Summer is always the season of outdoor music festivals and concerts. While the lower mainland’s music festivals tend to get the bulk of the buzz and attention, Vancouver Island is becoming a major destination for music festivals of all styles, attracting big names and small. Just in time for your summer holidays, the next few…
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Sheena Easton plays Canada Day at Canada Place
Sheena Easton – Canada Place – July 1, 2016 Canada Day at Canada Place brings a massive crowd to participate in the family fun and take in the free entertainment. This year, in celebration of the 30th anniversary of the opening of Canada Place for Expo 86, the day had an 80s theme. In 1986, Sheena…
Light Organ Record’s Railtown Sessions – July 13
Light Organ Records is a Vancouver indie record label with a goal to bring attention to the best, raw West Coast talent. A new project by Vancouver songwriter/producer Andy Bishop fits right into that goal, for The Railtown Sessions Bishop invited his favourite local artists to record four original songs at Light Organ’s Railton studios….
Picks of the Week – June 29, 2016
Canada Day 2016 brings us a bonus long weekend this year, with plenty of activities in the picks of the week to go along with it. Voyageurs: Tonight at BC Place, Whitecaps FC hope to defend their Amway Canadian Championship against challengers Toronto FC Trio: Tonight at the Queen Elizabeth Theatre welcomes the coming together of…
Hiatus Music Festival 2016
Summer is filled with music festivals, but in the midst of all the massive, multi-day shows Hiatus Music Festival stands out. Hiatus Fest is carving its own spot in the city’s music scene as a one-day boutique music festival. Produced in collaboration with Postmark Brewing and Space + Time agency, The Waldorf Hotel welcomes Hiatus…
O Canada! Where to Celebrate Canada Day
This Friday, don your red & white and get ready to celebrate Canada Day. Whether you’re planning small family festivities or taking part in one of Canada’s largest celebration, Metro Vancouver has plenty of options to celebration Canada Day. Here’s a few of the events happening around Metro Vancouver this Canada Day. Canada Day at…
Picks of the Week – June 22, 2016
Let’s see what the first week of Summer has brought for our picks of the week: Sing: On Wednesdays at XY sing along to live Showtunes at Keys – Piano Bar & Live Showtunes Laughs: The hilarious Kiwi acts, Flight of the Conchords bring their music and comedy to the Orpheum Theatre on Thursday Ska: Jamaican band,…