Matt Epp is Ready in Time

Returning with a new take on his folk-pop sound, Matt Epp released his full-length album, Ready in Time, on June 23. The record was...

Five films to see this summer

Sun’s out, guns out — that’s the summer movie motto. While Jurassic World, Terminator: Genisys, and Magic Mike XXL have flaunted their junk to...

Hairspray is the ultimate feel-good musical

Andy Toth has played Edna Turnblad in Hairspray before, but this time he actually had a chance to rehearse. Last time, he was filling...

Cinephilia: Self/Less fails to be philosophical

Donald Davidson is casually going for a stroll in a swamp when — bang! — a flash of lightning comes down and kills him....

Eli Bennett, Jazz Man at the Vancouver International Jazz Festival

Vancouver is full of Canadian jazz artists every bit as exciting as the monster stars who play at the Orpheum for the Vancouver International...

Surrey gets FVDED at summer music festival

FVDED, the annual hip hop and dance music festival, presented an interesting crowd, from kids who looked about eight years old to the sixty-six...

A rip-roaring Love’s Labour’s Lost at Bard on the Beach

This was the most fun I’ve had at Bard on the Beach in a long time. Even before the show got started, the cabaret...

Rachel Browne documentary screens at Dancing on the Edge

The mother of modern dance in Canada is honoured in Danielle Sturk’s insightful documentary, A Good Madness. Rachel Browne founded the first modern dance...

Five foolproof date ideas

First date Here’s a classic for a first date with a bit of a twist. Instead of heading to your nearest Starbucks, do a...

Off the Wall is the sexiest album of all time

In the last 20 years I’ve had more exposure to Michael Jackson as a cultural punchline than as a musician. What some people seem...