Cool Beans: a musical for coffee lovers

Why are there so many people in Vancouver crowding into coffee shops only to sit alone and not talk to all the other lonely...

Tightly woven BRAIDS

MONTREAL (CUP) — In a windowless one-car garage-turned-studio in Outremont, Montreal-based BRAIDS crafted their most introspective and reflective material to date. “A lot of our...

The art of storytelling

We probably all remember being children and listening to bedtime stories with rapt fascination; the stories seemed magical and beautiful, coming to life as...

Poet’s Corner: Coffee house

Pound down the pavement Rain is falling, on me, on my hair, on my face, on my back, all of me I’m soaked It’s miserable out It’s beautiful...

The b-sides of Vancouver

When Vancouver Was Awesome first made its way onto my desk, a couple of questions immediately formed: 1) Are they implying that Vancouver is...

SFU prof stars in one-woman play

You know those rare people who are so down-to-earth and easy to talk to that you feel like you’ve known them a long time...

Cool as ice: an interview with The Zolas

Currently on a cross-Canada tour, The Zolas will be playing with Hollorado at The Commodore Ballroom on Nov. 14. As you might expect, guitarist/vocalist...

All’s fair in love and art

It starts as they stick candles into two mini cheesecakes for his 80th birthday. Cutie and the Boxer is a documentary that traces the...

Ballet: Fumbling Towards Ecstasy

Presenting Les Grands Ballets Canadiens with their version of Sleeping Beauty, preparing for a four-city BC tour, and dealing with some injuries in the...

Album Reviews: Lady Gaga, Sky Ferreira, and a throwback to Outkast

Lady Gaga - ARTPOP Fame and fortune aside, Lady Gaga’s evolution from fringe freakshow to pop culture queen hasn’t done her any favours. Instead, it’s made...