Tag: Edmonton

There are very few jurors for the Polaris Music Prize who work in mainstream radio. Adam Thompson is one of those few. He is the Program Director and Assistant Music Director for Sonic 102.9, a modern rock station in Edmonton. Adam was kind enough to sit back and have a candid chat with me about [...]

Last Friday was, in my opinion, perfect. I got to see Said the Whale for my birthday, I couldn’t ask for more than that! The show was at the Starlite room in Edmonton, AB. I’ve mostly been going to shows held in the basement of Starlite, at the building’s smaller venue called Brixx, so [...]

Junkyard Poets are a talent-loaded six piece band who play a distinctive mix of rock, pop, jazz, blues, rapcore, and piano ballads. Fronted by award winning songwriter Jared Salte, their percussive and industrial beats with pop piano stylings create a sound that can jump from Rage Against the Machine or Nine Inch Nails, to Coldplay [...]

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The debut album from The Jason Zerbin Band is, in a word, impressive. Titled “Of Fools and Gold”, the album captures the same type of pop flow and melody that made acts like Coldplay and Snow Patrol famous. But The Jason Zerbin Band is more than a carbon copy, taking the essence of [...]

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I consider the line-up for Friday night’s Postdata show to be epic. The tour  began with Postdata, Julie Fader and Brian Borcherdt but Brian had to leave half way through the tour and Clinton St. John took over.  According to the tickets, doors opened at 8:00 p.m., so we expected Clinton St. John [...]

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The 2010 Paralympics in Vancouver were officially kicked off on Friday, March 12, when Edmonton group Hot Panda took the stage at the HIVE showcase. Signed to Vancouver’s own Mint Records, Hot Panda has been in town for a couple of weeks working on a new album. I was fortunate enough to [...]

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Have a listen to our first ‘Indie Invader’ audio podcast featuring Blake Paul.  The podcast highlights three acoustic songs and an interview with Blake by Damien, recorded live in Edmonton, Alberta.
A transcript of the podcast, video excerpts, and two additional songs recorded during the interview will be released at a later date.
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Photos by: Shawna Richard
Last night was a treat. Right from the super nice girl working the door and coat-check at Brixx, to the piano driven power-pop music we indulged in the rest of the night. There were three bands on the bill.  We arrived while Edmonton locals, Call Before you Dig, were [...]