{"data":{"id":"d981640a-8792-4877-824c-83070b205588","originKind":"SYNDICATED","title":"Fun stuff to see: Sam Roberts, The Sheepdogs and Gil Cardinal's Foster Child","summary":"Sam Roberts Band: Mere days ago celebrating the 20th anniversary of groundbreaking rock record Chemical City, Roberts & Co. are set to explore a long career full of catchy, wing-spreader hits like Where Have All the Good People Gone?, Brother Down and the jangly Hard Road.\n\nIt’s going to be a sweet soft-seat show as the six-time-Juno-winner plays the aforementioned album in its original entirety before coming back and hitting other crowd-pleasers let’s maybe not spoil here.\n\nPrice is right, too – don’t miss this nicely curated set list, five stops only across the country.\n\nDetails: 8 p.m. Saturday at Northern Alberta Jubilee Auditorium (11455 87 Ave,); $49.25 and up at jubileeauditorium.com\n\nBeth Graham & Brian Webb: In an unusual twist into the straightforward, decade-long artist friends Graham and Webb are revealing themselves in two revealing monologues.\n\nConsidering the question of who they are today, actor-playwright Graham’s piece is called Turn Left Gather Speed, while experimental dancer and choreographer Webb’s is An Old White Fag Sits At His Desk … Naked.\n\nThink of it as in-person revelation with body movement, boldly unlocking the creative brains of two artists who have been through the wars, Graham confronting a major life shift while Webb’s piece opens with him carrying a box he tells the crowd contains the ashes of his partner who died by suicide.\n\nDetails: 8 p.m. through Sunday at Roxy Theatre (10709 124 St.), $40 at theatrenetwork.ca\n\nEdmonton Tattoo & Arts Festival: Whip out your shaved parts, one of the biggest tattoo fests in Carney’s Canada is about to buzz through Expo Centre all weekend.\n\nNo less than 450 tattoo artists, local to international, will be showing off their designs and, as Edmonton tattoo artist Travis Salty of Easy Tiger explains, “It’s pretty fun to scope out.\n\n“They have a weird burlesque and fire spinner show every year, and the crowd is a mix of exhibitionists and bumpkins from the small towns who bring their kids,” he says affectionately.\n\nIndeed, the sexy Burning Desire Fire Show and Finnegan’s Circus run multiple times over the weekend, adult night being Friday, where mainstage can include toplessness.\n\nYou can also enter contests ($10 entry fee) for lettering, colours, realistic and geometric tattoos — head to albertatattooshows.com for info on how to enter, a full schedule, as well as what ticket is best for you.\n\nDetails: 4 p.m. – midnight Fri., noon – 11 p.m. Sat., noon – 6 p.m. Sun. Edmonton Expo Centre (7515 118 Ave.), $36.69 Fri. or Sat., $31.56 Sun., $88 weekend pass at alberatattooshows/com\n\nThe Sheepdogs: While Paul McCarney has understandable mixed feelings about “bigger than The Beatles” Oasis, Saskatoon’s The Sheepdogs can boast Guess Who approval on the level of Randy Bachman performing live with them in the past.\n\nPoint being, while the band is for sure its own thing, there’s an epic classic dad-rock vibe to them that’s always a pleasure to witness, here Monday inside the Out All Night Tour on the winding road to headlining Salmon Arm Roots and Blues Fest in July after playing Burton Cummings Theatre in Winnipeg Friday.\n\nAnd a friendly reminder: The Guess Who itself is here at the Downtown rink June 10 in this unprecedented year of rock shows.\n\nDetails: 8 p.m. Monday at Winspear Centre (4 Sir Winston Churchill Sq.), $57.71 at thesheepdogs.com\n\nFoster Child (1987): A key event at Dreamspeakers International Film Festival, The National Film Board of Canada is doing a special screening of the late, great director Gil Cardinal’s autobiographical documentary, now with Cree subtitles.\n\nA panel will follow the film, while the festival itself enters its online screening phase through the 27th at dreamspeakers.org.\n\nDetails: 7 p.m. at Landmark Cinemas (Edmonton City Centre), $11.53\n\nfgriwkowsky@postmedia.com\n\n@fisheyefoto.bsky.social\n\nRelated Edmonton's The Book Boudoir has love between the covers\n\nHeadliners Raul Midón, Shebad join Hiromi's Sonicwonder at JazzFest June 19-28\n\nBookmark our website and support our journalism: Don’t miss the news you need to know — add EdmontonJournal.com and EdmontonSun.com to your bookmarks and sign up for our newsletters here.\n\nYou can also support our journalism by becoming a digital subscriber. Subscribers gain unlimited access to The Edmonton Journal, Edmonton Sun, National Post and 13 other Canadian news sites. Support us by subscribing today: The Edmonton Journal | The Edmonton Sun.\n\nLove concerts, but can't make it to the venue? Stream live shows and events from your couch with VEEPS, a music-first streaming service now operating in Canada. Click here for an introductory offer of 30% off. Explore upcoming concerts and the extensive archive of past performances.","url":"https://edmontonjournal.com/entertainment/edmonton-events-sam-roberts-sheepdogs-tattoo-festival","imageUrl":"https://smartcdn.gprod.postmedia.digital/edmontonjournal/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/0417-take5-roberts.jpg","publishedAt":"2026-04-16T18:27:25.000Z","sourceLabel":"Edmonton Journal Music","tags":["Entertainment","Local Arts","Movies","Music","Theatre"],"authorName":"Fish Griwkowsky","contentHtml":"\"Sam

Sam Roberts Band : Mere days ago celebrating the 20th anniversary of groundbreaking rock record Chemical City, Roberts & Co. are set to explore a long career full of catchy, wing-spreader hits like Where Have All the Good People Gone?, Brother Down and the jangly Hard Road.

It’s going to be a sweet soft-seat show as the six-time-Juno-winner plays the aforementioned album in its original entirety before coming back and hitting other crowd-pleasers let’s maybe not spoil here.

Price is right, too – don’t miss this nicely curated set list, five stops only across the country.

Details : 8 p.m. Saturday at Northern Alberta Jubilee Auditorium (11455 87 Ave,); $49.25 and up at jubileeauditorium.com

Beth Graham & Brian Webb : In an unusual twist into the straightforward, decade-long artist friends Graham and Webb are revealing themselves in two revealing monologues.

Considering the question of who they are today, actor-playwright Graham’s piece is called Turn Left Gather Speed, while experimental dancer and choreographer Webb’s is An Old White Fag Sits At His Desk … Naked.

Think of it as in-person revelation with body movement, boldly unlocking the creative brains of two artists who have been through the wars, Graham confronting a major life shift while Webb’s piece opens with him carrying a box he tells the crowd contains the ashes of his partner who died by suicide.

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Details : 8 p.m. through Sunday at Roxy Theatre (10709 124 St.), $40 at theatrenetwork.ca

Edmonton Tattoo & Arts Festival : Whip out your shaved parts, one of the biggest tattoo fests in Carney’s Canada is about to buzz through Expo Centre all weekend.

No less than 450 tattoo artists, local to international, will be showing off their designs and, as Edmonton tattoo artist Travis Salty of Easy Tiger explains, “It’s pretty fun to scope out.

“They have a weird burlesque and fire spinner show every year, and the crowd is a mix of exhibitionists and bumpkins from the small towns who bring their kids,” he says affectionately.

Indeed, the sexy Burning Desire Fire Show and Finnegan’s Circus run multiple times over the weekend, adult night being Friday, where mainstage can include toplessness.

You can also enter contests ($10 entry fee) for lettering, colours, realistic and geometric tattoos — head to albertatattooshows.com for info on how to enter, a full schedule, as well as what ticket is best for you.

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Details : 4 p.m. – midnight Fri., noon – 11 p.m. Sat., noon – 6 p.m. Sun. Edmonton Expo Centre (7515 118 Ave.), $36.69 Fri. or Sat., $31.56 Sun., $88 weekend pass at alberatattooshows/com

The Sheepdogs : While Paul McCarney has understandable mixed feelings about “bigger than The Beatles” Oasis, Saskatoon’s The Sheepdogs can boast Guess Who approval on the level of Randy Bachman performing live with them in the past.

Point being, while the band is for sure its own thing, there’s an epic classic dad-rock vibe to them that’s always a pleasure to witness, here Monday inside the Out All Night Tour on the winding road to headlining Salmon Arm Roots and Blues Fest in July after playing Burton Cummings Theatre in Winnipeg Friday.

And a friendly reminder: The Guess Who itself is here at the Downtown rink June 10 in this unprecedented year of rock shows.

Details : 8 p.m. Monday at Winspear Centre (4 Sir Winston Churchill Sq.), $57.71 at thesheepdogs.com

Foster Child (1987) : A key event at Dreamspeakers International Film Festival , The National Film Board of Canada is doing a special screening of the late, great director Gil Cardinal’s autobiographical documentary, now with Cree subtitles.

A panel will follow the film, while the festival itself enters its online screening phase through the 27th at dreamspeakers.org .

Details : 7 p.m. at Landmark Cinemas (Edmonton City Centre), $11.53

fgriwkowsky@postmedia.com

@fisheyefoto.bsky.social

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