Dear Edmonton: You really filled my ears this week. Wow. Thank you. What It Is has two great interviews, one with musician Cassia Hardy of Wares, and the other with Trevor Schmidt and Arielle Rombough of The Good Bride. Both are superb, and I’m not just saying that because Taylor Chadwick enthusiastically promotes our Oct. 24 podcast meetup (though that was … More Edmonton podcast roundup: Oct. 16, 2015
A lot of the blogs that caught my eye this week have business focus, maybe because I’m working on a business of my own here. Take a look: Getting down to business The farmers’ markets are about to move inside, and Elyse Williams of The Local Good has a full list of where to find them. Poppy … More Edmonton blog roundup: Oct. 12, 2015
With a long weekend coming up, perhaps your ears could use some great local listens: Phil Wilson discusses chocolate and joy with the wonderful Jacqueline Jacek on Off Menu. Sarah Hoyles has this Pet Sounds story about Punchy the dog that is pretty much guaranteed to make you cry. On The Expats, Adam Rozenhart talks to a … More Edmonton podcast roundup: Oct. 9, 2015
This was the week that Edmonton went out to play with Spider-Mable, so let’s start there. If you missed the phenomenon, or just want to relive it, Wanye Gretz has a passionate recap. Sonic’s Layne Mitchell has more on Jason Blower’s T-shirt project to raise money for the Children’s Wish Foundation, which made Mable’s epic superhero … More Edmonton blog roundup: Oct. 5, 2015
Twitter told me Wednesday was International Podcast Day. But every day is Podcast Day for me, and I’m especially interested in local ones. Look, here are some now: Yegs and Bacon features a live recording of a thought-provoking and entertaining panel on Indigenous Representation in Pop Culture, featuring James Leask, Richard Van Camp, Patti Laboucane-Benson and … More Edmonton podcast roundup: Oct. 2, 2015
Last week was a hurly-burly happening that tumbled into the weekend and somehow tripled in hurly-burliness. Lots going on, in other words. Here’s some of what was captured. True love Randall Talbot took two posts’ worth of photos at Nuit Blanche (here’s I and here’s II), the all-night contemporary art event that made a lot of … More Edmonton blog roundup: Sept. 28, 2015
This week sees the official start of fall, though we’ve been in that frame of mind for quite some time now, haven’t we? Here are some good things to read, listen to or watch as you cozy up. Going places The Northern Sessions crew shoots a couple of songs by Owls by Nature before the band heads … More Edmonton blog roundup: Sept. 21, 2015
I scroll through a week’s worth of blog posts and podcasts, choose the ingredients that strike my fancy, throw them into this bowl, and watch them coalesce into unexpected themes. And this is what you get: Valerie Lugonja finds a delicious use for her end-of-the-season tomatoes. Kevin Kossowan is gearing up for cider season. Karlynn … More Edmonton blog roundup: Sept. 14, 2015
It’s Labour Day, and the weather has thoughtfully turned drizzly and cold (at least as I write this) so we don’t feel so bad about the unofficial end of summer. I still feel a little bit bad, but I am greatly cheered up by all of the interesting things I found to read and listen to: … More Edmonton blog roundup: Sept. 7, 2015
August in Edmonton has many delights, and I’ve been able to partake in a few, including a couple of Fringe shows (Valentine’s Train and Edgar Allan, both held over), and a good meal at the What the Truck?! food-truck festival. Speaking of which: What the Truck?! co-founder and food blogger extraordinaire Sharon Yeo recaps the … More Edmonton blog roundup: Aug. 24, 2015
Seen and Heard in Edmonton 