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Dala at St. James hall Sept. 16
Dala, who were named vocal group of the year at the 2010 Canadian Folk Music Awards, will perform at St. James Hall on Sept. 16. The duo, made up of high-school friends Amanda Walther and Sheila...
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Trooper downplays desire for Hall of Fame induction
Right from the start, Ra McGuire, singer for Trooper, wants to make clear that if Trooper gets into the Juno Hall Of Fame, it was from public pressure, not manipulation by the band. Although the band...
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Tom Harrison’s Garage for Feb. 26
Barry Greenfield has added a few more of his songs to YouTube. These include New York Is Closed Tonight and Bamboo Sheets. Greenfield is back at the Jazz Cellar, May 2, with Robbie Steininger...
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Tom Harrison’s Garage for March 4
It’s been a quiet week here at The Garage, but several local bands have been making plans. No sooner did they earn a Juno nomination than The Matinée announced its tour. With spring two weeks away,...
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Barney Bentall started out struggling
They weren’t legendary when they started. They were struggling. The legendary part came later, beginning in 1988, 25 years ago. From the late ’70s until 1988, Barney Bentall was trying on different...
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Banjo master Jayme Stone bringing his fusionist fancy to Vancovuer Folk Music...
Name an album that opens with a homage to West African radio, drops off in Persia and ventures into 20th Century classical music before stepping out on a track titled Tennessee Waltz? That would be The...
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Jim Byrnes and Steve Dawson say farewell (sort of)
Taking the stage at the Surrey Fusion Festival this weekend will have some bittersweet sentiments around it for Jim Byrnes. The St. Louis, Mo.-born blues singer and the acclaimed Vancouver...
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JUST ANNOUNCED CONCERTS, including Bret Michaels, the Orb, London Grammar,...
JUST ANNOUNCED CONCERTS Valient Thorr Stoner-rock/metal band from North Carolina. With guests Black Wizard, Lord Dying and Ramming Speed. • Rickshaw Theatre, 254 E. Hastings • Sept. 13, doors 8:30 p.m....
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Tom Harrison’s Garage for Aug. 13
ELVIS, ELVIS, ELVIS Elvis Presley died 36 years ago, Friday. Two Vancouver-bred Elvis impersonators are in concert, in memoriam. Randy “Elvis” Friskie is at Surrey’s Bell Centre, Friday, and the...
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CD review: Madchild – Lawn Mower Man (Battle Axe/Suburban Noize)
Dope Sick was the musical admission of a life gone terribly wrong and the struggle to get right. It landed the Swollen Members MC in the best chart position of his career, snagging a Juno Award...
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Vancity Buzz’s City Happenings – August 22
The World’s Second Largest Victoria’s Secret Opens in Vancouver The wait is over for women who have been anticipating the opening of Vancouver’s flagship Victoria Secret retail location. On August...
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Juno Awards in need of a shake up
Submissions for the 2014 Juno Awards open Tuesday. To the casual reader of The Province, the Junos are just another mystifying awards show, but for the past 44 years, they’ve represented the Canadian...
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Said the Whale releases Remixed EP
The thing about bands is that they are communities of assorted talents and tastes. Such is the case with Vancouver’s Said the Whale. Best known for its bouncy pop songs, the band’s Nathan Shaw is...
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Scene & Heard with Stuart Derdeyn talks to Stephen Lyons of Fond of Tigers
Province entertainment writer Stuart Derdeyn chats with Stephen Lyons, the founder and guitarist of JUNO Award-winning rock-jazz-improv unit Fond of Tigers. (They play the Biltmore on Saturday.) He’s...
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Scene & Heard: Yukon Blonde
Scene & Heard: Yukon Blonde Members of Vancouver-based Yukon Blonde drop into Scene & Heard studio with Stuart Derdeyn to chat about the band’s latest release Yukon Blonde On Blonde. The...
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Scene & Heard: Cat Toren talks about that whole NYC jazz thingy
Scene & Heard with Stuart Derdeyn talks to Brooklyn-based Vancouver pianist/composer Cat Toren about Inside the Sun, her latest album with the Cat Toren Band, as well as her work with JUNO...
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Just Announced: Rihanna, City and Colour, Jann Arden, Wolfmother, Monster...
Dan Deacon American composer and electronic musician, on tour to support his latest release, Glass Riffer. • The Cobalt, 917 Main St. • Dec. 15, 9:30 p.m. • $15, ticketweb.ca, Red Cat, Zulu,...
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Scene & Heard: Geoff Berner’s new album
Scene + Heard talks to Geoff Berner about his accomplished new album We Are Going To Bremen To Become Musicians out on Coax Records. Geoff plays two shows in Vancouver at Lanalou’s on February 19 &...
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