Back in 2013, Daniela Andrade came to Vancouver and performed in a little cafe on Commercial Drive. The place was sold out and packed by the time my friend and I pulled up to the curb, and Daniela’s manager wasn’t letting anybody else in. 

People were standing out on the sidewalk, pacing...

Koerner’s Pub is a cozy joint tucked discreetly away in a quiet corner of the UBC Campus. Yelp reviews repeatedly describe it as “hipster”, and one can’t help but notice that one of the walls is plastered from floor to ceiling with yellowing pages from various paperback novels. 

The place...

If it were up to me... I would be quite content to live for an extended period of time in my bedroom. 

With my books, my instruments, my pens, and my paper I would find ways to pass the time and record the miscellaneous ideas that floated through. There would always be a mug of tea on the...