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Sagat, soprano and The Stampeders
GUY DAVIS
It’s possible that you know him as Dr. Josh Hall in One Life to Live, or as Rae Dawn Chong’s co-star in Beat Street, but Guy Davis has mostly made himself a name in the last few decades as a top-ranked bluesman. The New York-born musician and occasional actor has been recording since 1978, grabbing a W.C. Handy award nomination for 2003’s Chocolate to the Bone, with Kokomo Kidd his latest effort. The son of legendary show biz icons Ossie Davis and Ruby Dee, Davis slides between television, film, Broadway, and live musical performances When: Thursday, Nov. 9 at 7 p.m. Where: Festival Place,
100 Festival Way, Sherwood Park
Admission: $23.50, available from the Festival Place box office or from Ticketmaster
Info: ticketmaster.ca
EVENING OF POETRY
Former Poet Laureate of Edmonton Alice Major hosts an evening of poetry over at Audreys Books on Thursday night. Major is publishing her 11th collection of poetry next April, while Randy Kohan is gearing up to release his third, Hive, for Ekstasis Editions later this year. Antoinette Voute Roeder has four volumes of poetry, and B.C.’s Susan McCaslin most recently released Painter, Poet, Mountain: After Cezanne, her 14th volume of poetry.
When: Thursday, Nov. 9, 7 p.m. to 9 p.m.
Where: Audreys Books, 10702 Jasper Ave. Admission: Free Info: facebook.com
HOLLYWOOD SOUNDS
Looking for some California sounds in the midst of our current cold spell? Violinist Andrew Wan and vocalist Tyler Hamilton team up with the ESO and guest conductor Michale Krajewski for Friday and Saturday night performances of The Glorious Sound of Hollywood. Music from the golden age of Tinseltown will be explored, with pieces from Seahawk, The Wizard of Oz, Schindler’s List, The Sound of Music among the scores featured.
When: Friday, Nov. 10 and Saturday, Nov. 11 at 8 p.m. Where: Winspear Centre
Admission: $15 to $96, available from the Winspear box office or website
Info: winspearcentre.com
GWAR
The musical equivalent of World of Warcraft returns with a new album, their 14th since assembling in 1984, and a new lead singer in Blothar the Berserker. While The Blood of Gods has done pretty well for a Gwar album, peaking at No. 13 on the Billboard Top Hard Rock Albums chart, it’s their shows that matter the most, as they spray down audience members with copious amounts of fake blood and mutilate celebrity and politician stand-ins in an orgy of cartoonish violence. All in jest, of course; opening for the veteran shock rockers are Ghoul, He is Legend, and U.S. Bastards.
When: Friday, Nov. 10 at 7 p.m. Where: Union Hall, 6240 99 St.
Admission: $29.50, available at the door or in advance from Ticketfly
Info: ticketfly.com
STAMPEDERS
One of Alberta’s most successful pop exports, Calgary’s Stampeders continue their rock ’n’ roll duty with a visit to the River Cree on Friday night. The three-piece is best known for such indelible hits as Sweet City Woman, Wild Eyes, and a cover of Ray Charles’ Hit the Road, Jack, but they also boast a deep discography of singles that still pop up on AM radio every now again, like Devil You and Carry Me. Frontman Rich Dodson and drummer Kim Berly are still around from their original incarnation as The Rebound, while bassist Ronnie King is the relative newcomer, signing on when they officially became The Stampeders in 1965. When: Friday, Nov. 10 at 9:30 p.m. Where: River Cree Resort & Casino, 300 East Lapotac Blvd., Enoch
Admission: $31 to $48, available from Ticketmaster Info: ticketmaster.ca
AGONY PIPE
Early ’90s punk rock has come a-calling in the form of the Agony Pipe and Rusty Nails reunion tour, setting down at the Mercury Room for a visit on Saturday night. Mainstay Calgary and Vancouver bands in the era before punk broke big, both hit the road hard in their time before dissolving, as all great bands must. Opening are PrimeApes. When: Saturday, Nov. 11 at 8 p.m. Where: Mercury Room, 10575 114 St.
Admission: $10, available at the door or in advance from Yeglive
Info: yeglive.ca
REMEMBRANCE DAY
The achievements and sacrifices of those who served our country in times of both war and peace are honoured at the Remembrance Day service being held at City Hall this Saturday. The 20-minute service starts at the City Room, with seats available on a first-come, first-served basis, after which an outdoor procession winds its way to the cenotaph, where a wreath-laying ceremony will take place. A Victoria Cross medal earned by Pte. Cecil John Kinross at the Battle of Passchendaele will also be on view. When: Saturday, Nov. 11, 10:15 a.m. to 10:35 a.m. Where: City Room, City Hall Admission: Free Info: edmonton.ca
BOB SAGET
He’ll always be known as Danny Tanner, one of the trio of father figures in Full House, but Bob Saget has carved out a career beyond that. Not only did he simultaneously host the successful America’s Funniest Home Videos, he also started a film career, picking up roles in the sequel to Dumb and Dumber, The Aristocrats and Madagascar, and also directing cult film Dirty Work in 1998. He’s also a standup comedian, which is how he’ll be appearing at the River Cree on Saturday night. When: Saturday, Nov. 11 at 9:30 p.m.
Where: River Cree Resort & Casino, 300 East Lapotac Blvd., Enoch
Admission: $52 to $179, available from Ticketmaster Info: ticketmaster.ca
ALBERTA BAROQUE ENSEMBLE
Soprano Dawn Bailey and flautist Elizabeth Koch are the special guests at the second concert of the Alberta Baroque Ensemble’s second concert of the season.
Baroque Chamber Music Treasures features a quartet of composers, including Vivaldi’s Trio for Violin, Cello, and Continuo in C Minor and Telemann’s Concerto for Flute, Violin, Cello, and Continuo in G Major. When: Sunday, Nov. 12 at 3 p.m. Where: Robertson-Wesley United Church, 10209 23 St.
Admission: $30, adults; $25, students and seniors; $15, youth 17 and under. Available at the door or from Tix on the Square
Info: tixonthesquare.ca
HALSEY
Pop singer Ashley Nicolette Frangipane, a.k.a. Halsey, comes to town on Wednesday evening with her latest effort, Hopeless Fountain Kingdom. The New Jersey born singer-songwriter hit the top of the charts in North America with the album, her second release after 2015’s Badlands, which threw out the singles Now or Never and Bad at Love. Opening are PartyNextDoor and Charli XCX
When: Wednesday, Nov. 15 at 7 p.m.
Where: Rogers Place
Admission: $29.50 to $79.50, available from Ticketmaster
Info: ticketmaster.ca