WEEKEND MUSIC PREVIEW: RC Sindicate raps for Emergency Relief
If you ever plotted live gigs on a bell curve – you remember bell curves, right? – the peak would obviously be on Fridays and Saturdays. It’s just what everyone expects. Well, you probably also remember those rare tests that completely messed up the bell curve. This week is like that. With two incredible shows […]
WEEKEND MUSIC PREVIEW: The gorgeous Hannah Georgas
The local music scene is really starting to pick it up for 2013, with a bevy of great gigs going on this weekend no matter what kind of music you might be interested in. The star of the weekend is undoubtedly Vancouver pop-rock sensation Hannah Georgas, who performs at the Starlite Room on Friday night. […]
EAR CAKE! Area performance artists celebrate Art’s Birthday
Apparently we’re supposed to celebrate Art’s birthday this weekend. Happy birthday, Art! Oh, we all know Art. Some know Art better than others, like the peculiar bunch of experimental musicians, including BEAMS (Boreal Electro Acoustic Music Society), playing a “happening” for Art’s Birthday party on Saturday night at Bohemia (10217 97 Street), a place known […]
Carson Cole writes one final love letter to biker culture
After 30 years of being the bikers’ favourite rock musician, Carson Cole is hanging up his guitar to work on the rigs – but the Motorcycle Madman is leaving a love letter in his wake. Two new CDs, actually: one acoustic and one “as blues as a white guy from Coronation can be,” will be […]
INTERVIEW: Nelly Furtado goes everywhere, finds herself
There’s a good reason why Nelly Furtado isn’t a bigger star than she ought to be. It’s because this has all been just a “hobby” for her. The singer admits as much during a recent interview to pump up interest for her show at the Jubilee Auditorium on Tuesday, part of a big round of […]
BOB SEGER: King of rock songs about rocking rocks Edmonton in March
This one has been in the “will get to Edmonton eventually” file for ages, and look how time flies – Bob Seger is finally coming to town. The consummate classic rocker, perhaps best known for “Old Time Rock and Roll” and other rock songs about rocking, will bring his Silver Bullet Band to Rexall Place […]
CNIB singing contest judges the voice and ONLY the voice
American Idol and its televised talent show ilk have often been criticized for being “glorified karaoke” – so it must follow that actual karaoke has been elevated to a higher Idol-like status. Amateur singing nights are still all the rage, anyway. It’s not hard to find karaoke in Edmonton, but the popular karaoke hangout B […]
WEEKEND MUSIC PREVIEW: The Whytes go One More Round
The Tequila Mockingbird Orchestra started small. It used to be a Tequila Mockingbird Duo. Once upon a time, in Victoria, B.C., there was an open mic night that was so underground that it was literally underground – located in one of the many tunnels that run under the sidewalks of the city, legend has it. […]
DEEP FREEZE: Frozen Fringe Festival fantastic fun for frosty folk
If you’re going to put on a winter festival in Edmonton, it is imperative that you have a place for people to get away from the winter – and that’s one of the reasons why it’s so challenging to put on a winter festival in Edmonton. Winter sucks, not to put too fine a point […]
GAME ON, GIG OFF: How hockey can hurt (other) live entertainment
Musicians and other performers are deeply conflicted over the end of the NHL lockout – judging from the gust of passionate comments on social media after Sunday’s good news. Amongst the expected grumbles of “who cares?!” and cheers of “yay! drop the puck!” was a nagging worry that the return of Edmonton Oilers games will […]
Why Blue Rodeo never wears out its welcome
How many times have we seen Blue Rodeo in Edmonton? Given at least one visit for each album plus eight folk fest appearances over almost 26 years, the conservative estimate is that they’ve played here 23 times. Does that sound right? Could be more if you count solo appearances from the two frontmen Jim Cuddy […]
2013 CONCERT PREDICTIONS: Year of Young Women ahead
Hari Seldon – central character in Isaac Asimov’s sci-fi masterpiece “Foundation” – was onto something there, but he didn’t need to make such a big deal about it. It’s easy to predict the future by analysing the events of the past. At least it seems to work for the near future of major concerts expected […]
