The Wanted – Orpheum Theatre – April 25, 2014 For the first and possibly the last time ever, The Wanted took to the stage in Vancouver, bringing their Word Of Mouth Tour to The Orpheum Theatre to close out the Canadian leg of the world tour. The quintet; Max George, Siva Kaneswaran, Jay McGuiness,…
Category: Music
Picks of the Week – April 23, 2014
It’s the peak of the spring concert season, between Coachella and Sasquatch, as bands hit the West Coast, so we’ve got a good line-up of gigs plus other fun this week. Food: Tonight, it’s your last minute chance to get a ticket and get eating as Tasting Plates hits Gastown for a night of culinary…
Petunia blooms a new album for spring
Petunia and The Vipers are becoming one of the most Canada’s favourite live acts, this spring Petunia is releasing his second album, Inside of You. A follow up to Petunia and The Vipers 2012 debut, Inside of You is a collection of original tracks recorded with The Vipers and several other renowned musicians. In true…
Bonified Chromeo
Chromeo – Commodore Ballroom – April 15, 2014 Before an exuberant sold out audience at the Commodore Ballroom, Montreal’s Chromeo brought the house down with their electro-funk sounds. As is always the case with a Chromeo show, they energy was electric as the audience, young and old, eagerly danced, cheered, pumped their fists and sang…
Picks Of The Week – April 16, 2014
Get your Easter bonnet and prepare for your long weekend fun. Bomb-itty: Celebrate The Bard at the Arts Club Theatre as the comedic The Bomb-itty Of Errors is onstage until May 10th Concert: Siblings (+1) pop-rock quintet R5 hit the stage at the Queen Elizabeth Theatre on Thursday night Shop: If you’re looking to add…
Il Divo – A Musical Affair
Il Divo with Lea Salonga – Queen Elizabeth Theatre – April 10, 2014 A Musical Affair is the latest album and tour for international operatic pop quartet, Sébastien Izambard, Carlos Marin, David Miller and Urs Bühler. Last week Il Divo played their western Canada tour leg starting at the Queen Elizabeth Theatre in Vancouver, Broadway…
Tower Of Song take Leonard Cohen on the road.
The songs of Leonard Cohen are perhaps some of the most covered around the world, demonstrating the love of the Canadian poet, singer/singerwriter’s music. Covering Cohen’s works is not an easy task due to his own unique style, but Victoria-based songwriters and musicians Oliver Swain and Glenna Garramone were up for the challenge, forming the…