Traditional soul music has come a long way since its start in the 1950s and 60s yet there is something about its revival over the course of the last 20 years that is pulling heartstrings and reachi...
Live Music Reviews
Queen + Adam Lambert Shine as Mercury’s in Retrograde
Queen + Adam Lambert’s Rhapsody Tour kicked off on Wednesday night to a smoke-filled Rococo inspired stage at Rogers Arena. It was an absolute onslaught of monumental hits from the drop-dead bass l...
Paul McCartney brings a marathon evening of the ‘old, new and inbetween’ to BC Place
The legendary Sir Paul McCartney, who needs no introduction or list of accolades, returned to Vancouver Saturday evening to play an all-McCartney, three-hour show for a packed BC Place stadium. Pl...
Blue October back in Vancouver and happier than ever
Blue October at the Venue Nightclub, 06/23/19 In 2006, a man in eyeliner, wearing a suit and tie, began making frequent appearances on TV screens throughout North America with a song called “Hate M...
Shawn Mendes reminds Vancouverites that they still have their youth
Shawn Mendez at Rogers Arena, 6/14/19 Shawn Mendes rocked out to a packed concert at Rogers Arena on Friday. The night started off with Mendes’ band playing an instrumental introduction. Within sec...
Connan Mockasin kicks off tour with playful soul at the Rickshaw
Connan Mockasin at the Rickshaw Theatre, 6/12/19 Wednesday night saw New Zealander Connan Hosford, who performs under the stage name Connan Mockasin, played a packed show at the Rickshaw Theatre. T...
Golden Features shows Vancouver how Aussies like to party
Golden Features with Mychal Ferreira and Nostalgix at Celebritie, 6/7/19 With a Raptors win on a sunny Friday night, the energy could be felt on the streets of Vancouver and definitely in Celebriti...
Bear’s Den gets Vancouver out of hibernation
Bear’s Den and Wilderado at the Commodore Ballroom, 6/6/19 An American, a Brit and a bunch of Canadians walk into a bar. What do you get? A bone-shakingly beautiful show by Wilderado and Bear’s Den...
Billie Eilish rules the PNE Amphitheatre
Billie Ellish at the PNE Ampitheatre, 6/1/19 A sea of cell phones rose in unison above the crowd to greet Billie Eilish as she stomped her way up a short staircase near the center of the PNE Ampith...
Cher’s ‘Here We Go Again’ tour is a dazzling, high-energy extravaganza
Cher at Rogers Arena, 5/30/19 Throughout her nearly 60-year career of music and film, Cher has proven that she can excel at anything she tries. This has created a true culture of Cher. Cher does no...
Carrie Underwood brings some wholesome girl power to Vancouver
Carrie Underwood with Runaway June and Maddie & Tae at Rogers Arena, 5/25/19 Country music star and American Idol alum Carrie Underwood brought her Cry Pretty Tour 360 to Vancouver over the wee...
Jorja Smith and Kali Uchis are sisters in soul at the PNE Forum
Jorja Smith, Kali Uchis and Mia Carucci at PNE Forum, 5/22/19 After they each brought their own show to Vancouver last year, two of the most exciting young voices in the world of R&B joined for...
