Posted on December 7, 2011
By Staff
Front Slider, Music
On the heels of the announcement of Cats at the Jubilee Auditorium comes news of another apparently feline-related act coming to that same building on Saturday, March 10 – Puscifer. What are the odds? And who named the band, you ask? It’s just Tool’s Maynard James Keenan up to some new tricks, that’s all. Puscifer […]
Posted on December 7, 2011
By Staff
Family, Front Slider, Theatre
Here comes Bombalurina, following closely by Rumpleteazer and Mr. Mistoffelees! Aren’t they adorable? There lurks Grizabella while The Rum Tum Tugger stalks his prey. Mee-ow. And look! Skimbleshanks is rubbing his face against your leg. Aw, Mungojerrie is jealous. Hissss … If you have no idea what we’re talking about, consider yourself lucky. Or unlucky […]
Posted on December 2, 2011
By Albert Smith
Comedy
Can we talk? No! Because we never got an interview with Joan Rivers. But does that stop us from having the legendary 78-year-old comedienne as our special guest star in another fascinating Giggle City expose? It does not! Rivers, who proved her status as the queen of insult comedy at the Jubilee Auditorium on Tuesday, has […]
Posted on November 28, 2011
By Staff
Music
There are few guitarists who can be identified by one note and B.B. King is one of them – and he only plays one note! Ha! Just kidding. He plays three. The point being that the blues legend is a master of understatement. He’s 86! Wouldn’t you be? No need to show off anymore. And […]
Posted on November 25, 2011
By Michael Senchuk
Music
One of the last weekends of live gigs before the Christmas lull features two old-school rock bands every night of the weekend – as well as some eclectic bands from Western Canada. Enjoy. Friday Prism – How far back can Century Casino go to find old-school rock bands that are still touring? This band, originally […]
Posted on November 23, 2011
By LH Thomson
Music, The Latest
When Gordon Lightfoot showed up at the Occupy movement in Toronto to support his protesting daughter, a lot of people jumped to interesting conclusions about the man. Internet boards were full of Canadians either decrying him as an aging hippie, or cheering him … as an aging hippie. It was selling the man a wee […]
Posted on November 21, 2011
By Staff
Music, The Latest, TV and Radio
It has been said that the only antidote to the concentrated sadness of Jann Arden’s music is the devastating wit she displays between songs – which is why at the end of her shows there isn’t a dry eye in the house in more ways than one. Singer, songwriter, author, TV star and raconteur, Arden […]
Posted on November 18, 2011
By Michael Senchuk
Music
This weekend featured back-to-back reunion shows at the Edmonton Event Centre: The Tea Party Friday and the hotly-anticipated Death From Above 1979 Saturday. Tonight there are also two effervescent one-named ladies gracing us with their presence: Austra and Feist are both in town. Good things come in twos. Friday Ruby Jane – The Full Moon […]
Posted on November 15, 2011
By Albert Smith
Music, The Latest
After a hot summer of hot pop divas, a wave of winter waifs is upon us. Define waif? These are not rocker girls, nor pure folk singers. There are the kind of female singers whose poppy yet genre-bending songs do not generally contain references to alcohol consumption, explicit sexual acts or pleas for the DJ […]
Posted on October 31, 2011
By Staff
Front Slider, Music
Falling into the category of Geez, Wasn’t He Just Here? is George Thorogood, returning to hold court with his salty brand of rockin’ blues at the Jubilee Auditorium on Tuesday May 22 – about two years to the day since he did the same thing in the same building. To the same fans, probably. This […]
Posted on October 30, 2011
By Michael Senchuk
Front Slider, Music
Sam Roberts has proven that his live show is as enthusiastic and intricate as his recordings. The Montreal rocker and his Band started off with a bang at the Jubilee Auditorium on Saturday night, and rarely let off the gas pedal as he propelled fans through two hours of his rock hits, ballads and deep […]
Posted on October 27, 2011
By Michael Senchuk
Music
If there’s a musical genre called “Canadiana” – and by all rights there should be, since there’s already one called Americana – Sam Roberts may well be its new poster boy. He’s had extraordinary success in his home country, while finding only moderate success south of the border. Sound familiar? How would one describe Canadiana? […]
