Lucinda Williams brings Blessed to Winspear July 6
As folk spreads its wings far beyond the place where it was put – the Edmonton Folk Music Festival – folk fans can look forward to high-octane folking almost every month of the year. It’s all thanks to folk fest producer Terry Wickham, also producer for the “Winspear Presents” series, which has just announced Lucinda […]
Santana comes to Rexall Aug. 30
If anyone can think of another guitarist you can instantly recognize from a single note other than Carlos Santana, we’re all ears. Can’t do it? That’s because there isn’t anybody else with such a distinctive, passionate tone as Carlos. It’s as if his soul is coming out through his guitar. Consider this remarkable trait while […]
Kings of Leon play Rexall Oct. 1
How’s this for a beautiful story: A group of good ol’ boys from rural Tennessee, one of them actually named Caleb, the son of a Pentacostal preacher, no kidding, wind up being the hottest alternative rock band in the land. Well, shucks. Country music’s loss is the alt-rock fan’s gain – so expect a celebration […]
CONCERTS: Switchfoot coming, Britney rumoured
Switchfoot is set to play May 27 at Rexall Place, according to a reliable source close to the band. No, not God. The reliable source is of course the band’s own website, which has the date posted as part of a North American tour behind Switchfoot’s new, Grammy-winning album Hello Hurricane. One of the biggest […]
Ke$ha coming Sept. 7 – summer of chick pop shaping up
She sounds like a spoiled little brat with that whiny, sneering voice talkin’ trash about sex and drugs and booze and rock ‘n’ roll – but there’s something about Ke$ha that’s enormously appealing. Maybe it’s that dollar sign in her name. So fork it over, moms and dads – little girls love this star and […]
ELMO COMING IN JULY – ‘pre-sale’ tickets on sale today!
Now here’s a heck of a coincidence: The Sesame Street Live production of “Elmo’s Healthy Heroes” at Rexall Place July 22-24 happens mere DAYS after Katy Perry’s show in the same building. What are the odds? You remember how the pop temptress recorded a duet with Elmo that Sesame Street producers decided to axe because […]
TRUE TALES OF THE ROAD: Alan Jackson Down Under
We asked Alan Jackson’s people to pass on our one-question interview to Alan Jackson so he could think about it: What’s your best road story? Well, he thought about it. His tour manager Morris called a few minutes before a scheduled phoner to advance Jackson’s concert at Rexall Place this Wednesday (March 30), “Alan says […]
Hot Picks, March 24: Master of puppets
Maybe we should take those ‘learn to throw your voice’ ads in the comic books seriously – Jeff Dunham has hit the big time. He plays Rexall Place tonight – the big building. Quick: name another puppeteer who can do arenas. Can’t do it, can you? That’s because there isn’t anybody else! It really is […]
Deja vu all over again as Supertramp hits Edmonton June 5
Supertramp is coming! Now we know what you’re saying: Supertramp? Weren’t they just here? Are there two Supertramps? Have the two parallel universes collided? Help! Relax. The confusion you are feeling is natural. It’s common in classic rock circles to ask: who the bloody hell is in my favourite band now? The “real” Supertramp, which includes basically everybody except […]
SYSTEM OF A DOWN HERE MAY 10 – area metalheads rejoice
Why don’t presidents fight the war? This is just one of many good questions posed by System of a Down, possibly one of the greatest modern heavy metal bands ever. No, not possibly. It is the greatest. Argue all you like, dudes. No one’s going to hear you at the band’s highly-anticipated concert in Edmonton, […]
