Comedy Cares, iHuman land arts grants
You don’t get a much better example of art helping heal in Edmonton than the work of the iHuman Society, and the Street Performers’ Festival’s Comedy Cares Program. Yesterday, that record of reaching out landed each a $5,000 grant from the Professional Arts Coalition of Edmonton, as part of proceeds of the Mayor’s Celebration of […]
REVIEW: Tom Wood stunning as tragic hero in Death of a Salesman
Even non-theatre people are familiar with Death of a Salesman, Arthur Miller’s bleak tale of Willy Loman and his family that ends in Loman’s death and dissatisfaction all around. It’s part of the high school canon of literature, and with good reason: life hasn’t really changed much since the show’s premiere in 1949. The Citadel […]
EIFF TONIGHT: The grown-ups are looney in Moon Point
“Never trust anyone over 30” is the hidden message in Moon Point, a melodramatic comedy about three whiny little turds on a road trip to nowhere. It screens Friday at 9:45 p.m. at the Empire City Centre. The cast and director will be in attendance. Every single grownup in this amusing yet affecting little film […]
Weekend Music Preview, Sept. 30 – Oct.2
Another incredible weekend awaits live music fans in Edmonton, with everything from buzz bands, to metal, to country and jazz. While the biggest name of the weekend is undoubtedly Kings of Leon, who perform at Rexall Place on Saturday night along with The Sheepdogs, lesser known but still extraordinary music will emanate from performances by […]
Pains of Being Pure at Heart earns buzz from fuzz
The New York indie pop band whose name is so long its acronym is still longer than most other band names – Pains of Being Pure at Heart, or POBPAH – is being talked about non-stop not only in the Blogosphere and Twitterverse, but in some of the largest music magazines in the world like […]
Kings of Leon and the price of fame
If the band Kings of Leon didn’t exist, some hack showman would have to invent it, pump it up until its name was writ billboard large, then prick it with a hypodermic full of fame and insecurity and watch it blow away. It’s become such a rock stereotype, in another era we’d have nicknamed it […]
Edmonton Arts Council creates $10,000 film prize
More good news for local filmmakers: The Edmonton Arts Council is kicking in $10,000 a year to support the local film industry, it was announced Wednesday, on the heels of the $5 million City of Edmonton Filmed Entertainment Fund that City Council approved weeks ago. The 10 large isn’t a grant of funds to be […]
Ninjaspy creates its own scene
It only makes sense that unconventional music should be released in an unconventional fashion. Ska/metal band Ninjaspy’s upcoming EP No Kata, a 10 ½-minute piece of music employing its trademark genre-hopping and warped time signatures, will feature an accompanying graphic novel in which the song’s lyrics make up the narrative and dialogue. The effort is […]
Big Sugar returns to play EEC Nov. 3 – is this a Canadian reunion trend?
OK, now it’s an epidemic. Another noted Canadian band from the mid-’90s is coming back from self-imposed hiatus – Big Sugar. Gordie Johnson’s first claim to fame will return to town to play the Edmonton Event Centre on Thursday, Nov. 3. With Wide Mouth Mason opening – with Gordie on bass – Big Sugar is […]
The Tea Party to rock Edmonton Nov. 18 – the band, not the political movement
No politics … just rock and roll. That’s what it says on the Tea Party’s website, so as not to cause confusion with the American right-wing political movement that’s sprung up since the last time the popular “Moroccan-roll” band toured Canada and which apparently wants the teaparty.com domain in the worst way. The Tea Party […]
GIGGLE CITY: Dummies take the heat for Damien James
It’s not the comic crossing the line – it’s his puppets! The peculiar art of ventriloquism may seem like a crutch, a prop, a gimmick that can hold you back from the true pursuit of comedy, but it’s actually very freeing. You can get away with murder up there – as long as you blame […]
