Music Features

Main Street Car Free Day serves up an endless cavalcade of ever-adventurous local music

Highlights include storc, Ford Pier Vengeance Trio, and tons of accordions

Tow'rs is built on family

Musicians Gretta and Kyle Miller met in college as friends, jamming in a casual band. As their fame grew, so did their relationship.

From jazz institutions to big-ticket upstarts, get ready to feast on fests and concerts this Vancouver summer season

The best way to think of festivals is as a smorgasbord—no one is going to judge you for getting your money’s worth.

Hit the road for these damn fine summer music fests in B.C. and beyond

From Shambhala to Rock the Shores, these out-of-town festivals listed—each within a day’s drive of Vancouver—might inspire you to hit the road.

Rainbow Robert steers TD Vancouver International Jazz Festival's artistic programming into the future

The musical event runs at various Lower Mainland venues from next Friday (June 22) to July 1.

Sam Tudor’s Quotidian Dream might have been shaped by sadness, but the results are anything but a downer

What you see isn't what you always get.

A Place to Bury Strangers likes spontaneity

The band's live shows have been branded as “unpredictable”, “bewildering”, and “dangerously loud”. In frontman Oliver Ackermann’s view, that’s an accurate assessment.

Namjoo and Faraualla chart a soul’s journey westward

“It’s 62 minutes of music without any breaks, and we asked people to not take videos or photos, just sit there and listen to this journey,” Namjoo explains.

Italian Day 2018: Edoardo Bennato’s not content to repeat himself

The Italian living legend has never been to Vancouver in a career that spans an incredible half-century, but like a true professional he understands how to win over an audience.

She Stole My Beer takes fans on a nostalgia trip

There may be some AC/DC.

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Music Features

Main Street Car Free Day serves up an endless cavalcade of ever-adventurous local music

Tow'rs is built on family

From jazz institutions to big-ticket upstarts, get ready to feast on fests and concerts this Vancouver summer season

Hit the road for these damn fine summer music fests in B.C. and beyond

Rainbow Robert steers TD Vancouver International Jazz Festival's artistic programming into the future

Sam Tudor’s Quotidian Dream might have been shaped by sadness, but the results are anything but a downer

A Place to Bury Strangers likes spontaneity

Namjoo and Faraualla chart a soul’s journey westward

Italian Day 2018: Edoardo Bennato’s not content to repeat himself

She Stole My Beer takes fans on a nostalgia trip

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