Evolution 107.9 Turns Four!

BCIT's Evolution 107.9 is turning 4 on March 7th! To celebrate, we are having a huge B-Day bash on Friday March 5th at Professor Mugs, and of course everyone is invited.

Specials include a burger and an adult beverage for just $10! As well, we will be giving away some amazing prizes, like:
$150 package from Mirella's Tattoos
Jason Collett tickets from Biltmore Cabaret
Big Pink tickets from Live Nation
3D Imax Hubble Movie package from Warner Brothers
and tons more!!

Well what about the entertainment you ask? Well, we've got three amazing acts; Ben Sigston, Familia and Free City Collective will be performing live.

Tickets will be available through Evolution. Just ask me and I can hook you up! Or you can also find us hanging in the Great Hall at BCIT Mar 1-4 from 11am to 1pm.

Live music, sweet prizes and cheap food and drinks. This is a birthday celebration you do not want to miss!!

Squee!

Nov 9th - Nov 10th
Matthew Good in Vancouver, BC
The Centre for the Performing Arts
On sale: Friday Sept 18 @ 10am

There is no emoticon for the excitement I feel!!!

(Also, I have reason to believe the opening band will be Mother Mother!)

I have not yet listened, because I am waiting for the for reals copy, but you can stream the new album from his website, or by clicking here!

Goodbye Richard's...

Well, it is official. I first heard about it back in October (here's the post on the old blog) and I mentioned it on the Sunset Rubdown live review... but today Exclaim confirms Richard's on Richards is closing its doors.

I have seen some great shows and artists there -- come to think of it, I have never seen a bad show...
The Stills, Ben Lee (thrice), Matt Mays, Final Fantasy & Basia Bulat, Cary Brothers, Chad VanGaalen, Jason Collett, ...And You Will Know Us By The Trail Of Dead, Sebastien Grainger, Jets Overhead, Black Diamond Bay, Sunset Rubdown... and two of my favourite shows of all times have occurred there:
The Dears, from about a months back, and
A secret, invite-only Canada Day show featuring Matthew Good a couple years ago.

It's not all bad news, though.
The club’s liquor licence has been transferred from the current 1036 Richards location to 556 Seymour Street (the former home of A&B Sound), where a new club is expected to open in mid-October. According to the Georgia Straight, the new establishment will have four lounges, a 5,000-square-foot dance floor, two art galleries and will feature dance nights on weekends, with live music Sunday through Thursday.

There is no way that this Richard's on Seymour will be quite the same as before... but at least we're coming out even, not losing a venue.

As a tribute, here is a video I found on the YouTubes from the recent Dears show there.