John Prine coming to Winspear Centre May 7
Now this guy has a way with words: Mr. John Prine, ladies and gentlemen – king of the folk fest, commander of the singer–songwriters, more country in his pinkie finger than the entirety of Toby Keith – is coming to the Winspear Centre on Monday, May 7. It’s hardly necessary to bill this as an […]
Edmonton Public Library book sale the most coveted volunteer gig in town
Volunteering to work the tables at the Edmonton Public Library’s book sale is a pretty sweet gig – you get the first crack at the best books, and every hour of volunteering earns you $2 worth of “book bucks” which you can put towards purchases during the sale. But it’s not that easy. There’s a […]
Between rock and a hard place, Needles to Vinyl scratches out its story
There are a handful of rock bands in Edmonton that have been branded “too mainstream” – which is a laugh because isn’t becoming successful the goal of every rock band? What the critics might really mean is that these poor bands are not cool enough for this particular school: where the modern rock status quo […]
MIAMI INVASION: Pitbull, Flo Rida to play Bounce Birthday Bash March 22
On the heels of the biggest top 40 band ever to land in Edmonton (it’s LMFAO, we ran the numbers) comes news of another pair of huge pop acts: Pitbull and Flo Rida have been announced as headliners of the 91.7 The Bounce Birthday Bash, happening Thursday, March 22 at Rexall Place. Let’s call it […]
THEATRE: Chris Craddock mines for laughs, tears in Moving Along
Chris Craddock knows he’s breaking a sacred “blood oath” in revealing the secret initiation he went through to become a life-long member of Delta Kappa Epsilon, the U of A fraternity that took all that bad press for its cruel hazing practices. “I’m not afraid,” declares the award-winning comic actor, who will detail his experience […]
Our Lady Peace returns for another club blitz, April 17 at Starlite Room
There was once a time when Our Lady Peace came to town to play big shows in big buildings – Rexall Place, Shaw Conference Centre, and there were always tickets available. Now these guys pop in like ninjas, usually playing clubs too small for their draw – making each visit a special, “must see” event. […]
FREE STUFF: Win movie passes to Ghost Rider: Spirit of Vengeance
Interested in seeing Nicolas Cage’s head catch on fire like you’ve never seen it before? Sure you are. This is your lucky day. We have five double guest passes to give away for a sneak preview screening of the new Sony Pictures 3D feature Ghost Rider: Spirit of Vengeance, Thursday, Feb. 16 at 9 p.m. […]
One turntable and no microphone – bliss for true audiophiles
Once upon a time, certain magazines were chock full of ads for very expensive stereo equipment. Since men were typically the buyers of such gear, they appeared in publications like Playboy, Popular Science, or National Lampoon. Sometimes the ads featured a celebrity. Others were like liquor ads, which also filled the pages of men’s mags, […]
Edmonton Music Awards nominees ‘working their butts off’
In the wake of the announcement of nominees for the second annual Edmonton Music Awards – with Tupelo Honey, Colleen Brown, White Lightning, Ann Vriend, Ten Second Epic and Boogie Patrol named in multiple categories – the question arises: Who exactly picks the winners? The public does, in two cases: People’s Choice and “Artists to […]
REVIEW: Blind Date a good time with a ‘bad’ girl
So I go to the Citadel Theatre box office to pick up my reviewer’s ticket for Blind Date. The ladies give me my comp and slap a red wristband on me. “The hell?!” I exclaim. “Well, she pulls someone out of the audience and she doesn’t want to be picking media,” is their matter-of-fact answer. […]
5 Artists 1 Love to showcase black artists, music at the AGA
Every time Black History Month comes along, we hear the same questions: Why do we even need a Black History Month, and if we do, why is it in the shortest and coldest month of the year? Dismissing the latter as coincidence, we trot out that now famous Morgan Freeman quote: “I don’t want a […]
