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10 things to do in Edmonton this week: Super$tition, July Talk, and Easter at...
The Empress & The Prime Minister The timing is perfect on this one. Edmonton playwright Darrin Hagen dips back into Canadian history with his latest, The Empress & The Prime Minister. Marking...
View ArticleReview: Edmonton Metropolitan Chorus brings Allan Bevan's best to Winspear
When in 2016 the Edmonton Metropolitan Chorus made their Carnegie Hall debut, the main work that they took with them was Nou Goth Sonne Under Wode, an affecting Easter choral piece by the Canadian...
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Review: Alan Parsons Live Project proves it's the music itself that counts most
Meanwhile, over in the arts … The initial premise of Alan Parsons Project was a clever gambit, in part inspired (oddly enough) by Alfred Hitchcock, a director arguably as famous as the stars of his...
View ArticleReview: ESO, Uchida offer satisfying set of seasons during Vivaldi and Vino
I first came across Robert Uchida in 2012, when, as a guest concertmaster from Nova Scotia, he joined the Edmonton Symphony Orchestra (ESO) in an introverted, absorbing, and beautiful performance of...
View Article10 things to do in Edmonton this week: Thomas Rhett, Royal Bison, and Twenty...
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View ArticleReview: Neko Case and Shannon Shaw bring all the complicated feelings to...
Not to be hyperbolic or controversial, but Neko Case is basically Gen X’s Bob Dylan. Read More
View ArticleThe Police's Stewart Copeland and the ESO roll cinematic Ben-Hur into Winspear
A decade back, Stewart Copeland was perched on a horse inside a dirt-filled O2 Arena in London, lip-syncing to the booming sound of his own voice. Read More
View ArticleReview: Daniel O'Donnell delights Winspear with marathon evening of music
I have seen easy-listening music's future, and its name is Daniel O'Donnell. Read More
View ArticleReview: Missteps mar Edmonton Symphony Orchestra's magnificence at the Winspear
What an unnecessary mess! Friday evening (May 31) at the Winspear should have seen the much-anticipated premiere of a new violin concerto by the chief conductor of the Edmonton Symphony Orchestra. It...
View ArticleJazz saxophonist Joshua Redman aims to craft musical conversation
At 50 years of age, Joshua Redman falls into that marketing netherworld between the young lions and the old masters of jazz. There's no industry jargon to explain that this celebrated saxophonist could...
View ArticleWinspear expansion project receives $18-million windfall from feds
The federal government is pitching in $18.1 million towards the completion of the Francis Winspear Centre for Music. Read More
View ArticleFall brings an enticing new season of jazz, roots and global sounds
Just when you've had your fill of summer festivals, a new season of concerts and clubs is upon us and it's going to be enticing. Edmonton's music scene is a rich, enveloping thing. Read More
View Article10 things to do in Edmonton this week: Lindi Ortega, Strathearn Art Walk, and...
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View Article10 things to do in Edmonton this week: Buffy Sainte-Marie, Zombie Walk, and...
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View ArticleReview: ESO-backed Corb Lund, Ian Tyson play poetic prairie tributes at Winspear
The first time I saw Ian Tyson was in 1989, beside the Oldman River down south off Highway 22. I was a greenhorn, not that long arrived from the UK, and I had never heard of him. Read More
View ArticleFolk pop icon Buffy Sainte-Marie packs the spirit of protest
It's easy just to admire Buffy Sainte-Marie for the long list of accomplishments she has pulled off over some six decades in the music business. It's not surprising that such an icon inspires a...
View ArticleWilliam Eddins returns to lead ESO's Spanish-themed Thursday night at Winspear
The irrepressible William Eddins was back in town on Thursday to conduct the opening concert in the Edmonton Symphony Orchestra’s season of Thursday night concerts at the Winspear Centre. Read More
View ArticleDakhaBrakha brings folk culture to the world as Ukraine's most popular...
The name DakhaBrakha translates as “give and take,” marking an international exchange with daring and panache. Read More
View ArticleTrying to 'stay consistent' keeps Richard Thompson's music great at 70
Music history is full of stories of artists who peaked by time they were 40, who created their best work and then dried up. Read More
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