Coming soon to Gastown: a prohibition-style bar and club, complete with antique chandeliers and marble-topped bars, delicious cocktails, and a slew of "rum running" corridors and stairwells.

J.C. and the Foundation have put soul into Gastown every Thursday for nearly a year. Their weekly night has two purposes: to raise money for the downtown Eastside community and to bring truly original, sweet sounding R&B experimentation to the stage.

Meet Bob and Elliot, hosts of Guilt & Co.'s new bi-weekly Monday night folk resurrection.

Say goodbye to 2012 and ring in 2013. We have listings here for all the fun things going on at Gastown's nightclubs this New Year's Eve. 

Make Music Vancouver is only a few days away now! Leading up to our summer solstice evening of dancing in the streets, we'd like to introduce you to some of the creative members of Vancouver's music community who will be getting you moving and shaking Thursday, June 21st in Gastown.

Make Music Vancouver is only a few weeks away! Leading up to our summer solstice evening of dancing in the streets, we'd like to introduce you to some of the creative members of Vancouver's music community who will be getting you moving and shaking Thursday, June 21st in Gastown.

Make Music Vancouver is only a few weeks away! Leading up to our summer solstice evening of dancing in the streets, we'd like to introduce you to some of the creative members of Vancouver's music community who will be getting you moving and shaking Thursday, June 21st. in Gastown. 

Make Music Vancouver is 21 days away! Leading up to our summer solstice evening of dancing in the streets, we'd like to introduce you to some of the creative members of Vancouver's music community who will be getting you moving and shaking Thursday, June 21st. 

We are so excited for the second annual Make Music Vancouver, coming Thursday, June 21st (from 5 - 10PM) to the cobblestone streets and heritage storefronts of Gastown! Last year turned into a real dance party, and this year is going to be even bigger and better! (Check out last year's coverage here.)

Now for the contest details!

Jason Sulyma, one of Post Modern's guest DJs, has been a constant in Vancouver’s night life for the last 7 years and has helped build Vancouver’s name as a relevant night life scene in the world’s touring music circuit.

Come to Milano Coffee's licensed lounge to groove with Kadabra, featuring Dave Martone, Brian Poulsen, and David Spidel this Saturday, March 24th at 9PM!

St. Patrick’s Day is just around the corner now and Gastown marks the spot for 2012’s St. Patrick’s Weekend in Vancouver! The oldest, longest running Irish pub in Vancouver, the Blarney Stone, will be the setting for the largest single venue St. Patrick’s Day celebration in 2012, with three days and nights of activities beginning Friday March 16th.

New at Canvas Lounge is bigger and better sound, when you want it. Imagine being able to be dance, encompassed by bass and beats, and walking away to order a drink or sit down with friends and be able to hear yourself think. This sort of scene has come true at Canvas Lounge in the form of a brand new technology: an innovative speaker system that hangs from the ceiling, creating a sonic room of music directly over when it's wanted most.

"What is love, and why is it so darned illogical?"

Hey musicians! You’re going to want to read this.

For dutil, it’s onto a new year and a new project. Dutil loves their denim just as much as they love the culture and scene that stands behind it: creativity, art and music. Beginning this winter, dutil is putting together their first-ever record label. As owner Eric puts it, “"I failed at being a professional musician. I wanted to give people the chance that I never had. It is harder and harder for people to have their music stand out in the market place and dutil wanted to use our network to give exposure to artists we thought had something to say."

The records are going to be strictly vinyl, which was a logical choice for dutil, where the focus is on the finer details, the creative process, and final quality. “Looking at the artwork on the outside of the record, then pulling out the sleeve, touching the soft paper that has lyrics to peoples souls. Nothing is more beautiful!”, Eric explains, “Music has lost its discoverability component, it is too accessible on the Internet. Everything is downloadable and can be taken for free and I believe that people inherently need to seek something out to appreciate it.”

The requirements are simple. Put one song on one CD with your name, email, contact number and make sure it arrives at dutil before January 31, 2012.

Tune into CTV Monday Morning Live next Monday, January 16^th, and get a first look at dutil’s spring collection, with new summer washes created with a dutil’s own bespoke technology.

Write down this address and send your sample to:

dutil
303 west cordova
Vancouver, British columbia
V6B 1E5
Canada

http://dutildenim.com/