MNDR – Fortune Sound Club – September 28, 2013 New York singer / songwriter Amanda Warner, better known at MNDR, took to the stage at Fortune Sound Club for an early show opening for Little Boots. While the crowd was light, growing as the set progressed, those who were in attendance were treated to a…
Jake Bugg flashes like a Lightning Bolt
Jake Bugg – Vogue Theatre – September 27, 2013 Stepping on stage at a sold out Vogue Theatre 19 year old Jake Bugg didn’t have to try hard to win over the audience. Being just 19 years old, most of the audience was older than he but you’d never know it by his performance. His…
Get ready for @VanFoodster Tasting Plates – West 4th Edition
Get your tastebuds ready, they’re in for a treat as Tasting Plates makes a tour of West 4th Avenue (between Burrard and Vine) neighbourhood in Kitsilano this coming Sunday, October 6th. From 4pm until 9pm, as part of the Feast of 4th event, Tasting Plates participants will be roving the neighbourhood in search of their…
New Artist Dougal Bain McLean reaches new Peaks
The road to success is a rocky one for most aspiring music artists, Victoria’s Dougal Bain McLean has taken that literally in his performance of his latest single. The roots-rock singer is one of the Top 20 finalists in the 2013 Peak Performance Project. Dougal aims to make the most of reaching this Peak and…
The Orb – 25th Anniversary Tour
The Orb – Venue – September 25, 2013 Celebrating 25 years since the formation of The Orb, Alex Patterson and Thomas Fehlmann make a tour stop at Venue. While The Orb’s peak of popularity was in the early 90s they haven’t stopped performing and recording albeit with varying line-ups. Patterson has been the one mainstay…
Get ready for a ‘Throwdown’ at Vancouver TheatreSports League
Tonight, Vancouver TheatreSports League debuts its latest show – THROWDOWN – a knockout, dragging, kicking, laughing bout of improv. Playing Thursday, Friday, Saturday in the 7:30pm spot, Throwdown pits two teams against each other in a round robin match of improv games, each team trying their best and using sometimes questionable antics to win over…
Heart & Friends are coming Home For The Holidays
Over 30 years ago, Seattle born sisters Ann and Nancy Wilson began playing music around Vancouver and sowed the seeds of what would become the legendary rock act Heart. Recently inducted to the Rock & Roll Hall Of Fame, Ann and Nancy Wilson have always been ground-breakers, paving the way for a generation of female…