Edmonton Events: Three to See includes Doug Organ, a Brett Miles reading and Ghostbusters

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Edmonton Events: Three to See includes Doug Organ, a Brett Miles reading and Ghostbusters

Posted By: jasabacklink October 28, 2023

The Organ Method: The staggeringly talented keyboard player-composer-engineer Doug Organ (who’s toured with Grammy nominees Antibalas) is back in Edmonton from sunny L.A., guest lecturing at MacEwan University on his techniques and philosophy. While that’s sadly not open to the public, sweet news is he’s also playing a few shows around town, jumping in with both The Superband for the first time since 2015 and Stew Kirkwood’s The Almighty Turtlenecks at the Commerical Saturday. Then, Halloween night, he’s hosting the jam at The Yardbird Suite with his quartet — guitarist Peter Belec, bassist Dan Churchill, drummer Jamie Cooper. This guy is a master musician, make the time.

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Details: 8 p.m. Sat. at The Commercial, $15/adv at bluesonwhyte.com, $25/door

A Haunting at OSPAC: Speaking of Halloween Tuesday, Cosmopolitan Music Society presents A Night of Spooky Music, Strange Instruments, & Spirits from the CMS Tuesday Band & Jazz Orchestra, electronic dance group Bordeaux, a spooky reading of the late Brett Miles’ horror story WORD SEARCH by Dani Miles and Theremin-playing MC Dave Clarke. Notes player-promoter John Armstrong, “Tuesday Night Band has 52 members, Jazz Orchestra has 16 — and my little ensemble includes two narrators, two singers, two Theremin players, guitars, drums bass and Chapman Stick.” Worth it for the Miles story alone, I’d wager.

A horror story by the late, great Brett Miles is being read at A Haunting at OSPAC on Halloween. Photo by supplied

Details: 7 p.m. at OSPAC (8426 Gateway Blvd.), $15/adv. at showpass.com www.showpass.com/a-haunting-at-ospac, $20/door

Ghostbusters (1984): Even if you didn’t manage to get tickets to John Waters Saturday night, you can still haunt Garneau Theatre that afternoon cackling with laughter at what I’d say is the best comedy of all time. Ivan Reitman’s total classic sees Bill Murray, Dan Aykroyd, Harold Ramis and of course Rick Moranis in top form, and as a special bonus, the Alberta Ghostbusters cosplay organization will be selling merch and photo ops raising money for Stollery Children’s Hospital. Kids 12 and under get in free, too!

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