UK cult musician John Otway was feeling “frazzled” when we previously interviewed him about his upcoming Vancouver show. He’d had so much on his plate, arranging his World Record tour, that he had not ...

Shop unique finds from local and BIPOC-owned small businesses while enjoying live music, community activations, and festive spring surprises. This market is part of River District in Bloom – a ...

The last time I saw Caveman & the Banshee, the band was at the Biltmore, doing a trance-inducing, effects-laden, spacy variant on psych rock, with songs structured around the pounding basslines of the ...

A dazzling embroidery of ideas on Black history, identity, and aesthetics gives shape to artist Kahlil Joseph’s eagerly awaited debut feature, an expansion of his acclaimed 2019 Venice Biennale ...

The new play from Mitch and Murray Productions asks some difficult question about our relationship with the internet.

When the Straight profiled Marina Hasselberg for her revelatory debut Red a couple of years ago, the Vancouver cellist made a refreshingly candid admission. Some artists are content to go through the ...

Sacred Date Night is an intentional pause to reconnect with your partner through curiosity, care, and honesty. Held every other Friday Feb–Apr, this in-person series guides couples of all genders in ...

Nevermind!), and it’s all part of a benefit for the restoration of the Smilin’ Buddha Cabaret—the legendary club at 109 East Hastings which helped birth Vancouver's fabled first-wave punk scene. In ...

Whatever your feelings on the upcoming FIFA World Cup, you can’t deny it’s going to be the talk of the town this summer.  If hosting seven actual football matches and setting up screenings for every ...

The night we've all been waiting for! The Grand Finale of Drag Fight Club: Spring Break Brawl! The competition was spread over 3 events and drastically changed from the winter main edition. Having ...