Vancouver is a musically vibrant city. In the 80′s we had great bands such as Spirit of The West, 54-40 and Skinny Puppy. In the 90′s we had prominent bands such Nardwuar the Human Serviette and his band the Evaporators, Age of Electric, Econoline Crush and Matthew Good. Now in the 2000′s the Indie music scene is thriving (some bands with both critical and commercial success) with bands such as the New Pornographers, You Say Party We Say Die, Mother Mother, CR Avery, Jess Hill, The Heard, The Get Down, …

But why is it so hard to find great places for Vancouver’s next generation of upcoming Indie Music stars to show case their talent?
There is a buzz as of late revolving around Vancouver’s Music Venue scene. Many times over are the cries heard of Vancouver’s growing reputation as being the No Fun City.
A documentary you really should check out. The NFC crew mention on their site: “Although the provincial government has labeled B.C. “the Best Place on Earth”the phrase “no fun city” appears on the Internet more often with the …