Waxahatchee and Bonny Doon at Wise Hall, 2/24/19 A bustling, sold-out audience in East Vancouver came to a standstill as Katie Crutchfield strummed her first few chords at the Wise Hall on Sunday. ...
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Snoop Dogg showed Vancouver how to party like it’s the 1990s
The Rogers arena went through a complete transformation on Friday night – from a cold hockey arena to a hazy, sweaty club. Snoop Dogg and his pack of openers made an 18,000 seat auditorium se...
Joji delivers laughs and captivating tracks to Fortune Sound Club
Representing ascendant Asian record label 88Rising, Joji took the stage at Fortune Sound Club Friday night to display his lo-fi genre-bending tracks. Joji’s childhood friend Rei Brown, who many on ...
The Beirut Evolution Continues
Beirut play the Orpheum Theatre on February 26. Over the past 13 years, Beirut have evolved from an experimental project for frontman Zach Condon into critically hailed indy darlings. The band prop...
Bowie Alumni celebrate with Vancouver audience
Vancouver Bowie fans endured the cold and long lineups on Saturday night to see several David Bowie alumni celebrate his large catalogue of music. A Bowie Celebration consisted of longtime B...
Justin Timberlake is easy lovin’ on Valentine’s Day
This guy. This guy and his red shoes. This guy and his red shoes and his Tennessee crew. What can I say? He’s Justin Timberlake and he has got star-power. Right from the get-go, the stage is black ...
Aurora spellbinds Vancouver with her supernatural power of music
Aurora with Talos at the Commodore Ballroom 2/13/19 Shivers run up and down your spine. Goosebumps prickle on your skin. Eyes are fixated, breath slows, attention is fixed and mind is clear. The fa...
Dan Mangan Returns Home For An Unforgettable Performance
Dan Mangan at The Vogue Theatre, 2/12/19 The snow was relentless Tuesday night but that did not stop fans from braving the trek downtown to witness Vancouver’s most beloved indie-rocker Dan Mangan....
Looking forward and looking back with Teenage Fanclub’s Norman Blake
Vancouver Weekly interviews Teenage Fanclub’s Norman Blake Take nearly any Teenage Fanclub song and you’ll find yourself immersed in rich harmonies, earworm melodies, and chiming guitars. But...
Bob Seger delivers a night Vancouver will never forget
Bob Seger & The Silver Bullet Band with The Record Company at Rogers Arena, 2/7/19 Fans showed up in groups that spanned generations to celebrate classic rock legend Bob Seger’s final tour on T...
Dan Mangan hits the road on his first Canadian tour in four years
Dan Mangan discusses touring and new album, More or Less, with Vancouver Weekly Vancouver’s Dan Mangan returned this past fall with his fifth album. Titled More or Less, the album is his most matur...
Vancouver fans rally after Arkells frontman calls them out
The Arkells with Lord Huron at Pacific Coliseum, 2/2/19 Max Kerman stood at the end of the stage about a third of the way through the Arkells’ performance at the Pacific Coliseum Saturday, Fe...
