Kendra Archer

Hullabaloo

Hullabaloo

Photos by Kendra Archer Hullabaloo is a youth poetry festival. 16 school teams composed of over 80 youth poets from all over British Columbia come together to complete in slams, participate in workshops, see great feature poets and connect with other writers. — Hullabaloo image gallery – photos by Kendra Archer

 Jon Vincent

A Night When Music Kept Our Hearts Beating

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 […]

 Ash Tanasiychuk

Hanging Heart and Phantoms Again: East Van Tag Team

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 […]

 Jon Vincent

Sajia Sultana’s ‘Girl’

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

 Jon Vincent

#SAFEFEST Rocks In The Name Of All Ages Venues

#SAFEFEST Rocks In The Name Of All Ages Venues

BESTiE gathers local musicians for four day fundraiser festival

Photos by Jon Vincent The 1st ever #safefest – a 4 day music festival organized by local indie stars BESTiE – curated to centre on the local music community, “aims to be an inclusive experience where access is granted to people of all ages to not only experience the live music scene but also to […]

 Adrienne LaBelle

Shout Back Festival 2013

Shout Back Festival 2013

Words by Adrienne LaBelle Photos by Hayley Gauvin and Ash Tanasiychuk Vancouver is a city in need of a lot of things, but affordable and accessible space seems to be one of the hardest to come by. To take on the task of arranging a 4-day festival that is completely all-ages and physically accessible, is […]

 Adrienne LaBelle

Collapsing Opposites @ SASStorino’s

Collapsing Opposites @ SASStorino’s

    Words by Adrienne LaBelle  It’s Saturday night, almost 9pm, and we’re at the corner of Venables and Commercial.  Walking up to the old Astorino’s building, you wouldn’t know that there is an all-ages show starting in ten minutes.  Partially, because nobody is here yet, not even the opening band.  Partially because nobody shows […]