Bozzini Lab 2014: Young Composers Shine in Exploration of New Music
Montreal's superb contemporary- and experimental-classical string quartet premiers thrilling new works by emerging Canadian composers.
On a peerless, cloudless, 20º Friday, with the early evening sun still drenching the city and people abandoning their workweek for the beaches and neighbourhood parks in droves, an audience of nearly 60 others filled a dark, black-box-of-a-room deep within SFU’s Goldcorp Centre for the Arts. They had come to the Assembly Room of the […]
Do Your Actions Make Me Who I Am?
A review of FurryN@vel’s "We’ll Need A Piece of Cake Before We Die"
Written by Kaylin Metchie Photos provided by the artists Let’s go on a journey. Close your eyes for a moment and think deeply about who you are. Which events in your past do you attribute to making up your character? The school you studied at? The jobs that have hired you? The lovers and the […]
Catherine Falkner Cracks Up The Toast Collective in Space, Baby
Emerging SFU talent counts down for blast off at local artists' space
Written by Jen Dunford Photos provided by Flick Harrison Walking down Kingsway in the early evening across from Robson and McAuley parks, I nearly passed the Toast Collective, a small artists’ space nestled in to the microcosm of storefront businesses at Fraser Street, nearby to neighbourhood icons like the Black Lodge and Les Faux Bourgeois. […]
A Night When Music Kept Our Hearts Beating
Vancouver’s young and energetic crowd get a treat with a great music line up
Photos and words by Jon Vincent The night started in a sushi joint somewhere in the boundary of Burnaby and New Westminster. When two Spanish-speaking girls started singing along together – using their iPhones as karaoke machines – and laughing at the same time, a thought came to mind: “This is going to be a […]
Oh The Smell Of Blood! Bob’s Salon @ UNIT/PITT
Dance, music, story, and booze meet as part of 'Vancouver, crawling, weeping, betting'
On February 28th, 2014, the last in a lofty series of evenings happened at UNIT/PITT Projects that combined improv dance, live music, storytelling, and matching wine. All wrapped around the book launch of ‘Vancouver, crawling, weeping, betting.’ Bob’s Salon part of ‘Vancouver, crawling, weeping, betting’ a UNIT/PITT co-presentation with battery opera performance Dance: Arash Khakpour, […]
Hanging Heart and Phantoms Again: East Van Tag Team
Commercial and Venables lights up with Indie rock excellence
Photos by Ash Tanasiychuk Two very quickly rising stars in Vancouver’s indie rock scene – Hanging Heart and Phantoms Again – played simultaneous shows in East Van – right across the street from each other! Phantoms Again at Prophouse A fundraiser for their new album, also the 1st show with their new drummer. — Hanging […]
Mixtape, A Harmonious Feast for the Ears
PuSH Festival’s delectable feast of Music on Main
Written by Harley Spade Music on Main is a project that dates back to 2006. It has produced over 175 events and supported almost 500 musicians in that time. The foundation of the project and its vision is to bring inspiring music to inspirable listeners. Mixtape was no different. I was an inspirable person seeking […]
Sajia Sultana’s ‘Girl’
Album release party at Astorino's, bathed in red
Photos by Jon Vincent Local vocalist and dancer Sajia Sultana celebrated the long-awaited follow-up to her groundbreaking 2010 debut Bengali Winter, with the album release of Girl. Supported by local no-wave feminist punks Kiss Painting and multi-instrumentalist DruiZ. At good ol’ Astorinos! Check out Jon’s full gallery of pics here
Sessions of Strength
Vancouver Adapted Music Society celebrates it's 25th anniversary with an inspiring, star-studded concert
Photos by Christopher Edmonstone On November 30 2013, Vancouver Adapted Music Society (VAMS) celebrated their 25th anniversary at the Milton Wong Experimental Theatre. This included the release of The Strong Sessions, recorded with the help of local studios Nimbus and Fader Mountain. from VAMS’ site: “Vancouver Adapted Music Society (VAMS) was co-founded in 1988 by […]
Get Immersed: Eye Of The Storm V
Audio/Visual Series launches its winter 2013 installment at the Rio Theatre
Photos by Jon Vincent EYE OF THE STORM V: AN IMMERSIVE AUDIO/VISUAL ENVIRONMENT SUNDAY NOVEMBER 24TH, 2013 featuring SOUNS [live a/v] THE TAILOR FLYING OCTOPUS MAROON VINCENT PARKER & LUCY’S YEAYEO BODY BUILDERS POLY HATCHET FADE TO BLACK “EOTS is an event series curated by Taal Mala showcasing local talent in a intimate setting of […]