Return of the Folk Fest is the Best News Ever! Who’s Coming? IT DOESN’T MATTER
As a spoiled music critic who’s covered the Edmonton Folk Music Festival (for The Edmonton Sun and GigCity) at least 25 times, I just want to apologize. Not to any specific person I may have probably offended, mind you – but to the folk fest itself, as if it’s a living entity. Poor thing. I’m […]
HOCKEY: In the Box with Brent Oliver
Pull the Goalie Wow. That was sure something. Edmonton’s slipping back down the standings thanks to a couple less than stellar goaltending outings and what are we to do? Well – a goalie would be nice. Let’s see if Brent has any other ideas in this week’s edition of In The Box, presented by Home […]
THIS JUST IN: Merry $15,000 Christmas for 20 Edmonton Artists!
[The following story is an unaltered press release from The Edmonton Arts Council] The Edmonton Arts Council, the City of Edmonton, and Edmonton Community Foundation are pleased to announce the 2021 recipients of the Edmonton Artists’ Trust Fund awards. Twenty (20) artists have been awarded a 2021 Edmonton Artists’ Trust Fund award. Each award is […]
HOCKEY: In the Box with Brent & Craig
Every 1’s a Winner, Baby Three games, Three wins for your NUMBER ONE EDMONTON OILERS. A quarter through the season and Brent & Craig are planning the parade. No seriously. Jasper to 101, to 104 to 109. Insane optimism run wild – presented by Home “Career Fair this weekend” & Away YEG. Nov 24 Oilers […]
HOCKEY: In the Box with Brent & Craig
Working on 9 & 2 & 5 With Brent away this week we welcome back our erstwhile correspondent Moon Dawg to fill Brent’s big old dad shoes and help us touch on the latest week of happiness in Dirt City here on GigCity, as always brought to you by Home & Away YEG. Nov. 3rd […]
HOCKEY: In the Box with Brent & Craig
Magnificent Seven Seven and one for your FIRST PLACE (in the Western Conference) Edmonton Oilers, and the boys from In The Box have plenty to say about it. Was the Flyers game their only losing effort for the foreseeable future? Is Koskinen really that good? Why is the culture of hockey a cesspool of enablers […]
HOCKEY: In the Box with Brent & Craig
It Takes Two To Make a Thing Go Right Two games in and the Oil are unbeaten. 82 and 0 here we come! In all seriousness, the Oilers looked very good in their opening week pulling off a shootout against the godless Canucks and a complete bloodbath beatdown of the hated Flames on Hockey Night […]
Kerrie Long Moving On After 17 Years as EIFF Producer
The 2021 edition of the Edmonton International Film Festival is a wrap – after showcasing dozens of films from around the world, some of them Oscar contenders – and now producer Kerrie Long has decided to give up the job. She’ll be stepping back to focus on working with the business community of Edmonton, while […]
EIFF REVIEW: Dogsville a Touching Doc on Good Dogs
It’s all spelled out in the opening frame: Dogs are perfect. Always perfect. Screening Saturday as part of the Edmonton International Film Festival, Dogsville is an hour-long documentary about competitive dog training – leading to the IFCS World Agility Championship in the Netherlands. It’s also a probing look at the trainers behind the competitions, and […]
