NEW RELEASES: Black Lips, Raleigh layer on the influences
The Black Lips and Raleigh, two bands in almost diametrically opposed genres and nearly a continent apart, have crafted superb albums that have one thing in common: they’ll appeal to anyone who likes good music. Atlanta’s Black Lips will release a sixth studio album, “Arabia Mountain”, on June 7 (Vice). The quartet combines garage rock […]
Gene Simmons to talk our ears off Aug. 6 at the River Cree – for $80
So KISS snubs Edmonton for Fort McMurray (July 2, story here) and all we get is a lecture from Gene Simmons? Hey, we’ll take it! The legendary KISS bassist is also an accomplished raconteur – so we’re excited that the man of the big tongue in more ways than one will be doing a spoken […]
International Children’s Festival serves up Grimm fare with the fun
In a time where every single thing that touches our children’s lives is sanitized and bubble-wrapped for their protection, it’s refreshing to find a piece of entertainment that doesn’t sugarcoat the story. Such rare wonders can be found the International Children’s Festival, simply the best entertainment bet for your dollar you’ll get all year. It’s […]
Expert: How Warhol reinvented himself
It’s a fun thing to wander the Art Gallery of Alberta’s Andy Warhol: Manufactured show and reach any number of personal perspectives on the famous pop artist`s psyche. But Thomas Sokolowski`s interpretations will cut closer to the truth; he`s an expert on Warhol, and directed the Andy Warholm Museum from 1996 to 2010, as well […]
Sled Island bands head north
Sled Island? Works for us! Calgary’s Sled Island is quickly becoming an important new music festival, and Edmonton is increasingly benefiting from spin-off shows. This year, the weekend of June 24-26 will see three bands play at various venues after finishing up at the Calgary festival. First, on Friday night as part of The Works […]
YOU SAID IT: U2 fans react to Edmonton show
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Pride parade details shape up
Everyone loves a parade – especially when it’s gay. And we mean that in every sense of the word. Let’s face it, it’s an increasingly inclusive world for a whole bunch of sensible reasons – you know a gay pride parade is mainstream when its accompanying public festival is sponsored by a bank (thus the […]
Folk fest sells out
The folk fest has sold out – in a good way. Weekend passes for the annual Happening on Hill Aug. 4-7 at Gallagher Park are gone. They went in the first two hours after they went on sale today (June 1). It is said demand was so great that the phone lines crashed, the online […]
FISHEYE: Brave new world
Our perception is within such a tiny range of scale, this continental-looking bike-path pattern pattern reminds us. Jump a few powers of ten away either in or out and it’s all unrecognizable. Our regular photo of the day (potd) feature from Fish Griwkowsky is a visual diary and memoir of his life in and out […]
Solo punks tread softly on the working road
The punks are here, and they’re armed with acoustic guitars. New City Compound is hosting four punk rockers-gone-solo Friday night. Dave Hause, who fronts Philadelphia pop-punk band The Loved Ones, is on the bill along with Tony Sly (No Use for a Name), Mikey Erg (The Ergs, Star Fucking Hipsters) and Ben Disaster of local […]
CONCERTS: Tegan and Sara get intimate July 6, Daniel Tosh adds show
Here’s a show that’s going to sell out in the blink of an eye – Tegan and Sara at the Myer Horowitz Theatre on Wednesday, July 6. Well, maybe: the big discussion online yesterday was whether the $75 the pair are commanding for tickets was highway robbery. The twin sister goddesses of alternative rock from […]
Cyclists lament hard time peddling Edmonton nude ride
For the last few years in early June, TV, radio and newspaper reporters in Edmonton have telephoned local bicycle organizations, wondering if there will be a naked bicycle parade somewhere in the city. The annual World Naked Bicycle Ride, which is intended as a protest against car-centred culture and to promote bicycle transportation, routinely makes […]
