What’s In Your Fridge is where the Straight asks interesting creatives about their life-changing concerts, favourite albums, and, most importantly, what’s sitting beside the Heinz ketchup in their ...

Summon your inner dead! Alberta post-punk/traditional metal/shoegaze collective PØLTERGEIST and Vancouver deathrock outfit DEAD CELLS are joining forces to bring pestilence over Western Canada!

The European Union Film Festival, our annual trek across the landscapes of Europe’s latest cinema, returns this autumn for a 28th edition at The Cinematheque.

This is not your average cover band, but a creative tribute and a re-imagining of Leonard Cohen's songs and poetry by 2 of BC's celebrated singer-songwriters: Oliver Swain and Glenna Garramone.

As concert time drifted nearer, we headed over to the historic Astoria Pub, where the renovated space in the Downtown Eastside hosted a co-headlining evening featuring Montreal’s No Joy and Mexico’s ...

Given that Between Breaths starts with a dying man in a wheelchair, his mind and memories tangled in a web of dementia, Robert Chafe admits his play about Newfoundland conservationist Jon Lien might ...

I have to confess I'm a bit confused about this rush for Canada to be self sufficient and make jobs. If we're building pipelines in partnership with energy companies to wean ourselves away from the US ...

Casey Lowery’s energy reverberates off the phone. So does his confidence. The U.K. singer-songwriter has just embarked on his first North American tour, and he’s finding the crowds a tad different ...

Ski and Snow Show From Mongolia’s remote Altai to Norway’s jagged fjords, this night captures skiing’s wildest frontiers. With the groundbreaking first descent of Mount Robson and a live Q&A with ...

If you’re looking for birthday fun, take note: the Rise of the Roach tour is a nu metal show, not your landlord’s haphazard attempt at pest control. The new moon in Scorpio encourages you to follow ...

The Nanga Naach is a bold, clothing optional cocktail night supporting cancer awareness. Created to honor those who experience fabric sensitivity during treatment, it’s an evening of music, art, and ...

Can we have more all male spaces? Walking on eggshells around women at the gym is just aggravating. If they don't want men in their proximity, they should go to an all women's gym. They actually have ...