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Second-Hand Slean| Sarah Slean has plenty to smile about on her eco-friendly Recession-ista Tour.

TOO HOT TO HANDLE
Heat-Ray
ARTery • May 30
$12 | At the door
This Alberta-born quintet is getting set for the release of their debut album in July thanks to a record deal with Edmonton label Pop Echo Records. We suppose we won’t hold the fact that most of the band is from Calgary against them, but we’re glad they finally figured out Edmonton is the place to be for young musicians. In the meantime, they’ll be teaming up with The Whitsundays and Outdoor Miners to make sure the Royal Bison Craft and Art Fair afterparty is kept rocking in fine Edmonton style.

WORLDLY
EclecTrip
Convocation Hall • June 1
$15 | At the door
The four young performers guiding this musical journey from Celtic rock to East Coast fiddle jigs definitely know what they’re doing. Take Clinton Pelletier, for example; he was offered the B.E.S.T. International scholarship from Berklee College of Music at the age of 16. Fortunately for us, he turned it down in favour of the MacEwan music program, where he received honours with distinction. Then there’s Daniel Gervais, who has been turning heads with his violin skills since the tender age of five. Need we say more?

DANDELION WINO
Sarah Slean
Myer Horowitz Theatre • June 1
$25 | Ticketmaster
You know it’s a recession when Sarah Slean walks onstage in used clothing — oh, wait ... that’s just a part of the grand design of her Recession-ista Tour, which sees the singer/songwriter attempting to reduce her carbon footprint reduction while raising money for charity. That’s where the secondhand duds come in: at each show, Slean will don a dress created by a local designer made from reused materials. At the end of the tour, the dresses will be auctioned off on eBay, with the proceeds going to the David Suzuki Foundation.