TRUE TALES OF THE ART: Juan Martin plays Picasso
Pablo Picasso gave the young guitar player a wink – the only reward for an unusual performance at the great painter’s 90th birthday party. The 16-year-old Juan Martin had been asked to ditch his prepared music and “improvise the paintings on the wall, just look at the paintings and interpret them.” He says he thought […]
WEEKEND MUSIC PREVIEW: Jack Semple at the Hilltop Pub, Leon Russell sold out
You didn’t really think we’d have another weekend like the last one, did you? Still, there are some great options for live music fans this weekend, with the Chad VanGaalen and Cuff the Duke on Friday night; and a couple of gentlemen with epical long careers on Saturday – Ray Sawyer, the frontman for Dr. […]
GIGGLE CITY: Lorne Elliott goes madly on in all directions
The combination of the words “CBC” and “comedy” does not always elicit respect in stand-up comedy circles. Does Lorne Elliott care? He doesn’t appear to. One imagines that nothing fazes this guy. The smart and soft-spoken 58-year-old comic remains a popular draw even five years after his national CBC radio show “Madly Off In All […]
CONCERTS: Carmen Electra, Art Garfunkel, Men Without Hats
The Pussycat Dolls are coming?! No, it’s the Pussycat Dolls BURLESQUE REVUE – a Vegas-style show featuring music of the Pussycat Dolls without the actual Pussycat Dolls, coming to the River Cree Casino Saturday, June 18. Don’t pull a long face: There is some celebrity oomph to the event: The special guest star will be […]
Hot Picks, March 27 – A guitar triumph and some other winning moments
OK…so there’s no blues category. Nonetheless, we still greatly dig the first attempt to put our city’s band’s efforts into the rewarding context they deserve, other wise known as the Edmonton Music Awards. They’re on tonight and tomorrow at Haven Social Club. Performers tonight include White Lightning, Erica Viegas, Jezibelle, Fender Case and Jeff Morris. […]
TRUE TALES OF THE ROAD: Jeff Martin’s close call in Jordan
Jeff Martin’s entire life is a True Tale of the Road. We remember him as a guy who sings (and looks) like Jim Morrison and plays guitar like Jimmy Page, which worked out because Jeff’s first band the Tea Party was sort of a hybrid of both. He played strange stringed instruments from exotic places, […]
Hot Picks, March 8: International Women’s Day
One look at Margaret Trudeau and a lot of people exclaim, “Man, she must’ve been young when she married Pierre.” She sure was. She was 22. He was 52. It was 1971. Canada’s hippie culture was in full swing. The 15th Prime Minister of Canada called Margaret his “flower child.” They were in love. And […]
