The final day had arrived. A (partly) sunny weekend highlighted by world-class musicians from all over the folk spect…
Workshops, Slam Poet Dominate Saturday at Folk Fest
Saturday was all about the jam sessions. The workshops, all given different names (i.e. Roots n’ Roll) dependent on t…
The Vancouver Folk Music Festival Feels Are Real
“Folk music”, as it’s commonly known, brings up images of a bearded, dusty dude with a laissez-faire attitude concern…
Kevin Morby is Cowboy Chic
The tail-end of a hot weekend had been crammed into The Media Club resulting in sweaty palms and clumpy hair. The tin…
Matt Corby Captivates Vancouver Audience
Wearing tattered clothes and a dishevelled ‘doo, Matt Corby graced the Commodore stage looking as if he sprang …
Levitation Vancouver: a mellow weekend in Stanley Park
The weather was hotter than normal for Levitation Vancouver’s inaugural year. A record-breaking heatwave kissed…
Fool for Love: Theatre with Messy Guts
Spring has sprung. Summer is near. Love is in the air…maybe. Clockwork Theatre, performing their inaugural prod…
A Guide to DOXA Documentary Film Festival
The annual DOXA Documentary Film Festival has begun! For eleven days, spread out over multiple venues around Vancouve…
Mac DeMarco: the Boy Next Door with Beer
Since Mac DeMarco’s last appearance at the Biltmore, he has skyrocketed into indie rock megastardom. His shit-e…
Ex Machina: Man or Machine?
In Alex Garland‘s directorial debut, Ex Machina, Caleb Smith (Domhnall Gleeson) is an employee at the world’s l…
This Will Destroy You: opera night at the Electric Owl
The club was full, but wasn’t packed. Post-rock promotes swaying, maybe some casual head-bobbing. No pushing or…
St. Paul and the Broken Bones bless the Rickshaw
What a voice. A true, world-class talent. Paul Janeway, frontman and lead singer of St. Paul and the Broken Bones, ab…
