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Say farewell to The Joe and Doug Hoyer; hello again to Renny Wilson
Joe Gurba, rapper and founder of Old Ugly Recording Co., is moving to Europe in a few weeks. To say farewell (and maybe “HAHAHA SUCKERS!”), he’s playing what might be his last show EVER as The Joe on...
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Slash returns to Edmonton with his Conspirators
Former Guns N’ Roses guitarist Slash and his latest band, Myles Kennedy & The Conspirators, are blazing across North America with their second album, World On Fire. They’ll perform Saturday, Oct....
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First wave of acts revealed for Up and Downtown Music Festival
Calgary’s controversial post-punks Viet Cong, Icelandic singer-songwriter Snorri Helgason, and Kyuss founder Brant Bjork are some of the first wave of acts revealed for this year’s edition of Up and...
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Gigs: Lindi Ortega, Hayden, KEN mode
* Lindi Ortega and her red boots will grace the stage at Myer Horowitz Theatre on Thursday, Oct. 1. Ticket prices have yet to be announced. On sale: Friday at Ticketfly. The roots-rock musician will...
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Fans of Wunderbar raise money to save Edmonton music venue
Edmonton came THIS CLOSE today to losing another one of its music venues. Wunderbar Hofbrauhaus, a tiny dive in Old Strathcona, was behind on its rent, which prompted its landlord to issue a...
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Album Review: Scott Cook and the Long Weekends, Go Long
Album: Go Long Artist: Scott Cook and the Long Weekends (Groove Revival) Three-and-a-half stars (out of five) Scott Cook’s latest evokes the 3 a.m. campfire sound of folkies playing away with...
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Slipknot returns to Edmonton
Masked fiends Slipknot will add some metal to an October full of pop and classic-rock concerts. The Iowa-bred musicians, who dress like monsters from a horror film, will perform Sunday, Oct. 18 at...
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YEGfest debuts at Hawrelak Park in September
A new music festival is about to launch — on the same weekend as another music festival. YEGfest will feature local indie rockers, electronic artists, hip-hop acts, and visual artists on Sept. 11 and...
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Oil prices fall below $45 US a barrel; stock markets in the red
The misery continues for Alberta’s beleaguered oilpatch. Oil prices are down again Thursday, with the near-month futures contract for benchmark grade U.S. light crude trading at just $44.68 US per...
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Album Review: Mac DeMarco’s Another One
Album: Another One Artist: Mac DeMarco (Captured Tracks) Three-and-a-half stars (out of five) As wacky as this may sound, Edmonton expat and indie-rock star Mac DeMarco is quickly morphing into a...
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Wu-Tang to enter Edmonton
Wu-Tang Clan with special guests: Friday, Sept. 18 at Shaw Conference Centre. Tickets: $69.50 and $89.50 plus service charges. On sale: Friday 10 a.m. at Ticketfly. …
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Mumford and Sons cover Eurythmics’ Sweet Dreams (Are Made of This) …
… with the help of tourmates The Vaccines and Jack Garratt during Tuesday’s show at Rexall Place. Here’s my review of the concert.
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Foo Fighters cover Rush’s Tom Sawyer with the help of a fan
Foo fan Brian impressed Dave Grohl — and the entire arena — with his vocal stylings during Wednesday’s show at Rexall Place. “Dude, that was fuckin’ amazing,” Grohl said. “Are you an eunuch? … I don’t...
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Edmonton’s Saville Community Sports Centre wows a couple of visiting sports...
Canada’s National Women’s basketball team put on a magnificent show in winning the FIBA Americas Women’s Championship, capped by their 82-66 victory over Cuba in the gold-medal game on Sunday that...
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Is Edmonton on the verge of losing another music venue?
The owners of Bohemia, an 84-person room located on 10217 97th St., want to get out of the business “due to personal developments” and are looking for a new buyer before Sept. 20. Asking price?...
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Gigs on the go: P.O.D., George Canyon, Sass Jordan, Finger Eleven, Craig...
* P.O.D. is still around? You bet yer life! In fact, the alt-metal band just released their 10th album, The Awakening, on Aug. 21. Sonny Sandoval and his pals will perform Tuesday, Sept. 15 at The...
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Stantec shares jump on latest U.S. acquisition news
Shares of Stantec Inc. are up 68 cents apiece to $31.39 in mid-day trading Thursday on the Toronto Stock Exchange, following news of the company’s latest U.S. acquisition. The Edmonton-based...
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A quick Q&A with Bohemia’s Steve Steffler
In the middle of fielding emails from prospective buyers, Bohemia‘s manager/event booker Steve Steffler found some time to answer my questions about the club. Earlier this week, he broke the news about...
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The final days of Permanent Records are nigh
The Old Strathcona record store, located at 8126 Gateway Boulevard, will permanently close its doors on Monday, Aug. 31. Mike McDonald and Clint Anderson, who used to work at Megatunes, opened...
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What to expect from Janet Jackson’s Edmonton show?
Janet Jackson kicked off her Unbreakable World Tour on Monday at Rogers Arena in Vancouver. She performs Friday, Sept. 4 at Rexall Place — her first show in Edmonton since 1990. Here’s what we might...
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