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As a teen, he bused tables in a coffeehouse and sometimes sang harmony with the musicians performing there. When he was 19, his brother gave him a guitar.

Vancouver Island MusicFest organizers are kicking into high gear in the final days leading up to the 17th anniversary of the festival and the big deadlines are fast approaching.

Courtenay singers Helen Austin and Emily Spiller were recognized with some of the top awards at the seventh annual Vancouver Island Music Awards.

Before they even left Courtenay, Edmonton-based folk rock band Owls by Nature was able to apply a lesson they learned at the Vancouver Island Music Business Conference (VIMBC).

Jump-start your weekend at the Elks Hall this Thursday with Bopping with Streetlife.

Over the past three years, Rocky Mountain Rebel Music has grown a lot — and not just in terms of members.

Silk Pajamas is a much traveled duo whose motto is, “We might be used, but we ain’t all used up.”

Imagine this. Just over the Pacific’s horizon is a beautiful ship making her way to the Comox Valley. She appears and you begin to hear wafts of violins soaring, trumpets announcing and voices raised in song. As evening closes in you notice the lights: she radiates all colors of the rainbow.

The Avalanche Bar and Grill and Amazing Pole Stunts proudly present Carnivalution: a Cirque du Burlesque, starring Heather Ireland as Sticky Betty, this Saturday at the Avalanche in the kick off to Carnivalution's summer tour.

Four local performers will participate in the Madskillz Festival this weekend in Vancouver.