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Musicians Adapting to Performing in the “New Normal”

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In the stressful times we are in, many people are turning to music to escape or even just listen to others going through the same feelings they are experiencing. How are our favourite artists and musicians adapting to these crazy times?

There are many artists who are making the most of the situation we are in. Some have been moving their concerts to live streams over a screen and some are even doing parking lot or drive in concerts. Vancouver’s Rickshaw Theatre has been providing livestream concerts since the end of June. The theatre told Vancouver Weekly, “ A few months ago the concept of live streaming was unfamiliar territory for us as a venue, but after our first live stream at the end of June with Wrecked Beach and Oswald proved successful we have been working hard behind the scenes on producing more streaming events.” Buckman Coe & Khari McClelland played at the venue this past Friday night and Neck of the Woods is set to play this coming Friday, September 18. You can grab tickets off the Rickshaw There Facebook page as well as the streaming link : https://www.facebook.com/RickshawTheatre/events/?ref=page_internal

Coquitlam singer/songwriter Mathew Good, who was formerly in the Mathew Good Band is adapting to these new times we are in as he hit the Sessions Live Stream on Saturday to play a few of his songs. With artists adapting to the “new normal,” it allows for the performers and local concert goers to still enjoy what they love most. Playing and listening to live music. Encore Drive In Nights is airing a never before seen Kane Brown concert at drive- ins across Canada and the United States on September 26th. The closest to Vancouver will be Prince George at the Park Drive-In.

Mathew Good: https://www.matthewgood.org/news

There are some artists such as Taylor Swift who was supposed to be opening LA’s new Sofie Stadium with her Lover Fest Tour this past summer but has now postponed it to 2021, along with other artists such as the Dave Mathews Band who was supposed to play Rogers Arena September 1 has been postponed too.

The Zolas Latest Track, “Wreck Beach / Totem Park”

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Local Vancouver band, the Zolas, came out with their new song, “Wreck Beach / Totem Park” last week. The title of the track might sound familiar to some Vancouverrites as it is about the famous Wreck Beach and Totem Park at UBC. Wreck Beach has been a popular location for those on campus at UBC and for visitors all over. According to Wreck Beach, it is the most popular beach in Canada. During the summer they average 12- 14,000 visitors per day. What many people do not know if the story behind the land.

Most would think this song is about being nude on a beach and drunken hangout out in the park. The song takes on a role about the half truths that are told about the land these parks are on. “This is song is for everyone whose homes are on Native land, and all the half-truths we grew up with” Zachary Gray, the lead singer, wrote on Instagram.

In the second verse the lyrics state: “Cemetery city the truth about where I grew up/ Songs I loved to sing revealed themselves as requiems/ A virgin place, the cleanest slate and all the whitest lies/ For 27 years I guess my mind was occupied.”

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In verse three, “We had our reservations, yeah we knew something wasn’t right/ But we drove around the edge of them and went on with our lives.”

While many students and visitors sit on this beach, they have no been told the full story of those who lived on the land before and most never thought twice about the land they were throwing back beers on. In an interview with Vancouver is Awesome, Gray explains, “Wreck Beach/Totem Park’ is about living my whole life beside the Musqueam reserve, never being taught nor thinking to ask why they live quietly in a small corner of a land that used to be all theirs.