October 29th It’s the Junkyard Halloween special @ Pat’s Pub (403 East Hastings) featuring: TERROR BIRD performing covers of songs by Kate Bush NUN UN covering songs from RIOT GRRRL. MASS MARRIAGE/FLORAL MORAL/SOPHIE SWEETLAND doing SIOUXSIE COVERS!!! Plus guest DJ A-LEIGH! Wear a costume and come out to celebrate the launch of the November issue [...]

As usual, the next SHiNDiG battle is going to take place at Railway Club, on Tuesday at 9 pm. This week’s competition will feature three more local bands: The Godspot, Honourary MD and Philoceraptor. SHiNDiG 2011 started on September 13 and the winner will be decided on December 6. The three top rated bands will [...]

Tuesday, October 18th, the Next Music from Tokyo Festival comes to Vancouver! Invading the Biltmore Cabaret (395 Kingsway – google map here) with the infectious sounds of independent Japanese music, NMFT promises to bring you music that “exemplifies its city’s bizarre, exotic and innovative qualities”. The Vancouver installment of the tour will bring NATSUMEN -  [...]

Thursday, October 13 Come celebrate the release of SISKIYOU’s new record “Keep Away the Dead” at the Waldorf Hotel (1489 East Hastings Street). Siskiyou is the new band headed by Colin Huebert (formely of The Great Lake Swimmers) and in collaboration with Erik Arnesen (also of The Great Lake Swimmers). The album was recorded in [...]

As usual, the next SHiNDiG battle is going to take place at the Railway Club, on Tuesday at 9 pm. This week’s competition will put feature three more local bands: Fist Full O’ Snacks, The Radii and Tassels. SHiNDiG 2011 started on September 13 and the winner will be decided on December 6. The three [...]

THIS SATURDAY JULY 23RD! Head down to the Astoria(769 Hastings St E) & hang out with US while we check out these funfunfun Vancouver bands & do a little jivin too. HUMANS Bringing their BRAND NEW set playing UNRELEASED material from their upcoming album>> don’t miss it, seriously. avec mes mecs by HOAX YOUNG LIARS [...]

DON’T MISS IT, THIS FRIDAY! Head down to The Interurban Art Gallery/Scratch Records(1 East Hastings Street) Friday to catch CiTR favourites: Himalayan Bear Prairie Cat Chrisariffic Bring ALL your friends because it’s an ALL AGES event! Keep in mind that if your want to get something from the bar, you will have to show your [...]

It’s that time of year again where music and film lovers from all over Canada come together in Toronto for 7 days of music, films and panels at the North by Northeast Festival and Conference. With 650 bands, 40 films and 50 panels this years festival is defiantly one to mark off on the calendar. [...]

CiTR are proud to be partners with Weird Canada to bring you… For the first time since it started up in 2009 WYRD Fest is coming to Vancouver! Come experience Western Canada’s best indie music festival for yourself down at the Waldorf Hotel 1489 East Hastings on May 22nd. WYRD Fest doesn’t rely on big [...]

25 years ago two people who went by the names of Metal Ron and Gerald Rattlehead came together and created the greatest heavy metal show the people of Vancouver had ever heard, and the name of that show was POWERCHORD! To celebrate its 25th anniversary and being Canada’s longest running metal radio show current hosts [...]