Tons of music and comedy acts in the city this weekend, so let’s get to the details:

Concert:  The Mars Volta, Edmonton Event Centre, West Edmonton Mall, May 22, 2008, 8:00pm, $39.50:  Easiest the most innovative and unique band in alt-rock today…

Concert: Coheed & Cambria, Edmonton Event Centre, West Edmonton Mall, May 23, 2008, 7:00pm, $31.50: … and the next night, modern rockers Coheed & Cambria roll in to excite the the patrons at the EEC!

Concert: The Hives, Edmonton Event Centre, West Edmonton Mall, May 24, 2008, 8:00pm, $33.50: Wow, the EEC is gonna be rocked off the face of the Earth this weekend!  Garage rockers The Hives are at WEM Saturday night.

Festival: Rainmaker Rodeo, St. Albert, Alberta, May 23-25, 2008: Even more music here!  Acts such as Vanilla Ice, Trooper, Dr. Hook, Terri Clark and more grace the entertainment stage.  Lots of stuff to keep the family entertained, including a rodeo, a midway, a monster truck rally and more!

Comedy: Judah Friedlander (of 30 Rock),  The Comic Strip, West Edmonton Mall, May 22-25, 2008:  He’s here all week(end), head out and see one of comedic television’s funniest people!

Comedy: Girl’s Night Out, John L Haar Theatre (10045 – 156 ST), Jasper Place, May 22, 2008, 7pm, $31.50:  A national tour of women comedians in the heart of Downtown Jasper Place.  Debra DiGiovanni, Kristeen von Hagen and Laurie Elliott will keep you in stitches all night long!