Events and Entertainment

SCENE AND HEARD showcases the independent music scene here in Vancouver. With 27,192+ artists , boasting 142,000+ tracks , the CBC Radio 3 web site is the absolute ultimate authority, and the home, of independent music in Canada.

Interior label design for Booth's Bouquet Cigars Last week I featured a cigar label from New Westminster on Illustrated Vancouver and I wound up outlining the history of cigars in New West.

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...

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".

Jay Swing from Vancouver's amazing Nation of Millions Blog brought the legendary DJ Premier to Vancouver and kindly set me up with an interview. Here it is and thanks again Jay! Doot doola doot doo... Doot doo! Nardwuar vs. DJ Premier http://youtu.

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 .

Every day we share a single photo from our Flickr Pool shot by one of our faithful and talented readers (that’s you!) Been super busy lately, working on a new project. Not enough time in the day! ;) I am so happy the Gastown Gran Prox is back.

You know what you should do right now? You should click on over to our Playground editor's blog, HoorayForEverything.

Back with another FREE Polaris Prize event! This MONDAY at the Waldorf, I am happy to be hosting the first "Polaris Profile" ft Kathryn Calder and her album "Bright and Vivid" .

Read All Over celebrates the bookworm in all of us, showcasing readers in Vancouver and the books they love most. space space Michael C. Boxall was born in England.