Tones and I with Lime Cordiale at the Imperial, 2/12/20 Contrary to popular belief, Tones and I is not actually a teenager. Somewhere along the line, it was misreported that the 26-year-old rising ...
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The Beaches provide Vancouver relief from the winter blues
Canada’s favourite Juno-winning four-piece all-female rock band stopped at the Commodore Ballroom on February 7th to provide the dreary city with a much needed relief from the winter blues. I...
Begonia gives an inspiring performance at the Fox Cabaret
Begonia’s presence on the Fox Cabaret stage was instantly captivating. With bold and unshakeable vocals, this young diva is a force to be reckoned with and will not be an artist that fills small ha...
Wolf Parade hold up a smudged, cracked mirror to the world
Photo by Pamela Evelyn & Joseph Yarmush “I’m an optimist,” Wolf Parade singer/keyboardist Spencer Krug tells Vancouver Weekly by phone from the back of a van heading from Portland to San ...
It Feels So Different
Sinéad O’Connor at the Vogue Theatre, 2/1/20 Fans who had waited a long time for Sinéad O’Connor’s live return – almost 25 years in fact – were not disappointed on Saturday at the Vogue...
Q&A with Canadian Folk Musician Andrew Collins
Andrew Collins Trio, playing The Rogue Folk Club Sunday, February 2nd Where in Canada are you from and how did you get started and hook up with the other guys? I’m fro...
Millennial favourites tear up The Coliseum
Alexisonfire, The Distillers, and NOBRO at The Pacific Coliseum, 1/25/20 Vancouver’s Pacific Coliseum has hosted a variety of notable acts over the years. It’s opening year in 1968 saw Jimi Hendrix...
Cassidy Waring looking forward to a big 2020
2019 was a big year for local songwriter Cassidy Waring. She recorded four singles with producer Jonathan Anderson. She played 10 Sofar Sounds shows, as well as a handful of other performances arou...
Elle Wolf takes new direction with upcoming single
Local songwriter, Elle Wolf, is set to release her new single “Queen” this Friday at a show at The Toast Collective, opening for Joel West. The new single is a departure from her previous work, son...
ShoCore: The Return at the Rickshaw Theatre
ShoCore with The Rubes at Rickshaw Theatre, 1/18/20Photo by Ryan L. Johnson “OH YEAH!” Saturday night’s most used chorus refrain that also answers the night’s most over heard phrase; “d...
YBN Cordae blends old and new rap styles at Fortune
YBN Cordae, 24kgoldn and LONR at Fortune Sound Club, 1/17/20 YBN Cordae first put himself on everyone’s radar with a musical response to fellow North Carolinian J. Cole’s song “1985.” While Cole’s ...
Hollow Twin Get Personal With New Single
Vancouver duo Hollow Twin consists of Becky Wosk and Emmalee Watts. The two are releasing a new single, “Mother,” on Friday, January 24th, along with a single release show at the Fox Ca...
