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…
Category: Music
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…
Picks Of The Week : May 22, 2013
The American Memorial Day weekend always brings in influx of visitors across the border as our southern neighbours kick off their summer season. Roadtrip: the big event of the weekend for people on both sides of the border is the Sasquatch Music Festival at The Gorge in George, Washington. Heading up the line-up is Mumford…
Picks Of The Week: May 15, 2013
The summer doesn’t officially start for another month but the May long weekend is the unofficial kick-off to the season. Blockbuster Movies, Fairs and Midways, Concerts all begin get people out and about to take in Victoria Day. Spit: After a too long hiatus, SPIT returns for a Thursday night adventure, Kiss Of Life, at…
Of Monsters & Men kicks of North American Tour
Of Monsters & Men – Orpheum Theatre – May 12, 2013 Iceland’s Of Monsters & Men took to The Opheum Theatre stage in Vancouver to start their North American tour. Following on from a May 4th appearance on Saturday Night Live the band is touring in support of their debut album “My Head Is An…
Picks Of The Week: May 8, 2013
It’s time to celebrate our Mom’s! Remember Mother’s Day is this Sunday May 12th. Show: Take Mom out for some fun and step back a few decades with The Music Of Abba featuring Arrival a cover band from Sweden when they bring the music to River Rock Show Theatre on Sunday May 12th Stage: Dreamgirls…