The Concessions gets a Flying Start

For 38 years, Touchstone Theatre has been quintessential in showcasing West Coast playwrights. Their Flying Start program has been giving voice to Canadians who...

Co. Erasga presents the return of Colonial

  Dennis Gupa, theatre director behind Colonial, Co.ERASGA’s provocative exploration of the colonization of the Philippines, is sitting in a plastic chair, watching Alvin Erasga...

Bard on the Beach brings Shakespeare to life

  Scribbled on a wall near the production site of the Bard on the Beach is the statement “Shakespeare IS God.” The present tense is...

Douglas Coupland exhibit at Vancouver Art Gallery explores contemporary society and technology

Many of us know Douglas Coupland, the successful author: the man has charmed us with novels and works of non-fiction ever since Generation X...

Coffee, Tragedy, History: Musette

  It started like all good things do: from something vague I heard in passing. I heard from my friend that my other friend’s dad...

The Leo Awards celebrate the best of BC film and television

  The Leo Awards, celebrating excellence in British Columbia film and television, kicked off on Friday, May 30 and filled the Fairmont Hotel Vancouver with...

Stranger things have happened

The Brooklyn based indie rock band “The National” is a band of brothers: Bryan Devendorf (drums) and Scott Devendorf (bass), as well as the...

Album Review: Sharon Van Etten

Musicians love to write about heartbreak, but Sharon Van Etten doesn’t just write about it; her music and her voice will make you feel...

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...