With plans to animate multiple venues in downtown Vancouver, the inaugural Jade Music Festival will be taking place from November 28 to December 3, 2022. Owing to Vancouver’s proximity to Asia, its large pan-Asian demographic, and the historic connections between the...

Stretching from the Yukon down to the United States border, Route 97 is the longest continuously-numbered highway spanning the province of B.C. With numerous tours and artists already making stops from Alberta through to western British Columbia as part of longer...

Sound The Alarm: Music/Theatre and re:Naissance Opera will be bringing the Pulitzer Prize-winning opera Angel’s Bone by Du Yun and Royce Vavrek to the ANNEX in Vancouver from November 25 to November 27, 2022. Beyond the the contributions of these two collaborative...

Both a cultural mainstay and B.C.’s largest and most prominent Jewish festival, The Chutzpah! Festival will make a triumphant return to Vancouver's cultural calendar from November 3 to November 24, 2022. This year's event will feature a wide variety of entertainment...

Yvonne Kushe is a multidimensional creative and self-styled 'artrepreneur'. She displays equal talent as a singer, songwriter, educator, curator and comic. She is also the founder of PolliNATION, a collective initiative that provides artists in both Uganda and North...

After two years of uncertainty and postponements, LUNA SOUND is roaring back with its 2022 installment, and is slated to be bigger and better than ever before.  The first LUNA Arts Festival launched to widespread acclaim in 2019, and was the first event of its type in...

On September 17 and 18, 2022, The Chan Centre for the Performing Arts, in collaboration with the Musqueam, will join forces in the presentation of Come Toward the Fire, a new, two-day multidisciplinary arts festival with a special Indigenous focus. The event will be a...

As an emerging, multi-talented vocalist, instrumentalist, and creator, Serena Sun has found her niche: pop music that conveys deep feelings. Through her songwriting, she unpacks and interrogates life experiences in a way that creates catharsis and connection among her...

Being a two-time Olympian and bronze medalist, Charity Williams is no stranger to the big stage.  This time, the stage happens to be both literal and metaphorical: it refers to her role as the lead organizer for the inaugural Function Festival, taking place on August...

Hailing from coastal British Columbia, Jocelyn Pettit is a musician who seeks to connect people through music. Through her work, she celebrates cultural heritage and traditions, and uplifts creativity. Utilizing her talents of fiddle playing, composing, singing, and...

Founded in picturesque Roberts Creek by director Serena Eades (herself a veteran 25-year music educator, armed with dual music degrees from the Berklee College and Brandon University), the Serena Eades Academy of Music offers budding violin and fiddle players of all...

As a Kelowna-based artist and producer, Jodie B is equally at home in the realms of alternative hip-hop and blues. Her musical career began on the streets at the age of 3, and has since steadily progressed to encompass regional shows, community events, and...

Since 2010, Blue Light Studio has been a vital resource for B.C.’s music industry. Conceived by founding owner/producer/engineer Kaj Falch-Nielsen as a dedicated East Vancouver resource for music professionals from all walks of life, and specializing in indie, rock,...

When Vineet Miglani and Nidhi Kamboj identified a sustainable means of bringing more live music and art to Gibsons, B.C., they knew it was an opportunity that they couldn’t pass up.  Having chosen to forego the rigors of big-city life for a slower pace in the idyllic...

Musical collaborations that bridge global gaps can inspire artists and audiences alike to listen their way into a more connected world. Thanks to funding from Amplify BC’s Career Development program in 2022, the Vancouver Inter-Cultural Orchestra (VICO) is preparing...

In the wake of two years of pandemic-related delays and postponements, the Odlum Brown Fort Langley Jazz and Arts Festival - a Live Music program funding recipient - is thrilled to announce the headlining acts for its 2022 in-person festival. The roster includes blues...