Music

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health arts

Sensory Gala and Festival seek to make space for all

A Sensory Gala and Community Festival is coming to Bison Lodge on April 10 and 11 to raise money for some good causes and make a fun, creative space for everyone.

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Musicians, a video crew, and concert attendees squeezed into a book store.
arts business

Small-scale concert series makes human and digital connections

A new concert-recording project inspired by an immensely popular NPR series is leveraging human connections made in an intimate space to create a valuable digital product for artists.

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A band performs to an audience bathed in spotlights.
arts festivals

Winterruption brings new events and old faves to multidisciplinary festival

Winterruption is trying new events and bringing in some familiar faces for its sixth annual festival of music, comedy, drag, and more.

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A newspaper clipping that reads, "Edmonton Folk Music Festival"
history music

A moment in history: June 13, 1987

On this day in 1987, the Edmonton Folk Music Festival announced its lineup.

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A person sits on a balcony between a pipe organ and a seating area.
arts music

Library's resident musician wants to connect Edmonton's music scene

Biboye Onanuga, the full-time drummer sitting behind many different kits, is trying to use his role as the Edmonton Public Library's musician in residence to connect musicians to the city's growing scene.

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A newspaper clipping that reads, "Appearing Nightly, Mayfair Hotel, Lounge & Mayfair Room"
history development

A moment in history: April 24, 1971

On this day in 1971, one of Edmonton's nightlife hotspots was advertising live music.

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The facade of a brick building reading "MacEwan University" with parking signs and cars parked along the street.
arts education

Conservatory of Music needs new home after Alberta College sale

MacEwan University is seeking a new home for its Conservatory of Music following the sale of the Alberta College building that now houses it.

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Rapper Arlo Maverick splays across a stoop, lit in blue under the cover of dark.
arts music

Arlo Maverick's latest celebrates blue-collar Edmonton

A longtime Edmonton rapper is dedicating his forthcoming sophomore album to the working class.

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A mirror ball hangs above a room full of party people. In the foreground of the black-and-white, off-kilter scene is a woman with a drink and a man in a ballcap holding a large fan.
arts food

Residents take up residence at Double Dragon

A DJ-and-video collective that began by hosting casual events at an apartment has found its latest home at a new nightclub in Edmonton.

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