Events and Entertainment

The next Pecha Kucha Night is taking place on the opening night of the IDS West conference at the new Vancouver Convention Centre! There's also a new web site for Pecha Kucha Vancouver in case you have no idea what this is...

NEW RADIO, ALTERNATIVE STUDIOS, & A SCHOOL OF ROCK The Vancouver Sun has an interesting 5 part series going on right now about the music scene in Vancouver.

Ben Stoddard is our VIDEO AND FILM editor, who for an actual job is one half of Don't Sleep Productions as well as a VFX guy at Electronic Arts Canada. LINKS: - JustDon'tSleep.com - Ben's V.I.A.

A few days before we get OFFICIALLY AWESOME @ Fortune Sound (Wed, Sep. 2), the HASTING'S SET crew celebrates its 1st year anniversary party at Fortune Sound tonight.

Blank Cinema perform their fifth live show in Vancouver, Monday September 7th at The Biltmore Cabaret, showcasing songs from their recent release “Fickle Creatures”, an ep almost entirely written and recorded by front-man Jake Fox in his Mt.

Local musician, Dan Mangan, is playing a couple shows this weekend at the Cultch to celebrate the release of his latest album, which you can listen to HERE (click "launch music player" on the top right). Stay tuned for more from Mr Mangan on V.I.A.

A good excuse to get out and hit the Slourb's tonight. A great little skate vid put together by some Okanagan rippers . Couple Vancouver heads in there as well. Chiggidy check it out.. httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n-3mmsUZxmU

Russ Morland's Timebomb Install sneak peek! Photo: Judah Oakes

Co-founder and owner of the iconic, Vancouver-based Skull Skates brand of skateboards, the "PD" in Kitsilano's PD's Hotshop , the curator of the Skateboarding In Vancouver exhibit at the MOV from a few years back, PD is a living legend within skatebo

The Smile On Your Brother charity art show that was supposed to come down today at Livestock has been held over until Sunday, so if you find yourself in Gastown this weekend please pop into the shop and have a look.