TONIGHT: Surf rocker Donavon Frankenreiter plays Open Sky Music Festival

Posted on August 26, 2011 By Mike Ross Music

No more festivals! The summer in Edmonton, such that it was, is just too packed. Well, OK, one more … The second annual Open Sky Music Festival, celebrating “surf rock” and its related genres, is set to go at Saturday and Sunday at Hawrelak Park’s Heritage Amphitheatre, which is at least a thousand miles from […]

GIGGLE CITY: The Birdmann thinks outside the nest

Posted on August 19, 2011 By Mike Ross Comedy, Theatre

To atone for banging on Australian street performers who ruin every summer festival in Edmonton (No. 4 on list of Eight Dumb Things About the Fringe), our special guest today is … an Australian street performer! The Birdmann (Trent Baumann) is actually working “inside” at this year’s Edmonton International Fringe Festival, even though his act […]

PREVIEW: Shake your marimbas at Edmonton’s Second Annual Latin Fest

Posted on August 12, 2011 By LH Thomson Music

So you’re Fringed out — or even, perish the thought, think live theatre is like watching paint dry. Or darn it, you just need a change of pace for a few hours. You have a few choices: self-flagellation with the limb of an Olive Branch to celebrate the birthday of The Blessed St. John of […]

REVIEW: 2011 Edmonton Folk Music Festival a blast and a gas

Posted on August 8, 2011 By Albert Smith Music

Too big? Stop whining! The Edmonton Folk Music Festival isn’t big enough. We won’t be satisfied until they annex a block of Cloverdale and tear down the homes to make room for another stage, until they expand the beer garden all the way into the Dawson Forest, until they extend the event to 1,000 performances […]

Entertainment Today for Sunday, June 31

Posted on July 30, 2011 By Staff TV and Radio

Gig City rounds up the top showbiz headlines twice daily. The Fringe charms with its many personalities – StarPhoenix [New Window] Performers from Living Sky Taiko on Broadway Avenue during the Fringe Festival Thursday, July 28, 2011. Fri, 29 Jul 2011 22:25:08 Charges laid in fatal Alberta stage collapse – Globe and Mail [New Window] […]

Entertainment Today for Tuesday, July 26

Posted on July 26, 2011 By Staff The Latest, TV and Radio

Gig City updates the top entertainment headlines twice daily. Amy Winehouse’s funeral to take place today – NME.com [New Window] A spokesperson for the star’s family said the small, private event will be attended by family and close friends. A post-mortem took place yesterday, however, no cause of death was revealed. The inquest now been […]

Indy and Edmonton arts community look for common ground

Posted on July 23, 2011 By Rob Drinkwater Family, Front Slider, Visual Arts

Do artists hate the Indy? Visual and dance artist Saski Aarts isn’t exactly warm towards the race, which takes place at City Centre Airport from July 22-24. For starters, she says she’s been woken up in past years by the mosquito-like sounds of the race cars even though she says she lives more than three […]

Art for sale! Art Walk takes over Whyte Avenue this weekend

Posted on July 15, 2011 By Stuart Adams Visual Arts

I need another piece of art like I need a hole in the head – so why am I still looking forward to spending some serious sidewalk time at the Whyte Avenue Art Walk? I’m addicted. The 16th edition of Edmonton’s largest art show and studio visit opens today (Friday, July 15) in Old Strathcona […]

Stewart Lemoine’s pulp fiction for the stage – now in book form!

Posted on July 5, 2011 By Mike Ross Culture, Front Slider, Lit, Theatre

New York in the ’50s, Switzerland in the ’30s, Monte Carlo in the ’20s, tea with a vaudeville star, champagne with the ambassador, a conga line at a wedding, a murder mystery at the symphony, a discussion of green peppers during a cocktail party – don’t ever accuse Stewart Lemoine of being stuck in the […]

GIGGLE CITY: Matt Lisac ‘leaves them laughing’ – and thinking

Posted on June 18, 2011 By Mike Ross Comedy, Culture, Front Slider

Matt Lisac has attacked Edmonton’s comedy scene by stealth. He did a one-man show at the 2010 Fringe, innocuously called “A New Canadian Century,” for which he appeared on stage as a kindly, bearded Christian with guitar and a story to tell. About one minute into his opening number, it became obvious that this performer […]

Entertainment Today, June 12

Posted on June 11, 2011 By Adrian Lackey TV and Radio

Here are the top national, U.S. and international showbiz headlines from around the web. Gig City updates story links at least twice per day, so check back later for the latest hot links: Mom blames Nicolas Cage for son’s troubles [New Window] Nicolas Cage’s son is scheduled to be released from a Los Angeles hospital […]

Edmonton dominates Canadian Comedy Awards

Posted on June 9, 2011 By Staff Comedy, Culture, Front Slider, Theatre, TV and Radio

We’ve crunched the numbers and come to a startling conclusion that most people knew already – Edmonton is a funny city. The nominations for the Canadian Comedy Awards that came out June 8 revealed a disproportionate weight of local comic talent, largely thanks to a core group of improvisers and the locally-produced television show CAUTION: […]

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