aggregated from: Beyond Robson

This past weekend, I went to a last-minute dance party at the old Cobalt (which now has a new name, apparently, although no one seems to agree on what it is). The place looked pretty similar to how it used to back in its punk days, except for a few o...

topics: dance, dj, djs, gallery, nightlife

aggregated from: Beyond Robson

This past weekend, I went to a last-minute dance party at the old Cobalt (which now has a new name, apparently, although no one seems to agree on what it is). The place looked pretty similar to how it used to back in its punk days, except for randoml...

topics: dance, dj, djs, gallery, nightlife

aggregated from: Beyond Robson

Walking downtown last night after an outlandish performance piece called Delusion by renowned (and insane) NYC-based artist Laurie Anderson at the Playhouse, after giving directions to yet another lost tourist as people behind me screamed Canada ...

topics: artist, dance, downtown, downtown-eastside, olympics

aggregated from: Beyond Robson

LiveCity Yaletown is hosting free nightly concerts through the Olympic Games in Vancouver's yuppie neighbourhood. Yaletown high-rises tower over the modest stage, flanked by two massive Panasonic screens. To the left, an inflated Coca-Cola bubble ten...

topics: concert, dance, olympic-games, yaletown

aggregated from: Beyond Robson

Yeah so I'm probably never going to go see a show at Shine ever again. First of all, they have a mandatory coat check which is fine I guess but then you have to pay 2$. That makes no sense, why not just take it from the door? Next, the place reeeeked...

topics: beach, busted, dance, show

aggregated from: From Blown Speakers

From the comments on this article in the Straight about Hoko's shutting down on August 22nd:I was in Hoko's on Saturday, August 21st and the inspectors were in there giving him a hard time on that night too. They've clearly got an agenda to shut Hoko...

topics: dance, pats, show

aggregated from: From Blown Speakers

This week at Damaged Goods, I have the distinct pleasure of helping welcome Victoria's Techromancer back to Vancouver. They were awesome at Music Waste, but went on at an all-too-un-rock'n'roll hour and suffered through some technical glitches at No ...

topics: dance, jazz, show

aggregated from: HeroBlog

It seems lately, Ottawa is trying to defend its title as capitol of Canada. To most casual observers, our nation's capitol is full of back office deals and parliamentary debates, but you never really think about the music scene. That's probably becau...

topics: dance, shows

aggregated from: HeroBlog

Whenever I post something on a band like The February's and their debut album We'll Find Our Own Way Home, I find it hard to resist the urge to include some disclaimer like now this album is a little more radio-friendly/ready than those we normally ...

topics: dance, indie, langley

aggregated from: HeroBlog

Back in the day, your skill as a rapper hinged on whether or not you could move a crowd. Folk icons needed to be able to tell a story that inspired revolution. Blues men had to play as if they had stood at the Crossroads and were willing to trade the...

topics: bar, blues, dance, show