American singer-songwriter/actor, Jay Brannan has just released a unique and ambitious EP, “Around The World in 80 Jays“ (you can see why the title caught my attention). A selection of 9 cover songs sung in 6 different languages, the artist showed his nerves in tweets announcing the launch of the EP. ” @JayBrannan oh god…
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Jim Byrnes Wraps 2013 Enchanted Evenings Concert Series
Jim Byrnes – Dr Sun Yat-Sen Classical Chinese Garden – August 30, 2013 The 20th Anniversary Enchanted Evenings Concert Series at Dr Sun Yat-Sen Gardens came to a close last week with a performance by blues great Jim Byrnes. The award winning musician/actor played a 75 minute set, of covers and original material before an…
Andrew Allen – Play With Fire – *New Single
Singer-songwriter Andrew Allen has released his latest single, Play With Fire, signalling a return to the airwaves for the Vernon, BC native. Like his other singles, this is another catchy pop track welcome to stick in your head. Now based in Los Angeles to write and produce his new material, Allen has taken the song…
Picks Of The Week – August 28, 2013
It’s Labour Day weekend already, hard to believe that summer is nearly over. Let’s pack in some fun for the last long weekend of the season! PNE: Summer Concert Series plus loads more fun is still tap as the PNE, this week – Big Wreck, Martina McBride, REO Speedwagon, Lights and Loverboy wrap up the…
Nikki Yanofsky opens for Il Volo
Nikki Yanofsky – Orpheum Theatre – August 25, 2013 Beginning a night of over achieving young adults, Nikki Yanofsky opened Il Volo’s ‘We Are Love Tour’ at Vancouver’s Orpheum Theatre. It is a great showcase for the young jazz singer the sold out show allowed Yanofsky to show off her vocal abilities before an appreciative…
Il Volo kick off “We Are Love” tour 2013
Il Volo – Orpheum Theatre – August 25, 2013 Italian popera trio, Il Volo kicked off their headlining “We Are Love Tour” at the Orpheum Theatre in Vancouver last night. Supporting their November 2012 release “We Are Love” the trio of Piero Barone(20), Ignazio Boschetto (18) and Gianluca Ginoble (18) are still riding the high…
Boca del Lupo : Fall Away Home
As part of the Stanley Park 125th Anniversary Celebrations, Boca del Lupo and The Shadbolt Centre for the Arts present Fall Away Home, a modern fairy tale about a young girl who, in an effort to help others, falls down a hole and finds herself falling all the way through the planet. After a series…