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Collect records, Clean Up Your Act, Cadence and Shout Out on a bus
Edmonton Music Collectors Show: SUNDAY Saturday, April 21, at the Central Lions Seniors Recreation Centre, 11113 113 St. From 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Admission is $10 for the first hour, $5 from 11 a.m....
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Les McKeown rolls into Edmonton
The first time I ever set foot in the Journal‘s HQ was because of the Bay City Rollers. The year was 1995. I was working at CBC Radio and decided to interview the paper’s music critic David Howell...
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Spring Skiing Never Better
Today’s Conditions At Marmot Basin Get your skis shined up, grab a stick….in either hand. The snow conditions are awesome right now. Jasper keeps getting dumps as well as all the other areas we can...
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potd 2o13.o1.27 ~ dream weaver 3d
stereoscopes, words – fish Even though they’re the opposite of conceptual art (and have historically been used to keep us homies down), I’m a big fan of monuments. Being a relatively new city, Edmonton...
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Pat Benatar brings her best shot to Edmonton
Pow! Shoulder-shimmyin’ pop-rock warrior Pat Benatar is bringing her defiant ‘80s hits — and husband/guitarist Neil Giraldo — to the River Cree Resort & Casino. The voice behind Love Is a...
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Purity Ring at Coachella
Megan James and Corin Roddick of Purity Ring made their debut at Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival on Friday night. The electro-pop duo are the first Edmonton-bred musicians to perform at the...
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Cathy King wins her first game at world senior women’s curling championship
Cathy King’s 2012 Canadian senior women’s championship curling rink didn’t miss a beat in its first meaningful game in two months on Saturday. King trounced Ireland’s Marie O’Kane 8-2 in her debut at...
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F&M’s Evening in Moscow
Viktor Tsoi might be one of the most important rock stars you’ve never heard of. The late singer and guitarist was the frontman of Kino, one of the first rock ‘n’ roll bands to flourish in the former...
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Watch Evan Prosofsky’s film about West Edmonton Mall’s Waterpark
Almost every kid who grew up in Edmonton understands the lure of the waterpark at West Edmonton Mall. Cinematographer Evan Prosofsky, who is now based in Montreal, went so far as to shoot a...
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Selena Gomez plays Edmonton and other Canadian cities in August tour
Wonder if Selena Gomez will eat at Blue Plate Diner during her next visit to Edmonton? The actress/singer and Justin Bieber’s ex-girlfriend will perform Saturday, Aug. 17 at Rexall Place. Ticket prices...
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The Non-Profit Crisis
It is a major problem, hinging on a crisis, for non-profits. Rapidly escalating real estate costs and competition for space has resulted in a crisis of affordability and availability for Edmonton’s...
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Edmonton filmmakers compete for cash and Cineplex screenings
Five crews of Edmonton filmmakers are in the running for up to $1 million for their projects — and screenings at Cineplex theatres. Forty entries are part of the CineCoup Film Accelerator, a site which...
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Cathy King wins world senior women’s curling championship
Cathy King easily won her first world curling title in a cakewalk Saturday afternoon, the same way her Saville Centre team of Carolyn Morris, Lesley McEwan and Doreen Gares has dominated most of its...
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Pedalling for a cure
In 2009 when Stephie Gagnon was 6 ½ years old, her world changed from relaxed skating lessons to being rushed to the Stollery where she was diagnosed with a life-threatening auto-immune disease. Her...
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Chop Suey left-overs: “We are all Chinese”
Chop Suey on the Prairies at the RAM celebrates the history of Alberta’s Chinese restaurants. Chop Suey on the Prairies is the name of the Royal Alberta Museum‘s fun, daring, and thoughtful new show,...
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2o13.o4.19 ~ the rebirth of the alberta hotel bar
pics, stereoscope, words – fish Designed and fully restored by Dub Architects, the yet to be named Alberta Hotel bar and dining space opened its doors on the weekend for a private sneak peek. As Gene...
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2o13.o3.23 ~ putrella we hardly knew ya
stereoscopes, words – fish Let’s avoid the puns about Putrella the corpse flower (amorphophallus titanium) causing quite a stink at the Muttart Conservatory and just remember the good times, shall we?...
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2o13.o4.26 ~ a conversation with John Carpenter
words – fish Banners are raised for John Carpenter – like David Lynch and Wes Anderson, he’s the kind of director, writer and producer people claim as favourite to assert individuality. The man,...
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Last time to see John Cleese in Edmonton?
Monty Python/Fawlty Towers legend John Cleese will tell tales and answer questions from fans during his Last Time To See Me Before I Die tour of Canada. The British actor will perform Oct. 4, 5 and 6...
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Live blog: Oil Kings – Hitmen Game 7; Oil Kings win 2-0
“It’s sad to see one of these teams lose, but I’m happy that we’re moving on.” — Edmonton Oil Kings head coach Derek Laxdal. It twisted and turned and as Evan Daum writes, Game 7 of the Western Hockey...
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