While the current season is temporarily interrupted due to COVID-19 precautions, the Vancouver Symphony Orchestra (VSO) looks to the future and its 2020/21 season. The recently announced season will be Otto Tausk’s third as Music Director. From Tchaikovsky’s Symphony No. 5 and The Sorcerer’s Apprentice to Stravinsky’s Rite of Spring, Rachmaninoff’s Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini, and MahlerFest, the…
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Serena Ryder kicks off The Christmas Kisses Tour
Serena Ryder – November 23, 2019 – The Centre in Vancouver Saturday evening drizzle didn’t stop fans from filing into The Centre in Vancouver, as Serena Ryder began her Christmas Kisses Tour. In support of her 2018 Christmas album of the same name. The multi-talented artist seemed genuinely excited to be starting off on her…
Dakh Daughters Debut at The Cultch
Part of The Cultch Femme Series, Dakh Daughters it making its Canadian debut at York Theater until January 19, 2019. The cabaret-style performance sees six performers from Kyiv’s Dakh Theatre, taking the stage to create a unique evening of genre-bending music. The Dakh Daughters rotate through a wide variety of instruments; wind, percussion, keyboards and…
The Fratellis kicked off North American Tour
The Fratellis – Commodore Ballroom – April 26, 2018 Scottish act, The Fratellis flew into Vancouver to kick off their North American tour supporting their latest release, In Your Own Sweet Time. The fifth full length album by the Fratelli trio, brings an alt-country sound to the stage with a relaxed twang mixed with a…
Duran Duran – Paper Gods Tour
Duran Duran – Rogers Arena – August 28, 2016 Sunday night, Duran Duran brought their Paper Gods World Tour to Rogers Arena in Vancouver. While known as 80s New Wave icons, the group hasn’t stopped recording and touring in the ensuing decades, keeping there fingers in the industry through changing styles, genres and tastes. Their…
CHIC makes Everybody Dance!
Chic – Rogers Arena – August 28, 2016 Opening for Duran Duran on Sunday night, Chic got the night off to a rousing start. Founding member Nile Rodgers lead the band and the audience through 4 decades of hits that had the audience on their feet. Ask most people to name a Chic song and…
The Sheepdogs take it on the road
The Sheepdogs – Commodore Ballroom – February 18, 2016 Saskatoon based, The Sheepdogs filled The Commodore Ballroom in Vancouver for two nights last week. The Juno award winning group brings an old fashioned, down home rock and roll sound with universal appeal. Judging from a wildly enthusiastic audience, singing and dancing with fists in the…