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» Edmonton / Nov. 24, 2010 / 788 : Wool On Wolves
The short goodbye
David Berry's heart pangs for the city he's leaving behind
I've been covering music and the arts for Vue for a mind-boggling-now-that-I-count-it six years. In that time, I've been called everything from a vital supporter of our artistic… Read more »
» INDEPENDENT PROMOTERS / Nov. 17, 2010 / 787 : Margaret Atwood
A toast to our own
Edmonton's independent promoters keep the scene growing
When Cecil Frena returns home from GOBBLE GOBBLE's months-long infinitour to play Aaron Levin's GOBBLE FEST this Saturday, it will mark a collaboration of two of the most… Read more »
Nov. 10, 2010 / 786 : F&M
Undercover of the night
Original music fights to be heard over the cover-band din
A previous work engagement kept me from popping down to the Doug Hoyer release until about 10:30 last Saturday, and I arrived just in the nick of time,… Read more »
» DOLLARS AND FIGHTS / Nov. 03, 2010 / 785 : 4th Graders
A fistful of money
And a few solid right hooks on stage as well
As of my writing on Tuesday, CJSR was just under half of their FunDrive goal of $125 000 with about two-fifths of the annual on-air fundraiser left. I hope… Read more »
» LOCAL COVERAGE / Oct. 26, 2010 / 784 : You Will Meet a Tall Dark Stranger
It’s not always greener
A bigger city doesn't necessarily mean more local music coverage
Being gainfully employed by an alt weekly, I'm inordinately interested in what other cities' magazines have to offer and generally make a point of picking up as many… Read more »
» local music / Oct. 20, 2010 / 783 : Falklands
The Electric Lucifer
Stones Throw compilation revives the legend of Bruce Haack
An interesting bit of Edmonton's musical history has recently come back into the spotlight thanks to the folks at Stones Throw (who you may know as the label… Read more »
» DOWNTOWN / Oct. 13, 2010 / 782 : Future Edmonton
Farewell to the New
A beacon of acceptance goes dark in Edmonton's core
With the news that New City will be shutting its doors at the end of October, and falling under the wrecking ball not long after, downtown took a… Read more »
» CANADIAN SINGLES / Oct. 05, 2010 / 781: Fall Style
Time to wake up
The Top 100 Canadian Singles hamstrung by CanCon
A couple of weeks back, I complained about the Polaris Prize and its penchant for focusing mostly on a Canadian indie sound that was firmly entrenched in the… Read more »
» POLARIS PRIZE / Sep. 21, 2010 / 779 : Bear Nation
Avoid the fringe
The Polaris jury stays in the middle of the road
The 2010 Polaris Prize went to Quebecois folk-rockers Karkwa, and I'm sure if I cared much at all about who they gave the Polaris to, I'd have something… Read more »
