Festival

Blackberry Wood Were Wonderfully Uncool at Music Waste

Green Auto, June 8

PUBLISHED Jun 10, 2024

When you look around at any Vancouver music venue, you're almost guaranteed to see the usual Carhartt work pants and Doc Martens. As Blackb...

Lawnya Vawnya's All Ages Show Kept the Punk Spirit Alive

Baird Building Garage, June 8

PUBLISHED Jun 10, 2024

At the very heart of the punk movement, since its earliest whispers over fifty years ago, is the all ages show. At any given point in any g...

DEBBY FRIDAY and Friends Brought a Fabulous Freneticism to Lawnya Vawnya

The Rockhouse, June 7

PUBLISHED Jun 10, 2024

Lawnya Vawnya contained multitudes on its fourth day of operation, spanning both the downtown core and the duration of the day in a noon-to...

Lawnya Vawnya Day Two Was an Odyssey of Soul and Storytelling

The Rockhouse, June 6

PUBLISHED Jun 7, 2024

After a day of music, literature and contemplative workshopping, Lawnya Vawnya's second night of programming was a decidedly dancy affair ...

Five Must-See Acts at Vancouver's Summerlight Festival

PUBLISHED Jun 5, 2024

Summerlight is the indie music festival run by Vancouver label Light Organ Records (an imprint of 604 Records) — but the day-long event, ta...

Select Just for Laughs Assets Acquired by ComediHa!

PUBLISHED Jun 4, 2024

Quebec-based entertainment firm ComediHa! claims to have reached an agreement to acquire "select" assets from from Montreal comedy giant...

Toronto's TONE Festival Taps Wolf Eyes & Anthony Braxton, Colin Fisher, Mas Aya for 2024 Edition

PUBLISHED Jun 3, 2024

Toronto's TONE Festival returns for its sixth edition this month, and organizers have detailed the lineup taking part in this year's event....

Prepare the Ground Closed with Considered Catharsis

Lee's Palace and the Garrison, June 2

PUBLISHED Jun 3, 2024

Prepare the Ground closed their inaugural fest's Sunday night across three venues, ending the three-day affair at Lee's Palace. The absolut...