The Edmonton Folk Music Festival is the latest summer event to announce it won’t be able to run this year due to the COVID-19 pandemic. On Tuesday, the Edmonton Folk Music Festival Society announced the music festival — planned for…
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A Night of Motown show to support Alzheimer’s research
February 29 2020 2:28pm Musician Terrell Edwards gives a preview of “A Night of Motown,” an upcoming show in Edmonton to support Alzheimer’s research. ‘ }); } else { var rel_id = svp.releaseInfo.contentId+””; if( typeof gnca_social_share_collection[rel_id] != “object” ) {…
Music store set to take over vacant space in Highlands community
November 18 2019 9:08pm A former Safeway building that’s been sitting vacant because of a restrictive covenant finally has a new lease on life. Something else is taking over and, as Vinesh Pratap reports, it’s music to the ears of…
Singer-songwriter Martin Kerr talks about upcoming performance with Edmonton Symphony Orchestra
November 3 2019 1:44pm Martin Kerr will be joining the Edmonton Symphony Orchestra on Nov. 6 for a special performance. ‘ }); } else { var rel_id = svp.releaseInfo.contentId+””; if( typeof gnca_social_share_collection[rel_id] != “object” ) { var resp = jQuery.parseJSON(…
nêhiyawak, Real Sickies album releases highlight shifting perspectives
nêhiyawak and Real Sickies CD releases on Friday and Saturday They started as a musical project, but for the members of nêhiyawak it’s become so much more. The amiskwaciy (Edmonton)-based three-piece, all of Cree heritage, all veterans of the local…
Announcement on Edmonton’s Winspear Centre expansion project expected Tuesday
An infrastructure announcement will be made Tuesday on the Winspear Project, an ambitious plan to expand the Winspear Centre music hall in downtown Edmonton. The plan would see what is now a surface parking lot at the back of the…
John Prine bows out of Edmonton Folk Music Festival due to health
With just over two weeks to go until the 40th annual Edmonton Folk Music Festival kicks off, one of the main headliners has had to pull out due to health reasons. John Prine was set to close out the four-day…
Pianofest brings together classical music lovers of all ages
Pianofest is back for another year. The festival is produced by highly respected classical musical Jason Cutmore, who is originally from Alberta. Every two years he returns home to bring the festival to classical musical lovers of all ages. He…
Edmonton Rock Music Festival at Hawrelak Park
July 6 2019 10:17am Sloan, Wide Mouth Mason, Rick Springfield are just a few of the artists who will take the stage at the Edmonton Rock Music Festival at Hawrelak Park next month. Todd Crawshaw and Kate Chernoff share details.…
“Our minds were blown by the tones”: Carter & the Capitals bring the funk on debut disc
Carter & the Capitals at Polar Park on Friday They only intended a quick recording trip out in Vancouver, but little did Carter & the Capitals know that they would find the perfect place to record their debut album. “During…