Festival
The Harpoonist and the Axe Murderer to play at Shorefest
July 20, 2015Shorefest is back with a wide-ranging lineup that is sure to please any festival goer. Set in one of the most picturesque settings in Vancouver, English Bay, Shorefest promises not only great scenery, but great music, good food, and even the Celebration of Light firework display. I was able to catch up with Shawn Hall, one half of the BC blues duo The Harpoonist and the Axe Murderer. For those who don’t yet know of this band, The Harpoonist and the Axe Murderer released their fourth album last year, and we are sure to see more from them in the near…
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Inspiring movement at Dancing on the Edge
July 15, 2015For 27 years, Dancing on the Edge has presented both up-and-coming and established choreographers showcasing current contemporary dance, as well as allowing artists the perfect platform to present their work. This year was full of inspiring, daring, and original works…
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The Italian Film Festival Summer Series ends with a free screening on August 7
June 26, 2015June is Italian Heritage Month, and in Vancouver, that means a magnificent celebration of art, music, cinema, food, and amore, lots of amore. Italian Day on the Drive was hot, delicious, and filled with hundreds of thousands of people, great…
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Revolver Festival evolves into its third year
May 11, 2015Produced by Upintheair Theatre, The Revolver Theatre Festival returns this May, and features “newly created works by emerging artists from recent university grads to people emerging on the national stage,” said managing artistic producer Daniel Martin. Building on the successes…
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Fan Expo Vancouver was all about the fans
April 10, 2015Being funneled into the Vancouver Convention Centre shoulder to shoulder with Deadpool and Elsa, you can’t help feeling overwhelmed. After passing through the proper authorities — fake weapon prop check being one of them — I found myself herded down…
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Verses Festival presents diverse poets from across North America
April 7, 2015[caption id="attachment_2241" align="alignright" width="701"] Photo courtesy of Patrick Shannon.[/caption] Over the course of 34 shows and workshops, the fifth annual Verses Festival brings together adults and youth from across Canada and the US to celebrate a “variety of crafts that…
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Dancers of Damelahamid presented the eighth year of the Coastal First Nations Dance Festival
March 16, 2015The performers at this year’s Coastal First Nations Dance Festival have embarked on a lifelong journey to revitalize their culture. The festival, held at UBC’s Museum of Anthropology between March 3–8, showcased First Nations performers from across North America. The…
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We Are The City succeed in both filmmaking and music
January 9, 2015“It feels like happiness. It feels like remembering faces and words. It feels like water. It feels like electricity. It sounds like a humming fridge.” What is the girl who utters these words after every chapter of Violent describing? In…
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PuSh Festival fights winter blues
January 5, 2015Over the past decade, the PuSh International Performing Arts Festival has become an acknowledged and respected event, both locally and internationally. For their 11th year, the PuSh Festival begins their next decade by reinforcing their motto, “cross the line.” The…
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Cloudy, with a chance of face
September 8, 2014Since his debut at Music Waste in 2011, Cloudface (aka David Reynolds) has become a figure of local music folklore. With only a handful of releases under the moniker and Vancouver shows a rarity these days, Cloudface’s set at the…
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