NHL Canucks hockey returned to Vancouver this week for the first time since the infamous Stanley Cup playoff riots in June. The first pre-season home game of the season against Calgary Flames featured a selection of veteran NHLers looking to extend their careers and a hungry newcomers hoping for their first chance at the big time….
Polaris Music Prize 2011 Winners
After a months long process, from the long list of 40 to the short list, the ultimate winners of the 2011 Polaris Music Prize is Arcade Fire’s latest release, The Suburbs. Montreal based, Arcade Fire were previously shortlisted for the Prize in 2007 for Neon Bible which at the time was the pinnacle of the…
What’s On Weekend – September 22-25, 2011
Lots of happenings this weekend! Thursday Sept 22 – big things across the water in Victoria as Rifflandia Festival kicks off with 4 days, 110 artists across 9 stages. – not to be left out, Vancouver has the third Olio Festival starting tonight. Music, comedy, film, and more across the city for 4 days. –…
The High Line Park NYC
The High Line is a 1 mile long park running along New York City’s West Side, through Chelsea and the Meatpacking District. One of the more ingenious urban redevelopments in recent times, taking over parts of the abandoned West Side Line of the City’s elevated freight railroad. In 1999 by local residents the Friends of…
Junior Boys
Junior Boys – Commodore Ballroom – September 17, 2011 Polaris Prize Nominees, Junior Boys stopped in Vancouver touring in promotion of their latest album, “It’s All True”. Never known for their stage presence they didn’t change any preceptions this time either. While the beautiful sounds of Jeremy Greenspan’s vocals are in sharp contrast to his ‘school librarian’ oxford shirt and…
The Young Galaxy
The Young Galaxy – Commodore Ballroom – Sept 17 2011 Appearing almost ethereal dressed in all white with lighting and video glowing on them from behind the audience, Canadian quintet The Young Galaxy opened the night in support of Junior Boys. The former Vancouverites appeared to have a lot of support in the audience as…
Experience a World Of Words : VIWF
The 2011 Vancouver International Writers Festival is just a month away. While the fest runs October 18-23 there are a number of other events that celebrate the written word and support the festival. Starting with this weekend’s sold out appearance by Michael Moore, there are a number of great author events coming up over the…