859: Spring Style Apr. 04, 2012

Cover credit: Craig Janzen

Film Reviews

Cover

Spring Style: The Brown Season
Sandy Karpetz / http://the-pretty-secrets.blogspot.ca

Theatre

The Love of the Nightingale
Meaghan Baxter

whisper
Saliha Chattoo / saliha@vueweekly.com

Front

A rare foray
Senate elections have a challenge in left-leaning candidate Ian Urquhart
Mimi Williams / mimi@vueweekly.com

In the Box
Sad end
Not much silver lining for Oilers fans
Bryan Birtles / bryan@vueweekly.com
Dave Young / inthebox@vueweekly.com

Dyer Straight
Open mic
Obama's "zero nuke" policy behind comments to Medvedev
Gwynne Dyer / gwynne@vueweekly.com

Vuepoint
Up is down
Samantha Power / samantha@vueweekly.com

Lust For Life
Banking on custom
Brenda Kerber

Visual Art

The Untimely Transmogrification of the Problem
Carolyn Jervis

Arts

Stoking the comedy flames
Rapid Fire Theatre showcases new improv styles at Bonfire
Meaghan Baxter

The Love of the Nightingale
Meaghan Baxter

whisper
Saliha Chattoo / saliha@vueweekly.com

The Untimely Transmogrification of the Problem
Carolyn Jervis

Dish

Superfoods
Aiming for balance, not following trends, is key
Meaghan Baxter

Provenance
Six things about chocolate
Meaghan Baxter

Dish Review

Bringing the Pacific inland
Great sushi can be found in Edmonton
L.S. Vors / vors@vueweekly.com

Film

The Life of Brian
Brian Gibson / brian@vueweekly.com

The Gold Rush
Brian Gibson / brian@vueweekly.com

Music

The Bats are back
And the bro vibes are at peak level
Meaghan Baxter

The Trans-Siberian Orchestra
Mon, Apr 9 | Jubilee Auditorium
Meaghan Baxter

Cousins
Fri, Apr 6 | Wunderbar
Meaghan Baxter

Going to Graceland
Sat, Apr 7 | Arts Barns, Westbury Theatre
Paul Blinov / paul@vueweekly.com

Jom Comyn & the Mandemic
Sat, Apr 7 | Yellowhead Brewery
Paul Blinov / paul@vueweekly.com

This Is War
Sat, Apr 7 (Pawn Shop) and Sat, Apr 14 (Duggan Hall)
Meaghan Baxter

The Cat Empire
Soundtrack
Meaghan Baxter

Style