TONIGHT: The Notorious Vince Neil expected to rock the EEC
It must be tough to be a 50-year-old rock star whose very name has become synonymous with excess, overindulgence and general rock ‘n’ roll decadence. Imagine the inner dialogue: Oh, Christ, not Dr. Feelgood again … Do I really have to swig that bottle of Jack Daniel’s? My freakin’ liver’s gonna explode … I don’t […]
Paul Brandt, nice guy and country singer, returns to the Jubilee Auditorium Dec. 12
We can’t get enough of Paul Brandt. What’s not to like? The guy is almost supernaturally nice. And generous? To a fault! So fans ought not to be getting tired of this behatted Albertan any time soon. On the spurred bootheels of his sold-out Slave Lake benefit at the Winspear Centre on Wednesday night comes […]
Kori Wray auditions for Canada’s Got Talent – and now she waits
Kori Wray is an old hand at TV talent contests. The Edmonton singer made the top 100 on three different seasons of Canadian Idol, was on PopStars and went to Nashville as part of a Canadian talent and model search – and now she’s a hopeful for the inaugural season of Canada’s Got Talent. Edmonton […]
Hey Romeo, keyboardist Rob Shapiro win big at the 2011 CCMAs
Since it our job to root out the Edmontonian content in any entertainment news story, let us celebrate with our own hot country trio Hey Romeo, which scored Group of the Year at the 2011 Canadian Country Music Awards in Hamilton on Monday night. And Johnny Reid and Dean Brody each walked away with three […]
Can I bring my new wife to the Bear’s Halloween Howler?
If you care, and if you’re not too mad at the Bear for its controversial “Win a Wife” contest, you may be excited to know all the details for the radio station’s annual Halloween Howler, announced Monday. Are you ready? Here it is: Finger Eleven! Plus Jonas and the Massive Attraction and Hinder in the […]
Weekend Music Preview: Busy, it is not
This weekend features mostly local performers, with the biggest name appearing at the Winspear on Sunday: Grammy and Oscar winning Jennifer Warnes. Other notables include Edmonton’s Wool on Wolves, with two performances – Friday and Saturday – at the Pawn Shop, and a CD release party for All Else Fails on Saturday. Friday Consonance: local […]
TONIGHT: Synth duo Junior Boys keep it in perspective at the Starlite
The Junior Boys’ latest effort It’s All True is somewhat of an international project – Matt Didemus of the Hamilton-based synth-pop duo lives in Berlin, and frontman Jeremy Greenspan wrote some of the album while in China. On tour, however, the strength of their live set relies heavily on an Edmonton native. “We go through […]
Blues bands face off to rep city in Memphis
There’s no way around it: it’s a little disappointing that in a city as big as Edmonton, only three outfits are facing off for the title of top local blues band and a chance to represent Champ City in Memphis. The contest is the first annual playdown, with the winner to be sponsored by the […]
TONIGHT: Ke$ha to get $leazy at Rexall Place
Britney Spears is too robotic, Lady Gaga is too bizarre, Katy Perry is too bossy – but when it comes to pop tarts we love to hate and hate to love, Ke$ha is JUST right. Playing Wednesday night at Rexall Place on her Get $leazy Tour, this chick at least doesn’t take herself too seriously […]
TONIGHT: Rollie Miles’ grandson scores big gig at the Big Game
Jesse Lipscombe is scared out of his wits at the prospect of singing O Canada at Commonwealth Stadium on Friday – and that’s just the way he wants it. “Right now I am absolute fear mode,” he says, “but I’m excited about it. I’ve never walked away from that kind of fear. Fear excites me. […]
