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#100: Les Cowboys Fringants @ Place de la Francophonie

February 25th, 2010 2 Comments

First things first, HAPPY 100TH POST, OLD SOCK DRAWER! Secondly, hello to all readers from Victoria, where I have been traipsing around for the past three days. So, my week definitely got off to an amazing start as a result of Sunday’s Cowboys Fringants concert. The last time they were in town, I missed their […]

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#099: Grand Dérangement @ Place de la Francophonie

February 17th, 2010 6 Comments

Currently listening to: “Dear Elkhorn” – Said the Whale Tap-dancing Acadian fiddlers rapping, playing jigs, and singing the blues. If that doesn’t already sound like a recipe for an epic evening, I don’t know what does. Named for the Acadian expulsion from Nova Scotia (historical context woohoo!), Grand Dérangement was definitely a delightful treat which […]

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#098: Mes Aïeux @ Place de la Francophonie

February 14th, 2010 3 Comments

Currently listening to: “Le Déni de l’Évidence” – Mes Aïeux Continuing in the recent vein of live music and theatre reviews, here’s bringing you the first in a series of upcoming Cultural Olympiad reviews. As a performing arts aficionado, I am infinitely gratified by the exposure and support that local Vancouver artists will gain from […]

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