East of Main

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Review by: Andriy Mishchenko
Yesterday, I felt very lucky. I went to the Jonsi show, his first concert away from Sigur Ros. I’ll just start by saying it did not disappoint. If you have a chance to see him at the second show tonight (Apr 7) or later this week in Seattle, GO! I don’t want [...]

Are you into dance / electronica / nu disco? Well then, I would like to introduce you to Pat Lok. Pat spins nu disco and electronica on Thursdays and Saturdays at Shine. If you haven’t already, come by there for some great dancing. Or download his mixes [FREE!] from DJPatLok.com
I’ve heard Pat spin lots over [...]

Friday was another busy day for East of Main at the Olio Festival - 4 venues, 5 shows. Thoroughly enjoyable and whoever’s in charge of this fest was wise to put all this stuff close by together. By bike, it was a breeze to get around.
Apollo Ghosts - Friday @ Anza Club
Wasn’t really sure what [...]

Thanks to the folks who organized Olio Fest - a great way to showcase the amazing talent we have in this city. Vancouver is not the easiest city for live music and alternative venues. It can be real easy to bitch about as ‘no fun city’, but then something like Olio comes along to show [...]

After you learned to dart past bouncers in those ubiquitous wristband lineups, this weekend’s Juno Fest turned out to be inexpensive, had tons of variety, and really strong performances from local and out-of-town bands. I wish I could say the same for the Juno awards in general, but they were a yawn moment - [...]

Global Zoo [Baghe e Vahsh e Jahani] Tour
Richards on Richards
November 30, 2008
Had the fortunate chance to see the amazing Iranian Rock band, Kiosk, tonight. The show was simply amazing.