FISHEYE: Rail against authority
Even the railings are tough as beaks at the Snake Pit up in Dawson City, Yukon. 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.
KISS hits Fort McMurray July 2 – and no Edmonton?
If you’re looking to rock and roll all nite and party every day with KISS this summer, you’re in for a little drive. Is it worth three hours North? Of course it is! The legendary glam-metal act has just been announced as a headliner at the three-day Canada Rocks event June 3o-July 2 at the […]
DANCE: kicking their brains out in Riverdance
Three ways Riverdance is like the Titanic: 1. It’s really big and long. 2. It’s filled with Irish. 3. The conclusion is inevitable. The Titanic ended by sinking. Riverdance ends with everybody in a giant line, arms linked, reels and jigs raging full-on and they’re step dancing their brains out. All else – the fog […]
Tragically Hip play Northlands July 14, Lil’ Wayne on, the Game off
Canadian rock legends The Tragically Hip are coming to play an outdoor show at Edmonton’s Northlands Park on July 14, it was announced today. The band is expected to perform songs from an as-yet-unreleased album they’re working on, along with all your usual Hip favourites. We’ll kill Gord if he doesn’t do New Orleans is […]
Sloan bringing 20th anniversary tour to Edmonton to back new album
We’ve waited 20 years for an answer to the question: who exactly are the People of the Sky, and why are their bodies covered in coke fizz? Sloan will answer those questions and more as the legendary Halifax rockers kick off their latest album on the tour, which just happens to be on their 20th […]
RHYME & REASON: Edmonton Poetry Festival opens tonight
If you’re a poet, then just stow it, unless you know it, then let it flow-it – at the festival for poets. Not bad, eh? Maybe we should crash one of the “slams” at the Edmonton Poetry Festival, opening tonight at the ARTery and running through May 1 at various venues around town. Just banish […]
The DAILY FUNNY: Terrible, terrible truth
It’s not the size of the ship, it’s the motion of the….oh who are we kidding. Alex Balk at AWL.com ruminates on the terrible truth. If you don’t have the gift of the ….uh…girth, hit ’em with a bit of mirth! Just hope they speak English, because, contextually speaking, some things just don’t translate that […]
THEATRE: Brad Fraser’s wholesome family comedy
A promiscuous teenage girl gets a job at a local restaurant and discovers that her boss once had a homosexual love affair with her father. Do all of Brad Fraser’s plays have to have a gay theme? Short answer: No. But it sure sets the stage for a wholesome family comedy, doesn’t it? At the […]
FISHEYE: Police action
This painting is in a bar called The Snake Pit in Dawson City, Yukon. Obviously one would want it, but there would be a certain conversation at home I’d like to avoid. Maybe just best visit it now and then? Our regular photo of the day (potd) feature from Fish Griwkowsky is a visual diary […]
The DAILY FUNNY: Movies you claimed to have seen, you liar
You know how you told your buddy how you agreed with him that Inside Job totally deserved the Oscar for best documentary and was totally relevant to the ongoing wage gap in the U.S.? You know how you were being totally full of shit, because you haven’t actually seen Inside Job? You’re not alone. Here […]
FISHEYE: Swan take
On the way up to Dawson City, Yukon, so many creatures crossed our path – bison, moose, foxes black and red, countless hawks. You saw the hunting eagle yesterday, so how about something a bit more delicate for today, swans on the move? Our regular photo of the day (potd) feature from Fish Griwkowsky is […]
