Posted on November 10, 2011
By Mike Ross
Front Slider, Music
They let her keep her sneakers. This is just one small perk among many for the newly minted Q-Benjamin, a.k.a. Quanteisha Benjamin, in her new record deal with Warner Music Canada- but it’s an important one. “I love my sneakers,” she says. “I’m in my element and I’m very comfortable. I’m doing what I’ve always […]
Posted on November 8, 2011
By Mike Ross
The Latest, Theatre
Edmonton firefighter Bob Murray says he would “rather go into a burning building” than get up on stage and dance for hundreds of screaming women. He is a brave man, however, so he will do his duty and perform as part of this weekend’s Fashion on Fire. The event he helped found happens Saturday at […]
Posted on November 1, 2011
By Staff
Front Slider, Music
There is only one man who can rock this town, rock it inside out – and that man is Brian Setzer. The man with the Big Guitar and the Big Crunchy Chords will bring his Rockabilly Riot to the Edmonton Event Centre on Tuesday, Dec. 27. The show will include a special opening set by […]
Posted on October 27, 2011
By Michael Senchuk
Music
The Halloween spirit has spooked the Gods into providing us with a legendary weekend of live music – anchored by the extraordinary Foo Fighters Friday and Sam Roberts on Saturday. There are plenty of other options for everyone, from Jessica Jalbert to Joan Jett and that’s just the J’s. Friday Foo Fighters – What can […]
Posted on October 25, 2011
By Albert Smith
Front Slider, Music
After an entire exhausting week of comedy, it’s time to wipe that grin off your face and gird your loins for ROCK in the last week of OCTOBER. We shall call this combination ROCKTOBERFEST. There’s so much rock in town this weekend that even an attempt to render a joke in this usual spot would […]
Posted on October 16, 2011
By Albert Smith
Comedy, Culture, Film, Music, The Latest, Theatre
There’s something funny going on here. The Edmonton Comedy Festival with Joe Flaherty, a new comedy-Western feature film set in Alberta, the Deaner from FUBAR (right) performing with his band, Emo Phillips appearing at Yuk Yuk’s, Jon Dore at the Comic Strip and Sir William Shatner at the Shaw Conference Centre on Sunday adds up […]
Posted on August 11, 2011
By Staff
Comedy, Music, Theatre, TV and Radio
SHATNERRRRRRRR! Yea, hear the cries from on high and upon on-line chat rooms across the realm – William Shatner is coming to the Shaw Conference Centre on Sunday, Oct. 23. What will the legendary Lord of the Boards be doing, you ask? Why, nothing! Nothing that scads of celebrities before him haven’t done, that is. […]
Posted on July 5, 2011
By Staff
Music, The Latest
Today on WHO NAMED THE BAND we explore another group that sounds like its name – Godsmack. Playing Thursday, Sept. 1 at the Shaw Conference Centre – for which tickets are $50 and go on sale Friday (here) – the Boston hard rock band has been “smacking” the word of “God” and other things relentlessly […]
Posted on May 26, 2011
By Staff
Music, The Latest
The few, the proud, the Marines, the metal bands known by one name only – these are the true heroes of our time. At least when it comes to their fans, the ones for Judas Priest particularly compelled to shout “PRIEST!” accompanied by the universal devil horn salute. Once again, in case there’s still any […]
Posted on May 24, 2011
By Staff
Music
There are all kinds of rock stars. Compare and contrast. Fresh from the joyous self-centred celebration of dumb, bombastic fun that was Kid Rock comes a rock ‘n’ roll celebration of a more introspective sort: Say hello to Death Cab for Cutie. Great subject for a WHO NAMED THE BAND? story, the name – taken […]
Posted on May 1, 2011
By Chad Huculak
Music
Do you believe in magic? If you answered No, you might need a sprinkling of Pixie dust from drummer David Lovering. When Lovering isn’t on the road with his reunited, iconic alt-rock band the Pixies, he makes his living as a magician. “If you think being a musician is hard, being a magician is 50 […]
Posted on April 28, 2011
By Mike Ross
Dining, Music
Too many beer festivals? Not enough beer festivals! These are two schools of thought coming into the Edmonton’s International Beerfest, continuing today at the Shaw Conference Centre. There once were none. Then there were three. And now we’re down to about two, give or take – but this particular beer festival is the biggest beer […]
