Entertainment

Funk-rock and blues will fill The Matchbox when the Lindsey White Band takes the stage in Red Deer on Saturday, April 18.

TORONTO — A day after Billy Bob Thornton said Canadian audiences were like mashed potatoes without gravy, the actor professed his love for the Great White North.

Chosen, Irish Metal Transplants , tour Central Alberta with stops in Sylvan Lake at Chef Francisco Pub on May 1 and Red Deer’s Cheers North on May 4. For information call Chef’s at 403-887-3345 or Cheers at 403-341-4566.

The Cirque du Soleil’s 25th-anniversary show may have an insect theme but the entertainment powerhouse’s president isn’t bugged by the current economic climate.

Saving a ticket stub from a memorable concert may soon be a thing of the past.

Jay Leno was in his element — pacing the stage, running his hand through his hair and launching joke after joke.

People who find jazz music intimidating, snooty or just plain impenetrable have probably never heard the Hutchinson Andrew Trio perform — or at least that’s Kodi Hutchinson’s hope.

Central Alberta musicians can win the chance to perform at an outdoor festival this summer — and get paid for it.

The Fox network is letting employees of some troubled small businesses decide which one of their colleagues will be laid off and turning the results into a reality show.

TORONTO — Actor Billy Bob Thornton has laid claim to his own Joaquin Phoenix moment.