Live music
Bill Orcutt played with JPC & The Battery at the Pearl
A good old next-day piece from my encounter with a guitar legend last night
Will Chernoff
William Ross Chernoff—known as Will to friends and colleagues—is a musician who founded Rhythm Changes in 2020.
RCTV
Sadie Koshan, how'd you end up with 4 gigs in a day? | RCTV 004
The McGill student talks about her peers in the Vancouver scene and what's inspiring her at the onset of her career
Vancouver albums
Zapato Negro YouTube dive: RIP Gilbertónn
The Cuban-born drummer was best known in Vancouver for playing with Allan Johnston, Andre Carrasquero, and others
Fresh Songs
Fresh Seven | July 2025
Mikey Jose, Steph Wall returns, Kate Yahn, discovering Kay Brette, Raiaan, Clara Rose band, Harry Bartlett solo guitar
Live music
So that's what's next
i'll take any excuse to use this old photo
RCTV
Lucas Dubovik, what's it like moving back? | RCTV 003
After undergrad at Humber and grad school at McGill, Lucas comes home. He talks about that and his upcoming third album
Outside the Changes
Gadabout Ghosts | Outside the Changes, Q2 2025
My new favourites from the rest of the world: Brandee Younger, Charlie Ballantine, Ches Smith, Mary Halvorson, and more
RCTV
Steven Zhu (Cowboy Bebop Bebop Band), is UBC taking over? | RCTV 002
Steven talks about his UBC Jazz Club roots, closing down the jazzfest, and selling out the Fox, Hero's Welcome, and more
10 Things
Local original bands at the jazzfest: 2025
Feven Kidane Sextet, Julian Jayme’s City Folk, Dean Thiessen’s Stranger Friends, Chris Fraser’s quartet, & more of our own
10 Things
The jazzfest in 10 songs: 2025
Cedar Walton, EWF, traditional blues, Bacharach, Spanish & Brazilian pieces, Sly Stone, jamming with Joel Ross, and more
RCTV
Ernesto Cervini, what made you a storyteller? | RCTV 001
Ernesto is a Juno-winning drummer, the owner of Orange Grove Publicity & TPR Records, and a podcaster at Canadian Songbook
Subscriber Fridays
My long twenties are over
buckle in this'll probably be the most self-indulgent thing I ever write here but it’s time to put it to rest