Marathon variety show planned for Slave Lake relief
Edmonton entertainers have not wasted any time rallying to help victims of the terrible fire that devastated Slave Lake on Sunday. Among several other local fundraising events coming together, there’s a marathon variety show starting this Friday at 7 p.m. at Bunkers Sports Pub, 615 Hermitage Rd. Organizer Sebastian Steel, a noted local hypnotist, is […]
GIG-A-BITS: Daniel Tosh, SOS Fest, Warhol Superstar
If you’re a fan of the wacky TV-video clip comedy show Tosh.0 on the Comedy Network, you surely won’t want to miss an actual live performance from the man behind the Internet insanity – Daniel Tosh. One of the brightest new stars of comedy brings his button-pushing wit to the Winspear Centre on Monday, Aug. […]
Five violins, one viola vie for $8,000 prize at Muttart Hall
It sure is swell to be a musician or artist in Canada – what with all these $1,000 bills fluttering around. Now it seems to be the string section’s turn. No less than Eight Large will be dropped on the winner of The Shean Strings & Piano Competition, the final performance round of which is […]
Pearl Jam hits Rexall Sept. 23
Gosh, has it been 20 years? Break out your old flannel. It’s high time for a grunge rock revival – and we can think of no better (living) rock band than Pearl Jam to mark the occasion. The band plays Edmonton’s Rexall Place on Friday, September 23, part of a Canadian tour that includes Mudhoney […]
FISHEYE: Gone to pot
We can certainly see how we need a new bridge, an arena, a museum and a municipal spaceport when millions of these live on our roads. Have you TRIED riding a bike on the streets lately? Our regular photo of the day (potd) feature from Fish Griwkowsky is a visual diary and memoir of his […]
NEW MUSIC: Fusion in sound and pictures from Art Brut and Moby
How often do you get amazing art, and amazing music, from one album? Twice in one week! Art Brut will release its fourth studio album, titled “Brilliant! Tragic!” (Cooking Vinyl), on May 23. The English/German indie rockers take life as it comes to them, are known for their humorous lyrics and antics, and fill each […]
FISHEYE: Hop Hip Nation
Is there anything worse than being slightly behind your camouflage time? I suppose a hip injury or something … 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.
AGA lecture questions Canadian art’s moral issues
Is there irony in aboriginal culture being relegated to background art on Canadian money? Whether it’s brutally direct questions that make us uncomfortable or a more nuanced approach, the Art Gallery of Alberta is continuing its approach of tying together ongoing exhibits via scholarly discussion. The latest, National Spirit: The Haunting of Art in Canada, […]
Alberta Ballet does Sarah McLachlan
If there’s any pop star whose music is better suited to the ballet than Sarah McLachlan, we’d like to know. That’s right, another musical challenge is ON – inspired by the Alberta Ballet’s production of Fumbling Toward Ecstasy, tonight and tomorrow (May 13-14) at the Jubilee Auditorium. Odd to include the word “fumbling” in a […]
FISHEYE: God of the spring, beautiful, bountiful
We conspire, we hiss with bitterness – but suddenly all is forgiven under spring’s seduction. 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.
GIGGLE CITY: Jen Grant’s female perspective
Funny, we don’t get many comediennes for Giggle City – mainly just comedians. In fact, Jen Grant – at Yuk Yuk’s this weekend – is the first female comic we’ve interviewed for this series, not counting the fabulous Stephanie Wolfe from the Die-Nasty soap opera. Stand-up is a male-dominated industry, with only a few notable […]
