Godsmack to rock the Shaw Sept. 1
Today on WHO NAMED THE BAND we explore another group that sounds like its name – Godsmack. Playing Thursday, Sept. 1 at the Shaw Conference Centre – for which tickets are $50 and go on sale Friday (here) – the Boston hard rock band has been “smacking” the word of “God” and other things relentlessly […]
Matthew Good comes to Jubilee Auditorium Nov. 15
Whether you love to hate him or hate to love him, Matthew Good is at least one of the more interesting characters on the Canadian music scene. And now for something completely different: Matthew Good in a soft-seater. The deep-thinking Vancouver rocker has announced a string of theatre dates across Canada that brings him to […]
NEW RELEASES: The Rosebuds and The Vaccines craft guitar-driven gems
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 […]
Chad Kroeger fishing in Slave Lake – will Nickelback do benefit concert?
There’s a rumour going around that Nickelback is going to play the Slave Lake Concert of Hope music festival, which started in Slave Lake last night. Here’s the evidence: A Facebook post from local rapper Omar Mouallem – aka A-OK – about he and others’ scheduled appearances at the event getting moved around: “I’m actually […]
Edmonton represented at Western Canadian Music Awards
Souljah Fyah, Peter Belec, Kat Danser, Wool on Wolves (right) and Hey Romeo are just five of the local nominees for the 2011 Western Canadian Music Awards, it was announced today – the five showing the musical diversity of Edmonton in urban, jazz, blues, rock and country music, respectively. That about covers it. The awards […]
LIVE TONIGHT: The Black Keys come from out of the blue
Who the hell are the Black Keys? Seriously. We’ve never heard of these guys before. Thought it was some combination of Alecia Keys and the Black Eyed Peas – and here they are from out of the blue playing the Big Building, Rexall Place tonight (Wednesday, June 29). The show is sold out. The Black […]
Sled Island serves up 200 moments of random intimacy – plus Tubby Dogs
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. […]
WHO NAMED THE BAND? Gypsophilia sounds like itself
Once in a while you come across a band that sounds like its name: Metallica, Trent Reznor, the London Royal Philharmonic Orchestra. This can be both a blessing and a curse. For the members of Gypsophila, they are instantly identifiable as enthusiasts of the great Django Reinhardt, who invented so-called “gypsy jazz” by fusing swing […]
