While the adage, April showers bring May flowers doesn’t really apply here, the blooms are well on their way already, and the picks of the week are blooming good Photos: The Capture Photo Festival finds photography exhibits, talks, films, and installations filling galleries around Vancouver continuing until April 28th Showtunes: On Wednesdays at XY sing along to…
Tag: rock
The Sheepdogs take it on the road
The Sheepdogs – Commodore Ballroom – February 18, 2016 Saskatoon based, The Sheepdogs filled The Commodore Ballroom in Vancouver for two nights last week. The Juno award winning group brings an old fashioned, down home rock and roll sound with universal appeal. Judging from a wildly enthusiastic audience, singing and dancing with fists in the…
Matt Andersen & The Bona Fide – Honest Man on tour
Matt Andersen – The Vogue – February 18, 2016 New Brunswick artist, Matt Andersen is on tour across North America. Starting in Duncan, and Victoria, the third stop of the Honest Man tour made its way to The Vogue Theatre in Vancouver last week. Being new to Andersen’s music, I didn’t really know what to…
Blue Rodeo fill the Orpheum
Blue Rodeo – January 26/27, 2016 – Orpheum Theatre Last night, Blue Rodeo wrapped the last of a pair of sold out shows at Vancouver’s Orpheum Theatre. Coming up on their 30th anniversary, the icons of Canadiana didn’t disappoint their fans as they filled the theatre with their vast catalogue. The consummate performers, leads Jim Cuddy…
MUSE Drones World Tour Vancouver
MUSE – Drones World Tour – Rogers Arena – December 10, 2015 Last week, British trio, Muse made a stop at Rogers Arena in Vancouver on their Drones World Tour. Oft considered one of the best live acts, the group has a reputation for putting on a spectacle that precedes them to the stage. This…
Primal Scream and The Cult rock Vancouver
Primal Scream / The Cult – Queen Elizabeth Theatre – November 15, 2015 Primal Scream and The Cult rolled through Vancouver on their West Coast co-headlining tour. The British acts both attracted a solid crowd to the Queen Elizabeth Theatre to hear them recount their 3 decades of music. Primal Scream were up first for…
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…