3am Playlist #43 - Westward Festival 2018

The second annual Westward Festival kicks off this weekend, with names like Blood Orange, Kali Uchis, Honne, Angel Olsen, Rhye, and lots, lots, LOTS more throughout venues like The Vogue, Biltmore, Rio Theatre, Fox Cabaret, the Rickshaw & others.

So I thought I’d throw together a little playlist of some of the artists & shows I’m either looking forward to, or would recommend checking out. From the internet phenomenon Poppy to We Are The City previewing some new material; from Odds playing their seminal album Good Weird Feeling in full, to hometown heroes Louise Burns, Hannah Epperson, & Jordan Klassen; plus Canadian treasures like Chad VanGaalen, Andy Shauf, and METZ.

Find the full list of shows & buy tickets from their website here, then check out the playlist below and hopefully I’ll see you at one of the shows around town!

3am Playlist #42 - EEK! It's Halloween 2016!

BOO! Happy almost-Halloween!

While the day-of doesn't really happen until Monday, the parties are starting this weekend. To get you in the mood we have a big mix of some of our favourite (and MOSTLY Canadian) songs that would fit right into an All Hallows Eve' playlist. Some hard rock, some spooky music videos, and a few playful songs, including my favourite jazz song about a pumpkin patch.

Are there any good ones that we missed? Let us know in the comments below.

***And don't forget to enter our GIVEAWAY for Tickets to the Peak Halloween show tomorrow!***

3am Playlist #41 - Vancouver Folk Music Festival 2016 Preview

Tomorrow marks the first day of the 39th annual Vancouver Folk Music Festival in Jericho Beach Park!

The lineup this year includes acts from Vancouver, Canada, and around the globe, so I've narrowed down a few of them into a preview playlist for you.

Check out some of the artists below, and plan your days accordingly, as there are tons of workshops and concerts on the smaller stages, and big acts on the main stage at night.

3am Playlist #40 - Khatsahlano 2016 Preview

Two more sleeps until Khatsahlano!
Everyone do the opposite of a rain dance. How about a: warm-but-overcast-day dance because every year it seems to be amazingly sunny and hot, but at this point I'll take a happy medium between the two!

In either case, there is going to be some amazing live music, from some local and Canadian musicians, and we've got a bit of a preview in today's playlist above.

The schedule is below, so give it a look and make some hard decisions because Burrard and Macdonald are far apart and there are awesome musicians at either end!

3am Playlist #39 - Tall Tree Music Festival Playlist

Tall Tree Music Festival is upon us once again - June 30 to July 3rd.

Taking place on top of Browns Mountain, in beautiful Port Renfrew, the 3 days of shows will feature tons of BC and Canadian musical acts.

We've put together a preview playlist for those heading over today, and those missing out. Check it out above!

3am Playlist #38: NXNE 2016 Preview

I (Christine) am heading into Toronto once again for the annual NXNE Festival! Lots of Canadian bands performing this year (including a few missing from this preview playlist above) but I'm really excited for the Saturday at the Port Lands.

It's been forever since I've seen Land Of Talk, I'm excited to see HIGHS live again so soon, and tons of Vancouver bands will be performing for the masses (The Zolas, Dan Mangan, Mother Mother).

Over in Club Land, east coaster Adam Baldwin will be playing his solo work (hopefully lots of the new stuff too), Shred Kelly is going to be lighting up the Horseshoe with their stoke folk on Friday, and on Saturday, the supremely talented Kandle will be on the same stage.

Have a listen above to the play list and let us know if you're going to be attending/what you're looking forward to! Full schedule is up here, and be sure to check our instagram & twitter for coverage! 

3am Playlist #37 - June Concerts

No fancy name this week to get you all confused - this playlist is made up of songs by 14 artists, all of which will be playing in Vancouver this June!

There's even more artists than this, some will be at the first Red Truck Concert Series show, and many will be at the VCBW festival this weekend (click here for details).

Click the image above (or here) to sample some of the music coming to a venue near you, and check out our CONCERT CALENDAR to find out the info on all of the shows coming up this month and down the road.

3am Playlist #36 - May Concerts

No fancy name this week to get you all confused - this playlist is made up of songs by 14 artists, all of which will be playing in Vancouver this May!

There's even more artists than that, some are playlist twice (Leisure Club), and a few without CBC Music pages.

Click the image above (or here) to sample some of the music coming to a club near you, and check out our CONCERT CALENDAR to find out the info on all of the shows coming up this month and down the road.