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 […]
How rude! Sonic Manners Movement video offends
A worthy quest to bring good manners back into public discourse has ironically backfired for one local radio station – to judge from at least one complaint. Who, you ask, could possibly be offended by Sonic 102.9 FM radio’s video to promote the “Manners Movement?” It’s a harmless parody of 1980s gangsta rappers wherein a […]
Stop the presses: AC/DC rocks Edmonton!
After so many decades there really aren’t many jokes left to make about AC/DC’s predictability. The band is simply unapologetic in its approach, holding steady to the same chords the band has followed since the early 1980s. Some would argue that the ’70s records stick to the same formula, but the Bon Scott era saw […]
The Who cancels Edmonton show
When it rains, it pours – now the Who has cancelled. The legendary British band was to have performed Oct. 3 at Rexall Place. Singer Roger Daltrey is suffering from viral meningitis and doctors have ordered a long rest, meaning the rest of the tour, 28 cities, has been postponed. The Who – featuring Daltrey […]
REVIEW: Edmonton Nerds love Weird Al
Weird Al has been funny for so long that people take it for granted. I remember hearing Another One Rides The Bus on K-97 all the time. In 1981. Every now and then I’d see one of his videos and was aware of his 1989 movie UHF, but I never really paid close attention until […]
Final Black Sabbath tour comes to Edmonton
There seems to be something going around. Now Black Sabbath is calling it quits – but not before one last blast. The End: The Final Tour by the Greatest Metal Band of All Time (as it’s correctly billed) will pummel metal fans around the world, including here in Edmonton, Saturday, Jan. 30 at Rexall Place. […]
Expo-ing Stan Lee
Some say that that Stan Lee isn’t a human. There are online rumours that the iconic geek-chic god is like something from one of his own comics, some sort of machine that has the ability to create gold. Gold in the form of ideas that turn into heroes that turn into some of the biggest marketable brands […]
Wunderbar: Dead Bar Walking
On the morning of Wednesday, July 15, Craig Martellica, owner of the beloved Wunderbar Hofbrauhaus off Whyte Avenue, made one last plea for clemency. He launched a Go Fund Me campaign called Keep Wundi Alive for a Bit, asking for help in paying rent by the end of the day – without which, despite a […]
REVIEW: Don’t stop believin’ in Journey
How many rock bands do you know that can not only fill Canadian hockey barns 42 years into their career – but perform with the same fiery spirit as youngsters in their first year? Enter Journey. If most “heritage” acts don’t fade away into booze and drug addled oblivion, they just start treating rock ‘n’ […]
Slash to stick to guns in Edmonton
The man as famous for the hair in his eyes and the outrageous hat atop as his furious guitar shredding is making a triumphant return to Edmonton. Slash – no last name needed – and his new band Myles Kennedy and the Conspirators will play the Jubilee Auditorium on Saturday, Oct. 10 as part of […]
REPORT: North Country Fair an Eden of good vibes
North Country Fair has offered some pretty zany experiences in the past four years I’ve attended. This time was no different. More on that in a moment. There is always great music and this year’s edition that ran June 19-21 had a bevy of it, but what keeps people coming back is the wholesale communal […]
The Tea Party to scratch 20 year itch in Edmonton
It’s good to have the Tea Party back in regular Canadian touring rotation again. Everyone’s favourite Zeppelin-meets-Doors power trio was on the disabled list for a while, but they’re back in action, now celebrating 20 years since scoring huge with their third album, The Edges of Twilight. As part of a North American tour, the […]
