TRUE TALES OF THE ROAD: Peter Case escapes house of pigs
When you’ve been on the road more or less continuously since 1973, as Peter Case has, you meet a lot of people – a lot of famous people, in this case, so to speak, and he doesn’t want to be a name-dropper. Case is one of these unusual figures in the music world who are […]
Cats prowls the line between love, hate and acceptance
Cats is the Nickelback of musical theatre. It is both the most loved and hated of its kind. It has played for 30 continuous years on Broadway, won seven Tony awards, been translated into 20 languages and has given birth to many healthy litters of touring productions, the latest coming to the Jubilee Auditorium Feb. […]
EDMONTON RADIO: Hot 107’s Russell James bounces back to the Bounce
The Bounce 91.7 has scored a broadside hit on archrival Hot 107 in what has come to be known as the Great Edmonton Top 40 Radio Wars – they have stolen back program director Russell James. “I don’t think steal is the right word,” says Bounce operations manager Al Ford. “Hired is a better word.” […]
Silver Skate Festival wins winter festival derby in a walk
There is one major winter festival left in the winter festival season to ease us into springtime (now that wasn’t so bad, was it?) – and many hardcore hibernal celebrants agree that the Silver Skate Festival is the best. The 22nd annual event happens Friday through holiday Monday at Hawrelak Park. This is no frivolous […]
JEFF ROSS: Who will roast the Roastmaster?
“Insult” comedy is nothing new. What’s new is the trend of celebrity roasting where big and not-so-big stars alike fall all over themselves for the privilege of being the victim of one hilarious insult after another at the hands of people like Jeff Ross – the “Roastmaster General of the United States.” Well, of the […]
TALES FROM THE HEART: Simple Plan pleases girls completely
It’s just a coincidence that Simple Plan – the most romantic pop punk band on the planet – is playing the most romantic city in the world, Edmonton, on the most romantic day of the year, Valentine’s Day. Every day is Valentine’s Day for these guys. Of the thousands of fans expected to turn up […]
Between rock and a hard place, Needles to Vinyl scratches out its story
There are a handful of rock bands in Edmonton that have been branded “too mainstream” – which is a laugh because isn’t becoming successful the goal of every rock band? What the critics might really mean is that these poor bands are not cool enough for this particular school: where the modern rock status quo […]
THEATRE: Chris Craddock mines for laughs, tears in Moving Along
Chris Craddock knows he’s breaking a sacred “blood oath” in revealing the secret initiation he went through to become a life-long member of Delta Kappa Epsilon, the U of A fraternity that took all that bad press for its cruel hazing practices. “I’m not afraid,” declares the award-winning comic actor, who will detail his experience […]
