Since its inception in 2010, Culture Days has taken root in more than 700 cities and towns across the country. Culture Days are a volunteer driven national movement with a goal to raise awareness and participation in the arts and culture community. This year’s Culture Days takes place on September 28, 29 and 30. Across…
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Gotye hosts a sing-along
Gotye – The Orpheum Theatre – August 30 For somebody who seemingly burst on to the music scene in 2011 with his ubiquitous hit “Somebody That I Used To Know”, Wouter De Backer, better known by his stage name Gotye, is in fact a music veteran. The Belgian born, Australian raised artist has produced 3…
What’s On Weekend: February 23-26, 2012
Just because you’ve had to give it all up for Lent doesn’t mean you need to stop being entertained. Get out and about! Ongoing: – at Vancouver Art Gallery : Offsite on West Georgia at the Shangri-la Hotel courtyard, until Sept 16th, is a large scale wooden tableau by Kota Ezawa – within the Vancouver…
Wilco – Roger that!
Wilco – The Orpheum Theatre – February 5, 2012 Alt-rockers Wilco took to the stage at The Orpheum Theatre in Vancouver in support of their fall 2011 release The Whole Love. The beautiful theatre is a great location for the sounds of Wilco, their bare bones performance and simple staging means the music is front…
White Denim at The Orpheum Vancouver
White Denim – Orpheum Theatre – February 5, 2012 Opening for Wilco, White Denim drew in the early crowd at the Orpheum in Vancouver. While many seats were still empty, those who took in the warm-up set were indeed warmed up by the Austin, Texas group. Making the most of their short 30 minute set,…
‘The National’ dream!
The National – Orpheum Theatre – November 28, 2011 Playing the first of a sold out two night stand in the beautiful Orpheum Theatre in downtown Vancouver, The National had the audience standing for nearly two hours as they hung on every note sung by lead Matt Berninger. Playing against a massive video backdrop the…
Smith Westerns – put their influences on show
Smith Westerns – Orpheum Theatre – September 28, 2011 Chicagoans Smith Westerns recently performed an opening set before the Arctic Monkeys at the Orpheum Theatre in Vancouver. Although the crowd was small, their performance was anything but small. The young men clearly showed their influences both musically and physically, looking like a combination of 70’s…