> J. Cole’s not there yet. Every track of the North Carolina rapper’s second studio album Born Sinner oozes discordance. Not in the sound — the tracks, for the most part produced by Cole himself, have a smooth, cohesive feel — but in the artist’s obvious uncertainty. Where in the rap game does J. Cole […]
I had no idea what to expect when I headed to the Backstage Lounge last Friday night for an evening of live music and Long Island Iced Teas. I had little to no previous exposure to the performers lined up. I did the quick Google and YouTube searches before attending just to see if their […]
I wasn’t shocked by the Vancouver Symphony Orchestra‘s performance of The Rite of Spring on Saturday night. Thrilled, sure, but not shocked. That may seem a troubling proposition, given that Igor Stravinsky’s best-known score has earned its reputation based, above all, on shock value. The riot that The Rite incited at its 1913 premiere in […]
Okay, I’ll leave the “AH” puns to… Thee AHs. Clearly, as their Facebook page shows, they’re the experts. Cake, barefooted dancing, cake-eating while dancing and math quizzes. This was just a slice of the fun you missed if you weren’t at the Biltmore this past Wednesday night. And what a party it was, in no […]
> J. Cole’s not there yet. Every track of the North Carolina rapper’s second studio album Born Sinner oozes discordance. Not in the sound — the tracks, for the most part produced by Cole himself, have a smooth, cohesive feel — but in the artist’s obvious uncertainty. Where in the rap game does J. Cole […] 