Amazing cabaret/ dinner theatre hits Vancouver.
What happens when a vintage dinner cabaret hits Vancouver a century too late? Well, it features not only the glitz of trapeze artists, but also the excitement of world-record-holding acrobats doing backflips on pogo sticks. Vinyl Vaudeville takes over Performance Works on Granville Island from February 10th till the 18th. Shows at 8 PM.

Vinyl Vaudeville attempts to replicate the century-old tradition of combining a sassy cabaret,  dinner theatre, and after-show swingin’ dance soiree together with a twist.
In the style of the early 1900’s, the …

 Club Push
 

 
 
VanMusic recommeds these musical shows at PuSH International Performing Arts Festival.
Club PuSh is a dynamic space that is all about experimentation—cutting-edge work suited for a less traditional, more informal venue. Marquee acts begin at 8pm, with salon-style work that is compact, portable and highly performative. Most Friday and Saturday nights include Late Nights at Club PuSh at 10pm.
Club PuSh is the social hub of the festival—a place to grab a drink in a chill environment and chat with other festival goers while taking in an array of artists from …

VanMusic: I’m here with Jimmy Cummins aka. I Braineater, well known musician and artist in Vancouver and Internationally around the world.

Jimmy Cummins: In various circle yes.

VM: So my first question for you is what came first your desire to make music or your need to create art?

JC: I started drawing when I was 3 or 4 years old, so I loved drawing from an early age. It’s been kind of a drive, I think you just get born with it or you don’t. And if you are born with it, the urge is always there. When the punk rock scene came around it was great because it was a time when the idea was, who cares?! Who cares if you don’t know how to do this or that. If you want to do it, then do it! So I was like I want to do it!

Vancouver Indie bands rocked 2011.
2012 is already looking like an exciting year! But 2011 (though not as exciting as 2010) deserves a list of what I think are the best Vancouver bands of the year. Last year continued to show the world that the Indie Music Scene in Vancouver is thriving with amazing talent. So much so that VanMusic and CiTR could no longer ignore the demand to promote both emerging and established bands. We came together to start the Indie Pop Vancouver Series, a musical event that showcases acts …

2011 was a memorable year for events, festivals and hockey! This year has been full new and exciting things for me! I decided to take myself away a little more from the computer and start attending more events. I have talked to a lot of you on different social media sites and through email but there was never a personal face between us. 2011 was a year that I got to personally meet a lot of you. These are just a few of things that I got to do and some of the events and festivals that I have attended, worked with or organized. It really all started in January…

Guitar Idol III is the world’s biggest guitar competition. Building on the success of the 2008 and 2009 competitions, Guitar Idol III has a revised format and a longer competition period spanning late Summer 2010 through to the Grand Live Final show in December of 2011 at The garage in London.

Don Alder won the UK Guitar Idol III proving to be one of the most dexterous guitar players in the world. The sounds that come out of his guitar are hard to believe. “I feel very humbled and honoured against some amazing players. Thanks to the Guitar Idol Team and Lick Library team for putting on this event that included well over 1000 original contestants – With the 12 finalists flying in from Singapore, Guatemala, Chile, Israel, Romania, Russia, Germany, France, Canada, the UK and Italy, more than ever Guitar Idol retains its position as the premier global guitar talent contest! ” shared Don Alder to his friends adding the mishap that happened to his guitar “Check out my Yamaha in the pic it got damaged before I went to the UK but held it together with good old Duct Tape”.

The Canadian Folk Music Awards took place in the Isabel Bader Theater in Toronto, Ontario from December 2nd to December 4th.
 
The Canadian Folk Music Awards celebrated their seventh edition in Toronto with three big winners, Canadian icon Bruce Cockburn, who added two more awards to his long list of prizes, Dave Gunning and the ensemble Genticorum each took home two awards. New comer Dave Gunning won for his production, A Tribute to John Allan Cameron. Allan Cameron is known as the godfather of Celtic music in Canada. Francophone trio from …

Thanks for the music Sunnyboy Jazz.
Donate and share your stories about Wilson.
The Vancouver music community is mourning the loss of talented musician Wilson Padmos also known as Sunnyboy Jazz. Wilson was one of the original members of the group Freeflow and on Nov 21st after a three year battle with cancer he died peacefully with his family by his side.
A statement issued by members of Freeflow during the September fundraiser for Wilson:
“It’s been a very difficult journey for him, his family and friends, one filled with emotional and physical challenges”.
Wilson leaves behind his girlfriend Usha and their son Storm.
To make a …

Exclusive Interview with The Gay Nineties

The Gay Nineties are a Vancouver Rock n’Roll band that consists of Daniel Knowlton (The Good News), Parker Bossley (Fake Shark Real Zombie, Hot Hot Heat) and Malcolm Holt (Fake Shark Real Zombie, Malcolm and the Moonlight). I recently had the pleasure of sitting down with the very talented, insightful and fun three piece to discuss such things as touring, influences, their name and of course their music.

http://thegaynineties.bandcamp.com/
http://www.facebook.com/pages/The-Gay-Nineties/200057730039857

CiTR is having their annual frundrive, donate to The Morning After Show and Friday Sunrise.
Donations can also be made in-person at CiTR Radio offices. We accept Visa, MasterCard, Personal Cheque, Money Order & Cash, and Direct Deposit. You can also send a cheque payable to UBC with “CiTR Fundrive” in the memo, to the following address:
CiTR Radio
#233-6138 SUB Blvd.
Vancouver, BC
V6T 1Z1
CiTR is pleased to thank is donors with 2011 Fundrive swag!
Also, Show Specific Swag is available. Donate on your favourite show for a customized prize pack while supplies last! Call …

Don Alder is truly gifted with an amazing talent to capture any crowd!
Don Alder plays acoustic fingerstyle guitar with a passion that has quickly earned him a reputation as Vancouver’s “best kept little secret”. Don is a world-class fingerstyle guitarist with a “wow factor” that has let to multiple endorsement deals with major manufacturers and a collaboration with Greenfield guitars to produce a signature acoustic guitar- the “Don Alder G4″ model.
Don currently resides in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. His unique style of playing incorporates fingerpicking with simultaneous percussion on the …

We Enjoyed The Music, We Enjoyed The Yukon!
The 2011 BreakOut West Festival and Western Canadian Music Awards were an amazing success, for both the Western Canadian Music Alliance and for the Yukon! Delegates from across the planet descended on the little city of Whitehorse for four days in October, and they enjoyed not only the fantastic music that came out of the weekend, but a little northern hospitality too…
MusicYukon showcased their talented membership to the music industry with a style of their own. For musicians and their friends, the MusicYukon …

Watch the trailers of the films that are coming to the Amnesty International Film Festival in Vancouver from November 17th to November 20th
SFU Harbour Centre
515 West Hastings Street Presented by Amnesty International and the
SFU School for International Studies

Thursday 17
7 pm
Cultures of Resistance
Iara Lee / USA / 2010 / 73m
Can music and dance be weapons of peace? On the eve of the Iraq war director Iara Lee embarked on a journey to better understand a world increasingly embroiled in conflict. She found graffiti and rap artists fighting government repression …

The Top 5 Have Been Announced!
Music BC and 100.5 the PEAK would like to congratulate the top 5 artists in the 2011 PEAK Performance Project!
our Top 3 Artists, in no particular order (ranking to be announced at the PEAK Performance Project Finale Concert on November 17th), TICKETS for the PEAK Performance Project Finale are now on sale through Ticketmaster, for $10.05 plus service charges. Commodore Ballroom, November 17th, 2011 @ 8:00pm.

On the occasion of the 10th anniversary of avant guard composer and musician Iannis Xenakis’ death, Vancouver New Music’s 2011 Festival will celebrate the work and influence of one of the most original and prolific creative figures of the 20th century.