Concert
Coeur de Pirate steals our hearts
September 25, 2015I’ve been a fan of Coeur de Pirate (Beatrice Martin) for years now, and a lot of her charm came from the fact that she sang in French. The beauty of the language and the cultural references added strength to her music and complemented her wistful lyrics and soft voice. With her new album, Roses, she seems to be attempting to cross into the Anglophone market and broadening her appeal within Canada and internationally. In true Canadian fashion, she started off her set at The Commodore by saying that she was going to do a bilingual show, repeating everything she…
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Passenger impresses with acoustic set
September 18, 2015Plugged in acoustic music does not bring to mind the concerts that bring the house down, but, as proved in the Orpheum on September 9, it can be done. The performances of Passenger and opening act Gregory Alan Isakov were…
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Ben Harper brings college radio sounds to Vancouver
September 14, 2015Ben Harper and the Innocent Criminals brought the sounds of late ’90s and early ’00s college radio back with a vengeance on September 4 at Malkin Bowl. Describing their music as such doesn’t sound like the highest praise that could…
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Epik High were here for the fans
June 8, 2015Korean hip-hop group Epik High took the stage by storm during the Vancouver stop on their North American tour, living up to their reputation as one of Korea’s most talented hip-hop acts. Playing a sold-out show at the Vogue Theatre,…
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Chad Brownlee ends his When the Lights Go Down Tour in Vancouver
April 7, 2015[caption id="attachment_2277" align="aligncenter" width="817"] Photo courtesy of The Windsor Star.[/caption] I’ve never seen so many cowboy boots stomping in unison on the Commodore’s ballroom floor. Ending his Canadian tour at home, Chad Brownlee was joined by Canadian Country Music Award…
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Walk the Moon sell out the Commodore with their energetic, ’80s-inspired pop music
March 27, 2015[caption id="attachment_1963" align="aligncenter" width="940"] Photo courtesy of Navjot Sidhu.[/caption] Walk the Moon from Ohio brought their energetic, danceable music to the Commodore Ballroom on March 22 as part of their Talking is Hard tour, and showed us all why it’s…
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Spring Jam artists revealed
February 3, 2015The line-up has been finalized for the Simon Fraser Student Society (SFSS)’s second spring concert, the SFU Spring Jam, coming to SFU on Friday, March 20. Performing this year will be local band Derrival, who earned second place in the…
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2014 Fall Kickoff concert by the numbers
November 24, 2014The numbers from the 2014 Fall Kickoff concert have been released, showing that the largest concert in Simon Fraser Student Society (SFSS) history also had a surplus of $10,992. Zied Masmoudi, VP student services and project lead, presented his evaluation…
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Just a Gent wows Vancouver crowd on international tour
November 10, 2014With almost 50,000 followers on Soundcloud, and almost two million plays of his official remix of “Best Day of My Life” by the American Authors, Just A Gent is going places fast. Currently on his international Stories To Tell Tour,…
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The Black Keys provide a trascendent experience
November 8, 2014I don’t sing. I don’t dance. To witness either is to be embarrassed for my lack of shame. But at the Black Keys’ show at The Pacific Coliseum I did both. The Black Keys are one of the bands that…
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