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Purity Ring set to dazzle at Winspear Centre
Fans of Purity Ring won’t have to wait another eternity for the synth-pop duo to play another hometown show. Megan James and Corin Roddick will perform Oct. 21 at the Winspear Centre. Tickets are $25...
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Gregory Porter will fan the flames at the Edmonton jazz festival
Gregory Porter is a rarity, an original singer-songwriter who makes soul-jazz with authority, sounding classic and contemporary all at once. His tunes are often about universal love but Porter draws...
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The Royal Foundry run away with three Edmonton Music Awards
Meet the new king and queen of the Edmonton Music Awards. The Royal Foundry — featuring singers (and married couple) Jared and Bethany Salte — took home three honours during Tuesday night’s ceremony...
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Gregory Porter, Joe Lovano Edmonton show a joyous evening of jazz
There must be tens of thousands of jazz singers out there, yet how many of them are stars, individuals who can shine fresh light on universal truths, reminding us of what really matters? I saw genuine...
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James Vincent McMorrow brings We Move to Edmonton
Nov. 21 is the date. The Winspear Centre is the place. James Vincent McMorrow is the musician. He’ll be touring his third album, We Move, due Sept. 2 on Canada’s Dine Alone Records. Tickets are $38...
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Edmonton makes the CUT to host Hip Hop Awards in September
If Canadian country music can hold its own awards show, why not urban music? Especially since we export some of the world’s biggest rap, hip-hop and R& B stars — including Drake and The Weeknd —...
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Folk Fest, Cariwest and Animethon: 10 things to do this week in Edmonton
Folk Fest A few single-day tickets are still available for this year’s edition of the Edmonton Folk Music Festival, but rest assured they’ll be quickly snapped up as the weekend approaches. Mainstage...
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Gigs: Hannah Georgas, Sam Roberts Band announce Edmonton stops
Fans of Hannah Georgas won’t have to freeze during her next performance in Edmonton. The synth-pop vocalist will play Nov. 5 in the cozy confines of Myer Horowitz Theatre. Tickets are $25 plus service...
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Music history, acoustic songs and grandpa humour from David Crosby at the...
David Crosby concert checklist: Echoes of Dylan and the Byrds with wry comments about Joni Mitchell and Neil Young? Check. Lewd sexual hand motions and rants against war and Donald Trump? Check....
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More gig news: Dane Cook, second July Talk show in Edmonton
Comedian Dane Cook will perform Nov. 10 at the Winspear Centre as part of the Just For Laughs Comedy Tour. He’ll be joined by Jimmy Fasline and Johnny Campanelli. Tickets are $49.50 and $59.50 plus...
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Half Moon Run, Coleman Hell and The Struts announce Edmonton dates
Indie-rockers Half Moon Run will perform with their Montreal compatriots Plants and Animals on Dec. 14 at the Winspear Centre. Tickets are $26 and $33.50 plus service charges. On sale: Sept. 23 at...
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Bill Eddins announces last season as music director of Edmonton Symphony...
The Edmonton Symphony Orchestra is kicking off its 65th year on a sad note: Bill Eddins will end his run as music director after the 2016-17 season. “It was time,” he said, as he sat on a table in one...
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Singer Basia Bulat goes out of her comfort zone
She claims not to have an agenda in mind when it comes to her career, and it seems to be working for Basia Bulat. The Montreal singer-songwriter feels that she’s just fallen into the music business,...
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Review: Basia Bulat buoyant as she throws folk fans a curveball at Winspear
It’s always a good idea as a musician to keep them guessing. Throw a curveball once in a while, pull out a song that nobody might ever suspect you would write, maybe horrify the purists with a few...
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Concert review: Winspear Centre sparkles with Purity Ring's otherworldly...
As a music fan, nothing quite warms the heart like watching some hometown heroes destroy one of your city’s most venerable institutions. Purity Ring did just that at the Winspear Centre on Friday...
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Edmonton Symphony Orchestra names Alexander Prior as new conductor
A 24-year-old British wunderkind composer-musician will be the new chief conductor of the Edmonton Symphony Orchestra. Alexander Prior, who guest-conducted the ESO just last June, will replace...
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Newly named conductor Alexander Prior charms ESO audience
There may have been two guest stars at Saturday night’s Edmonton Symphony Orchestra concert, but all eyes were definitely glued on one for most of the evening. That was the man at centrestage,...
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Dane Cook brings recipe for laughs to Edmonton
Dane Cook, one of the most popular standup comedians in showbiz, is headlining this year’s Just for Laughs fall tour of Canada, including a stop this week in Edmonton. Along with Vinny Fasline and John...
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10 things to do this week in Edmonton: Howie Mandel, Mamma Mia! and rodeo music
Chris Janson He got his start writing for such country superstars as Tim McGraw and Hank Williams Jr., but radio really started to take notice of Chris Janson with the release of his debut album Buy Me...
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Matthew Good, Blackie and the Rodeo Kings head to Edmonton in 2017
In 1999, Matthew Good Band released Beautiful Midnight, one of the year’s best rock albums. More than 300,000 copies were sold and the Vancouver band ended up winning two Junos, including Rock Album of...
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