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Radio Ramblings: Songs you’re embarrassed to admit you like – Volume 2
By medicinehatnews on June 6th, 2019
A few years ago, I wrote a column about the songs you’re embarrassed to admit you like. Well I am recently back to the office after becoming a mom and taking a year of maternity leave and boy I’ll tell you, once you become a parent, there is a whole other category of music you ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Quinn Bachand is swinging into JazzFest
By medicinehatnews on June 6th, 2019
cbrown@medicinehatnews.com@MHNBrown Some people aren’t made to stay in one place, always desiring to be on the move, exploring and travelling. Wanderlust, they call it. Quinn Bachand is afflicted with a musical wanderlust of sorts, which actually causes the more common wanderlust is his life as well. The past few months have already seen Bachand in ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Fiddle master Scott Woods is back at the Monarch Theatre this week
By Medicine Hat News on June 4th, 2019
Renowned Canadian fiddle champion Scott Woods will be Fiddlin’ Around in Medicine Hat this week. The fiddle master, always a hot ticket when he comes to Medicine Hat, will perform his new show, titled Fiddlin’ Around on June 6 at 7 p.m. at the Monarch Theatre. The “Branson-style” show will fiddle tunes, traditional country and ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Eye on the Esplanade: What’s new with the HRC?
By Karen-Anne Cherwonogrodzky on May 31st, 2019
As the heritage assistant with the city, my main role is to support the heritage resources committee, more commonly known as the HRC. This is a very active committee that in 2018 recorded a total of 828 volunteer hours. These hours do not include the 160 hours donated by the Ewart Duggan House Heritage Garden ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Jazz Pick: JazzFest co-headliner Laila Biali is something unusual, in a good way
By Lyle Rebbeck on May 31st, 2019
@medhatjazz LAILA BIALI Sometimes an artist comes along who just seems to have that something that can’t be put into words. There’s something about the writing, the arranging, the sound of the voice, the energy that just gives you a feeling that you are in the presence of something unusual. Laila Biali is just such ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Boney M booked for December
By Medicine Hat News on May 31st, 2019
Boney M, singers of the Christmas staple “Mary’s Boy Child,” will be in Medicine Hat in December. The group that also counts “Rasputin” “Ma Baker” and “Belfast” among its eight No. 1 singles on the European charts will perform at the Canalta Centre on Dec. 6. “Boney M. has a live show that is as ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Radio Ramblings: Music can make or break the movie
By medicinehatnews on May 30th, 2019
I was administering the appropriate amount of ketchup to my KD recently when it hit me harder than a stubbed toe in the wee hours of a house full of family that the best part about macaroni and cheese is the always overlooked cheese portion of the Tuesday evening supper staple. Without the cheese all ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!After Dark May 30-June 5, 2019
By Medicine Hat News on May 30th, 2019
THURSDAY – Live jam, Cecil Hotel, 9 p.m. – Ride the Mechanical Bull, Ralph’s Texas Bar and Steakhouse, 9 p.m. – Top 40 DJ music with Ryan Stewart, Temptation Night Club, 9 p.m.-2 a.m. – DJ jam nights, Corona, 9 p.m. – Karaoke, Mainliner Pub – Cozy Comedy’s Netflix & Chill comedy special on the ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!JazzFest performer Bellflower bridging old jazz and new sounds
By Chris Brown on May 30th, 2019
cbrown@medicinehatnews.com@MHNBrown The Netflix show “Stranger Things” isn’t the only place you’ll hear the words “upside down” this summer. At Medicine Hat JazzFest on June 29, Bellflower presents its show and album “Upside Down.” Fewer monsters and death, more music and dancing, probably. The album won’t be released until September and Medicine Hat will be among ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!‘Six Dance Lessons in Six Weeks’ at Medicine Hat Lodge cancelled
By Medicine Hat News on May 25th, 2019
The local presentation of “Six Dance Lessons in Six Weeks” scheduled to begin its run on Wednesday has been cancelled. The Medicine Hat Lodge, the host venue, issued a release on Friday afternoon. “Due to conflicting schedules we have had to cancel ‘Six Dance Lessons in Six Weeks’ starring Morgan Fairchild, which was scheduled to ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Pops and Favourites returns this weekend
By Medicine Hat News on May 24th, 2019
Medicine Hat Concert Band Society is back with another edition of Pops and Favourites this weekend. The Saturday concert, which starts at 7:30 p.m., marks the sixth edition of the popular series. The theme for this one is Trilogies, Movies and Rhapsodies. Conductor Bill Wahl and the Andante and Allegro concert bands will present “themes ... Read More »
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