CONCERTS: Sum 41 screams at the Starlite Aug 18, Pitbull chews up the EEC July 14
Today on WHO NAMED THE BAND: Sum 41. Could be some kind of arcane code – maybe the collective IQ of the Canadian Liberal Party. The number of groupies the members of Sum 41 have bedded? Hard to know. Maybe ask the band when it plays Thursday, Aug. 18 at the Starlite Room – if […]
STAGE: Cirque Du Soleil goes far out with the far east
There are few odder sights than a performance of Cirque Du Soleil in full flight and fewer odder success stories. When Le Cirque rolls into E-Town in July for its performance of of its new show Dralion at Rexall Place, it won’t be quite the rare spectacle a Cirque performance used to be, back in […]
Foo Fighters return to Rexall Oct. 28
Who wrote “Foo for Your Love?” No, it wasn’t Mr. T, chumps. The song hasn’t been written yet – but we still sing the praises of the Foo Fighters, returning us to rock us an umpteenth time at Rexall Place on Friday, Oct. 28. Tickets are $39.50, $49.50 or $59.50 and go on sale Friday […]
Entertainment Today, June 13
Here are some top national, U.S. and international showbiz headlines from around the web. Gig City updates story links at least twice per day, so check back later for the latest hot links: QVC mainstay Jeanne Bice dies at 71 [New Window] Sweater queen and home-shopping doyenne Jeanne Bice died on Friday at age 71. […]
Entertainment Today, June 12
Here are the top national, U.S. and international showbiz headlines from around the web. Gig City updates story links at least twice per day, so check back later for the latest hot links: Mom blames Nicolas Cage for son’s troubles [New Window] Nicolas Cage’s son is scheduled to be released from a Los Angeles hospital […]
LIVE TONIGHT: Rachelle Van Zanten takes on Big Oil at the Blue Chair
Getting the fuel to run our Hummers and hairdryers often involves going to some remote wilderness, kicking out or buying off the people who live there, sucking the goop out of the ground and making such a big mess out of the place that nobody will ever want to live there again. Who’s to blame? […]
Jane’s Addiction, Cee Lo Green headline Sonic Boom at Northlands Sept. 4
What is modern rock, anyway? Attend the 2011 Modern Rock Festival Sept. 4 at Northlands and find out. The bill announced today includes Jane’s Addiction, Metric, Social Distortion, Cee Lo Green, Cake and more. Wow. So that’s classic alt-rock, Canadian new wave, zany R&B singer and weird rock band with deadpan singer who plays the […]
