LIVE REVIEW: First Time at a Burlesque Show? Spotlight Cabaret’s got your back
Prologue The show is sold-out. The ceiling is lined with massive crystal chandeliers, but the lighting somehow remains moody. At the front of the room is a stage — only one small step up from the ground but further elevated by the plush red curtains that flank it and the star-speckled curtain behind. The curtain […]
POST PANDEMIC LIVE REVIEW: Tales From a Sober Person at a Day Rave
Never in my life did I think I’d be saying this – but I missed the smell of a bar. I missed the way my shoes stuck to the floor. I missed strangers stumbling into me and slurring sorry. I anticipated a certain degree of uncertainty at my first show in over a year – […]
THE REAWAKENING: Performing Artists Like Weeds in Wake of Pandemic
Lo’, while mighty oaks are felled by the terrible storm, the humble grasses survive. Sorry to compare performing artists to weeds – but here we are, after what feels like emerging from a coma, fully vaxxed and waxxed (this may sting a bit), and ready to be live entertained once again. Today! Canada Day, July […]
HOCKEY: In the Box with Brent & Craig
Winnipunted That’s it? Yup. That’s it. The Oilers drop four in a row to the Jets and are headed to the golf course. What do Craig and Brent have to say about the worst feeling in the whole world? Probably lots. Brent Oliver Fucking goddamn piece of shit motherfucking donkey balls. After four very close […]
