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Cellar stellar: Vancouver jazz label celebrates 20 years of making records What began as tenor sax player Cory Weeds’ vehicle to promote his live venue turned into two decades of releases on his Cellar Live label Author of the article: Stuart Derdeyn Publishing date: Apr 30, 2021  •  April 30, 2021  •  7 minute read  •  ‘What started out as a live label to compliment the Cellar sort of turned into an international label that continues to thrive and adjust to all the changes in the music business,’ says Cory Weeds, the man behind the two-...

Genre: New music Key track: Oboe There is no question that the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic is putting artists into a different frame of mind. But few artists are putting the experiences of being unable to play live, to get together with others to rehearse and create into unique musical statements. In most cases, the music coming out of this period either laments the loss of such things or it aims to provide some sort of escape from the doldrums of life in a limited space. Watching the endless stream of sad social media posts despairing loss of work, spirit and options coming from colleagues, Ca...

Article content When: May 1, noon. Tickets and info: US$20 at Devintownsendshop.com In July 1997, Devin Townsend released Ocean Machine: Biomech. The second solo album from the founder, lead singer and guitarist of raging heavy-metal act Strapping Young Lad was one of many musical shifts in the prolific player’s long career. The dense character of the recording showcases the multi-tracked “wall-of-sound” character that would come to be a consistent feature of his recorded output. First coming to fame at age 19 performing lead vocals on Steve Vai’s Sex & Religion album, Townsend toured...

Q&A: Amber Funk Barton bids the response adieu with How to Say Goodbye / The Final Chapter After helming her own company for 13 years, choreographer Amber Funk Barton is moving on to other projects. Author of the article: Stuart Derdeyn Publishing date: Apr 28, 2021  •  May 14, 2021  •  4 minute read  •  Vancouver dancer/choreographer Amber Funk Barton. Photo by Richie Lubaton /PNG Reviews and recommendations are unbiased and products are independently selected. Postmedia may earn an affiliate commission from purchases made through links on this page. Article content When...

Victoria glam rocker expands sonic vocabulary on new album. Author of the article: Stuart Derdeyn Publishing date: Apr 23, 2021  •  14 hours ago  •  5 minute read  •  Victoria musician Art d'Ecco releases new album In Standard Definition in April. Photo by Mike Pepperdine /PNG Reviews and recommendations are unbiased and products are independently selected. Postmedia may earn an affiliate commission from purchases made through links on this page. Article content On his new album, In Standard Definition, Victoria musician Art d’Ecco expands his sonic template further into...