Quiet Vancouver Streets.

July 29th, 2010 — 5:19pm

Granville Bridge in the Evening
One thing that I have noticed about Vancouver since moving here is the lack of street musicians. Yet everyone assures me that they are there, somewhere, sometime. I’ve spent hours walking downtown and Granville isle at different times and days and I have yet to stumble upon them. Vancouver has not proven the artistic environment it advertises itself as.
Doing a quick search online reveals that I’m not the only one asking about this. And some of these posts dating back to 2007. I unfortunately have nothing substantial to add. If anyone out there does, I would appreciate a comment.
I have been musing over the thought of busking myself every since arriving but am a little uneasy in the silence that has greeted me.

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Spain puts up a great show at the Celebration fo Lights.

July 25th, 2010 — 7:35pm

Shot from a ridiculously busy English Bay in Vancouver, July 24th. With the stock Canon T1i lens.
Great show Spain!
Photos: http://www.flickr.com/photos/99092496@N00/tags/colspain2010/
River of people down Davie Street leaving after lights fest: http://campl.us/drr

Celebration of Lights - Spain 2010

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Celebration of Lights – USA July 21st Show

July 23rd, 2010 — 1:03pm

The USA fireworks show on July 21st 2010.
Parking was a pain in the rear. Ended up parked miles from English Bay, shooting from Jericho Beach.
Could have zoomed in a bit by using the kit lens but I settled for the faster response of my 50mm.
The chosen few shots are up on Flickr: http://www.flickr.com/photos/99092496@N00/tags/colusa2010/

Tomorrow, July 24th, is Spain’s turn: http://www.celebration-of-light.com/

Vancouver Celebration of Lights - USA
This photo was taken on July 20, 2010 using a Canon EOS REBEL T1i.

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Thao plays the Biltmore Cabaret in Vancouver.

July 22nd, 2010 — 7:28pm

Thao with The Get Down Stay Down played the Biltmore Cabaret Monday July 20th in Vancouver to a great and enthusiastic crowd.
It was a very darkly lit show and I had a hard time capturing it on my Canon T1i. Ended up deleting 90% of the photos off the bat. Best of what survived can be found on flickr: http://www.flickr.com/photos/99092496@N00/tags/thao/

Thao at the Biltmore Cabaret!

Cary Pratt’s Prairie Cat, a local group, played an energetic opening set for Thao.
I really recommend checking out his music: www.myspace.com/prairiecat

Prairie Cat @ Biltmore Cabaret

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Wellbrook Winery Summerfest

July 19th, 2010 — 2:27pm

Wellbrook Winery Summerfest

Busy blueberry festival on a beautiful day with plenty of gorgeous vehicles.
Shooting
with the Canon T1i stock lens, and quick processing in Adobe Lightroom 2.
Delta, BC.

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Friday Evening at the Vancouver Folk Festival

July 17th, 2010 — 9:39pm

Caught the Vancouver Folk Festival for the first time. Highlights included a moving performance by Shane Koyczan and a vibrant set by Bassekou Kouyate & Ngoni Ba. But the performance that topped everything was saved for last, the sole act that made me purchase my ticket, the brilliant Calexico of Tucson, Arizona. Thankfully people cleared by that 9:30pm and we were able to get closer to the stage. Calexico put out vibes like no other that evening and had the crowd dancing feverishly. Once they began to play we all forgot the increasingly chilly evening!
I was particularly delighted to hear Calexico cover Love’s Alone Again Or.


Photo’s of the evening: http://www.flickr.com/photos/99092496@N00/tags/vfmf2010/

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New Pinto Green gig video – Camping

July 15th, 2010 — 3:04pm

Pinto Green – Sandy’s B-Day/Camping Gig from Klim Levene on Vimeo.

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Twilight City from the 26th Floor

July 9th, 2010 — 11:48am

Was practicing the sax to a beautiful view of Vancouver in the evening. Here is the panorama.

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VIDEO: Dragonette plays Canada Day

July 4th, 2010 — 9:47pm

Got around to uploading videos of the Dragonette live show. Sorry about the shaky footage. It was just too hard to not dance. :)

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Fireworks in Vancouver: Canada Day 2010

July 3rd, 2010 — 1:43am

Thanks to Vancouver for putting on an excellent fireworks show at Canada Place. The place was packed and the weather kindly held back the rain. A good time for all!
Some select photos of the display: http://www.flickr.com/photos/99092496@N00/tags/canday2010/

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