Sun News Network suddenly went off the air, leaving a group of local performance artists intent on venting their feelings towards Ezra Levant’s soapbox with a wake instead of a roast. The first – and probably last – presentation of The Scum News Network […]
Alberta punks gone country in Pal Joey
Trent Buhler has fond memories of playing bars in the crumbling 100-year-old downtown building that houses The Artery – soon to be torn down for the LRT – and it is at The Artery where his band Pal Joey stages its stealth comeback with a CD release show Saturday night. For the record: This popular […]
MUSIC PREVIEW: An embarrassment of riches
What a world! Anyone make their own records. You can literally do it in your own bedroom now. The downside: Anyone can make their own records. There are, at rough count, SIX worthy Edmonton artists releasing new records this weekend. Take your pick: Alt-country from Pal Joey, singer-songwriter from Amy van Keeken, roots-rock from Bobby […]
