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Guitar wizard Dave Martone, heartbroken over Eddie Van Halen, shreds through the pandemic

Nov 18

The Vancouver guitarist once played 48 gigs in a single month, but that was before the outbreak of COVID-19.

Producers Lounge connects music creators with industry veterans

Nov 16

When you think about it, music production might be the perfect self-isolating job for our pandemic times. On the other hand, it helps to be able to connect with peers and mentors.

These groups want Canadian music gatekeepers to listen to queer and racialized artists

Nov 13

Kamilah Apong has some advice for Canadian arts institution gatekeepers: listen to the youth.

Chutzpah! Festival: Globetrotting piano genius Guy Mintus frolics in A Gershwin Playground of his own making

Nov 10

The 29-year-old Israeli musician is one of the headliners at this year's Chutzpah! Festival in Vancouver.

Polaris Music Prize 2020: Montreal rapper Backxwash’s victory is for the unapologetic

Oct 20

The Polaris Music Prize was a bit different this year.

Veda Hille invites you into her Bach-laced bubble

Oct 20

The Vancouver musician and theatre artist’s piano-driven songs and stories fuel her Little Volcano.

Tegan and Sara among all-star lineup of high-profile authors at this week's Vancouver Writers Fest

Oct 18

The virtual event includes the following B.C. writers: Annabel Lyon, Wade Davis, Caroline Adderson, Thomas Homer-Dixon, Nancy Lee, Aislinn Hunter, Charles Demers, Shaena Lambert, Lorna Crozier, Cicely Belle Blain, Seth Klein, and Tanya Lloyd Kyi.

Terminal Station's Scott Smith says music has to get played

Oct 16

COVID-19 hasn't stopped Scott Smith from rocking out.

Here are 10 of Canada’s pandemic music heroes

Oct 12

The COVID-19 pandemic has hit a lot of musicians hard.

Canada's Mustafa sings songs of love and loss in Toronto

Oct 11

For Mustafa, repping Toronto's Regent Park means coping with extreme loss—he has a staggering number of friends to mourn.

U.S. Girls’ Meg Remy talks music in the age of coronavirus

Oct 3

U.S. Girls’ Heavy Light might be the last album of its kind—at least for the foreseeable future.

The Georgia Straight's guide to TAIWANfest in Vancouver

Sep 5

Our guide to TaiwanFest highlights the annual Vancouver festival that celebrates Taiwanese identity.

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Guitar wizard Dave Martone, heartbroken over Eddie Van Halen, shreds through the pandemic

Producers Lounge connects music creators with industry veterans

These groups want Canadian music gatekeepers to listen to queer and racialized artists

Chutzpah! Festival: Globetrotting piano genius Guy Mintus frolics in A Gershwin Playground of his own making

Polaris Music Prize 2020: Montreal rapper Backxwash’s victory is for the unapologetic

Veda Hille invites you into her Bach-laced bubble

Tegan and Sara among all-star lineup of high-profile authors at this week's Vancouver Writers Fest

Terminal Station's Scott Smith says music has to get played

Here are 10 of Canada’s pandemic music heroes

Canada's Mustafa sings songs of love and loss in Toronto

U.S. Girls’ Meg Remy talks music in the age of coronavirus

The Georgia Straight's guide to TAIWANfest in Vancouver

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