Ray LaMontagne speaks softly, carries a big tune
Nobody goes to a Ray LaMontagne gig for the lightshow. Say what you want about the current crop of pop darlings, but it’s good to know that in the age of 50′ video screens and five-piece bands that require more computer samples than an Apple conference, LaMontagne is still carrying the torch for singer-songwriters. LaMontagne […]
Giant Invisible Robot, The Unseen honoured as Edmonton Fringe breaks attendance records
It’s not called North America’s biggest Fringe festival for nothing. Fringeopolis, this year’s edition of the annual theatre fest in Old Strathcona (and more far-flung locales), has set a new record, hitting somewhere around 102,000 tickets sold on Saturday. If that sounds low, keep in mind that’s just show attendance; the festival as a whole […]
Citing stress and funding, Alberta Aviation Museum boss takes leave
The director of the Alberta Aviation Museum on Kingsway Avenue has taken an indefinite leave of absence , citing stress caused by a lack of public and corporate support — and personal attacks over the city centre airport closure. In a scathing letter released yesterday, Thomas Hinderks said the museum now has the third-largest aviation […]
Down With Webster roll out new material at Edmonton’s Capital Ex
It’s funny, the different perspectives you get when age is factored into judging music. The cliche that parents always hate their kids’ music is a cliche because it’s often true. But there’s also a risk in the wisdom that comes with experience: of jumping to inaccurate conclusions based on a small sampling size, for example. […]
PREVIEW: River City Revue works blue at The Artery
Back about 45 years ago, the slightly risque, slightly funky, mostly funny combo on display Saturday night at The Artery would have been called “working blue.” It was slightly derisive slang for “dirty,” which meant the same thing then as now. You just couldn’t say the word sex much, let alone something like “my humps, […]
Avril Lavigne plays Edmonton’s Rexall Place Oct. 10
She was, indeed, a Sk8tr girl. Then some dude in Hollywood gave her a record deal. Now, she’s an aging pop princess from Ottawa. Will fans keep supporting Avril Lavigne? She plays Rexall Place Oct. 10 with openers yet to be announced. Hmmm…. time will tell. It’s the great unknowable, whether a young artist will […]
Katy Perry whips up a little mindless fun in Edmonton
The stark reality of the debate over pop and culture and folk like Katy Perry is that framing it in terms of arguments about quality is…like…soooo stupid. Cue gum chewing and snapping. But as much as people worry that cookie cutter pop is somehow destroying culture, they’re usually missing an important half of the equation: […]
YOU SAID IT: U2 fans react to Edmonton show
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