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50 Things YEG – Weekend Update
On Saturday, we asked you Edmontonians to tell us what you think makes the city tick. We’re calling it the 50 Things That Define Edmonton. And remember, it’s not limited to a person, place or thing –...
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2o13.o6.11 ~ tweeting sylvester
words: fish, pics: supplied Community, Jeff Sylvester‘s show of pretty neighbourhood paintings, is wrapping up at Front Gallery (12312 Jasper Ave.) in the next couple days. The skilled artist, who...
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2o13.o6.12 ~ jordan bennett + neon kohkom
pics, words: fish Clever and non-precious, Mi’Kmaq experimenter Jordan Bennett was the first aboriginal artist in residence at the U of A, here from the west coast of Newfoundland. His work is...
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2o13.06.13 ~ more works
words: fish Not to go overboard, but here are a few exceptional images from the upcoming Works Art & Design Festivall. It’s going to be a good year, wait till you see the life-size, ridable...
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Putting the Edmonton puzzle together
One of the great pleasures of being a newcomer to any city is that you get to see things with fresh eyes. My first time passing the giant baseball bat? Wow, double take, what’s that? My first time at...
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Why does Edmonton have such a bad reputation?
In light of it being Canada Day on Monday, I thought it might be interesting to reach out to people outside of the city to find out what they think defines Edmonton. What does Canada (or at least some...
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The Haven announces two-night farewell festivities
The Haven Social Club, one of the only live music venues on Stony Plain Road, has revealed the roster for its two-night farewell weekend in July. Twelve local acts, such as reggae band Souljah Fyah and...
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Set times for Alice in Chains: July 4, 2013 at Rexall Place
Monster Truck: 7 to 7:35 p.m. Chevelle: 8 to 8:45 p.m. Alice in Chains: 9:15 p.m. As always, times are subject to change. Tickets, by the way, are still available at Ticketmaster. Read Tom Murray’s...
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How can I make exceptional pancakes at home?
Question: How can I make exceptional pancakes at home? Answer: Whether you’re at K-Days in Edmonton or Stampede in Calgary, Albertans know and love a good pancake breakfast. Sadly, free pancake season...
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Tamara Vineberg sends us her 50 things that define Edmonton
Tamara Vineberg took the time on her blog to give us 51 things that she thinks define Edmonton (because it never hurts to have more!) Here’s what she wrote: What things define Edmonton? The Edmonton...
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Show us the snow: Edmonton’s Tupelo Honey unveil new video, Halo
As much as I don’t want to be watching a video with SNOW in it in July, I’d rather be watching a video with snow than tweeting about former child stars. Edmonton’s Tupelo Honey just released the video...
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The warm simplicity of Brock Tyler’s City Lights video
If you can’t get enough of winter, Brock Tyler‘s plaintive folk-ish single, City Lights, makes several mentions of the season — with references to “cold December dark” and “Christmas moon.” Their...
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Ex-capades: Feedback from a celebrity chef
Celebrity chef Roger Mooking is crankin’ the heat with an old flame. The rapper, who used to be a member of Edmonton hip-hop group Maximum Definitive in the ‘90s, released his first album in five...
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The Old Wives + Wunderbar = It’s All Over
Don’t worry, that’s just the title of The Old Wives’ song and music video, shot by PhiLam Nguyen at Whyte Avenue’s best live venue, Wunderbar. Listen to the Edmonton punk act’s split LP/CD with The...
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New single: Livy Jeanne’s Any Other Way
Local teen Livy Jeanne just released her first country-pop single, Any Other Way, for Black Box Music/Universal Music Canada. The blossoming star is also making a name for herself by speaking out about...
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Ryan Stiles and Whose Live Anyway?: Sept. 27 at River Cree
Six years after ABC pulled the plug on Whose Line Is It Anyway?, the TV improv show is making a comeback, starting Tuesday, July 16 on The CW. The good news doesn’t end there. One of the stars of the...
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Frank Turner: Oct. 23 at Union Hall
British singer-songwriter Frank Turner is making another stop in Edmonton on his way to superstardom. The folky punk and his band, The Sleeping Souls, will perform Wednesday, Oct. 23 at Union Hall....
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Doug Hoyer and a few Good Women star in One Foot video
Edmonton art-pop tunesmith Doug Hoyer prefers to hide in the shadows and let the Good Women Dance Collective show off their moves in this video to One Foot, directed by Dylan Rhys Howard. The song —...
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Cancer Bats/Bat Sabbath: Oct. 4 at The Pawn Shop
One of metal’s pioneers, Black Sabbath, isn’t coming to Edmonton, but Bat Sabbath is. The latter is a tribute act, naturally, created by members of Toronto punk/metal band, Cancer Bats. The two —...
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Pat Benatar. July 13, 2013. River Cree Resort & Casino.
“We are young!” Before Nate Ruess and fun. turned those words into one of 2012′s biggest pop hits, a tiny Brooklyn spitfire raised her fist and uttered the same phrase in her 1983 smash, Love Is a...
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