Posted on February 1, 2012
By Kevin Maimann
Music
“I just try to relax and let it flow out naturally, but it doesn’t happen very often,” Mitchmatic says in the intro to the song Sorry, from his new new album It’s Probably Raining. The local rapper, real name Mitch Holtby, is too modest; his flow is smooth and natural as can be throughout the […]
Posted on January 24, 2012
By Michael Senchuk
Front Slider, Music
The Jezabels are returning to headline the Starlite Room on Thursday, April 26, just a couple of months after opening for Hey Rosetta at the Myer Horowitz Theatre. The Australian quartet is fronted by Hayley Mary, who struck a chord with most attendees at that show, being compared by some to Metric’s Emily Haines, by […]
Posted on January 23, 2012
By Mike Ross
Front Slider, Music
Scientists are unclear on the exact length of time represented by an “MMMBop” – a subjective temporal paradox wherein a long period of time is perceived as a short period of time. “It’s a reference to how time passes really quickly in your own life,” explains Isaac Hanson, who discovered the existence of the MMMBop […]
Posted on January 23, 2012
By Albert Smith
Front Slider, Music
The jury’s out on whether there is much of a cross-over audience between the Trans-Siberian Orchestra and Kathleen Edwards – because both are playing on the same night in Edmonton, Monday, April 9, the former at the Jubilee Auditorium, the latter down the road at the Myer Horowitz Theatre. Tickets for both shows go on […]
Posted on January 20, 2012
By Albert Smith
Front Slider, Music
Time for another buzz band you’ll probably not get a chance to see in a small theatre again: Said the Whale, winner of best new group at the 2011 Juno Awards, is playing the Myer Horowitz Theatre on Wednesday, April 25. Crafting a crisp, snappy, happy, jingly-jangly poppy sound into a threat of modern rock […]
Posted on January 19, 2012
By Michael Senchuk
Front Slider, Music
The last time Saskatoon’s Library Voices was in town, the band was pelted by grapes. True story. “Just part of the fun of being on tour,” according to lyricist and synth player Michael Dawson. Heck, by the end of it, the seven band members were catching them in their mouths. That all went down the […]
Posted on January 18, 2012
By Albert Smith
Music
Imagine two identical figure skaters, both brilliant and amazing enough to win a gold medal. One skates to Shostakovich’s Symphony No. 5 in D minor, the other to You Give Love a Bad Name by Bon Jovi. Who wins? The answer is of course obvious, as is the idea that the music selected by a […]
Posted on January 18, 2012
By Michael Senchuk
Front Slider, Music
Indie rockers Beirut, having just been confirmed to be performing at Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival last week, has just announced a Canadian set of dates, which has the critically acclaimed band landing in Edmonton on July 25 at the Starlite Room. Calling them indie rockers is probably a little unfair; the band’s influences […]
Posted on January 18, 2012
By Kevin Maimann
Music, The Latest
House shows aren’t typically thought of as glamorous affairs. But when Winnipeg trio The Crooked Brothers signed up for a Home Routes tour, which pairs touring independent folk acts with volunteering homeowners on a cross-country tour circuit, the band got more than it bargained for. On their first stop, the guys found themselves playing at […]
Posted on January 13, 2012
By Michael Senchuk
Music
You know the live music calendar is back in season when the CD release parties start happening again – that, plus legendary names in the Canadian musical world start travelling through the city, like Ian Tyson and Jim Cuddy. Friday Melanie Doane – With an 18 year career that includes six albums, one Juno award, […]
Posted on January 12, 2012
By Mike Ross
Music
Jim Cuddy sure has a nice career going here. It figures, since he has such a reputation as “a nice guy,” never mind that time he got into an alleged hockey fight with Dave Bidini. That sort of thing just makes him more adorably Canadian. Cuddy can play theatres as a solo artist – as […]
Posted on January 11, 2012
By Albert Smith
Front Slider, Music
The band we hate to love and love to hate is returning to the scene of the crime. In other words, Nickelback is coming back to Edmonton. The band, whose early gigs and rise to fame were based in Edmonton, or hereabouts, will perform on Tuesday, May 15 at Rexall Place with Bush, Seether and […]
