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Backstage Vancouver: A Century of Entertainment Legends (Keyes review) ****
You don't have to be a Vancouverite to get a kick out of Backstage Vancouver, although certainly most of the book's buyers will be from the Lower Mainland, or else they'll be homesick ex-pat Vancouverites desperate to savour a slice of local history.
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Gonzo with the wind *
A new owner's promise to revive Creem magazine is prompting sceptical guffaws from some of its original writers, including ALAN NIESTER , who here recalls the golden age of a publication that lived and breathed rock 'n' roll
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How to Be an Accordion Player (Garber review) ****
The book is clearly written and well-organized. And amusingly rambling in its anecdotes. It's worth the price for those qualities alone.
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Pemberton Rocks out -- Bigtime *
We thought the inaugural Pemberton Festival was THE BOMB! Watch for more coverage in a photo essay (by evalu8.org staff-photographer Kit Johnson) later this week.
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Vancouver Chamber Choir 2006-2007 Concert Season *
Artistic Director Jon Washburn and the Vancouver Chamber Choir have announced their 36th concert season. This calendar of engaging repertoires from all eras includes tradition and innovation and, as always, the consummate craft of Jon Washburn and the Choir.
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Ashley McIsaac: Fiddling with Disaster *
Celtic-punk fiddler Ashley McIsaac, from Cape Breton, Nova Scotia, has put his own stamp on traditional Celtic music for almost two decades. Now, in his autobiography, Ashley recounts his climb from Creignish to New York and beyond, and pulls no punches in the story of his subsequent troubles with fame, drugs and the media.
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Beatles Book Is Fab! (Keyes review) *****
John Keyes says: "If you're looking for a last-minute Christmas present, I can't think of a reader who wouldn't find The Beatles: The Biography interesting.
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Dance to African pop & funk with Doundounba *
Sorry, finished for 2003
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Danny Burns Memorial “Feed the Hungry Benefit” *
December 7, 2003, Vancouver, BC
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Fort Langley New Year's Family Party *
Sorry, over for 2003.
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From Heaven Came *
Sorry, finished for 2003
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IMAGINE... New Years Eve Event *
Sorry, over for 2003.
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Lennon Legend (Keyes book review) **** 1/2
This fab (as in Fab Four) coffeetable book is an absolute must-have for the boomer Beatles fan, especially if your favourite was John Lennon.
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Lisa Marie Presley: Making a name for herself *
For Lisa Marie Presley, songwriting is therapy.
And the lyrics on her debut album, To Whom It May Concern, are as raw, brutally honest and uncensored as the woman herself. Presley's music, like the artist, pulls no punches.
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Tragically Hip Happening with Gord Downie as Poet Laureate *****
First of two sold-out shows at Vancouver's Queen Elizabeth Theatre...
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