Directions to folk fest: Turn left, head West
With the magic of the Google Maps, it is now possible to navigate a day of sessions at the Edmonton Folk Music Festival without a hitch. Friday evening’s folk route worked out just swell. Sessions continue all day Saturday and Sunday. (These directions are for planning purposes only. You may find that encounters with ex-girlfriends, […]
Rusty Reed’s House of Blues to get facelift, new name
Area blues fans may have noticed that Rusty Reed’s House of Blues is GONE – the namesake of the local harmonica master stricken from the marquee as his beloved blooze can revamps itself as NOLA (as in New Orleans, Louisiana) Creole Kitchen and House of Music. The grand re-opening will be Aug. 25. New owner […]
GIGGLE CITY: J. Chris Newberg comes out from behind his guitar
Unlike rock musicians, stand-up comedians don’t have anything to protect them from the audience, no instrument or prop to hide behind. Well, unless they’re a prop comic or something. A guitar may be a prop, too, or a crutch. Either way, comedian J. Chris Newberg has been relying on his six-string less and less over […]
Gene Simmons shoots his mouth off at the River Cree
As a member of Generation Nothing – that awkward demographic group who came of age between Generation X and Baby Boomers and had naught but KISS and Peter Frampton to soothe them through the horrors of disco – I can keep silent no longer. Gene Simmons: Please shut the f*** up. You used to be […]
Pressure-wash graffiti gets a free pass
Fans of street art in Edmonton are accusing the city of hypocrisy over a decision to allow Octane Motorsports to promote the Indy with graffiti-style stencils on city sidewalks. The stencils aren’t made with paint. Rather, they were done with a pressure washer which blasts hot water over the stencils, effectively cleaning the message into […]
Citing stress and funding, Alberta Aviation Museum boss takes leave
The director of the Alberta Aviation Museum on Kingsway Avenue has taken an indefinite leave of absence , citing stress caused by a lack of public and corporate support — and personal attacks over the city centre airport closure. In a scathing letter released yesterday, Thomas Hinderks said the museum now has the third-largest aviation […]
Down With Webster roll out new material at Edmonton’s Capital Ex
It’s funny, the different perspectives you get when age is factored into judging music. The cliche that parents always hate their kids’ music is a cliche because it’s often true. But there’s also a risk in the wisdom that comes with experience: of jumping to inaccurate conclusions based on a small sampling size, for example. […]
