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Juno award winners Metalwood return after 14 years
September 6, 2016Just when we thought they were gone for good, Canada’s premier electric jazz group Metalwood explodes from a gooey, melted mélange of bass-heavy funk, bubbling brass, and rambunctious drum medleys that defined their recordings at the turn of the 21st century. The two-time Juno award-winning band is now back from a 14-year hiatus with Twenty — an album that pays homage to the 20 years it’s been since the band formed — through an all-new track list that’s pure caramel. Trickled with prominent hues of Weather Report and Miles Davis, Twenty is already being hailed as arguably the band’s best…
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All Together Now features 20 diverse collections ranging from taxidermy to pinball machines
August 2, 2016Remember when you used to collect? Maybe it was rocks, keychains, baseball cards, or Puppy Surprise toys. Whatever it was, many people did it as children. Some people never grow out of that compulsion to build a series of objects…
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SFU rapper making waves in Vancouver’s hip-hop scene
August 2, 2016Vancouver’s music scene is diverse and ever-expanding, but for artist King H, he hopes the Lower Mainland will one day be known for more than Michael Bublé, Carly Rae Jepsen, and Nickelback. “The music scene in Vancouver is cool, but…
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CENTRE STAGE: Dancing on the Edge wraps up an impressive 28th year
August 1, 2016This year’s festival was as dynamic as ever, with more of a focus on local choreographers along with a few visitors from elsewhere. Jennifer Mascall, who has been involved in the festival almost every year since it began, presented her…
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Harmony Arts Festival will return to West Van for its 26th year
July 30, 2016For 26 years, the Harmony Arts Festival has been running on the gorgeous West Vancouver waterfront. The festival has been growing exponentially in both artists and attendees, so this year they are expecting quite a turnout. The festival is a…
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CENTRE STAGE: Rising star Jennifer Gillis says playing Maria in West Side Story is a dream come true
July 13, 2016Jennifer Gillis is full of gratitude these days. A rising musical theatre star who was featured on the 2012 CBC reality show Over the Rainbow at only 16, she’s now in her third year at Capilano University’s musical theatre program.…
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CENTRE STAGE: Dancing on the Edge returns with a packed line-up of contemporary dance
July 13, 2016As the longest running contemporary dance festival in Canada, Dancing on the Edge knows how to present a variety of local, national, and international dance artists with something for all tastes. From outdoor works, to mixed bills and premieres, July…
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Burlesque performers Shine in sensual show
July 11, 2016She’s loud, foul-mouthed, and is the owner of a theatre whose crazy cast of burlesque dancers she calls family. But that description doesn’t do justice to Shine Mionne, the titular character of a burlesque musical that, while explicit, actually has…
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CENTRE STAGE: Western Gold Theatre presents Splitting Heirs and White Rock Player Club presents both gender versions of The Odd Couple
July 7, 2016Splitting Heirs – Western Gold Theatre PAL Studio Theatre June 24 – 26, 2016 Western Gold Theatre serves a vital purpose in our local theatre scene: they focus on producing plays that feature roles for actors over 55 years old. While…
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The Pacific rocked the stage at Studio Records
July 4, 2016The band previously known as Room 202 have reinvented themselves as the Pacific. A move lead singer and acoustic guitarist Zishan Abdullah said stemmed from the fact that “we’re all west coast boys and love the city we live in.…
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