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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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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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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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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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Festival of new music goes way, way back
Musician Courtney Brown will bring the past to the present by playing a replica dinosaur skull at New Music Edmonton's annual festival this month.
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Rapper Mouraine reps north Edmonton on debut album
Northside rapper Mouraine is sharing love for his hometown — especially his corner of it — on his debut album, In Search of Gold.
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Moonlighting in cover bands helps musicians make ends meet
For musician Clint Frazier and his collaborators, cover shows like Twain Gretzky Overdrive are a way to achieve the ends of both art and commerce. They'll do it again on April 6 with YO ABBA ABBA!, a tribute to Swedish disco icons ABBA.
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A moment in history: Feb. 22, 1972
On this day 51 years ago, Edmonton polka master Gaby Haas was releasing an album, another addition to a discography that would make him one of Canada's most recorded musicians.
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Open Walls brings 'beautiful chaos' to Bleeding Heart's new home
After a three-year hiatus, Bleeding Heart Art Space has once again opened its walls to original work by local artists of all kinds, this time in its new home in Highlands.
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