Smith Westerns – Orpheum Theatre – September 28, 2011 Chicagoans Smith Westerns recently performed an opening set before the Arctic Monkeys at the Orpheum Theatre in Vancouver. Although the crowd was small, their performance was anything but small. The young men clearly showed their influences both musically and physically, looking like a combination of 70’s…
Author: Jay Minter
What’s on weekend – Oct 6 – 10, 2011
Long weekend good times! Thursday Oct 6, 2011 – the lovely Lisa Hannigan brings her sweet vocals to the Media Club – Eco-Fashion Week continues through Friday – it’s Basic Thursday downtown at new Vinyl Retro Lounge Friday Oct 7, 2011 -rock icons Moody Blues perform at the Queen Elizabeth Theatre – Cut Copy perform a sold…
Alexander Keith’s Brewery – Halifax
Alexander Keith’s Brewery in Halifax is one of the oldest breweries in North America. Having emigrated from Scotland in 1817, brewer Keith established his self-named brewing company in 1820. Today the brewery still produces his namesake beers, India Pale Ale being the most popular of them. The Halifax brewery is open to the public for…
Arctic Monkey, shines
Arctic Monkeys – Orpheum Theatre – September 28, 2011 On tour in support of their 4th studio album “Suck it And See”, Arctic Monkeys stopped by Vancouver’s Orpheum Theatre. With a few years of touring now under their belts the Monkeys are showing more maturity on stage but they haven’t lost their youthful exuberance. Lead singer Alex…
Whitecaps FC return to BC Place
Whitecaps FC v Portland Timbers – BC Place Stadium – October 2, 2011 When BC Place Stadium intially opened in 1983, Vancouver Whitecaps of the North American Soccer League played the first sporting event in the stadium, against North West rivals Seattle Sounders. Following the Friday grand opening BC Lions game, Sunday afternoon saw the current MLS Whitecaps FC…
BC Lions Raise The Roof on BC Place
BC Lions vs Edmonton Eskimos – BC Place – Sept 30, 2011 A crowd of 50000+ packed into the new and improved BC Place to witness the Lions beat the Eskimos 33-24. It seemed many arrived early to get their first glimpse of the interior of the new Lion’s Den for the first time since…
Gomez
Gomez – Commodore Ballroom – September 26, 2011 Brit indie rockers Gomez filled the Commodore Ballroom with their unique blend of pop, rock & blues. The Southport quintet had the dedicated audience enthralled as they ran through their set. Although not the most interactive group the Gomez boys still managed to reach into the audience…