Six Tastes of K-Days
Posted on July 25, 2014 By Derek Owen Dining, Entertainment, Family, Food, Front Slider, Life, Music
K-Days and Taste of Edmonton combined make up Edmonton’s most popular summer festival. Both used to be under the umbrella of the Klondike Days Association, and which locals to this day still lump together for the mindlessly fun, hideously expensive and gastronomically adventurous event to which all major cities are afflicted. Did we say afflicted? […]
MUSIC PREVIEW: Of Modest Mouse and Men
Posted on July 24, 2014 By Michael Senchuk Entertainment, Front Slider, Music
If you’ve ever wondered what the first “indie rock” band was, the first thing you have to do is discard the idea that “indie” stands for “independent.” It’s a genre more than a statement of independence, or popularity. And then listen to Modest Mouse. This Washington State band, performing at the Shaw Conference Centre Thursday […]
(RERUN): What do homeless people think of public art?
Posted on July 18, 2014 By Mike Ross Culture, Front Slider, Life, life, Visual Arts
Homeless people might have more important things to worry about than what they think of public art in Edmonton, but that doesn’t mean they don’t have opinions about it, or that their opinions aren’t as valid someone who isn’t homeless. Besides, they see it every day. They live here. During three days in the summer […]
MUSIC PREVIEW: K stands for koncerts
Posted on July 16, 2014 By Mike Ross Entertainment, Front Slider, Music
Edmonton’s premiere summer exhibition gets underway on Thursday. Whether they call it K-Days, or Klondike Days, or Capital Ex, or whatever, it doesn’t really matter when you consider so much great music to be had throughout the city as part of the celebration, in particular on the K-Days grounds, and at Winston Churchill Square for […]
TALES OF THE WEED RUNNER: Snoop needs high grade Canadian
Posted on July 13, 2014 By Mike Ross Crime, Culture, Entertainment, entertainment, Front Slider, Music, News
Better call the Weed Runner – Snopp Dogg is coming to Edmonton. He claims he smokes “81 blunts a day.” Assuming one gram of per blunt – a blunt is bigger than a joint, which is bigger than a spliff – he’ll need about six ounces while he’s here, and that’s if he doesn’t share. […]
Rock camp releases new blood on local scene
Posted on July 10, 2014 By Mike Ross Entertainment, Front Slider, Life, Music
Rita McDade is churning out rock musicians in dozens as the rock ‘n’ roll counselor of Garage Band, wrapping up the second annual round of intensive weeklong bootcamps with a show Friday night at Festival Place. Admission is free. Selections will include tunes by Pink Floyd, the Doors, Def Leppard, the Arctic Monkeys and a rendition […]
MUSICIZZLE PREVIZZLE: Snoop by any other name
Posted on July 9, 2014 By Michael Senchuk Entertainment, Front Slider, Music
His voice is the very sound of laid-back California: Snoop Dogg – previously known as Snoop Doggy Dogg and recently rebranded as Snoop Lion – will be in town Monday and Tuesday at Union Hall for a pair of sold out shows (a few VIP tickets remain for the second show). Snoop needs no introduction […]
(RERUN): Parking Meter Fairy’s days numbered
Posted on July 7, 2014 By Mike Ross Comedy, Crime, Entertainment, Front Slider, Life, News, news
The breathless Parking Meter Fairy runs to catch a parking enforcement officer about to ticket an illegally parked car. “Am I too late to save him?!” The officer stops writing and mutters, “You could.” Oh, thank you, Parking Patrol Officer. Clink, clink, clink, clink go four quarters into the expired meter – good for 20 […]
WICKED: Are you a good witch or a bad witch?
Posted on July 1, 2014 By Mike Ross Entertainment, Front Slider, Music, Theatre
Which witch is which? Which witch is wicked? And which wicked witch switched with which witch’s wicked sister? Say that five times fast. These are difficult questions posed in the Broadway musical Wicked, the touring show coming to the Jubilee Auditorium July 2-20. This is the story behind the story in The Wizard of Oz. […]