Month: May 2010

Habs’ Roster Gets Game-changer: the Bell Centre

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Montreal Canadiens fans at the Bell Centre
Montreal Canadiens fans at the Bell Centre

The Montreal Canadiens went into Game 3 down two games, being out scored by nine goals thus far in the series with the Philadelphia Flyers.

Bell Centre made the difference last night. Packed to its 21,273 person capacity, the Bell Centre had an unmatched energy. Montreal is a city where hockey is religion. After a major win against the Pittsburgh Penguins on May 12th, the city erupted in riots.

Everyone is talking about the Canadiens’ home ice advantage. In last night’s game, the Bell Centre fans started out strong, and the Canadians followed, scoring their first goal seven minutes into the period. Three unanswered goals followed, breaking Flyers’ goalie, Michael Leighton’s six game winning steak and 170 minute shut-out. The final score was 5 – 1.

When asked about the importance of scoring the first goal, PK Subban answered, “It gets the crowd going and once you do that, [the Bell Centre] is a touch building to play in.” This sentiment was echoed by Montreal native and round two opponent, Kris Letang, of the Pittsburgh Penguins. “When you play in that building it just feels like you are in much bigger trouble than you are and that they are coming at you faster than they really are.” Read More

The Black Keys Tour for Brothers

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The Black Keys

The Black Keys are currently touring in support of their newest effort, Brothers. Just released this week, Brothers is the sixth album from the soulful duo.

On the heels of a recent hip-hop side project, Blakroc, the new release sees The Black Keys returning to the rugged, blues-infused sounds that first gained them popularity.

The Black Keys will make three stops in Canada this fall. Their final show is set for the Orpheum Theatre in Vancouver, BC on October 10th. Read More

Vampire Weekend Adds Dates to Contra Tour

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Vampire Weekend

New York Indie-rockers, Vampire Weekend, have just announced new dates to their 2010 Contra Tour. Beach House and Dum Dum Girls will be joining the band for the majority of the added fall shows.

The Contra Tour has already taken the band to Europe, Australia, and North America. The first North American leg of the tour began in March, following the January release of Vampire Weekend’s second album, Contra. The highly anticipated second effort debuted at No. 1 on the Billboard 200, and sold over one hundred thousand copies in its first week.

Catch the unique musical stylings of Vampire Weekend live in your city. Read More

Sting Begins Symphonicities Tour in June

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Sting

Music industry icon, Sting, will be touring with the Royal Philharmonic Concert Orchestra beginning next month. The Symphonicities Tour will feature the newly orchestrated greatest hits from Sting’s fruitful career, both as a solo artist and with the Police. The 45-piece orchestra will take direction from conductor Steven Mercurio.

From his website, Sting is quoted as saying, “I’m delighted by this new opportunity to tour with the Royal Philharmonic Concert Orchestra, having a whole new palate of musical colors to work with and reinventing the songs that have been the staples of my live performances for over thirty years.”

The Symphonicities Tour will begin at the Vancouver Centre for Performing Arts in Vancouver, B.C. on June 2nd. Read More

Jerry Seinfeld Takes the Stage

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Jerry Seinfeld
Jerry Seinfeld

The incredibly funny Jerry Seinfeld is currently on tour, and will be stopping in Vancouver later this summer.
Jerry Seinfeld is best known for his successful sitcom, Seinfeld, which ruled prime-time television for nearly ten years.
In his post-Seinfeld career, Jerry Seinfeld co-wrote and starred in “Bee Movie,” and produced the reality show, “The Marriage Ref.”
Luckily for fans everywhere, he has also returned to his first passion, stand-up comedy. He is back on stage and on tour!
Seinfeld has stops planned for Ontario and BC, and a final performance booked in Ledyard, Connecticut on December 4. Read More

The Battle of the East

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Jaroslav_Halak
Jaroslav Halak

When the playoffs began, few would have expected that the Phildelphia Flyers (7th seeded) and the Montreal Canadiens (8th seeded) would be battling it out for the Eastern Conference Championship for the chance to appear in the Stanley Cup finals.
It has been a historical performance by both teams. There can not be enough said about Montreal’s goalie Jaroslav Halak and the season he has had. Halak began the year by leading the Slovakian national team to the Olympic semifinals by defeating the defending champions, Sweden, and the much anticipated Russian team, resulting in a showdown with Team Canada.
Thus far in the NHL playoffs, Halak and the Montreal Canadiens have shut down Alexander Ovechkin and the number one seeded National Capitols, only to take on the defending Stanley Cup Champions, the Pittsburgh Penguins with Sydney Crosby and Marc-Andre Fleury.
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