Iron Maiden to fly into Edmonton
Edmonton is like the Valhalla of heavy metal – all the Gods of the Genre always return here, where they all know they will always get a hearty welcome, and as much grog as they want. Next on the guest list is the one and only Iron Maiden, playing Friday, April 8 at Rexall Place. […]
The Tao of Andrew WK, Party Philosopher
Rock stars always say they love to party all the time, every day – but Andrew W.K has taken it to an entirely new level. It could become a religion. He has the energy to lead a movement. Andrew W.K. is a punk rock singer, recording artist, songwriter, producer, multi-instrumentalist, touring performer, television host, talk […]
Blue Rodeo returns to Edmonton in January
We can always count on Blue Rodeo to do two shows at the Jubilee Auditorium in January – almost like we can count on January itself. The legendary Canadian urban alt-country band is set to warm up the Jube on Jan. 20-21. Tickets from $30 to $80 go on sale Oct. 16. This latest series […]
MUSIC PREVIEW: The Milk Carton Kids are all right
Some weekends are a little light on the big name schedule. Some weekends are a little heavier – like this one, with everyone from Madonna to Jason Aldean to Slash to Viet Cong performing on various stages throughout the region. One group that could very well be the highlight of the weekend is the Milk […]
George Thorogood Badder Than Ever in Edmonton
Talk about dependable. There is no one in rock ‘n’ roll who sticks to his guns better than George Thorogood, except maybe AC/DC, so that’s good … er, bad company. We can also count on the so-called “Delaware Destroyer” to come to Edmonton as predictably as migratory birds, assuming some kind of special geese migrate […]
Corb Lund to play Jube in Winter Campaign
A Prodigal Son – one who goes away and gets up to no good before coming home again to unconditional love and forgiveness, or something like that – is coming back to Alberta. Corb Lund is staging the Winter Campaign 2016 tour that brings him to Edmonton’s Jubilee Auditorium on Saturday, Feb. 6. Tickets from […]
What is Madonna going to do in Edmonton?
Expect a full press court when Madonna comes to Edmonton next week. A paparazzi red alert! She’s never been here before. How do we look? How do we look?! We just need a few more minutes, OK, days, weeks, months, OK, years. The place is a mess. The roads suck, construction everywhere, all those tacky […]
MUSIC PREVIEW: Bohemia rises again
There’s good news on the local venue front, for a change. After being closed for a couple of weeks, having changed hands in the meantime, Bohemia re-opens Friday night to a stage packed with original Canadian indie bands. The new owner is Kevin Mattern, a contractor, entrepreneur, and small business revitalizer. Apparently there’s already been […]
The Who reschedules Edmonton to May
We’ve waited this long – a few more months isn’t going to matter, is it? The Who, which had to cancel its Oct. 3 date in Edmonton due to Roger Daltrey’s illness, has rescheduled the show for Sunday, May 8 at Rexall Place. After a bout of viral meningitis, the 71-year-old singer is said to […]
Edmonton Expo a Magical Place
For one weekend, the streets of Edmonton were barren of nerds. Did they get beamed up into some Star Trekian rapture? No. Did they all move to Vulcan and start coffee shops and grow ops? No (not all). Did they decide en masse to go underground into a series of catacomb based lairs where video […]
Kelly Clarkson cancels Canadian tour
It’s been a bad couple of weeks for the concert scene in Edmonton – and probably worse for the artists that have been forced to cancel their shows. Now Grammy-winning former American Idol star Kelly Clarkson has had to pull out of the entire Canadian leg of her “Piece by Piece” tour – on doctor’s […]
MUSIC PREVIEW: The Tea Party brews anew
After a multi-year sabbatical, The Tea Party is back at it and strong as ever. A new album and a new tour take the darlings of the 1990s Canadian rock scene to the Winspear Centre on Friday. Hard rock with heavy influences of blues, progressive rock, and world music, the group took the country by […]
