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Tiesto owns the night of Dec. 22 in Edmonton
Before I forget … and gosh, HOW COULD I FORGET about one of the biggest DJs in the world … Tiesto is returning to Edmonton. Mark this date on your calender: Saturday, Dec. 22. The venue? Shaw...
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Review: Gotye with Chairlift and Jonti. Aug. 28, 2012. Shaw Conference Centre.
Photo: Bruce Edwards/Edmonton Journal. Here’s something you should know: social media success doesn’t always translate into ticket sales. Especially if you’re considered a one-hit wonder and tickets...
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Gigs: Big Sugar, Wiz Khalifa
Big Sugar: Monday, Oct. 29 at The Starlite Room. Tickets: $29.50 plus service charges at Prime Box Office. On sale: Friday, Sept. 7. Listen to Big Sugar’s new single, Eliminate Ya!, on Bandcamp. Wiz...
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Theory of a Deadman and Big Wreck to visit Edmonton
Just call it the Theory of a Big Wreck trek. Two of Canada’s rock heavyweights, Theory of a Deadman and Big Wreck, are teaming up for a tour, including a Friday, Dec. 14 stop at the Shaw Conference...
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Annual three-day tech conference starts today at Shaw Conference Centre
The largest local gathering of techies on the annual calendar starts today at the Shaw Conference Centre. The 30th annual ICE tech conference, career fair and trade show, which wraps up Wednesday,...
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Thaw at the Shaw heats up 2013 concert calendar
Danish rockers Volbeat and Canadian bad boy Danko Jones will headline The Thaw at the Shaw on Thursday, March 28 at — where else? The Shaw Conference Centre. Tickets are $36.75 plus service charges....
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Gigs: Billy Talent, Meshuggah, Lindi Ortega, Benjamin Francis Leftwich
* Billy Talent is about to do the Viking Death March across Canada … in March and April. Check out the bratty foursome with Sum 41, Hollerado and up ‘n’ coming duo Indian Handcrafts on Friday, March...
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Hot new pastry chef at the Shaw Conference Centre
Arthur Chen is the new face in charge of all that’s deliciously sweet at the Shaw Conference Centre. His most recent post was as pastry chef at the Delta Grand Okanagan in Kelowna. According to a news...
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Marilyn Manson returns to Edmonton
He might make more headlines for his dating partners than his current musical ouput, but Marilyn Manson still wants the world to know he’s a Born Villian. That’s the title of the former shock rocker’s...
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Tegan & Sara are about to get closer to their Edmonton fans
The Quin twins will play Sunday, March 3 at the Shaw Conference Centre. Tickets are $37.50 plus service charges. On sale: Friday, Dec. 14 at Ticketmaster.ca. Closer is the first single from the pop...
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What’s the Frequency, Boodang?
Sweden’s Alesso and John Dahlback, U.S. wunderkind Porter Robinson and Dutch duo Bingo Players are some of the DJs/producers lined up for Boodang’s 14th annual Frequency party at the Shaw Conference...
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Angels exist! The xx in #yeg: May 22, 2013
A few years ago, two local music fans started a Facebook group to convince The xx to come to Edmonton. Whether the British dream-pop trio saw the online campaign or not, they’re about to play their...
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Album review: Tegan and Sara, Heartthrob
Album: Heartthrob Artist: Tegan & Sara (Warner) Three-and-a-half stars out of five “If you know and love Tegan and Sara’s music, as I do, the exuberant, polished sound of Heartthrob will come as a...
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Photos: The Jacksons in Edmonton
Here are a few more photos from the foursome’s Feb. 1 show at the Shaw Conference Centre. (Follow me on Instagram … @Sperounes.) …
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Shaw Conference Centre sous chef to compete internationally
Edmonton’s chef Serge Belair will represent Canada at the World Association of Chefs Societies’ prestigious global chef challenge semifinals for the Americas, to be held in Las Vegas at the American...
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Marilyn Manson to continue rest of tour
Was Marilyn Manson sick … or was his collapse at Wednesday’s show in Saskatoon just an publicity stunt? Maybe he was just sick of performing? Whatever the case, a Live Nation spokesperson says his...
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Stars of dance music shine at Edmonton’s Northern Lights fest
“Don’t stop the dance,” Bryan Ferry once sang. CAN’T stop the dance, is more like it. Edmonton promoters are launching another festival of electronic music — Northern Lights. Producers/DJs Bassnectar,...
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Edmonton gets a second Radioactive dose of Imagine Dragons
If you couldn’t get tickets to the Imagine Dragons/Atlas Genius show on Monday, March 11 at The Starlite Room, YOU’RE IN LUCK. The first half of the bill will return … on Thursday, May 23 at Shaw...
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Gig news: The Casualties, New Found Glory announce dates; K-os and The xx get...
Indian Handcrafts with Black Mastiff and Krang: Saturday, March 9 at The Pawn Shop. Tickets: $12 plus service charges at yeglive.ca. Swollen Members with Cityreal: Wednesday, March 27 at Union Hall....
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Imagine Dragons vs. Lou Diamond Phillips, Hurricane Sandy and other Demons
You might be tempted to confuse Imagine Dragons with AWOLNATION, but not after you see the former’s video for Radioactive. Cute teddy bears and stuffed animals fight a nasty, horned puppet in a ring...
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