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Listen to Christian Hansen’s new EP, Small Fry
In Edmonton, popster Christian Hansen is a big deal, getting regular airplay on Sonic 102.9 FM and selling out club shows. In Toronto, where he and his wife/keyboardist Molly Flood now live, Hansen is...
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Liquor Stores CEO’s previous employer files for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection
Liquor Stores N.A. has a few hills to climb before regaining the confidence of investors, as noted in my column Thursday. For company CEO Stephen Bebis, his first 11 months on the job have been...
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Upcoming album releases: Jake Ian, Cygnets
Jake Ian. * Cars, guns, and a floating woman are some of the images on Jake Ian’s fifth and latest country-folk album, It Don’t Really Matter Anymore. Never mind the title, these tunes are seared with...
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Do You Have Your Tickets?
Friday, May 30, 2014 – Where will you be? I will tell you where you SHOULD be – at Tapestry: A Multicultural evening sponsored by Silverberg Group in support of ABC Head Start. It is the first of it’s...
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How we did it: New riding maps and calculations
The next federal election will be considerably different from the last. Canada has added 30 seats to the House of Commons, including an increase of six in Alberta. We mapped the changes between the...
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Future and Tyler, The Creator to play Edmonton
Two of hip-hop’s rising stars, Future and the more controversial Tyler, The Creator, will be making stops in Edmonton over the summer. Future, the rapper behind Move That Dope and Neva End, will...
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Edmonton Rock Music Festival unveils lineup
If you follow Burton Cummings on Facebook, you know he used to have a thing for capitalizing his words. He seems to have ditched the practice, but in honour of his old habit, we’d like to tell you:...
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Matt Good visits The Ranch
Some of Matt Good’s early hits could easily be considered classic rock by now — songs such as Everything Is Automatic, Rico, Load Me Up, Hello Time Bomb. We might see him on the Edmonton Rock Music...
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Former Liquor Stores CEO Irving Kipnes retires from board
More than two decades after he founded Liquor Depot Corp., a predecessor of Edmonton-based Liquor Stores N.A., Canada’s largest independent liquor store operator, former company CEO Irving Kipnes is...
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From Atmosphere to Zerbin, Broken Bells to Rick Ross — some upcoming Edmonton...
Broken Bells will perform Thursday, Aug. 7 at Winspear Centre — which happens to be the first night of the Folk Fest. Tickets on sale Friday, April 25 at the Winspear box office. Mastermind Rick Ross...
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Stantec to acquire Salt Lake City-based environmental consulting firm
Edmonton-based Stantec has announced plans to acquire JBR Environmental Consultants of Salt Lake City. Financial terms weren’t disclosed. The deal is expected to close in May. JBR, a 140-employee firm...
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More gigs: Band of Skulls, Engelbert, Alysha Brilla, Blitzen Trapper
* Band of Skulls are bringing their third album, Himalayan, to Edmonton. The British rock trio will climb into Union Hall on Sunday, June 1. Tickets are $25 plus service charges. On sale: Friday,...
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Album news: Scenic Route To Alaska, Nature Of, The Provincial Archive and...
* From Alaska to … France? Paris is the title of the first single from Scenic Route To Alaska’s next folk-pop album, Warrington. (Which also happens to be the name of a town in England.) The Edmonton...
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Esso Cup: Poznikoff leads Edmonton Thunder to 4-3 overtime win over Stoney...
Edmonton Thunder The Canadian Press STONEY CREEK, Ont. — Alexandra Poznikoff scored twice — including the overtime winner — as the Edmonton Thunder edged the Stoney Crek Sabres 4-3 on Thursday on the...
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Listen: Caity Fisher and The Final Frontier’s Later At The Party
You know the feeling you get when you’re in a room full of people, yet you feel totally alone? Caity Fisher and The Final Frontier‘s Later At The Party sums up that feeling … from her deep, pouty...
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Friday tidbits: Jonathan Richman, Joe Nolan/Colin Priestner, Calvin Love,...
* Singer-songwriter Jonathan Richman will perform Friday, June 6 at The Starlite Room. With Tommy Larkins on drums. Tickets are $20 plus service charges. On sale: Saturday, April 26 thru Ticketfly. *...
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Jack White, Arctic Monkeys, Foster The People headline three-day Sonic Boom...
That’s the sound of your brain exploding over this year’s bigger and better Sonic Boom roster. Jack White, Arctic Monkeys, Foster The People, Rise Against, Death Cab For Cutie, Tegan and Sara, and The...
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Jann Arden returns to the Jube in Edmonton
Musical treasure and Twitter comedian Jann Arden will perform Monday, Sept. 8 at Jubilee Auditorium. Tickets are $49.50, $69.50 and $99.50 plus service charges at Ticketmaster. On sale: Friday, May 2....
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AutoCanada shares spike on latest acquisition news
Shares of high-flying AutoCanada Inc. (TSX:ACQ) are up $3.34 or 5.4 per cent in late-afternoon trading Tuesday on the Toronto Stock Exchange. The latest spike, which leaves AutoCanada’s shares just a...
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TSX up despite lower oil, gold prices; AutoCanada shares continue to rally
Toronto’s main stock market index is clawing its way higher in early afternoon trading Wednesday, despite a sharp drop in oil prices and slightly lower gold prices. Oil futures are currently down about...
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