Alexisonfire to host its own Celebration of Life
A rock band is the only living entity that can be present at its own wake. If only human beings could enjoy such flowers at our own funerals, to witness the outpouring of love and adoration from friends and family and fans that disbanding rock bands experience on farewell tours. One last time. The Last […]
Come on down! The Price is Right to hit Edmonton
Why has this not been in Edmonton before? We love shopping! Part of a successful series of touring TV game shows, the “Price is Right” is coming to town – at the Jubilee Auditorium on Sunday, March 10 – and we get to play. Tickets go on sale Friday. This is a for-real game show, […]
THEATRE: Bus ride finds true meaning of Edmonton
If you’re lacking either Edmonton or Christmas spirit or both, a ride on the magic bus could do wonders. And no, its not the No. 5 on the last Friday of the month. “Birdie on the Wrong Bus” is billed as a heart-warming slice of Edmontonia, making its world premiere at the Show Globe Festival […]
Two Edmonton writers score publishing deals on the same day
The date 12/12/12 was supposed to be a day of luck or a day of doom, depending on which numerologists you decided to talk to. For the Edmonton literary community, it was a day of celebration. On that day, two local writers, Michael Hingston and Thea Bowering, were offered publishing deals for their first books. […]
TRUE MEANING OF CHRISTMAS: Toys, candy, family, four ghosts
If you haven’t found the true meaning of Christmas by now, you’re probably not going to find it in a Christmas show – but that doesn’t stop them from trying. Edmonton sees the same set of Christmas shows every year, year after year, in one similar form or another, and people keep flocking to them […]
WEEKEND MUSIC PREVIEW: Hopped up on Timbits
The music universe usually heads into its annual slow-down period around Christmas – but you wouldn’t know it by Friday night in Edmonton. Even with the Jingle Bell Rock gig moved to Sunday (and downgraded from the Shaw to the Edmonton Event Centre), it’s still a toss-up what to see. The guy from Poison or […]
Bigfoot tales make big impression on impressionable readers
Move over, vampires, or fly away, or whatever. “Sasquatch Chic” may be the next big trend in pop culture. A Pixar animated 3-D blockbuster would be a just reward for Edmonton writer Marty Chan, who releases “A Hairy Tangle,” the second rollicking adventure in his Barnabas Bigfoot series of young adult novels, this weekend. He’ll […]
HISTORIC EVENT: Oprah Winfrey to inspire Edmonton in January
You thought McCartney was huge? Oprah Winfrey is coming to Edmonton – and right soon! The talk show queen will appear for an “inspirational evening event” on Monday, January 21 at Rexall Place. She’ll share her stories, and she’s got a few, with an overriding theme to “illustrate ways attendees can take control of their […]
Tegan and Sara bring Heartthrob to Edmonton in March
Of all the labels that get attached to the twin sister singer-songwriter politically active folk-rock duo Tegan & Sara, it might be time to take back the word “indie.” They’re mainstream cool now. The duo returns to Edmonton this spring for a show at the Shaw Conference Centre, part of a tour to give fans […]
Marilyn Manson returns to shock us again in February
Speak of the devil, and he will come. Speak of Marilyn Manson, and he will come back – eventually. Our favourite shock rocker returns to play the Shaw Conference Centre on Saturday, Feb. 9, touring behind his latest album, Born Villain. Tickets go on sale Friday. It’s been three years since Mr. Manson came to […]
YEAR IN LIT: The bad, the good, and the wickedly sweet
The world is supposed to end in 2012 – and for a moment in late September, the world seemed like it was ending for Edmonton’s literary community. After 30 years of selling books and generously supporting local writers, Greenwood’s Books shut down. It was a devastating loss to the local community from an Edmonton institution […]
WEEKEND MUSIC PREVIEW: This Lund is your Lund
Pop quiz: Can you … Break a horse? Light a fire? Gut a fish? Read the sky? Track the deer? Dig the well? If you answered yes to at least four of the above, then you may just have a chance to be a lucky survivor when the oil runs out and there’s a “rip […]
