The truth about angels

When I saw The Shilohs open for Real Estate this March at the Rickshaw Theatre, frontman Johnny Payne took the stage in boyish highwaters...

Bending the rules of music

How many men does it take to deliver a full electro-rock show with guitar, vocals, and electronic effects? For Canzino (Jesus/Zeus Cancino), the answer...

Long live the lizard

  He’s been stomping around pop-culture since 1954. While he may seem like just a giant lizard with atomic breath, Godzilla tells a story much...

Stealing your heart

  How does a contemporary dance show inspire a Lululemon capsule collection? Amber Funk Barton is still surprised that she can now say she has...

BESTiE delivers No Bad Days

  Imagine palm trees, warm beaches and piña coladas year round. Imagine the best of vibes and the best of friends. Imagine juicy fruit and...

Off to see the wizard

 Are you good or evil? What does that even mean? Wicked explores the idea that none of us are really good nor evil, but...

Bhangra love takes over Vancouver

  Vancouver, get ready to dance your heart out. The 10th annual Vancouver International Bhangra Celebration is a lively festival that will showcase music and...

The Last of the Unjust adds to an impressive body of work

Few filmmakers’ careers are defined by one film as Claude Lanzmann’s has been. His 1985 sophomore documentary Shoah, a nine-hour film on the extermination...

Some people write for the hell of it

  Admittedly I’m not the most qualified person to be reviewing a book of poetry. (For souring me on the literary form, I blame years...

Ts’msyen Transforming shapes the past into high art

  Morgan Green shows me a fierce tattoo of an eagle with its wings spread along the length of her right arm. It’s crafted in...