NEW MUSIC FRIDAY

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CENTRE STAGE: BroadWHAT?! brings musical improv to the masses and How to Survive an Apocalypse is a witty rom-com for the end times

BroadWHAT?! Off Key Improv June 15 – 19; Studio 1398 Most people have heard of Theatresports or been to one of their hilarious improv shows on Granville...

City and Colour will never be called a Fragile Bird

It’s not often that the opener gets called back for an encore, but the stadium was hungry for Shakey Graves when he started packing...

Jessy Lanza avoids being a conservative radio icon

Jessy Lanza, an R&B synth-pop artist from Hamilton, Ontario, released her first solo album Pull My Hair Back in 2013. Since then, she’s gone...

Kevin Morby brings the Media Club to its feet

An intimate night of music at the Media Club started with Jaye Bartell, a solo act featuring only Johnny Cash-style vocals and exquisite finger-picking...

dvsn makes performing live look effortless

On June 8, Canadian R&B duo and recent OVO signings dvsn played their first show of their debut tour at Fortune Sound Club, to...

Levitation Vancouver is set to kick off festival season

Summer has arrived, which means music festival season is swinging into full gear. Although there has been some disappointment with the cancellation of the Squamish...

A Dead Forest Index embraces the storytelling nature of song

A Dead Forest Index is a musical duo formed by brothers Sam and Adam Sherry. The two worked independently as solo artists, collaborating when...

CINEPHILIA: The Nice Guys ultimate dumb buddy cop film

Ryan Gosling, as famous for his abs as for his acting, can mount character-driven indies on his ripped shoulders like a nouveau Brando. He...

Kaylee Johnston is tough with a sensitive side

When Kaylee Johnston walked into our interview a few days before her self-titled EP release party at the Biltmore Cabaret, she bypassed the handshake...