2011, REAREND IN VIEW: Women rule concert industry

Posted on December 26, 2011 By Albert Smith Culture, Music

Admit it: Prince sucked. Oh, don’t get your panties in a twist. Someone has to say it. And someone has to respond that a bad concert from Prince is still better than most other concerts. Fine. But if you were there at Rexall Place on Dec. 13, the more you reflect on it, the more […]

LMFAO rescheduled to Feb. 6 – please wiggle responsibly

Posted on December 22, 2011 By Andrea Scharner Front Slider, Music

Sky Blu should have plenty of time to heal his sprained wiggle before LMFAO’s rescheduled date in Edmonton – Monday, Feb. 6 at Rexall Place. Tickets are on sale now. Seats held for the original Dec. 21 show will be honoured for the new date, or refunds available until Jan. 13. The original show had […]

MUSIC: Colleen Brown digs deep in Dirt

Posted on December 21, 2011 By Kevin Maimann Front Slider, Music

Edmonton musician Colleen Brown is not one to let her thoughts fester. Her penchant for expressing sincere emotions pays off in a big way on her acclaimed third album “Dirt,” and it doesn’t stop at songwriting. The soulful folk-pop singer’s growing national profile has been helped along by CBC Radio 2, which would likely not […]

LMFAO concert postponed until February

Posted on December 20, 2011 By Andrea Scharner Front Slider, Music

Bad news for LMFAO fans – and for LMFAO itself – Wednesday’s show at Rexall Place has been postponed due to injury. The group known for such hits as Sexy and I Know It and Party Rock Anthem has pulled out of the three remaining dates on the Canadian tour after singer Sky Blu suffered […]

TONIGHT: Piper at the Gates of the Telus World of Science

Posted on December 20, 2011 By Mike Ross Music

Important disclaimer: local rock band Blue Goat is performing a Pink Floyd tribute inside the star dome at the Telus World of Science on Thursday – both the shortest day and longest night of the year – but you will not hear Another Brick in the Wall, Part 2. You may not have any pudding. […]

TONIGHT: Edmonton country star Adam Gregory to sing at his old high school

Posted on December 19, 2011 By Adrian Lackey Music

Adam Gregory is going to back to school. It seems that in his rush to become a big-time country music star, he missed three credits, so he has to go back and complete a math course before he can get his high school diploma, which he needs to move to Nashville. Had you going there, […]

MUSIC: LMFAO lives up to its name

Posted on December 17, 2011 By Mike Ross Music

Going into a tilt about the cesspool of immoral behaviour rampant in modern top-40 music, we encounter the curious case of LMFAO. Their name stands for (children, avert your eyes), “Laughing My Fucking Ass Off.” This is one band that lives up to its name. Returning Wednesday to headline Rexall Place (tickets), LMFAO was here […]

WEEKEND MUSIC PREVIEW: The locals are stirring all through the house

Posted on December 16, 2011 By Michael Senchuk Music

The Christmas season is upon us, which means live music is a lot harder to find over the next couple of weeks -especially touring bands. But don’t let that discourage you from seeing some great local artists, which we have more than plenty of. And as a note to touring musicians, you can still sell […]

INTERVIEW: Ruben Studdard reflects on post-Idol life, Singing Christmas Tree

Posted on December 15, 2011 By Mike Ross Music, The Latest, TV and Radio

It’s not every day an American Idol winner turns up performing with a Singing Christmas Tree in Edmonton – but this is no ordinary Singing Christmas Tree. Nor is Ruben Studdard an ordinary American Idol winner. Here’s a funny twist: At the Jubilee Auditorium Friday through Sunday, this annual Christmas event (featuring a festively-garbed choir […]

WHO NAMED THE BAND: The Sheepdogs a credit to their breed

Posted on December 14, 2011 By Mike Ross Front Slider, Music

Rock musicians always roll their eyes when asked for the 1,000th time where they got their band name, but we can learn a lot from the psychology of rock ‘n’ roll nomenclature. A band name can reveal much about the musicians who named it – personality, character, insanity – sometimes without them even being aware […]

Ruben Studdard the star on city’s Singing Christmas Tree

Posted on December 13, 2011 By Adrian Lackey Music, Theatre

OK, before you American Idol fans go all loony on us, we should note that while Ruben Studdard is definitely in Edmonton for the opening of the three-day Singing Christmas Tree show at the Jubilee Auditorium this Friday, he is not putting on a concert. Expect a couple of tunes at best, and some meet […]

INVESTIGATION: What the heck happened to U22 Productions?

Posted on December 13, 2011 By Mike Ross Culture, Music

The grown-ups involved in the rise and fall of U22 Productions have been made to look like angry parents in a fistfight at a Pee Wee hockey game. The youth talent agency that local singer-songwriter Rhea March founded four years ago has been put into limbo, ending the drama that has gripped pockets of Edmonton’s […]

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