concert review
Colouring the world Mauvey
May 23, 2022With his notable mauve hair and a pink and blue trench coat, Mauvey was hard to miss at the Commodore Ballroom on May 6. Combine his dreamy intergalactic aesthetic with his open exuberance and you get an incredible performance. Mauvey is a Ghanaian-born UK artist who opened for Snotty Nose Rez Kids, a truly phenomenal Haisla trap/hip hop duo. Represented by Vancouver-based label, 604 Records, Mauvey currently spends his time between Vancouver and the UK, though he also spent a short period of his high school years in Agassiz, BC. Additionally, he has collaborated with other BC artists like Fionn.…
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Bas, and the Beautiful Effect of Hip-Hop
January 27, 2019In a time where hip-hop has officially become the most popular music in America, the genre’s market has become oversaturated with artists who use its culture solely as a means of monetary acquisition. Consequently, hip-hop is now faced with a…
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Rock, Soul, and SiR: Top Dawg Entertainment brings the team to Rogers Arena
June 1, 2018Top Dawg Entertainment (TDE) is one of hip hop’s biggest labels, an absolute powerhouse of overwhelming talent that decided to bless their fans by taking the whole team (minus, unfortunately, personal favourite Isaiah Rashad) out on “The Championship Tour.” To…
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At the Orpheum
May 25, 2018Ambience: A The Orpheum was built in 1927, and it shows; the venue has character that seems to hint at the history the building holds. I have been to more than one show at the Orpheum, and it is one…
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Neck Deep’s The Peace and the Panic was in Vogue
March 4, 2018Neck Deep played a headlining show with Seaway and Speak Low at the Vogue Theatre on February 23 as part of their The Peace and the Panic tour. It was, without a doubt, the best concert I have…
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Lil Yachty shows Vancouver the meaning of audience participation by starting a massive water fight
October 23, 2017Lil Yachty, one of the most divisive figures in hip hop, is essentially heralded as the harbinger of today’s SoundCloud rap movement. His sound is innovative and boundary-pushing, mixing together Lil B’s positivity, Soulja Boy’s performative aggression, and Kanye’s indefatigable…
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Joey Bada$$ delivers a powerful performance at UBC
September 28, 2017Recently UBC held its Welcome Back Barbecue, and, along with a group of artists I’d honestly never heard of (apologies to the Strange, Harrison Brome, Shaun Frank, and Vanic), New York rapper Joey Bada$$ performed. Joey Bada$$ is…
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Rich Chigga gives Vancouver a short but decidedly charming performance
July 20, 2017Rich Chigga is 2017’s most unexpected star, a seventeen-year-old kid from Indonesia who transitioned from making peculiar Internet comedy to rapping with Ghostface Killah. With each new track, the teen, born Brian Imanuel, has proven that he’s more than a…
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I lost my voice at the Nobody Safe Tour
June 25, 2017Future has clearly not lost his steam, dropping two albums back to back, with both of them being on Billboard's top 100. Accompanying him on his North American tour were successful talents Tory Lanez, A$AP Ferg, and Migos. …
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The Floating Points really are an experience
May 16, 2016If you like electronic instrumental music, not dancing, and spirographs, then this was the show for you! The Floating Points sound like Pink Floyd travelled in a time machine to present day, studied jazz at Capilano, and acquired an assortment…
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