Halloween has past the post and even with just about 2 months to go the picks of the week find hints of the upcoming Festive season; Circus: The acrobatics and clowning of Cirque du Soleil Kooza continues until December 27th under the Grande Chapiteau at Concord Pacific Place. Pucks: Tonight Vancouver Canucks host Pittsburgh Penguins at Rogers…
Category: Music
Barney Bentall & The Cariboo Express 2015 Tour
Barney Bentall & The Cariboo Express are hitting the road for another year of great shows! The name has changed but the legacy of the last 9 years of Barney Bentall & The Grand Cariboo Opry shows lives on. As the word and reputation of the past shows grew, it gained notice of the Grand Ole Opry,…
Picks of the Week – October 28, 2014
Halloween is upon us and we have plenty of fun ideas in the picks of the week to scare up some fun; Tour: the Haunted Vancouver Trolley Tour, running until October 31st is an evening of murder and mayhem from Vancouver’s past, with stops at Vancouver Police Museum and Mountain View Cemetery. Rock: Canadian rock…
The GOASTT opens on How Big Tour
The Ghost of a Saber Tooth Tiger – Rogers Arena – October 25, 2015 The Ghost Of A Saber Tooth Tiger (Goastt), are a fitting act to be in the opening slot for Florence + The Machine’s How Big Tour. With a similarly retro but contemporary aesthetic, the group led by Sean Ono Lennon and…
Florence and the Machine – How Big tour
Florence + the Machine – Rogers Arena – October 25, 2015 Last night, Florence and the Machine brought their How Big Tour to Vancouver’s Rogers Arena. The London based group are touring in support of their latest release “How Big, How Blue, How Beautiful” but performed tracks from their catalogue of hits. “Sweet Nothing”, “You’ve Got…
Picks of the Week – October 21, 2015
The ghosts of October as creeping ever nearer as Halloween is just around the corner, more events popping up in the picks of the week; Pop: The quirky pop songs of Barenaked Ladies, meet the celtic infused sounds of Alan Doyle when they perform at Queen Elizabeth Theatre tonight Books: The Vancouver International Writer’s Festival…
Picks of the Week – October 14, 2015
Thanksgiving has past us by now attention turns to the next occasion on the October calendar…Halloween and much more in the picks of the week. RebelHeart: The Material Girl, Madonna makes a rare appearance in Vancouver at Rogers Arena tonight. Food: Until October 25th, Sustenance Festival highlights the community’s food, cooking and production scene with…