Hey there. Now that the clocks have changed one final time (for good), the evenings are lighter, the birds are singing, and everything is just that little bit brighter. 

Fake spring is over; real spring is coming… hopefully.

— V.
Senior editor

Girls to the Front Festival began in Kelowna, as a way for femme-fronted bands (and fans) to get a share of the limelight. Now, the festival has made its way west to Vancouver. We caught up with three bands on the bill—Crimson Funeral, Gadfly, and WAIT//LESS—to find out more about the women getting loud.

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Every journalist in Vancouver knows Frances Bula, whether we’ve worked with her (Nathan) or been taught by her (me). So her announcement that she is running for Vancouver city council has definitely set the media sphere a-buzzing. Here, Nathan lays out what to make of the veteran civic journalist’s career pivot, as well as the party she’s chosen to align herself with.

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Celebrate CelticFest Vancouver Saturday, March 14, at the Hollywood Theatre in Kitsilano with an unforgettable evening of music and Irish celebration.

Join CelticFest favourite Paul Caldwell, The Whisky Dicks and Michael Burnyette, for a high-energy night of Irish music and performances. 

CelticFest Vancouver takes place across various venues March 13-15.

Franklinland director Omari Newton says there’s a good reason to put on a play that recasts an American icon as an all-too-fallible protagonist. “I think any good work of art will be polarizing,” he tells us ahead of the play’s Arts Club production. “I think that comedy is an effective weapon against things like hypocrisy and fascism.”

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Not even a dark and dreary winter will stop musicians from creating new songs. Here, we’ve rounded up new releases you might have missed last month—from folky tunes to punk anthems to albums full of brass, bombast, and beats.

FILM: Tough Old Broads charts what happened to three pioneering women after they made the news. (To March 17 @ VIFF Centre)

PERFORMING ARTS: Counterclockwork is an intriguing Rube Goldberg experience. (To April 4 @ Russian Hall) 

TALKS: Criminal Minds, Risky Brains picks apart the idea that some people are just “born criminal”. (March 10 @ UBC Robson Square)

THEATRE: People, Places & Things explores the struggles of sobriety. (March 10-22 @ Historic Theatre)

THEATRE: Where the Wild Things Are is an interactive play for little ones. (March 10-22 @ Performance Works)

MUSIC: Indigo De Souza channels confessional indie rock. (March 11 @ Hollywood Theatre)

Want to know what else is happening in Vancouver? Check out our events listings.

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