It’s the Easter Long Weekend, after your easter egg hunt and family dinners you might want to head out on the town. Here’s this week’s list of some fun stuff happening around the city! Thursday April 21 Seattle natives The Cave Singers are at the Biltmore Cabaret Australia’s Tame Impala are at the Commodore Ballroom…
Category: Sounds
music, concerts, theatre, arts and performance
Foals – Rock Gods In The Making?
Foals – Commodore Ballroom – April 10, 2011 While they may be from Oxford, England, the bandmates in Foals couldn’t be further from the staid uniformed college life. These five floppy haired, shoe gazing, rock hellions have evolved from the first time they played Vancouver, then they seemed overjoyed but anxious to be playing in…
Urban Culture Conference & Awards 2011
In spite of the “no-fun city” naysayers, Vancouver is a city rich in culture and diversity with unique artists, creators and performers around every corner. The first annual Urban Culture Conference & Awards (UCC) aims to capitalize on this rich tapestry of arts and culture by gathering them all together for one great weekend this…
Record Store Day 2011 – April 16
Remember those 12inch round vinyl discs your parents used to have around the house? Long before the days of downloading and iTunes there were record stores where people went to buy music. Some of these establishments still exist, not music store you find at the mall which sells mostly dvds, real music stores, staffed by…
Colin James Live at Fairmont Pacific Rim
Colin James – Lobby Lounge at Fairmont Pacific Rim – April 12, 2011 In celebration of the release of Take It From The Top: The Best Of Colin James, Colin James has performed a series of exclusive, private events across Canada. Wrapping up at home Vancouver, James played a set of his hits in the…
Wiggle 17
This Saturday, wiggle your way over to Five-Sixty on Seymour, put your best hair forward as the 17th annual Wiggle celebrate all things The Wig! The House of Venus has put together a wig-tastic line up of performers, artists, models and musicians to entertain and dazzle the audience. Hosted by Miss Cotton Venus with performances…
Ellie Goulding – A Starry Eyed Evening
Ellie Goulding – Venue – April 10, 2011 Fresh off her North American television debut Thursday night on Jimmy Kimmel Live, Ellie Goulding had the sold out crowd at Venue anxiously waiting for her Vancouver debut. Coming on stage to chants of “El-lie! El-lie!” she immediately started beating her drum and went right into “Under…