Events and Entertainment

Words: Paul Anthony When I was in grade 4 I won an airband contest with Twisted Sister's song, "We're Not Gonna Take It". Everyone else was strumming on meter sticks while my dad had crafted us plywood guitars emblazoned with bright lightning bolts.

For me, one of the (many) charms of the Biltmore is that no matter what kind of tickets you've got (in fact, I believe there is only one kind) you almost always have a backstage pass.

I must preface this by letting you know that this post is both self serving (in that I want to show something off to you) and also selfless (in that I want to give you something to put on your feet).

Every day we share a single photo from our Flickr Pool with you, shot by one of our faithful and talented readers (that’s you!). Today's image is by Patrick Logan and was captured at 2nd Beach in Stanley Park. it's entitled " Negative Space ".

...but on TUES, MAY 4 @ Fortune Sound Club , Vancity rhymes quick with Nice & Smooth from the hip hop homeland of the Bronx. Yall remember that Tracy Chapman: Fast Car sample in Sometimes I Rhyme Slow .

The Carded show at Ayden Gallery only has a couple days left and it has a ton of great images to check out. It is cool to see the initial (original) pieces and how they translate onto the cards. David Beckett's sculpture and card.

Each month, Blim puts on a an awesome Monthly Market at the Heritage Hall in Mount Pleasant filled with crafters, clothesmakers, artisans, cupcake wizards, soap makers and all sorts of other great stuff.

Every day we share a single photo from our Flickr Pool with you, shot by one of our faithful and talented readers (that’s you!). Today's image is by Havarti and it's entitled " Powerhouse ".

We are excited to host the LRG skate team in one of three worldwide premieres that has the skate team in attendance. Come check it out on the 14 foot screen on the Funktion-One sound at Fortune Sound Club this Wednesday, April 21.

One of our friends from CBC Radio 3 in Vancouver, Chris Kelly (check out his GUEST PLAYLIST ), went down to the SXSW music festival in Austin earlier this month with Grant Lawrence (ahem, GUEST PLAYLIST ).