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Daniel Wesley is a stage performer through and through
May 31, 2016If you haven’t heard of Daniel Wesley before now, let me assure you that you’re missing out. Wesley recently performed at the Commodore Ballroom in an anniversary event to mark his 10 years in the music business. In that time he’s released seven albums, and toured with Matthew Good across Canada in 2011. The Commodore show doubled as a live recording, and featured both an acoustic warm-up set and a rockin’ plugged-in performance that went into the wee hours of the morning. It was one large, crazy, and fun party — shame if you missed it. Wesley’s childhood friend, Jeremy Allingham,…
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Flicker magnifies indigenous dance in a multimedia performance
May 30, 2016Culture is always evolving, ‘flickering’ between what it was and what it is becoming. Dancers of Damelahamid carefully negotiate this in-between space in their new work Flicker, which premiered at the Cultch Historic Theatre on May 25. The work is…
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The more Music Waste changes, the more it stays the same
May 30, 2016It’s a Sunday night, less than three weeks before one of the biggest weekends for music in Vancouver — and the organizers of Music Waste are circled up in a living room, still working through the logistical headache of special…
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Despite the uphill battle Black Sea was a labour of love
May 24, 2016See below for more photos from the night. All photos courtesy of Chris Ho. Post-punk Calgary band Ultrviolence kicked off a mini-tour with their EP release party in Vancouver at the Emerald in Chinatown. Black Sea is their latest,…
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Big Wild is a professor of EDM
May 23, 2016Electronic house DJ Big Wild graced Vancity on May 7 with a performance at Fortune Sound club. Has my life changed since then? No. Do I have a new perspective? YES. Just as I thought I knew what to expect,…
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CENTRE STAGE: Ballet Kelowna teams up with Continuum Contemporary Music and Belgian choreographer Thierry Smits presents ReVoLt
May 16, 2016Renaissance – Ballet Kelowna Chutzpah! PLUS May 4–6, Norman & Annette Rothstein Theatre Since becoming artistic director and CEO in 2014, former Ballet BC dancer Simone Orlando has led Ballet Kelowna to become a mature company presenting stunning contemporary choreography.…
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CENTRE STAGE: Just Words melds poetry and dance; flamenco, Irish tap, and belly dance share the stage in Encuentros
May 9, 2016Just Words – Les Productions Figlio April 27–30, Firehall Arts Centre Serge Bennathan steps to the front of the Firehall stage, a spotlight on him as he picks up a sheet of paper. He reads off a letter that he…
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Pentatonix returns to Vancouver for an impressive show
May 6, 2016Three years ago, Pentatonix was still relatively new, performing an intimate concert at the Vogue. On April 28, they returned to Vancouver performing in front of a packed Pacific Coliseum. The a cappella quintet used their voices exclusively, and brought…
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12 lessons this semester has (almost literally) shoved down my throat
April 3, 20161) Don’t google your symptoms. Ever. Or watch House. And for the love of God, do not do both simultaneously unless you want to end up in the ER at three a.m. with some erroneous phantom disease. 2) If someone hurts your…
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