Back in April Aoife O’Donovan played an intimate show at the Sinclair in Cambridge, Massachusetts in front of an audience packed with family and friends.
The performance and loose stage banter forms O’Donovan’s first concert album Man In a Neon Coat: Live from Cambridge.
Available digitally and on CD, the 16 tracks are full of songs from O’Donovan’s two studio albums, Fossils and In the Magic Hour. She’s also added a couple of Joni Mitchell and Emmylou Harris covers.
Although touring predominantly in American cities, O’Donovan makes a one-off stop at St. Albert’s Arden Theatre on Wednesday, Nov. 9 at 7:30 p.m. Tickets are $34. Call 780-459-1542 or at ticketmaster.ca.
From the Ryman Auditorium to Tootsie’s Orchid Lounge, Nashville country singer Lisa Brokop has followed in the steps of country’s biggest legends.
In particular, Patsy Cline has been a powerful influence in her 20-year career. The Canadian Country Music Award winner presents Lisa Brokop: the Patsy Cline Project, a tribute to the founding icon of country music.
Brokop will sing Cline memorables such as Walkin’ After Midnight, I Fall to Pieces, and Crazy.
The Patsy Cline Project runs tonight at 7:30 p.m. Tickets are available at 780-939-4361 or at tixonthesquare.ca.
If you’re into high-calibre cool jazz, the Yardbird Suite’s 10th annual Festival of Canadian Jazz is the place to be. Until Nov. 12, it offers a complement of fusion, vocal jazz, straight-ahead and experimental sounds.
Tonight cool dudes A/B Trio which includes St. Albert drummer Thom Bennett driving the beat for Daniel Davis and Josh McHan share a double bill with the Gord Grdina-Houle-Loewen band.
Doors at 7 p.m. Showtime at 8 p.m. Member price is $22. Guests $26. Tickets at the door first come, first served.
There’s been a run on tickets for the Citadel Theatre’s newest hit Million Dollar Quartet. To accommodate patrons, the Citadel has added three performances on Thursday, Nov. 17, Friday, Nov. 18 and Saturday, Nov. 19 at 7:30 p.m.
This jukebox musical is about four of rock ’n’ roll’s great legends: Elvis Presley, Johnny Cash, Jerry Lee Lewis and Carl Perkins and their relationship to Sam Phillips, founder of Sun Records.
Former St. Albert musician Ted Dykstra Million Dollar Quartet directs.
For tickets call 780-425-1820 or purchase online at citadeltheatre.com.
