EDMONTON RADIO: Onward, Christian music at Shine FM
There are more things in heaven and earth than are dreamt of in your philosophy – and too bad Hamlet wasn’t around to ponder an entire radio station devoted to Jesus. The very existence of Edmonton’s Shine 105.9 FM is a miracle. So is the fact there’s enough Christian music to sustain it. More than […]
THEATRE: Little Elephants a peek into gently eccentric British family
The reason North Americans are so fascinated and amused by British people is a mystery. But at least now we have another reason to tune away from Coronation Street or the Royals visit coverage with another delightful peek into a typically barmy British family in Belinda Cornish’s new play, Little Elephants. It opens Thursday at […]
WRITER CITY: Cake Princess bakes up tale of sweet revenge
Mar’ce Merrell, known around town as the “Cake Princess,” is mother of five, a writing instructor and author of two kids’ books. Her new novel for young adults, Wicked Sweet, is in stores May 22. Q: OK, you’re in bakeshop with Steven Spielberg and his cupcakes will be ready in 30 seconds. Explain Wicked Sweet […]
FOOD: Mamenche’s the real deal for Central American cuisine
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 […]
ART: Talent overcomes cultural supression in Alex Janvier at the AGA
The superb collection of some 90 artworks making up the Alex Janvier exhibit at the Art Gallery of Alberta touches on many levels. Primarily abstractionist, Janvier’s colourful, curvilinear assemblies inspired by traditional themes are well represented at the AGA, from their exploratory beginnings in the 1960s through the ‘70s when they became his most familiar […]
These are the Boomers in your neighbourhood: The legacy of Rockin’ Rick
Rick Shermack, better known as Rockin’ Rick, will go down in history as the man who invented Alberta’s most famous shooter. That’s right, China White was a rock band before it was a drink. It happened in St. Paul, Alberta, early ‘80s, Rick recalls during a recent interview in his office at Axe Music, where […]
LIVE TO WORK, WORK TO LIVE: Zoning proposals good news for city artists
In the movies, artists live in studios in giant empty warehouses because the rent is low and there’s plenty of work space. They sleep next to their sculptures and paintings, and other artists ride the freight elevator up to attend their cool parties. Here in Edmonton, that would be illegal. There’s a movement at work […]
Zerbin, Tupelo Honey double winners at Edmonton Music Awards
Let’s get this out of the way: People are going to complain about the Edmonton Music Awards – this year’s crop of winners including Tupelo Honey, Zerbin and people’s choice selection Killinger, as revealed in the second annual awards ceremony Saturday night. Haters are going to mutter that the EMAs do not accurately represent the […]
WRITER CITY: Dellamonica puts the magic in magical realism
A.M. Dellamonica – an Edmonton-bred fantasy writer whose first novel Indigo Springs won the “Sunburst Award for Excellence in Canadian Literature for the Fantastic” – has a fresh sequel on the shelves called Blue Magic that may be even more fantastic. Now living in Vancouver with more than 30 short stories to her credit, she […]
