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IssuE no. 812 // MAY 12 – MAY 18, 2011
UP FRONT // 4/ 4 Vuepoint 5 Dyer Straight 5 News Roundup 8 Political Interference 10 Bob the Angry Flower
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A DAY IN THE LIFE // 11
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ARTS // 36 FILM // 41 MUSIC // 44/ 50 New Sounds 51 Old Sounds 51 Quickspins
BACK // 54 54 Queermonton 54 Back Words 54 Free Will Astrology
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CONTRIBUTORS Ricardo Acuña, Justin Bell, Chelsea Boos, Josef Braun, Rob Brezsny, Gwynne Dyer, Jason Foster, Brian Gibson, Tamara Gorzalka, James Grasdal, Joe Gurba, Whitey Houston, Carolyn Jervis, Stephen Notley, Mel Priestley Distribution Todd Broughton, Alan Ching, Barrett DeLaBarre, Mike Garth, Aaron Getz, Raul Gurdian, Justin Shaw, Dale Steinke, Wally Yanish
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GRASDAL'S VUE
Idle speculation samantha power // samantha@vueweekly.com
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his week, City Council redebated an issue councillors voted on two years ago: an anti-idling bylaw. In 2009 City Council decided that, instead of creating a bylaw to stop idlers from leaving their car running while not in use, it would opt for a campaign to encourage people not to do it. Now council is once again debating the merits of a bylaw—a piece of legislation allowing citizens to complain and enforcement officers to act. It seems a much more effective approach. Unfortunately this issue falls into the realm of near-insignificance, with opponents contending that monitoring idling is part of an over-regulating of our society—a step too far against free will. At first consideration it may seem insignificant. Indeed, what is a few minutes with the car turned on? In the dead of winter it sure feels like those small moments are the ones between life and staving off Frost Giants and wampas roaming the Hoth-like white wasteland. But insignificance can often seem the business of a governing body responsible for everything from potholes to the signs at crosswalks.
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Edmontonians can't get past the pothole issue every summer and the street clearing problems every winter, so why shouldn't Council have a say in how long Edmontonians are allowed to run their car? Councillor Kerry Diotte seems to think the problem will solve itself due to gas prices. This is a logical conclusion for most citizens, most citizens who are not the driver of a blue truck which sat idling for over three hours outside my office one morning. On such an occasion it would be quite convenient to have a phone number to report such ignorance of environment and health quality. Three-hour-man is the not the average though. National surveys show Canadians idle their cars for six–eight minutes a day. It doesn't sound like a lot, but using the Idling Impact Calculator from Natural Resources Canada, putting an end to idling could reduce over 51 million kilograms of GHG emissions and is equivalent to taking 37 000 vehicles off the road. In this context, it makes more sense than turning off the water when you brush your teeth—it's a simple measure to reduce inefficiency and improve the environment, which should be a working definition of City Council's job in running the city. V
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What do you think of the federal election results? 49%
1. There are more important issues to debate, move on. 2. It's an inevitable regulation that will improve the environment.
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In response to The Threat of Spring (May 5 - 11, 2011) "I have to agree with this article, and appreciate that it has been brought forth as a concern for women living in our city. As a woman who lives in the downtown core, and has for the past 4 or so years been a victim to such heckling, I am time and time again appalled at the lack of RESPECT that men continue to show women in public on the streets. And I don't understand it. I don't understand why people (men AND women alike) are allowing this to happen. What makes this sort of behaviour right in ANY place!?" KENDALL RHAE "This article reaks of outdated 80s feminims and implicitly blames men for being attacted to women. It is clearly only the "creepy" males (how they look and dress) that will suffer from being labelled "harrasers." clearly if a woman is dressed in a sexualized way, she will get checked out by men and women (of course women are not labelled as harrasers." ADAMANTSTEVE
COMMENT >> PALESTINE
Unity will impede democracy
Fatah-Hamas deal will distract Palestinians from the failings of both Palestine is ripe for a revolution. where they disagree, like the question How do we know that? Because the of whether to make peace with Israel. two rival governments that have so Most observers still doubt that the spectacularly failed that hypothetigulf between the two sides can ever cal country are finally ending their be bridged. So why would they even four-year-old breach and getting back bother to sign such a "unity" accord? together. Or at least that's what they Because they are both running say they're doing. scared. They have seen what hapThe reconciliation took place pened to other oppressive and/ in Cairo on Wednesday, or corrupt regimes in the when Mahmoud Abbas, the Arab world as the "Arab president of the Palestinspring" has unfolded, and om they are afraid that a comian Authority (which con.c ly k e we e@vue trols the West Bank), and parable revolution could gwynn e y w Khaled Meshaal, the leader drive them from power too. G nn of Hamas (which controls the Fatah, after all, is very corDyer Gaza Strip), signed an agreerupt and quite authoritarian, ment to form an interim government while Hamas is less corrupt but exto rule both parts of the would-be tremely repressive and economically country. "We forever turn the black incompetent to boot. page of division," said Abbas in his There have already been large popular opening remarks. demonstrations in the Palestinian terThe two men went further than that. ritories, although they have not been They agreed that no member either widely reported. The protesters' main of Hamas or of Fatah (the movement demand is "national unity," but there is that is Mahmoud Abbas' political base) good reason to suspect that many of could be part of the interim governthem actually have a broader agenda. ment. That government would pave Like the Syrian demonstrators dethe way for free elections next year in manding the repeal of the 48-year-old both parts of the disjointed proto-state "state of emergency" in that country, that would really restore Palestinian when what they really want is the end national unity. Or so the deal says. of the regime, many of the Palestinian But Fatah and Hamas still hate each protesters are using "national unity" as other, and they haven't actually made a popular mobilising call when what a single compromise on the key areas they really want is the end of both Fa-
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tah and Hamas. So Fatah and Hamas are giving them what they say they want, in order to avoid having to give them what they really want. But it is a shotgun marriage at best, and most unlikely to last. One further incentive for the deal, from Abbas' point of view, is that he hopes to get formal recognition of the
onciliation with Hamas is necessary, at least for a while. The probable price of this FatahHamas deal is a complete shutdown of peace negotiations with Israel, because Israel, the European Union and the United States define Hamas as a "terrorist movement." Therefore, they will have nothing to do with a Palestinian government that includes Hamas
Fatah and Hamas are giving them what they say they want, in order to avoid having to give them what they really want. But it is a shotgun marriage at best, and most unlikely to last.
Palestinian state from the United Nations General Assembly in September, even though its borders with Israel have still not been agreed and much of it is under Israeli military occupation. This is mere gesture politics, since it will not force Israel to remove its troops or make any other concessions, but Abbas hopes that it will strengthen his standing with his own people. Besides, he can hardly ask the UN members to recognize Palestinian sovereignty so long as different parts of its territory are ruled by rival and indeed hostile regimes. A cosmetic rec-
(or so they say). Israel's hard-line prime minister, Binyamin Netanyahu, said the accord was a "tremendous blow to peace and a great victory for terrorism." But Netanyahu is widely and probably correctly seen as a man who isn't interested in a peace agreement anyway, so Abbas doesn't think anything important will be lost if he cozies up to Hamas for a while. The real question is whether the Palestinians will ignore all this window-dressing, and rise up like their Egyptian neighbours to rid themselves
NewsRoundup
PRIVATE SCHOOLS IN PUBLIC PLACES the change to the Alberta government's $3 million cuts to grant programs, forcing more students to fall back on loans. Despite the regulation of tuition fees to the Consumer Price Index, tuition has increased between seven and 15 percent in the years since 2006 while student loans have increased 46 percent in the same time period.
Iskander believes a smaller summer job market and rising fees—such as a new, mandatory non-instructional fee of $290—are causing students to take on more debt. "Tuition regulations are useless if institutions can increase costs in other areas," says Iskander. "We need a system that allows the best students to succeed, not just the ones willing to take on crippling debt."
agency reinforcing the erroneous view that natural wetlands are of no ecological consequence?" asks Carolyn Campbell, an AWA conservation specialist. The Alberta NDP are calling on the government to conduct a full-scale review of inspection regimes and staffing levels. "Either we need more frequent testing, or there's something wrong with the way we're testing these pipelines," says Edmonton-Strathcona MLA Rachel Notley. “There are tens of thousands of kilometres of aging pipeline in this province. We've had three leaks in the past two weeks. We need the resources and inspectors to check all that
line so Albertans and their environment are safe." The spill occurred near the Lubicon First Nations village Little Buffalo and the Little Buffalo school has been closed since Friday April 29, when the spill occurred, due to the effects of petroleum fumes. This is not the first problem for the 44year-old pipeline, which leaked in 2006 and was last inspected in 2009. After an investigation in 2006, the ERCB ordered Plains Midstream Canada, the owner of the pipeline, to lower pipeline pressure, increase ground surveillence and double aerial surveillence on the line.
IMPROPER CONDUCT The Alberta Wilderness Association is asking that the provincial government create an immediate investigation into safety and health risks of the recent leak of over 4.5 million litres of oil in northern Alberta. The AWA points out that 40 percent of Alberta's pipelines were built before 1990 and the Rainbow line, the cause of the leak, was built in 1966. While the Energy Resources Conservation Board press release stated that the leak occurred in an area surrounded by "stagnant water," the AWA notes that 40 percent of northern Alberta is made up of wetlands. "Why is this government
Gywnne Dyer is a London-based journalist. His column appears every week in Vue Weekly.
SAMANTHA POWER // samantha@vueweekly.com
MORE DEBT THAN EVER As students head into the summer season, the University of Alberta Students' Union has released numbers showing student loans have jumped by 20 percent in the last year. In the 2010–11 year, U of A students borrowed $80 million compared to the $66 million borrowed in the 2009–10 year. Farid Iskander, vice-president external of the SU, attributes part of
of the arbitrary and corrupt governments that now rule them. The answer is probably no, because the felt need for "unity" in the face of the Israelis usually cripples Palestinian attempts to address the failings of their own institutions. Indeed, the biggest short-term consequence of the "Arab spring" for the Palestinians may be another Israeli military assault on the Gaza Strip, or even a full-scale re-occupation of that territory, because the new Egyptian government plans to reopen its border with Gaza very soon. Under Hosni Mubarak, Egypt's recently deposed dictator, Cairo fully cooperated with Israel in enforcing a tight blockade of the Gaza Strip. Once the border with Egypt is re-opened, Israel fears, the extremists who regularly fire rockets into Israel from the territory will have access to an endless flow of weapons. Trying to shut that border down again would immediately embroil Israel in a conflict not only with Hamas but with newly democratic Egypt. That would certainly not be to Israel's long-term advantage, but that doesn't mean they won't do it. V
Edmonton Public School Board is considering a proposal by Edleun, the largest private, for-profit childcare company in Canada. Edleun will be making a proposal to EPSB to rent childcare spaces from public schools. Bill Moore-Kilgannon, executive director of Public Interest Alberta has stated several concerns with leasing childcare space in a publicly owned building to a private, for-profit corporation. "I know that most people would question the idea of a health corporation renting space in a public hospital, so I am sure citizens would
also want a public debate about the implication of a for-profit corporation being in our public school system," says Moore-Kilgannon. Public Interest Alberta will also be presenting to EPSB in order to provide a different perspective on the issue. Moore-Kilgannon hopes to discuss issues of cost and the ability of the school board to control costs to parents, the impact on current non-profit childcare centres renting spaces and the question of whether private companies should be allowed to use public facilities to earn a profit.
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"At some point we've got to stop dicking around on this." —Councillor Kim Krushell on anti-idling legislation Edmonton Journal May 11, 2011
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Alberta's orange streak
NDP voters put the party in second across the province Justin Bell // justinbell@vueweekly.com
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he Orange Crush. It was supposed to stop the possibility of a Conservative majority. And while the wave of NDP support swept across the country adding 65 seats to the growing caucus, it couldn't manage to break the sea of blue Conservatives in Alberta. Linda Duncan, the returning MP from Edmonton-Strathcona, remains the only NDP member of the party heading to Ottawa from the province. But the numbers reveal that here in Conservative Alberta the NDP has become the solid second choice of Albertans. "We came second in almost every riding last election," says Duncan. "I said to people, the wave may not have hit but the ripple runs deep." The number of votes swelled for the party in Alberta, up to 234 000. That represents an increase of 45 percent from the 2008 election. Candidates for the NDP placed second in 24 of 28 ridings. Three of those were in Calgary, while the fourth was Edmonton-Sherwood Park, where popular independent James Ford came in second place. Even Duncan managed to win by a wider margin this year, increasing her lead over her Conservative challenger from 483 in 2008 to more than 6000 votes. Duncan admits there was any number of reasons people may have voted for her. But any way you slice it, it means more support for the NDP. "Some are staunch NDPers," Duncan says. "Some know me. Some did not want any more seats for Harper. Some liked what Jack was doing." Her second win could cement her as the person to beat in her Strathcona riding according to Chaldeans Mensah, a professor of political science at Grant MacEwan University. "Duncan is going to be difficult to defeat going forward," says Mensah. "It's not just the power of incumbency, it's name recognition. She's gaining experience of actually running a campaign." And Duncan's success has created a "beachhead" for the NDP, according to Mensah. Ridings such as Edmonton-East and Edmonton-Centre could come into play in future elections. "Edmonton-Strathcona is going to be very, very important in getting the NDP to recapture some of the support that they had in Edmonton-East and spread it out to other ridings, maybe
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Jack Layton speaks to supporters at Fort Edmonton Park Edmonton-Centre," says Mensah. Former provincial NDP leader Ray Martin ran in Edmonton-East against Conservative Peter Goldring, bringing in 37 percent and some 17 000 votes. That puts him in the same situation as Duncan in 2006, when she captured 32 percent of the ballot against Rahim Jaffer. While Martin has said he won't be running again in the next federal election, expected now sometime in 2015 or 2016, he’s hoping a new candidate can come along and build on the work he's done between elections in order to sway the riding next time. "There is a lot of good people out there. I’m convinced we will have a good candidate," says Martin. "If they are willing to put the work in ahead, it's not a huge handicap." The increase in NDP support this year has roots going back to 2004. Shannon Phillips was the campaign director for the NDP in Alberta in that election, helping candidates prepare and organize support in the province. That year votes jumped to 121 000, almost double their support from the 2000 federal election. "Central leadership was able to run a better campaign," says Phillips from her home in Lethbridge. "That was the beginning of the long Liberal downhill." But the question becomes why did
so many people vote for the NDP in this election? "There were an awful lot of Canadians who were doing what they could do to stop Stephen Harper from getting a majority," says University of Alberta political scientist Steve Patten. "People who aren't Conservatives might have been pushed away from, or been repulsed by the Conservatives, but were simultaneously attracted to the other parties." Patten credits the national campaign with increasing interest in the party. But both Patten and Mensah say it's wrong to assume that it was some sort of shift in voter values. Both gave more credit to the idea that the Liberal campaign fell apart and voters in both the centre and the left were looking for an alternative. "I think there were an awful lot of people who might sometimes be inclined to vote Liberal who weren't inspired by Michael Ignatieff and the Liberals," says Patten. "Once newspapers and TV started talking about an NDP surge, it became more legitimate for people who don't normally vote NDP to see it as an option." Patten agrees that new option might mean places like Edmonton-East and Edmonton-Centre could become more competitive in the future with better name recognition, but it may not be because Alberta voters have moved to the left. V
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COMMENT >> ALBERTA POLITICS
Beyond policy
A Harper majority may inspire activism At first blush, Canada's 41st general elecinstead on letting the industry monitor tion really changed nothing in Alberta. The itself. electoral map here still looks the same, Likewise, provinces like Alberta have and the Conservatives are still in power been forced to back off their health-care federally. privatization initiatives for the sake of not What has changed is the fact that now jeopardizing the Conservative government those Conservatives have a majority in the in Ottawa. Mr Harper has said he will not House of Commons and in the Senate, and get rid of the Canada Health Act, but he there is a big difference in this country bedoesn't have to. His interpretation of the tween how parties govern with a minority Act, like that of Alberta, is loose and vague and how they govern when they enough to allow extensive de-listing have a majority. of services, an increased role for In the days following the elecprivate health insurance corpoCE rations, increasing private detion, Prime Minister Stephen N E R E Harper went out of his way to INTERF livery, and a two-tier system. om eekly.c @vuew reassure those Canadians who Without the check provided ricardo o are wary of his extreme ideolby a minority government in Ricard ogy—the 60 percent of voters Ottawa, and the threat of losing Acuña who voted against him—that his federal health funding, Alberta will government would continue the path now be completely free to continue its they are on without significant or drastic changes. Now, perhaps What he doesn't realize, however, is that more than ever, it is exactly his ideological consistency that Albertans will need frightens so many Canadians now that he has virtually absolute power to turn that to remember that ideology into policy. regardless of what What are the implications of this for Algovernment looks berta? One of the biggest will be a complete refusal to regulate the pace, growth like, there is still and impacts of Alberta's energy industry, power outside of and in particular the tar sands projects in elected politics. Northern Alberta. Despite the federal government's efforts over the last couple of years to focus exclusively on public relations and spin when it came to the energy move toward a private for-profit system. sector, strong pressure from the opposiIt also means that Alberta will now have tion parties resulted in at least baby steps even greater influence in determining the being taken on issues like water quality future of Canadian pensions, moving away and quantity, and the elimination of subfrom the popular and rational idea of exsidies. Now, however, the government can panding the Canada Pension Plan and tocontinue to subsidize the industry to the ward a privatized plan controlled by the tune of billions of dollars a year, continue same private insurance corporations lookto promote the building of pipelines to ing to get rich off of changes to our health carry raw bitumen south, and abandon care system. even more of its responsibilities for environmental and health monitoring, relying CONTINUED ON PAGE 10 >>
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POLITICAL INTERFERENCE The probability of hard caps on greenhouse gas emissions is gone, Alberta's fight to dismantle the existing equalization funding formula will take centre stage, funding and research at the province's universities will become increasingly corporatized and commercialized, and the federal public service will be decimated. The situation in Alberta will be increasingly complicated by the fact that the provincial government's biggest challenger, the Wildrose Alliance, is even closer to the federal Conservatives than the governing Tories are, putting them in a strong position to pressure the government to move even further and faster down the ideological path to small government, non-existent taxes and complete privatization of public services.
ist government with absolute legislative power: it's been a reality here since 1993. Albertans know what can be accomplished by organizing on the ground, and through strong and effective collaboration between labour, communities, and activists. This is how Albertans stopped Bill 11 and the Third Way. This is how Albertans shamed the government into reviewing royalties. This is how Albertans forced the government to actually acknowledge the problems with water monitoring and public health in the north. Now, perhaps more than ever, Albertans will need to remember that regardless of what government looks like, there is still power outside of elected politics. We need to continue to embrace that power for the sake of our province, but we also need to step it up a notch and do it for the sake of our country. Are we up to that task? V
But there is some hope in all of this. Albertans, perhaps more so than anyone else in the country, have extensive experience of organizing in the face of an extrem-
Ricardo AcuĂąa is the executive director of the Parkland Institute a non-partisan, public policy research institute housed at the University of Alberta.
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Words: Bryan Birtles / Photographs: Eden Munro
Food is one of life’s constants. There is never a time when food isn’t being consumed
in this city: whether it’s a quick muffin on the way to work, an important business lunch, a snack in the afternoon, a dinner at home amongst friends or a late-night bowl of cereal, food is ever-present in our lives. Far from just being something that keeps us alive, however, food nourishes us in much deeper ways. It’s preparation is meditative, its consumption life affirming. The work that goes into making sure this city stays fed is considerable and goes on at all times, yet it’s something we often think very little about. For the 13th annual Golden Fork Awards, Vue Weekly presents a day in the life of Edmonton’s food scene, and a look into the work that nourishing us entails.
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FOOD: A DAY IN THE LIFE
Bon Ton Bakery (8720 - 149 St) Bon Ton Bakery has been an institution in Edmonton since 1956. During the day, the warm and inviting shop is filled with cakes, croissants, sweets and breads, but during the night the preparation work begins. Hours after the bakery has closed for the day, the bakers arrive to fill the shelves with baked goods for tomorrow’s customers. >> CONTINUED ON PAGE 15
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"By the end of the night, 850 loaves of bread and 50 dozen bagels will have been made, in addition to hundreds of other pastries, rolls and buns."
Led by head baker Minh Giang—who has been with Bon Ton 31 years—they work throughout the night and into the early hours of the morning, finishing around , mixing the dough in the bakery’s industrial mixers, then forming and cutting it into loaves, croissants, bear’s paws, bagels and buns, before finally putting it into one of the two enormous ovens—one of which can hold 160 loaves at one time, the other 180. They work meticulously and in near-silence, without need to instruct each other: all of the recipes are in Giang’s memory, and the timing comes naturally to the seasoned workers. By the end of the night, 850 loaves of bread and 50 dozen bagels will have been made, in addition to hundreds of other pastries, rolls and buns.
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The Wired Cup (9418 - 91 St)
As Bon Ton’s bakers head home for their 7 am dinner and then bed, Dave and Ann Jackson are sweeping the floor of their café/art gallery, the Wired Cup. With the Constantines playing over the café’s stereo, the Jacksons prepare for the day, bringing in the milk they bought the night before, boiling kettles to make the coffee in French presses, arranging the tables after the previous night’s mopping and putting the Wired Cup’s sandwich board out front, inviting customers in at
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The Wired Cup is in the heart of Strathearn, reachable from major commuter roads but far enough off the beaten path that it feels like a true neighbourhood café. The Jacksons know many of their customers by name and chat jovially with them as they order, or agree to save a muffin for them for after yoga. As the morning rolls into afternoon, the people of the neighbourhood continue to visit for coffee, or to buy a piece of art or a gift.
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MRKT (10542 Jasper Ave)
While the day is picking up for Dave and Ann Jackson, preparation for the lunch rush is just beginning at MRKT. In the space’s small kitchen, owner and chef Carla Alexander begins early, heating up the day’s soup and prepping the sandwiches and specials. By 9 am the rest of the staff begins to show up and the prep work begins in earnest: mopping floors, cutting vegetables, ensuring the bar is stocked and the till is ready. Alexander puts the soups and specials up on the chalkboard wall and Daminh Nguyen disseminates them over Twitter. By 11:30 am, everyone braces for the rush. >> CONTINUED ON PAGE 23
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A few people trickle in, and by the place has exploded with life. It’ll stay that way for at least an hour, the tables constantly full, the lineup snaking to the door. By 2 pm the place closes and the staff gathers for a meal together before sweeping, wiping the place down, cashing out and beginning preparations for dinner. >> CONTINUED ON PAGE 24
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Hardware Grill (9698 Jasper Ave) By the time the staff at MRKT has swept up after lunch, 10 blocks down Jasper Avenue Hardware Grill is abuzz with activity for the restaurant’s busiest time: dinner. It's a flurry of preparation: chefs man their stations cutting vegetables and preparing appetizers, waiters fold napkins and shine glasses at a furious pace. All of the activity takes place under the watchful eye of Larry Stewart, owner and head chef of the nearly 15-year-old restaurant. >> CONTINUED ON PAGE 26
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As the dinner hour nears, the basement becomes the centre of activity: the chefs take a break from their prep work at 5 pm to eat Croque Madame sandwiches together, while the waiters press their uniforms. When dinner begins, the kitchen comes alive—there are no pre-prepared meals, no heat lamps or steam tables, so everything rests on the chefs’ timing. As soon as a table’s food is done, it’s whisked away by hovering waiter. The dishwasher hums, the dish pit a furious struggle. As the last clean dishes are put away at Hardware Grill and the last customers pay their bills and step out into the night, the bakers at Bon Ton are arriving at work ... V
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BEER
Oak is no joke
A little wood is good for your beer
One day, all these could be filled with beer
I mentioned a while back that oak-aged beer might red ale profile, softly sweet, but then gets complex be the next big thing in the Canadian beer scene. with brown sugar, vanilla, some smoke and fruitiOak aged means exactly that: completed beer is ness. A bit of wood plays in the background. I sussiphoned into an oak barrel that previously held pect the sake softens the beer. another spirit and aged for a few weeks to a few Mikkeller is a Danish brewer infamous for its months. After writing the article, I meandered to experimentation. Currently in Alberta, there are my favourite liquor store to see what might althree different Mikkeller beers aged in bourbon ready be on offer. Oak aging might be the or cognac barrels, but for an original experinext big thing with Canadian brewers, but ence, try the It's Alive White Wine Barrel. clearly it is already the "in" thing with Aged in white wine oak barrels, the base craft brewers around the world. There beer is a pale Belgian Abbey-ale, mean.com ing it has spicy, earthy yeast character to were more than a dozen oak-aged beer weekly e u v int@ tothep sitting on the shelf—a number that I begin with. The beer is quite light bodied Jason can only imagine will get higher in the with a noted earth and barnyard accent Foster and a sharp hop finish. The oak addition coming years. Always helpful, I am here to offer a walk is subtle, adding fruitiness and soft butterthrough the world of oak-aged beer to get you scotch. The wood is subtle here, simply adding anoriented. The first thing you need to know is that other dimension to an already multi-layered beer. wood aging affects beer flavour and aroma in three The lightest and most refreshing of the oak-aged ways: it imparts a woody character to the beer, the beer available. characteristics of the previous spirit also find their The best place to finish our tour is with the darkest way into the profile, and alcohol soaked into the and richest of oak-aged beer. Scotland's Harviestoun wood is leached into the beer, raising the alcohol Brewery makes an impressive line of beer, including content. In general, oak adds complexity and multitheir Old Engine Oil, a truly remarkable beer. What dimensionality to the beer. may be their piece de resistance is the Ola Dubh seClearly the place to begin is Innis & Gunn. Their ries (which is Gaelic for "black oil") where the breworiginal, aged in bourbon barrels, is one of the ery ages Old Engine Oil in Scotch barrels of various biggest-selling imports in the country, and is the vintages from the famed Highland Park distillery. most-subtle of oak-aged beer. I suggest you pick We can get beer aged in barrels that formerly held up the Original and then one of either the Highland 12-year-old, 16-year-old and 30-year-old Scotch. I Cask, the Canadian Cask (aged in Rye barrels) or splurged and bought a bottle of the 30. the Rum Cask. For many—including me—the beer It has intense scotch aromas of wood, vanilla and is too sweet and has too much butterscotch, but it a touch of peaty smoke. The flavour engages in a provides a nice baseline for your palate. complex tussle of dark roast, chocolate and coffee against sharp Scotch alcohol, smoke, vanilla, The next step is Edmonton's first local oak-aged butterscotch and dark fruit. This is a rich, complex beer, Glenn Sherbrooke—a collaboration between beer that comes across as half beer, half whisky. A Alley Kat and Sherbrooke Liquor Store. The first lesser beer would not hold up against the wood version is Alley Kat's Amber aged in a single-malt character, but this one is the better for it. The wood whisky barrel from the Glenora distillery in Nova sharpens and warms the base beer. Scotia. This beer really shows the effects of the This short tour has proven two things, if nothing wood in both aroma and flavour. It offers a light else: any kind of beer can go into an oak barrel, caramel and toffee front taken over by a woody, and what was in the barrel matters. The combinascotch-like warming. The second version, due on tion allows for a limitless array of beer potential, shelves this spring, uses Old Deuteronomy, Alley which is why I suspect this is the next big trend in Kat's barley wine, so it should pack quite the wallop. craft brewing. V So far you have tasted beer aged in whisky barrels. To get a sense of what other spirits can do, Jason Foster is the creator of onbeer.org, a website try Hitachino Nest XH. It is aged in casks used for devoted to news and views on beer from the prairies Shocyu—a form of distilled sake. It starts with a and beyond.
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Best Appetizers
Chain: Joey Restaurants Indie: (Tie) Corso 32 (10345 Jasper Avenue, 780.421.4622, corso32.com) & TZiN (10115 104 St, 780.428.8946, tzin.ca)
Best Soup
Chain: Famoso Indie: Soul Soup (10020 - 101A Ave, 780.409.8272)
Best Salad
Chain: Joey Restaurants Indie: Greenhouse Restaurant (8623 - 112 St, 780.757.1731, thegreenhousesalad.com)
Best Steaks
Chain: The Keg Indie: Vons Steakhouse (10309 - 81 Ave, 780.439.0041, vonssteakhouse.com)
Best Sushi
Chain: Mikado Indie: Furusato (10012 - 82 Ave, 780.439.1335, furusatojapaneserestaurant.com)
Best Tapas
Chain: Culina Indie: Blue Plate Diner (10145 - 104 St, 780.429.0740, blueplatediner.ca)
Best Budget Dining
Chain: Famoso Indie: Sugarbowl (10922 - 88 Ave, 780.433.8369, thesugarbowl.org)
Best Suburban Restaurant
Chain: Original Joe's Indie: Café Haven (9 Sioux Rd, Sherwood Park, 780.417.5523, cafehaven.ca)
Best Hamburgers
Best French Fries
Best Pizza
Best Organic
Best Desserts / Sweets
Best Takeout
Best Chicken Wings
Best Butcher
Chain: Famoso Indie: Tony's Pizza (9605 - 111 Ave, 780.424.8777, tonyspizzapalace.com)
Chain: Melting Pot Indie: Duchess Bake Shop (10720 - 124 St, 780.488.4999, duchessbakeshop.com)
Chain: Brewsters Indie: The Junction (10242 - 106 St, 780.756.5667, junctionedmonton.com)
Chain: New York Fries Indie: Dadeo (10548 - 82 Ave, 780.433.0930, dadeo.ca)
Best Baking
Best Brunch
Best French
Best Chinese
Best Breakfast
Best Mediterranean
Chain: Culina Indie: Sugarbowl (10922 - 88 Ave, 780.433.8369, thesugarbowl.org)
Chain: Cora Indie: Highlevel Diner (10912 - 88 Ave, 780.433.0993, highleveldiner.com)
Best Coffee Shop
Chain: Transcend Indie: Credo (10134 - 104 St, 780.761.3744, credocoffee.ca)
Best Tea Shop
Chain: Steeps Indie: Cally's Tea (8608 - 99 St, 780.432.3294)
Best Greek
Chain: Koutouki Indie: Yianni's (10444 - 82 Ave, 780.433.6768, eatmorelamb.com)
Chain: Fife n' Dekel Indie: Elm Café (10140 - 117 St, 780.756.3356, elmcafe.ca)
Best Pub food
Best Fine Dining
Best Mid-Price Dining
Best Sandwiches / Wraps
Chain: Delux Indie: Rodeo Burger (8525B - 112 St, 780.435.6733)
Best Breads
Chain: Melting Pot Indie: (Tie) Hardware Grill (9698 Jasper Ave, 780.423.0969, hardwaregrill.com) & Red Ox Inn (9420 - 91 St, 780.465.5727, theredoxinn.com)
Golden Rice Bowl (5365 Gateway Blvd, 780.435.3388, goldenricebowl.ca)
Chain: Joey Restaurants Indie: TZiN (10115 - 104 St, 780.428.8946, tzin.ca)
Chain: Original Joe's Indie: The Next Act (8224 - 104 St, 780.433.9345, nextactpub.com)
Chain: COBS Bread Indie: Tree Stone Bakery (8612 - 99 St, 780.433.5924, yvanchartrand.com)
Best Dim Sum
Chain: Café de Ville Indie: The Creperie (10220 - 103 St, 780.420.6656, thecreperie.com)
The Lingnan (10582 - 104 St, 780.426.3975, thelingnan.com)
Best Japanese
Chain: Mikado Indie: Furusato (10012 - 82 Ave 780.439.1335, furusatojapaneserestaurant.com)
Best Italian
Best Vietnamese
Best Eastern European
Bistro Praha (10117 - 101 St, 780.424.4218)
Best Thai
The King & I (8208 - 107 St, 780.433.2222, thekingandi.ca)
Chain: Oodle Noodle Indie: Elm Café (10140 - 117 St, 780.756.3356, elmcafe.ca)
Chain: Save on Foods Indie: (Tie) Acme Meats (9531 - 76 Ave, 780.433.1812) & Ben's Meats (15726 Stony Plain Rd, 780.489.1424, bensmeats.com)
Chain: COBS Bread Indie: Duchess Bake Shop (10720 - 124 St, 780.488.4999, duchessbakeshop.com)
(Tie) Sofra (10345 - 106 St, 780.423.3044) & Co Co Di (11454 Jasper Ave, 780.425.1717)
Chain: Sicilian Pasta Kitchen Indie: Corso 32 (10345 Jasper Ave, 780.421.4622, corso32.com)
Chain: Planet Organic Indie: Skinny Legs and Cowgirls (12202 Jasper Ave, 780.423.4107, skinnylegsandcowgirls.com)
Best Seafood
Chain: Red Lobster Indie: Vons Steakhouse (10309 - 81 Ave, 780.439.0041, vonssteakhouse.com)
Best Vegetarian
Chain: Culina Indie: Padmanadi (10740 - 101 St, 780.428.8899, padmanadi.com)
Chain: Doan's Indie: Thanh Thanh (10718 - 101 St, 780.426.5068, thanhthanh.ca)
Best African
Best Indian
Best Pub
Chain: New Asian Village Indie: Khazana (10177 - 107 St, 780.702.0330, khazana.ab.ca)
Langano Skies (langanoskies.com) [Closed until further notice]
Chain: Brewsters Indie: The Next Act (8224 - 104 St, 780.433.9345, nextactpub.com)
Best Mexican / Latin American
Chain: Julio's Barrio Indie: (Tie) Acajutla (11302 - 107 Ave, 780.426.1308) & Burrito Libre (8525A - 112 St, 780.436.4375)
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Best New Restaurant
Best Wine List
Best Pre-theatre Restaurant
Best Beer List
Corso 32 (10345 Jasper Ave, 780.421.4622, corso32.com)
Chain: Culina Indie: The Next Act (8224 - 104 St, 780.433.9345, nextactpub.com)
Best Restaurant for Lovers Chain: Melting Pot Indie: The Creperie (10220 - 103 St, 780.420.6656, thecreperie.com)
Most Innovative Menu
Chain: Culina Indie: Corso 32 (10345 Jasper Ave, 780.421.4622, corso32.com)
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Chain: Melting Pot Indie: Hardware Grill (9698 Jasper Ave, 780.423.0969, hardwaregrill.com)
Chain: New Asian Village Indie: Sugarbowl (10922 - 88 Ave, 780.433.8369, thesugarbowl.org)
Best When Going Solo
Chain: Boston Pizza Indie: Sugarbowl (10922 - 88 Ave, 780.433.8369, thesugarbowl.org)
Best Late Night
Chain: Denny's Indie: Corso 32 (10345 Jasper Ave, 780.421.4622, corso32.com)
Best Service
Best Place for People Watching
Best Sports Bar
Best Atmosphere
Chain: Melting Pot Indie: (Tie) The Marc (9940 - 106 St, 780.429.2828, themarc.ca) & Hardware Grill (9698 Jasper Ave, 780.423.0969, hardwaregrill.com)
Chain: The Pint Indie: The Twisted Kilt (17328 Stony Plain Rd, 780.489.4100, thetwistedkiltpub.com)
Best Patio
Chain: Earls Tin Palace Indie: Black Dog Freehouse (10425 Whyte Ave, 780.439.1082, blackdog.ca)
Best Hotel Restaurant
Chain: Hotel Macdonald Indie: Madison's (10053 Jasper Ave, 780.401.2222, unionbankinn.com)
Chain: Julio's Barrio Indie: Sugarbowl (10922 - 88 Ave, 780.433.8369, thesugarbowl.org)
Chain: Melting Pot Indie: Sugarbowl (10922 - 88 Ave, 780.433.8369, thesugarbowl.org)
Best Kid-Friendly
Chain: Cora Indie: Blue Plate Diner (10125 - 104 St, 780.429.0740, blueplatediner.ca)
Best Indie Grocery Market
Chain: Italian Centre Indie: Earth's General Store (9605 - 82 Ave, 780.439.8725, egs.ca)
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Best Beer Store
Sherbrooke Liquor (11819 St Albert Tr, 780.455.4556, sherbrookeliquor.com)
Best Wine Store
Devine Wines (10111 - 104 St, 780.421.9463, devinewines.ca)
Best Food Festival or Event
Heritage Festival (heritage-festival.com)
Best Beverage Festival or Event Rocky Mountain Wine Festival (rockymountainwine.com)
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ARTS
PREVUE // THEATRE
PREVUE // BURLESQUE
Springboards gives developing plays a staged reading
Capital City Burlesque Unleash their inner geeks
The first steps
Cheeky meets geeky
Mel Priestley // mel@vueweekly.com
T
hough it tends to fly under the radar, those in the know recognize the unique opportunity that Workshop West's Springboards New Play Festival offers. Springboards was established in 1995 by Edmonton playwright and founder of Workshop West, Gerry Potter. The festival offers a sneak peek into the upcoming works of local playwrights—some of whom are well-established in the community, and some of whom are still making their name. The format is very simple: the plays are not staged, but rather, the scripts are read by local actors in front of an audience, followed by a question-andanswer session in which the audience can provide valuable feedback. Darrin Hagen, known best for his play/book The Edmonton Queen, as well as for his longtime hit Fringe troupe Guys in Disguise, hasn't participated in the festival for a few years, but is looking forward to the reading of his new work, Inventing Rasputin. "Anytime you can get a piece of your script up in front of an audience, and hear it out loud in the mouths of professional actors, it's always an amazing experience for a playwright," states Hagen. "You can really learn a lot about what you're writing, and how it's working and where it works. To be able to see the audience reaction to that stuff is invaluable experience." It's easy to underestimate the significance of a workshop festival. However, the vast majority of audiences are used to experiencing a finished, qualified piece of theatre, and Hagen notes that Edmonton theatregoers are really quite unique in their penchant for the work-in-progress. "Edmonton is a very workshop-crazy town," he states. "This town loves process. I've never seen a city that's so fascinated by watching something come together over a few years."
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Hagen credits this to the Edmonton Fringe Festival. "At the Fringe, you get to see a whole star system at work, that happens in an incredibly intense kind of environment over a really quick period of time," he explains. Within such a system, playwrights can become household names in the span of a few years, and Hagen feels that this has created a local interest to see all stages of the journey. "As opposed to waiting for something that's been proven, that's coming in off Broadway, they want to see the first step and the second step and the third step," he says. "I think we're very lucky to have that kind of a crowd in this town." Hagen has been working on Inventing Rasputin, which tells a side of the Rasputin story that very few have heard, for several years. It has already gone through a few drafts, and he hopes that its reading at Springboards will help further push it down the road to completion. "[Springboards] is about the script, so it's all really about the playwright, and it's all about allowing the playwright to be able to hear it out loud," explains Hagen. "Sometimes it's the only way you can tell if a scene is working." While Springboards offers the public a chance to see the embryonic stages of a potential future hit, Hagen also notes how valuable a tool it is to all local playwrights, regardless of their experience. "Any chance that a writer in this town can get to see other writers work, I think they should probably take advantage of that." V Thu, May 12 – Sat, May 14 (7:30 pm) Thu, May 19 – Sat, May 21 (7:30 pm) Springboards New Play Festival works by Collin Doyle, Connie Massing, Darrin Hagen, Kenneth Brown & Geoffrey Brumlik Transalta Arts Barns, Studio B (10330 - 84 Ave) Admission by donation, $15 for pre-bookings
// Eden Munro
Aside from playing the accordion, Darrin Hagen also writes plays
All your favourites, as you've never seen them before
Paul Blinov // paul@vueweekly.com
'G
oing to Tron six times," starts Kim Rackel, beginning to list off her merit-badges of übergeek accomplishment. "Six. Four at the IMAX, two at the regular theatre." "I went to Comic-Con last year and dressed up as Skeletor," adds Donna Ball, and together the two continue powering through a list of personal geekdom, including (but not limited to) owning Stormtrooper and Optimus Prime costumes, an undying love of '80s cartoons, and a serious lament for not having the time or resources to build a set-piece Dr Who TARDIS. It all adds up to simple confirmation that the pair, who form the backbone of Capital City Burlesque, share an impeccable geek pedigree (so do many of the other dancers, they note), and that Unleash the Geek, their upcoming revue of all things nerdymade-burlesque, is a troupe's life-long dream come true for both of them. "When Kim and I first met, it was because we were both friends with the same Electronics Boutique manager," Ball explains with a laugh. "We've gamed together. We just kind of enjoy lots of nerdy things." "We've been talking about this show for years," adds Rackel. "Like, almost since we started the group, me and Donna have been discussing this. So, finally." Burlesque, they note, is an ideal format to gently rib and celebrate the nerd culture they love; geek interests and popular culture are more in line than
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ever before, and taking pot-shots at the culture of the day has always been something the form of dance has cherished. "One of the big things of burlesque is that it's like a parody of culture, current culture," Donna explains, ("Clever innuendo," adds Rackel.) "Nerd things are generally sexy, and nerd things can be silly and fun. It's a really fun theme to do." The show numbers they've managed to assemble—literally: they craft the bulk of costumes and props themselves—range from Sesame Street to Disney to retro cartoons. Some of their ideas weren't in the budget this time around—"the Alien versus Predator tap off isn't going to happen this time around," Ball sighs—but they aren't ruling out a second Unleash the Geek in the future, more immediate than waiting another seven years. It's also a matter of getting all their dream shows done in the immediate future: this marks Ball's second last show with the troupe before she departs the city (the last, they note, will be AC/DC themed, another long-time burlesque dream of theirs). But the nerdiness looks to live on: these shows, Ball and Rackel note, build on each other, pulling old props and ideas and spinning new, bolder routines out of what gets mixed and mashed together. "Everytime we do a show, we get to add in more epic-ness," says Ball. "This is the first Unleash the Geek. I'm sure there will be more." V Sat, May 14 (9 pm) Unleash the Geek Presented by Capital City Burlesque Starlite Room, $12
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PREVUE // THEATRE
REVUE // VISUAL ARTS
2 Across
The Wedding / The Afterimage (Swan Songs)
Regular passengers of public transportation may be skeptical of the setting— after all, an LRT train isn't a particularly
A love story to puzzle over
romantic locale—but Arnold explains that the time of day is critical: the playwright, Jerry Mayer, rode the BART himself at 4:30 in the morning and didn't see another soul the entire ride. "They don't have to put on that social mask that you see when people are riding public transit—you know, when you have to close off," he explains. "It's like that 'comfort in anonymity,' where you meet a complete stranger, and you may never see them again, so you're more likely to unload all the things that are going on." This liberation from societal mores makes for a play that Arnold describes as having a surprising amount of move-
ment. "We actually have them moving around the car, and at one point she shoves him on the ground, and he gets on his knees. It's much more active than we thought." Despite being an all-ages friendly romantic comedy, Arnold notes that it rises above the usual clichés and pitfalls of the genre through a plot that's laden with surprises and twists. "You think: 80 minutes, two characters on the train—what could happen? But the reason it lifts above sitcom-land is that there's real heart; both characters have big hearts, and there's real pain." Mel Priestley
// mel@vueweekly.com
Swan Song (Woolf)
Until Sat, May 28 Works by Mona Sharma, Fiona Annis Harcourt House Arts Centre (Third Floor, 10215 - 112 St) Both exhibitions currently inhabiting Harcourt House's gallery spaces might explicitly explore themes of death, but these are not shows focused on grief. In the front room of Harcourt's gallery, The After-Image (Swan Songs) by Fiona Anis pays tribute to the final inspired works of great minds through prints, while Mona Sharma's The Wedding in the main space is a personal negotiation of culture, ritual and relationship through narrative paintings. As stated by Anis, her series of c-prints (full-colour photo prints) conceptually work with the ancient Greek notion that swans, mute animals in myth, end their lives in song. Building upon the modern interpretation of this concept, the artist "explore[s] the swan songs of historical or otherwise atypical artists and individuals who produced remarkable final works ... intimately connected with their deaths." Anis's "Swan Song (Woolf)," for example, captures a swan that elegantly bows its head as it sits in water covered in deep green algae, a hue matched by the surrounding green long grasses. "Swan Song (Ader) 150 miles off the most westerly tip of Ireland" shows tiny white foam waves disturbing an otherwise dark sea. Although these works have some immediate visual interest, it seems as though an intimate existing knowledge of Virginia Woolf's and Clément Ader's final works is necessary to deeply appreciate the connection between these artworks and their namesakes. The exhibition's deeper intended meaning is therefore untouchable without previous knowledge of the great minds Anis references, or without considerable further study after viewing the exhibition to retroactively gain in-
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// Fiona Annis
"Love is in the air!" Spring has finally arrived in Edmonton, and Julien Arnold, founder of the brand new Atlas Theatre company, could think of no better way to celebrate than with a love story. Admittedly, this is a pretty down-toearth version of a star-crossed-lovers' tale: 2 Across is set at 4:30 in the morning in contemporary San Francisco, as two people ride the Bay Area Rapid Transit (BART) from the airport to East Bay, an 80-minute commute that the show depicts in real time. He (James Hamilton) is a mischievous Peter Pan-esque character, while she (April Banigan) is a straitlaced psychologist. Both characters are doing the New York Times crossword puzzle, which acts as the catalyst for connection. Accordingly, this is a play that revolves around its wordplay. "The whole point of the crossword is the sort of cryptic nature of the clues, so they're kind of matching wits with the crossword and with each other," states Arnold.
// Andrew Paul
Fri, May 13 – Sun, May 22 (7:30 pm) Directed by Julien Arnold Written by Jerry Mayer Starring April Banigan & James Hamilton Holy Trinity Anglican Church (84 Ave & 101 St), $12 – $15
sight into this body of work. Sharma's The Wedding is also an exhibition significantly aided by specific information beyond the artwork, but the inclusion of a clear artist statement quickly provides viewers a way in to the show's personal content. The series, a reflection and working-through of her own recent marriage, features, "Images of both romance and carnage," and the positive and negative aspects of the sacred ritual. In "Lips licked and fingers greased, In advance of the colossal feast" the narrative painting explores a familiar ritual connected to weddings, the sharing of a large meal, in a sinister tone. In the painting, a woman sets a pie down on a table covered with fruit, cake and huge still-bloody piles of fresh meat and fish as she observes a dirty-faced young boy in the foreground finishing his little sampling of the epic meal before them. Reminders of death through the painting series foil the focus on excess and the carnage of consumption. This tension, visible in the motif of skeleton henchmen through her theatrical and brightly coloured paintings, and picked up by the charred faux-skeleton bones in the centre of a sand mandala in the middle of the gallery floor, speaks to the artist's inner conflicts in the process of her own marriage. Sharma describes marrying outside of her Indian immigrant family's caste, culture and race, balancing traditional ideals and new realities as struggles she worked with as she created these paintings. The artist does a thoughtful, dark and fascinating job at creating these images which borrow from her ancestral home and Canadian home's visual culture and traditions to grapple with a change in identity, relationship, and ritual. Carolyn Jervis
// carolyn@vueweekly.com
PREVUE // THEATRE
Edges
Until Sun, May 15 (7:30 pm) Sat, Sun matinees 2 pm Directed by Gregory P Caswell, Sarah Horsman, Heiða Arnason Starring Horsman, Matthew Lindholm, Erika Noot, Eric Wigston TransAlta Arts Barns (PCL Studio), $12 – $15 You never really expect the moments that define you. They're the unpredicted ones, the fateful occurences that, good or bad, you can't avoid reacting to, and which set the tone for what kind of person you're looking to become. Those little sparks, from death to breakup, best friend to family crisis, are what Edges sets to song, a cycle of musical crises or revelations, leaping from life to life as it seeks to see how we handle the important moments in which we either find or lose our footing.
"I like to describe it as snapshots of people's lives," says Sarah Horsman, sitting in a downtown Starbucks, awaiting a caffeinated beverage. "Each song we do is a different person, a different situation, a different moment in life that pushes someone to make decisions that change their world, or make them realize more about who they are in as person. There's moments of the heartbreak and all that kind of stuff—going through breakups, or losing a family member, or family interplay—but there's also really funny stuff between bestfriends, or funny breakup situations." Horsman's a spritely conversation, bubbly and warm. She's a recent implant in the city, who trained at Victoria's Canadian College of Performing Arts before working a bevy of contracts out west. On some of those, Horseman met Grant MacEwan and U of A alumni. They told her about
back home, our ineffable theatre scene, its welcoming vibes. So she came. Edges marks the first show her newly formed Powerhouse Performance Co company has tackled, though not its first production: they tackled Edges back in January in Victoria before returning to it here. The appeal to Horsman, a musical theatre lover by trade, is obvious. But even within that world, Edges sits special for her. "I love telling stories through song, and I think that's one thing that's really important about musical theatre, that there's more to it than jazz hands. There's a reason that we sing, when we sing, and I love that in this song cycle, it's completely sung through. it really stresses the point that you're singing for a reason." PAUL BLINOV
// PAUL@vueweekly.com
Singing from the Edges
REVUE // THEATRE
Little Women: The Musical Until Sun, May 22 (7:30 pm) Book by Allan Knee Lyrics by Mindi Dickstein Directed by Bob Baker Citadel Theatre (9828 - 101A Ave), $76 – $102
The most exalting moment In Little Women comes almost immediately. Jo March's (Shannon Taylor) "Blood and Guts" story is given a lively play-within-a-play staging: a princess and a pair of swashbucklers race around the stage committing melodramatic derring-do while Jo herself leaps around in the periphery, singing along, striking the same poses, grinning away. The scene's revisited mid-way through Act 2, but here it launches Little Women into a running start: Bob Baker's take on Little Women is a spirited, breathless run at a mostly decent musical, filling every moment with as much emotion and heart that can be given by those on stage. It's compensation that largely picks up for what's lacking in script and song. After that vaulting opening scene, the pace lowers: we meet the March family— mama Marmee (Susan Gilmour), Jo, Meg (Melissa MacPherson), Amy (Lana Sugarman) and Beth (Josée Boudreau)—while father is away for war. They're getting by, but the realities of their situation are starting to rear in little ways: patched-up dresses, hand-me-down clothes, sibling tension, romantic loneliness. That said, almost everything seems to go their way on stage (until scarlet fever arrives in Act 2, to wring some sadder emotion out of the family dynamic), with depth left to the periphery: Act 1 follows Jo's burning dedication to be an author, some sisterly infighting and a few sparks of romance—looking back, it's puzzling how little actually happens, given how engrossing it feels at the time, which is a credit to the cast and direction. When the big, emotional cannons come out in Act 2, the script clips along, sometimes leaping months at a time, to check off the plot points more so than to pull us in. A special effect kite trick underscores Jo
and Beth's duet "Some Things Are Meant to Be," the most balanced number in the book, but it's one of the few big standout numbers. The biggest love story feels a little tacked-on. I admit, as a male twentysomething, I'm about as far from the target audience as it gets for a show about youth and young womanhood. It is, in short, about this group of gals overcoming the societal norms, an absentee father stuck at war, inter-sisterly bickering and individual wants versus the magnetic pull of finding
Bob Baker's take on Little Women is a spirited, breathless run at a mostly decent musical, filling every moment with as much emotion and heart that can be given by those on stage. love. But it manages to coat the script with an unrequiting spirit that translates no matter your ilk. Casting is a blessing: Shannon Taylor's Jo is an unslakable fireball of individuality, Susan Gilmour's maternal Marmee carries herself in a balance of nuanced grace and motherly pride in her girls' (and belts out her numbers, particularly her solo "Days of Plenty"). Sugarman's take on Amy, the youngest, brattiest of the pack, puts a fine comic pulse into her society-driven character. So it's a little on the blander side. But this production's got gusto, and Baker keeps it moving, finding ways to maximize that energy. It's enough to bring the rest up to pace, and make Little Women warmly enjoyable if not totally satisfying. PAUL BLINOV
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"The result is a film at once delightful and quietly knowing, about age, gender roles, heartache, and the tumult so often left in passion’s wake. " DVD DETECTIVE /online at vueweekly.com
Wealthy guilt
Even the Rain takes heavy-handed approach to movie within a movie
A movie about a movie within a movie in Bolivia Josef Braun // josef@vueweekly.com
E
ven the Rain begins with the movie people descending upon the Bolivian city of Cochabamba. They're making an epic about Columbus in South America, and Bartolomé de las Casas, who protested against the exploitation of the Indians. This movie-within-themovie's production is being documented for the purposes of a makingof movie, though once Cochabamba's indigenous population begins to protest the city's water privatization plan and appalling 300 percent fee hike, the woman making the making-of movie of the movie-within-the-movie wishes she were making a movie about what was happening in Cochabamba's streets instead. From scene one, the parallels between the movie-within-the-movie and the circumstances of its own production are all too clear. Even the Rain wants to be a cinematic set of Russian dolls, or perhaps to depict a sort of eternal vicious circle, equating the moral perdition of the Conquest with that of international co-productions. But this is a simplistic story about complex issues, dreadfully earnest yet actually rather cynical in the way it resorts to shopworn plot devices, and flatly directed by Icíar Bollaín. An especially emblematic scene finds
Costa (Luis Tosar), the movie-withinthe-movie's producer, bragging on the telephone to a financier about how they're only paying the gullible Indians they've contracted as actors a measly two dollars a day. Costa says all this within earshot of Daniel (Juan Carlos Aduviri), who happens to be one of those Indian actors, as well as one of the most aggressive activists in the water crisis. Costa speaks to the financier in English, assuming Daniel won't understand, but Daniel understands English perfectly well, and lets Costa know. Costa, though he initially seems like an asshole, starts to feel pretty bad, and this unfortunately constitutes much of what transpires in Even the Rain: wealthy people from developed countries wringing their hands in guilt over their complacency or outright culpability with regards to the suffering of poor people in developing countries. The script for Even the Rain comes from Paul Laverty, who's collaborated on several films with director Ken Loach, The Wind That Shakes the Barley among them. Even the Rain would seem to fit neatly alongside Loach's boldly polemical films—it even features a scene in which the protesters engage in heated debate about the relative merits of their actions, something of a Loach trope. But even the most didactic Loach film
looks nuanced and provocative when compared to the cliché plotting, clumsy characterizations and declamatory dialogues of Even the Rain, which reach their nadir in an especially contrived climatic scene in which Costa is forced to decide between saving the production and saving the life of an indigenous girl. His director, Sebastián (Gael García Bernal), is initially made out to be the one with more integrity—despite Costa's wishes, he insisted they make the film in Spanish, even though English would guarantee wider distribution. But now, as Cochabamba becomes immersed in riots and tear gas, we get the predictable reversal, and Sebastián actually tries to persuade Costa to forget about the little girl. "Some day all of this will be forgotten," he pleads, "but our movie will last forever!" By this point, I don't know if you'll make it though another heavy-handed 15 minutes in Even the Rain, much less forever. V Fri, May 13; Sun, May 15 (7 pm) Sat, May 14; Mon, May 16 (9 pm) Even the Rain Directed by Icíar Bollaín Written by Paul Laverty Starring Luis Tosar, Gael García Bernal, Juan Carlos Aduviri Metro Cinema (9828 - 101A Ave)
VUEWEEKLY // MAY 12 – MAY 18, 2011
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The Conspirator Opening Friday Directed by Robert Redford Starring James McAvoy, Robin Wright, Justin Long, Evan Rachel Wood Princess Theatre (10337 - 82 Ave)
April 15, 1965 was a night that threatened to irreparably rend the recently United States in the Civil War's immediate aftermath. The assassination of President Abraham Lincoln, and the attempts on his Vice-President and Secretary of State by angry Southern rebels certainly put it to the test. But it's the aftermath that director Robert Redford's after in The Conspirator. When the surviving assassins are caught and put to trial, the prosecution includes Mary Surratt, mother to one of the conspirator's and owner of the boarding house where they crafted their plan. With her son still on the lam, she's essentially being handed his charges while simultaneously being
used to lure him out of hiding. An uneven court case begins, lopsided in both how the scales of justice are tipped against Surratt and her lone (and even then, reluctant) defender Frederick Aiken (James McAvoy), and how the film handles its somewhat pointed historical subject matter. The is-she-guilty? mystery is considerably more plodding than the courtroom drama: The Conspirator best captures moments of civil tension in how the prosecution and jury handle the court case, the growing glimmers and glowers that greet AIken's attempted defense for Mary all the more spirited for having to overcome his own hostility for her southern stature. Elsewhere—the moments where McAvoy's attempting to have Surratt open up about her son and what transpired at the boarding house, and the tumbling expository flashback explanations—feel like tackedon revelations rather than growing clarity. PAUL BLINOV
// PAUL@vueweekly.com
Thor
Now Playing Directed by Kenneth Branagh Written by Ashley Edward Miller, Zack Stentz, Don Payne Starring Chris Hemsworth, Natalie Portman
Hulking Norse warrior Thor (Chris Hemsworth) meets fetching New Mexican astrophysicist Jane (Natalie Portman) late one night while she and her assistants chase atmospheric disturbances in the desert. They get off to a bumpy start: she hits him with her van—twice—and he knocks her for a loop by claiming to be from Asgard and offering a revisionist approach to mapping the galaxy. Still, they hit it off. I'd love to tell you that this is how Thor begins. It would be so much more fun if, at least for a while, we could wonder if this was some sort of whacked romantic comedy, if our protagonist really might be some homeless, mentally ill Aryan with a gym pass and the unlikely hottie scientist wants him anyway. Alas, we already know he's the genuine god of thunder thanks to a protracted prologue about the War with the Frost Giants and the troubled state of affairs in the glowing, surprisingly multicultural kingdom from which Thor has recently been exiled. How cleaner, more compelling and a lot less stodgy and fanboy-tailored Thor might have been without that whole prologue (which consumes an entire quarter of the running time) or, for that matter, everything that happens in As-
By Odin's will
gard, where everyone delivers their stilted dialogue like bad theatre (the director is none other than pop Shakespearean Kenneth Branagh), no one has a sense of humour, and despite all the backstory the rules of godly combat remain incoherent: Thor is a rare example of a movie that turns on a literal deus ex machina. At bottom, this special effects-heavy adaptation of the Marvel Silver Age superhero comic is about dynasty. Thor was supposed to inherit the crown from his dad, Odin (Anthony Hopkins), but his response to an unexpected security breach proves that he hasn't matured
enough: Thor's still too vain, cocky, a bearded banger dandy who would not look at all out of place playing bass for Maiden. So dad takes away his hammer and flings him to the mortals. Thor's brother meanwhile is an insidious little rat trying to sneak his way to the top. They call him Loki, but trust me, there's nothing low-key about this guy once he gets going. Eventually they'll have to duke it out on earth and in the heavens, but their unfathomable powers render their fights far too abstract to pack any real punch. Josef Braun
// josef@vueweekly.com
On The Bowery Thu, May 12; Fri, May 13; Sun, May 15 (9 pm) Sat, May 14; Mon, May 16 (7 pm) Directed by Lionel Rogosin Metro Cinema (9828 - 101A Ave)
On the Bowery (1956) begins with a quiet New York City dawn being broken by the growing morning bustle, but the focus falls on a motley crew of unwashed men—sleeping in the cement nooks and hard corners of New York's Bowery street—being given the ol' carpe diem by cops, fellow bums or their own hangovers. They stagger up to the bar or the street corners to hope for a day of manual labour; success or fail, they all end up at the bottom of a beer glass at the end of the night, weathered wrinkles etching ache deep into their brows, thick black grooves of long hard lives.
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VUEWEEKLY // MAY 12 – MAY 18, 2011
It's the beginning of a strangely remarkable film, a mix of real documentary and pointed fiction, making use of real and staged footage combined with a loose script and improvised scenework. A very simple story follows a younger man trapped in the cycle of boozing, a faint plot that melds fact and fiction to capture the ennui of this hard lifestyle. Director Lionel Rogosin plot and fiction merely as excuses to take us into these bleak streets, to show the faces and reconstruct their conversations, to hear them voice what they'll do when the get cleaned up and out of the Bowery, to watch them order yet another round. There are profoundly moving montages of faces, glazed with liquor, anger, sadness or, perhaps most affectingly, resignation.
at the 1956 Venice film festival, a Brit Award for best doc and an Oscar nod for the same, this metro screening pairs On the Bowery with The Perfect Team, a making-of doc that compiles a series of interviews with director Lionel Rogosin—engaging even as an old man in the 1990s—to offer insight into his own life, how he felt drawn to seek what was "profoundly wrong" with society through his camera lens, as well as the men and their stories, how he spent six months walking around the bowery, getting to know them without a camera just to get to know them, his fears of becoming an alcoholic during the filming. Today, it's almost necessary denouement for the film: you'll want to know the how and why behind this almost as much as the stories behind the men themselves.
Winner of the Grand Documentary Prize
// PAUL@vueweekly.com
PAUL BLINOV
FILM WEEKLY FRI, MAY 13, 2011 – THU, MAY 19, 2011
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PAUL (14A language may offend) DAILY 1:40, 4:35, 7:35, 10:00
BATTLE LOS ANGELES (14A violence)
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language, sexual content) DAILY 1:10, 4:15, 7:05, 10:00
HOODWINKED TOO!?HOOD VS. EVIL (G) DAILY 12:10, 2:20, 4:50
FAST FIVE (14A violence) FRI�WED 12:20,
3:20, 6:30, 9:20; THU 1:20, 4:20, 7:30, 10:35; Digital Cinema: FRI�WED 1:20, 4:20, 7:30, 10:35; THU 12:20, 3:20, 6:30, 9:20
PROM (PG) DAILY 1:50 WATER FOR ELEPHANTS (PG violence, not recommended for young children) DAILY 12:50, 3:30, 6:50, 9:40 RIO (G) FRI�TUE, THU 12:00; Star & Strollers Screening: WED 1:00
RIO (G) Digital 3d FRI�TUE, THU 1:30, 4:10, 6:40, 9:00; WED 1:30, 4:10, 9:45
SOURCE CODE (PG coarse language, violence) DAILY 4:40, 8:00, 10:15
INSIDIOUS (14A frightening scenes, not recommended for children) FRI�TUE, THU 2:10, 5:00, 7:50, 10:25; WED 5:00, 7:50, 10:25 LIMITLESS (14A) FRI, SUN�THU 2:00, 4:30,
7:40, 10:10; SAT 4:30, 7:40, 10:10
THE METROPOLITAN OPERA: DIE WALKÜRE (Classification not available) SAT 10:00
THE SOUND OF MUSIC (STC) WED 6:30 PIRATES OF THE CARIBBEAN: ON STRANGER TIDES 3D (STC) Ultraavx, No passes THU 12:01
RIO 3D (G) Digital 3d FRI 4:15, 6:35, 9:10; SAT� SUN 1:15, 4:15, 6:35, 9:10; MON�THU 5:20, 7:45
not recommended for young children) FRI 3:55, 6:45, 9:30; SAT�SUN 1:05, 3:55, 6:45, 9:30; MON� THU 5:25, 8:15
FAST FIVE (14A violence) On 2 Screens: FRI
3:45, 4:30, 6:40, 8:00, 9:35; SAT�SUN 12:50, 1:25, 3:45, 4:30, 6:40, 8:00, 9:35; MON�THU 4:45, 5:15, 7:40, 8:10; Digital 3d: FRI 4:20, 7:00, 9:45; Digital 3d: SAT�SUN 1:30, 4:20, 7:00, 9:45; MON�THU 5:40, 8:20
THOR (PG violence, frightening scenes)
No passes FRI 3:50, 6:30, 9:15; SAT�SUN 1:00, 3:50, 6:30, 9:15; MON�THU 5:00, 7:50
SOMETHING BORROWED (PG coarse
language, sexual content) No passes FRI 4:10, 7:10, 9:50; SAT�SUN 1:20, 4:10, 7:10, 9:50; MON� THU 5:30, 8:25
BRIDESMAIDS (14A crude content, coarse
10:50am, 1:00, 3:30
PRINCESS 10337-82 Ave, 780.433.0728
6:55, 9:05; SAT�SUN 2:30
9:15; SAT�SUN 2:00
FAST FIVE (14A violence) FRI 3:30, 4:00,
SCOTIABANK THEATRE WEM
6:30, 7:10, 9:35, 10:10; SAT�SUN, THU 1:00, 3:30, 4:00, 6:30, 7:10, 9:35, 10:10; MON�WED 6:30, 7:10, 9:35, 10:10
WEM, 8882-170 St, 780.444.2400
PRIEST 3D (14A violence) Digital 3d, No
WATER FOR ELEPHANTS (PG violence, not recommended for young children) FRI 4:00, 6:50, 9:50; SAT�SUN, THU 1:05, 4:00, 6:50, 9:50; MON�WED 6:50, 9:50
passes DAILY 12:40, 3:00, 5:30, 7:50, 10:45
BRIDESMAIDS (14A crude content, coarse language, sexual content) No passes FRI�TUE, THU 1:20, 4:20, 7:20, 10:20; WED 4:20, 7:20, 10:20; Star & Strollers Screening: WED 1:00
RIO 3D (G) Digital 3d FRI 4:10, 7:05, 9:30;
SAT�SUN, THU 1:35, 4:10, 7:05, 9:30; MON� WED 7:05, 9:30
THOR (PG violence, frightening scenes) No passes FRI�WED 12:30, 3:30, 6:30, 9:30; THU 1:00, 4:00, 7:00, 10:00
children) DAILY 9:25
GARNEAU 8712-109 St, 780.433.0728
SUN 2:00
ROCKY HORROR PICTURE SHOW GRANDIN THEATRE�ST ALBERT
FAST FIVE (14A violence) Digital Cinema DAILY 1:40, 4:40, 7:40, 10:40
Grandin Mall, Sir Winston Churchill Ave, St Albert, 780.458.9822
FAST FIVE THE IMAX EXPERIENCE
RIO (G) DAILY 1:00, 3:00, 4:55, 6:55, 8:55
(14A violence) FRI�WED 1:10, 4:10, 7:10, 10:10
SOUL SURFER (PG) DAILY 2:45, 4:50, 7:05,
WATER FOR ELEPHANTS (PG violence, not recommended for young children) FRI�TUE, THU 12:30, 3:20, 6:40, 9:40; WED 3:45, 6:40, 9:40; Star & Strollers Screening: WED 1:00
9:10
HOODWINKED TOO!�HOOD VS. EVIL (G) DAILY 12:55 BRIDESMAIDS (14A crude content, coarse language, sexual content) No passes DAILY 1:45, 4:15, 6:50, 9:10
RIO (G) Digital 3d FRI�TUE, THU 12:45, 3:40, 6:30, 9:00; WED 12:45, 3:40, 9:45
FAST FIVE (14A violence) DAILY 1:35, 4:05,
HANNA (14A violence) DAILY 7:15, 10:15
6:45, 9:05
SOURCE CODE (PG coarse language, violence) DAILY 1:50, 4:50, 7:45, 10:15
THOR (PG violence, frightening scenes) No passes DAILY 12:35, 2:45, 4:50, 7:00, 9:15 Leduc, 780.352.3922
PRIEST 3D (14A violence) FRI 4:45, 7:15, 9:55; SAT�SUN 1:45, 4:45, 7:15, 9:55; MON�THU 5:45, 8:30
SOMETHING BORROWED (PG coarse language, sexual content) DAILY 7:10, 9:35; SAT�SUN 1:10, 3:35
HOODWINKED TOO!?HOOD VS. EVIL
PIRATES OF THE CARIBBEAN: ON STRANGER TIDES 3D (STC) Ultraavx,
THOR (PG violence, frightening scenes)
SAT�SUN, TUE 1:45
language, sexual content) DAILY 7:00, 9:15; SAT� SUN, TUE 2:00
WATER FOR ELEPHANTS (PG violence,
not recommended for young children) DAILY 6:50 9:20
HOODWINKED TOO!�HOOD VS. EVIL (G) Presented in 3D SAT�SUN, TUE 1:50
WETASKIWIN CINEMAS
9828-101A Ave, Citadel Theatre, 780.425.9212
THOR (PG violence, frightening scenes)
SOMETHING BORROWED (PG coarse
THU 12:01
METRO CINEMA
ON THE BOWERY (PG mature themes)/ THE PERFECT TEAM (STC) FRI, SUN
Presented in 3D DAILY 6:55 9:30; SAT�SUN, TUE 1:55
No passes THU 12:01
PIRATES OF THE CARIBBEAN: ON STRANGER TIDES: AN IMAX 3D EXPERIENCE (STC) Midnight, No passes
BRIDESMAIDS (14A crude content, coarse language, sexual content) DAILY 6:50, 9:30; SAT�SUN 12:50, 3:30
EVEN THE RAIN (STC) FRI, SUN 7:00;
language, sexual content) DAILY 7:05 9:35; SAT� SUN, TUE 2:05
SAT 10:00
DAILY 6:55, 9:35; SAT�SUN 12:55, 3:35
BRIDESMAIDS (14A crude content, coarse
SAT, MON 9:00
9:00; MON, SAT 7:00
BREATHLESS (STC) THU 7:00 TURKEY SHOOT: QUEST FOR FIRE (STC) THU 9:00
PARKLAND CINEMA 7 130 Century Crossing, Spruce Grove, 780.972.2332 (Spruce Grove, Stony Plain; Parkland County)
PRIEST (14A violence) DAILY 7:10, 9:30; SAT, SUN, TUE 10:30am, 12:50, 2:55
A child with top-secret experimental DNA is stolen to be raised away from the government, making her return to society with guns a-blazing: Hanna's story slides between her discovering the world and her killing a whole lot of people in it. It's pretty fun and intriguing, if also uneven.
INSIDIOUS (14A frightening scenes, not recommended for children) FRI, SUN�THU 2:00, 5:00, 8:00, 10:45; SAT 5:00, 8:00, 10:45
LEDUC CINEMAS
THE METROPOLITAN OPERA: DIE WALKÜRE (Classification not available)
6601-48 Ave, Camrose, 780.608.2144
HOODWINKED TOO!?HOOD VS. EVIL (G) DAILY 1:15, 4:15
May 28, tickets on sale now
SAT�SUN 1:00, 3:40
FAST FIVE (14A violence) DAILY 6:45, 9:25;
Hanna
SOMETHING BORROWED (PG coarse language, sexual content) DAILY 12:50, 3:50, 6:50, 9:50
JANE EYRE (PG) DAILY 6:50, 9:10; SAT�
FAST FIVE (14A violence) DAILY 7:00, 9:40;
DUGGAN CINEMA�CAMROSE
This BBC adaptation of Charlotte Brontë’s classic has compelling performances and imagery rich with detail, even if it never quite finds the balance of jumping backwards and forwards in time.
THOR 3D (PG violence, frightening scenes) No passes Digital 3D: DAILY 1:30, 4:30, 7:30, 10:30; Ultraavx: FRI�WED 1:00, 4:00, 7:00, 10:00; THU 12:30, 3:30, 6:30, 9:15
language, sexual content) FRI 4:00, 6:50, 9:40; SAT�SUN 1:10, 4:00, 6:50, 9:40; MON�THU 5:10, 8:00
(G) FRI 4:25, 7:05; SAT�SUN 2:00, 4:25, 7:05; MON�THU 4:50
Garneau Theatre (8712 - 109 St)
12:40, 2:50
THE CONSPIRATOR (STC) DAILY 6:45,
HOP (G) SAT�SUN, THU 12:50
RIO (G) DAILY 7:30; SAT, SUN, TUE
HOODWINKED TOO!?HOOD VS. EVIL (G) FRI 4:30, 7:00; SAT�SUN, THU 1:50,
PIRATES OF THE CARIBBEAN: ON STRANGER TIDES 3D (STC) Midnight,
Jane Eyre
HOODWINKED TOO!�HOOD VS. EVIL (G) DAILY 7:20; SAT�SUN, TUE 10:35,
WIN WIN (14A coarse language) DAILY
4:30, 7:00; MON�WED 7:00
Still Showing
FAST FIVE (14A) DAILY 6:50, 9:15; SAT�
SOMETHING BORROWED (PG coarse language, sexual content) FRI 4:05, 6:55, 9:45; SAT�SUN, THU 1:10, 4:05, 6:55, 9:45; MON�WED 6:55, 9:45
GNOMEO AND JULIET 3D (G) Digital 3d JUSTIN BIEBER: NEVER SAY NEVER 3D
SOMETHING BORROWED (PG coarse
THOR (PG violence, frightening scenes) No
ARTHUR (PG not recommended for young
Digital 3d, Stadium Seating THU 11:59
Presented in 3D DAILY 6:45, 9:10; SAT�SUN, TUE 10:40am, 1:05, 3:20
language, sexual content) DAILY 7:05, 9:20; SAT�SUN, TUE 10:50am, 1:00, 3:30
JUST GO WITH IT (PG crude content) DAILY DAILY 1:30, 4:20, 6:45, 9:00
THOR (PG violence, frightening scenes)
BRIDESMAIDS (14A crude content, coarse language, sexual content) No passes FRI 4:15, 7:15, 10:15; SAT�SUN, THU 1:20, 4:15, 7:15, 10:15; MON�WED 7:15, 10:15
language, sexual content) No passes, DTS Digital, Stadium Seating DAILY 12:25, 3:25, 6:45, 9:45
2:00, 4:40, 7:20, 9:50
BRIDESMAIDS (14A crude content, coarse language, sexual content) DAILY 7:00, 9:25; SAT, SUN, TUE 10:55am, 1:10, 3:25
Wetaskiwin, 780.352.3922
BRIDESMAIDS (14A crude content, coarse
language, sexual content) DAILY 6:50, 9:25; SAT�SUN 12:50, 3:25
FAST FIVE (14A violence) DAILY 7:00, 9:40; SAT�SUN 1:00, 3:40
THOR IN DIGITAL 3D (PG violence,
frightening scenes) DAILY 6:55, 9:30; SAT� SUN 12:55, 3:30
SOMETHING BORROWED (PG coarse language, sexual content) DAILY 7:10, 9:35; SAT�SUN 1:10, 3:35 SOMETHING BORROWED (PG coarse language, sexual content) DAILY 7:10, 9:35; SAT�SUN 1:10, 3:35
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MUSIC
18 years and still singing
Captain Tractor's got some Famous Last Words to share Paul Blinov // paul@vueweekly.com
C
aptain Tractor has a legacy that cuts and winds through our city's musical history like the current of the North Saskatchewan. The band's spirited brand of folk, sometimes with a Celtic twist, has armed it well for seven albums—about to become eight—during which it's helped colour our own local heritage, mythologizing Alberta and Edmonton in albums like East of Edson or songs like "The Bastard of Strathcona County." Champion City's reciprocated, too: above and beyond warm reception, local brewery Alley Kat released the Captain Tractor Yellowhead Wheat Ale to commemorate the group's 10th anniversary. Few are the bands with a brew to call their own. Physical Captain Tractor releases have, however, become more sporadic.
We all have lives and schedules and stuff. It takes a bit to coordinate everybody into the studio all at one time. Now in its 18th year as a band, it's been six since the last Captain Tractor album, North of the Yellowhead (and it was five years between albums before that), although the band's remained a scenic mainstay, doing shows, appearing in duos or trios, or occasionally the whole six-member outfit, and even writing, together or solo. It's hardly been absence; Captain Tractor just hasn't been putting anything to record, which multiinstrumentalist Scott Peters attributes to the bustle of each band member: it's hard to get everybody into the same room for long enough to set something to tape. "We all do lots of other things," Peters notes, of the time spent between albums. "Chris [Wynters] and Jason [Kodie] both put out solo records, and I did this Songs from the Ave [CD] that took a couple years. So we were always busy in the scene. "We all have lives and schedules and stuff. It takes a bit to coordinate everybody into the studio all at one time." It was a Rawlco Radio grant that got them back into the studio for Famous Last Words, recorded two Christmases ago and just now seeing a proper release, with that lengthy span between recording and release, Peters notes, stemming not just from coordinating
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How many captains does it take to drive a Tractor? Six, by the looks of it
schedules, but simply ending up with a final product they were all happy with. "It just sort of takes that long," he says. "We started recording two Christmases ago. It did go through quite a lengthy mixing process; we had mixed it once and were not happy with it, so we sent it off to John Whynot to mix it. I think we were just too close to it at that point." The band also added a new member to the roster in time for the album's inception, though she's no stranger to their creative process: fiddler Sharon Johnson, who's produced previous Captain Tractor albums and frequently fleshed out the live show, now finds herself officially counted within the band's ranks, alongside Peters, Chris Wynters, Jules Mounteer, Jon Nordstrom and Jason Kodie. "For a couple years, she'd say, 'Hey, I'll come play with you guys, just let me know when your gigs are.' And we
just started playing with her more and more," Peters recalls, "until it was like, 'You might as well join the band, actually, 'cause you're playing with us all the time.'" Boosted by Johnson's confident stringwhinny, Famous Last Words spans a spectrum of topics—birth, death, hockey, cannibalism, Edmonton lore—befitting the band's existing catalogue. But it's this collection's sheer variety that Peters seems most proud of. "The one thing that I really enjoy about what we ended up coming up with is that there's really a lot of stories in there," he says. "Every song tells a story, either a long one or a short one. There's a lot of stuff to chew on in the collection of songs." V Fri, May 13 (7:30 pm) Captain Tractor The Roxy Theatre, $20
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// Jam Hamidi
Men Without Hats
Man with hat
Fri, May 13 (8 pm) Century Casino, $29.95 '80s dance pop band Men Without Hats are on tour, bringing its greatest hits— most notably "The Safety Dance" and "Pop Goes the World"—on the road for the first time in two decades. Frontman Ivan Doroschuk made the decision to revive the group—minus his brothers Colin and Stefan this time around—after a combination of good timing and renewed interest in the band's hits. "I spent the last 10 years raising my son, who's old enough now to understand why I'm going out and doing this tour," he explains warmly. "That, and listening to the radio and hearing all kinds
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of '80s-influenced bands happening these days—the fact that 'The Safety Dance' and 'Pop Goes the World' are still in the pop-culture eye in a lot of different ways." When "The Safety Dance" went number one on Billboard's dance chart in 1982, the band from Montréal wasn't completely prepared for the overnight success that would come with it. "It left a big impression," Doroschuk understates. "It was the beginning of video, too, so I didn't realize at that point how widespread having my face out there everywhere [would change things]. "At the beginning of that tour, I remember walking into a shopping centre, and the cashier just started screaming, 'It's him! It's him! It's the guy who sings The
Safety Dance!'" Nor was there really a way for the band members to realize how long the song would stay on the pop culture radar— for better or for worse. "I'm always amazed at how it keeps on. Like, [the song appearing on hit television show] Glee last year brought a new crowd of fans, and my son found out about it through Crazy Frog on the Disney Channel," he laughs. "It's been on The Simpsons, Family Guy, That '70s Show, Beavis and Butthead, Weird Al did a cover of it ... that's part of the longevity: everyone's been able to take the piss out of it a little bit. I've been blessed—twice." Mike Angus
// mikeangus@vueweekly.com
ON THE RECORD
BRYAN BIRTLES // BRYAN@vueweekly.com
All in the family
Atmosphere paints hip hop with live instruments on its latest One of the longest-lived and most-successful independent hip-hop duos in the world, Atmosphere has follwed up its insanely popular 2008 release When Life Gives You Lemons, You Paint That Shit Gold with The Family Sign, which continues the group's foray into live instrumentation and away from straight sampling. The group's producer, Ant, took the time to answer a few questions about Atmosphere's latest album.
A: The band made sketches. Then I
Vue Weekly: How long did it take to
make The Family Sign from the initial songwriting through to the end of the recording? Ant: Approximately nine months, or 40 weeks.
to include on the album? Did you have an idea of what you wanted The Family Sign to be when you started, or did the finished shape emerge as the writing and recording went along? A: We decided using our taste buds, and band democracy.
VW: When you were
VW: If you were to trace the musical map
writing the songs, did you come at them in a particular way? Lyrics first? Music first? A: Always music first nowadays.
sketched on top of that. Then they sketched again. VW: Were there any other songs written
that were left off the album? A: Yes. I have about 30 songs that were not on the album for one reason or another. Most of them sucked though. VW: How did you decide which songs
that led you to The Family Sign, what would it look like? A: Sonogram of a fetus, breakdancing in the womb. V Fri, May 13 (8 pm) Atmosphere With Blueprint, Grieves with Budo, Sab
VW: Did you take the songs to the group Atmosphere, post Electric Boogaloo
fully formed, or were they sketches that were then filled out as a group?
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the Artist and DJ Abilities Starlite Room, $25
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FIRSTS, LASTS AND FAVOURITES
KO
BRYAN BIRTLES // BRYAN@vueweekly.com
Thu, May 19 (8 pm) / Starlite Room, $20
First Album
Totally Krossed Out by Kris Kross
First Concert
Goldfinger at the Opera House in Toronto
Last Album
Jimmy Cliff's The Hard er They Come
Last Concert
House of Pain and Big B
Favourite Album
Van Morrison, Moondance Toronto-born rapper KO is a musical smorgasbord. His debut album, Let's Blaze, is a mash of hip hop, folk, grunge and a number of other genres and recounts his experiences in and out of drug rehabs in his teens. Playing in Edmonton this Thursday, KO gave Vue his firsts, lasts and favourites.
Guilty Pleasure
Yellowman
Dan Walsh Thu, May 19 (8 pm) With Cory Danyluk, Chris Smith Haven Social Club When you're a well-known sideman and producer, banging out your own solo album can be a liberating experience. But as Dan Walsh found, it can also be a struggle against self-indulgence. The guitarist, who has played with the likes of Fred Eaglesmith and Romi Mayes among dozens of others, found that he sometimes had to battle with himself to do what was best for the music on his second solo instrumental album, the humbly named Virtusoso. "The big trick is to not play like you're Eddie Van Halen," he laughs from a tour stop in British Columbia. "People don't want that speedy guitar playingâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;they're more about soundscape. So I'm constantly fighting myself to not play as many notes. It's a constant struggle." Virtusoso takes a decidedly more electric turn than Walsh's previous solo effort, 2006's Diesel & Smokes. That change, explains Walsh, came from his propensity for being influenced by whatever is around him.
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[Insert ZZ Top joke]
"When I did Diesel & Smokes I'd been touring in Fred Eaglesmith's band for the better part of six years so of course I was influenced heavily by that band, so that record came out more like an Eaglesmith record without the words," he says. "When I got off the road with Fred and started playing with electric bands again I really wanted to make an electric record with a lot of slide guitar because in the past couple of years I've been really concentrating more on slide guitar than on any other style." Like his previous album, Virtusoso was a long time coming. Being involved in producing and playing on so many artists'
records leaves little time for Walsh's own ideas, but he finds a way to make his voice heard, to make his vision known. "In the middle of the night when I was off the road, or even on the road, I'd get this melody in my head so I'd go down and record it and just leave it there, put it on the computer and leave it there for a while. I think it was around 2008 when I sat down and started the actual tracking for the record and that took about two years," he explains. "It wasn't because I'm lazy; I'm just real busy." V Bryan Birtles
// bryan@vueweekly.com
VUEWEEKLY // MAY 12 – MAY 18, 2011
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NEWSOUNDS Chad Vangaalen, Diaper Island (Flemish Eye)
Chad VanGaalen's music has always possessed the strange-genius qualities of outsider art: not just in approach (albums recorded in basement studios, building his own instruments to play, drawing his own surreal animated music videos and album art), but in concept and sound, too. Musically, VanGaalen's albums share moments of childlike simplicity and beauty with stoner-nightmare imagery and paranoid gazes cast to the world around him. But at his very best, VanGaalen achieves a skewed brilliance, totally unique and irreplicable by anyone else. That singular approach has cultivated acclaim and audience—2007's Skelliconnection and 2008's Soft Airplane were both shortlisted for the Polaris Prize—and with those, VanGaalen seemed to be growing more confident, adding bigger production and poppier sounds to each successive album, which is perhaps why Diaper Island seems like such a deviation, more akin to an unpolished demo than proper release: it finds VanGaalen pulling back from the bigger, bolder production of his most recent output, returning to the stripped-down basement psychedelia he vaulted into public conscioussness with on 2004's Infiniheart, but replacing the dreamy naivety that graced that album with a looming sense of world-weariness, a disconnect with the world around him, spiritually and sonically. Even the instrumentation seems less var-
ied. It's the sounds of an introvert looking further inward than he ever has before, his private thoughts on the world-at-large. Opener "Do Not Fear" sets the colour palette to be used: over droning electric guitar strums, he cries, "Don't waste my time, she said / And do not fear," with a mix of hope and heavy sigh. A lot here looks at the disconnect between people or within their inner and outer lives. "Peace on the Rise" is a sing-song lament to "Slip into the same old dream every night / Think of all the things that could've been," while "Heavy Stones" seems like a barstool confession, an acoustic and harmonica lament. "I can't remember your name," VanGaalen sings. "I can't remember anything." If the opening salvo feels a little one note, Diaper Island picks up with "Sara," the first track to break the mood and mould. It feature's the album's most beautiful chorus— "Sara / Wake me up when you're home," and drifts like a soft cloud over raindrop guitar notes—and after that, it's an eclectic grab-bag of strange curio pop and odd, rough-edged gems: "By Design" enters fullsteam guitar rocker territory; "Freedom for a Poilceman" has VanGaalen letting out a Braveheart-worthy scream for a chorus; "Can You Believe It" mashes white-noise guitars into digital blips underneath a refrain of the title; "Shave My Pussy" ends the album on its strangest note, pairing a lullaby guitar line to some really unhinged lyrics—"Maybe if I shave my pussy, then you love me? / Baby, will you love me? / I'm really feeling ugly," for starters. It's far from his most accessible work, but Diaper Island's frayed-at-the-edges feel is engrossing, if only for a strange, voyeuristic feeling of hearing someone's most private thoughts set to melody. As its title seems to suggest, Diaper Island is an isolated place (of mind, at least) for VanGaalen to deal with his shit. Be glad he pressed record while he did it. Paul Blinov
// paul@vueweekly.com
Heart Failure Research Unit Young Animals (Independent) Calgary's Dustin Anderson has an innate sense of subtlety. His newest record, Young Animals, is a collection of foggy folk songs that tend to linger in ethereal ambiance until emerging fully formed and then sinking back into vapour. Though his voice is not his strongest suit, Anderson manages to inject it with the same elusive quality that the rest of Young Animals evinces. This quality is also owing to Lorrie Matheson's inspired production. The musical choices are constantly interesting and alluring without forfeiting a sense of beauty. Anderson is a neuroscience PhD, but he's no less a scholar of the heart. Joe Gurba
// joe@vueweekly.com
AC/DC Live at River Plate (Columbia) Continuing today's increasingly common practice of releasing a live DVD after nearly every tour, AC/DC manages to inject some life into its seventh or so live release (counting albums and videos): it may be more or less the same bunch of songs these guys have been cranking out for decades, but watching them powering across the stage in the midst of an Argentinian football stadium, it's clear that the band is still at the top of its game as far as the live show goes. There are no surprises on the audio end, though, and it'd be nice if the boys would mix things up a little bit instead of releasing another by-thenumbers version of "The Jack" or "Let There Be Rock" or any of the other staples that make the cut here. Eden Munro
// eden@vueweekly.com
Fleet Foxes Helplessness Blues (Sub Pop) It's been reported that the obsessive care with which Fleet Foxes' songwriter Robin Pecknold crafted Helplessness Blues caused his longtime girlfriend to leave him but that, upon hearing the results and realizing such diligence was worth it, the two are working it out. Listening to the album, one can imagine that its sonic qualities could win over a young lady's heart: it contains much of the same tight harmonies, plenty of idyllic imagery about nature, family and hard work as 2008's Fleet Foxes, but Helplessness Blues sets itself apart by being more introspective, quieter, less pop-oriented and more artistic. Bryan Birtles
// bryan@vueweekly.com
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QUICKSPINS WHITEY HOUSTON
// QUICKSPINS@vueweekly.com
JBetty Moon Rollin Revolution (Independent) Hard miles rocker mom Holding on to the 80's With vise-like death grip
Anna Wilson & Friends Countrypolitan Duets (Music World) Jazz-country standards and it's rather well done here Like a fine rib-eye
OLDSOUNDS PAUL BLINOV // PAUL@vueweekly.com
PASS THE MIC
Swapping one vocalist for another can be the death knell for any band. Given how attuned we are to vocal melody as an anchor in modern pop, when a band breaks from their singer—be it from death or ego or even the occasional amicable parting—it usually signals at the very least a shift in tones, if not a total re-envisioning of sound. Some manage to transition successfully; others find themselves crawling back to their previous front person. Here are a few that met with varied levels of success:
Joy Division Before: Icy, depressive music that helped define Post Punk sound. Departure: In May, 1980, under the pressures of mounting depression and the disintegration of his marriage, singer Ian Curtis killed himself on the eve of the band's first tour of the US, and just prior to the release of its second album, Closer. Replacement: Rather than seeking out someone completely new, the band reorganized, letting keyboardist/guitarist Bernard Summer take over vocals and lyrics renaming themselves New Order. Lasting Legacy: New Order channelled Joy Division's dreamy kinetics into crystaline, danceable pop (though with a depressive edge still, on singles like "Blue Monday") The band last put out an album in 2005, Waiting For the Sirens' Call, but have since "officially" split.
Van Halen
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Rattlesnake Choir Walkin the Wire (Cousin Jeb) Grimly strummed folk tunes Like community service For some busking crimes
Amon Tobin Isam (Ninja Tune) It all still sounds like Change being thrown down the stairs But I love it so
James Pants James Pants (Stones Throw) Fucking amazing Sounds like shitty microphones With the furnace on
Austin O'Brien High School Play Art Loud (Independent) Better than most pros Cooler than most cucumbers These kids are the shits
Before the change: '80s power metal bolstered by the very definition of mind-melting solos. Plus, soaring vocals, although ... Departure: Which one? Van Halen's microphone stand is the veritable hot potato of '80s and '90s popular music, passing from David Lee Roth to Sammy Hagar to Gary Cherone, before circling back and reuniting with both Roth and Hagar. Replacement: See above. Lasting Legacy: Gary Cherone's shortlived stint as frontman (Culminating with the release of Van Halen III in 1998) is perhaps the last time Halen tried anything new or interesting; cycling back through its most popular singers really shows how they've resigned themselves to playing the oldies. The band doesn't even list III as part of its discography on the official Van Halen website.
Mother Love Bone Before: Seattle Washington's pre-Grunge Boom heroes. Wood was a charismatic frontman and Mother Love Bone had massive buzz behind them. Departure: Wood overdosed on heroin days before the release of the band's major label debut album Apple. Replacement: After briefly forming Temple of the Dog with some guy named Chris Cornell, a few Love Bone members found this other frontman to get behind permanently. His name was Eddie Vedder. Lasting Legacy: They transitioned into Pearl Jam, and, powered by Vedder's molar-grinding vocals, rocketed to the top of the '90s charts and built a lasting musical legacy that surpassed their first band's long shadow. That said, the four surviving members of Mother Love Bone played a reunion show in 2010 with Seattle musician Shawn Smith on vocals for a one-off tribute to their former band.
VUEWEEKLY // MAY 12 – MAY 18, 2011
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THU MAY 12 ACCENT EUROPEAN LOUNGE Manuela (R&B), Carmen Lucia (pop); 9:30pm-11:30pm; no minors; no cover BLUES ON WHYTE Funkafeelya CARROT CAFÉ Zoomers Thu afternoon open mic; 1-4pm THE COMMON Cassette Club; 8pm CROWN AND ANCHOR Adam's Rib; 9pm (show); no cover THE DOCKS Thu night rock and metal jam DRUID IRISH PUB DJ every Thu at 9pm DV8 Acoustic Chaos Thursdays: bring your guitars, basses, drums, whatever and play some tunes EDMONTON EVENT CENTRE Armin van Buuren, Blake Jarrell , Bhavesh vx. Deejay Dang; no minors; 9pm (door); tickets at Foosh, Fain (WEM), Occulist, Shadified, Restricted Elite, boodang. com, ticketmaster.ca GAS PUMP CLUB Walking Blind (rock); 9pm HAVEN SOCIAL CLUB Dead Cat Bounce (alt rock), guests; 8pm; $10 (door) J AND R Open jam rock 'n' roll; every Thu; 9pm JEFFREY'S CAFÉ Guitars to Go; $10 L.B.'S PUB Open jam with Kenny Skoreyko, Fred Larose and Gordy Mathews (Shaved Posse) every Thu; 9pm-1am MARYBETH'S COFFEE HOUSE�Beaumont Open mic every Thu; 7pm NAKED CYBER CAFÉ Open stage every Thu, 9pm; no cover NEW CITY LEGION Dahlmer’s Realm (EP release party), Soundscape, DJ Dahlmer; no minors; $10 NORTH GLENORA HALL Jam by Wild Rose Old Time Fiddlers every Thu PAWN SHOP The Provincial Archive, The Crackling, and Cygnets; no minors; 9pm (door); tickets at YEG Live, Blackbyrd RIC’S GRILL Peter Belec (jazz); most Thursdaysß; 7-10pm RUSTY REED'S HOUSE OF BLUES Johnny V SECOND CUP�Varscona Live music every Thu night; 7-9pm SHERLOCK HOLMES� Downtown Stan Gallant SHERLOCK HOLMES� WEM Tony Dizon, Jeremy Borshna; 9:30pm STARLITE ROOM Fiesta Cubana: DJ Berna Jam, DJ Rex, and guests from Cuba; 8pm TRANSALTA ARTS BARNS Northern Lights Folk Club: Ben Sures (Gone to Bolivia album launch ); 8pm; $18 at TIX on the Square/$22 at door
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WILD BILL’S�Red Deer TJ the DJ every Thu and Fri; 10pm-close WILD WEST SALOON Steve Arsenault
DJs 180 DEGREES DJ every Thu BLACK DOG FREEHOUSE Main Floor: Tight Jams: every Thu with Mike B and Brosnake; Wooftop Lounge: various musical flavas including Funk, Indie Dance/Nu Disco, Breaks, Drum and Bass, House with DJ Gundam; Underdog: Dub, Reggae, Dancehall, Ska, Calypso, and Soca with Topwise Soundsystem CENTURY ROOM Lucky 7: Retro '80s with house DJ every Thu; 7pm-close CHROME LOUNGE 123 Ko every Thu THE COMMON So Necessary: Hip hop, classic hip hop, funk, soul, r&b, '80s, oldies and everything in between with Sonny Grimezz, Shortround, Twist every Thu CROWN PUB Bass Head Thursdays: Drum and Bass DJ night, 9pm DRUID IRISH PUB DJ every Thu; 9pm ELECTRIC RODEO�Spruce Grove DJ every Thu FILTHY MCNASTY’S Punk Rock Bingo every Thu with DJ S.W.A.G. FLUID LOUNGE Thirsty Thursdays: Electro breaks Cup; no cover all night FUNKY BUDDHA�Whyte Ave Requests every Thu with DJ Damian HALO Fo Sho: every Thu with Allout DJs DJ Degree, Junior Brown KAS BAR Urban House: every Thu with DJ Mark Stevens; 9pm LEVEL 2 LOUNGE Funk Bunker Thursdays LUCKY 13 Sin Thu with DJ Mike Tomas ON THE ROCKS Salsaholic: every Thu; dance lessons at 8pm; salsa DJ to follow OVERTIME�Downtown Thursdays at Eleven: Electronic Techno and Dub Step RENDEZVOUS Metal night every Thu SPORTSWORLD Roller Skating Disco: Thu Retro Nights; 7-10:30pm; sportsworld.ca TAPHOUSE�St Albert Eclectic mix every Thu with DJ Dusty Grooves UNION HALL 123 Thursdays WILD BILL’S�Red Deer TJ the DJ every Thu and Fri; 10pm-close
FRI MAY 13 AVENUE THEATRE Redcloud, Nine Livez, Red 3, Deffine, Extended Clip, LP, Tribestar; no minors; no minors; 9pm; $20 BLACKJACK'S ROADHOUSE�Nisku Valdy Concert BLUE CHAIR CAFÉ Terry Gillespie (roots) with Terry Owen, Joe Stanton (singersongwriter opening); 8pm; $15 BLUES ON WHYTE Funkafeelya
BOHEMIA Mitch Matic, Kaz Mega, guests; no minors; 8pm; $10 (door), Lymphoma fundraiser BRIXX BAR Early show: Bridle Party, Van Funk and the Lebarons, 7pm; Late show: Rammstein Afteparty with Gory and Lunchpail, 10:30pm CARROT CAFÉ Poets Lost and Found (country/folk); 7pm CASINO EDMONTON Colleen Rae & Cornerstone CASINO YELLOWHEAD Blackboard Jungle CENTURY CASINO Men Without Hats COAST TO COAST Open stage every Fri; 9:30pm CROWN AND ANCHOR Adam's Rib; 9pm (show); no cover DEVANEY'S IRISH PUB Duane Allen (contemporary pop); 9pm; no cover DUNGEON � EDEN The Apresnos (hard rock/rock), guests; 8pm DV8 The Invasives, Kroovy Rookers, Off The Rails, guests; 9pm EARLY STAGE SALOON The Marv Machura Band, Dennis Neely (keyboard); 8:30pm; $5 EMPIRE BALLROOM Friday the 13th Dup Step Massive; tickets at maydupstepmassive.zoobis. com EXPRESSIONZ CAFÉ Lunch hour concert: Gabriel Munro 11:30am-1:30pm FARGO'S�Capilano Huge Fakers (rock); 10pm FRESH START BISTRO live music every Fri: Phylliss Sinclair; 7-10pm; $10 GAS PUMP The Uptown Jammers (house band); every Fri; 5:30-9pm HAVEN SOCIAL CLUB Basic Space, guests; 8pm; $10 (adv)/$12 (door) HORIZON STAGE Japanaid with Eli Barsi, The Command Sisters, and Original Six; 6:30pm; $20 IRISH CLUB Jam session every Fri; 8pm; no cover s JEFFREY'S CAFÉ Jack Semple (acoustic blues); $35 JEKYLL AND HYDE PUB Headwind (classic pop/rock); every Fri; 9pm; no cover L.B.'S PUB Big Hank and a Fist Full; 9pm LIZARD LOUNGE Rock 'n' roll open mic every Fri; 8:30pm; no cover NEW CITY LEGION Black Mastiff (rock), Field and Stream, Morals; no minors; 9pm; $10 (door) ON THE ROCKS Heather McKenzie Band PAWN SHOP Sinden, Miyuru Fernando, DJ Tron, guests; 9pm RED PIANO BAR Hottest dueling piano show featuring the Red Piano Players every Fri; 9pm-2am REXALL PLACE Rammstein, Combichrist; all ages; 7pm (door), 8pm (show); $25, $39.50, $59.50, $79.50 & $115 ROXY THEATRE Captain Tractor (CD release); $20 at captaintractor.com RUSTY REED'S HOUSE OF BLUES Johnny V
SIDELINERS PUB Wafer thin Mints, Sideburners; 8pm
REDNEX�Morinville DJ Gravy from the Source 98.5 every Fri
SPORTSMAN'S LOUNGE Knee Deep in Grass (rock); 9:30pm
RED STAR Movin’ on Up: indie, rock, funk, soul, hip hop with DJ Gatto, DJ Mega Wattson; every Fri
STARLITE ROOM The Family Tour: Atmosphere, Blueprint, Grieves with Budo, Sab the Artist, DJ Abilities; all ages; 8pm (door); $25 at PrimeBoxOffice. com, UnionEvents.com, Blackbyrd SUTTON PLACE HOTEL A Taste of Argentina: Edmonton Jazz Orchestra WILD BILL’S�Red Deer TJ the DJ every Thu and Fri; 10pm-close WILD WEST SALOON Steve Arsenault WOK BOX Breezy Brian Gregg every Fri; 3:305:30pm YARDBIRD SUITE Canadian Jazz Series: P.J. Perry/ Kevin Dean Quintet; 8pm (door), 9pm (show); $20 (member)/$24 (guest)
Classical FACULTY SAINT�JEAN Fundraising Spring Concert: Piast Polish Dance Ensemble, guests; 7pm; $15/$10 (senior/student, at door 45min prior to concert; reception to follow WINSPEAR CENTRE Ukrainian Bandurist Chorus; 7:30pm
DJs 180 DEGREES DJ every Fri AZUCAR PICANTE DJ Papi and DJ Latin Sensation every Fri BANK ULTRA LOUNGE Connected Fri: 91.7 The Bounce, Nestor Delano, Luke Morrison every Fri BAR�B�BAR DJ James; every Fri; no cover BLACK DOG FREEHOUSE DJs spin on the main floor every Fri; Underdog, Wooftop BLACKSHEEP PUB Bash: DJ spinning retro to rock classics to current BUDDY’S DJ Arrow Chaser every Fri; 8pm (door); no cover before 10pm BUFFALO UNDERGROUND R U Aware Friday: Featuring Neon Nights CHROME LOUNGE Platinum VIP every Fri THE COMMON Axe&smash, DBz&kgz: the 2nd installment of technoir with Polyesterday (techno music, lazers, strobes, fog); $7/free before 11pm in all black dresscode THE DRUID IRISH PUB DJ every Fri; 9pm ELECTRIC RODEO�Spruce Grove DJ every Fri FLUID LOUNGE Hip hop and dancehall; every Fri FUNKY BUDDHA�Whyte Ave Top tracks, rock, retro with DJ Damian; every Fri GAS PUMP DJ Christian; every Fri; 9:30pm-2am JUNCTION BAR LGBT Community: Rotating DJs Fri and Sat; 10pm NEWCASTLE PUB House, dance mix every Fri with DJ Donovan OVERTIME�Downtown Fridays at Eleven: Rock Hip hop country, Top forty, Techno
ROUGE LOUNGE Solice Fri SPORTSWORLD Roller Skating Disco Fri Nights; 7-10:30pm; sports-world.ca SUEDE LOUNGE Juicy DJ spins every Fri SUITE 69 Every Fri Sat with DJ Randall-A TREASURY In Style Fri: DJ Tyco and Ernest Ledi; no line no cover for ladies all night long UNION HALL Ladies Night every Fri VINYL DANCE LOUNGE Connected Las Vegas Fridays Y AFTERHOURS Foundation Fridays
SAT MAY 14 ALBERTA BEACH HOTEL Open stage with Trace Jordan 1st and 3rd Sat; 7pm-12 AVENUE THEATRE The Theatre Garage: The Dead Are Restless, Halfway To Halloween Party, Mass Choir, The Secretaries, others; no minors; 7:30pm (door); $20 AZUCAR PICANTE America Rosa; 10pm BLACK DOG FREEHOUSE Hair of the Dog: Caity Fisher and the Living Daylights; (live acoustic music every Sat); 4-6pm; no cover BLACKJACK'S ROADHOUSE�Nisku Leduc County Fire Service Silent Auction fundraiser BLUE CHAIR CAFÉ Diamond Joe White (country) and Nathan Tinkham; 8pm; $15 BLUES ON WHYTE Every Sat afternoon: Jam with Back Door Dan; Late show: Funkafeelya BOHEMIA Believe 2.0–Relay for Life fundraiser: Howlin' Dan (folk), Transcore DJs, others; no minors; 8pm (door) BRIXX BAR Desousa Drive (CD release), Oldbury, JFR project; 9pm CASINO EDMONTON Colleen Rae and Cornerstone CASINO YELLOWHEAD Blackboard Jungle COAST TO COAST Live bands every Sat; 9:30pm THE COMMON Climax Control, Cinch, Dane and Bron, Moe Lowe; 9pm (door); $7 CROWN AND ANCHOR Adam's Rib; 9pm (show); no cover CROWN PUB Acoustic blues open stage with Marshall Lawrence, every Sat, 2-6pm; Laid Back Saturday African Dance Party with DJ Collio, every Sat, 12-2am DEVANEY'S IRISH PUB Duane Allen (contemporary pop); 9pm; no cover DV8 The Dirtbags, Mighty Heroes and Zero Cool; 9pm EDDIE SHORTS Saucy Wenches every Sat EMPRESS ALE HOUSE Howlin' Dan (folk/rock), John Woroschuk; 4pm EXPRESSIONZ CAFÉ Transcen (dance DJ/ electronic/world); 8pm FILTHY MCNASTY'S McGowan Family Band; 4pm; no cover
VUEWEEKLY // MAY 12 – MAY 18, 2011
GAS PUMP Blues jam/open stage every Sat 3:30-7pm HAVEN SOCIAL CLUB Amelia Curran, Erin Costelo, Emma-Lee; 8pm HAYLOFT ACRES� Strathcona County Springtime in Alberta Music Festival: The Marv Machura Band; 2-10pm HILLTOP PUB Open stage every Sat hosted by Blue Goat, 3:30-6:30pm HOOLIGANZ Live music every Sat IRON BOAR PUB Jazz in Wetaskiwin featuring jazz trios the 1st Sat each month; $10 JEFFREY'S CAFÉ Jack Semple (acoustic blues); $35 KILROY'S PUB�Legal Big and Fearless (rock); 9pm L.B.'S PUB Simon Fisk and Friends 3rd edition; 10pm1am; $10 LEEFIELD COMMUNITY HALL The Edmonton Blues Society: The Rault Brothers; 7:30pm (door), 8pm (music); $20 at Acoustic Music Shop, Myhre’s, Sound Connection (Whyte), TIX on the Square/$25 (door); IBC Competition fundraiser MCDOUGALL UNITED CHURCH Colours of Spring: Kokopelli and Shumayela at 2pm; Òran and Kikimasu at 7pm; $16/$13 (student/senior) at TIX on the Square, door MEAD HALL Civil Savage, Dissonance, Black No. 13, Amnw; 8pm NEW CITY LEGION Kirby, The Human Race; 4pm (door), 6pm (show); no minors; no cover
TRANSALTA ARTS BARNS They Say It's Your Birthday!: EKOSingers; 8pm; $15 at TIX on the Square, door WINSPEAR CENTRE Tchaikovsky’s Polish Symphony: Edmonton Symphony Orchestra, Joseph Macerollo (accordion), JeanFrançois Rivest (conductor); 8pm
DJs 180 DEGREES Street VIBS: Reggae night every Sat AZUCAR PICANTE DJ Touch It, hosted by DJ Papi; every Sat BANK ULTRA LOUNGE Sold Out Sat: with DJ Russell James, Mike Tomas; 8pm (door); no line, no cover for ladies before 11pm BLACK DOG FREEHOUSE DJs on three levels every Sat: Main Floor: Menace Sessions: alt rock/electro/ trash with Miss Mannered; Underdog: DJ Brand-dee; Wooftop: Sound It Up!: classic Hip-Hop and Reggae with DJ Sonny Grimezz
BLACKJACK'S ROADHOUSE�Nisku Open mic every Sun hosted by Tim Lovett BLUE CHAIR CAFÉ Sun Brunch: Hawaiian Dreamers (Jamie Philp and Gary Myers); 10:30am-2:30pm; donations BLUE PEAR RESTAURANT Jazz on the Side Sun: Audrey Ochoa (jazz); 6pm; $25 if not dining BOGANI CAFÉ Ukulele Circle: Featuring Gary Wayne Myers (folk); 3:30pm CROWN PUB Band War 2011/Battle of the bands, 6-10pm; Open Stage with host Better Us Than Strangers, 10pm-1am DEVANEY’S IRISH PUB Celtic open stage every Sun with Keri-Lynne Zwicker; 5:30pm; no cover DOUBLE D'S Open jam every Sun; 3-8pm
BUDDY'S Feel the rhythm every Sat with DJ Phon3 Hom3; 8pm (door); no cover before 10pm
EDDIE SHORTS Acoustic jam every Sun; 9pm
BUFFALO UNDERGROUND Head Mashed In Saturday: Mashup Night DRUID IRISH PUB DJ every Sat; 9pm ELECTRIC RODEO�Spruce Grove DJ every Sat FLUID LOUNGE Intimate Saturdays: with DJ Aiden Jamali; 8pm (door) FUNKY BUDDHA�Whyte Ave Top tracks, rock, retro every Sat with DJ Damian
ON THE ROCKS Heather McKenzie Band
GAS PUMP DJ Christian every Sat
PAWN SHOP Early Show: Into Eternity, Quietus, the Noumenon, 5-10pm; Transmission Saturdays: Alt, DJ, Punk and rock at 10pm
HALO For Those Who Know: house every Sat with DJ Junior Brown, Luke Morrison, Nestor Delano, Ari Rhodes
R PUB The Living Daylights (folk/rock); 8pm
JUNCTION BAR LGBT Community: Rotating DJs Fri and Sat; 10pm
RENDEZVOUS Fear of City, Brought to you By, Boulder Fist; 8pm (door), 10:30pm (show); $10
BEER HUNTER�St Albert Open stage/jam every Sun; 2-6pm
BLACKSHEEP PUB DJ every Sat
O’BYRNE’S Live band every Sat, 3-7pm; DJ every Sat, 9:30pm
RED PIANO BAR Hottest dueling piano show featuring the Red Piano Players every Sat; 9pm-2am
SUN MAY 15
LEVEL 2 LOUNGE Kinetic Saturdays: Michelle C; 9:30pm NEWCASTLE PUB Top 40 requests every Sat with DJ Sheri
EMPIRE BALLROOM The Next Big Thing: (vocal/band), Dance showcase; Mixmaster (DJ); hottest talent search every Sun EXPRESSIONZ CAFÉ YEG live Sun Night Songwriters Stage; 7-10pm EXPRESSIONZ CAFÉ YEG live Sunday Night Songwriters Stage; 7-10pm every Sunday HAVEN SOCIAL CLUB Jimmy Rankin, guests; (alt country/rock); 8pm; $24 (adv) at Blackbyrd HYDEAWAY Open stage jam every Sun J AND R BAR Open jam/ stage every Sun hosted by Me Next and the Have-Nots; 3-7pm NEWCASTLE PUB Sun Soul Service (acoustic jam): Willy James and Crawdad Cantera; 3-6:30pm O’BYRNE’S Open mic every Sun; 9:30pm-1am ON THE ROCKS Seven Strings Sun: Big Rock Jam: 2-8pm; On The Rocks Salutes Gals in Music
RUSTY REED'S HOUSE OF BLUES Johnny V
NEW CITY LEGION Polished Chrome: every Sat with DJs Blue Jay, The Gothfather, Dervish, Anonymouse; no minors; free (5-8pm)/$5 (ladies)/$8 (gents after 8pm)
STARLITE ROOM Capital City Burlesque: Unleash the Geek, No Holds Barred; 9pm
OVERTIME�Downtown Saturdays at Eleven: RNB, hip hop, reggae, Old School
VICKY'S BISTRO AND WINE BAR Terry Jorden (solo piano); 6:30pm
PALACE CASINO Show Lounge DJ every Sat
YARDBIRD SUITE Beth Portman (CD release, folk/ jazz); 7pm
PAWN SHOP Neon Nights : Riot On Whyte
Classical
'R' PUB The Living Daylights
WILD WEST SALOON Steve Arsenault YARDBIRD SUITE Canadian Jazz Series: P.J. Perry/ Kevin Dean Quintet; 8pm (door), 9pm (show); $20 (member)/$24 (guest)
Classical CONVOCATION HALL Salute to the Proms: Mill Creek Colliery Band (British-style brass band); 7:30pm; $18 (adult)/$14 (student/senior) at TIX on the Square OLD STRATHCONA PERFORMING ARTS CENTRE Spring Winds Community Bands Concert (Athabasca and Concordia Community Bands); 3pm
RED STAR Indie rock, hip hop, and electro every Sat with DJ Hot Philly and guests SPORTSWORLD Roller Skating Disco every Sat; 1pm-4:30pm and 7-10:30pm SUEDE LOUNGE DJ Nic-E spins every Sat SUITE 69 Every Fri Sat with DJ Randall-A UNION HALL Celebrity Saturdays: every Sat hosted by Ryan Maier VINYL DANCE LOUNGE Signature Saturdays Y AFTERHOURS Release Saturdays
ORLANDO'S 2 PUB Open stage jam every Sun; 4pm SECOND CUP�Mountain Equipment Co-op Live music every Sun; 2-4pm STARLITE ROOM Movie Night: Almost Famous; 7pm
FIRST BAPTIST CHURCH Earth Songs: Da Camera Singers, Edmonton Junior Children’s Choir; 3pm; $20/$15 (student/senior) at door OLD STRATHCONA PERFORMING ARTS CENTRE Celebrating Spring: The Edmonton Philharmonic Orchestra, Aaron Au (conductor), Gabrielle Depres (violin solo); 2pm; $10 (door)/ no charge for children 12 and under ST ANDREW’S UNITED CHURCH Celebrating the Choral Art: Vocal Alchemy with Pro Coro; 7:30pm; tickets at TIX on the Square
TRANSALTA ARTS BARNS They Say It's Your Birthday!: EKOSingers; 8pm; $15 at TIX on the Square, door
DJs BACKSTAGE TAP AND GRILL Industry Night: every Sun with Atomic Improv, Jameoki and DJ Tim BLACK DOG FREEHOUSE Sunday Funday: with Phil, 2-7pm; Sunday Night: Soul Sundays: '60s and '70s funk, soul, R&B with DJ Zyppy FLOW LOUNGE Stylus Sun SAVOY MARTINI LOUNGE Reggae on Whyte: RnR Sun with DJ IceMan; no minors; 9pm; no cover SPORTSWORLD Roller Skating Disco Sun; 1-4:30pm; sports-world.ca
MON MAY 16
FILTHY MCNASTY'S Metal Mon: with DJ S.W.A.G. LUCKY 13 Industry Night every Mon with DJ Chad Cook NEW CITY LEGION Madhouse Mon: Punk/ metal/etc with DJ Smart Alex
TUE MAY 17 ARDEN THEATRE Roland Majeau and band, Maureen Rooney; 7pm BLUES ON WHYTE Andrew "Jr Boy" Jones BOHEMIA Wide-open mic hosted by Suede and Chester T. Field; no minors; 8pm; no cover BRIXX BAR Phantogram and Cygnets; 8pm; no minors; $16 at Primeboxoffice.com, Blackbyrd, Brixx
BLACK DOG FREEHOUSE Sleeman Mon: Jeff Morris (singer-songwriter); 9pm; no cover
DRUID IRISH PUB Open stage every Tue; with Chris Wynters; 9pm; with guest James Murdock
BLUES ON WHYTE Andrew "Jr Boy" Jones
L.B.’S Tue Blues Jam with Ammar; 9pm-1am
DEVANEY'S IRISH PUB Singer/songwriter open stage every Mon; 8pm; with Jeremy Borshna
O’BYRNE’S Celtic jam every Tue; with Shannon Johnson and friends; 9:30pm
KELLY'S PUB Open stage every Mon; hosted by Clemcat Hughes; 9pm
PADMANADI Open stage every Tue; with Mark Davis; all ages; 7:3010:30pm
NEW CITY LEGION Kobra and the Lotus, Gunshy, Kriticos; 8:30pm; no minors PLEASANTVIEW COMMUNITY HALL Acoustic instrumental old time fiddle jam every Mon; hosted by the Wild Rose Old Tyme Fiddlers Society; 7pm ROSE BOWL/ROUGE LOUNGE Acoustic open stage every Mon; 9pm
R PUB Open stage jam every Tue; hosted by Gary and the Facemakers; 8pm RUSTY REED'S HOUSE OF BLUES Big Rock open jam: Moses Gregg, Grant Stovel , with guest SECOND CUP�124 Street Open mic every Tue; 8-10pm
DJs
SECOND CUP�Stanley Milner Library Open mic every Tue; 7-9pm
BLACK DOG FREEHOUSE Main Floor: Blue Jay’s Messy Nest: every Mon with DJ Blue
SECOND CUP� Summerwood Open stage/open mic every Tue; 7:30pm; no cover
CROWN PUB Minefield Mondays/House/Breaks/ Trance and more with host DJ Pheonix, 9pm
SIDELINERS PUB All Star Jam every Tue; with Alicia Tait and Rickey Sidecar; 8pm
SPORTSMAN'S LOUNGE Open stage every Tue; hosted by Paul McGowan; 9pm
WED MAY 18
WUNDERBAR HOFBRAUHAUS Stuesdays: Every Tue Wunderbar's only regular DJ night
BLACK DOG FREEHOUSE Main Floor: Glitter Gulch: live music once a month
YARDBIRD SUITE Tue Night Sessions: James Clarke Quartet; 7:30pm (door), 8pm (show); $5
BLUES ON WHYTE Andrew "Jr Boy" Jones BRIXX BAR Really Good… Eats and Beats: DJ Degree, friends every Wed; 6pm; $5
DJs BLACK DOG FREEHOUSE Main Floor: alternative retro and not-so-retro every Tue; with Eddie Lunchpail; Wooftop: eclectic electronic sounds every Tue; with DJ Mike Duke BRIXX BAR Troubadour Tue: hosted by Mark Feduk; 9pm; $8 BUDDYS DJ Arrow Chaser every Tue; free pool all night; 9pm (door); no cover CHROME LOUNGE Bashment Tue: Bomb Squad, The King QB, Rocky; no cover CROWN PUB Underground At The Crown: hip hop; open mic every Tue, 9pm-2am DV8 Creepy Tombsday: Psychobilly, Hallowe'en horrorpunk, deathrock with Abigail Asphixia and Mr Cadaver; every Tue FUNKY BUDDHA�Whyte Ave Latin and Salsa music every Tue; dance lessons 8-10pm
CENTURY GRILL Century Room Wed Live: featuring The Marco Claveria Project; 8-11pm CROWN PUB Dan Jam/ open stage every Wed; 8pm-2am EDDIE SHORTS Acoustic jam every Wed, 9pm; no cover ELEPHANT AND CASTLE� Whyte Ave Open mic every Wed (unless there's an Oilers game); no cover EXPRESSIONZ CAFÉ Open stage with Randall Walsh; every Wed; 7-11pm; admission by donation FIDDLER'S ROOST Little Flower Open Stage every Wed with Brian Gregg; 8pm-12 GOOD EARTH COFFEE HOUSE Breezy Brian Gregg every Wed; 12-1pm HAVEN SOCIAL CLUB Open stage every Wed with Jonny Mac, 8:30pm, free; Late show: Sam Bradley, Holly Conlan, Greg Amundson, guests, 9:30pm, $12 HOOLIGANZ Open stage every Wed with host Cody Nouta; 9pm
NEW CITY LEGION High Anxiety Variety Society Bingo vs. karaoke with Ben Disaster, Anonymouse every Tue; no minors; 4pm-3am; no cover
MEAD HALL Woods of Ypres, Hallows Die, guests; 8pm
RED STAR Experimental Indie Rock, Hip Hop, Electro with DJ Hot Philly; every Tue
NISKU INN Troubadours and Tales: 1st Wed every month; with Tim Harwill, guests; 8-10pm
WUNDERBAR HOFBRAUHAUS Stuesdays: Wunderbar's only regular DJ night every Tue
PLAYBACK PUB Open Stage every Wed hosted by JTB; 9pm-1am
HALO 10538 Jasper Ave, 780.423. HALO HAVEN SOCIAL CLUB 15120A (basement), Stony Plain Rd, 780.756.6010 HILLTOP PUB 8220-106 Ave, 780.490.7359 HOOLIGANZ 10704-124 St, 780.995.7110 HYDEAWAY 10209-100 Ave, 780.426.5381 IRON BOAR PUB 4911-51st St, Wetaskiwin J AND R 4003-106 St, 780.436.4403 JEFFREY’S CAFÉ 9640 142 St, 780.451.8890 JEKYLL AND HYDE 10209-100 Ave, 780.426.5381 JUNCTION BAR AND EATERY 10242-106 St, 780.756.5667 KAS BAR 10444-82 Ave, 780.433.6768 KELLY'S PUB 11540 Jasper Ave KILROY'S PUB�Legal Legal Hotel, 4814-50 Ave, Legal L.B.’S PUB 23 Akins Dr, St Albert, 780.460.9100 LEEFIELD COMMUNITY HALL 7910-36 Ave LEGENDS PUB 6104-172 St, 780.481.2786 LEVEL 2 LOUNGE 11607 Jasper Ave, 2nd Fl, 780.447.4495 LIZARD LOUNGE 13160-118 Ave MARYBETH'S COFFEE HOUSE–Beaumont 5001-30 Ave, Beaumont, 780.929.2203 MCDOUGALL UNITED CHURCH 10025-101 St NAKED CYBER CAFÉ 10354 Jasper Ave, 780.425.9730 NEWCASTLE PUB 6108-90 Ave, 780.490.1999 NEW CITY LEGION 8130 Gateway Boulevard (Red Door) NISKU INN 1101-4 St
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Gays on film
"The real revolutionary media during May were the walls and their speech, the silk-screen posters and the handpainted notices, the street where speech began and was exchanged—everything that was an immediate inscription, given and returned, spoken and answered, mobile in the same space and time, reciprocal and antagonistic. The street is, in this sense, the alternative and subversive form of the mass media, since it isn't, like the latter, an objectified support for answerless messages, a transmission system at a distance."
Film festival delves into queer consciousness Queer film fans in Edmonton will receive an early film and video at film festivals way back in the midPride present this year as 28 shorts arrive at Metro '90s. There was this new irreverence, subversiveCinema at the end of May. The films are a part of ness and a celebration of queerness that said that Queer City Cinema's Wide Open Wide, a festival being 'gay and lesbian' wasn't just about personal or touring coast-to-coast showcasing movies made by political struggles." (mostly) Canadian queer filmmakers. When asked which film he thinks is the most powerCreated and curated by Gary Varro, the biennial ful, Varro mentions a hand-processed, 16mm short festival was launched in 1996 in Regina. Wide by Gina Carducci and Mattilda Bernstein SycaOpen Wide is the first of QCC's touring commore. "'All That Sheltering Emptiness' is a ponents to travel beyond the prairies, but film about a male prostitute reflecting on a when Varro started the festival, he didn't recent trick and so much more," he says. "It envision it becoming as big as it has. is the grainy abstracted images of a highly.com k e e w @vue "The first 'festival' was actually presentend hotel lobby, its the chandeliers, comtamara a ed as an exhibition as part of Regina's Dunbined with the narrator's questioning of his Tamar ka own identity and position of living in a world l a lop Art Gallery's programming for 1996, and Gorz was never conceived as something that would of desire and intimacy that poetically sets a continue on," he says. "The early-'90s saw the start tone that is remarkably tender, sad and poignant." of numerous lesbian and gay film and video festivals I asked Varro if it was hard to be taken seriously creworldwide ... Regina, I felt, needed a queer presence, ating a queer film festival on the prairies. "I completespecifically something that was artistic, political, thely understand the perception of cities like Edmonton oretical and entertaining all at the same time." and Regina not being taken seriously as places that Queer art, he explains, brings a whole new way of produce quality or thoughtful art programming, but looking at the world that is less straightforward or as I have lived most of my life in Regina, it has actueasy to categorize. It presents a challenge for viewers ally been the inspiration for doing the kind of work I to interpret and forces them to think outside the box. do at Queer City Cinema. It would be very easy and Varro sought films with queer dispositions while not perhaps expected to program a more conventional exclusively showcasing queer subjects. "I like to think film festival, but it's that very expectation that has that this is partly what sets Queer City Cinema apart prompted me to try and turn things on their head from most queer film festivals," Varro says. "The festia bit, with the result being, I like to think, artful, val is not that interested in straightforward narrative, thoughtful programming." or work that is always identifiably queer, or showing Wide Open Wide lands in Edmonton May 26 and 27. films in programs that divide strictly by gender, or Each program is different so you best be attending having audience awards, or world premieres." both. With titles like "Butch Tits," "Vomit Star," and my personal favourite, "Tears from My Pussy," how could Offerings range from sci-fi stories to music videos. you miss this? V The former is one of Varro's favourites: "Galactic Docking Company" by Clark Nikolai. "There is someON THE WEB thing about this very short film that makes me hapQueercitycinema.ca py, and it's not just the cocks-a-docking," he says. "It reminds me of when I first starting looking at queer
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"If you make something and do something with it that will make a difference, the street is where you can prove that, because the risk and the passion of the application in that public forum really translates to the viewer. People who have always thought they were completely powerless in the face of government and monolithic corporations end up seeing results ... the street can turn into a serious area of art democracy and political dialogue." Shepard Fairey Political activism has a long tradition of empowering people using art and design. In an effort to make a difference in the recent election, masses of people unified to speak out against a Conservative government with posters, videos, websites and more. What we can take away is a renewed sense of agency and strength of purpose. Above all, we should never give up trying to affect change in our own small way. V
FREEWILL ASTROLOGY ARIES (Mar 21 – Apr 19) The 16th century English writer John Heywood was a prolific creator of epigrams. I know of at least 20 of his proverbs that are still invoked: "Haste makes waste," "Out of sight, out of mind," and "Do you want to both eat your cake and have it, too?" I bring this up, Aries, because I suspect you're in a Heywoodian phase of your long-term cycle. In the coming weeks, you're likely to unearth a wealth of pithy insights and guiding principles that will serve you well into the future. TAURUS (Apr 20 – May 20) "If you wish to bake an apple pie from scratch, you must first invent the universe," said astronomer Carl Sagan in his book Cosmos. In other words, the pie can't exist until there's a star orbited by a habitable planet that has spawned intelligent creatures and apples. Keep that in mind, as you start out down the path toward your equivalent of the iconic apple pie. In a sense, you will have to create an entire world to serve as the womb for your brainchild. To aid you in your intricate quest, make sure to keep a glowing vision of the prize always burning in the sacred temple of your imagination. GEMINI (May 21 – Jun 20) I'll quote Wikipedia: "Dawn should not be confused with sunrise, which is the moment when the leading edge of the sun itself appears above the horizon." In other words, dawn comes before the sun has actually showed
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itself. Where you are right now, Gemini, is comparable to the last hour before the sunrise. When the pale light first appears, don't mistake it for the sun and take premature action. Wait until you can actually see the golden rim rising. CANCER (Jun 21 – Jul 22) When some readers write to me, they address me as "Mr Brezsny." It reminds me of what happens when a check-out clerk at Whole Foods calls me "sir": I feel as if I've been hit in the face with a cream pie. So let's get this straight: I am not a mister and I am not a sir. Never was, never will be. Now as for your challenges in the coming week, Cancerian: I expect that you too, may feel pressure to be overly respectable, uncomfortably formal, excessively polite, and in too much control. That would be pushing you in a direction opposite to the one I think you should go. LEO (Jul 23 – Aug 22) At one point in the story "Alice in Wonderland," a large talking bird known as the Dodo organizes a race with unusual rules. There is no single course that all the runners must follow. Everybody scampers around wherever he or she wants, and decides when to begin and when to end. When the "race" is over it's impossible to sort out who has performed best, so the Dodo declares everyone the winner. I encourage you to organize and participate in activities like that in the coming weeks. It's an excellent time to drum up playful victories and easy successes not only for
yourself, but for everyone else, too. VIRGO (Aug 23 – Sep 22) In his book The Rough Guide to Climate Change, Bob Henson talks about the "five places to go before global warming messes them up." One such beautiful spot is Colorado's Rocky Mountain National Park. Vast swatches of its trees are being ravaged by hordes of pine beetles, whose populations used to be kept under control by frigid winters before the climate began to change. I suggest that you apply this line of thought to icons with a more personal meaning. Nothing stays the same forever, and it's an apt time in your astrological cycle to get all you can out of useful and wonderful resources that are in the midst of transformation. LIBRA (Sep 23 – Oct 22) There's not a whole lot of funny stuff reported in the Bible, but one notable case occurred when God told Abraham that he and his wife Sarah would finally be able to conceive their first child. This made Abraham laugh out loud, since he was 99 years old at the time and Sarah was 90. It may have been a while since God has delivered any humorous messages to you, Libra, but my sense is that She's gearing up for such a transmission even as we speak. To receive this cosmic jest in the right spirit, make sure you're not taking yourself too damn seriously. SCORPIO (Oct 23 – Nov 21) No one in history has
ever drunk the entire contents of a regulation-size ketchup bottle in less than 39 seconds. So says the Guinness Book of World Records. However, I believe it's possible that a Scorpio daredevil will soon break this record. Right now your tribe has an almost supernaturally enormous power to rapidly extract the essence of anything you set your mind to extracting. You've got the instincts of a vacuum cleaner. You're an expert at tapping into the source and siphoning off exactly what you need. You know how to suck—in the best sense of that word—and you're not shy about sucking. SAGITTARIUS (Nov 22 – Dec 21) "I'm not superstitious," said Michael Scott, the former boss in the TV show The Office. "I'm just a little stitious." From my perspective, you shouldn't indulge yourself in being even a little stitious in the coming weeks. You have a prime opportunity to free yourself from the grip of at least some of your irrational fears, unfounded theories, and compulsive fetishes. I'm not saying that you suffer from more of these delusions than any of the rest of us. It's just that you now have more power than the rest of us to break away from their spell. CAPRICORN (Dec 22 – Jan 19) In Plato's Republic, Socrates speaks derisively about people who are eu a-mousoi, an ancient Greek term meaning "happily without muses." These are the plodding materialists who have no hunger for inspiration and
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no need of spiritual intelligence. According to my reading of the astrological omens, you can't afford to be eu a-mousoi in the coming weeks. Mundane satisfactions won't be nearly enough to feed your head and heart. To even wake up and get out of bed each morning, you've got to be on fire with a shimmering dream or a beautiful prospect. AQUARIUS (Jan 20 – Feb 18) In his Book of Imaginary Beings, Argentinian writer Jorge Luis Borges reports the following: "Chang Tzu tells us of a persevering man who after three laborious years mastered the art of dragon-slaying. For the rest of his days, he had not a single opportunity to test his skills." I bring this to your attention, because my reading of the astrological omens suggests that you, too, may be in training to fight a beast that does not exist. Luckily, you're also in an excellent position to realize that fact, quit the unnecessary quest, and redirect your martial energy into a more worthy endeavour. PISCES (Feb 19 – Mar 20) Close your eyes and visualize a cute bunny harassing a six-foot-long snake until it slithers madly away and escapes up a tree. Once you have this sequence imprinted on your mind's eye you will, I hope, be energized to try a similar reversal in your own sphere. Don't do anything stupid, like spitting at a Hell's Angels dude in a biker bar. Rather, try a metaphorical or psychological version.
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