Great lineup for Starlite fire fundraiser

It’s a night of spectacle, a night of drama, a night of powerful music and equally powerful drinking. Quick: if I told you this night of entertainment could be yours, how much would you expect to pay? One Hundred Dollars? Two Hundred Dollars? Well what if I told you that this spec-tacu-schmizzle-medizzle of a night […]

GIGGLE CITY: ‘Farts never go away’ – Brian Scolaro

Maybe it’s his tough Brooklyn accent. Maybe it’s because he’s large and hairy and releases a record called “Sneezes, Farts and Orgasms.” But Brian Scolaro seems to have suffered far too many hecklers for a guy who’s been on TV and is not known for “working the crowd.” Most comics we interview usually come up […]

Marathon variety show planned for Slave Lake relief

Edmonton entertainers have not wasted any time rallying to help victims of the terrible fire that devastated Slave Lake on Sunday. Among several other local fundraising events coming together, there’s a marathon variety show starting this Friday at 7 p.m. at Bunkers Sports Pub, 615 Hermitage Rd. Organizer Sebastian Steel, a noted local hypnotist, is […]

GIG-A-BITS: Daniel Tosh, SOS Fest, Warhol Superstar

If you’re a fan of the wacky TV-video clip comedy show Tosh.0 on the Comedy Network, you surely won’t want to miss an actual live performance from the man behind the Internet insanity – Daniel Tosh. One of the brightest new stars of comedy brings his button-pushing wit to the Winspear Centre on Monday, Aug. […]

New festival explores theatrical myths

We love Shakespeare in the Park – now get set for a little “Shakespeare in the Street.” On the Avenue, to be precise, as in Alberta Avenue, as in 118th Avenue – which is fast becoming the artsiest district in Edmonton, a far cry from its past reputation as a good street on which to […]

PREVIEW: Wyrd and Wonderful, 3.0

The third annual Wyrd Music Festival takes over Dinwoodie on the University of Alberta Campus this Friday  for its first of three dates across western Canada. Two stages will host the bands throughout the day and into the wee hours, trading back and forth so there’s absolutely no down-time between bands. Other stops include Calgary […]

VUE and SEE magazines set to merge

Word on the street is that there will be … fewer words on the street. Edmonton’s two weekly magazines, VUE and SEE, are preparing to merge into one – according to businessman Bob Doull, who now owns both of them. He revealed the tentative plan on Monday. “There are lots of details to be worked […]

Five violins, one viola vie for $8,000 prize at Muttart Hall

It sure is swell to be a musician or artist in Canada – what with all these $1,000 bills fluttering around. Now it seems to be the string section’s turn. No less than Eight Large will be dropped on the winner of The Shean Strings & Piano Competition, the final performance round of which is […]

Pearl Jam hits Rexall Sept. 23

Gosh, has it been 20 years? Break out your old flannel. It’s high time for a grunge rock revival – and we can think of no better (living) rock band than Pearl Jam to mark the occasion. The band plays Edmonton’s Rexall Place on Friday, September 23, part of a Canadian tour that includes Mudhoney […]

Jeff Morris destined for great – and mellow – things

Sorry, we don’t need any more neo-hippy sensitive new age singer-songwriters in Edmonton. The VW bus is full. Well, OK, just one more … It takes only a few notes to release why Jeff Morris was named both best live artist and best solo artist at the recent Edmonton Music Awards. It’s obvious. He has […]

YOU SAID IT: Rammstein rams YEG

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RAP: Shad’s true tale from the weird road

A week before Shad’s concert in Edmonton at Brixx  recently, the artist, whose album TSOL won the 2011 Juno for Best Rap Recording, was performing at one of the weirdest shows in his life. He hadn’t even gone up yet, but just the fact that he was in ultra-Mormon (read: ultra-white) Salt Lake City, Utah, […]