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In the heart of Edmonton’s thriving music community, a company by the name of Sofar Sounds is making waves with a refreshing and unique way to experience live music. The startup began in 2010 when a group of music lovers in North London hosted a secret show...
Whether it’s a birthday party for a sibling or a conference for hundreds of students, the time and energy that goes into organizing events and initiatives can be nearly endless. For activist and community organizer Nakita Valerio, however, it’s almost second...
Though the alternative music scene in Edmonton has been in a steady decline over the last decade (and more heavily with the semi-recent loss of several iconic venues), it still maintains a dedicated following with those who chose to spend their hard-earned money by...
Dozens of people gathered on Churchill Square in Downtown Edmonton Saturday, taking part as participants in two groups that were hosting separate rallies over Motion 103. According to the Text of the Motion on the Parliament of Canada website, the motion aims to...
Whether they’re a solo act or part of a band, most musicians want the same thing — for their music to be heard. A successful music career, however, requires the same foundations and building blocks as any other business venture. Edmonton author Antonio Ponce...
The last time I went to a Halloween concert was in 2012. Black Label Society was playing at the dearly-departed Edmonton Event Centre, a venue most remembered for having a massive pillar placed awkwardly in the middle of the dance floor. It was a raucous show and...
At 7:30 p.m., when Whale and the Wolf stepped on stage, the cavernous Shaw Conference Centre looked like a ghost town. The impression isn’t just figurative, either; all sorts of costumed ghouls came to celebrate the 2016 Halloween Howler. Despite the sparse crowd,...
With Royal Canoe’s most recent release, Something Got Lost Between Here and the Orbit, debuting on Sept. 16, it was something that felt a bit anti-climactic for vocalist Matt Peters. “We’re feeling pretty great,” Peters said, while watching the Toronto...
With Rogers Place opening its doors in September, it felt like Edmonton’s downtown revitalization had taken its first major step. But the revitalization wouldn’t be where it is today if it weren’t for others laying groundwork, like executive director Jason Flammia...
Downtown Edmonton has become an increasingly vibrant community. Rogers Place is just the latest revitalizing tool meant to transform the city centre into a world-class area for Edmontonians to enjoy. But this downtown transformation has not come without pushback....
The first day Denise Roy started working at the Centre for the Arts and Communications, she walked through the parkade and saw what struck her as a rather unusual art exhibit. “There’s a series of pails all down the centre, arranged. And I remember coming in from...
With Edmonton being one of Canada’s northern-most capital cities, it can be especially tough for the homeless population to survive in the winter months. According to the Homeward Trust Edmonton biennial homeless population count, there were 2,307 individuals who...