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If there’s one person out there that be considered a linchpin in the growth of Vancouver’s electronic music scene, it’s Robert Shea.
As a DJ at legendary Vancouver club, Graceland, in the late 1980’s, Robert was one of the first people bringing acid house and other sounds from across to Vancouver’s underground scene....

I’ll be the first to admit, when I was introduced to the Mount Pleasant Athletic Club, I was concerned we’d be dealing with another batch of east side hipsters in short shorts and fixies. Thankfully, I was wrong.
Founded in Vancouver by Wayne Gonzales, Dennis Cruz and Carlo Brito, Mount Pleasant Athletic Club is a clothing designed for an active lifestyle while encompassing a traditional aesthetic. In a city that’s rampant with street ware lines of various shapes...

Although Igloofest has become the go-to wintertime staple of electronic music events in Montreal, it has a new lean younger cousin. Say hello to Hivernale.  With the same founding principles as Igloofest, Hivernale is all about getting out into the cold...

Craft Beer Alley has a new denizen, this time in the form of the Steel Toad Brewery.
Tucked just west of Main, it’s still within walking distance of the Vancouver craft cluster that includes Brassneck, 33 Acres and Main Street Brewing.
Housed in the Opsal Steel Building, which dates back to 1918, it’s an amazing place just to walk into, with the kind of heritage cred that would make some newer places in Vancouver green with envy....