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 [...]

by: Ajay Puri
Vancouver is full of diverse cultures. According to the latest census numbers ~40% of our city self-identifies as a Visible Minority status.
So of course you overhear funny but awkward translations. For instance, the following are Hindi / Farsi pairings:

Kheer

Khoon
Saag

Kheer - When I was going to my Iranian friends house for dinner I asked [...]

Some have tried to label Vancouver as a city with nothing fun or interesting to do. Well East of Main knows this ain’t true and is here to change that! There are so many amazing off-beat and mainstream things to do around town including festivals, rallies, underground parties and dances, and random people-powered events.
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After a long 6 and a half years the newly erected complex at 1 Kingsway is opening its doors tomorrow Friday December 11, 2009. East of Main heard the news this afternoon from the VPL Twitter feed [Thank you!]. For the neighbourhood and I’m sure for the tenants it was a long awaited wait - as it [...]

East of Main had the honor of being selected to attend Vancouver’s first ever TED talks on November 21, 2009: TEDxVancouver.

It was truly an amazing eye-opening experience. I especially had a great time hanging out with all the minority crowd - Raakhi Sinha + Gurpreet Sian [SouthAsian Arts],  Lara Honrado + Alden Habacon [Mango], and Charles [...]

The moment West Coasters have been waiting for… SNOW!
Despite us loving the rain and the temperate climate, all the skiers and boarders out West wait all Fall for the start of another season. And this one is looking like it will be a great one.
Vancouver’s 3 local ski mountains are opening EARLY this year, almost [...]

Half of the block on the southwest corner of Main & Broadway went up in flames early this morning. Speculation is rife in the hood. What happened? How’d it start? EastOfMain sent our 10am photos of the aftermath to the Georgia Straight. As of 5pm, most of the ruins have been levelled with a bulldozer [...]

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 [...]

Be Proud to be Canadian. Not because of the actions our political leaders are taking but because of fellow Canadians who’ve taken action.
While Harper is having back-door dealings to further expand the tar sands, eating donuts + is trying to lead the anti-Kyoto movement at the UN talks, ordinary Canadians (thousands upon thousands) joined [...]

Here at East of Main, we get real excited about Vancouver’s film fest each year. Hours of circling and double-circling the program + a healthy dose of gut instinct (trust us, our VIFF hunches have been pretty much right on in the past) = our hand-picked flicks. “Regular” movies go first; we will follow up [...]