Photo by Brendan Klem
Pierce the Veil
Tattooed San Diego rockers Pierce the Veil make their way to Edmonton Thursday, Feb. 23, for an evening of pop-punk fun. The four-piece, led by the Fuentes brothers, have been knocking around for over 10 years now, last May releasing their fourth full-length album, Misadventures. Opening for the evening are Falling in Reverse and Crown the Empire.
When: Thursday, Feb. 23 at 6 p.m.
Where: Shaw Conference Centre, 9797 Jasper Ave.
Admission: $32.50, available from Ticketmaster
Info: ticketmaster.ca
Tom Segura is at the Myer Horowitz on Feb. 23. SUPPLIED
Tom Segura
Cincinnati’s Tom Segura brings his No Teeth No Entry tour to Edmonton, though hopefully a well maintained set of dentures will suit his proviso. The veteran standup comic and podcaster has been a fixture on Netflix, where his specials Mostly Stories and Completely Normal have been quite popular, but he’s also been known to pop up on such shows as Happy Endings, How to be a Grown Up, and Conan. He’s also a veteran of the comedy festival circuit, with appearances at Montreal’s Just For Laughs Comedy Festival, the Melbourne International Comedy Festival, and the South Beach Comedy Festival under his belt.
When: Thursday, Feb. 23 at 7 p.m.
Where: Myer Horowitz Theatre, 8900 114 St., Students Union Building, U of A.
Admission: $35.50 to $60, available from Ticketfly
Info: ticketfly.com
Slocan Ramblers are at St. Basil’s on Feb. 24. SUPPLIED
Slocan Ramblers
Now that they’ve spent three months convincing our neighbours to the south that they’re a band worth checking out, Toronto’s Slocan Ramblers have returned to Canada for a series of western Canadian dates that sees them stopping in Edmonton for a show at St. Basil’s on Friday night. The bluegrass band are still touring behind their acclaimed 2015 release Coffee Creek, but they’re also previewing newly written tracks for an as yet unscheduled new album. Opening is local singer-songwriter Ariana Brophy.
When: Friday, Feb. 24 at 7:30 p.m.
Where: St. Basil’s Cultural Centre, 10819 71 Ave.
Admission: $20 to $25, available at the door or in advance from Tix on the Square
Info: tixonthesquare.ca
New Works
New Music Edmonton continues their season with a couple of out-of-town acts. Toronto’s Thin Edge New Music Collective and Montreal’s Ensemble Paramirabo are in town on Friday evening for a program of Canadian composers entitled Raging Against the Machine: Coming Together. New works by James O’Callaghan, Anna Pidgorna, and Colin Labadie will be featured, along with Coming Together by Frederic Rzewski and Karaoke Etudes by Yannis Kyriakides.
When: Friday, Feb. 24 at 7:30 p.m.
Where: Holy Trinity Anglican Church, 10037 84 Ave.
Admission: $15 to $25, available from Eventbrite
Info: eventbrite.ca
Ellen Doty performs at the Horizon Stage on Feb. 24.
Ellen Doty
Prepare yourself for an evening of pop-jazz from vocalist Ellen Doty, as she holds down the Horizon Stage in Spruce Grove with her backup band, including guest saxophonist Eli Bennett. The Calgary-based singer-songwriter is already working on her second album, aimed for this fall, after releasing Gold in 2014, with the single Just So You Know appearing after, in the spring of 2015. Doty’s career has been accelerating ever since, highlights including a recent opening slot for Grammy Award winner Gregory Porter.
When: Friday, Feb. 24 at 7:30 p.m.
Where: Horizon Stage, 1001 Calahoo Rd., Spruce Grove
Admission: $35, adults; $30, seniors and students, available from the Horizon box office or from the website
Info: horizonstage.ca
The Klezmatics are at Festival Place on Feb. 25. CHUCK FISHMAN
Klezmatics
It’s tough enough making a two-person relationship work, much less one involving seven. That’s exactly what the Klezmatics have done, somehow sticking it out through lean and fat years in their quest to bring Klezmer music into the 21st century. The now legendary New York combo are on tour celebrating three decades together, adding clarinetist Merlin Shepherd to the fold for the evening.
When: Saturday, Feb. 25 at 7:30 p.m.
Where: Festival Place, 100 Festival Way, Sherwood Park
Admission: $35 to $39, available from the Festival Place box office or website
Info: festivalplace.ab.ca
Magic show
Looking to mix some entertainment with shopping? Doo Doo the clown of Billy Madison fame is in town for the week, making West Edmonton Mall his home for a series of morning and afternoon events. On Sunday the Canadian children’s entertainer teams up with musician Aaron Matthews for an afternoon of, well, you can probably guess.
When: Sunday, Feb. 26 at 2 p.m.
Where: Newcap Radio Stage, West Edmonton Mall, Level 1, Phase 4
Admission: Free
Info: wem.ca
Poetry Brothel at Mama’s Gin Joint on Feb. 26. MAT SIMPSON
Poetry Brothel
This isn’t exactly the poetry reading that your 10th Grade English teacher primed you for. Instead, the Poetry Brothel brings together spoken word, burlesque, live music, and one-on-one readings for a much less demure performance than you’d normally expect. Tab CA, Liam Cody, Megan Dart, Colin Matty and Morgan Smith are among the roll call of performers at this edition of the Brothel, with the always astonishing Nanise in a featured role.
When: Sunday, Feb. 26 at 9 p.m.
Where: Mama’s Gin Joint, 11723 Jasper Ave.
Admission: $20 to $25, available at the door or in advance from Yeglive
Info: yeglive.ca
Oscar party
Breathlessly awaiting the 2017 Academy Awards? Have you made your list of who and who shouldn’t be winning those coveted statuettes? Why not head down to BLVD Kitchen and Bar and watch the show with an A-list of Edmonton entertainers, including Davina Stewart, Cathleen Rootsaert and Leona Brausen, and shout at the screen with everyone else? Tickets to the Oscar Party include food and potential swag in the form of a silent auction, with proceeds going towards Shadow Theatre and the ACME Theatre Company.
When: Sunday, Feb. 26 at 5:30 p.m.
Where: BLVD Kitchen and Bar, 10765 Jasper Ave.
Admission: $100, available from Tix on the Square
Info: tixonthesquare.ca
Humphrey Bogart in High Sierra. The movie plays at the Royal Alberta Museum on Feb. 27. SUPPLIED
High Sierra
If you’re ever going to plan a heist it probably wouldn’t hurt to have Humphrey Bogart involved. That’s exactly what Big Mac (Donald MacBride) thinks in the 1941 classic High Sierra when he recruits Bogart (as Roy Earle) into robbing a California resort hotel, along with a mixed bag of criminal associates, including Ida Lupino as dance hall girl Marie. Raoul Walsh directs from a script by John Huston and W.R. Burnett.
When: Monday, Feb. 27 at 8 p.m.
Where: Royal Alberta Museum, 12845 102 Ave.
Admission: $6, regular; $5, seniors and students; $3, children.
Info: royalalbertamuseum.ca
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