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Scene and Heard: Last Week In Music Vol. 111 ft. Rain City Chronicles, Hilary Grist, Dominique Fricot, Hannah Georgas, Sam Roberts, Maurice

Scene and Heard: Last Week In Music Vol. 111 ft. Rain City Chronicles, Hilary Grist, Dominique Fricot, Hannah Georgas, Sam Roberts, Maurice

SCENE AND HEARD showcases the independent music scene here in Vancouver. We post weekly guest playlists comprised of Vancouver artists and ‘Last Week in Music’ highlights some of the best concerts happening around the city...
DAILY FLICKR PICKR DAY 783

DAILY FLICKR PICKR DAY 783

Every day we share a single photo from our Flickr Pool shot by one of our faithful and talented readers (that’s you!) Ok, so this is a day late, but I take Sunday's off, and I was busy BBQ-ing up a storm yesterday.
Illustrated Vancouver Vol 23 – Bettina Matzkuhn, Winner of the Pillowcase Throw Down

Illustrated Vancouver Vol 23 – Bettina Matzkuhn, Winner of the Pillowcase Throw Down

Back in February of this year, I raised a challenge.
START YOUR WEEK RIGHT WITH THE V.I.A. WEEKLY PLAYLIST WEEK 126: The Washboard Union

START YOUR WEEK RIGHT WITH THE V.I.A. WEEKLY PLAYLIST WEEK 126: The Washboard Union

SCENE AND HEARD showcases the independent music scene here in Vancouver. With 27,139+ artists , boasting 141,075+ tracks , the CBC Radio 3 web site is the absolute ultimate authority, and the home, of independent music in Canada.

Did you know that they show animations on the OUTSIDE of the Science World dome? Here's a video.

You know how on special occasions the lights on the outside of the Science World dome will glow a different colour? Like pink in support of the anti-bullying campaign? Well, a friend of mine who worked at Science World told me a while back that this
George Bowering chimes in

George Bowering chimes in

Winner of two Governor-General's Awards, an Officer of the Order of Canada, our country's first ever Parliamentary Poet Laureate, author of over 60 books, Vancouver's own George Bowering had some things to say on our Facebook Page earlier today.
The Playground: Harrison Hot Springs

The Playground: Harrison Hot Springs

Welcome to The Playground, a place for Vancouver families. I’m always on the lookout for fun stuff to do, so if there’s something happening that you think I should know about, don't hesitate to contact me .
Feasting in the Great Bear Rainforest Presentation

Feasting in the Great Bear Rainforest Presentation

The Beaty Biodiversity Museum is Vancouver’s natural history museum, dedicated to creating a shared sense of community and wonder.
Vancouver on the Cheap: The Confessional

Vancouver on the Cheap: The Confessional

If you were to create a Venn diagram where one circle was labeled "cheap" and the other labeled "awesome", the middle point where they cross over could be labeled "Vancouver on the Cheap".

V.I.A. Weekly Nardwuar – Week 82 Nardwuar vs. Asher Roth

When Pennsylvania rapper Asher Roth went shopping at Beat Street Records http://www.beatstreet.ca/ on Hastings Street I was ready with my video camera to do an interview! Here it is! Doot doola doot doo ... doot doo! Nardwuar vs.
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