Brittany Tiplady |

Popstar is Shraya’s first foray into the world of television. As a celebrated author and artist, she welcomed the collaborative nature of TV.

Brittany Tiplady |

The latest arts, culture and other happenings in Vancouver this October, 2023.

Kristi Alexandra |

As far as multi-hyphenate artists are concerned, Jayli Wolf seems to do it all. Wolf is a JUNO-nominated Indigenous (Anishinaabe/Cree) and Queer musician, poet, producer, filmmaker, and…

Yasmine Shemesh |

Community is at the heart of the young artist’s journey.

Kristi Alexandra |

The latest arts, culture and other happenings in Vancouver this September, 2023.

Tayvie Van Eeuwen |

Edzi’u explores an “early imagined world where each different impact of colonization enters into a Potlatch setting.”

Bhagyashree Chatterjee |

Queer as Funk performs at the Commodore Ballroom on August 4 for Vancouver’s annual pride weekend.

Bhagyashree Chatterjee |

The latest arts, culture and other happenings in Vancouver this July, 2023.

Alli Hayes |

B.C.’s own Bass Coast Festival is set to kick off on July 7, marking its 15th year as a music and arts festival.

Emma Devin (they/them) |

Doula Care Collective Brood takes questions from pregnant-curious people in the first installment of their column: Ask A Doula.

Sarah Sahagian |

The taboo of parenting without a car is so ingrained that my loved ones worried about the very idea of me raising a kid without a vehicle…

Bhagyashree Chatterjee |

The latest arts, culture and other happenings in Vancouver this June, 2023.

Kristi Alexandra |

The latest arts, culture and other happenings in Vancouver this May, 2023.

Kristi Alexandra |

The latest arts, culture and other happenings in Vancouver this March, 2023.

Kristi Alexandra |

By Kristi Alexandra @kristialexandra The Vancouver-based jazz musician uses their voice for more than singing

Loose Lips Mag |

Our city is bursting with queer talent — folks who are deeply committed to changing the landscape of arts and culture in this city to be more…

Aly Laube |

Aly Laube - Staff Writer @godalyshutup Dust’s mission as a performer is to nurture, care, and provide material energy through their exuberance and art

Kristi Alexandra |

By Kristi Alexandra @kristialexandra You can stream performances from the comfort of your own home--or you could be among the audience as select artists perform live at…

Dayna Mahannah |

Somehow, the fabric of spacetime snuck into Elisa Thorn’s creative process. To say the experimental harpist time-traveled to inspire a 26-minute song would fall short a few…

Kristi Alexandra |

By Kristi Alexandra @kristialexandra Singing truth to power happens all year long, but if there ever was a time to stay in and watch music videos, autumn…

Kristi Alexandra |

By Kristi Alexandra @kristialexandra On Saturday (August 10), the Burnaby Blues + Roots Festival celebrated 20 years of the family-friendly blues-centric music festival with headliners Feist, Lord…

Kristi Alexandra |

By Kristi Alexandra @kristialexandra Two wild women of music are bringing the noise to Western Canada this month. Dubbed The Wild West Road Show, singer-songwriters Jody Peck…

Emmalee Watts |

By Emmalee Watts @hollowtwin I am a partially deaf musician. This is my story on living and playing music with a disability

Alli Hayes |

By Alli Hayes @bunnie604 Something has been simmering for just over a year, and it has nourished the souls of local artists, musicians, DJs, emcees, and rappers…

Kristi Alexandra |

Cushy Entertainment—the brainchild of Aly Laube and Mati Cormier—brings feminist-forward music festival, Glitter Ball, to Vancouver

Kristi Alexandra |

By Kristi Alexandra @kristialexandra From all appearances at her show at The Vogue, velvet-voiced Jill Barber is everybody's darling—but she's definitely not your babe

Kristi Alexandra |

By Kristi Alexandra @kristialexandra Sophia Danai's latest releases "Come Thru" and "Guns and Gold" are a cathartic realization of feminine anger, and her audience is here for…

Tayvie Van Eeuwen |

By Tayvie Van Eeuwen @tayvieeee Running September 7 to 9, SKOOKUM Festival promises a weekend of contemporary music, food and art. Here are five woman powerhouses you…

Kristi Alexandra |

By Kristi Alexandra @kristialexandra Queer as Funk will be making the Commodore Ballroom — a predominantly straight space — all-inclusive for the community in their Vancouver Pride…

Kristi Alexandra |

By Kristi Alexandra @kristialexanda Dark-folk duo Hollow Twin has covered quite a lot of ground in the five years leading up to the release of their sophomore…

Juliana Bergstrom |

By Juliana Bergstrom @julianabergstrom Since we last chatted with Youngblood frontwoman Alexis Young, she and the band have been busy, to say the least

Alli Hayes |

By Alli Hayes @bunnie604 Loose Lips' resident music writer Alli Hayes caught up with electro-neo-soul duo Seaborne to chat about returning to home soil from their current…

Alli Hayes |

By Alli Hayes @bunnie604  SZA's CTRL is an upfront album that plays as a confessional to surviving her twenties in love and heartbreak

Alli Hayes |

By Alli Hayes @alliwildcard The ninth Bass Coast Electronic Music and Arts Festival emitted soul-nurturing vibes even before early entry kick-off as we sat down with the…

Kristi Alexandra |

By Kristi Alexandra @kristialexandra If Vancouver Craft Beer Week has anything to show, it's that there's a bevy of different people enjoying all that the week-long fete…

By Loose Lips Mag @looselipsmag Fortunately for struggling musicians across BC and Alberta, STORYHIVE is awarding 30 community-funded grants of $10,000 to create high-production music videos

By Kristi Alexandra @kristialexandra 2017 has kicked off to some serious babe power, not least of which exists in the Vancouver music scene

By Jessie Hannah @jess_e_hannah Metal and punk are music genres that are particularly hard to ignore. In the Vancouver scene, women are making noise. Literally.

Kristi Alexandra |

Jamming buddies. Music partners. Life partners. That was the order of things for Little Crow’s Emily Seal and Kas Baker. It wouldn’t be a stretch to say…

By Alli Hayes @allihayes16 The Vogue was powered by a weight of new sounds on Tuesday night, hit with some much-needed future pop impact

By Juliana Bergstrom @julianabergstrom Graphic designer by day, frontwoman by night: Alexis Young has made her dreams a reality

By Kristi Alexandra @kristialexandra Whether she’s singing old cowboy songs or recording in chapels, Sarah Jane Scouten does it all with authenticity

Kristi Alexandra |

Vancouver-via-Toronto “queen of dark folk” gets a sonic charge. There’s an old adage that warns us to “never meet your heroes.” While coming face-to-face with your musical…

Kristi Alexandra @kristialexandra Sophia Danai takes the reigns on her love life and artistic vision on Love Royale

Kristi Alexandra @kristialexandra Les Chausettes singer Jovana Golubovic goes solo on the side with new single "Where I’m Going"

By Miranda Victoria Vancouver alternative rock band uses music to start conversations about gender equality

Kristi Alexandra @kristialexandra Bluesy rock-and-roll singer Miss Quincy knows how to wrangle a line-up of local babes

By Marissa Del Mistro From backing bassist to solo songstress, Louise Burns navigates feminine identity in the music industry

Kristi Alexandra |

Vancouver’s folksy, neo-soul queen isn’t afraid to tell the truth. There’s a bit of hard truth and earned honesty written into Frazey Ford’s sophomore album Indian Ocean.…

Kristi Alexandra |

By Kristi Alexandra @kristialexandra Her transformation from meek folk singer to rock goddess may seem like an overnight change to some, but it was quite a natural…

By Kelsey Reimer @therealbabyreim The Biltmore was on fire, and deep in the blazing centre of it all was Lisa Leblanc, grinning.