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Ever wonder what the deal is with those farmer’s markets you see around town? When they are, where they are, what kind of stuff you can get at them, what the story is behind the whole thing? Wonder no more, my friend…
I always make a point of stopping by the Hotshop on my way home from the beach, it’s always a great place to check out skate and skim stuff, shoot the shit, and take some abuse. Here’s a story from one my earlier trips over 20 years ago…. …READ THE REST OF THIS ENTRY>>>
RBC desiFEST, Canada’s South Asian music festival, is honouring Asian Heritage Month with an awesome contest.
From now until May 31 you can enter to win prizes such as:
*Lunch for four at Rangoli Restaurant
*Signed artist’s paraphernalia worth $500
*Tickets to the festival’s VIP opening event on July 23
Follow this link to enter to win: www.rbcdesifest.com/rangolipromo
RBC desiFEST celebrates Canada’s emerging South Asian artists and features the best in South Asian music and dance with contemporary indo-jazz fusion, global beats and cutting edge DJs. Apache Indian is headlining the Vancouver festival date on July 25.
You can find out more on the festival and who will be performing here: www.rbcdesifest.com
Our friends at Lifetime are hosting Ladyhawk and Lightning Dust at their space to kick off the summer on June 16th…
Cheap drinks and some shocker special/secret guests performing, you won’t want to miss this one.
This weekend I went and checked out Lady Sovereign at Richards On Richards, performing on her first tour since leaving Def Jam and starting her own label, Midget Records…
She’s switched her kit up a bit, lost the …READ THE REST OF THIS ENTRY>>>
Did you know that our very own Jef Choy and SR put together a local skimboarding zine appropriately entitled SKIM? Now you do. Download the third issue right here.
We’re giving away 6 free tickets (3 winners get 2 tickets each) to see Chromeo with My Gay Husband and Love & Electrik tomorrow night! We’re going to randomly pick from the entries we receive this time instead of doing the whole “first 4 wins” thing. Send us (events@vancouverisawesome.com) the name of Dave 1′s famous Canadian DJ brother and you’ve got a chance to win.
Also, here’s a couple photos Suede Peterson posted after their show last year.
If you have the means (printer, sticky paper, scissors) you might want to take THIS PDF, print it out onto sticky paper, cut out the individual stickers and stick them to things…
… or not. Your call.
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