POP IMITATES ART: Big Time Rush to play Rexall Place Sept. 13
Anyone but Target Market and her parents will probably scratch their heads over news that something called “Big Time Rush” is coming to Edmonton in what is trumpeted as one of the big concert events of the summer. The Big Time Summer Tour hits Rexall Place Sept. 13, with Cody Simpson in support. Target Market […]
Life and death matters at Global Visions Film Festival
If you imagine documentarians to be journalists who broke out of the box and found their hearts, the Global Visions Film Festival is for you. Edmonton’s annual “non-fiction” film festival runs at venues around town through Sunday. Here are three more capsule reviews by Lowell Thomson: * * * INTO THE ABYSS, directed by Werner […]
GLOBAL VISIONS: No humans harmed in brilliant eco-mentary If a Tree Falls
Continuing the environmentalist thread seen in some of the selections at the Global Visions Film Festival, If a Tree Falls: A Story of the Earth Liberation Front (showing Friday at 9:15 p.m. at the Metro Cinema) is substantial, balanced journalism – the kind of documentary we all wish we saw more often. But more than […]
WEEKEND MUSIC PREVIEW: Boz Scaggs still shufflin’
It’s still early in the touring year, which means that there aren’t a lot of big names hitting Edmonton this weekend. The biggest is probably Thursday night: Michael Bernard Fitzgerald at the Starlite Room. Other notables include a release party for Cygnets’ new album on Saturday at the Pawn Shop, while across town, at the […]
GLOBAL VISIONS FILM REVIEW: Unfocused Peace Out fails to save Peace River
Out here in conservative land, the Global Visions Film Festival is about as hippie-dippy-trippy as a film fest gets. But what is Global Visions all about? At its heart, the annual documentary festival, which runs at venues around the city for the next four days, is a celebration of the cerebral. Pretty much every documentary […]
GIGGLE CITY: Nikki Payne an inspiration to those who have trouble saying ‘inspiration’
Here’s a question: Is Nikki Payne’s obvious speech impediment in any way funny on its own? Depends who you ask. All should agree that no professional comedian could reach her level with just one lisp joke. The Nova Scotia comic has been on TV, radio, moved beyond the comedy clubs into the theatre circuit – […]
Depth from the heart of darkness for Tom Olsen
There’s a new alt-country star emerging in Edmonton – from a most unlikely place. Leading to a gig with his band The Wreckage at the Almanac on Friday, April 21, Tom Olsen has been a noted journalist – he was the legislature bureau chief for two major Alberta dailies (Edmonton Journal, Calgary Herald) – before […]
Alternative Grammy winner Bon Iver to play Jubilee Auditorium May 21
One of the most popular buzz bands in North America is coming to Edmonton for the first time. At the Jubilee Auditorium Monday, May 21, it was announced Monday, Bon Iver is an American folk band founded in 2007 by Wisconsin’s Justin Vernon. He has since seen the band’s self-titled album reach the top picks […]
