EDMONTON RADIO: CKUA fund drive a necessary ordeal
Now that we’ve established that free radio sucks, let’s turn our attention to radio you have to pay for – like CKUA. Oh, but it IS free, you say? No it’s not! On Thursday, April 7 at 6 p.m., this ancient and absurdly eclectic Alberta radio network launches its annual Spring Fundraising Campaign. They need […]
Joan Rivers gives Edmonton a piece of her mind Dec. 6
“Boy George is all England needs – another queen who can’t dress … “I don’t exercise. If God had wanted me to bend over, He would have put diamonds on the floor … “I succeeded by saying what everyone else is thinking …” Recognize the style? You guessed it – it’s the one and only […]
Ke$ha coming Sept. 7 – summer of chick pop shaping up
She sounds like a spoiled little brat with that whiny, sneering voice talkin’ trash about sex and drugs and booze and rock ‘n’ roll – but there’s something about Ke$ha that’s enormously appealing. Maybe it’s that dollar sign in her name. So fork it over, moms and dads – little girls love this star and […]
Hot Picks: Big Band Boom!
We don’t get to see many big bands anymore – which is why tonight’s swingin’ gig at the John L. Haar Theatre (10045 156 Street) is such a reet pleat treat. Big bands from both Grant MacEwan University and the University of Alberta will combine for one big band bonanza. They’ll blow through charts from […]
Hot Picks: Punk evolves with the Flatliners
There are so many sub-genres of punk rock that one needs an advanced degree in Punkurology to understand it, but it may be divided into two basic groups: 1. That which rocks. 2. That which sucks. Beavis & Butt-head were right all along. Obviously this is a completely subjective opinion. For some, the commercial “pop-punk” […]
Hot picks: Advantage, indie bands!
It’s Saturday, and Gig City suggests ye denizens of olde Champe Towne quaff a few brews, watch some footie and maybe catch one of the dozen or so decent plays in town these days. What’s that? Music, you ask? Oh, if you insist. The selection is eclectic and marvellous. Wild-T and the Spirit are doing […]
MUSIC: Jenn Grant’s Egyptian solitude
Jenn Grant admits she’s a bit of a home body when she’s not on tour. Traditionally, Grant has always written songs at home, and her friends have to drag her out of the house these days when they want her for a night on the town. But when she wrote the opening track to her […]
Raise your glass! It’s Joe Bird Day
It may be better to honour the late Joe Bird on his birthday than on the day he died – but that doesn’t mean his friends can’t gather for a few quiet drinks in his memory. Bird died suddenly on April 1, 2009. Cathleen Rootsaert, his longtime partner in the comedy troupe Three Dead Trolls […]
Trophy is just the beginning for Edmonton Juno winner
Quanteisha Benjamin had a mouth full of mashed potatoes when her name was announced as the winner of R&B Recording of the Year at the Juno Awards Gala Dinner in Toronto on March 26. She didn’t expect to win. The first thing the 18-year-old Edmonton singer said to the crowd of Canada’s top music industry […]
Hot Picks, April 1: Rock Lobster Day!
April Fool! There is no April Fool’s joke! That’s the joke. Really. We couldn’t possibly make up anything so crazy or unbelievable in the realm of arts and entertainment that Charlie Sheen hasn’t already actually done it – so why bother? Let’s just get on with today’s cool gig. Guys: You want to seriously impress […]
TRUE TALES OF THE ROAD: Mother Mother’s long journey
This isn’t easy. The best road stories can’t be told, and sometimes a great band simply won’t have any truly horrifying experiences to share. Too busy working on their music, eh? Mother Mother, playing a SOLD OUT show at Edmonton Event Centre tomorrow night (Thursday, March 31), is far more interesting for its music than […]
PREVIEW: Flat-out on the road with The Flatliners
The members of Toronto punk band The Flatliners never learned what it’s like to live a normal life after high school. Now in their early 20s, the guys have spent their last four years slugging it out in bars and tour vans across North America, Europe and Japan. The quartet recently tried to give life […]
