Go go go!
I must admit that I can’t seem to find a way to get into the action at the dragonboat race portion of the festival (just my opinion…). We’re never that close to the racers and when they do get close, the fun lasts but a few seconds.
But I could rave all day about [...]
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2008 DRAGONBOAT FESTIVAL / THE TREWS CONCERT
Posted in Events, tagged 2008, band, bass, competition, dragonboat, drums, false creek, festival, friendly, guitar, live, music, musicians, not ready to go, photography, race, rock, rock and roll, rowing, sports, team, the trews on June 25, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
2008 JAZZ FEST – RUMBA CALZADA
Posted in Events, tagged 2008, afro-cuban, band, bongos, brass, concert, congas, dancing, fest, groove, international, jazz, latin, latin jazz, latino, live, merengue, music, musicians, party, percussions, rumba, rumba calzada, salsa, show, vancouver on June 25, 2008 | 3 Comments »
Left to right: unknown guest; Rolando Preza; Raphael Geronimo
The party was already on as I joined a crowd of ecstatic concert-goers, halfway through Rumba Calzada’s set. The Latino beats and grooves had many people dancing and cheering at the Maple Tree Square in Gastown. I was amazed to see how band leader Raphael Geronimo was [...]
2008 JAZZ FEST – MOTHER MOTHER
Posted in Events, tagged 2008, band, festival, indie, international, jazz, live, mother mother, music, photography, pop, rock, vancouver on June 24, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Like Montreal’s “Jazz” Fest, Vancouver’s “Jazz” Fest is not just about ”Jazz.” This past Sunday, June 22nd, it was Vancouver’s own Mother Mother’s turn to light up the stage with their energetic blend of pop/rock/indie music:
left: Ryan Guldemond (guitar/vocals); top-right: Molly Guldemond (vocals/synth); bottom-right: Debra-Jean Creelman (vocals)
Sassy Molly Guldemond
Ryan Guldemond shredding the fretboard
Expressive Debra-Jean Creelman backed [...]
2008 JAZZ FEST – DAL RICHARDS AND HIS ORCHESTRA
Posted in Events, tagged 2008, brass, concert, cool, dal richards, dancing, drums, entertaining, excellent, festival, free, fun, gastown, international, jazz, music, orchestra, photography, show, singing, stage, swing, vancouver on June 22, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Free Jazz in Gastown! :)
I had an excellent first show as I went to Gastown Saturday to enjoy some of the free concerts happening there this weekend. At 90 years young, Dal Richards is one cool cat on stage and his orchestra is very talented indeed. There was not one weak number in their set, consisting [...]
