Noah & The Whale – Venue – Nov 18, 2011 Returning to Vancouver for the second time this year, Noah & The Whale graced the stage at Venue. Suited and booted, the dapper looking quintet performed songs from their 3 albums but the largest applause of the evening was saved for the recent singles like…
The legendary Yale takes a break
This weekend is your last chance to visit one of Vancouver’s best loved watering holes, The Yale. The city’s only surviving building from the great fire of 1886 has stood at the southern entrance to downtown for 130 years. Beginning its life as a rooming house for Canadian Pacific Railway workers the venerable Yale taking…
Guilty Pleasures with Eric Solomon
Perfectly timed to coincide with the release of his new album, Time Bomb, Eric Solomon performs this weekend at Guilty Pleasures concert fundraiser at Five Sixty. The former Vancouver based recording artist returns from his new LA home to perform some of his hi-energy pop to get the crowd primed. Solomon’s influences of 80’s synth pop, funk, soul and…
What’s On Weekend – November 17 – 20, 2011
There’s always something fun in the city…here’s some for this weekend! Thursday Nov 17 – check out the preview launch of the new Rubble Gallery on Powell Street – at the Rio Theatre, catch the second installment of the ‘Friends of Dorothy Film Series‘ hosted by the Queen of East Van, Isolde N Barron, this…
Inn At The Quay
Along the banks of the Fraser River, the Inn At The Quay is an urban oasis tucked between the hard-working tugboats and horns and clatter of cargo laden rail yards in New Westminster. Easily reached by car or Skytrain New Westminster Station, Inn At The Quay is at first glance an unassuming tower amongst the many condo/townhouse developments…
Guilty Pleasures featuring Prince Poppycock
This Saturday night isn’t the first time Prince Poppycock will be a guilty pleasure. During his run on Season Five of America’s Got Talent, judge Piers Morgan said that Poppycock was “becoming my guilty pleasure”. Apparently he was America’s guilty pleasure too as the foppish, baroque dandy made it all the way to the final…
Canucks really are For Kids
The Vancouver Canucks‘ “Canucks For Kids” Charity is a major part of the Canucks community endeavors but they do more than just donate cash to support children’s charities. The organization and players really make an effort to support & encourage children. The Canuck Placehospice is a major benefit to young patients and their families. Players…