Vancouver Concert & Event Reviews and Pictures
Quannum MCs Tour Blackalicious & Latyrx (Lyrics Born & Lateef the Truthspeaker) Venue Nightclub – 02/25/17 Bay Area underground hip hop was definitely in the house last weekend in Vancouver, as Venue Nightclub played host to Blackalicious (Gift of Gab and DJ Chief Xcel), Lyrics Born and Lateef the Truthspeaker (Latryx). The rappers who represent … Read more
Words and Photos by: Brendan Lee FEB 8, 2017 – Killer Mike and El-P, better known together as Run the Jewels, are arguably the biggest duo in hip-hop right now. They have released 3 critically acclaimed albums in the last 4 years and have toured non-stop during this time as well. To say that these guys have … Read more
Photos: Taylor Friginette Words: Rachael Schroeder Vancouver, BC – This past Saturday night, Harrison Brome hosted his exclusive release party at Fortune Sound Club for his latest single, “Body High”. The Chinatown venue was dimly lit with Harrison’s single artwork projected on the back of the stage with smoke machines and palm trees getting set … Read more
Sonreal ‘No Warm Up’ Tour Feb 3rd/17 Commodore Ballroom Vancouver, BC Photos: Taylor Friginette Words: David Dalley Friday night SonReal played the 4th date of his No Warm Up Tour to an energetic Commodore Ballroom, placing him amongst a small group of local rappers that have headlined there. The stage was constructed to look like … Read more
Talib Kweli (The Seven Tour) at Venue Nightclub, Vancouver, BC – Jan. 25th/17 Photos: Ronan Considine – https://www.instagram.com/soundflashphotography/ Words: John Zee – https://www.instagram.com/johnzee23/ I was raised on 90’s hip hop and I’m blessed to say, I’ve been fortunate to have seen and met a large portion of my favourite artists from that era. However one … Read more