Events and Entertainment

Every day we share a single photo from our Flickr Pool shot by one of our faithful and talented readers (that’s you!).

In this recent post I told you that The Peak Performance Project year two is now underway, that it isn't simply a contest but is an amazing initiative to help foster BC music talent, headed up by the totally awesome folks at The Peak 100.

The fifth annual Polaris Music Prize continued this morning (afternoon in Toronto). The Prize is "a music award annually given to the best full-length Canadian album based on artistic merit, regardless of genre, sales, or record label".

Jane Koo is a lovely girl and friend. Inspired by the wonder and amazement of Julie Andrews, she is presently a freelance designer/illustrator whose bright and colourful work can be seen in some very Vancouver institutions.

SCENE AND HEARD showcases the independent music scene here in Vancouver. We interview some of our favourite local artists, and 'Last Week in Music' highlights some of the concerts happening around the city.

Every day we share a single photo from our Flickr Pool shot by one of our faithful and talented readers (that’s you!). Today's photo was taken by tbuys of a strange little black ladybug. tbuys says "Don't recall having seen one of these before.

If you happen to be in Vancouver on July 7th and/or Surrey on July 8th, a contingent of the Zoo York team will be in town.

We added a new feature to the blog today. At the bottom of each post you'll see this little heart pictured below. Click it if you like the post and help us stay on top of giving you more of what you like and less of what you don't.

With 22,323 artists, boasting 99.147 tracks, the CBC Radio 3 web site is the absolute ultimate authority, and the home, of independent music in Canada.

If you've been reading V.I.A. for a little while then you should be no stranger to Vancouver's own Douglas Coupland (see all of our posts relating to him and his work HERE ).