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There's no artifice, no posing and no attitude when the Courtneys play — their earnest simplicity and catchy songs are what make them so cha...
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ReviewsRelive Tenacious D's Edmonton Show in Photos Published Dec 12, 2018The eccentric rock power of two, Jack Black and Kyle Gass, otherwise known as Tenacious D, graced Edmonton's Shaw Conference Centre for a so...
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ReviewsThe Dirty Nil Temple, Edmonton AB, November 1 Published Nov 02, 2018There's a fine line in rock'n'roll that exists somewhere just before the point of over-the-top where it reaches its purest, unkempt beauty....
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ReviewsAntibalas Up+Dt Festival, Edmonton AB, October 6 Published Oct 07, 2018We've all been at a party starting to wane around 3 or 4 a.m. when some party doctor puts Fela Kuti's "Roforofo Fight" on and injects pure e...
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ReviewsThao Up+Dt Festival, Edmonton AB, October 6 Published Oct 07, 2018There's a strange tradeoff to indie rock shows hosted in churches. There's a rarefied atmosphere that makes these shows distinctly more inti...
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ReviewsCommon Holly Up+Dt Festival, Edmonton AB, October 6 Published Oct 07, 2018There are a few things worth contemplating when sitting in a church. Why did the Flintstones celebrate Christmas? When concerts are in churc...
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ReviewsDestroyer Up+Dt Festival, Edmonton AB, October 5 Published Oct 06, 2018The capacity crowd seemed more determined to enjoy themselves than Destroyer's Dan Bejar as he took the stage for a solo appearance at Up+Dt...
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ReviewsJonathan Richman Up+Dt Festival, Edmonton AB, October 5 Published Oct 06, 2018The unvarnished charm that Jonathan Richman exuded during his performance at Up+Dt Festival was enough to vaporize any trace of pretence and...
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ReviewsPaul McCartney Rogers Place, Edmonton AB, September 30 Published Oct 01, 2018Sir Paul McCartney was born 38 years, to the day, before I was. In 2018, I found myself singing "Hey Jude" to lull my infant daughter on her...
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ReviewsCoheed and Cambria Shaw Conference Centre, Edmonton AB, September 14 Published Sep 15, 2018Displaying a wide range of influences, past efforts from Coheed and Cambria have painted them with the brush of progressive metal, alt rock...
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ReviewsGreta Van Fleet Shaw Conference Centre, Edmonton AB, September 11 Published Sep 12, 2018Greta Van Fleet have become the driving force behind rekindling the flame of a genre that some have considered snuffed out. Not only are the...
