WHAT’S GOING ON: City and Colour Solo Show a Huge Draw in Edmonton
Posted on November 23, 2021 By Mike Ross Entertainment, Front Slider, Music, News, Theatre

You have to hand it to Dallas Green – aka City and Colour. From the workhorse guitarist and second vocalist of the Canadian hardcore kings Alexisonfire, he branched off into solo superstar success when he realized he sings like an angel and writes songs like the devil. He sings as though doves are flying out […]
HOCKEY: In the Box with Brent & Craig
Posted on November 18, 2021 By Brent Oliver & Craig Douglas Entertainment, Front Slider, News

Road Rage With Brent still on the IL, it’s the team of Craiggy D. and Zack “No Negativity” Moon back on the beat for another week. Will Zack change his nickname to “Some Negativity”? Will Craig complain about the idiotic officials? Is the road trip actually over? Find out below on this week’s edition of […]
WHAT’S GOING ON: Is Live Theatre Back In Business In Edmonton?
Posted on November 16, 2021 By Mike Ross Entertainment, entertainment, Front Slider, Music, Theatre

The Law of Headlines states that if a news-paper headline is a question, the answer is always no. In this case, it’s a yes. Yes, live theatre appears to be back in business in Edmonton. Seems like all the major local theatre companies survived the pandemic and are running hot and heavy. Theatre Network is […]
HOCKEY: In the Box with Brent & Craig
Posted on November 10, 2021 By Brent Oliver & Craig Douglas Front Slider, News, news

Working on 9 & 2 & 5 With Brent away this week we welcome back our erstwhile correspondent Moon Dawg to fill Brent’s big old dad shoes and help us touch on the latest week of happiness in Dirt City here on GigCity, as always brought to you by Home & Away YEG. Nov. 3rd […]
WHAT’S GOING ON: Here are Some Live Entertainment Listings!
Posted on November 9, 2021 By Mike Ross Entertainment, Front Slider, music, Theatre

Is it safe to go out and be live entertained again? Who knows?! Make your own decisions. We’re all grown-ups here. Too bad for the real Jason Kenney that Jason Kenney’s Hot Boy Summer has SOLD OUT its entire run at the Grindstone Theatre Nov. 10-21. I’m sure they could sneak the Premier in to […]
Bob the Angry Flower
Posted on November 8, 2021 By Stephen Notley Comics, culture, Front Slider

Out of order
HOCKEY: In the Box with Brent & Craig
Posted on November 3, 2021 By Brent Oliver & Craig Douglas Front Slider, News, news

Magnificent Seven Seven and one for your FIRST PLACE (in the Western Conference) Edmonton Oilers, and the boys from In The Box have plenty to say about it. Was the Flyers game their only losing effort for the foreseeable future? Is Koskinen really that good? Why is the culture of hockey a cesspool of enablers […]
Bob the Angry Flower
Posted on November 1, 2021 By Stephen Notley Comics, Front Slider

From around the Earth
Bob the Angry Flower
Posted on October 25, 2021 By Stephen Notley Comics, Film, Front Slider

What’s in the box?
Bob the Angry Flower
Posted on October 18, 2021 By Stephen Notley Comics, Front Slider

There goes the plan
HOCKEY: In the Box with Brent & Craig
Posted on October 18, 2021 By Brent Oliver & Craig Douglas Front Slider, news

It Takes Two To Make a Thing Go Right Two games in and the Oil are unbeaten. 82 and 0 here we come! In all seriousness, the Oilers looked very good in their opening week pulling off a shootout against the godless Canucks and a complete bloodbath beatdown of the hated Flames on Hockey Night […]