Johnny Reid to play Slave Lake benefit at the River Cree

Posted on June 6, 2011 By Staff Front Slider, Music

If locals are complaining about “Slave Lake Benefit Overload,” they’re not doing it too loudly. We know a lot of people up there. Besides, it’s hard to argue with star-studded charity shows like the one happening Wednesday, June 15 at the River Cree Casino. Johnny Reid is one of the headliners – the same Scottish-Canadian […]

CONCERTS: Blink-182 at Rexall Aug. 27, Bachman & Turner at the Jube Sept. 26

Posted on June 6, 2011 By Staff Music, The Latest

Get ready for the “Punk Concert of the Decade” – and that’s enough of that nonsense. Tickets for go on sale Friday for Blink 182’s show at Rexall Place Saturday, Aug. 27. Opening will be Rancid and Against Me, which are popular modern punk bands very much in the spirit of the headliner. Blink’s drummer […]

You Said It: Supertramp Rocks Edmonton

Posted on June 5, 2011 By Staff Music, The Latest

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Digital TV switch brings out MacGyvers, thrift store sets pile up

Posted on June 5, 2011 By Rob Drinkwater Culture, Front Slider, TV and Radio

YouTube is full of TV antenna MacGyvers offering advice on how to make your own set of rabbit ears capable of receiving digital signals for when broadcasters in many Canadian cities switch to digital-only signals on Aug. 31. And inside the engineering department at Global Edmonton, operations manager Peter Wugalter is trying them all. There’s […]

NEW RELEASES: Black Lips, Raleigh layer on the influences

Posted on June 5, 2011 By Michael Senchuk Culture, Music, The Latest

The Black Lips and Raleigh, two bands in almost diametrically opposed genres and nearly a continent apart, have crafted superb albums that have one thing in common: they’ll appeal to anyone who likes good music. Atlanta’s Black Lips will release a sixth studio album, “Arabia Mountain”, on June 7 (Vice). The quartet combines garage rock […]

Edmonton connects with Africa’s best at one-day gala

Posted on June 4, 2011 By Andrea Scharner Culture, Front Slider, Music, Visual Arts

It’s one of the most mindblowingly cool nights of entertainment and arts this city has to offer and, in a way, perhaps the most quintessentially Canadian event E-Town could stage. It’s not high profile, but there’s more on offer than at a lot of festivals. OK, so it must be brutally obvious we’re talking about […]

GIGGLE CITY: Lars Callieou and the battle of the sexes

Posted on June 4, 2011 By Mike Ross Comedy, Front Slider

As Edmonton’s own Lars Callieou awaits his first Comedy Network special, Friday, June 10 at 10:30 p.m., there’s only one thing he’s nervous about: “I haven’t see it yet. When you guys see it, it’ll be the first time I see it. I’m not nervous. Maybe I should be.” He’s too busy to worry. Having […]

Gene Simmons to talk our ears off Aug. 6 at the River Cree – for $80

Posted on June 3, 2011 By Staff Comedy, Music, The Latest, Theatre, TV and Radio

So KISS snubs Edmonton for Fort McMurray (July 2, story here) and all we get is a lecture from Gene Simmons? Hey, we’ll take it! The legendary KISS bassist is also an accomplished raconteur – so we’re excited that the man of the big tongue in more ways than one will be doing a spoken […]

International Children’s Festival serves up Grimm fare with the fun

Posted on June 3, 2011 By Mike Ross Family, The Latest, Theatre

In a time where every single thing that touches our children’s lives is sanitized and bubble-wrapped for their protection, it’s refreshing to find a piece of entertainment that doesn’t sugarcoat the story. Such rare wonders can be found the International Children’s Festival, simply the best entertainment bet for your dollar you’ll get all year. It’s […]

FISHEYE: Golden U2 memories

Posted on June 3, 2011 By BILL BENSON Music, Visual Arts

What, you think we were going to leave it at that with U2? Here are a few shots using Hipstamatic on my wife’s iPhone, first time I ever used it. Seemed an appropriate way to shoot the show, the artifice of nostalgia using the most modern technology. (Read fan reviews of the concert here and […]

Supertramp to play Concert of the Day on Sunday at Rexall

Posted on June 3, 2011 By Mike Ross Front Slider, Music

So long, U2. Thanks for the “concert of the decade.” Now it’s time for the next concert of the decade: Supertramp at Rexall Place on Sunday night (June 5). We need another decade. Tell you what: Let’s consider 2011 up to U2 in Edmonton on June 1 the ‘10s, and everything here and after as […]

Sled Island bands head north

Posted on June 2, 2011 By Michael Senchuk Music, The Latest

Sled Island? Works for us! Calgary’s Sled Island is quickly becoming an important new music festival, and Edmonton is increasingly benefiting from spin-off shows. This year, the weekend of June 24-26 will see three bands play at various venues after finishing up at the Calgary festival. First, on Friday night as part of The Works […]

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