Cocktails and dreams

Last Monday, the Roundhouse Community Arts & Recreation Centre in downtown Vancouver hosted the MadeWithLove National Mixology Competition Vancouver Finals, a competition where mixologists...

Album Reviews: Jay-Z, David Lynch, and a throwback to Nick Drake

Jay-Z – Magna Carta . . . Holy Grail Uneasy lies the head that wears the hip-hop crown. Shawn Carter’s rags-to-riches storyline has been played out...

Bard Reviews: Twelfth Night and Hamlet

Twelfth Night Bard on the Beach's modern adaptation delivers laughs Set in 1913 at the seaside What You Will Hotel and Spa, this is a delightful...

Making worlds meet

In 2011, Canadian born Laura Byspalko and India native Sirish Rao created the Indian Summer Festival as an extension of their personal explorations of...

Monster Matriculation

For the sake of fairness, let’s spot Pixar the unasked-for existence of Monsters University in the wake of two projects that both suffered from...

Album Reviews: Run the Jewels, Austra, and a throwback to Michael Jackson

Run the Jewels – Run the Jewels El-P and Killer Mike have reason to celebrate. The rappers each released knockout LPs last year: El-P’s Cancer 4...

Peak Week July 8 – 13

Eats The Mighty Oak is a little neighbourhood grocery store, located on West 18th Ave. They carry various grocery items like J.R. Liggett’s Old-Fashioned Shampoo,...

Rock n’ roll track stars

Since its resurgence in Texas in the early 2000s, roller derby has become one of the fastest growing sports, sprouting up in grassroots-like leagues...

Album Reviews: Fuck Buttons, These New Puritans, and a throwback to Madvillain

Fuck Buttons — Slow Focus Fuck Buttons’ newest record, Slow Focus, is about as aptly named as any album you’re likely to listen to this year....

25 years of Dancing on the Edge

Celebrating 25 years of supporting local and independent dance artists as well as showcasing contemporary dance from across Canada and around the world, Dancing...