PREVIEW: Full of love…as much as any robot can be
As you prepare your schedule of outings for the week and turn your consideration to Thursday evening, specifically Doug Hoyer’s performance at Leva Cafe, there is something you should probably know about Doug Hoyer. Is it that he studies sociology? Is it that he knows a thing or two about Walt Whitman, and in particular […]
Go big and go home with the Edmonton Music Awards
If Niagara Falls could have its own music awards, why couldn’t Edmonton? You can’t argue with the logic that led local promoter/musician Danny Fournier to create the first-ever Edmonton Music Awards. Fournier was struck with the idea while going through submissions for a songwriting contest called Rockstar 101, which he was running through his label […]
K.d. lang coming to the folk fest
Jumps around like an orangutan, lady k.d. lang – we can never get that blasted Stompin’ Tom song out of our heads, even though it’s been decades since k.d. lang has jumped around like an orangutan. Her astounding voice is the only stunt she needs now. Back at the Edmonton Folk Music Festival this […]
Edmonton Tonight – somewhere between Johnny Carson and Mel’s Rockpile
The latest theatrical attempt to create an Edmonton late-night talk show may soon have a home on the Internet. Tom Bernier, a local actor, musician and filmmaker who is the zany host of Edmonton Tonight – a live variety show happening at the Citadel’s Metro Cinema tonight at 10:30 – says things are “in the […]
EDMONTON RADIO: The little station that couldn’t
So much for the Sound. It’s called “Lite 95.7” now. Goodbye, cool rock songs. So long, Beck. Hasta la vista, Kings of Leon. Hello, “soft adult contemporary” music – rushing to fill the void left when EZ Rock turned into Virgin. Hello, Michael Buble, Elton John, Madonna, Taylor Swift, Coldplay, Katy Perry, Train and Bon […]
Hot Picks, March 25: Show your love for Autotune!
This is your chance to catch one of the most important artists of our generation, a legendary artist that has revolutionized the art of vocal performance – Mr. Autotune! Performing at the Edmonton Event Centre tonight – featuring the voice of special guest vocalist T-Pain – Autotune is a remarkable piece of software made by […]
FAMILY: 30th Kids Fest treats fans to $250,000 CirCo spectacular
Hey kids! Remember how your parents dragged you to Cirque du Soleil and you were bored out of your mind? They promised non-stop action and laughs and fun and pure entertainment, but then it turned out to be a bunch of old creepy clowns that stood around holding umbrellas and riding giant bicycles to the […]
Hot Picks, March 24: Master of puppets
Maybe we should take those ‘learn to throw your voice’ ads in the comic books seriously – Jeff Dunham has hit the big time. He plays Rexall Place tonight – the big building. Quick: name another puppeteer who can do arenas. Can’t do it, can you? That’s because there isn’t anybody else! It really is […]
Hot Picks, March 23: Black metal band has bone to pick
When exploring the subgenres of metal in the manner of Dante descending through the nine levels of hell, we come to one of the most “underground” genres of all: Black Metal. What the hell is it, you ask? It is darker than death metal, more deathly than metalcore, faster than doom metal, more melodic than […]
REVIEW: The big-time economics of video gaming
Tom Chatfield admits he loves computer games and may therefore be shamelessly partisan in his book “Fun Inc., Why Games are the 21st Century’s Most Serious Business.” But he is not just your average IT guy bitching about how nobody in the office reboots before calling tech support, or flaming newbies on forums with RTFMs. […]
Demonika’s celebration of the underground at The Starlite
Listen: It’s a big, big world, the underground world, and if it’s going to be an interesting one as well, interesting enough for all of us, then everyone has to do their part. Everyone’s got a thing that they can do, and they’ve just gotta do it. Some will have to dress scantily so as […]
