Review Propagandhi
I imagine Nürnberg 16. Century: Wahn! Wahn! Überall Wahn! The whole town of Nürnberg goes nuts, people stumble over each other, destroying the places. In a twisted way, Propagandhi’s show […]
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Preview: Rosewater & The Vonnenauts
‘Shadows of Ghosts’ by Rosewater & The Vonnenauts: Singer Michael Doyle moves to the rhythm of the music, finds a wall, touches it, holds unto the door frame using both […]
Thoughts to Wafer Thin Mints: Saturday at the Black Dog
Instead of a traditional preview I captured a vision that came to my mind while I was listening to Hot Chevette and Sakatoon, two songs by Wafer Thin Mints from […]
Review Shout Out Out Out Out at Alberta Culture Days
Alberta Culture Days started last Friday with an open air festival on 104 Street and Jasper Avenue from 4.30pm until 9.30pm. And it could have been almost as good as […]
Review Arcane Saints
What happens when everything goes wrong in the middle of the tour in a foreign country? Maybe “everything” is a little bit of an exaggeration. But when the Australian Band […]
Album Release: Corb Lund’s Cabin Fever
Corb Lund’s seventh studio album Cabin Fever: ‘It’s better than these fake ID’s I keep on buying’. ‘It’s even better than a novel stuffed with cash.’ It tells the story […]
A Yardbird Suite weekend
Last weekend I literally moved into the Yardbird Suite. I needed to get rid of a serious jazz deficit. It has been way too long without that kind of music […]
Beauty and the Beast more beauty than beast
Entering Northern Alberta Jubilee Auditorium last Tuesday night felt like stepping into a ball by accident. Immediately I was surrounded by clouds of perfume, make up and glitter: little girls […]
The Christmas Carol Project reinvigorates and old classic
“Marley was dead: to begin with. There is no doubt whatever about that. The register of his burial was signed by the clergyman, the clerk, the undertaker, and the chief […]
Winspear acoustics muffles Handel’s angels
“Hallelujah” – a hundred angel-like voices are singing. The whole audience gets up from their chairs (a tradition which goes back to King George II). Christmas lights are blinking, reflecting […]
