BC music
Mission: ‘We had the world here’
The Mission Folk Music Festival appears to be weathering the storm. Last year a lightning storm threatened the safety of the performers and audience, and all of Saturday’s performances were cancelled. It cost the festival $35,000 because of the loss of gate receipts. The show’s producer Francis Xavier Edwards and the festival board are also [...]
Vancouver: Youth orchestra celebrates 50 years
One anticipated highlight of MusicFest Vancouver is the performance by the National Youth Orchestra of Canada. It’s always rewarding to hear this remarkable concatenation of young talent, but this tour is extra-special: 2010 marks the organization’s 50th anniversary. Youth orchestras have been around for a while in many different guises; in recent decades the concept [...]
We must support this music copyright bill to ensure fair play
Having worked in the music business for 20 years, I have witnessed profound changes. For the most part, these changes have been driven by the massive influence of the Internet. Music was hit early on by the phenomenon of file-sharing on Peer-to-Peer (P2P) networks, due to compression technology and small file sizes. The first big [...]
Grand Forks: No more concerts at Jogas
Musicians from out of town won’t be playing at Jogas Espresso Cafe for the foreseeable future say owners Roger and Donna Soviskov. Acts from out of town had been booking gigs at the cafe and the Soviskov’s say that while there have been crowds of as many as 50 people in the past, there is [...]
Surrey: Sanghera’s Music Waves expands into movies
For the past two decades, Kulwinder Sanghera has been a cultural icon in the Metro Vancouver Punjabi community. His company, Music Waves, records, manages and distributes Punjabi-language music artists. Since beginning operation in early 2006, Red FM, the radio station he runs out of a Surrey industrial park, has grown from 15 to 39 employees. [...]
Music icons autograph auction items for Vancouver Music Industry’s award gala
On July 28 and 29, the Vancouver Music Industry (VMI) will host its fifth annual award gala and charity golf tournament to help raise money for the Sarah McLachlan Music Outreach and Music BC. This year’s event will be the biggest in the organization’s history, and it includes an auction with some big-ticket items going [...]
Nakusp Music Fest takes over with weekend entertainment
This last weekend was the biggest event for Nakusp all year, bringing in thousands of tourists to this small village to enjoy the weekend for the Canadian renowned the Nakusp Music Fest. Thousands of participants were treated to a variety of bands over the course of three days. But that wasn’t all. Once people got [...]
Rhythm, roots, and rebellion at the 2010 Vancouver Folk Music Festival: The 2010 Vancouver Folk Music Festival is a showcase for artists who use songs as tools for social change
Country songwriter Harlan Howard once defined his chosen genre as “three chords and the truth”, but that was before Nashville became just one more branch plant for the global entertainment industry. It’s still a great slogan, though, especially when applied to a lot of the acts booked for the 2010 edition of the Vancouver Folk [...]
Vancouver: Mile Long Jam To Take Over Main Street this Sat
The inaugural Mile Long Jam happens this Saturday. This kind of organic self-organized street festival is inspired by regular events that happen in Tokyo’s Yoyogi Park. The Mile Long Jam aims to bring live music to Main Street all the way from Science World to King Edward Ave. Musicians and performers will be playing in [...]
Folk festival head honcho’s top five favourites an eclectic list
Since coming on-board as the Vancouver Folk Music Festival’s artistic director, Linda Tanaka has impressed festival goers with her exciting and varied lineups. This year’s wildly varied and eclectic showcase is no different, boasting emerging young acts such as the Malahat Revue featuring Jeremy Fisher, Said the Whale, Hannah Georgas and Aiden Knight alongside fest [...]
West Kelowna: 50th Anniversary of the Okanagan Symphony is Golden Midsummer Magic Music and Wine Gala Celebration at Mission Hill Family Estate
The Okanagan Symphony is celebrating their 50th year with a gala benefit this weekend, July 17, at Mission Hill Family Estate winery. The most substantial fundraising activity for the OSO of the year, the evening regularly raises about $80,000 annually of their $800,000 budget. The largest performing arts organization in BC’s interior, the funding helps [...]
Delta: Jazz evening shows just how vital arts are to a community
Jazz is kind of like a different language and the people who play jazz are a different breed, maybe even a different species altogether. On Thursday night, a mix of more than 50 of them (and their closest friends, family members and extraterrestrial visitors) gathered at the patio of Petra’s Arts Kafe and listened to [...]
Vancouver: Buskers to serenade Granville strollers: Olympics’ success opens ‘green carpet’ to musicians 10 a.m. to midnight
Buskers rule. At least that’s how visitors to Granville Street might feel this summer, starting with a buskers concert in the 700-block Granville tonight from 7 p.m. to midnight. About 20 buskers will be performing at the concert on the new artificial “green carpet” that has been placed on Granville Street between West Georgia and [...]
Vancouver: Free downtown concerts ‘bringing music to the streets’
It’s not often that you can watch an outdoor reggae performance, a rap concert and a didgeridoo beatboxing gig all in the same night in Vancouver for free. But you can this Friday. About 20 local buskers will take the stage on Granville Street downtown to showcase their musical talent and artistry between 7 p.m. [...]
Burnaby composer’s work featured with VSO at Deer Lake on Sunday
From the windows of the Julliard School’s residences in Lincoln Centre—high above the seemingly endless rat race of New York City—you can watch some of the world’s best student musicians and composers race to class. Premier scholars in their field, all looking like tiny ants lugging their cellos, violins and guitars to the lecture halls [...]
