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Vancouver launches Arts and Culture Policy Council As of May 23, the City of Vancouver officially has a new arts committee comprised of both artists...

Album review: Vows — Kimbra

By Kristina Charania Bold vocals and fearless genre exploration load up Vows with punchy, ambitious charm Kimbra Johnson is a rare jack-of-all-genres, and nearly their master,...

SFU creative writing director shortlisted for national award

By Natalie Stanczyk Photo by SFUPAMR For Wayde Compton, heaven would be a kind of library, much like how Argentine writer Jorge Luis Borges envisioned it....

Cole Porter’s High Society

By Kaylin Metchie Photo by David Cooper High Society is an exhilarating performance from start to finish. The acting is crisp, the singing flawless, the live...

The Only Place by Best Coast

By Colin O' Neil Photo by TheArches/Flickr After two albums, Best Coast still has the tag of fun- and sun-loving garage dance music, and The Only...

Youth in the Lime Light

By Kaylin Metchie By Luc Dumas I’ve walked into the loudest rehearsal I have ever been a part of. The conversations and laughter of over 20...

The Avengers

By Paul Hurst Larger-than-life superhero action flick remains true to its comic roots The Avengers is a 20-course meal at a five star restaurant of action...

Mean Sun by Brasstronaut

By Colin O'Neil Brasstronaut’s crowdsource-enabled sophomore offering presents a lush audioscape Vancouver band Brasstronaut released their second full-length album Mean Sun last Tuesday, giving fans another...

Mercy Years chasing the dream on the roads of western Canada

By Kristina Charania Passion might just pay off for Mercy Years guitarist and SFU dropout Benjamin Mott “He who opens a school door, closes a prison,”...

Hive: The New Bees 2 theatre collaboration promises a honey of a show

By Daryn Wright Resounding Scream will be bringing several theatre companies under one roof for a series of site-specific performance shorts Chapel Arts, an event space...