Century-old Vimy Ridge song brought to life
Remembrance Day always seems to bring out the best in people – even if they’re no longer alive. Maybe especially so, for Nov. 11 is the one day a year to offer a moment of silence to remember soldiers who fought – and died – to protect freedom. It’s the least we can do. Ken […]
MUSIC PREVIEW: Wunderbar spirit lives on
Sadness walks through the halls of the city’s music scene in desperation of its awesomeness – for this is the city’s first weekend in almost six years without Wunderbar. Everyone knew it was coming, of course, it was only the exact timing of when the off-Whyte live music venue would close that nobody knew for […]
The Royal Foundry among Peak Three for big money
The results are in and the message is clear: Alberta is an indie folk-pop kinda province. Three worthy acts – Sherwood Park’s The Royal Foundry (pictured), Lethbridge’s Leeroy Stagger and Calgary’s Transit – are already at least $50,000 richer thanks to the 2015 Alberta PEAK Performance Project. Transit is a rapper, but the other two […]
Canadian Folk Awards ride the tide in Edmonton
If you’ve listened to pop radio lately, you may have noticed a lot of ukuleles, mandolins, accordions and various odd drums in songs that sound like souped-up folk tunes. They’re taking over! Not much of this neo-folk-indie-pop sound will be represented at the annual Canadian Folk Music Awards taking place in Edmonton this weekend, but […]
The strangE CASe of LeE HARVeY OsMOND
If you believe that there is no such thing as a random event and that every seemingly insignificant decision can have a profound impact on the very fabric of the universe – or at least the destiny of a rock musician – then consider the story of LeE HARVeY OsMOND in this latest episode of […]
Wunderbar to close for good on Halloween
Everyone saw the writing on the lovely crumbling wall, so the final official closure of Wunderbar comes as no surprise. Owner Craig Martellica (pictured) announced the news Thursday. The last night will be Halloween: Saturday, Oct. 31. The doors will stay open till 2 am so people can say their last goodbyes. “We’ve already mourned […]
Hello, Hedley comes to Edmonton
We’ll never let Hedley fans forget that frontman Jacob Hoggard got his start as the goofiest yet most entertaining contestant on Canadian Idol. He didn’t win. For this is a teaching moment: People who think they can do anything and believe that their momentum will never slow them down are sometimes correct. Hedley is just […]
MUSIC PREVIEW: Hail Halloween Howler
It’s Halloween weekend – always a good excuse to get out and see a live gig, and dress up in the process. Though really, there’s always great music to be had out and about in this city, so you shouldn’t really need an excuse to go out. Or to dress up. The most famous of […]
10 bands enter, one band leaves $8,000 richer
It’s an honour just being on the short list. Really, it is. Ten Edmonton musical artists coming from almost all conceivable genres of music will be vying for the third annual $10,000 Edmonton Music Prize, it was announced Tuesday. They are: A/B Trio – jazz trio The Dungarees – country brotherhood F&M – husband and […]
Wacken 3D doc exposes joy of metal
Watching the film Wacken 3D: Louder Than Hell is the next best thing to being at the German metal festival. With less mud. Not that you could get in anyway. Ha, ha, nein. The 2016 edition of Wacken Open Air is already sold out (you can get on a waiting list), expected to bring around […]
