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Rock Ramblings: Radio station marks a decade of rock in the Hat

By Medicine Hat News on February 1st, 2018

February is a special month for everyone at 105.3 ROCK. No, not because of Valentine’s Day or Groundhog Day but because we turn 10 years old! Can you believe it has been a decade since we set up the big trailer boom box on the side of Trans-Canada Highway and brought Medicine Hat its first ... Read More »

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After Dark Feb. 1-7

By Medicine Hat News on February 1st, 2018

THURSDAY – Karaoke, Oly’s Alehouse and Eatery, Johnny with Dynamite Sound, win a $100 gift certificate, 9 p.m., 403-548-6597 – 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 ... Read More »

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Public reception tonight for the Esplanade’s current exhibitions

By Medicine Hat News on February 1st, 2018

Medicine Hat News A Medicine Hat photographer’s first solo show, the Gas City debut of the Exposure Photography Festival and crafts and art from war-time will all be celebrated at the Esplanade tonight. The trio of current exhibitions — Wes Bell’s On The Line, Dianne Bos’s The Sleeping Green and Keepsakes of Conflict from the ... Read More »

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King-sized comedy at Industry Pub

By Medicine Hat News on January 27th, 2018

Medicine Hat News Get ready for King-sized laughs at Industry Pub on Sunday evening. Comedian Simon King, who has appeared at the world famous Just For Laughs Festival, Calgary Funnyfest, the HBO U.S. Comedy Arts Fest and the TBS Comedy Festival to name just a few, is touring in Canada and the U.S. in preparation ... Read More »

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Sydney Mae to perform in Esplanade lobby series

By Medicine Hat News on January 26th, 2018

Medicine Hat News The next instalment of the Esplanade Lobby Series is set for Feb. 1 when Alberta-based singer-songwriter Sydney Mae performs in the intimate setting. Mae, a winner of four awards at the North American Country Music Association’s International Competition in Tennessee in 2015 and multi-time nominee for female artist of the year and ... Read More »

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After Dark Jan. 25-31

By Medicine Hat News on January 25th, 2018

THURSDAY – Karaoke, Oly’s Alehouse and Eatery, Johnny with Dynamite Sound, win a $100 gift certificate, 9 p.m., 403-548-6597 – 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 ... Read More »

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Library Chat: Hat connection with Canada Reads 2018

By Medicine Hat News on January 19th, 2018

The Canada Reads 2018 longlist of books has been released with the theme Open Book to Open Your Eyes as the books challenge readers to look differently at themselves, their neighbours, and the world around them. This year is exciting for Medicine Hat as the book “Forgiveness” by Mark Sakamoto has been nominated. Mark grew ... Read More »

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After Dark Jan. 18-24

By Medicine Hat News on January 18th, 2018

THURSDAY – Karaoke, Oly’s Alehouse and Eatery, Johnny with Dynamite Sound, win a $100 gift certificate, 9 p.m., 403-548-6597 – 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 ... Read More »

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Rock Ramblings: New releases that will keep you rockin’ in 2018

By Medicine Hat News on January 11th, 2018

Happy New Year, from me — the new guy in the 105.3 Rock family — to you! Last time around, our producer, Melissa, wrote about some of the biggest rock songs of 2017, and where they placed on our year-end “Rock 20 Countdown.” Today I’m looking ahead a bit, at a few highly anticipated rock ... Read More »

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After Dark Jan. 11-17

By Medicine Hat News on January 11th, 2018

THURSDAY – Karaoke, Oly’s Alehouse and Eatery, Johnny with Dynamite Sound, win a $100 gift certificate, 9 p.m., 403-548-6597 – 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 ... Read More »

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Rock Ramblings: No. 1 rock song of the year: Green Day’s ‘Still Breathing’

By Medicine Hat News on January 4th, 2018

It’s already 2018, eh? Crazy how fast 2017 blew by us. A ton of things happened in the year from the massive success of the Foo Fighters’ “Concrete an Gold” album, to the tragic passing of rock legends like Gord Downie, Chester Bennington, Chris Cornell and many more. So as we came to the end, ... Read More »

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