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Gigs: Gold & Youth, Leeroy Stagger, The Maddigans, The Slackers, The Besnard...
* Gold & Youth: May 20 at The Pawn Shop. Tickets at yeglive.ca. Listen to Jewel, one of the tracks on the Vancouver dreamy synth-pop outfit’s debut, Beyond Wildnerness, due May 14. * Leeroy Stagger...
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2013 WHL bantam draft tracker
The top two picks in Thursday’s WHL bantam draft hail from Edmonton and its surrounding communities. Tyler Benson and Sam Steel were taken with the first and second selections of the annual draft, by...
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Weekend gigs: Karla Adolphe, Lindsey Walker
Loss looms over new albums by Karla Adolphe (pictured above) and Lindsey Walker (below). Adolphe’s gentle, folky Honeycomb Tombs is a sonic study in grief, written after the death of a friend’s...
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More opinions from Kevin O’Leary, the man (some) Canadians love to hate
My column today on tough-talking uber-capitalist Kevin O’Leary, the outspoken star of CBC’s Dragons’ Den and ABC’s Shark Tank, elicited some strong opinions – both pro and con – from Journal readers....
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Figure skating needs CPR
The judging system in figure skating is leading the inevitable demise of our sport. That’s probably what some people thought after 2013 World Figure Skating Championships. It won’t die, but it might...
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Return of the Mac
Edmonton expat Mac DeMarco will return for another hometown visit on Monday, June 24 at Wunderbar — after his stint at Calgary’s Sled Island festival. Tickets are $10 plus service charges at...
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Prices for Justin Timberlake in Edmonton?
Edmonton is the only western Canadian date on Justin Timberlake’s upcoming The 20/20 Experience World Tour. So far. The Suit & Tie singer will perform Monday, Jan. 13 at Rexall Place. Tickets range...
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Golden West rises: new music festival near Bonnyville
A new festival is rising in Alberta — the Golden West Music Fest near Bonnyville. An all-Edmonton roster of more than 25 acts, including soft-disco king Renny Wilson, comedians Craig Martell and Jon...
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Album review: The Abramson Singers, Late Riser
Album: Late Riser Artist: The Abramson Singers (Copperspine Records) Three stars out of five There aren’t enough singers accompanying Leah Abramson on the majority of Late Riser, due May 14, making it...
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Reba to play Rexall Place
Country star and actress Reba McEntire will perform Friday, July 19 at Rexall Place. Tickets are $29.50 to $85.50 plus service charges. On sale: Saturday at Ticketmaster. Her 2010 tour, All the Woman I...
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Oil Kings loose and ready for Game 4 of WHL final
Trailing in a Western Hockey League playoff series for just the fourth time in two years, the nerves were understandably high for the Edmonton Oil Kings on the morning of their all-important Game 4...
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Edmonton will house Canada’s senior women’s basketball team in 2013
With a unanimous approval from Edmonton city council, Canada’s senior women’s basketball team is headed to Edmonton. The team will move from Etobicoke, Ont. to Edmonton in June and will train at the...
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Video: Half Moon Run’s Call Me in the Afternoon
“There’s a guy from Poland and he wrote to us, saying ‘I’d like to try and make a video. No pressure.’ He just did some sketches of some concepts and he was really enthusiastic, so we said ‘Go for...
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Canadian Tire shares soar on news of REIT spinoff; Shawn Allen counts his...
Shares of Canadian Tire have spiked by 12.7 per cent in early afternoon trading Thursday on the Toronto Stock Exchange, after the big retailer announced plans to spin off its big portfolio of real...
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Pickled cheese, Milanese police, night trains: Jessica Jalbert recounts her...
Jessica Jalbert is one of Edmonton’s finest young singer-songwriters. Cecil Frena is a freak-pop fiend, the LED-jacket-wearing mastermind behind Born Gold. He also possesses a keen eye (and nose?) for...
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Lot’s of puckery goodness in Alley Kat Jade Dragon
Edmonton craft brewer Alley Kat Brewing has launched it’s latest big bottle double IPA. Jade Dragon DIPA is single-hopped with citra hops and is one tasty brew. This dragon has mucho pucker power and...
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Bob Seger: May 11, Rexall Place. MGMT: May 11, Starlite Room.
Two nights before Bob Seger’s rescheduled show at Rexall Place, iPhones across Canada tried to play a practical joke on Edmonton. Some of their weather apps started forecasting snow for May 11 — an...
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Celebrating the miles — and a music video — with The Maddigans
The Maddigans have likely covered more kilometres than any other Edmonton band over the last five years — with eight Canadian tours and two U.S. treks to their names. Which leaves little time to shoot...
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Anthem singers, also known as Hanson, will visit Sherwood Park
Isaac, Taylor and Zac Hanson will MMMBop their way to Festival Place on Monday, Oct. 7. Tickets are $38.50 and $46.50 plus service charges at Ticketmaster. On sale: Thursday, May 16. Hanson is about to...
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Come Home To Mama singer comes to Sherwood Park
Martha Wainwright will come home to Canada for a series of shows this fall — including Saturday, Nov. 9 at Festival Place in Sherwood Park. Tickets are $38.50 and $46.50 plus service charges at...
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