BC Place in Vancouver is ready to start glowing Orange as the BC Lions get ready to kick off their 60th year. BC Lions began in 1954 making them the youngest franchise in the Canadian Football League but the oldest pro-sport club in Vancouver. With 6 Grey Cup wins and having made the playoffs 16…
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Picks Of The Week – June 5, 2013
Can you believe it’s already the second weekend of June?! Summer will be officially here before we know it but before it arrives we still have lots happening in the city Concerts: The legendary Tony Bennett finds his heart in Coquitlam at the Red Robinson Theatre in Boulevard Casino on Friday June 7th. The following…
Foals grow up
Foals – Commodore Ballroom – May 30, 2013 Having seen Foals numerous times over the years, it’s been enlightening to watch them grow and mature as performers. From their first small show at Richards on Richards, where frontman Yannis Philippakis tentatively performed standing sideways to the audience to edgier shows lacking in audience connection to…
Tame Impala isn’t tame
Tame Impala – Commodore Ballroom – May 27, 2013 Tuques, tokes and tie dye were the order of the night as Western Australian band Tame Impala performed before a sold out Commodore Ballroom on Monday night. Following up from their weekend gig at Sasquatch Festival, the psychedelic rock act brought a lot of expats to the…
Picks Of The Week: May 29, 2013
Hard to believe May is almost over! How will we wrap up the month and begin June? Children: Family fun and entertainment abound as the Vancouver International Children’s Festival fills Granville Island with laughter, play and fun until June 2nd Show: It’s always a great time when Foals comes to perform add in some great…
Black Rebel Motorcycle Club rocks The Commodore
Black Rebel Motorcycle Club – The Commodore Ballroom – May 24, 2013 A full house was on hand for a night of rock as Black Rebel Motorcycle Club (BRMC) took on the venerable Commodore Ballroom stage. Promoting their recently released “Specter At The Feast” album, the threesome blasted the room for their hour plus set….
The XX marks the spot!
The xx – Queen Elizabeth Theatre – May 24, 2013 On a night with multiple shows happening around town The xx show at the Queen E certainly had a lot of buzz around it. The British trio arrived onstage, in their usual dark attire, like shadows emerging from a brilliant blaze of lights. The stage…