NEW MUSIC FRIDAY

By: Courtney Miller, Jessica Pickering, and Jessica Whitesel Follow The Peak on Spotify to stay up to date on New Music Friday. https://play.spotify.com/user/thepeaksfu/playlist/5jwOWqvKv4cZFlBETiA56o “Time of the Blue” –...

CENTRE STAGE: Small Stage and Ballet BC join forces

Ballet BC dancers have a long history of appearing in Dances for a Small Stage shows. Peter Smida, Maggie Forgeron, and Makaila Wallace, among...

Overwatch is the perfect online multiplayer for casual gamers

Overwatch has only been out for a month, and it’s already a phenomenon. The online first-person shooter, developed by Blizzard Entertainment of World of Warcraft...

Five reality shows that deserve a comeback

By: Vincent Justin Mitra, Peak Associate Reality shows tend to get a bad reputation. They're called repetitive, vapid, self-indulgent, and inauthentic; shallow popularity contests for...

Gang Signs strike it rich at Fortune Sound Club

With their fresh new record, Geist, the band tapped into their horror movie knowledge and paid homage to classic films such as David Croenenberg’s...

Album Reviews

By: Courtney Miller and Tessa Perkins Michael Franti & Spearhead – Soulrocker This ninth album from Michael Franti & Spearhead is a collection of socially conscious...

NEW MUSIC FRIDAY

By: Courtney Miller, Jessica Pickering, and Jessica Whitesel Follow The Peak on Spotify to stay up to date on New Music Friday. https://open.spotify.com/user/thepeaksfu/playlist/2GBVlavtjExVKcSNNWDJhS “Good Grief” – Bastille Jessica Whitesel:...

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...