FISHEYE: Out like a ‘lion
Dandelions are sort of the opposite of the icicles in winter we obsessed over not so long ago. If only there were some way to seasonally exchange them – I bet we’d love them if they were blooming through the January snow, despite the cold. As it stands, as Metallica says, kill ’em all. It’s […]
Kathy Griffin to give Edmonton a piece of her mind Oct. 12
“I saw Tommy Lee at an awards show, and I got crabs just from looking at him!” “I may have said in an interview in People magazine that I thought Renee Zellweger was so thin that she looked like the lost Olsen triplet. And I may have said that she hasn’t eaten since Chicago … […]
Rise Against returns to rock Rexall Oct. 8
Again we ask a musical question: Rise Against what? Why, everything, of course – and we have a dandy subject for a WHO NAMED THE BAND feature when the mainstream punk band (not an oxymoron) returns to Edmonton, at Rexall Place on Saturday, Oct. 8 with Flogging Molly and the Black Pacific in support. Tickets […]
PREVIEW: Cyclists brake for ESO show
There’s a misconception about the Edmonton Symphony Orchestra that it’s really only meant for people who earn over $100,000 a year. And there’s another misconception about cyclists that they all wear form-fitting Lycra, even the ones who ride to church. So if you combine the two stereotypes and have heard about the Bike to the […]
GIGGLE CITY: Shaun Majumder’s anti-racist comedy
It won’t be long until Shaun Majumder is known for more than just being “the indo-Canadian comedian who isn’t Russell Peters,” if he isn’t already. Maybe it’ll be the other way around before too long. Despite holding the Humourist’s Carte Blanche that allows any non-white comic to make fun of almost any race without consequence, […]
WARHOL: A first look at the AGA show
You’ve heard of Andy Warhol’s statement that everyone gets 15 minutes of fame? Here are 15 seconds worth of pictures! Media got a sneak peek at the Warhol show starting tomorrow at the Art Gallery of Alberta, and Gig City’s Fish Griwkowsky will be providing a full report (Edit: Now posted and you can read […]
FISHEYE: Smells like grandma
The darker purple lilacs are, the older the strain – these are the kind I remember growing up with, a lure for grandmothers, singing happy songs. 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.
FISHEYE: Get your xanthophyll
This tidily symbolises the modern Edmonton aesthetic. It’s a beautiful plaque from the past (on the Leg Grounds), a bit of dignified design neglected and forgotten not just stating an obvious problem, but accentuating how no one’s dealing with it properly. Our regular photo of the day (potd) feature from Fish Griwkowsky is a visual […]
PREVIEW: Sesame Street sneezes on your kids
One of the biggest shows in E-Town this summer, and its star lives in a garbage can. That’s fame for you. At least, that’s fame as brought to you by the letter ‘S’, as in Sesame Street! And if you have any doubts as to the popularity of Grover, Oscar, Big Bird and the rest […]
FOLK FEST 2011: The world according to Terry Wickham
We already know who’s coming to the Edmonton Folk Music Festival this year: k.d. lang, Andrew Bird, Lyle Lovett and His Large Band, the Gipsy Kings, the Amazing Kreskin, actor-singer Tim Robbins and much, much more. Old news. Check the folk fest website. But it’s the folk fest PRESS CONFERENCE that really puts it all […]
