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On-stage performance series continues with McMaster

By Medicine Hat News on November 9th, 2018

Medicine Hat News Luke McMaster continues the Medicine Hat Brewing Company ON-Stage Series next week at the Esplanade. McMaster’s latest solo project, “Icons of Soul,” sees the singer-songwriter up his game when it comes to the Motown and soul sounds that have always been a part of his music. The new music is said to ... Read More »

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Eye on the Esplanade: Archives connecting with community organizations

By Medicine Hat News on November 9th, 2018

Medicine Hat has always been home to numerous clubs and organizations. These service clubs, fraternities, sororities, labour organizations, advocates, enthusiasts, and other groups are an integral part of the social and cultural fabric of our community. Over the past decades, dozens of groups have donated records to the Esplanade Archives to preserve their history and ... Read More »

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Radio Ramblings: Where does exclusivity fit in the age of on demand?

By Medicine Hat News on November 8th, 2018

Just this past week legendary indie record label Sub Pop announced it’s bringing back its once well-loved Sub Pop Singles Club. The service is probably not overly familiar for the millennials in the crowd, but for those Gen Xers out there who used this service from 1988 until 1993 to discover tracks such as Nirvana’s ... Read More »

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Headstones’ upcoming tour and future a true picture of health

By Ryan Dahlman on November 8th, 2018

Ryan Dahlman Southern Alberta Newspapers Fans of the hard rocking punk band the Headstones who saw them at the Esplanade Arts and Heritage Centre less than a year ago get another opportunity next week. This promises to be a different concert for one main reason. The Nov. 12 visit from the Kingston crew is a ... Read More »

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After Dark Nov. 8-14

By Medicine Hat News on November 8th, 2018

Note: Some listings may be cancelled due to the Remembrance Day long weekend. Check with the club. 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. ... Read More »

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Allegro band to mark 100th anniversary of war’s end with Nov. 10 concert

By Medicine Hat News on November 3rd, 2018

Medicine Hat News The allegro band of the Medicine Hat Concert Band Society will mark the 100th anniversary of the end of the First World War with a free performance next weekend. We Will Remember Them will take place Nov. 10 at 2 p.m. at the Esplanade. Conductor Bill Wahl and the allegro band will ... Read More »

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Telemetry comes to the Esplanade on Nov. 6

By Medicine Hat News on November 3rd, 2018

Medicine Hat News A unique dance show will take place at the Esplanade next week. Telemetry, on the main stage Nov. 6 at 7:30 p.m., aims to “voice how the human body is an antenna and satellite for sound, energy, and memory,” reads the Esplanade’s tixx.ca site. The show is part of the Esplanade Dance ... Read More »

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Momentum keeps The Glorious Sons going strong

By Medicine Hat News on November 2nd, 2018

Stan Ashbee Special to the News It’s been a banner year for The Glorious Sons, as the Kingston, Ont., band won a Juno Award for rock album of the year and a group of the year award at the 2018 Indies. Their latest release “Young Beauties and Fools” also landed the band its first No. ... Read More »

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Library Chat: E-audiobook resource, Hoopla, now available at public library

By Medicine Hat News on November 2nd, 2018

The library has acquired a new e-audiobook resource we are excited about. If you don’t know, e-audiobooks are recorded books that you can listen to on your phone or other electronic device. Audiobooks on CD or tape have been around for years and years but this new digital version is important for reasons I will ... Read More »

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Five More Questions with Lindsay Ell

By Chris Brown on November 1st, 2018

Calgary’s Lindsay Ell has been making a name for herself in country music on both side of the border. She’s performing at the Esplanade on Nov. 2. We have a full feature on Lindsay in Thursday’s issue, but Chris Brown had so much fun talking to her he asked five more questions for an online ... Read More »

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Radio Ramblings: Tales from the crypt, er, the courthouse

By Medicine Hat News on November 1st, 2018

I have for you a true crime story, one that happened in this very city. The following information has been withheld for years, but I feel it’s time the public hear this compelling tale. This month marks the 10th year I’ve been with 102.1 CJCY. I’ve had a few different roles over the last decade ... Read More »

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