Entertainment Today, June 13
Here are some top national, U.S. and international showbiz headlines from around the web. Gig City updates story links at least twice per day, so check back later for the latest hot links: QVC mainstay Jeanne Bice dies at 71 [New Window] Sweater queen and home-shopping doyenne Jeanne Bice died on Friday at age 71. […]
PRIDE PARADE 2011: Your images and comments
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Jane’s Addiction, Cee Lo Green headline Sonic Boom at Northlands Sept. 4
What is modern rock, anyway? Attend the 2011 Modern Rock Festival Sept. 4 at Northlands and find out. The bill announced today includes Jane’s Addiction, Metric, Social Distortion, Cee Lo Green, Cake and more. Wow. So that’s classic alt-rock, Canadian new wave, zany R&B singer and weird rock band with deadpan singer who plays the […]
FISHEYE: Lucy and this guy are diamonds
Two brushes are better than one as Lucy the elephant and Edmonton visual artist Tim Rechner work on a painting together at the zoo. She picks her own colours, but doesn’t help so much with the cleanup. Our regular photo of the day (potd) feature from Fish Griwkowsky is a visual diary and memoir of […]
THEATRE: Freewill Shakespeare Fest offers you Moor
Usually in Shakespeare, the less-reputable characters are the bloodsuckers. At the Freewill Shakespeare Fest this year? Well, it’s in Hawrelak Park, so you…(bzzz)…do the (thwack!) math on (smack!, damn skeeters!) that one. Oh, get over it. Bring bug juice to the shows from June 30 to July 24 and revel in the one reason good […]
WHO NAMED THE GUY? Gurf Morlix gets fired
“My parents were eccentric,” explains Gurf Morlix on his unusual given name. There’s not much more to tell. Sure, there were problems. Not as much as the boy named Sue, but there was a bit of childhood taunting, maybe, raised eyebrows and dumb questions, and it’s hard to introduce yourself in a loud bar. But […]
Edmonton Rock Music Festival turns back clock Aug. 12-13
Question: when does something classify as “Classic Rock”? On South Park, it was suggested it took 22.3 years for AIDS jokes to become acceptable and, therefore, funny. And we know the half-life of a McDonald’s french fry is 17.6 decades. So how long does it take for a band to be considered “classic”? If you […]
True Love Lies tops Sterling Awards nominations
There are a few theories we can form from reading the 2010-2011 nominations for the Elizabeth Sterling Haynes Awards – the closest Edmonton gets to the Oscars for the live theatre scene. 1. The Citadel Theatre remains the king of local theatre. 2. One of our brightest playwrights is Brad Fraser, who hasn’t lived here […]
Sam Roberts Band hits the Jube Oct. 29
Sam Roberts has so much Canadian soul in him that he ought to have come from Winnipeg – not Montreal. No offense to Montreal, but you already have far too many cool bands. Share, why don’t you? Roberts’ music has always been reminiscent of the “Wheatfield Soul” sound that is unique to the Canadian prairies, […]
CONCERTS: Blink-182 at Rexall Aug. 27, Bachman & Turner at the Jube Sept. 26
Get ready for the “Punk Concert of the Decade” – and that’s enough of that nonsense. Tickets for go on sale Friday for Blink 182’s show at Rexall Place Saturday, Aug. 27. Opening will be Rancid and Against Me, which are popular modern punk bands very much in the spirit of the headliner. Blink’s drummer […]
FISHEYE: Refinery Warhol gets the party jumping
The Factory Refinery party at AGA Saturday was at a new capacity – plenty of hotdogs available on the rainy balcony, though. Our regular photo of the day (potd) feature from Fish Griwkowsky is a visual diary and memoir of his life in and out of the city. More FISHEYE photos HERE.
You Said It: Supertramp Rocks Edmonton
Posted on June 5, 2011 By Staff Music, The Latest
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