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  • Judi Singh: A Black & South Asian musician from 1950s-70s Edmonton

    Poushali Mitra

    Last year, while exploring South Asian music history in Edmonton, I randomly searched “Singh + artist + 70s Edmonton” and…

  • The Haven Social Club: Buy Lots, Tip Well

    Jamie Ausmus

    The walk up to 15120 Stony Plain Road was a gritty one. Dimly-lit advertisements for adult parlours, pawn shops and…

  • Beatrice Carmichael – The Grand Dame of Edmonton Opera

    Peggy Donnelly

    Known to her students and close friends as Auntie Van, Beatrice Carmichael was a classically trained musician from Chicago, who…

  • Edmonton Folk Fest: How Did We Get Here?

    Bryan Birtles

    In 1980, with the province celebrating its 75th anniversary, an idea was hatched by Don Whalen and Mitch Podolak to…

  • End of an era: Goodbye, Avenue Theatre

    Mike Ross

    The word was given by general manager and talent buyer Steve Derpack, who explained on Facebook that it’s “primarily a…

  • MC Hammer at West Edmonton Mall, 1991

    Bryan Birtles

    In 1991 there was no one bigger than MC Hammer. His 1990 album, Please Hammer, Don’t Hurt ‘Em would eventually go…