Music

Back with their latest album ‘Night Work’, dance masterminds Scissor Sisters will light up Malkin Bowl in Stanley Park on September 16th.

On the surface, Gatro Yehonathan, or Yehonathan as he prefers these days, seemingly had it all: a successful career with many adoring fans.  But there was something missing – his desire to sing about the truth.  And that truth included coming out.  With Yehonathan’s first ever North American tour just underway we caught up with him to talk about his coming out and the path that has led him to appearing at this year’s Vancouver Pride Festival.

It's been twenty years in the making as the Vancouver Men's Chorus presents an entire Broadway-themed concert June 17th to 20th at Performance Works on Granville Island.

With round one of Vancouver's Gay Hot DJ competition now complete, two contestants have tied for the audience popular vote.

The Vancouver Symphony Orchestra and Maestro Bramwell Tovey present an all-orchestral season finale on Saturday & Monday, June 12th & 14th with Stravinsky’s riot inducing Rite of Spring and Rimsky-Korsakov’s exotic fantasy Scheherazade.

From the producers of Vancouver's Next Gay Top Model comes their newest competition - Hot Gay DJ.  This new project, from Terry Costa and his Mirateca Arts, will see competititors undertake a Davie Village Tour of five Vancouver gay bars, pubs and nightclubs on Thursday, June 3rd leading up to the contest grand finale on August 2nd.

Spring at the VSO features a strong line-up of guest artists, great classical repertoire, fun Symphony Pops, matinees, and a range of concerts for children and families. This month includes such prominent artists as violinist Nicola Benedetti, pianists Barry Douglas, Stewart Goodyear and Darrett Zusko, and Motown specialists Radiance.

Spring for the Vancouver Symphony Orchestra features a strong line-up of guest artists, great classical repertoire, fun Symphony Pops, matinees, and a whole host of other concerts.

While La Roux (Elly Jackson) refuses to classify herself as gay, straight or bisexual, she has become somewhat of a reluctant lesbian icon and is sure to thrill her many women fans when she returns to Vancouver's Commodore Ballroom for her sold-out show on April 18th.

Live this spring, Grammy Award winning jazz/pop vocal group The Manhattan Transfer make their long-awaited return to Vancouver with a single show on May 29th.