REVIEW: Blue Man Group an epic acid trip minus the acid
Blue Man Group has evolved from avant-garde darlings into an Les Biz theatre institution – and judging from its awe-inspiring show at the Jubilee Auditorium playing through April 1, it’s easy to see why. This is a must-see event. The original Blue Men creators of 20 years ago, Matt Goldman, Phil Stanton and Chris Wink, […]
Rockin’ the Symphony with Ben Folds
The lone piano player at his Steinway and the large symphony orchestra behind him in an acoustically perfect concert hall is a classic combination in more ways than one – and Ben Folds with the Edmonton Symphony Orchestra is expected to live up to that legacy. Call it a rock ‘n’ roll concerto from the […]
Cirque du Tom Waits to explore ‘visual music’ at the Arden Theatre
The members of L’Orchestre d’Hommes-Orchestres get some funny looks walking through airport security with a pair of hedge clippers. It’s part of their arsenal of unconventional musical instruments they’re bringing for a Tom Waits tribute at the Arden Theatre Tuesday and Wednesday. Not just any gardening shears will do. “Once you find the one that […]
WEEKEND MUSIC PREVIEW: Delhi 2 Dublin a delicious taste of India electronica
From a surfeit of mainstream pop music of a Hedleyroonian, Pitbullish nature at the hockey arena this week, we face a weekend filled with an astounding variety and quality of live music from all over the world. Dig it. Friday Carlos Del Junco – Call it a mouth organ, Mississippi saxophone, lip cannon or a […]
O Sister, Where Art Thou? Anais Mitchell occupies Greek myth in Hadestown
Boy meets girl, girl gets bitten by a snake, dies and goes to hell, boy goes to rescue her, deals with the devil, but blows it at the end. The great thing about Greek mythology is that you don’t have to have studied Greek mythology to know the basics: Helen of Troy, the Trojan Horse, […]
Jake Ian and Haymakers connect with small town Alberta zeitgeist
Jake Ian and the Haymakers have proof that life really does imitate art. The local country band was shooting a video for its latest single Lowlife From High River, a catchy tune about a guy who gets ripped off by a used car salesman, when the guys hit an ironic snag. “We were filming a […]
INTERVIEW: My Name Is Kay is the chick, the song and the brand all in one
Once in a while the great wasteland that is top-40 radio grows something interesting. Case in point: My Name Is Kay. Nova Scotia’s Kay Boutilier and her collaborators have scored a pretty major hit here, launched with YouTube – and what a funky blast of self-contained musical marketing it is, too. My Name is Kay […]
Yanni returns to perform Aug. 7 at the Jubilee Auditorium
Yanni is no fool. He knows he’s considered the king of cheese among the “cool” crowd – “a guy who plays the piano and probably has some incense and a couple of crystals,” as he told a reporter recently – just as much as he knows that the “cool” crowd has no business being at […]
