Make Music Vancouver

June 26, 2012 By Leave a Comment

Make Music Vancouver

Last Thursday, June 21, Make Music Vancouver rocked Yaletown. The event, which celebrates Summer Solstice, is on its second year here in Vancouver.

Make Music Vancouver saw mostly amateur acts perform outside Yaletown restaurants and shops. The event gave Yaletown a free-spirited vibe where rock artists could be playing next to folk singers. Lots of people in the neighbourhood that night; but outside The KEG, Mavi Jeans, Yaletown Brew Pub and Yaletown Park it was especially busy.

This is a clip of what was going on at Yaletown Park. The DJ was awesome, nothing too hardcore, and the crowd was clearly enjoying it.

Make Music Vancouver was definitely a great event to welcome Summer. I can’t wait for it to happen again next year!

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TED Vancouver Talent Search

June 6, 2012 By Leave a Comment

TED Talent Search

TED@Vancouver was the last stop for the TED Talent Search. The 14 city tour saw aspiring speakers from all over the world who had a story to tell.

Vancouver opened with pedal powered energy and closed with a call to “go plant some shit.” There was also a few high-fives and hugs in between.

The organizers requested no videos be shared prior to their official release, but take my word for it when I say everyone left feeling good about the world.

The theme of TED 2013 is: “The Young. The Wise. The Undiscovered.”

They are looking for:

  • THE INVENTOR … sharing an innovation with world-changing potential
  • THE TEACHER … sharing valuable knowledge in a memorable way to teenagers or adults
  • THE PRODIGY … young talent ready to break out
  • THE ARTIST … who can showcase their work in a compelling, new way (Don’t just talk about it. Show us your work!)
  • THE PERFORMER … music, dance, comedy, drama … or something entirely different
  • THE SAGE … wisdom the world needs from those who have learned it the hard way
  • THE ENTHUSIAST … with an infectious passion about a topic they can share
  • THE CHANGE AGENT … helping shape the world’s future with work that matters
  • THE STORYTELLER … vivid, original, meaningful … with a talent for connection
  • THE SPARK … with a powerful idea worth spreading

 

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Coldplay in Vancouver

April 27, 2012 By Leave a Comment

I can’t rave enough about the Coldplay concert at Rogers Arena.

Chris Martin, the band’s chemistry, and energy was unbelievable.

Here’s a clip of the Mylo Xyloto concert finale:

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King Crab Season at Fisherman’s Terrace

April 19, 2012 By Leave a Comment

Last Saturday, my co-workers and I decided to go for an Alaskan King Crab dinner at Fisherman’s Terrace. It’s a popular high-end Chinese restaurant located inside Aberdeen Centre.

I took this picture when our server brought the live Alaskan King Crab out to our table before cooking. For those who shudder at the thought of seeing their food alive before eating it, this is pretty standard when you order seafood in good Chinese restaurants. They do it so you know what you’re getting and you can see how fresh it is.

After much oohing and aahing, we christened the crab Larry. He was a 9-lb crab with thick long legs and meaty claws. Exactly what you want in a crab.

Our crab was prepared 3 ways:

The legs were cut in half, steamed, and slathered with minced garlic. I loved how there wasn’t any need to poke or probe the crab to get the meat.  The joints were deep fried in a mix of salt, pepper and garlic. And the shell was used to serve fried rice with shrimps, scallops and a slightly sweet cream sauce on top. Everything was delicious and devoured in record time.

It is worth mentioning that Alaskan King Crab at Fisherman’s Terrace is a bit more expensive compared with other Chinese restaurants. Our crab came close to $300, which was about $27 per pound. In most Chinese restaurants you pay $20 or less per pound. Nevertheless, we enjoyed our dinner immensely.

Until next year!

(Forgive the bad quality of the photos. I was using my phone’s camera.)

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Housse de Racket in Vancouver

April 7, 2012 By Leave a Comment

housse de racket alesia

Housse de Racket’s synth-pop sound permeated the walls of Electric Owl last night. The French duo is on a North American tour, which kicked off at SXSW in Austin.

Pierre Leroux and Victor Le Masne was infectious on stage and got the crowd going despite not being a sold out show. Blame the long weekend for the poor attendance. If you don’t know who’s who, Victor is the one with the Burt Reynolds-esque beard/on drums and Pierre is on guitar. It’s a unique set up in that they play multiple roles because they both sing.

The duo did an hour long high energy set playing songs from Forty Love and their current album Alesia. I don’t understand a word of French but that didn’t stop me from dancing when they played “Roman” or clapping along during their performance of “Apocalypso”. I am still waiting to hear “Champions” live. Encore, encore!

Check out their website to see if they’re playing in your city.

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