NEW MUSIC: And now for something completely different…
Posted on June 12, 2011 By Michael Senchuk Culture, Front Slider, Music
British rock and east coast folk rock are taken out for a walk and then stood on their head by two artists – the Arctic Monkeys, whose fourth album was released last week, and Cape Bretoner Carmen Townsend, who’s coming to Edmonton later this week. The Arctic Monkeys’ new album title, “Suck It and See” […]
Daryl Katz tagged by underground graffiti artist
Posted on June 11, 2011 By Rob Drinkwater Culture, Front Slider
There was an image that appeared in just about every news story about last weekend’s protest at Churchill Square over the arena agreement between the City of Edmonton and Oilers owner Daryl Katz. It was on the placards the protesters carried — a black-and-white, stencilled portrait of Katz wearing a top hat and with the […]
TV: The Daily Show visits Alberta’s Oil Sands
Posted on June 10, 2011 By Adrian Lackey Culture, Front Slider, TV and Radio
Alberta’s oil sands got some major visibility on the Thursday, June 9, 2011 edition of the Daily Show with Jon Stewart … replete with correspondent Wyatt Cenac drenched in fake blood. Watch it on the Comedy Network website here (about one minute into the second segment). But that was about the toughest question the energy […]
Edmonton dominates Canadian Comedy Awards
Posted on June 9, 2011 By Staff Comedy, Culture, Front Slider, Theatre, TV and Radio
We’ve crunched the numbers and come to a startling conclusion that most people knew already – Edmonton is a funny city. The nominations for the Canadian Comedy Awards that came out June 8 revealed a disproportionate weight of local comic talent, largely thanks to a core group of improvisers and the locally-produced television show CAUTION: […]
Nobody Likes Dwight to unleash monstrous hard rocker
Posted on June 8, 2011 By Chad Huculak Front Slider, Music
Drummer Nick Boadway doesn’t care to be modest when he talks about his band’s forthcoming debut album. He makes it pretty damn clear that Nobody Likes Dwight is a force to be reckoned with on Edmonton’s rock scene. “This is going to be the most raw, honest rock album I think this city’s seen in […]
GIGGLE CITY: Gilson Lubin don’t want no trouble
Posted on June 6, 2011 By Mike Ross Comedy, Front Slider
Let’s play the race card again. As long as there is racism in the world, comedians of race will play the race card. Stand-up comics are expected to be honest, right? Gilson Lubin is no exception. While the Caribbean-Canadian comic fits right in with shows like the Def Comedy Jam, where the audience is mostly […]
Johnny Reid to play Slave Lake benefit at the River Cree
Posted on June 6, 2011 By Staff Front Slider, Music
If locals are complaining about “Slave Lake Benefit Overload,” they’re not doing it too loudly. We know a lot of people up there. Besides, it’s hard to argue with star-studded charity shows like the one happening Wednesday, June 15 at the River Cree Casino. Johnny Reid is one of the headliners – the same Scottish-Canadian […]
Digital TV switch brings out MacGyvers, thrift store sets pile up
Posted on June 5, 2011 By Rob Drinkwater Culture, Front Slider, TV and Radio
YouTube is full of TV antenna MacGyvers offering advice on how to make your own set of rabbit ears capable of receiving digital signals for when broadcasters in many Canadian cities switch to digital-only signals on Aug. 31. And inside the engineering department at Global Edmonton, operations manager Peter Wugalter is trying them all. There’s […]
Edmonton connects with Africa’s best at one-day gala
Posted on June 4, 2011 By Andrea Scharner Culture, Front Slider, Music, Visual Arts
It’s one of the most mindblowingly cool nights of entertainment and arts this city has to offer and, in a way, perhaps the most quintessentially Canadian event E-Town could stage. It’s not high profile, but there’s more on offer than at a lot of festivals. OK, so it must be brutally obvious we’re talking about […]
GIGGLE CITY: Lars Callieou and the battle of the sexes
Posted on June 4, 2011 By Mike Ross Comedy, Front Slider
As Edmonton’s own Lars Callieou awaits his first Comedy Network special, Friday, June 10 at 10:30 p.m., there’s only one thing he’s nervous about: “I haven’t see it yet. When you guys see it, it’ll be the first time I see it. I’m not nervous. Maybe I should be.” He’s too busy to worry. Having […]
Supertramp to play Concert of the Day on Sunday at Rexall
Posted on June 3, 2011 By Mike Ross Front Slider, Music
So long, U2. Thanks for the “concert of the decade.” Now it’s time for the next concert of the decade: Supertramp at Rexall Place on Sunday night (June 5). We need another decade. Tell you what: Let’s consider 2011 up to U2 in Edmonton on June 1 the ‘10s, and everything here and after as […]
NextFest celebrates growth of Edmonton’s arts community
Posted on June 1, 2011 By Adrian Lackey Culture, Family, Front Slider, Music, Visual Arts
With local outfits like U22 Productions and Next Gen and events like NextFest and Pecha Kucha, Edmonton has an explosive arts vibe these days. Maybe it’s the social networking or the sense of appreciation for the important things that sometimes comes about after a recession, but hardly a night goes by in E-town without a […]
