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Visit Edmonton’s dreamy Tropic Harbour
To most landlocked Edmontonians, a harbor is a place to buy comics. As in Happy Harbor. But we’re also home to Tropic Harbour, a dream-pop project led by Mark Berg. He recently released two tracks on...
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Double the Dogg
Snoop Dogg is adding a second show at Union Hall. His July 14 show is sold out, so the rapper will also perform on July 15. Tickets start at $59.99 plus service charges. On sale: Wednesday via Union...
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2o14.o5.27 ~ remembering an access denied
pics, words – fish It can be safely declared that few Canadians protesting the arrival of 376 seafaring immigrants ever looked these hopefuls in the eyes, as most of them were detained for months,...
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Edmonton mortgage broker honoured at industry awards in Toronto
A small Edmonton-based independent mortgage broker took home two top prizes at the recent 2014 Canadian Mortgage Awards in Toronto. First Foundation Inc., which has a dozen employees at offices in...
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Running in the rain
Lately, I’ve been asking people why they run and if they actually enjoy it. I was surprised when a reader I went running with on Saturday, who has done 39 marathons in the last five years and plans to...
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Country fans hit the jackpot at K-Days
Country star Tim McGraw will perform July 22 at Rexall Place as part of K-Days. Tickets are $58.25 to $104.50 On sale: June 6 at Ticketmaster. Blake Shelton will play the next night, as previously...
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Modest Mouse returns to Edmonton
Modest Mouse with Kevin Drew & Mimicking Birds: July 24 at Shaw Conference Centre. Tickets: $46.50 plus service charges. On sale: June 6 at Ticketfly. Isaac Brock and his mice are playing a stretch...
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A stampede of Rebecca Lappa projects
Teen wonder Rebecca Lappa is performing not one, but two theatrical projects at this year’s Nextfest. She’s showing off her latest work, The Great Edmonton Elephant Stampede of 1926, on June 6, 11 and...
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2o14.o6.o4 ~ edmonton is music
pics, words – fish With summer finally tangible, it’s been easy to spring out into the world and see live music. Witnessed in the couple weeks: Concealer at Common, Cantoo at Empress, Ben Sures and...
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Video madness: Michael Rault, Ghost Cousin and Born Gold
Too All My Friends is the latest video from Michael Rault‘s psych-soaked EP, Living Daylight, due June 24. (Now available for pre-orders on iTunes.) The trippy clip, coated in pink and purple hues,...
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Let’s try “naked” running for a week
One of the reasons I’ve always liked running is because it’s simple. For people like me, who lack co-ordination and are terrified of being hit in the face by a baseball, track and field and...
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2o14.o6.o5 ~ the happy return of chad vangaalen
pics, words – fish Wednesday night after Viet Cong thundered over a fairly packed Starlite Room, Calgary’s Chad VanGaalen asked his bandmates why they don’t come to Edmonton more often. This echoed a...
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More gigs: Jay Arner, Twin Peaks, Ash& Bloom, Boy & Bear + more
Jay Arner: Thursday, June 19 at Wunderbar. Tickets at the door. Twin Peaks with The Weber Brothers: Thursday, June 26th at The Artery. Tickets: $10 plus service charges at yeglive. BADBADNOTGOOD:...
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Album review: Sarah McLachlan, Shine On
Album: Shine On Artist: Sarah McLachlan (Verve) Three stars out of five Is Sarah McLachlan playing games with us? “You turn the radio on, play your favourite song and cry,” the Vancouver songstress...
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Album review: Cygnets, Isolator
Album: Isolator Artist: Cygnets (Independent) Four stars out of five Until now, Edmonton’s Cygnets have offered free downloads of their music – including two albums, two EPs and frontman Logan...
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Album review: Jack White, Lazaretto
Album: Lazaretto Artist: Jack White (Third Man) Three-and-a-half stars out of five For all his love of vintage — including ‘60s garage-rock and 1940s recording gear — Jack White’s second solo album,...
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Ten Second Epic’s Daniel Carriere and Sandy MacKinnon climb Mountain with...
There’s no time for Ten Second Epic fans to mourn the demise of the Edmonton rockers. Two of the band’s now ex-members — guitarist Daniel Carriere and bassist Sandy MacKinnon — are celebrating the...
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Stream: Corb Lund’s Counterfeit Blues
Before he starts focusing on his reunion with the smalls, Alberta cowboy Corb Lund is releasing another album. Counterfeit Blues, due June 17, features reinterpretations of his own tunes recorded at...
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Buckets Full of Snow? Yes please!
You might not want to listen to a song titled Buckets Full of Snow on one of the few nice spring days in Edmonton, but don’t be fooled … Lora Jol‘s atmospheric electro-pop number isn’t an ode to...
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Running from our bad reputation
I wish I could tell you I had a revelation this week after running “naked,” but I didn’t. I ended up only running alone once. That said, I did learn about how annoying (and dangerous) distracted...
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