Otto Tausk to take over for Vancouver Symphony Orchestra’s 100th anniversary season
The Vancouver Symphony Orchestra (VSO) will have a new leader at the rostrum next summer as Otto Tausk becomes its music director, just in time...
Frank Zappa meets Varèse and Oswald at this year’s PuSh Festival
Ask pretty much any contemporary musician who their musical influences are and their answers are usually instantly recognizable. Depending on the genre it can...
Jerry Granelli tells tales of A Charlie Brown Christmas
Which of Charles Schulz’s Peanuts gang do you identify with? Charlie Brown? Lucy? Or maybe even Snoopy? It comes as no surprise that musician...
In search of 100 guitarists
At first glance it may sound like a world record attempt, but Vancouver’s Music on Main and the Redshift Music Society are not looking...
Things are looking up for the Mission Folk Music Festival
The Mission Folk Music Festival is celebrating an impressive 29 years in 2016, but the long-running showcase of folk, world, and roots music almost...
Review: Return to Grace will knock your socks off
Elvis is in the building.
Return to Grace, a new Canadian production that follows Elvis’s rise to glory, has some incredible talent, and many in the...
Vancouver Symphony Orchestra 2016/2017 season will appeal to a wide range of music tastes
The Vancouver Symphony Orchestra’s New Music Festival will celebrate Canada’s 150th anniversary, while its next Spring Festival will feature the music of the Brits,...
Closed contest: enter to win tickets to Return to Grace
Our contest to win two tickets to see Return to Grace on Tuesday, March 22 at the Queen Elizabeth Theatre in Vancouver. Congratulations to...
Variety returns to its live entertainment roots for 50th anniversary telethon
After fifteen years of pre-recorded entertainment, Variety The Children’s Charity returns to its roots with live shows to celebrate the golden anniversary of its Show...
Vancouver gospel choir has built its reputation by performing with some of music’s biggest...
The Good Noise Vancouver Gospel Choir returns with its annual holiday concert, a tradition that has grown threefold since the choir began twelve years...