Queens of the Stone Age
Date: Wednesday, Aug. 7, 2013.
Venue: Shaw Conference Centre.
Attendance: Ticketmaster wouldn’t provide official numbers. My estimate? About 4,000 fans — maybe 65 percent men, 35 percent women.
Quick recap: Frontman Josh Homme and his … Continue reading
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(De)Tour
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John White
(De)Tour
Venue: Stage 05 – King Edward School – RR Donnelley
Pi: The Physical Comedy Troupe
Join Pi on a journey of epic proportions and limitless possibilities. Be amazed! Bring the whole family, but buckle your safety belt or you … Continue reading
#YEGprov
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John White
#YEGprov
Venue: BYOV 36: Knox Metropolitan United Church
The #trendiest improv show at the fringe. Bring your fully-charged smartphone and keep it on. You could be twitter famous for 1.5 seconds! Featuring Edmonton’s most cerebral improvisers. Let #YEgprov stream … Continue reading
From Fringe With Love: time to Bond with it
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Liz Nicholls
People, people, your moment to be shaken, and stirred, is at hand.
From Fringe With Love, the impending 32nd annual edition of Edmonton’s massive alternative summer theatre festival, 11 days and nights long, approaches (Aug. 15 to be exact). And … Continue reading
Big Valley Jamboree reveals first batch of performers for 2014
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Sandra Sperounes
Not only will Darius Rucker be performing at this year’s CCMAs in Edmonton, he’ll be playing next year’s Big Valley Jamboree in Camrose.
The country camp-out, from July 31 to Aug. 3, 2014, will also feature Miranda Lambert, … Continue reading
Izzard returns to Edmonton
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Sandra Sperounes
Eddie Izzard is bringing his Force Majeure tour to the Jubilee on Friday, Nov. 22.
The zany British comedian, UNICEF UK Ambassador and occasional cross-dresser will visit more than 25 countries — including Australia, Russia and Nepal — on his … Continue reading
Harris, Crowell and Thompson at the Jube
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Sandra Sperounes
Think of it as a mini Folk Fest in November.
Former Gallagher Park guests Emmylou Harris, Rodney Crowell and Richard Thompson will perform Monday, Nov. 11 at the Jubilee Auditorium.
Tickets are $59 to $69 plus service charges at … Continue reading
CKUA and mysterious artist pay tribute to Folk Fest’s Don Snider
A tribute to Don Snider, the Folk Fest's late production manager, mysteriously appeared on one of the buildings on the festival site.
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Sandra Sperounes
For 22 years, Don Snider was the production manager of the Edmonton Folk Music Festival — the logistical guru of Gallagher Park.
He died Nov. 12, 2012 after a two-year battle with cancer — and this coming Folk Fest will … Continue reading
Hoi chummer! Shadowrun Returns
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Matt Jones
Shadowrun was a fairly ingenious idea – a role playing game which combined the magical elements of the seminal role playing game Dungeons and Dragons with the cyberpunk aesthetic of the novels of Phillip K. Dick and movies such as … Continue reading
Edmo shows: Braids, Bliss N Eso, GWAR, Deer Tick, The Devil Wears Prada and more
Braids will release their second album, Flourish // Perish, on Aug. 20.
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Sandra Sperounes
SEPTEMBER
Braids with Mark Webber: Sunday, Sept. 15 at The Pawn Shop. Yeglive.ca.
Trivium and Devildriver with After The Burial and Sylosis: Tuesday, Sept. 17 at Union Hall. Ticketfly.com.
Zachary Lucky: Thursday, Sept. 18 at The ARTery. … Continue reading
