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Temporary Steps dances outdoors into an uncertain autumn, with new music by Leslie Uyeda, September 5

Little Chamber show at Celebration Hall features eight musicians and choreography by Ted Littlemore

DANCE, MUSICJanet SmithSeptember 2, 2021Little Chamber Music

TAIWANfest's New World Concert forges cross-cultural connections through music

Vancouver Metropolitan Orchestra principal conductor Ken Hsieh sees the festival as a chance to discover Taiwanese and Korean cultures

FESTS, MUSICGail JohnsonAugust 30, 2021TAIWANfest, Vancouver Metropolitan Opera, Ken Hsieh, fests

Sound of the City: Vancouver musician ekkstacy finds confidence by fusing indie, post punk, and synth wave

The local artist cites Elliott Smith, Bon Iver among his influences

SOUND OF THE CITY, MUSICStir VancouverAugust 27, 2021Sound of the City, music, ekkstacy

Snotty Nose Rez Kids co-host Indigifest 2021's final concert, August 26

Singer-songwriter Nimkish joins the hip-hop duo in hosting the Indigenous festival’s virtual blow-out show

FESTS, MUSICGail JohnsonAugust 25, 2021Indigifest, Snotty Nose Rez Kids, festivals, fests

Classic arias are in the air, as Vancouver Opera hosts two pop-up performances, August 24

Mezzo Simran Claire, tenor Sergio Augusto, and soprano Madison Craig join pianist Tina Chang

MUSIC, WHAT'S STIRRINGJanet SmithAugust 22, 2021Vancouver Opera

Sound of the City: Vancouver dark-punk band Lié sounds off on raving, running, and music to be inspired by

The local three-piece would like to see more late-night venue options run by people who aren't cis white men

SOUND OF THE CITY, MUSICStir VancouverAugust 20, 2021Sound of the City, music

Canadian Star System Podcast features Dan Mangan, Veda Hille

The East Vancouver musicians and neighbours appear on the latest episode of the Apostrophe show

MUSIC, PODCASTSGail JohnsonAugust 19, 2021podcasts, Dan Mangan, Veda Hille

Tributes flood in at news revered Canadian composer R. Murray Schafer has died

“Father of acoustic ecology” is also credited with creating the concept of soundscape

NEWS, MUSICJanet SmithAugust 16, 2021R Murray Schafer

Candace Curr, Rob Thomson host next installment of Indigifest, August 19

Among the other B.C. Indigenous musicians on the lineup is folk-pop singer-songwriter and storyteller Myc Sharratt

FESTS, MUSIC, WHAT'S STIRRINGGail JohnsonAugust 14, 2021Indigifest, Indigenous, fesets, fests, What's Stirring

Sound of the City: Interdisciplinary media artist Nancy Lee, aka Which Nancy, talks Vancouver's opioid crisis, lack of diversity in positions of power, and parties

Based in Chinatown, Lee is a queer Taiwanese-Canadian curator, DJ, educator, \cultural producer, and music-video director

SOUND OF THE CITY, MUSICStir VancouverAugust 13, 2021Sound of the City, music, Which Nancy

From taiko to dhol to Afro-Cuban drumming, Monsoon Music Night brings the world together, August 15

Percussive sounds of India, Africa, Japan, and Cuba merge during the Monsoon Festival of Performing Arts

Jason Camp and the Posers bring post-colonial rage rock to Indigifest 2021

The band from Haida Gwaii uses music to speak truths and unleash emotion

FESTS, MUSICGail JohnsonAugust 12, 2021Indigifest, Indigenous, festivals, Haida Gwaii, Homepage feature

Live music returns to Vancouver’s PNE for 2021, August 21 to September 6

The Paperboys, Soulstream among the participating local musical acts

MUSIC, NEWS, WHAT'S STIRRINGGail JohnsonAugust 9, 2021music, PNE, live music, what's stirring

Violinist-composer Brooklyn Wood brings a fresh new voice to Music on Main's Kessler Academy

Promising talent joins a post-pandemic program of giants like Bartok and Stravinsky

MUSICJanet SmithAugust 9, 2021MUSIC ON MAIN, Music on Main, Kessler Academy, Microcosmos

Free summer pop-up concerts hit Mount Pleasant Park, care of Music on Main, August 9 to 31

The lineup spans everything from serene string quartets to avant-garde percussion

MUSIC, WHAT'S STIRRINGJanet SmithAugust 7, 2021Music on Main, MUSIC ON MAIN

Sound of the City: Hip-hop artist Boslen wants to bridge the gap between Vancouver and Toronto’s music scenes

With his debut album about to drop, the former Team Canada rugby player is took advantage of pandemic isolation to focus on songwriting

SOUND OF THE CITY, MUSICStir VancouverAugust 6, 2021Sound of the City, Bolsen

KeAloha sings of ancestry, disability, and living harmoniously at Vancouver's Vines Art Festival

The artist honours and explores her Hawaiian, Tahitian, Indigenous, Chinese, and Irish heritage through music

FESTS, MUSICGail JohnsonAugust 5, 2021Vines Art Festival, KeAloha

Stir Cheat Sheet: 5 diverse Indigenous musicians to catch at Indigifest 2021

From folk to blues to country, artists from across B.C. bring their own style to the virtual celebration of Indigenous art and culture

FESTS, MUSICGail JohnsonAugust 4, 2021Indigifest, Indigenous, music, Homepage feature, INDIGIFEST

Stir Cheat Sheet: 5 things to know about the fiery Piano Burning at the Queer Arts Festival, August 8

Complete with a fireproof red gown, the event takes on deeper metaphors about decolonization

Shipyards Live features Krystle Dos Santos, Sambacouver, and more Vancouver music, to September 18

The new summer series at Shipyards Square has a beer garden and food trucks by the likes of Mr. Bannock, Cannoli King, and Slavic Rolls

CULINARY, MUSIC, WHAT'S STIRRINGGail JohnsonAugust 3, 2021What's Stirring, music, food, Shipyards, Krystle Dos Santos

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