Posted on December 2, 2011
By Michael Senchuk
Music
Though the city is bereft of any “big name” touring acts this weekend, there is more than enough live music to entertain you on the first weekend of December – including a trio of metal shows Friday night. Friday Boo Radley – Avenue Theatre is hosting an all-metal night featuring five local bands: also including […]
Posted on November 25, 2011
By Michael Senchuk
Music
One of the last weekends of live gigs before the Christmas lull features two old-school rock bands every night of the weekend – as well as some eclectic bands from Western Canada. Enjoy. Friday Prism – How far back can Century Casino go to find old-school rock bands that are still touring? This band, originally […]
Posted on November 18, 2011
By Michael Senchuk
Music
This weekend featured back-to-back reunion shows at the Edmonton Event Centre: The Tea Party Friday and the hotly-anticipated Death From Above 1979 Saturday. Tonight there are also two effervescent one-named ladies gracing us with their presence: Austra and Feist are both in town. Good things come in twos. Friday Ruby Jane – The Full Moon […]
Posted on November 10, 2011
By Michael Senchuk
Music
Long weekends tend to spread the good gigs out – so we bring you a special five day weekend music update. Your lawn does’t need any more mowing, it’s too early to worry about Christmas lights, so get out and support live music in Edmonton! Best bets: Alex Vissa (Thursday); Peter Katz and the Barr […]
Posted on November 4, 2011
By Michael Senchuk
Music
You didn’t really think we’d have another weekend like the last one, did you? Still, there are some great options for live music fans this weekend, with the Chad VanGaalen and Cuff the Duke on Friday night; and a couple of gentlemen with epical long careers on Saturday – Ray Sawyer, the frontman for Dr. […]
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 21, 2011
By Michael Senchuk
Music
It’s a bit quieter on the live music scene this weekend, with Rexall playing host to only the Oilers on Saturday night, but there’s still some extraordinary melodies to listen to on both Friday and Saturday nights, including a Greek metal band (Firewind), a CD release party (Market Forces), and Deaner of FUBAR (Night Seeker). […]
Posted on October 20, 2011
By Kevin Maimann
Comedy, Film, Music
It’s not that Deaner doesn’t want to drink with you. It’s just that if the FUBAR star and Night Seeker bassist downed every shot he was offered before taking the stage, he’d put on a pretty lousy show – and possibly succumb to alcohol poisoning. The Albertan headbanger was scheduled at the Starlite Room Saturday […]
Posted on October 19, 2011
By Mike Ross
Music
A rock band is a slippery thing to name. It resists being confined by a word (or number) or three and mocks the absurd idea of having a body of creative musical work summed up by a clever catch-phrase. It cringes like a cow about to be branded. But once the name sticks – it […]
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 October 14, 2011
By Michael Senchuk
Music
This weekend’s live music calendar starts with a 63-year-old Canadian classic rocker and ends with Justin Bieber’s 19-year-old girlfriend. In between, we get everything from rap to rock to music that defies description. You just have to get out there and see it. Friday, Oct. 14 April Wine – Old school rock bands continue to […]
Posted on October 7, 2011
By Mike Ross
Culture, Music
Christian Mena was supposed to have become this big-deal Broadway star when he went away to join the touring production of Rent. How he wound up living back in Edmonton with a wife and kids and running a restaurant is a good topic for a VH1 “Behind the Music” special. But since there’s no tragedy, […]
