With gates opening at 2PM, you should be aware of what's going on and when, so that you can plan out what not to miss. As with any music festival, you may have to cut some sets short or miss some in order to experience your chosen performer's live show in full. Below is the breakdown of who's performing and when. The Proper Villains - Garibaldi Stage @ 3:30PM Vancouver's The Proper Villains are an alternative Hip Hop group that are currently wrapping up their 10 song debut album. The [...]

Some moments in music stay with you, forever reminding you of a time, place or feeling. Watching John Butler Trio's rendition of Ocean for the first time was one of those moments. I immediately knew I had to see this man perform his craft live. This weekend, John Butler Trio, Metric, Girl Talk, Kim Churchill, and many other artistic talents will come together for two days of beautiful sights and sounds just off the Sea to Sky highway in Squamish, BC. Live at Squamish is in its' second consecutive year and will feature 36 performances on [...]

Review of the 2010 Hillside Festival, Guelph Conservation Area, Ontario Part three of three. Part one posted on August 16 . Part two posted on August 17 . Perfect day in Guelph, despite the previous day's deluge. Day 3 The weather on the third day of Hillside [...]

Dan Mangan at Union Hall (07/30/08) DOWNLOAD : Dan Mangan - "Road Regrets" DOWNLOAD : Dan Mangan - "Robots" DOWNLOAD : Dan Mangan w/ Shane Koyczan - "Tragic Turn of Events/Move Pen Move" Vancouver's Dan Mangan is making US television debut on Friday, Feb 26 on NBC's TODAY show— which is conveniently filming in his hometown of Vancouver for the duration of the Winter Olympics. Dan will be performing a brand new [...]

I've already been exposed to such great music this year and it's not even been a full two months! And now that I am home for two weeks I've caught up on a lot of music as well as posts I've been falsely promising for months. Oops! Anyways, by far the best LP I've heard this year is without a doubt by the wonderful Four Tet a.k.a. Keiran Hebdan, the Londonite who perfected his album while having residency at Plastic People. His first single "Love Cry" remains one of my favorite songs released last year and on his recently released [...]
In August of 2009, Dan Mangan will release his sophomore album, Nice, Nice, Very Nice. And it's about time. After three and a half years of touring his sleeper-hit, Postcards and Daydreaming, Dan is ready and eager to unveil a collection of lyrical ruminations that showcase his growth as a songwriter. It's always a matter of time... sometimes late, sometimes early. So with Dan Mangan's second full length, you may think that i'm really in advance spreading the word. In fact, once again i'm late writing those couple lines about this awesome [...]