Paid-members only Live music Jonny Tobin on his opener set for Braxton Cook at Fortune Jonny and Braxton have remarkable artist similarities; the show is next Saturday, March 11
Recordings Rachel Therrien and her Latin Jazz Project album Mi Hogar Rachel's sweeping project reflects her decade-plus journey through Cuban music and more
Paid-members only Live music Drummer Karl DeJong has been playing often this winter Karl talks about his recent Tyrant Studios, Lido, Jazz at the Bolt, and Pres House gigs
Podcast Shruti Ramani: Vocals, Raagaverse, Ostara Project Tour Shruti talks about her band Raagaverse, her tour with Ostara, and album plans for 2023
Recordings Holly Burke & Bill Runge with Linda Lee Thomas: Dreamride Holly & Bill have co-composed 20 short piano pieces, recorded by pianist Linda Lee Thomas
Paid-members only Live music The Return of the Thing & Hero's Welcome with Tim Reinert Tim talks about Jen Yakamovich's New Thing and the next show there, plus a new series
Recordings The Winnipeg Jazz Orchestra, Voices: A Musical Heritage WJO's new release executes an ambitious concept celebrating multiculturalism in Manitoba
Paid-members only Lore The elephant in the room: how well am I doing with it? Reacting to, and opening up about, the meaning of burnout for artistic people like us
Podcast Jocelyn Gould: Guitar, International Touring, Bandleader Jocelyn joins us in the middle of a big tour; she played around BC in late January 2023.
Live music The Chris Davis Concern: a two-trumpet project After Dark Chris goes into what he and Brad Turner will play, plus the tension around self-promotion
Paid-members only Live music Connor Lum, back from the ships, starts Jazz at the Bolt The saxophonist's chordless trio is the first set on Saturday; he tells us where he's at
Recordings Jim Head - Prismatic Calling Jim Head the Canadian answer to mid-career Kurt Rosenwinkel isn't far-fetched.
Podcast Noah Franche-Nolan: Piano, Within the Stream, New York Noah talks about his debut as a leader: a piano trio album to be released on Cellar Music
Live music Tanika Charles plays the Shadbolt with a band of locals Despite her Edmonton / Toronto roots, the vocalist's band is "the Vancouver boys"
Paid-members only Opinions The Vancouver Folk Music Festival looks at dissolving The 2023 festival is canceled, and the non-profit is thinking to dissolve for good.
Recordings Heyday: RJ LeBlanc's fusion of math rock, shoegaze, and groove Montréal bassist Rémi-Jean LeBlanc's fun fourth album, Heyday, does jazz and indie rock
Paid-members only Resources A complete guide to my FACTOR Artist Development grants Here's my guide to both grants I wrote and received, now that they're fully complete
Paid-members only Podcast CD Baby, what are you thinking? Re: DIY Musician Podcast All 5 of the DIY Musician Podcast 2023 predictions are misses; also, I make a prediction
Lore 2022 wrap-up: reaching 10,000+ people with the gig list Big thanks to Rory Hislop, Tim Reinert, Nou Dadoun, and everyone who made it possible
Podcast Ben Frost: Trumpet, Quartet, Pixies, Copyist, Climbing Ben talks about his quartet album Pixies, released exclusively to Bandcamp on Dec. 2
Recordings Harry Bartlett taught me something about Charlie Haden Review by Chris Fraser of BC/Toronto guitarist Bartlett's second trio album, Wildwood
Paid-members only Lore Top 10 Updates of 2022: gig reviews, launches, interviews Is it fun and insightful? Can't get it anywhere else? Does it bring you local artists?
Live music A jazz jam session for the Greater Vancouver Food Bank The Infidels Jazz and Coastal Jazz will co-present a fundraiser for the local charity
Paid-members only Live music Table for six, please From a gig, a story about "online presence": a term that sanitizes the concept to death
