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Pop-up music series Funk N’ Mink unites jazzy soul and chocolate, September 11, 18, 25

The free outdoor concerts by the Kristin Fung Trio happen in downtown Vancouver outside Mink—A Chocolate Café

MUSIC, WHAT'S STIRRINGGail JohnsonSeptember 8, 2021music, What's Stirring, jazz

Orfeo Ed Euridice, Gilbert & Sullivan, and Cavalleria Rusticana, as Vancouver Opera unveils live Queen Elizabeth Theatre season

An outdoor celebration, a contemporary-dance collaboration, and the return of maestro Jonathan Darlington

MUSICJanet SmithSeptember 8, 2021Vancouver Opera

Vancouver Symphony Orchestra announces new concert season, its 103rd year

Highlights include works by Indigenous composers and women, plus star guest appearances

MUSICGail JohnsonSeptember 8, 2021VSO, Vancouver Symphony Orchestra, Otto Tausk

Vancouver drummer Ben Brown makes music out of public art with Sound Sculptures

The musician’s free performances give new life to artworks at local parks

MUSICGail JohnsonSeptember 6, 2021Homepage feature, Music, Vancouver New Music, Ben Brown, public art

Taiwanese musician Yaway Mawring shares Indigenous culture by singing in Atayal language

Appearing in TAIWANfest 2021, the artist celebrates her heritage through song

FESTS, MUSICStir VancouverSeptember 6, 2021Partner Content, TAIWANfest

Music on Main announces 16th annual concert series

The organization is keeping people connected via digital musical offerings, in-person concerts, and more

MUSICGail JohnsonSeptember 3, 2021music, Music on Main

Musician of Amis heritage finds parallels between Indigenous experiences in Taiwan and Canada

Struck by Kent Monkman’s paintings, Suana Emuy Cilangasay incorporates some of the Cree artist’s paintings into new video for TAIWANfest 2021

FESTS, MUSICGail JohnsonSeptember 3, 2021Fests, Music, TAIWANfeset, Indigenous

Sound of the City: Old Soul Rebel releases new single, reflects on the pandemic

The Vancouver musical duo dedicates its pandemic-era shows to people who have lost loved ones to COVID-19

SOUND OF THE CITY, MUSICStir VancouverSeptember 3, 2021Sound of the City, music

Live music returns to Chan Centre for the Performing Arts this fall

Dynamic, diverse concert lineup celebrates local, Indigenous, and emerging artists

MUSICStir VancouverSeptember 3, 2021Partner Content, Chan Centre, UBC School of Music

Temporary Steps dances outdoors into an uncertain autumn, with new music by Leslie Uyeda, September 5

Little Chamber show at Celebration Hall features eight musicians and choreography by Ted Littlemore

DANCE, MUSICJanet SmithSeptember 2, 2021Little Chamber Music

TAIWANfest's New World Concert forges cross-cultural connections through music

Vancouver Metropolitan Orchestra principal conductor Ken Hsieh sees the festival as a chance to discover Taiwanese and Korean cultures

FESTS, MUSICGail JohnsonAugust 30, 2021TAIWANfest, Vancouver Metropolitan Opera, Ken Hsieh, fests

Sound of the City: Vancouver musician ekkstacy finds confidence by fusing indie, post punk, and synth wave

The local artist cites Elliott Smith, Bon Iver among his influences

SOUND OF THE CITY, MUSICStir VancouverAugust 27, 2021Sound of the City, music, ekkstacy

Snotty Nose Rez Kids co-host Indigifest 2021's final concert, August 26

Singer-songwriter Nimkish joins the hip-hop duo in hosting the Indigenous festival’s virtual blow-out show

FESTS, MUSICGail JohnsonAugust 25, 2021Indigifest, Snotty Nose Rez Kids, festivals, fests

Classic arias are in the air, as Vancouver Opera hosts two pop-up performances, August 24

Mezzo Simran Claire, tenor Sergio Augusto, and soprano Madison Craig join pianist Tina Chang

MUSIC, WHAT'S STIRRINGJanet SmithAugust 22, 2021Vancouver Opera

Sound of the City: Vancouver dark-punk band Lié sounds off on raving, running, and music to be inspired by

The local three-piece would like to see more late-night venue options run by people who aren't cis white men

SOUND OF THE CITY, MUSICStir VancouverAugust 20, 2021Sound of the City, music

Canadian Star System Podcast features Dan Mangan, Veda Hille

The East Vancouver musicians and neighbours appear on the latest episode of the Apostrophe show

MUSIC, PODCASTSGail JohnsonAugust 19, 2021podcasts, Dan Mangan, Veda Hille

Tributes flood in at news revered Canadian composer R. Murray Schafer has died

“Father of acoustic ecology” is also credited with creating the concept of soundscape

NEWS, MUSICJanet SmithAugust 16, 2021R Murray Schafer

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

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