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...
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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...
Win Tickets to Vancouver Folk Music Festival 2019
The Vancouver Folk Music Festival is a Canadian cultural institution. It is a unique community-based celebration internationally renowned for presenting the finest traditional and contemporary folk...
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...
Chromeo funks up Stanley Park
Chromeo and Neil Frances at the Malkin Bowl, 6/7/19 The veteran Montreal funk duo Chromeo took Stanley Park back to the 80s Thursday night when they performed with a full live band for the first ti...
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...
The Lemonheads dish out a sweet Vancouver performance
The Lemonheads at Rickshaw Theatre, 5/18/19 The Rickshaw’s iconic sign illuminated the warm spring night on East Hastings, beckoning in Vancouver’s older rock scene and dedicated fans of The Lemonh...
