Area band Random Falter gets $10,000 boost from NOW! radio for new CD
Posted on June 1, 2012 By Kevin Maimann Front Slider, Music
Local alt-rock band Random Falter has been working toward its debut album for four years – but it would have been a lot longer if not for a generous cash prize from NOW! Radio 102.3. The band financed more than half of its upcoming debut with a $10,000 “10K20” grant it won last October from […]
What’s the point of public art? The clue is in your wallet
Posted on May 31, 2012 By Stuart Adams Culture, Front Slider, Visual Arts
To get the balls rolling – over 1,000 of them – I LIKE the Talus Dome sculpture. I find myself looking for it as I drive towards the Quesnell Bridge. The shiny balls catch your eye from a distance – a welcoming just before you launch across the broad expanse of pavement and concrete. The […]
FOLK FEST 2012: Bonnie Raitt, Dr. John, Emmylou and more – expect another sell out
Posted on May 30, 2012 By Mike Ross Front Slider, Music
The best things in life aren’t available online – like the first tickets to the Edmonton Folk Music Festival. Last year sold out in two hours, leaving hundreds of disappointed fans. So to make it fair, this year – featuring Bonnie Raitt, Emmylou Harris, Dr. John, Arrested Development, Corb Lund and many, many more – […]
CONCERT REVIEW: Roger Waters brilliantly reinvents The Wall
Posted on May 29, 2012 By Wayne Arthurson Culture, Front Slider, Music
It’s quite obvious that Roger Waters was the smart one in Pink Floyd. The others may have been talented folks, but Waters was, and still is, the deep thinker. When the other version of Pink Floyd appeared in Edmonton several years ago, they had the bigger show in the bigger stadium. And it was all […]
CONCERTS: Purity Ring to shine at Starlite Room Sept. 10
Posted on May 28, 2012 By Michael Senchuk Front Slider, Music
One of the biggest buzz bands in Canada this year, Purity Ring, will drop its debut full-length “Shrines” in July. Lucky for us, band is also be performing live here in Edmonton as part of a North American tour to support the album, on an itinerary that will hit almost every corner of the continent. […]
Justin Bieber coming Oct. 15 – let the screaming commence
Posted on May 23, 2012 By Albert Smith Front Slider, Music
Attention all girls: Justin Bieber is coming to Edmonton a second time – Monday Oct. 15 at Rexall Place. OK, let’s get it out of the way: (Insert ear-splitting scream here, continue until Oct. 15). Tickets are expected to go on sale Friday, June 1, early for Justin Bieber fan club members – and you […]
Metallica to bring ‘out of control’ show to Rexall Place Aug. 17
Posted on May 22, 2012 By Mike Ross Front Slider, Music
Once again, a notable rock band is choosing Edmonton to launch what is expected to be another massive Canadian tour – and this time it’s Metallica, playing Friday, Aug. 17 at Rexall Place. Tickets go on sale Friday. The band posted news on its website about an “all new, out of control, massive stage and […]
FOOD: Mamenche’s the real deal for Central American cuisine
Posted on May 19, 2012 By Scott Lingley Culture, Dining, Food, Front Slider
The first time I had a pupusa, it was in the very rooms now occupied by Mamenche’s Restaurant (10824 97 Street, 780.497.0037), a relative newcomer among Edmonton’s Central American food emporia. Back then, its 97 Street premises were the original home of Acajutla, a pioneer of said niche which has since relocated to the Avenue […]
Rise Against to rock Edmonton Expo Centre Oct. 7
Posted on May 18, 2012 By Albert Smith Front Slider, Music
In trying to figure out what Rise Against is rising against – everything that needs it – consider how big this punk rock band has become and how playing the big rooms automatically makes one part of the mainstream. So, hey, one less thing to rise against. Cross that off your list, boys. But mark […]
WHAT’S SO FUNNY: Mike Dambra’s sperm cures cancer
Posted on May 17, 2012 By Mike Ross Comedy, Front Slider, Theatre
Mike Dambra has become famous for, nay, almost dependent upon, a joke so politically incorrect it can cause even insensitive boors to swoon in shock – a routine about retards. That’s right: Retards. Being from New York is his excuse for using the word “retard” instead of “special needs” or some such – he uses […]
NICKELBACK TIMELINE: A special connection to Edmonton
Posted on May 14, 2012 By Mike Ross Front Slider, Music
If you want to know where you’re going, you have to know where you’ve been – and if you’re going to Nickelback on Tuesday night, chances are you’ve been to a bush party. Of course there was rock. There were rock songs about rocking or about rocking at a bush party where you’re listening to […]
CONCERT REVIEW: Van Halen a strange brew at Rexall
Posted on May 12, 2012 By Robin Schroffel Front Slider, Music
The jump kicks may be no more, but that doesn’t prevent David Lee Roth from executing some impressive moves for a man his age. Flamboyantly sparkly, all smiles, he shimmies and slides across the stage with the Van Halens rocking out behind him – guitarist Eddie, Alex on drums and Eddie’s son Wolfgang on bass. […]
