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Tubesday: Edmonton’s Wet Secrets, Bryan Finlay, Colleen Brown, Calvin Love +...
1. Over the last two days, five Edmonton acts have released music videos — including The Wet Secrets‘ Nightlife, which stars one of SCTV‘s most beloved characters, Count Floyd, played by Joe Flaherty....
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2o14.o1.22 ~ and all the houses they built in the ’70s finally fall
words – fish “How many more times will you remember a certain afternoon of your childhood, some afternoon that’s so deeply a part of your being that you can’t even conceive of your life without it?...
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2o14.o1.23 ~ light up everything, apparently …
pics, words – fish Joining their fleet of identified skyscrapers into the larger idea that lights will save us all, ATB Financial has stripped rainbow LEDs onto the side of its new digs over what until...
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Video: Megan James and Danny Brown on Jimmy Kimmel Live
Edmonton expat and Purity Ring vocalist Megan James was on Jimmy Kimmel Live last night, performing 25 Bucks with rapper Danny Brown. (Note to the person who runs Kimmel’s YouTube account: HER LAST...
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Katy Perry adds second Edmonton show
The Roar-ing pop star will also perform Monday, Sept. 1 at Rexall Place. The general on sale starts Monday, Jan. 27 at Ticketmaster. That’s also when tickets are available to her first show, Sunday,...
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Neko Case and The Dodos to perform at Winspear Centre
Ten months after her appearance at the Folk Fest, singer-songwriter Neko Case will return to Edmonton. She’ll play the Winspear Centre on Monday, May 19 with The Dodos, an indie-pop band from San...
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Motley Crue brings farewell tour to Edmonton
Read ‘em and weep, Motley Crue fans. Tuesday, Nov. 18 will be your last ever chance to see the hair metal survivors at Rexall Place. The foursome, led by Vince Neil, are retiring — and not fake...
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Some recently announced shows: Bear Mountain, Obie Trice, Royal Canoe,...
The Wilderness of Manitoba with Field Assembly: Monday, Feb. 10 at The ARTery. Tix at yeglive. Bear Mountain: Thursday, Feb. 13 at The Pawn Shop. yeglive. Obie Trice with D12: Friday, Feb. 14 at Union...
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Album review: Joe Nolan, Tornado
Album: Tornado Artist: Joe Nolan (Six Shooter Records) Four stars out of five “You bit my lip and said, ‘Come on in, this won’t hurt a bit,’” Joe Nolan quivers on The Pawnshop, a warm roots-rock number...
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Girls just wanna have fun! Guess who’s opening for Cher in Edmonton?
Children of the ’80s, rejoice! Yup, the She Bop-per herself, CYNDI LAUPER will be jumping on 36 dates of Cher’s tour, including Monday, June 23 at Rexall Place. Tickets are available at Ticketmaster....
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2o14.o1.3o ~ daravara adds colour to 124 street
pics, words – fish Saturday morning at 11:30 a new bar opens its doors at 10713 124 St. It’s called Daravara, the lead a’s pronounced like those in ‘darling.’ Designed by Christian Smith Design Build,...
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Heart brings Jason Bonham and Stairway to Heaven to Edmonton
Remember when Heart’s Ann and Nancy Wilson blew the world away with their rendition of Led Zeppelin‘s Stairway to Heaven at the Kennedy Center Honors in 2012? Backing the sisters on drums was Jason...
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2o14.o2.o5 ~ angakkuq + inuit art road show
pics, words – fish Only a few weeks remain for the mesmerizing Angakkuq: Between Two Worlds – Spiritual and Mythological Figures in Inuit and Inuvialuit Art. Guest curated by Edmonton’s Inuit Art...
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Did you know? Edmonton gets its first KISS on Feb. 5, 1974
Today marks the 40th anniversary of the start of KISS‘s first North American tour … which kicked off in Edmonton, as noted on the band’s Facebook page. “The band plays more than 70 shows in Canada and...
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City expected to announce new office tower project today
Local real estate executives say the City of Edmonton is expected to announce the awarding of a new office tower project at noon today to Katz Group and its partner, WAM Developments. City workers are...
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Dragon’s Den star Kevin O’Leary to speak at AGA Monday evening
He’s b-a-a-c-k ! Kevin O’Leary, the star of CBC’s Dragon’s Den and ABC’s Shark Tank, will make a repeat appearance in Edmonton Monday evening at the Art Gallery of Alberta. TD investment adviser Greg...
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Album review: Marlaena Moore, Beginner
Album: Beginner Artist: Marlaena Moore (Independent) Four stars (out of five) Everything is awesome, according to The Lego Movie, and so is everything about Marlaena Moore’s first album of sparse...
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Livy Jeanne kicks up some Dirt
Edmonton is raising some feisty young women. Esma, an urban-pop vocalist, just released her ode to self-confidence, Fall Back, while Marlaena Moore isn’t afraid to confront uncertainty on her debut,...
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Edmo shows: Carsick Cars, Against Me!
* One of China’s top indie rock bands, Carsick Cars, will be testing the limits of their stomachs as they make their first trip across Canada. The Beijing trio will make a pit stop on Monday, March 24...
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The Chronicles of Noisy Colours
Guitar-playing robots. Hipsters. Daddy issues. Hotdog-scented bandmates. Mass firings. These are some of the obstacles facing Noisy Colours on their road to rock ‘n’ roll glory. Watch David McCargar...
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