No surprises on Yukon Blonde’s latest album

Kelowna’s Yukon Blonde hail from the class of indie rockers that captured the hearts and ears of young Canadians at the end of the...

Comic Connoisseur: Snyder and Murphy terrify readers with The Wake

The Wake is a sci-fi story which takes place over the course of two generations. In its first half, we are introduced to a...

Théâtre la Seizième cleans up at Jessie Awards

The theatre is all about humanity, and the thank you speeches at this year’s Jessie Awards reflected that. The tone was grateful, reflective, and...

Leo Awards nights two and three: documentaries, dramas, and the red carpet

The second night of the Leo Awards were hosted at the Fairmont Hotel on June 13, and included awards for motion pictures, television movies,...

The Italian Film Festival Summer Series ends with a free screening on August 7

June is Italian Heritage Month, and in Vancouver, that means a magnificent celebration of art, music, cinema, food, and amore, lots of amore. Italian...

Touring North Vancouver’s booming brewery scene

Plenty of sun, good friends, and a guided tour to four of North Vancouver’s craft breweries can only make for a very enjoyable Sunday...

Patrick Watson’s newest album is MGMT meets the Beatles

Patrick Watson is a Canadian singer-songwriter born in Lancaster, California and raised in Montreal, Canada. His music style has been described as a mixture...

Cinephilia: Bigger dinosaur teeth can’t save Jurassic World

Just like I wouldn’t want to go to a surgeon who knows lots of theory but no practical skills, I didn’t like Jurassic World,...

Of Monsters and Men lose some of their whimsy

I have found my summer road trip album. Beneath the Skin, Of Monsters and Men’s latest release, is the kind of high-energy music that...

Comic Connoisseur: The Disappearance of Charley Butters is a captivating page turner

The Disappearance of Charley Butters is not a tale with an abundance of twists and turns. It is a very straightforward mystery — one...