Music Features

The Queen of Soul passes: an ode to Aretha Franklin

A momentary brush with the legendary singer makes for a treasured memory

Charlie Musselwhite weathers pain through the blues

Although he and Ben Harper are currently covering “When the Levee Breaks” in their concert sets, he’s never heard the famous sludge-metal take on the song that Led Zeppelin cut in 1971.

Clarian crafts a space opera

Mexican cults and missing writers found their way into Television Days.

A fond goodbye to a jazz great: Ken Pickering's passing mourned

His particular gift was for happy collaboration, between musicians and between organizations: through his international contacts he sent Vancouver artists out into the world and they returned renewed.

So Loki promotes Vancouver rap alongside international artists at Safe & Sound Festival

On the face of it, hip-hop is booming in Vancouver.

Vancouver Guitar Fest spotlights original craftsmen

Master luthier Michael Dunn has been building instruments for more than 50 years.

Bodega unleashes a sexy Scroll

The New York City band aims for something more than retro rock on its driving debut, Endless Scroll.

Netflix announces new Quincy Jones documentary, and why we care

Some legends are bigger than others

Cryptic Kit lives on the road

Kate Stables plans to spend some quality time back in France, where she has multiple projects in mind, from dabbling in film scoring to penning songs inspired by the late American sci-fi novelist Ursula K. Le Guin.