Moving into the middle of August and dispite the “Back to School” ads and Halloween decorations popping up at Costco, the picks of the week are here to keep your summer moving Taste: Tonight, Tasting Plates Commercial Drive will find hundreds of foodies and friends descending on The Drive. Tickets are available at check-in to…
Tag: rock
Imagine Dragons : Smoke + Mirrors Tour
Imagine Dragons – Rogers Arena – July 30, 2015 Las Vegas band, Imagine Dragons drew their Smoke + Mirrors Tour to a close in the Pacific Northwest this week with one of the final stops at Vancouver’s Rogers Arena. Marking a return since the 2014 Grey Cup Half Time Show After opening sets by Halsey…
Metric opens for Imagine Dragons
Metric – Rogers Arena – July 30, 2015 Canadian indie pop-rock act, Metric, made a stop in Vancouver, on the Imagine Dragons Smoke + Mirrors Tour. Since the band has sometimes called Vancouver home, they felt comfortable and received a warm welcome when Emily Haines, James Shaw, Joshua Winstead and Joules Scott-Key took to the…
Don’t Stop Believing in Journey
Journey – Rogers Arena – July 11, 2015 Saturday night, Rogers Arena was filled with the sounds of late 70’s and 80’s nostalgia as Journey’s latest tour made a stop in Vancouver. While still considered ‘new’ by many, lead singer Arnel Pineda, celebrating 8 years with the band, filled the arena with his boundless energy…
Starsailor and Embrace wrap up NA tour
British rock acts Starsailor and Embrace just wrapped up their co-headlining North American tour this weekend. Both bands made a splash in the early 2000s but after a few quiet year are back on the road, they made a recent stop at The Imperial in Vancouver. Starsailor was on hiatus from 2009 until 2014 but the regrouped…
Pemberton Festival 2015 line-up announced
Today, HUKA Entertainment announced the line-up of artists scheduled to perform at Pemberton Festival 2015, July 16-19. “We might be announcing our lineup on April Fool’s Day, but we aren’t joking around,” says HUKA Entertainment co-founder A.J. Niland. “The lineup is exceptionally deep and each and every day will be full of surprises and special moments…
Rock The Shores 2015 line-up announced
Today, Rock The Shores 2015, announced its line-up of artists who will perform at the two day festival in Colwood, BC (outside of Victoria). Headlining the July 18 & 19 festival will be The Black Keys and Jane’s Addiction. Edward Sharpe & The Magnetic Zeros, TV on the Radio, Bleachers, Current Swell, Father John Misty,…