GIGBITS: Bummed out artists, Mark Meer in plastic, Joe Bird Award
Look on the bright side – at least there won’t be another election for the next four years. Even so, a number of Edmonton arts people are deeply bummed today, for some reason. Some of the usual suspects chimed in on Facebook: Music promoter John Armstrong: “So what’s next? Can we impeach him? Are there […]
CONCERTS AHOY: Ray LaMontagne at Winspear Aug. 31, Lauryn Hill at EEC May 28
Are you ready for some groovy, folky, funky goodness, a little late summer chaser to the folk fest? Of course you are. Or how about a hip-hop queen? Tickets go on sale Friday for Ray LaMontagne, performing with his new band the Pariah Dogs at the Winspear Centre on Wednesday, Aug. 31. and this just […]
GIGGLE CITY: Tom Green plays the Peanut Butter Game
He dry-humped a dead moose. He put a severed cow’s head in his parents’ bed. He put dog poop on a microphone and held it out to interview people on the street. He married Drew Barrymore. No, wait – that last one wasn’t supposed to be funny. Or was it? What Tom Green has done […]
Little Women set to music at Citadel Theatre
Let us take you back to a time when the word “gay” meant something else than it does today, when four teenage sisters with lots of time on their hands only got into the kind of trouble that was suitable for a family audience. Continuing previews at the Citadel Theatre tonight and tomorrow before the […]
Kings of Leon play Rexall Oct. 1
How’s this for a beautiful story: A group of good ol’ boys from rural Tennessee, one of them actually named Caleb, the son of a Pentacostal preacher, no kidding, wind up being the hottest alternative rock band in the land. Well, shucks. Country music’s loss is the alt-rock fan’s gain – so expect a celebration […]
Kids rock Goldbar Park for Kids Help Phone benefit today
Don’t know if this is just a generational thing or not, but a lot of working Edmonton musicians are reproducing at an alarming rate. And now some of their spawn are old enough to be working musicians, too. Consider Luke and Tess Pretty, aka the Pretty Kids, whose father is local drummer Greg Pretty; or […]
Pixies dust off an old classic
Do you believe in magic? If you answered No, you might need a sprinkling of Pixie dust from drummer David Lovering. When Lovering isn’t on the road with his reunited, iconic alt-rock band the Pixies, he makes his living as a magician. “If you think being a musician is hard, being a magician is 50 […]
NEW MUSIC: An Horse v Times New Viking
How will two bands both competing for fans at Calgary’s Sled Island Festival later this summer fare when they both also release albums the same week? Let’s find out! The first is Australian duo An Horse (pictured), who released their sophomore album – always a challenge – titled “Walls” on Tuesday. The band has opened […]
