Vancouver

Natives of Victoria, BC, The Backhomes—a musical project comprised of Kees Dekker and Aimee van Drimmelen—releases their music video for "You Gotta Move" off of their debut album, Only Friend.

So this is totally a whisky dick album. You had a great time with it, got that ass back to your place, but something is amiss *ahem* “down there”. All is definitely not lost, so let’s focus on the positives: you had a great night, you might have met your future dreamboat, and heavy petting is still a thing (and don’t let those rainbow party kids tell you anything different). When you wake up tomorrow with that headache, and make that piece of easy-on-the-eyes lying next to you breakfast (because you’re not an asshole) you realize that you have another chance.

Vancouver local and New York trained, Jeff Martin, makes beautiful things. Beautiful things we want. Badly. They may have a hefty price tag (our favourite, his custom wooden stool goes for $525 and is one of the more reasonable items) but his masterpieces in furniture design and millwork are worth your hard earned buck and will last a veritable lifetime.

RAW:natural born artists, an independent arts organization, has swept across the US and Australia and is making its Canadian debut this summer in Vancouver and Montreal. This international organization showcases independent artists from the world of film, fashion, hair and makeup, music, photography, art, accessories and performance. RAW’s mission is to provide artists with the tools and exposure to help them grow and create.

Celebrating the unique creative expressions of visual and performing artists who identify as part of the queer communities, the Queer Arts Festival in Vancouver is an annual artist-run showcase of queer arts, culture and history.