There are also frequent repetitions of “Kyrie Eleison,” a Greek liturgical phrase meaning “Lord, have mercy on us,” which often appears in Gregorian chants. Its use, he tells the Straight, was ...

Fred again… (legal name Frederick John Philip Gibson) announced his 10 Weeks 10 Songs 10 Cities project in September. The tour began on October 3 in Glasgow, with the show and venue location announced ...

Often Wrong does just that with “Kintsugi” off The Figs Are Starting To Rot, an EP that announces the trio as a band to watch, and not just in Vancouver. The anatomy-of-a-breakup starts with skeletal ...

Molly Grace comes by the “aw shucks” mentality that one often associates with Nashville-based artists naturally. In a video interview with the Straight, Grace is happy and bubbly as she describes ...

Polyrhythmics were booked for an inaugural Vancouver show in February of 2018, which was all great until Mother Nature unleashed a rare West Coast snowstorm. Big first date suddenly cancelled, leaving ...

Live at the Anza Club was recorded over two raucous nights at the East Side venue this past April. Covers during the set included a magnificent reworking of a Roy Loney/Flamin’ Groovies tune “Golden ...

The Commodore was crowded on Sunday night when New Zealand rockers the Beths took the stage. Six lamps immediately lit up, illuminating a beautiful flowery background as the four-piece launched into ...

Join PYK Consultants Ltd for a festive Christmas Wreath Making Workshop supporting St. Paul’s Foundation Feast of Fortune gala.

Now in its 29th year, the Eastside Culture Crawl is Vancouver’s signature four-day visual arts festival, bringing together more than 500 artists in over 80 buildings throughout the Eastside Arts ...

Death of a Salesman meets Mr. Bean... A lonely office worker squeezes through a portal in their bathroom mirror and goes on a quest for the meaning of life in this surreal physical comedy. The mundane ...

So musically speaking, Toronto icon Jane Siberry might not have much in common with renegades like Björk, Radiohead, or Captain Beefheart—all famous visionaries who wrote their own rule books. But as ...