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Updated info for Purity Ring’s Edmonton show
After a bit of band/promoter confusion with the gig date (April 28? April 29?), the name of the venue (The Starlite Ballroom?), ticket onsale info (Feb. 20? 21? ), and the ticketing site (Northern...
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Heather Nedohin makes Scotties Tournament of Hearts playoffs despite two...
Team Canada’s Heather Nedohin squeaked into the playoffs at the Scotties Tournament of Hearts despite losing four of her last five round-robin games at Kingston, Ont. Nedohin and her Saville Centre...
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Motley Crue: Sunday, April 28 at Rexall Place.
Like reruns of The King of Queens, Motley Crue refuses to disappear. The ’80 hair-metal survivors will kick start hearts on Sunday, April 28 at Rexall Place. Tickets are $20 to $115 plus service...
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R5: Sunday, May 12 at The Starlite Room
Teen actor/vocalist Ross Lynch and his brothers, Riker, Rydel and Rocky — yup, those are their names — wanna rip up Edmonton. Their pop-rock boy band, R5, will perform an all-ages show on Sunday, May...
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#yegspins: DreamFace, Lesley Pelletier and Fair Blue
* Is it a dream? Or is it reality? After an almost 18-month delay, DreamFace’s pop debut will see the light of day. Their self-titled EP, featuring nine songs and two videos, is available on iTunes as...
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Primus 3D: May 28 at Jubilee Auditorium
Sasquatch might be sold out, but Edmonton usually gets one or two spillover acts — such as Primus 3D. The experimental rock trio of Les Claypool, Larry LaLonde and Jay Lane will bring their...
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Ex-capades: More than a taste of Sean Nicholas Savage
Prolific should be Edmonton native Sean Nicholas Savage’s middle name. The offbeat popster, who now lives in Montreal, has released at least six solo albums since 2009 — each available via Bandcamp or...
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Anberlin and Paper Route visit Edmonton
Anberlin, with the help of Paper Route, will deliver some soaring pop-rock tunes on Saturday, April 27 at The Starlite Room. Tickets are $29 plus service charges at Ticketfly. On sale: Friday, March...
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Studio 107 opens its doors
Edmonton’s newest nightclub, Studio 107 Dance Club, celebrates its grand opening tonight and Saturday — March 1 and 2. The downtown spot is located next to Knoxville’s Tavern — in what used to be...
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And the date of Jr. Gone Wild’s reunion show is …
… Friday, May 31 at the Capilano Conference Centre, 4960 93rd Ave., with Carolyn Mark and Her New Best Friends. Tickets are available NOW at Permanent Records, 8126 Gateway Boulevard, or you can wait...
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MGMT in May
Former indie darlings MGMT will perform Saturday, May 11 at The Starlite Room. Tickets are $45 plus service charges. On sale: Friday, March 8 at Ticketfly.com. Five years ago, the synth-pop duo’s...
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Gig news: The Casualties, New Found Glory announce dates; K-os and The xx get...
Indian Handcrafts with Black Mastiff and Krang: Saturday, March 9 at The Pawn Shop. Tickets: $12 plus service charges at yeglive.ca. Swollen Members with Cityreal: Wednesday, March 27 at Union Hall....
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Here’s another reason to love Bruno Mars …
… there are NO ticket presales for his Thursday, July 18 concert at Rexall Place, according to Live Nation. NO presales for credit-card holders, fan-club members or VIP-package buyers. ALL tickets will...
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Kevin Martin stays alive with 7-2 win over PEI’s Eddie MacKenzie at 2013 Tim...
Kevin Martin kept his flickering playoff hopes lit at the 2013 Tim Hortons by beating Eddie MacKenzie’s PEI rink 7-2 in the afternoon draw at Rexall Place. That evened Martin’s won-lost record at 4-4,...
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Mike Plume sings tribute to Stompin’ Tom
Edmonton expat Mike Plume recorded this loving tribute, So Long Stompin’ Tom, to Canadian legend Stompin’ Tom Connors. The 77-year-old musician behind Bud The Spud and The Hockey Song died Wednesday,...
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Imagine Dragons vs. Lou Diamond Phillips, Hurricane Sandy and other Demons
You might be tempted to confuse Imagine Dragons with AWOLNATION, but not after you see the former’s video for Radioactive. Cute teddy bears and stuffed animals fight a nasty, horned puppet in a ring...
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The Beach Boys (with Mike Love), Holly Cole set Edmonton dates
* Life’s not always a beach, especially for members of one of America’s most seminal pop groups of the ‘60s. After decades of acrimony, and then a brief détente for their 50th anniversary tour, the...
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One Way State releases video, heads to CMW — along with a good chunk of...
One Way State – Riot (Midnight War) *Official Video* from One Way State on Vimeo. One Way State might not exactly incite an uprising with their latest video, Riot (Midnight War) — unless the images of...
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Pink brings The Truth About Love tour to Edmonton
Long-suffering Pink fans can finally raise their glasses with joy. The fiesty pop star behind such hits as Blow Me (One Last Kiss), So What, Stupid Girls and Raise Your Glass will make her first visit...
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2o13.o3.o8 ~ handiwork: manus operis
words, pics – fish With huge help from local company Jackson Power, The Works recently presented MANUS (meaning hands in Latin), a group show of Edmonton artists you can read all about here. Curated by...
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