REVIEW: Sam Roberts delivers amazing show at the Jube

Sam Roberts has proven that his live show is as enthusiastic and intricate as his recordings. The Montreal rocker and his Band started off with a bang at the Jubilee Auditorium on Saturday night, and rarely let off the gas pedal as he propelled fans through two hours of his rock hits, ballads and deep […]

SNFU singer Chi Pig returns from hell – to the art world

Chi Pig marvels at the “perfect triangle” of his life that exists in the heart of Edmonton. “I was born at the Royal Alex, went to school at Vic Comp and played shows at the Polish Hall,” he says. “It all connected. It all made sense to me. I remember walking with my friend, 17 […]

Prince comes to Rexall Place Dec. 13 – tickets on sale Friday

If Prince came knocking on your door, should you let him in knowing he’s a Jehovah’s Witness? Of course you should. In fact, we’ll convert just to get front-row seats to his show at Edmonton’s Rexall Place on Tuesday, Dec. 13. Tickets range from $34 to $220 and go on sale Friday at Ticketmaster here. […]

GIGGLE CITY: Neil Rhodes brewing fermented humour at Yellowhead Brewery

Of the many types of comedy we have explored in this space, one that remains relatively untapped is “beer humour,” also known as “fermented comedy.” Not to be confused with falling-down-drunk humour or even pretending-to-be-drunk humour, this small, possibly even non-existent comedic genre turns out to be the theme for a comedy night on Friday […]

From Foo Fighters to the Bavarian Schuhplattlers – scary weekend ahead

After an entire exhausting week of comedy, it’s time to wipe that grin off your face and gird your loins for ROCK in the last week of OCTOBER. We shall call this combination ROCKTOBERFEST. There’s so much rock in town this weekend that even an attempt to render a joke in this usual spot would […]

Freedom or Death, Samantha Savage-Smith double up at The ARTery

Geez, The ARTery is rapidly turning into a buzz bin. Along with promoting visual arts, it’s a must-go venue for up-and-coming artists and Saturday night was a prime example of why, with buzz-heavy singer-songwriter Samantha Savage-Smith (that’s five, count ‘em, five s’s there)  teamed up with equally buzz-heavy electro-soul duo Freedom or Death for a […]

WEEKEND MUSIC UPDATE: Library Voices fresh from the Farm

The fall concert season roars into Edmonton this weekend, with solid choices all around: FRIDAY, SEPT. 16 Expressionz Cafe Birthday Gala – The popular “school of life’s” annual bash will be hosted by comedian and musician Kevin McGrath, with other performances from The NEK Trio, Karen Porkka, and the Little Big Garage Band, 7 p.m., […]

Purple City: an Edmonton tradition no one tells you about

If you went to high school in Edmonton, you almost certainly know about “Purple City.” It’s the name for the nighttime game that involves staring at the floodlights at the Legislature for about a minute, looking up and seeing everything turn purple. Everything. The lights of the Legislature, the office towers nearby, the Centennial flame […]

Maroon 5 a blue-eyed soul band in pop clothing

In a sense, Maroon 5 has been pulling off an enormous con job ever since hitting the scene early in 2002 with the band’s mega-hit This Love: it pretends to be a pop band, when it’s all about the soul music. The band, which played Rexall Place Saturday night, is topping the charts again with […]

THEATRE: Art imitates surreality in Die-Nasty Soap-a-Thon

Strange things can happen to actors who go the distance at the annual Die-Nasty Soap-a-Thon – this year’s edition beginning Friday at 7 p.m. at the Varscona Theatre and running continuously through Sunday at 9 p.m. Disorientation, delirium, borderline psychosis, galloping coma, terminal giddiness, you name the symptom of sleep deprivation, you might just see […]

FESTIVAL CITY SCORECARD – let’s build a dome over Edmonton

Consider that organizers of Sonic Boom might have actually been HOPING for lousy weather on Sunday, Sept. 4 and you’ll get a sense how ridiculous it’s been for outdoor festivals in Edmonton this summer. Let’s just build a giant dome over the city. It in fact turned out to be a beautiful day while an […]

TODAY: Eat! Drink! Dance! Italian festival at Giovanni Caboto Park

Manhattan Island is about the only place in North America that can rival Edmonton’s city core for sheer cultural diversity packed into such close quarters – Chinatown down the street from Africa Village just a few blocks away from Little Italy. It’s an entire world within walking distance. This is the week to celebrate this […]