Last week, the Polaris Music Prize announced the 2015 long list at an event at The Carleton club in Halifax. The non-profit Polaris Music Prize organization annually celebrates and rewards the creativity and diversity of all recorded Canadian music regardless of sales or genre. From this years 197 eligible titles, the Polaris jury of 196…
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Picks of the Week – June 24, 2015
While it’s felt like it for weeks, we are into our first full week of summer, let’s see how the picks of the week can get your temperature rising… Music: This evening from 5pm – 10pm, Gastown is filled with sounds as Make Music Vancouver returns for another year of great music and fun throughout the…
Make Music Vancouver 2015
Wednesday evening, the streets of Gastown will once again be filled with the sounds of music. For the fourth year, Make Music Vancouver presents a day of music, hundreds of music acts, absolutely free! The grass-roots volunteer run event shuts down Water Street in Vancouver and transforms the pavement into a series of stages and performance spaces….
Picks of the Week – June 17, 2015
The start of summer is upon us, what lies ahead for the official kick off of the season? Let’s see in the picks of the week… Heroes: Capt American, Iron Man, Thor and more are all battling evil when Marvel Universe Live brings the heroes together at Pacific Coliseum for 8 shows Thursday – Sunday Roar:…
Starsailor and Embrace wrap up NA tour
British rock acts Starsailor and Embrace just wrapped up their co-headlining North American tour this weekend. Both bands made a splash in the early 2000s but after a few quiet year are back on the road, they made a recent stop at The Imperial in Vancouver. Starsailor was on hiatus from 2009 until 2014 but the regrouped…
Picks of the Week – June 10, 2015
With all this heat, it’s hard to believe that we are still 10 days away from official Summer. Here’s some picks of the week for your last full week of Spring; Food: Vancouver Foodster’s Tasting Plates explores the Cambie Village this evening. Jazz: The Roedde House Summer Jazz Concert Series, takes place the 2nd Thursday…
69th Annual Tony Awards Winners
Sunday night, the Great White Way gathers to present the 69th Annual Tony Awards, celebrating Broadway’s biggest season ever with record ticket sales, and number of new shows opening. Hosted by Kristen Chenoweth and Alan Cumming, the duo kept the proceedings moving with cheeky, witty banter, often over-the-top costume sight gags and of course, song and…