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Music Notes
21 Jul 2011

Music Notes

Manraygun / Sat, Jul 23 (4 pm) If a band has managed to capture the sounds of Springsteen and the Clash, while infusing them with New York art punk, the group is worth admiring. Read more »

06 Jul 2011

Music Notes

The Consonance / Sat, Jul 9 (8 pm) A soulful and light jazz band kicking off a six-week North American tour, the Consonance will brighten your Saturday night. Read more »

29 Jun 2011 Edmonton International Jazz Festival /

Edmonton International Jazz Festival
Through Jul 3, Various locations

Rounding out this year's EIJF, Edmonton is treated to the bebop stylings of the Don Berner Jazz Sextet at Churchill Square on Canada Day, but if swing is more your thing, Gerry Guthman is helping celebrate Canada's birthday at the Old Strathcona Performing Arts Centre. Read more »

29 Jun 2011

Without Mercy
Mon, Jul 4 (8 pm), Filthy McNastys

Death thrash is just another one of those metal sub-genres that almost seem unknowable. Read more »

29 Jun 2011 Alison Krauss & Union Station

Alison Krauss & Union Station
Tue, Jul 5 (7:30 pm), Jubilee Auditorium, $49.50 & $59.50

Having worked with James Taylor, Phish, Dolly Parton, Yo Yo Ma and Bonnie Raitt is one thing. Read more »

MarketForces

Meaghan Baxter / 14 Jun 2013

  In the midst of pulsing beats and melodies, music can act as an effective platform for raising social consciousness, and local rockers MarketForces has ensured there's a…. Read more »

On the Record

Psychedelic realism

Meaghan Baxter / 12 Jun 2013

A penchant for country music combined with a love of classic rock has emerged as the psychedelic rock stylings of The Highest Order. Read more »

Firsts, Lasts & Favourites

Cantoo

 / 12 Jun 2013

Sat, Jun 15 (8 pm) With Doug Hoyer Haven Social Club, $7 (advance), $10 (door) Answered by: Aaron Parker Hometown: Edmonton, AB Formed: It's a long story. Read more »

Doug Hoyer

Meaghan Baxter / 12 Jun 2013

  "You shouldn't expect life to go in a certain way because it's constantly changing," says local pop singer-songwriter Doug Hoyer. Read more »

Peace

Meaghan Baxter / 12 Jun 2013

Absurd is a common and apt descriptor of Peace's music—but it's not to be taken with offense. Read more »

A tale of two cities

In the wake of controversy, the Ketamines develop Masters between Alberta and Ontario

Paul Blinov / 12 Jun 2013

Of all the fallout that's attached itself to Paul Lawton like a growing shadow—almost all of it surrounding his Slagging Off Tumblr account, which caused about as big…. Read more »

Firsts, Lasts & Favourites

Silverstein

 / 05 Jun 2013

  Answered by: Shane Told, lead vocals Hometown: Burlington, ON Formed: 2000 Genre: Rock/screamo Latest album: This Is How the Wind Shifts (2013) Fun fact: The band's name is…. Read more »

On the Record

Digging into the back catalogue

Leeroy Stagger revives some previous material on Truth Be Sold

Meaghan Baxter / 05 Jun 2013

  Past meets present on Truth Be Sold, the latest album from singer-songwriter Leeroy Stagger. Read more »

Room for one more

A bass player unlocks the Cave Singers' inner groove

Paul Blinov / 05 Jun 2013

Up until now, the Cave Singers' sound has been a bone-rattling brand of folk that maximizes the amount of sound three guys can make. Read more »

Matt Epp

Meaghan Baxter / 05 Jun 2013
A continuing tanscontinental journey

  "Well, I've been learning Turkish," laughs Matt Epp when asked what he's been up to lately. Read more »

Plumes

Meaghan Baxter / 05 Jun 2013

  Indie-pop meets dreamy orchestral chamber music as Plumes melds two ostensibly contrasting worlds. Read more »

Jeffery Michael Straker

Meaghan Baxter / 05 Jun 2013
Piano man

Jeffery Michael Straker can finally cross the Edmonton Pride Festival off his list. Read more »

We Are The City

Paul Blinov / 29 May 2013
We Are The City, out in the country

When We Are The City released High School in 2011, the acclaim it garnered was more surprising to the band than to anyone else. Read more »