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Women mobsters in The Kitchen, country ways in Honeyland and TV journalism as Mike Wallace did it

Also: stardom as David Crosby endured it, a dystopian tale and a wise dog yarn, both filmed in Vancouver, and two more that I haven’t seen

Gomez Brings It On at the Orpheum Theatre

The Orpheum Theatre was a perfect venue for the British indie five-piece band Gomez whose musical journey started  in 1998 in England when their first album ‘Bring It On’ won the prestigious...

From East Coast to West Coast: Bear Hands Finally Comes to Vancouver

I must admit, I have been waiting quite some time for Bear Hands to come to Vancouver. After discovering them on RCRDLBL.com back in 2008, I became giddy at the thought of finding a band so good and s