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Candace Curr, Rob Thomson host next installment of Indigifest, August 19

Among the other B.C. Indigenous musicians on the lineup is folk-pop singer-songwriter and storyteller Myc Sharratt

FESTS, MUSIC, WHAT'S STIRRINGGail JohnsonAugust 14, 2021Indigifest, Indigenous, fesets, fests, What's Stirring

Sound of the City: Interdisciplinary media artist Nancy Lee, aka Which Nancy, talks Vancouver's opioid crisis, lack of diversity in positions of power, and parties

Based in Chinatown, Lee is a queer Taiwanese-Canadian curator, DJ, educator, \cultural producer, and music-video director

SOUND OF THE CITY, MUSICStir VancouverAugust 13, 2021Sound of the City, music, Which Nancy

From taiko to dhol to Afro-Cuban drumming, Monsoon Music Night brings the world together, August 15

Percussive sounds of India, Africa, Japan, and Cuba merge during the Monsoon Festival of Performing Arts

Jason Camp and the Posers bring post-colonial rage rock to Indigifest 2021

The band from Haida Gwaii uses music to speak truths and unleash emotion

FESTS, MUSICGail JohnsonAugust 12, 2021Indigifest, Indigenous, festivals, Haida Gwaii, Homepage feature

Live music returns to Vancouver’s PNE for 2021, August 21 to September 6

The Paperboys, Soulstream among the participating local musical acts

MUSIC, NEWS, WHAT'S STIRRINGGail JohnsonAugust 9, 2021music, PNE, live music, what's stirring

Violinist-composer Brooklyn Wood brings a fresh new voice to Music on Main's Kessler Academy

Promising talent joins a post-pandemic program of giants like Bartok and Stravinsky

MUSICJanet SmithAugust 9, 2021MUSIC ON MAIN, Music on Main, Kessler Academy, Microcosmos

Free summer pop-up concerts hit Mount Pleasant Park, care of Music on Main, August 9 to 31

The lineup spans everything from serene string quartets to avant-garde percussion

MUSIC, WHAT'S STIRRINGJanet SmithAugust 7, 2021Music on Main, MUSIC ON MAIN

Sound of the City: Hip-hop artist Boslen wants to bridge the gap between Vancouver and Toronto’s music scenes

With his debut album about to drop, the former Team Canada rugby player is took advantage of pandemic isolation to focus on songwriting

SOUND OF THE CITY, MUSICStir VancouverAugust 6, 2021Sound of the City, Bolsen

KeAloha sings of ancestry, disability, and living harmoniously at Vancouver's Vines Art Festival

The artist honours and explores her Hawaiian, Tahitian, Indigenous, Chinese, and Irish heritage through music

FESTS, MUSICGail JohnsonAugust 5, 2021Vines Art Festival, KeAloha

Stir Cheat Sheet: 5 diverse Indigenous musicians to catch at Indigifest 2021

From folk to blues to country, artists from across B.C. bring their own style to the virtual celebration of Indigenous art and culture

FESTS, MUSICGail JohnsonAugust 4, 2021Indigifest, Indigenous, music, Homepage feature, INDIGIFEST

Stir Cheat Sheet: 5 things to know about the fiery Piano Burning at the Queer Arts Festival, August 8

Complete with a fireproof red gown, the event takes on deeper metaphors about decolonization

Shipyards Live features Krystle Dos Santos, Sambacouver, and more Vancouver music, to September 18

The new summer series at Shipyards Square has a beer garden and food trucks by the likes of Mr. Bannock, Cannoli King, and Slavic Rolls

CULINARY, MUSIC, WHAT'S STIRRINGGail JohnsonAugust 3, 2021What's Stirring, music, food, Shipyards, Krystle Dos Santos

Vancouver's Monsoon Festival of Performing Arts celebrates South Asian culture

Through music, dance, visual art, a marketplace, workshops, and more, diverse South Asian artists share their culture

Indigenous, Downtown Eastside, and other underrepresented Vancouver artists receive funding for new music projects

Vancouver Music Fund, by the City of Vancouver in partnership with Creative BC, is the first municipal funding program of its kind in North America

MUSIC, NEWSGail JohnsonJuly 29, 2021music, City of Vancouver, Creative BC, Kapok, NADUH, Indigenous, Downtown Eastside

Live music guide: Concerts to catch at Metro Vancouver parks, stages, and public spaces this summer

From hip hop to pedal steel to chamber music, live concerts line the local calendar

Renae Morriseau shares Indigenous songs and sisterhood, as M'Girl opens Firehall's Music in the Courtyard concerts

Protocols and a sense of responsibility power the rhythms of hand drums and rousing harmonies

MUSICJanet SmithJuly 28, 2021Firehall Arts Centre, FIREHALL

Vancouver Chamber Choir celebrates 50th anniversary 2020-21 digital concert season on VANCC DIGITAL

The virtual concert platform features new full-length performances recorded at stunning local venues, free pre-concert talks, educational videos, and more

MUSICStir VancouverJuly 28, 2021Partner Content, Vancouver Chamber Choir

Vancouver Pride Festival’s Symphonic Pride features music exclusively by queer composers, July 30

Vancouver Symphony Orchestra performs works by Pyotr Illyich Tchaikovsky, Rodney Sharman, Aaron Copland, and more

INDIGIFEST 2021 announced for August, the virtual celebration featuring Indigenous music, arts, and culture from across B.C.

The First Peoples’ Cultural Council presents the fest, with Squamish Nation Elder Xwechtaal Dennis Joseph and music industry trailblazer Elaine Bomberry among the show’s hosts

FESTS, MUSICGail JohnsonJuly 26, 2021INDIGIFEST, Indigenous, First Peoples Cultural Council, fests, music