Posted on February 2, 2012
By Mike Ross
Front Slider, Music, Theatre
“The politician who starts with a mission and promptly changes plans, he’ll be axed from his job with nary a bob and sent to the oil sands.” Oh, there’s more where that came from. Robert Herriot, director of Edmonton Opera’s production of The Mikado – opening Saturday at the Jubilee Auditorium – is such a […]
Posted on February 2, 2012
By Albert Smith
Music
From the “It’s About Time” file comes Ben Folds – who is finally playing in Edmonton. And it won’t be Ben Folds Five (which was actually a trio) or by himself. The acclaimed piano-rocker will perform with no less a big band than the Edmonton Symphony Orchestra, at the Winspear Centre on Thursday, March 29. […]
Posted on February 1, 2012
By Kevin Maimann
Music
“I just try to relax and let it flow out naturally, but it doesn’t happen very often,” Mitchmatic says in the intro to the song Sorry, from his new new album It’s Probably Raining. The local rapper, real name Mitch Holtby, is too modest; his flow is smooth and natural as can be throughout the […]
Posted on January 31, 2012
By Mike Ross
Culture, Front Slider, Theatre
There may be a reason it’s been 40 years since a professional theatre company has attempted to mount Waiting For Godot in Edmonton – this thing is a real bitch. The creative team from Wishbone Theatre is working hard to “find the truth” in Samuel Beckett’s absurdist masterpiece before opening night at the TransAlta Arts […]
Posted on January 30, 2012
By Mike Ross
Front Slider, Visual Arts
There’s a cool million dollars in amazing new public art at the Edmonton International Airport (EIA) – but you have to buy a ticket to the United States to see it. How fitting that much of said art is near the security area that helps make modern air travel such a humiliating and disempowering experience. […]
Posted on January 29, 2012
By Mike Ross
Culture, Front Slider, TV and Radio
Lesley Primeau comes off like a hard-boiled, old-school journalist you don’t want to mess with if you know what’s good for you. She talks a tough game, takes a stand, doesn’t back down, champions the underdog, fights for justice, truth and the Canadian way. It’s a tough job in a cutthroat business where newsmen and […]
Posted on January 27, 2012
By Rob Drinkwater
Culture, Family
The neighbourhood on 111 Avenue where Edmonton Bicycle Commuters has decided to open its second location in the city is, shall we say, a little rough around the edges. It’s a few blocks west of Commonwealth Stadium where many of the shop fronts sit empty. There’s a bottle depot nearby, and the tenant in the […]
Posted on January 26, 2012
By Mike Ross
The Latest, Theatre
Hey guys: Imagine going on a date with a hot female clown who REALLY wants to get to know you – and an entire roomful of strangers gets to eavesdrop. It’s almost enough to make you want to give up hockey night in Canada, eh? Beginning previews on the Citadel’s Rice stage Saturday night, Blind […]
Posted on January 25, 2012
By Mike Ross
Culture, Front Slider, TV and Radio
The only mystery about the “Strange Sounds in the Sky” videos is which synthesizer was used to make the sounds – aside from how these videos managed to capture the fears and imaginations of people around the world. “It’s definitely a synth,” says producer and recording engineer Phil Anderson, owner of Edmonton’s Powersound Studios, after […]
Posted on January 25, 2012
By Mike Ross
Family, The Latest, Theatre
Another weekend, another winter festival. The local citizenry has come to expect this sort of thing, even take it for granted. And it’s not enough to erect a pile of odd-looking giant tents or throw up a bunch of snow sculptures and expect instant festival magic like you’re the Frozen Fringe or something. Discerning Edmontonians […]
Posted on January 24, 2012
By Michael Senchuk
Front Slider, Music
The Jezabels are returning to headline the Starlite Room on Thursday, April 26, just a couple of months after opening for Hey Rosetta at the Myer Horowitz Theatre. The Australian quartet is fronted by Hayley Mary, who struck a chord with most attendees at that show, being compared by some to Metric’s Emily Haines, by […]
Posted on January 23, 2012
By Mike Ross
Front Slider, Music
Scientists are unclear on the exact length of time represented by an “MMMBop” – a subjective temporal paradox wherein a long period of time is perceived as a short period of time. “It’s a reference to how time passes really quickly in your own life,” explains Isaac Hanson, who discovered the existence of the MMMBop […]
