Inside Vancouver

Nostalgia rules as Loverboy, Trooper headline this year’s SHOREFEST

by Shawn Conner in Events, Uncategorized on June 21, 2016

Trooper.

Get ready for some classic rock at this year’s Celebration of Light. The annual fireworks competition features three stages of free music on English Bay and Sunset Beach over three nights, July 23, July 27, and July 30.

Presented by the radio station LG 104.3, the concerts showcase local and national talent at the LG 104.3 Stage at the Keg Lounge in English Bay and the Sunset Beach Stage at beautiful Sunset Beach. This year’s headliners include eighties Canadian rock bands Loverboy (“Turn Me Loose,” “Working for the Weekend”) and Trooper (“Raise a Little Hell,” “We’re Here for a Good Time”), as well as some newer artists.

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Nostalgia rules as Loverboy, Trooper headline this year’s SHOREFEST

Bowie tribute act back by popular demand!

by Shawn Conner in Uncategorized on March 17, 2016

Spacejunk performing at the David Bowie Tribute at the Rickshaw Theatre, Vancouver, Feb. 16 2016. Shannon Steele photo.

Space Junk performing at the David Bowie Tribute at the Rickshaw Theatre, Vancouver, Feb. 26 2016. Shannon Steele photo.

In February, Vancouver bands came together to celebrate the life and music of David Bowie. One of the highlights of the night was Space Junk, a group of local musicians who performed songs from Bowie’s final album, Blackstar.

The set was such a success that Space Junk are going to not only repeat the feat but play the entire album.

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Bowie tribute act back by popular demand!

So who is among Vancouver’s best underground talent?

by Shawn Conner in Uncategorized on February 15, 2016

Best Vocalist Brittney Slayes in a mustard and ketchup sandwich. Photo courtesy Krystal None at Still Spark Studios

The inaugural edition of a new local awards ceremony took place last Friday, Feb. 12 at the WISE Hall (1882 Adanac St.) in East Vancouver. The Whammys have been established to recognize artistic achievements in Vancouver’s music scene. For the awards, both nominees and winners were selected and voted on by the public. Local “celebrities” hosted the awards ceremony, which also included live entertainment.

As one would expect from an independent awards event, the nominees skewed towards the underground. For example, the places named in the Best Local Venue category are all punk/metal/thrash bars (except perhaps for Studio Records, 919 Granville St.). Some of the categories are pretty interesting, too. Besides the usual “Best Vocalist”-type categories, you’ll also find Best Burlesque Group, Best Bouncer/Door Person, Best Bartender and Sh**iest Band.

So who won?

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So who is among Vancouver’s best underground talent?

Dear Rouge, Mother Mother among headliners at this year’s SingItForward

by Shawn Conner in Uncategorized on January 13, 2016

#SingItFwd2014

The annual SingItFwd charity event has announced the lineups for both nights.

Typically, the artists for the concerts – at the Vogue Theatre – aren’t announced until the day of the shows. But for this year’s, the final instalment, the names have been released early. And the roster is impressive.

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Dear Rouge, Mother Mother among headliners at this year’s SingItForward