MORE ART, LESS POP: Art Bergmann returns to Edmonton
Art Bergmann and William Burroughs have a lot in common – they both suffered the plight of heroin addiction, and they both had the tendency to make people uneasy. They showed you sights you’d rather not see, tried to expose the unpleasant underbelly of society. And both of them did their very best to fling […]
MUSIC PREVIEW: Aoki dokey to eclectic weekend
While all eyes are on Rexall Place for Sunday night’s performance by the renowned Trent Reznor and Nine Inch Nails, the rest of the weekend promises a little something for everyone. From top electronic with Steve Aoki, to folk-rock with The Stanfields and Chris Carrabba’s new project, Twin Forks, all the way to country and […]
SHOCKER: Nine Inch Nails now classic rock!
Here’s a big rock ‘n’ roll anniversary that went unremarked: Nine Inch Nails is 25 years old this year! Where is the Grand Quadrancentennial Celebration, the Silver Jubilee all-star tribute concert featuring Jay-Z and Eddie Vedder, the Cameron Crowe documentary “NIN100/4”? Here’s the real shocker: returning to Rexall Place on Sunday, Nov. 24 on the […]
CONCERT ANNOUNCEMENTS: Cave, Giant, Butt
Summer with Nick Cave in Edmonton – what could be better? His cold, dark love songs will go well with the heat on Saturday, June 28, when the Australian troubadour plays the Jubilee Auditorium, which happens to be the day after the last day of school. Cave and the Bad Seeds are touring select North […]
BIG ANNOUNCE DAY: Arcade Fire, Nick Cave coming in 2014
First Sabbath and now this: Arcade Fire is coming to town. Nick Cave, too. It’s a big day for big announces in Edmonton. Arcade Fire, the Montreal orchspectacular band that music critics first fell all over themselves to love and then later seemed to have second thoughts about will perform at Rexall Place on Monday, […]
MUSIC PREVIEW: Paper Lions bring East Coast to town
Darlings of the East Coast music scene, PEI’s Paper Lions headline a show on Friday at The Artery that’s sure to be the center of this weekend’s gigs. Actually from the small village of Belfast on the island’s South shores – where Lord Selkirk first landed in 1803 – the plucky band of castaways typifies […]
Black Sabbath to hit Edmonton in April
Area metal fans have waited a long time for this – Black Sabbath is coming to Edmonton. With Ozzy! The date is Tuesday, April 22, 2014, at Rexall Place. Tickets range from $29 to $125 and go on sale on Saturday, Nov. 23 at 10 am at Ticketmaster. Expect the show to sell out, maybe […]
LADIES MEN: City and Colour, Il Divo come to town
That little side project of Dallas Green seemed to work out well. His band City and Colour is back to play Edmonton’s biggest indoor concert venue – that would be Rexall Place – on Tuesday May 20, even though he was just here as the keynote act of Sonic Boom. With Half Moon Run opening, […]
WIN: Tickets to the Wet Secrets at Barber Ha!
There’s more going on down at Barber Ha than the trimming of hipster Mo-staches for Movember – it has become a funky little live music venue on the side. This Sunday night, Nov. 10, the men’s hair salon hosts local supergroup the Wet Secrets, a band that combines rock, electronic music and a horn section […]
MUSIC PREVIEW: Stars align in Edmonton
The city plays host to a milieu of exceptionally talented touring music acts this weekend and beyond. Friday night is punctuated by alt-country Lindi Ortega’s sold out show at the Royal Alberta Museum, which is getting a reputation as one of Edmonton’s best acoustic venues, and the buzzworthy Hollerado gig at the Starlite Room. Saturday […]
Kemo Treats: Sane Clown Posse
The theory that parodying something long enough causes one to turn into the very thing being made fun is put to the test with Kemo Treats. Six years after starting the most ridiculous gangsta rap duo in Edmonton – if not the entire world – its co-founder Greg Goa remains clear on the targets of […]
Hollerado: When pop punk gets smart
Next to American country music stars, there is no one in show business that gets accused of rampant stupidity more than “pop punk” musicians. These thinly disguised boy bands play songs just as fast and loud as punk, but with candy coated hooks and lovey dovey lyrics in place of snarling political satire. You can […]
