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High energy at tonight’s Blues at the Bow
By Medicine Hat News on May 4th, 2019
The Harpoonist & The Axe Murderer. It sounds more like a horror movie but it’s actually the latest offering from Blues at the Bow. The Bow Island spot continues its tradition of attracting some of the biggest names in blues, bringing this duo in tonight. The pair is known for their high energy, sweaty, dance-floor-boogying ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Eye on the Esplanade: Toxic treasures
By medicinehatnews on May 3rd, 2019
Toxic: from the Latin toxicum meaning “poison.” Sitting on a dark shelf, waiting. Causing no harm, an old, old bottle sits. The label painted on the side reads in a fancy script Liq. Arsenic. A gloved hand reaches up onto the dim shelf and with great care lifts down the toxic treasure. While this might ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Hit After Hit, with an East Coast flair
By Chris Brown on May 3rd, 2019
cbrown@medicinehatnews.com@MHNBrown There will be distinct East Coast flair at the city’s country hotspot next week. Canadian country singers George Canyon, Doc Walker and Charlie Major are at Ralph’s Texas Bar & Steakhouse on May 9 on the Hit After Hit Tour. Those three acts and special guest Manny Blu, plus the venue, bring cowboy hats ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Radio Ramblings: A pleasure to have been Alberta bound
By Taylor Herperger on May 2nd, 2019
When I think about Alberta, both as a province and as a concept, I can’t help but bring to mind the distinct imagery carved out by song lyrics. Hot summers, prairie lights, and Rocky Mountain sunsets. Chinooks, big trucks and the wild rose. All things that, on their own, could be an emblem of anywhere, ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!After Dark May 2-8, 2019
By Medicine Hat News on May 2nd, 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!‘Suddenly Mommy’ asks and answers variety of motherhood questions
By Chris Brown on May 2nd, 2019
cbrown@medicinehatnews.com@MHNBrown If you’re looking for inspiration, Oprah Winfrey and Celine Dion aren’t a bad place to start. About to turn 40, struggling with motherhood and feeling a little lost, Anne Marie Scheffler asked herself one question. Who is the person I want to be that I’m not? Turns out the answer was Celine Dion. From ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Cara Matthew bringing jazz-style pop and rock covers to Cafe Verve
By Medicine Hat News on May 1st, 2019
Standing out from the crowd is one way to make your mark in music. Vancouver-born, Toronto-based singer Cara Matthew has found a pretty unique niche to call her own: Jazz and blues renditions of rock and pop chart toppers. Matthew will perform some of these tunes and possibly some original music at Cafe Verve on ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Volbeat, Godsmack in top form, says guitarist ahead of Medicine Hat show
By medicinehatnews on April 29th, 2019
Volbeat and Godsmack are co-headlining the ultimate high octane double bill tonight (Apr. 29) at the Canalta Centre in Medicine Hat with special guest Stitched Up Heart. Doors open at 6:30 p.m. Show kicks off at 7:30 p.m. Tickets are on sale now at ticketmaster.ca or at the Canalta Centre Box Office. On behalf of the News, ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Logan McKillop at Cafe Verve
By Medicine Hat News on April 27th, 2019
Singer. Songwriter. Storyteller. Sophomore album released. All these things describe Logan McKillop, who’ll play at Cafe Verve on Monday. The Manitoba-born McKillop has spent years establishing his chops as a songwriter and earned high praise for his guitar work. His shows and his music will give listeners a full appreciation of just how good music ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Library Chat: Library funding questions abound following election
By medicinehatnews on April 26th, 2019
The election is over and we have a new government so I thought I would review the province’s public library service. Alberta provides about $30 million in operating grants to public libraries. This represents 14 per cent of total library operating revenue. Medicine Hat’s provincial grant was just under $350,000 last year and the same ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Godsmack ready to feed the Hat’s hunger for rock
By Stan Ashbee on April 25th, 2019
ashentertainment@live.com Godsmack, the multiplatinum four-time Grammy Award-nominated band, returns to Canada to turn up their signature high octane live show – along with Danish band Volbeat for the ultimate highly-energized hard rock double bill with special guests Stitched Up Heart. Godsmack and Volbeat – one night only in Medicine Hat April 29 at Canalta Centre. ... Read More »
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