PREVIEW: Cyclists brake for ESO show
There’s a misconception about the Edmonton Symphony Orchestra that it’s really only meant for people who earn over $100,000 a year. And there’s another misconception about cyclists that they all wear form-fitting Lycra, even the ones who ride to church. So if you combine the two stereotypes and have heard about the Bike to the […]
GIGGLE CITY: Shaun Majumder’s anti-racist comedy
It won’t be long until Shaun Majumder is known for more than just being “the indo-Canadian comedian who isn’t Russell Peters,” if he isn’t already. Maybe it’ll be the other way around before too long. Despite holding the Humourist’s Carte Blanche that allows any non-white comic to make fun of almost any race without consequence, […]
REVIEW: Warhol well-manufactured
Is it ironic or simply fitting the most moving piece of art in the new Warhol show is a wig? It’s no ordinary hairpiece of course – it’s a wig worn by Warhol (and David Bowie, for that matter), another prop in the artist’s long line of mundane grocery items and human billboards made ridiculously […]
FISHEYE: Smells like grandma
The darker purple lilacs are, the older the strain – these are the kind I remember growing up with, a lure for grandmothers, singing happy songs. Our regular photo of the day (potd) feature from Fish Griwkowsky is a visual diary and memoir of his life in and out of the city.
TRUE TALES OF THE ROAD: Chilliwack’s trash can jam
Don’t upstage the headliner if you want to work in this town again. This is part of “Vegas rules,” in old school showbiz lingo, an unwritten code of performer conduct that discourages warm-up bands from attempting to blow their headliners off the stage. It’s just common courtesy. But sometimes it can’t be avoided – especially […]
PREVIEW: Sesame Street sneezes on your kids
One of the biggest shows in E-Town this summer, and its star lives in a garbage can. That’s fame for you. At least, that’s fame as brought to you by the letter ‘S’, as in Sesame Street! And if you have any doubts as to the popularity of Grover, Oscar, Big Bird and the rest […]
DJ Shadow brings original trip hop to Edmonton July 13
If you’re down with the whole idea that new art can be created from the discarded scraps of old art, then DJ Shadow is a regular Michelangelo. Performing Wednesday, July 13 at the Edmonton Events Centre – tickets are $30 and go on sale Thursday here – Shadow is pioneer in what is called “instrumental […]
