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A little bit city, a little bit country -- all Rodney Graham *
A retrospective exhibit reveals a deep split at the heart of Vancouver's consummate comic intellectual, SARAH MILROY writes. [More]

A mighty brain stretch *
The Joao Penalva and Liam Gillick shows at the Power Plant are baffling, but SARAH MILROY finds the journey toward understanding them is worth the effort. [More]

Burney Ensemble *
November 22, 2003, Vancouver, BC [More]

Divine inspiration *
Mixing the ethereal with earthly pleasures, 'gay church folk music' group the Hidden Cameras is full of surprises, CARL WILSON writes. Next up: playing musical chairs with a dance troupe. [More]

Microscopic Boogie with the Carnival Band *
A Costume Dance Party, Monday, March 7, 2005, 8 - 12 p.m., Vancouver, BC [More]

Music, visual art and the shrieks that bind them *
Music and visual art are estranged siblings, each wanting what the other one's got enough to stir lifelong resentment. They stirred first in the same cave, we assume, one daubing blood and fruit juice up on the stone and the other picking up a couple of rocks and knocking them to a beat; and they both eventually got sent to the same schools, groomed and jargoned up to the eyeballs and earholes into respectability [More]

STOMP **** 1/2
STOMP, the international percussion sensation, returns to town, this time coming to the Music Hall at Fair Park for the first time as it continues its phenomenal success across the country. [More]

SUNDAY Fools Parade RAIN or SHINE * CHANGE CLOCKS One Hour *
This is to remind you that the 25th Annual Fool's Day Parade storms ahead as scheduled, led by the Carnival Band RAIN or SHINE (and believe us, it's just as much FUN in the RAIN)! ;-) [More]

THE CARNIVAL BAND vs the Circus Dec 2003 *
Coming up: Winter Solstice Lantern Procession, Monday Dec. 22nd, 2003 -- on Granville Island... [More]

Trachtenburg: Hipster, oddball, kitsch *
Performing their own goofy songs to the accompaniment of other people's old discarded photos, Jason, Tina and Rachel Trachtenburg are an indie-rock band with a definite difference, writes GUY DIXON [More]

Trampoline Hall September, 2008 event *
The Next Trampoline Hall takes place on Monday, September 22, Toronto, ON -- The show is at Sneaky Dee's. Doors at 7:30 p.m. show at 8:00 p.m. sharp. [More]

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Citizen Pochsy: Head Movements of a Long-Haired Girl *
Vancouver, BC, March 4-8, 2003 [More]

Dallas’ Only Place for Art After Dark: The MAC ****
Madelyn Miller takes us on a tour of Dallas' principal art gallery, The MAC. [More]

These artists know how to rock *
Contemporary music is inspiring artists to explore the relationship between song and art, SARAH MILROY writes. Put another dime in the jukebox, baby. [More]

Trent Arterberry: The Bigg Show *
Storyteller and mime Trent Arterberry is actually a composite person: a collection of endearing, intriguing characters. "The Bigg Show," Sunday, February 19th, 2006, 2:00 p.m., all-ages, North Vancouver, BC. [More]

Winter Solstice Lantern Procession *
6:00 - 10:00 p.m., December 22, 2004, Granville Island, Vancouver, BC [More]