Jeff Beck to thrill area guitar worshippers at the Winspear Oct. 25
The generational divide between Baby Boomers and Generation Xers can be summed up with one simple name: Beck. Which one came first to your mind? If you stand, or more likely, sit, on the Jeff Beck side of the line, this is your lucky day. It’s Tuesday, Oct. 25, to be precise. That’s when the […]
TRUE TALES OF THE PIT: Bill Eddins meets Stalin’s ghost
There aren’t a lot of stories of drug abuse, groupies and biker brawls at pig roasts among classical musicians. That’s why they call them “legit,” isn’t it? But that doesn’t mean crazy things don’t occasionally happen in symphonic circles. We caught up with Edmonton Symphony Orchestra conductor Bill Eddins recently as he was getting ready […]
CONCERTS: Tegan and Sara get intimate July 6, Daniel Tosh adds show
Here’s a show that’s going to sell out in the blink of an eye – Tegan and Sara at the Myer Horowitz Theatre on Wednesday, July 6. Well, maybe: the big discussion online yesterday was whether the $75 the pair are commanding for tickets was highway robbery. The twin sister goddesses of alternative rock from […]
GIGGLE CITY: Shaun Majumder’s anti-racist comedy
It won’t be long until Shaun Majumder is known for more than just being “the indo-Canadian comedian who isn’t Russell Peters,” if he isn’t already. Maybe it’ll be the other way around before too long. Despite holding the Humourist’s Carte Blanche that allows any non-white comic to make fun of almost any race without consequence, […]
GIG-A-BITS: Daniel Tosh, SOS Fest, Warhol Superstar
If you’re a fan of the wacky TV-video clip comedy show Tosh.0 on the Comedy Network, you surely won’t want to miss an actual live performance from the man behind the Internet insanity – Daniel Tosh. One of the brightest new stars of comedy brings his button-pushing wit to the Winspear Centre on Monday, Aug. […]
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 […]
Cameron Carpenter pulls out all the stops
Time was that “bad boy of the organ” meant something different than it does today – but we’re not going to get into that. We’re still bummed out that the SexCity.ca domain has been taken. So what makes Cameron Carpenter such a big deal – beyond the fact that he looks like he ought to […]
CONCERTS AHOY: Ray LaMontagne at Winspear Aug. 31, Lauryn Hill at EEC May 28
Are you ready for some groovy, folky, funky goodness, a little late summer chaser to the folk fest? Of course you are. Or how about a hip-hop queen? Tickets go on sale Friday for Ray LaMontagne, performing with his new band the Pariah Dogs at the Winspear Centre on Wednesday, Aug. 31. and this just […]
The Passion of the Easter Bunny? Not according to Bach
Always wondered: Good Friday marks the day Jesus was crucified, right? So what’s so good about it? Turns out it’s actually “Pious” Friday, as in holy, which explains why it’s such a sombre day for many people, those many people being pious Christians who might rather celebrate this special day that marks the birth of […]
Next best thing to Vegas
It has long been a dream to see a new theme hotel built in Las Vegas, one that would pay homage to the old Vegas that was torn down to make way for the new Vegas: Vegas Vegas! Imagine: A bar that looks like a mini Sands Hotel, 1950s decor, Rat Pack waiters, Dean Martin […]
