Sam Roberts Band hits the Jube Oct. 29
Sam Roberts has so much Canadian soul in him that he ought to have come from Winnipeg – not Montreal. No offense to Montreal, but you already have far too many cool bands. Share, why don’t you? Roberts’ music has always been reminiscent of the “Wheatfield Soul” sound that is unique to the Canadian prairies, […]
Kathy Griffin to give Edmonton a piece of her mind Oct. 12
“I saw Tommy Lee at an awards show, and I got crabs just from looking at him!” “I may have said in an interview in People magazine that I thought Renee Zellweger was so thin that she looked like the lost Olsen triplet. And I may have said that she hasn’t eaten since Chicago … […]
Alberta Ballet does Sarah McLachlan
If there’s any pop star whose music is better suited to the ballet than Sarah McLachlan, we’d like to know. That’s right, another musical challenge is ON – inspired by the Alberta Ballet’s production of Fumbling Toward Ecstasy, tonight and tomorrow (May 13-14) at the Jubilee Auditorium. Odd to include the word “fumbling” in a […]
Seinfeld blasts Edmonton with hilarious nothings July 9
Some stand-up comedians are deep, so deep that they are called the philosophers of the modern age – the only people in the world who are expected tell the harsh truth and help us laugh at the tragedies of the human condition. And there are guys like Jerry Seinfeld. Master of Minutiae, Titan of the […]
DANCE: kicking their brains out in Riverdance
Three ways Riverdance is like the Titanic: 1. It’s really big and long. 2. It’s filled with Irish. 3. The conclusion is inevitable. The Titanic ended by sinking. Riverdance ends with everybody in a giant line, arms linked, reels and jigs raging full-on and they’re step dancing their brains out. All else – the fog […]
COUNTRY MUSIC: Tommy Hunter’s last yeehaw
Canada’s Country Gentleman is hanging up his spurs after nearly 55 years in the business. Tommy Hunter doesn’t sound particularly torn up about it, though. Relaxing at his Florida home before the final tour that will take him across Canada this month – playing at the Jubilee Auditorium tomorrow (Sunday, April 17, buy here) at […]
THE WEEK AHEAD: Cheese, with a side of ham and corn
Ladies and gentlemen: Cheese. Ham and cheese. Ham and cheese with a side of corn. Great. Now we’re all hungry for Julio Iglesias, the man whose picture you see before you, whose pose was obviously contrived to pre-emptively make fun of Julio Iglesias. Yes: I fully admit I am often seen as a hokey old […]
Hot Picks: No one left unscathed in Tosca
So there’s this singer, Floria, who’s in love with a church painter named Mario, who is helping an escaped political prisoner named Cesare, who is hiding in the vestibule. Mario has just painted a picture of Mother Mary whose sexy appearance earns stern disapproval from the church custodian. It also looks suspiciously like Cesare’s sister, […]
Joan Rivers gives Edmonton a piece of her mind Dec. 6
“Boy George is all England needs – another queen who can’t dress … “I don’t exercise. If God had wanted me to bend over, He would have put diamonds on the floor … “I succeeded by saying what everyone else is thinking …” Recognize the style? You guessed it – it’s the one and only […]
Hot Picks, March 28: Browne on Browne
Just so we’re clear: Jackson Browne WILL NOT have a band when he plays the Jubilee Auditorium tonight. He is playing both SOLO and ACOUSTIC. We feel compelled to belabour this point because even though the show has always been advertised as solo and acoustic, there will surely be audience members who don’t know. There […]
Hot Picks, March 4
Lilith Fair really was pretty cool. Can’t help thinking about it since Sarah McLachlan’s at Jubilee Auditorium tonight for a sold-out show. It’s sort of a mini-mini Lilith Fair – more like a folk fest workshop, maybe – where Canada’s dark angel will share the stage with like-minded folk-pop females Butterfly Boucher and Melissa McClelland. […]
