Missed Do It For The Culture last night? You’ve still got two days to join the party! Tonight is for the R&B lovers with RAAHiiM and Divine Lightbody. Tomorrow is for the baddies! Catch SadBoi, Dacey and Maneesh on the Beat (Drake’s producer NBD). Read our Local List article for full details about the festival and conference which is packed with career-building advice for musicians. Speaking of something fun for musicians…

This one is for the gals. The Roxy is looking for 3 female-led bands to headline their Girls Gone Roxy live music showcases - and the payout ain’t bad either! The selected bands will receive $1000 and a portion of the door. Enter here.*

JUST ANNOUNCED

• TD Connecting Communities Concert is back on 9/23 for an evening of FREE music for all! RSVP to confirm your spot and bask in the beauty of a full symphony is the golden halls of The Orpheum.

• Keep summer going with Barnside Harvest Festival from 9/11-13 at Paterson Park. Scream along to Life is a Highway, I’m a Believer, and Who Do You Love. Don’t miss the local talent like Hotel Mira, Uncle Strut, Fake Shark & more!*

• Pride is all year round babes! Vancouver Queer Film Festival brings queer stories to centre stage from 9/10-27 with thought-provoking dramas, documentaries, comedies and more from diverse voices. Enter to win tickets!*

• Call all witches, warlocks and water lovers. Witchilano is back on 10/3 combining the two things we didn’t know we needed together: stand-up paddle boards and witches. The perfect way to start off spooky season.

• Smooth beats, ridiculous bars and enough swagger to butter a whole bakery. Yung Gravy brings the Joyrider Tour to the Vogue Theatre on 11/29.

50 BEST EVENTS IN SEPTEMBER

I know I sound like a broken record but HOW are we almost finished August already? Whether you’re mourning the loss of summer or excited for spooky season and pumpkin spice lattes (me!) you can celebrate, or distract yourself, with some good plans. Here are just a few:

• SLAYYYTER - 9/3 @ Commodore Ballroom

• EARTH, WIND & FIRE - 9/4 @ Freedom Mobile Amphitheatre

• CAR FREE DAY - 9/5 @ Commercial Drive (FREE)

• VANCOUVER QUEER FILM FESTIVAL - 9/10-27 @ 211 E Georgia St.

• BARNSIDE HARVEST FESTIVAL - 9/11-13 @ Paterson Park

• VSO: THE PATH FORWARD - 9/27 @ The Orpheum

• SOMBR - 9/29 @ Rogers Arena

THIS WEEKEND

THE LOCAL LIST

Celebrate culture and Vancouver’s amazing community this weekend! Do It For The Culture is bringing the best voices of hip-hop, R&B, Afrobeats and house music to Vancouver. Expect three nights celebrating BIPOC artists and culture at Fortune Sound Club, plus two days of music-industry wisdom at Beaumont Studios. Here’s how to do DI4TC properly.

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