End of the Earth
Coincidence? Premier of Alberta Rachel Notley is the sister of Bob the Angry Flower creator Stephen Notley: While Bill Benson comes to grips with getting old:
LISTEN HERE: Stony Plain cowboy tryin’ something different
EXCLUSIVE: Hear Steve Newsome’s new single one day before it goes to radio! Yes, he’s an actual Alberta cowboy, living the life of Red Dead Redemption, minus the killing – but Stony Plain’s Steve Newsome has lately been busier with country music than wrangling cattle. The 44-year-old singer’s latest song is a slick country […]
REVIEW: Arkells open Rally Cry tour with a bang in Edmonton, at home in Oil Country
It was hard not to feel empathy for Arkells – who chose frigid Edmonton as the launching point of their current 11-city Canadian tour. But it made sense, given that the Steeltown stereotype of the band’s Hamilton origins is a match for the blue-collar reputation that’s worn on the sleeves of hardy Edmontonians. More significantly, […]
LISTEN HERE: MarketForces tackle Fake News!
EXCLUSIVE SNEAK PEEK New video by Edmonton rock quartet All Made Up will be released worldwide on Friday, Feb. 1 John Tidswell, whose 1980s band NeoA4 earned Canada-wide radio airplay, recently popped up in a band called MarketForces, along with another ‘80s alum Jeff Schmidt (Darkroom, Famous Blue Raincoat). They’ve released three albums, and […]
Let’s Talk about Alessia Cara: Coming to Edmonton in May
One day after “Let’s Talk Day” comes a concert announcement for an artist who’s done a lot more to benefit mental health than Bell – and that’s a lot. The company raised $7.2 million yesterday. Alessia Cara, meanwhile, has reached millions of people with her honest and heartfelt music. How many times have you heard […]
MUSIC PREVIEW: Paul Brandt shares his Journey
When word came that Paul Brandt was going to play the local hockey arena as part of his “Journey” tour, we thought, man, these country guys will cover anybody! But no, the Calgary country star will not be doing Journey songs at Rogers Place on Saturday night – wouldn’t that have been something? The tour […]
Bob the Angry Flower
Mondays are COMICS DAYS! READ Bill Benson’s new adventures at the Sundance Film Festival: Are there more rednecks in Edmonton than in Calgary? See End of the Earth to find out:
Bill Benson
EVERY MONDAY IS COMICS DAY! Read the new Bob the Angry Flower: End of the Earth explores Alberta rednecks:
PLAYBOT: I see dead people – Citadel Theatre unveils new season
One of the biggest shockers in today’s announcement of the 2019/2020 Citadel Theatre season is the addition of an annual summer musical. Like why didn’t they do this before? It starts this summer with Ring of Fire, based on the life and music of the late, great Johnny Cash. He died in 2003, leaving a […]
End of the Earth
Every Monday is Comics Day! Read an all-new Bob the Angry Flower: And in today’s episode of Bill Benson, our hero attends the Sundance Film Festival in Park City, Utah:
Col. Chris Hadfield to speak at Winspear Centre
Ground control to Colonel Hadfield – you’re going to need a bigger mothership to hold your fans in Edmonton. The Winspear Centre does sort of look like a spaceship, a fitting place for Canada’s beloved astronaut and science ambassador to speak. On Tuesday, April 30, Chris Hadfield will be hosting a live show called “Exploration: […]
Alice in Chains returns to Edmonton
One of the most respected and influential bands of the Seattle grunge era is returning to Edmonton this spring – the untimely death of one of their core members isn’t going to stop Alice in Chains. Jerry Cantrell – continuing on after the 2002 death of fellow founding member Layne Staley – found a new […]
