Up + Downtown Festival
Tropic Harbour
Michael Phair Park, Edmonton AB, October 8
PUBLISHED Oct 9, 2016
"We're called Tropic Harbour, which is appropriately named for this weather." Playing outside when winter starts to threaten in Edmonton...
White Lung
The Needle Vinyl Tavern, Edmonton AB, October 8
PUBLISHED Oct 9, 2016
With the Saturday night (October 8) of Up+Downtown Music Festival providing many options for concertgoers in Edmonton, none would be as lou...
Basia Bulat / Oh Pep!
Winspear Centre, Edmonton AB, October 7
PUBLISHED Oct 8, 2016
"There's something about playing this archaic instrument in one of the most modern buildings I've ever been in," said Basia Bulat, in refer...
Dri Hiev
Bohemia, Edmonton AB, October 7
PUBLISHED Oct 8, 2016
Calgary post-punk-noise mainstays Dri Hiev played a late Friday night (October 7) set in support of their third EP, Place to Live. The crow...
Duotang
Yellowhead Brewery, Edmonton AB, October 11
PUBLISHED Oct 12, 2015
Winnipeg post-punk group Duotang were a going concern at a time when two-piece bands consisting only of bass and drums weren't common ̵...
Ought
Rocky Mountain Ice House, Edmonton AB, October 11
PUBLISHED Oct 12, 2015
"Did everyone have a large meal before coming here tonight?" Ought's wiry frontman, Tim Darcy, asked in the middle of his band's hectic set...
The Wet Secrets
Freemasons' Hall, Edmonton AB, October 10
PUBLISHED Oct 11, 2015
A later start time meant that there was a large and friendly turnout for the Wet Secrets just before one a.m., but it dwindled by set's end...
Never Young
Starlite Room, Edmonton AB, October 10
PUBLISHED Oct 11, 2015
The first thing you hear from Never Young is the sound of gurgled electronics before the band rips into a frenetic rendition of "Like a Ver...
