WHO NAMED THE BAND: Nashville Pussy raises the badass bar
The challenge in picking a really cool band name is that you have to live up to it. This shall now be known as the Nashville Pussy Impetus. The band plays the Pawn Shop Sunday with the like-minded Supersuckers. (Cussing below, reader discretion advised.) “You can’t call yourself something great and then suck,” says lead […]
Hey Ladies! Imagine The View on acid – and booze
Yup, it’s that time of the month. At least it is for Davina Stewart, Cathleen Rootsaert and Leona Brausen – hostesses of the monthly comedy-variety show Hey Ladies! At the Roxy Theatre this Friday night, it’s a throwback to those afternoon hostess shows you used to watch on TV with your mom before you were […]
WEEKEND MUSIC PREVIEW: The storm before the storm
This weekend is the first stiff wind of a massive musical hurricane preparing to barrel its way through the city – starting with some renowned Edmonton acts. Ten Second Epic along with The Red Threat are featured on Saturday, as is Colleen Brown; and on Friday we see the launch of a new live music […]
WHAT’S SO FUNNY: Rob Schneider, Dave Foley return to comedy stage
The trick to enjoying Rob Schneider movies is to have low expectations – and in that light, Deuce Bigalow: Male Gigolo is a comedy classic. To a lesser extent, so is Grown Ups. Conversely, when the Saturday Night Live star returns to the stage-up comedy stage from whence he came – Friday night at the […]
Exhibition of prisoners’ art to reveal humanity beyond their crimes
The artists whose work is in a new exhibit at Latitude 53 gallery have a good excuse for missing the Friday opening – they’re all in jail. “Hidden Truths,” which opens April 13 with a reception that’s open to the public (7 to 10 p.m., 10248 106 Street), showcases drawings, sculptures and other mediums created […]
Red Hot Chili Peppers to play Rexall Place Nov. 21
We totally called it – the Red Hot Chili Peppers are coming to town. The legendary Californicating funk-rock band will include Edmonton on its “I’m With You” World Tour, hitting Rexall Place Wednesday, Nov. 21. That’s a long time to wait. Tickets go on sale April 20. Details to come. Now you want the bad […]
New all ages club opens Friday with Scenic Route to Alaska
One of Edmonton’s premier folk-rock acts will help launch a new all-ages downtown venue on Friday. Scenic Route to Alaska, fresh off a long drive home from Toronto in a ’91 Toyota Corolla, will headline the first show at the Elevation Room in Transcend Coffee’s downtown location (Jasper Avenue and 104 Street). “We’re unbelievably excited. […]
Reading a right at Edmonton Remand Centre
Imagine if you had weeks, or months, or possibly years to go by, sitting in a tiny room with little else to occupy your time except read – but your selection of books was bought for $10 per box on the last day of an Edmonton Public Library book sale. Books for prisoners at the […]
WHAT’S SO FUNNY: Bonfire Improv Festival opens Tuesday
Without Canadian comedy, American comedy would consist of Jeff Foxworthy and Larry the Cable Guy. And Dennis Miller on Fox. And without Edmonton comedy, Canadian comedy wouldn’t have SCTV, Kids in the Hall (to an albeit small extent) or the rich legacy of comedy improv forwarded by the redoubtable Rapid Fire Theatre company. Conclusion: Edmonton […]
REVIEW: Titanic, the musical, sinks
The Titanic will go on forever as a symbol of European industrial arrogance. It was – according to lyrics in a musical about the greatest nautical disaster in history – “the largest moving thing on Earth.” Its designer, owner and captain all thought it too big to sink, and thus deemed it unnecessary to provide […]
