Area band Random Falter gets $10,000 boost from NOW! radio for new CD

Posted on June 1, 2012 By Kevin Maimann Front Slider, Music

Local alt-rock band Random Falter has been working toward its debut album for four years – but it would have been a lot longer if not for a generous cash prize from NOW! Radio 102.3. The band financed more than half of its upcoming debut with a $10,000 “10K20” grant it won last October from […]

WHAT’S SO FUNNY: Joe Rogan will beat you up with his MIND

Posted on June 1, 2012 By Mike Ross Comedy

Joe Rogan is hard to figure. On one hand, the New Jersey comic can come off like one of these dependable, burly, blue collar palookas shouting f-word laden hyperbole about gays, strippers, drugs, sex, all the good stuff. He’s sharp, has good punch-lines, great interaction with the crowd. Goes over like gangbusters in a live […]

WEEKEND MUSIC PREVIEW: Deer Tick about to pop

Posted on May 31, 2012 By Michael Senchuk Music

What appears to be a quiet weekend for original live music is livened up by a number of highlights that include a CD release party for local favourites Scenic Route To Alaska, a 20th anniversary gig for punk veterans Chixdiggit, and perhaps the biggest draw of all, Deer Tick at the Starlite Room. Friday Fall […]

CONCERTS: Gotye to play Shaw Conference Centre Aug. 28

Posted on May 31, 2012 By Michael Senchuk Music, The Latest

Wasn’t that just a song we used to know? Not yet – not until we can see it performed live. And of course Gotye is still going strong. With “Somebody That I Used To Know” hitting No. 1 in just about every country in the world, the Australian singer and his band are set to […]

FOLK FEST 2012: Bonnie Raitt, Dr. John, Emmylou and more – expect another sell out

Posted on May 30, 2012 By Mike Ross Front Slider, Music

The best things in life aren’t available online – like the first tickets to the Edmonton Folk Music Festival. Last year sold out in two hours, leaving hundreds of disappointed fans. So to make it fair, this year – featuring Bonnie Raitt, Emmylou Harris, Dr. John, Arrested Development, Corb Lund and many, many more – […]

CONCERT REVIEW: Roger Waters brilliantly reinvents The Wall

Posted on May 29, 2012 By Wayne Arthurson Culture, Front Slider, Music

It’s quite obvious that Roger Waters was the smart one in Pink Floyd. The others may have been talented folks, but Waters was, and still is, the deep thinker. When the other version of Pink Floyd appeared in Edmonton several years ago, they had the bigger show in the bigger stadium. And it was all […]

SANE CLOWN POSSE: Cirque star brings new act to children’s festival

Posted on May 28, 2012 By Mike Ross Theatre

Clowning has become very serious business – thanks to Cirque du Soleil, which in turn owes a debt of gratitude to people like Dimitri Bogatirev. This man is a true Clown. Bringing his travelling three-clown circus Aga-Boom to the International Children’s Festival, opening Tuesday at St. Albert Place, the Ukrainian-born performer is a first rate […]

CONCERTS: Purity Ring to shine at Starlite Room Sept. 10

Posted on May 28, 2012 By Michael Senchuk Front Slider, Music

One of the biggest buzz bands in Canada this year, Purity Ring, will drop its debut full-length “Shrines” in July. Lucky for us, band is also be performing live here in Edmonton as part of a North American tour to support the album, on an itinerary that will hit almost every corner of the continent. […]

ROGER WATERS: Will the real Pink Floyd please stand up?

Posted on May 26, 2012 By Mike Ross Music

It hasn’t been any easier to discover the identity of Pink Floyd than those other bands whose names are often confused with people: Jethro Tull, Alice Cooper, Lynyrd Skynyrd, Blondie, Billy Talent, Bon Iver … Pink Floyd (named for two real people, American bluesmen Pink Anderson and Floyd Council) of course ranks far above any […]

Metallica to rock Edmonton for second show – first one SOLD OUT

Posted on May 25, 2012 By Albert Smith Music, The Latest

Edmonton is so totally a Metallica kind of town. The band has added a second show – happening Saturday Aug. 18 at Rexall Place – because the Friday Aug. 17 show has already sold out. Tickets ($49.50, $89.50 or $125) for the new date are on sale now. The only other Canadian date announced so […]

WHAT’S SO FUNNY: Die Nasty to end season with a real who-did-it

Posted on May 24, 2012 By Albert Smith Comedy, Theatre

The burning question in the Italian town of Edmontonioni this weekend is: Who murdered the famous Parisian fashion designer Poni – whose real name turns out to be Antoine Horseman – at a potluck dinner held in his honour? (Insert cheesy organ, climbing up diminished chords to indicate mounting suspense, as needed.) Was it … […]

WEEKEND MUSIC PREVIEW: How come? By Royal Canoe

Posted on May 24, 2012 By Michael Senchuk Music

While many local music fans are anxiously await a performance of “The Wall” by Roger Waters at Rexall Place Monday and Tuesday nights, there are plenty of great options for the weekend, including some exceptional Canadian acts, like the eclectic Adaline on Friday night, and Winnipeg’s Royal Canoe on Saturday (right). There’s also some stellar […]

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