PREVIEW: Flat-out on the road with The Flatliners
The members of Toronto punk band The Flatliners never learned what it’s like to live a normal life after high school. Now in their early 20s, the guys have spent their last four years slugging it out in bars and tour vans across North America, Europe and Japan. The quartet recently tried to give life […]
THEATRE: Almost perfectly disturbing
Kids: You do, and you do, and you do for them. You clothe them, feed them and deny them certain basic human rights – like free will. And just how do they show their gratitude? They grow up and insist on moving out. Ingrates. Meet Mathew: He is a parent who never went through the formality of […]
Dropkick Murphys blast into town June 22
We’re going to have a do-over of St. Patrick’s Day in honour of the coming appearance from the Dropkick Murphys. So break out the green beer and polish your Shillelagh – the proudly Bostonian band plays the Edmonton Event Centre on Wednesday June 22. They’re a wild bunch that’s part of – nay, they OWN […]
Hot Picks, March 29: The African connection
It’s very tempting to assume that the African music influence only runs in one direction – that is, when North American musicians meet Africans, they steal the African music while leaving the African musicians pure. OK, “steal” is a strong word. Call it copy, pay homage to, “be influenced by.” Just ask Paul Simon. But […]
Wool on Wolves, Morris top Edmonton Music Awards
Jeff Morris, Wool on Wolves and Hot Panda were the big winners on the second night of the Edmonton Music Awards – though anyone catching a couple of the smoking live performances can probably claim that title, too. Morris added to his Best Live Performance award from Sunday night with Best Solo Artist for his […]
New Music West coming to Edmonton in July
Good news, everyone: New Music West is coming to Edmonton this summer! It’s the first time the long-running music festival has taken place outside of Vancouver – but the thing has, shall we say, “been on a short hiatus,” so we’re basically starting fresh with a clean slate. The plan is simple: More than 30 […]
TRUE TALES OF THE ROAD: Alan Jackson Down Under
We asked Alan Jackson’s people to pass on our one-question interview to Alan Jackson so he could think about it: What’s your best road story? Well, he thought about it. His tour manager Morris called a few minutes before a scheduled phoner to advance Jackson’s concert at Rexall Place this Wednesday (March 30), “Alan says […]
Blood Cancer research benefit draws top local performers – unplugged
When Erin Land wanted to get local musicians to play a benefit for Blood Cancer – for free – she thought she’d get laughed at. Oh, foolish woman! They didn’t laugh. They jumped. Edmonton’s music scene is riddled with philanthropists eager to donate their talent for a worthy cause. Besides, a gig’s a gig. Any […]
Hot Picks, March 28: Browne on Browne
Just so we’re clear: Jackson Browne WILL NOT have a band when he plays the Jubilee Auditorium tonight. He is playing both SOLO and ACOUSTIC. We feel compelled to belabour this point because even though the show has always been advertised as solo and acoustic, there will surely be audience members who don’t know. There […]
GIGGLE CITY: Like Bear on Brown
Paul Brown is more than just a pitchman for a popular hair restorative treatment. He is more than just the drawling, deadpan host of The Paul Brown Show, heard every weekday morning on the Bear 100.3 radio station. He is an actual working comedian – one of many radio people who have managed to transfer […]
Morris, The Red Threat first-night winners at Edmonton Music Awards
OK….so remind us again why the first annual Edmonton Music Awards were scheduled opposite the Junos? Or, as one hi-larious Tweeter noted last night “ Holding the #EMAs during the #Junos is a great way to emphasize #yeg’s absence from the national music scene.” Of course, to those packed into Haven Social Club for the […]
Rob Zombie, Slayer announce tour date in Edmonton
Hell? In July? In Edmonton? Faulty allusions to the state of our weather notwithstanding, it will indeed be Hell on Earth July 31 when Rob Zombie and Slayer hit Champ City on tour. The bands confirmed the tour dates Sunday night as part of the Hell on earth Tour. Tickets go on sale via Ticketmaster […]
