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Three to See: the Free Wall, Tanyss Nixi and John Lewis: Good Trouble
Three to See is back, and like everything under pandemic reality, it’s a little different, ever shifting, and trying hard. There are various government-mandated capacity limits ...
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Three to See is back, and like everything under pandemic reality, it’s a little different, ever shifting, and trying hard. There are various government-mandated capacity limits ...
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Brothers in arms: Edmonton armwrestlers reconvene after pandemic hiatus
Grunts and groans filled the air Tuesday night as the Edmonton Extreme, or Edmonton Armwrestling Club, reconvened to bend arms after a COVID-induced hiatus. The club, containing approximately 40 members, meets twice a week at the ...
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Grunts and groans filled the air Tuesday night as the Edmonton Extreme, or Edmonton Armwrestling Club, reconvened to bend arms after a COVID-induced hiatus. The club, containing approximately 40 members, meets twice a week at the ...
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Sharing the message of multiculturalism: 2020 Edmonton Heritage Festival shifts online
The 2020 Edmonton Heritage Festival will roam far from its usual Hawrelak Park borders this year, aiming to reach a global audience as the festival pivots to an onli...
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The 2020 Edmonton Heritage Festival will roam far from its usual Hawrelak Park borders this year, aiming to reach a global audience as the festival pivots to an onli...
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Are we more than what we were? David Berry's book On Nostalgia digs deep
Is nostalgia a good or bad thing — and really, what even is it? Did the “great America” of MAGA ever even exist? And is there a reason “don’t look back” recurs so often in our culture, from Bob Dylan to Star Wars? ...
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Is nostalgia a good or bad thing — and really, what even is it? Did the “great America” of MAGA ever even exist? And is there a reason “don’t look back” recurs so often in our culture, from Bob Dylan to Star Wars? ...
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Concert review: Scott Cook and the Indoorables brighten Cloverdale
Upwards of 100 music lovers and six dogs gathered smartly in Cloverdale Wednesday — not to prove a point, of course … though indeed one was made. For as much as it’s pandemically fashionable to bemoan the fact y...
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Upwards of 100 music lovers and six dogs gathered smartly in Cloverdale Wednesday — not to prove a point, of course … though indeed one was made. For as much as it’s pandemically fashionable to bemoan the fact y...
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Pop-up performances bring joy — and connection — to comedians, musicians and actors
Lars Callieou is the first to admit he needs you more than you need him. Since the stand-up comic flew home to Edmonton from Australia in March after his three-month tour was shuttered by the pandemic, he has barely worked. But mo...
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Lars Callieou is the first to admit he needs you more than you need him. Since the stand-up comic flew home to Edmonton from Australia in March after his three-month tour was shuttered by the pandemic, he has barely worked. But mo...
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Hey, if Darth Vader can wear a mask to the theatre, so can you ...
Don’t sit there. Oh, or there. Yeah, not so much there, either … But, please, do enjoy the show! As the familiar “let’s all go to the lobby” animation kicked in, things felt sort of back to normal fo...
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Don’t sit there. Oh, or there. Yeah, not so much there, either … But, please, do enjoy the show! As the familiar “let’s all go to the lobby” animation kicked in, things felt sort of back to normal fo...
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Hey, if Darth Vader can wear a mask to the theatre, so can you ...
Don’t sit there. Oh, or there. Yeah, not so much there, either … But, please, do enjoy the show! As the familiar “let’s all go to the lobby” animation kicked in, things felt sort of back to normal fo...
Published at EJ Entertainment Blog
Don’t sit there. Oh, or there. Yeah, not so much there, either … But, please, do enjoy the show! As the familiar “let’s all go to the lobby” animation kicked in, things felt sort of back to normal fo...
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Hey, if Darth Vader can wear a mask to the theatre, so can you ...
Don’t sit there. Oh, or there. Yeah, not so much there, either … But, please, do enjoy the show! As the familiar “let’s all go to the lobby” animation kicked in, things felt sort of back to normal fo...
Published at EJ Entertainment Blog
Don’t sit there. Oh, or there. Yeah, not so much there, either … But, please, do enjoy the show! As the familiar “let’s all go to the lobby” animation kicked in, things felt sort of back to normal fo...
Published at EJ Entertainment Blog
Hey, if Darth Vader can wear a mask to the theatre, so can you ...
Don’t sit there. Oh, or there. Yeah, not so much there, either … But, please, do enjoy the show! As the familiar “let’s all go to the lobby” animation kicked in, things felt sort of back to normal fo...
Published at EJ Entertainment Blog
Don’t sit there. Oh, or there. Yeah, not so much there, either … But, please, do enjoy the show! As the familiar “let’s all go to the lobby” animation kicked in, things felt sort of back to normal fo...
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Mr. Chi Pig lived larger than life, and should be remembered on that scale
Last Thursday we lost Mr. Chi Pig, who left his permanent Sharpie squiggle all over Edmonton: a northside punk legend whose band SNFU remains one of our horizon-dominating 20th century cultural signposts — like SCTV, Wayne Gretzky’s brief career here, and that big mall and its dolphin...
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Last Thursday we lost Mr. Chi Pig, who left his permanent Sharpie squiggle all over Edmonton: a northside punk legend whose band SNFU remains one of our horizon-dominating 20th century cultural signposts — like SCTV, Wayne Gretzky’s brief career here, and that big mall and its dolphin...
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Ten years after: Stroke survivor and YouTube host Evan Mudryk finds solace, strength in music
Nearly ten years ago, Evan Mudryk’s life changed in an instant. The 20-year-old was in his second year at the University of Alberta, pursuing a Bachelor of Arts degree in English. ...
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Nearly ten years ago, Evan Mudryk’s life changed in an instant. The 20-year-old was in his second year at the University of Alberta, pursuing a Bachelor of Arts degree in English. ...
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Edmonton-born SNFU frontman Ken Chinn (aka Mr. Chi Pig) dead at age 57
Edmonton-born SNFU frontman Ken Chinn (aka Mr. Chi Pig) has died at age 57. The second youngest of 12 children born to German and Chinese parents in October 1962, the punk legend was a mainstay of Edmonton’s hardcore punk sc...
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Edmonton-born SNFU frontman Ken Chinn (aka Mr. Chi Pig) has died at age 57. The second youngest of 12 children born to German and Chinese parents in October 1962, the punk legend was a mainstay of Edmonton’s hardcore punk sc...
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Album Review: Bad Buddy bursts out of the gate scrappy and howling on debut full-length
Bad Buddy Bad Buddy 4.5 out of five Highly anticipated by their live-show followers from the Old...
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Bad Buddy Bad Buddy 4.5 out of five Highly anticipated by their live-show followers from the Old...
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Narrowed-down Polaris Music Prize shortlist includes Edmonton rockers nêhiyawak
Down from a list of 40 hopefuls to just ten finalists, Edmonton’s nêhiyawak is on the Polaris Music Prize 2020 shortlist for its album nipiy, which means water in Cree. The winner of the annual national recording prize will be announced Oct. 19. ...
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Down from a list of 40 hopefuls to just ten finalists, Edmonton’s nêhiyawak is on the Polaris Music Prize 2020 shortlist for its album nipiy, which means water in Cree. The winner of the annual national recording prize will be announced Oct. 19. ...
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