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This Week’s Hot Shows

Pete Tong with Eats Everything November 26 at Caprice Nightclub presented by Blueprint Events From breaking new ground in electronic music as an artist and
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Bad Brains’ Latest Smokes and Sizzles

Hardcore legends Bad Brains are straight outta D.C. yet again with their latest, Into the Future. After thirty-six years, the Bad Brains are as righteous
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A Truly Stirling Performance

It’s a shame Lindsey Stirling booked The Rio. Not on account of the overly self-conscious hip hop of The Vibrant Sound, or the bizarrely satisfying
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Xavier Rudd’s Spirit Bird Fills the Ballroom

Music and a really good performance, when done right, should reach listeners at a deep level—stirring emotions and memories, and getting a strong response. Of
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A Day in the Life of a Star

Before the Stars and Metric concert on November 10th, I caught up with Stars drummer Pat McGee to ask him a few questions about the
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Reaching for the Stars in Metric Measure

Rogers Arena hosted two Canadian bands, Stars and Metric, on Saturday, November 10th. I showed up early with a friend to make sure we didn’t
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A Monster Comeback for Gwar

I was more than a little nervous when I descended the stairs of the Vogue Theatre to meet with monster metal vocalist Dave Brockie aka
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The Happiest Blues are the 12 bit Blues

In the 16 years since his first EP Scratch Happy Land, Vancouver native Eric San – aka Kid Koala – has a roster of accomplishments
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Personality and Song Make for a Royal Event

Friday night, I arrived at the Queen Elizabeth Theatre all set to watch Vancouver’s own, two-time JUNO award winning artist, Dan Mangan. The venue itself
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Deftones Sow the Seeds of Love

“Nu metal” has been a dirty word nearly from its coinage. Despite the fact that it was a massively lucrative wave moving through the late-1990s
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This Week’s Hot Shows

Cold Specks November 21 at St. James Hall Al Spx aka Cold Specks is in town on Wednesday to share her folk and gospel-infused “doom