Guide to Vancouver's Live Music Scene

The days when bands like DOA and the Subhumans made Vancouver a major player in North America's underground music scene may have already slipped into the past (though someone ought to send a note to Joey Shithead filling him in), but a new generation of artists has cropped up in recent years, threatening to push the city back into the international spotlight. Due to the city's restrictive approach to live-entertainment and liquor-vending regulation, a lot of bands and promoters are forced to be inventive when it comes to putting on shows, making warehouse gigs, house parties, and gallery shows your best bet to catch some decent tuneage. Check out livemusicvancouver.com. They list pretty much everything worth seeing in town.