concert review
Rock, Soul, and SiR: Top Dawg Entertainment brings the team to Rogers Arena
June 1, 2018By: Neil MacAlister Top 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 see such top-tier artists as Kendrick Lamar, SZA, ScHoolboy Q, Jay Rock, Ab-Soul, and SiR together outside of a festival setting is a rare opportunity, and one I couldn’t pass up. Even watching from the (relatively) cheap nosebleed seats, the show was phenomenal. As a label, TDE has always been collaborative, with members frequently appearing…
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At the Orpheum
May 25, 2018By: Hannah Davis Ambience: 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…
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Neck Deep’s The Peace and the Panic was in Vogue
March 4, 2018By: Eva Zhu Neck 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…
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Lil Yachty shows Vancouver the meaning of audience participation by starting a massive water fight
October 23, 2017By: Neil MacAlister Lil 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…
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Joey Bada$$ delivers a powerful performance at UBC
September 28, 2017By: Neil MacAlister Recently UBC held its Welcome Back Barbecue, and, along with a group of artists I’d honestly never heard of (apologies to the Strange, Harrison Brome, Shaun Frank, and Vanic), New York rapper Joey Bada$$ performed. …
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Rich Chigga gives Vancouver a short but decidedly charming performance
July 20, 2017By: Neil MacAlister Rich 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…
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I lost my voice at the Nobody Safe Tour
June 25, 2017By: Edna Batengas Future 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…
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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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St. Lucia wows Venue Nightclub
March 7, 2016The dedication that St. Lucia has to their fans is on another level. On Tuesday night the band played Venue Nightclub on Granville St., but they only just made it. In the early morning hours as the band was travelling…
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Yukon Blonde kick off Canadian tour at the Commodore
February 17, 2016Yukon Blonde played to an energetic, appreciative hometown crowd as they performed the first show of a tour that will take them all the way to St. John’s, Newfoundland. They were joined by On An On as their opening act.…
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