Vancouver 2010 Cultural Olympiad

Library Voices Present: How I Spent My Olympic Vacation

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By CHARTattack Staff February 26, 2010 4:55 pm
Regina rockers Library Voices went to Vancouver to perform during the Olympics. They wrote us a diary about their adventures: The road to the Vancouver for an Olympic athlete is paved with years of training, a God-given physical prowess and most likely overbearing parents. For a rock 'n' roll band, however, that road is paved with Pilsner-...
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Stars, Hey Rosetta! Provide Drama In Vancouver

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By Brian Pascual (CHARTattack) February 22, 2010 5:27 pm
The East coast invasion of the 2010 Vancouver Olympics continued with the latest in the series of Cultural Olympiad shows meant to showcase Canada's music to the world. Newfoundland's Hey Rosetta! were up first. Their penchant for grandiose, Brit-pop-influenced anthems seemed like a potentially perfect match on paper for the 2,800-capacity...
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Hey Rosetta!'s Tim Baker (File photo by John Papamarko)

Elvis Costello, BSS, Lou Reed Highlight Hal Willner's Neil Young Project In Vancouver

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By Brian Pascual (CHARTattack) February 19, 2010 6:01 pm
Bringing the Hal Willner Neil Young Project to Vancouver during the 2010 Olympic Winter Games was a complete no-brainer — if you're celebrating Canada's diverse talent and rich music history, it's a major coup to recruit some of the country's most revered musicians (plus American greats) to play the selected songs of one of its finest and most...
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Elvis Costello (Photo by Trevor Hargreaves)

Chilly Gonzales At The Olympic Winter Games

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Photographer: 
Trevor Hargreaves
Venue: 
Orpheum Theatre
City: 
Vancouver, BC
Date: 
February 17, 2010
Gonzales (Photo by Trevor Hargreaves)

Feist At The Olympic Winter Games

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Photographer: 
Trevor Hargreaves
Venue: 
Orpheum Theatre
City: 
Vancouver, BC
Date: 
February 17, 2010
Feist (Photos by Trevor Hargreaves)

Feist At The Olympic Winter Games

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Photographer: 
Trevor Hargreaves
Venue: 
Orpheum Theatre
City: 
Vancouver, BC
Date: 
February 17, 2010
Feist (Photos by Trevor Hargreaves)

Feist At The Olympic Winter Games

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Photographer: 
Trevor Hargreaves
Venue: 
Orpheum Theatre
City: 
Vancouver, BC
Date: 
February 17, 2010
Feist (Photos by Trevor Hargreaves)

Feist At The Olympic Winter Games

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Photographer: 
Trevor Hargreaves
Venue: 
Orpheum Theatre
City: 
Vancouver, BC
Date: 
February 17, 2010
Feist (Photos by Trevor Hargreaves)

Feist At the Olympic Winter Games

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Photographer: 
Trevor Hargreaves
Venue: 
Orpheum Theatre
City: 
Vancouver, BC
Date: 
February 17, 2010
Feist (Photos by Trevor Hargreaves)

Feist Overshadowed By Gonzales At Vancouver Olympics Show

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By Brian Pascual (CHARTattack) February 18, 2010 6:08 pm
This was another in the series of Cultural Olympiad shows during the Vancouver Olympics to feature the talents of Canada's diverse musicians. Who better to kick off the night than one of the country's most eccentric yet respected exports, piano virtuoso and erstwhile funnyman Chilly Gonzales? Of course, it doesn't hurt that he will be forever...
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Feist (Photo by Trevor Hargreaves)

Feist, City And Colour, Kid Koala Playing Vancouver 2010 Cultural Olympiad

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By Kate Harper (CHARTattack) October 29, 2009 11:35 am
Feist, Malajube, Kid Koala, Hey Rosetta!, City And Colour, The Rural Alberta Advantage and Chromeo are among those who have been added to the lineup for the upcoming Vancouver 2010 Cultural Olympiad. Stars, Joel Plaskett, Steve Earle, Broken Social Scene, Ron Sexsmith, Iron And Wine and K'Naan will also play the event, which is intended to...
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