Who?: Cecil Frena makes music as Born Gold.

Where?

Edmonton, AB is stealthily beautiful.

Artists to watch:

Purity Ring (duh)
Kuhrye-oo
Doug Hoyer
Jessica Jalbert
bboogiehowser

Venues:

Wunderbar
Rude Haus
Elevation Room
Bohemia
The ARTery

Eats:

bulgogi beef pizza at Steel Wheels
late-night indian at Daawat
aristocratic decadence at Duchess Bake Shop
expensive but Vancouver-level sushi at Mikado
borderline dark-chocolate espresso at Transcend Garneau

Secrets:

The End of the World (76th ave + the river = apocalyptic date spot)
The abandoned Celanese power plant
The river valley’s drain system
Mahria
The eminently scalable rooftops of Whyte Avenue