Home Front are Graeme Mackinnon and Clint Frazer. Their influences are readily apparent, homages to bands and genres that they clearly love, well-executed experiments in pastiche — Joy Division transitioning to New Order (“Crisis,” “Face Value”), Suicide (“Born Killer”), and Ian MacKaye’s vocal stylings (“New Face of Death”). “Nation” is a personal favorite and outlier. …
Led by singer-songwriter Rob Malowany, the shifting cast of players is given complete freedom to continually reimagine songs; tempo, tone, intensity: everything is up for on-the-fly interpretation by the ensemble. In response, Malowany morphs and bends his stripped-bare lyrics and emotive guitar work to make each performance a unique, unrepeatable experience.
Few works have more memorable melodies than Dvořák’s charming Cello Concerto, performed by young Canadian cellist Stéphane Tétreault. John McPherson has been the ESO’s Principal Trombone since 1980 and was also Composer-in-Residence in 2016-2017 when he wrote his moving exploration of grief, peace, and liberation. Robert Schumann’s romantic symphony glows with optimism, especially the stunning brass …
Set in 1900 Sweden, A Little Night Music explores the tangled web of affairs centered around actress, Desirée Armfeldt, and the men who love her: a lawyer by the name of Fredrik Egerman and the Count Carl-Magnus Malcom. Directed by Brian Deedrick & Music Directed by Steven Greenfield
There is no denying that rock ‘n’ roll and rockabilly is alive in the Canadian Prairies! The irresistible beat of Little Richard, Chuck Berry, Elvis and Jerry Lee’s music has been rooted deep in our hearts, our feet and our collective musical consciousness. This is why The Dice Cubes seem both familiar and shockingly new. …
Lloyd Banks, is an American rapper. Banks began his career as a member of East Coast hip hop group G-Unit, alongside childhood friends 50 Cent and Tony Yayo. After the group's 2003 release of their debut album, Beg for Mercy, Banks released his first solo album, The Hunger for More, in 2004, featuring the top ten hit …
Candlelight concerts bring the magic of a live, multi-sensory musical experience to awe-inspiring locations like never seen before in Edmonton. Tentative Program Back in Black - AC/DC Master of Puppets - Metallica Paranoid - Black Sabbath Fear of the Dark - Iron Maiden Kashmir - Led Zeppelin Toxicity - System of a Down Chop Suey! …
Candlelight concerts bring the magic of a live, multi-sensory musical experience to awe-inspiring locations like never seen before in Edmonton. Get your tickets now to discover the music of Hans Zimmer at Triffo Theatre under the gentle glow of candlelight. Tentative Program Time from Inception This Land from The Lion King Zooster’s Breakout from Madagascar Supermarine from Dunkirk Honor from The …
Two years before emo/indie rock outfit Free Throw formed in Nashville, the Memphis Grizzlies made national headlines for their “grit and grind.” Some not familiar with basketball may assume this was another phrase describing the team’s tireless work ethic. Journalists and analysts claimed this “grit and grind” was their disruptive defense. A ‘free throw’ is usually given …