WHAT’S SO FUNNY: Even one club down, lots of comedy ahead
Make that What’s Not So Funny – it looks like the Laugh Shop is out of business. There was talk the Sherwood Park comedy club would be moving to a new 124th Street location for an opening on Oct. 1, but that never came to pass. The owner-operators reportedly sold the building and that is […]
REVIEW: Bob Dylan and Mark Knopfler turn Rexall into great night at the folk fest
One of the problems with seeing living legends in concert is that they never really live up to the title. They’re usually past their prime, don’t have the chops that they used to have, so they hire a kickass back-up band to cover for them. Or they rely on their artistic credentials to put on […]
WAR ON GRAFFITI: Tagger’s distinctive style leads to charges
Edmonton police used information seized during a June raid at the Paint Spot art gallery to get a warrant to search a graffiti suspect’s home. According to the public court document used to get the warrant submitted by Const. Ryan Katchur, who identifies himself as the Northeast division graffiti resource officer, investigators appear to have […]
REVIEW: Frank Sinatra Jr. does it his way in baffling casino show
Is there anyone in the entertainment world who carries a moniker with greater baggage than Frank Sinatra Jr.? There are other giants of 20th century music whose sons have had successful careers – Bob Dylan’s son Jakob, John Lennon’s sons Sean and Julian – but they never had to carry around not just a famous […]
CKUA begins big move with $5 million Alberta Culture boost
Not since Fort Edmonton picked up stakes has there been such a fuss over a simple change of address. CKUA’s big move has begun! Celebrating the station being transplanted six blocks East from the decrepit Alberta Block to the smashing new refurbished Alberta Hotel, a 1963 Lincoln convertible packed with dignitaries arrived with great fanfare […]
CONCERT REVIEW: No trip down memory lane for new Smashing Pumpkins
You gotta hand it to Billy Corgan. Here we were at Rexall Place on Friday night with our faded hoodies, our toques as fashion statements, our old piercings put back in. We were all ready. Even though we were many years older, nearing or at middle aged, we were ready. Ready to go back to […]
Cuba’s only hardcore band to make North American debut in Edmonton
The Cuban music scene is rich enough beyond the Buena Vista Social Club that there’s room for at least one hardcore band – but Arrabio may be the only one in Cuba, at least according to the band members. “Talking about Hardcore in Cuba there is no other band, it is only Arrabio playing Hardcore […]
