Leon Bridges and Khruangbin at the PNE Amphitheatre 9/16/18 As the clouds cleared over the PNE Amphitheatre, the nostalgic feeling of entering a fair buzzed through grounds. The smell of buttery po...
Live Music Reviews
Saba keeps Westward Music Festival hype on its fourth and final day
Saba with Kimmortal and Goldstepz at Venue Nightclub, 9/16/18 West Side Chicago rapper Saba and guests Kimmortal and Goldstepz brought hype and social consciousness to their early show at Venue Nig...
Sophie delivers sugary and chaotic sounds at Westward Music Festival
Sophie at the Commodore Ballroom, 9/16/18 “Subtle” is not the word you would use to describe Sophie’s music. In the mid-2010s, the experimental pop producer established a name for herself though si...
Angel Olsen is a light in the dark at Westward Music Festival
Angel Olsen with Jennifer Castle at the Vogue Theatre, 9/15/18 Angel Olsen is best known for her melancholy folk songs and withdrawn demeanour. But she was affable at the Vogue Theatre last night (...
Ms. Lauryn Hill leaves Vancouver both happy and a little disappointed
Ms. Lauryn Hill at Deer Lake Park, Burnaby, 9/14/18 On Friday (Sept. 14), Ms. Lauryn Hill, the world renowned queen of neo-soul, returned to Vancouver for the third year in a row to perform at Deer...
Blitzen Trapper celebrates 10-year anniversary of their album Furr
Blitzen Trapper at the Commodore Ballroom, 9/15/18 Last night’s Blitzen Trapper show at the Commodore Ballroom had a small audience, but an adoring one. The beloved ‘these-guys-could-be-my-pals’ gr...
Westward Music Festival day two: Kelela, Ravyn Lenae, and more
Kelela and Kallitechnis at the Vogue Theatre and Ravyn Lenae and Schwey at Venue Nightclub, 9/14/18 Westward Music Festival continued Friday night (Sept. 14) with highly anticipated performances by...
Westward Music Festival comes alive with Tei Shi at the Rio Theatre
Tei Shi, the Reasn, Kallitechnis, and Jade Monet at the Rio Theatre, 9/13/19 The four-day Westward Music Festival kicked off its second year last night (Sept. 13) with shows all over Vancouver. Tho...
Coheed and Cambria make triumphant return
Coheed and Cambria at the Commodore Ballroom, 9/12/18 It’s been five long years since Nyack, New York’s Coheed and Cambria rocked Vancouver’s stages. But on Wednesday night, following a show the ni...
The Growlers deliver their beach goth vibes to a hard-partying Vancouver audience
The Growlers with Kirin J. Callinan at the Commodore Ballroom, 9/9/18 At their sold-out concert at the Commodore Ballroom on Sunday (Sept. 9), the Growlers performed a set of tunes that, depending ...
Sam Smith thrills all at Rogers Arena
Sam Smith with Beth Ditto at Rogers Arena, 9/10/18 Sam Smith and guest Beth Ditto brought their powerhouse voices to Rogers Arena last night (Sept. 10). Despite their differing styles, Smith and Di...
Frank Turner fills the Vogue for a Saturday Night folk-punk party
Frank Turner at the Vogue Theatre, 9/8/18 It’s the start of a new Era for British punk-folk artist Frank Turner, as he tours in support of his latest record Be More Kind. He’s caught the attention ...
