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Music News 

There’s a JUNO week auction that’s offering some pretty cool stuff

March 8, 2023March 8, 2023 Alan Cross 0 Comments Auction, Edmonton, Juno Awards, Junos, MuisCounts, Music Education

MusiCounts is the music education arm of CARAS, the people who stage the JUNO Awards every year. Leading up to

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Music News 

The nominations for the 2023 Juno Awards are out

February 1, 2023February 1, 2023 Alan Cross 0 Comments 2023, Awards, Edmonton, Juno

The 2023 Junos are set for Edmonton in March, so we need some nominations, right? The Weeknd has six with

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Music Industry Music News 

The JUNOS return to Edmonton for 2023

May 11, 2022May 11, 2022 Alan Cross 0 Comments 2023, Edmonton, Juno Awards, Junos

This is JUNO Week in Toronto as the industry prepares for the first proper JUNO ceremony in three years. Traditionally,

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Music News 

RIP Mr. Chi Pig

July 18, 2020July 20, 2020 Gilles LeBlanc 0 Comments Edmonton, Mr. Chi Pig, Open Your Mouth and Say..., Punk Rock, RIP, SNFU, Vancouver

The above image is from Ken Chinn’s AKA Mr. Chi Pig’s last-ever interview with BeatRoute Magazine, and pretty much says

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Controversy 

Former Misfits Singer Appearance Cancelled After Social Media Review

September 24, 2018September 23, 2018 Larry Lootsteen 3 Comments Edmonton, Michale Graves, Misfits, Up + Downtown Festival

It’s not every day a performer gets tossed from the bill at a music festival. Especially when it relates to

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Music Industry Music News 

Dead Venues: A series of short films on how bands are losing places to play

August 30, 2018August 30, 2018 Alan Cross 0 Comments Dead Venues, Edmonton

A while back Cameron Gordon’s Completely Ignored featured a post on Toronto music venues that no longer exist. The declining

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Music News 

Attention Edmonton: I’m Coming Your Way

August 17, 2017August 16, 2017 Alan Cross 1 Comment 2017, Edmonton, Uptown Downtown Music Festival

I’ve been asked to speak about geeky music things at the Uptown + Downtown Music Festival in Edmonton on Thanksgiving

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Music History 

It Was 30 Years Ago Today That a Tornado Ripped Through Edmonton. There’s a Song About It.

July 31, 2017 Alan Cross 0 Comments Black Friday, Edmonton, Rural Alberta Advantage, Tornado

It was a Friday afternoon in 1987 when the skies over Edmonton turned ominously dark. Thunderstorms were moving through and

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Music News 

BreakOut West Announces 2017 Western Canadian Music Award Nominees

April 27, 2017April 26, 2017 Mathew Kahansky 0 Comments 2017, BreakOut West, Edmonton, Nominees, Western Canadian Music Awards

Canada’s a pretty big country, and getting music across the provinces – like, from one physical location to the other

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Music News 

Meat Loaf Collapses Onstage in Edmonton

June 17, 2016 Alan Cross 0 Comments Edmonton, Meat Loaf

Meat Loaf has not been 100% for a while with stories of health problems going back for years. Last night

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Music News 

Edmonton Fan Helps the Foo Fighters Cover “Tom Sawyer”

August 14, 2015August 14, 2015 Alan Cross 0 Comments Cover Versions, Edmonton, Foo Fighters, Rush, Tom Sawyer

The Foo Fighters continue to have a tremendous amount of fun on their North American tour by engaging their fans

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