Alternative Weekends with Chantal

Hey, it’s Chantal. Sometimes it’s hard to keep track or be in the know about all the cool things going on in the city or online! Social media can get flooded, life can get chaotic, you know how it is. That’s what this is here for! Alternative Weekends is a nifty little series with the top 3 things happening in Edmonton or on SONiC, over the weekend. Who’s releasing a new album? Is there a SONiC artist live streaming? What can you do in Edmonton this weekend? Those questions will be answered here.

Here are 3 things to check out this weekend:

1. Experience The Edmonton Cat Festival online

TICKETS NOW ON SALE for the VIRTUAL #YEGCatFest May 29 AND 30, 2021! ????

Tune in for hours of CAT-ivities and ameowzing purr-gramming. 100% proceeds donated to @LittleCatsLost @SCARS_Alberta @AARCS_Canada!????

Tix + sched: https://t.co/q8kOSrGGRv #yeg #exploreedmonton #yegevents pic.twitter.com/xOr1LGKyAo

— Edmonton Cat Fest (@YEGCatFest) May 2, 2021

This year the Edmonton Cat Festival is going virtual, however they still have a their vendor marketplace, online activities, and workshops to check out. You’ll be able to enjoy Cat Trivia, Virtual Cat Yoga, Cat Video Games, Catios 101, How to Train Your Cat to be an Adventure Cat and a ton more!

The festival will run Saturday-Sunday, May 29-30th from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Plus, ticket holders will also be able to “binge their own Cat Fest” with recordings available for up to three weeks following the live virtual weekend.

For a full list or purrgrams or to get tickets, click here right meow.

2. Listen to The Sheepdogs’ new EP

Well the cats out of the bag. We’re back with NO SIMPLE THING – 6 new bangers out MAY 28 on Vinyl. Pre-order/ Pre-save here https://t.co/RfEXXfQ4dV pic.twitter.com/6yWQCEVFxY

— The Sheepdogs (@TheSheepdogs) April 30, 2021

This Friday, May 28th, The Sheepdogs are releasing their new EP No Simple Thing. The release will have 6 songs, including their latest single “Keep On Loving You”, which is the first piece of new music we’ve heard from them in 3 years.

To pre-save No Simple Thing, click here.

To celebrate the EP the band is also doing a free livestream, with the goal of breaking the world record for most beers shotgunned at once.

Claim your spot and find more details here.

We’re throwing a virtual party FRIDAY to celebrate our new EP in the most hoser way possible. We’re gonna try and break the world record for most beers shotgunned at once on zoom. Come hang with us. Free fix https://t.co/UL7yl0RWpI pic.twitter.com/HqyQ2L996f

— The Sheepdogs (@TheSheepdogs) May 25, 2021

3. Watch Disney’s Cruella, with Florence + The Machine on the soundtrack

I tried to be sweet, I tried to be kind, but I feel much better now that I’m out of my mind
Call Me Cruella. Listen at https://t.co/jcEraBZxwO@cruella @disney pic.twitter.com/lntyQkCENC

— florence welch (@florencemachine) May 21, 2021

This Friday, Cruella is being released on Disney+ with Emma Stone starring as the titular character, Cruella de Vil.

For the film, Florence + The Machine have released a new track called “Call Me Cruella”.

About the song, Florence Welch said “Some of the first songs I ever learned how to sing were Disney songs. And the villains often got the best numbers. So to help create and perform a song for Cruella is the fulfilment of a long held childhood dream.”

You can listen to the full track below.