GIGGLE CITY: Privy People have captive audience at street fest

Posted on July 12, 2011 By Albert Smith Comedy, Culture, Front Slider, Theatre

Aside from props, the only difference between stand-up comedians and street performers is that one works inside and the other works outside. What could possibly go wrong? Rick Kunst is spending his summer outdoors. At the Edmonton International Street Performers Festival through July 17, the Florida-born comedian and his Canadian partner Dana Fadkin have an […]

WHO NAMED THE BAND? Idyl Tea returns

Posted on July 12, 2011 By Mike Ross Culture, Front Slider, Music

There was only one downside to a band name like Idyl Tea – no one could spell it right. Idol T, Idle Tee, Idyll Twee, the permutations and combinations of nomenclatural mangling were numerous, if not endless, as was a low-level confusion among Canadian rock fans at the time thinking they were going to see […]

Brent Irving does some soul searching at the ARTery

Posted on July 12, 2011 By LH Thomson Culture, The Latest, Visual Arts

There is a risk of ovexpectation inherent to greatness, but whether you think the new Art Gallery of Alberta is great or aren’t the fan of post-modern L.A. architecture, there’s no denying that so far, the new AGA has impressed. Edmonton is a great arts town even when the building isn’t the centre piece; there’s […]

EDMONTON RADIO: Holy S***! Pepper & Dylan win!

Posted on July 10, 2011 By Mike Ross Comedy, Culture, TV and Radio

And the funniest morning radio show in Edmonton is … (drum roll, hush from audience) The Pepper & Dylan Show on Virgin Radio 104.9 FM! (Cough, wind blowing) Surprised? Me, too. I thought Garner Andrews from Sonic 102.9 FM would win, or maybe Terry, Bill and Steve from K-97, but nope, it’s THOSE two guys […]

REVIEW: Jerry Seinfeld’s best bits

Posted on July 9, 2011 By Albert Smith Comedy, Culture

Mankind is Jerry Seinfeld’s business. His mission is to explore tiny human stupidities, leaving the larger idiocies to other comedians. His tool is a microscope. His result is universal humour. EVERYBODY’S done the dumb little things he talks about, we’re all guilty of the trivial human mistakes he’s built a career on – even Jerry […]

FULL DISCLOSURE: Colleen Brown vs. Ezra Levant heats up arts funding debate

Posted on July 8, 2011 By Mike Ross Culture, Front Slider, Music, TV and Radio

Well, this is awkward. I’m at a fancy dinner party for the Royal Newlyweds and I’ve got Ezra Levant sitting to the left of me and and Colleen Brown to the right. Or maybe it’s the other way around. Ezra is a Sun TV commentator who criticizes government arts funding. Colleen is a local recording […]

CIRQUE or SQUARE: Street performers take over Edmonton!

Posted on July 6, 2011 By Mike Ross Comedy, Culture, Family, Front Slider, Theatre

Jugglers! Tricksters! Clowns! Fools! But enough about the Harper government – the Edmonton International Street Performers Festival opens tomorrow! By fantastic coincidence, Cirque du Soleil’s Dralion plays through Sunday (July 10) at Rexall Place. This is the famous French-Canadian acrobatic circus that was started by – you guessed it – a street performer. What are […]

Stewart Lemoine’s pulp fiction for the stage – now in book form!

Posted on July 5, 2011 By Mike Ross Culture, Front Slider, Lit, Theatre

New York in the ’50s, Switzerland in the ’30s, Monte Carlo in the ’20s, tea with a vaudeville star, champagne with the ambassador, a conga line at a wedding, a murder mystery at the symphony, a discussion of green peppers during a cocktail party – don’t ever accuse Stewart Lemoine of being stuck in the […]

NEW RELEASES: The Rosebuds and The Vaccines craft guitar-driven gems

Posted on July 3, 2011 By Michael Senchuk Culture, Music

This weeks’ reviews focus on a couple of ultra-beautiful vocalists, with impeccable arrangements and precision guitar work – with the fifth studio album from The Rosebuds, a husband-and-wife duo who just divorced; and a debut album, from The Vaccines. The Rosebuds, fresh off a divorce of founding members Ivan Howard (also of “supergroup” GAYNGS) and […]

Should AGA kids camps tackle street art?

Posted on July 2, 2011 By LH Thomson Culture, Visual Arts

When Gig City recounted the tale of a local artist whose graffiti mocked Oilers owner Daryl Katz, it got some strong reactions from Edmontonians – mostly opposed to using public space for political street art, good intentions notwithstanding. It raises an interesting debate then, with respect to the Art Gallery of Alberta’s summer camp series […]

Neon museum to light up downtown Edmonton

Posted on June 29, 2011 By Rob Drinkwater Culture, Front Slider

Neon museum to light up downtown Edmonton

Edmonton appears close to inking a deal with Telus for use of its building on 104 Street and 104 Avenue to display the city’s collection of vintage neon signs, several sources close to the project say. Duncan Fraser, a senior planner with the city’s department of sustainable development, said this week that a deal is […]

Sled Island serves up 200 moments of random intimacy – plus Tubby Dogs

Posted on June 27, 2011 By Chad Huculak Culture, Music

Hordes of Edmontonians made the trek to Calgary’s Sled Island Festival for four days of partying and punishing our eardrums last week. A handful of Edmonton acts had a blast rocking the annual fest, which featured more than 25 venues and over 200 artists, including the Buzzcocks, Sleep, Hot Panda (above) and the Dandy Warhols. […]

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