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Three-time Male Vocalist of the Year sets Edmonton date
Put on your old boots, Jason Aldean is bringing his Burn It Down Tour to Edmonton. The country star will set Rexall Place ablaze on Friday, Oct. 9. Tickets are $49.50 and $69.50 plus service charges....
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Werk it! Germany’s man-machines bring 3-D show to Edmonton
WUNDERBAR! (And I don’t mean everyone’s favourite Whyte Avenue venue.) Germany’s electronic man-machines, Kraftwerk, will kick off their next North American tour in Edmonton. Sept. 16 at the Jubilee...
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Churchill Square is about to put a Ring on it
Edmonton’s synth-pop duo and global music sensations Purity Ring will play a free show on Saturday, June 13 in the downtown square. Another local act, Born Gold, and Calgary-bred Braids will also...
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Mac DeMarco brings Another One to Edmonton
The indie rock star is coming home. Edmonton-bred singer and guitarist Mac DeMarco will perform Tuesday, Nov. 3 at Union Hall — which means my hunch about a Folk Fest appearance might be wrong....
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Mandatory Fun at the Jube
“Weird Al” Yankovic’s Sept. 11 show is moving from River Cree to the Jubilee Auditorium. Tickets are $67.95 to $87.95. On sale: Friday at Ticketmaster. River Cree closed its venue, a white tent, in...
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Album review: Zerbin, Darling
Album: Darling Artist: Zerbin (Fontana North) Three out of five stars Edmonton-formed, British Columbia-based three-piece indie rock trio Zerbin recorded their second full-length album in a century-old...
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Album review: Fire Next Time, Cold Hands
Album: Cold Hands Artist: Fire Next Time (Stomp) Four out of five stars Marcus Mumford sings about escape, ruin, and the disposability of truth on Cold Arms, one of 12 songs on his folk-rock band’s...
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Edmonton a major summer sport destination in 2015, even National Geographic...
Thu Jan 8 2015 Page: D3 Section: Sports Byline: John Mackinnon Column: Commentary Source: Edmonton Journal (Put this together back in January. Given National Geographic’s inclusion of Alberta and...
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Holy Sherlock! Watson returns to Edmonton
Polaris winner Patrick Watson will make his first Edmonton stop in five years on Friday, Oct. 2 at Starlite Room. Tickets are $25 plus service charges. On sale: Friday at Ticketfly. The Montreal artist...
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Bermuda reveals first wave of acts for September music festival
One of Edmonton’s more indie-centric music festivals, Bermuda, is also experiencing a move of sorts … from August to September. Calgary chameleon Chad VanGaalen, B.C. folkies Shred Kelly, Winnipeg...
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Hawksley works it at the Winspear
Rocker, folkie, lover, fighter and frequent Edmonton visitor Hawksley Workman will perform Friday, Oct. 23 at the Winspear Centre. He’ll be playing tunes from his latest solo album, Old Cheetah, in...
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Three Days Grace get Human with Edmonton fans
Three Days Grace are making their first trek across Canada with their new frontman Matt Walst. The Ontario rockers will perform Friday, Nov. 20 at the Shaw Conference Centre as part of a 15-stop tour....
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Sonic Boom announces new addition, daily schedule + tickets
The Flaming Lips, led by Wayne Coyne, will bring some of their psychedelic colour — and maybe their space bubble — to Borden Park. The Oklahoma natives will perform on the second day — Sunday, Sept. 6...
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Album review: Of Monsters and Men, Beneath The Skin
Album: Beneath The Skin Artist: Of Monsters and Men (Republic/Universal) Three out of five stars You can take the band out of Iceland but you can’t take Iceland out of the band. Of Monsters and Men...
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Will an Edmonton act win this year’s Peak Performance Project?
Four Edmonton-area acts will be vying for more than $200,000 in the second annual Peak Performance Project, a talent contest sponsored by Calgary radio station, 95.3 The Peak. Indie-rockers The...
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Interstellar Rodeo adds a trio of All Stars
Singer-songwriter Kathleen Edwards is temporarily quitting her cafe to play Interstellar Rodeo with Whitehorse frontman Luke Doucet and Halifax icon Joel Plaskett. The three, billed as the Interstellar...
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Album review: Calvin Love, Super Future
Album: Super Future Artist: Calvin Love (Arts & Crafts) Three-and-a-half stars out of five On his Edmonton Music Prize-nominated album, New Radar (2012), Calvin Love sounded like he was trapped in...
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More memories of The Clash’s 1982 show at the Kinsmen
Inspired by today’s Day In History about The Clash’s 1982 concert at the Kinsmen, I dug up my old story on some fans’ memories of the show: Sun Nov 14 1999 Byline: Sandra Sperounes, Journal Music...
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Billy Connolly returns to Edmonton
Scottish comedian and actor Billy Connolly is saddling up his horse and galloping across Canada for the first time in five years. He’ll perform Sunday, Nov. 1 at the Jubilee Auditorium as part of a...
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Album review: Jom Comyn, The Black Pits EP
Album: The Black Pits EP Artist: Jom Comyn (BART) Three-and-a-half stars out of five Jom Comyn’s last album, In the Dark on 99 (All the Time, All the Time), is one of the finest to come out of...
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