Command Sisters take their sound to Nashville
Have you ever been to an actual hootenanny in Nashville? At ages 15 and 12 respectively, Charlotte and Sarah Command,will go you one better: they’ve played one. The sisters recently spent two weeks in Nashville, performing at eight different venues in a whirlwind tour of the music city but had time to chat on the […]
Sloan bringing 20th anniversary tour to Edmonton to back new album
We’ve waited 20 years for an answer to the question: who exactly are the People of the Sky, and why are their bodies covered in coke fizz? Sloan will answer those questions and more as the legendary Halifax rockers kick off their latest album on the tour, which just happens to be on their 20th […]
FISHEYE: A long time ago, in a Galaxy far, far away
EPISODE XXII: Strange Coincidences Daring of the City to help build an AGA that looks so much like Darth Vader. Hopefully George Lucas won’t show up looking for residuals any time soon … Our regular photo of the day (potd) feature from Fish Griwkowsky is a visual diary and memoir of his life […]
COMICS: Show-and-tell on the Edmonton indie scene
It takes bravery to draw something and then bring it to a group of more experienced artists and hold it up for their criticism. Not quite superhero bravery, but bravery nonetheless. So who shows up when a group of comic artists get together twice a month at Happy Harbour Comics on Jasper Ave. and invite […]
FISHEYE: Egg-cellent question
Why are these pink eggs on sale at Lucky 97 in Chinatown? Was it some sort of Easter thing? Cultural? Sometimes a mystery is more fun than finding out, so we’ll let you decide. Our regular photo of the day (potd) feature from Fish Griwkowsky is a visual diary and memoir of his life in […]
FISHEYE: Old guts, old glory
Uh, those of you who left anything in your lockers on the west side of Vic School are slightly out of luck as it’s now a GUTTED RUIN. Kudos to management for keeping the beautiful facade alive, P.S. Our regular photo of the day (potd) feature from Fish Griwkowsky is a visual diary and memoir […]
FISHEYE: A standout work of art
Here’s another red-cyan 3D for you, this one of the patient Pioneer Family standing behind the Royal Museum, created by Ole Holmsten. Our regular photo of the day (potd) feature from Fish Griwkowsky is a visual diary and memoir of his life in and out of the city.
PREVIEW: Music’s longest-running freak out
Back in college, I had a friend who speculated that the band The Residents were really just Van Halen in disguise. I asked her to explain her reasoning. “Well”, she said, “There’s four of them; we don’t know the identities of the members; and you never see them on the same bill…” Sound logic to be […]
Seedy Sunday a chance to play dirty, veg out
I don’t know about anyone else, but it’s hard to think about gardening, in Edmonton, in March. Especially after this winter. So now, even with the bit of sunshine and warm weather we’ve seen in the last few days, you look outside and see that snow and ice on the ground and you can’t imagine […]
