South By Southwest just wrapped up in Texas and Canadian Music Week in Toronto just closed, signalling the start of 2013 music festival season. Now’s the time to start planning your trips and travel to experience some great music and arts festivals. Here’s a run down of some of the multi-day festivals running up and…
Tag: pop
Mika strips for ‘Origins Of Love’ tour
Mika – Venue – March 22, 2013 Kicking off his ‘Origins Of Love’ tour, Mika took to the stage at Venue in Vancouver for a stripped down set. Starting the show singing a solo piano version of “Grace Kelly” before being joined by two bandmates, who were also the opening DJs, for the remainder of…
Brit Award Winners 2013
The 33rd edition of the British Phonographic Industry’s annual pop music awards, The Brits, took place Wednesday evening at The O2 Arena in London. For the third year in a row, the event was presented by funnyman James Corden. Leading the nominations were Mumford and Sons and Emeli Sandé with four nominations each, but Sandé…
Beekeeper Debuts ‘Shout At People’ EP
Last weekend, local trio beekeeper debuted their latest EP, Shout At People, at the Biltmore Cabaret in Vancouver. The third release from, vocalist/guitarist Devon Lougheed, bassist Brandi Sidoryk and drummer Luke Cyca follows their Top 20 place in The 2012 PEAK Performance Project. The performance at the Biltmore Cabaret felt more like a party of…
MUSE wraps up West Coast ‘2nd Law’ tour in Vancouver
MUSE – Rogers Arena – February 6, 2013 Wrapping up a dozen dates up the West Coast of North America, MUSE visited Rogers Arena in Vancouver. Delivering their usual spectacular stage performance, the trio from Teignmouth kept the near sell-out audience on their feet for the entire two hour show. Coming on stage with a…
The Tenors kick off Canadian “Lead With Your Heart” Tour
The Tenors, formerly known as The Canadian Tenors, returned home to Canada last night to began their cross country tour in Vancouver. The sold-out Queen Elizabeth Theatre was like a hometown reunion, especially for Vancouver born member Fraser Walters who had many family and friends in the audience. As well, Clifton Murray, the other BC…
Hear Tyrell Witherspoon debut ‘Scorpio’ at Electric Owl
To celebrate the release of his new EP, ‘Scorpio’, Tyrell Witherspoon will headline his first solo showcase tomorrow, January 17th, at Vancouver’s Electric Owl Social Club debuting 6 of the new tracks on the album. “I can’t wait for people to hear this album. I am so proud of the result.” The EP was made…