Tom Murray
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Tasting Notes: Menu and decor revamped at Confederation Lounge
Plus, the Great Canadian Baking Shows is holding in-person auditions and the Edmonton Convention Centre's chef Serge Belair takes third place amongst the best… → Read More
Review: A heavyweight title and race riots mark the Citadel's latest
The Royale illuminates the turn-of-the-century story of African-American boxer Jack Johnson → Read More
Local author Minister Faust tells sci-fi tales of destabilization in new collection
Minister Faust has been a published author for close to two decades now, with a few excursions into stage, sketch and videogame writing. → Read More
Kornbread 'The Snack' Jeté brings some heat to Winterruption
We’re speaking with Kornbread "The Snack" Jeté at an inopportune time. → Read More
Tenille Townes's tour brings her back to Alberta roots
"I like songs that talk about things that are harder to have a conversation about,” says Townes, who will return to Edmonton March 13. → Read More
Every flavour of entertainment is on tap to ring in the new year ahead
The Confusionaires will tear up the Black Dog, but other options range from theatre to comedy, burlesque, murder mystery so much more → Read More
REVIEW: Kane Brown's Drunk or Dreaming Tour thrilled fans at Rogers Place
Brown has been making the case for superstardom since 2017, and now — with his third full-length album, Different Man — he’s securing it. → Read More
Stage Notes: Movement is key on stages this weekend
Shay Kuebler’s newest dance piece MOI stops in Edmonton this weekend while Shumka's Nutcrackers gets the screen treatment and Ballet Edmonton gets festive → Read More
Paul Greene, The King of Christmas, delivers two new holidays movies and much more
The Wetaskiwin-born actor, musician, podcast host, life coach and father of two credits meditation for his success with the heavy load → Read More
Stage Notes: Die-Nasty's radio play one of many holiday musicals this month
Plus more musicals, from Broadway classics to edgy improv, across the city this month → Read More
JayWalker duo focused on finding their people for the long haul
The guys of Hey Romeo are embracing a perspective shift as they settle into their country groove, which will be on display at Festival place Nov. 25 → Read More
Scott Cook and Pamela Mae Johnson return to Alberta after gigging across North America
They'll be reuniting with The Second Chances for a Northern Light Folk concert showcasing songs from Cook's 2020 pandemic release, Tangle of Souls → Read More
New artistic advisor Michael Stern kicks off a fresh direction with new music for the ESO
The ESO is attempting is to find its rhythm again after a very fractured few years. Michael Stern takes over as artistic advisor. → Read More
Pianist Charles Richard-Hamelin upset the classical world with a left-field win
The Quebec artist known for his embrace of Chopin will be performing Saturday as part of the Edmonton Chamber Music Society's new season → Read More
Stage Notes: Pulitzer-nominated coming-of-age work The Wolves finds home turf at The Citadel
Plus it's a big month for Beth Graham before things get dark with the solo performance of Davina Stewart in Squeamish → Read More
Tasting Notes: Lambrusco dreams spark new, Indigenous-owned wine label
Northern Chicken and Fairmont Hotel Macdonald are offering glasses of Moira Choquette's sparkling wine marked by notes of “cold blueberries, lavender and… → Read More
Tasting Notes: Personal passions revive Fuge sausages
LovePizza co-owners Braede and Gavin Harris were quick to make a proposition on hearing that Steve Furgiuele, owner of Fuge Fine Meat, was planning to wrap up… → Read More
Pro Coro launches a new season and celebrates a decade with Zaugg at the helm
The innovative 2022/23 season includes a guest appearance from The Growlers, a Montreal choir of extreme metal vocalists → Read More
Local Indigenous businesses compete on reality show Bear's Lair
Edmonton's Mallory Yawnghwe with Indigenous Box and Matricia Bauer's new venture Indigenous Bitters are two of 18 pitches vying for $180,000 → Read More
Pure Love's plant-based ice cream jumps into the food-truck fray
Ross Goodine loves ice cream so much he once booked a five-and-a-half hour layover through San Francisco so he could try out a parlour he’d heard about → Read More