In 2008, during my first year at UBC, and also my first year living in Vancouver, I discovered the Rhizome Cafe at 317 E Broadway. It quickly became one of my favourite lunch and brunch spots because it had options for everyone: vegetarian, vegan, gluten-free, organic, ethical, spicy, cheesy, comforting, and all-round delicious. I […]
The Vancouver Folk Music Festival (VFMF) has run every year since 1978 and is currently held at Jericho Beach Park. Over the years the festival has evolved, featuring acts like Feist, Dan Mangan, Michael Franti & Spearhead, K’naan and Hawksley Workman. With this wealth of talented artists, the weekend long event draws crowds from outside […]
It’s often not easy for a band’s second album to measure up to the expectations set by their first. Austra, however, has shown a certain consistency of awesomeness, first in 2011 with Feel It Break and now again in 2013 with Olympia. With an electronic, pulsating, danceable and distinctly whimsical style, they have proven with […]
[youtube]http://youtu.be/FbroJCaqd18[/youtube] Gentleman’s Dub Club are a nine-piece dub band from the UK, and “Riot” is the first video from their upcoming debut album, Fourty Four, due sometime this autumn. Shot on location in various areas in London that were meant to evoke the infamous 2011 riots, the video has a darkly cinematic style full of […]
_______________________________________________________________ PRIZING A pair of full weekend passes to the 36th annual Vancouver Folk Music Festival that runs from July 19-21, 2013 at Jericho Beach Park. _______________________________________________________________ CONTEST CLOSING TIME Contest closes July 15, 2013 – Winner will be contacted upon closing time. _______________________________________________________________ SKILL TESTING QUESTION What is one of the artists spotlighted […]
In 2008, during my first year at UBC, and also my first year living in Vancouver, I discovered the Rhizome Cafe at 317 E Broadway. It quickly became one of my favourite lunch and brunch spots because it had options for everyone: vegetarian, vegan, gluten-free, organic, ethical, spicy, cheesy, comforting, and all-round delicious. I […] 