Vancouver Warning: You are not logged in. Your IP address will be publicly visible if you make any edits. If you log in or create an account, your edits will be attributed to your username, along with other benefits.Anti-spam check. Do not fill this in! ===Music and nightlife=== {{See also|Music of Vancouver}} Musical contributions from Vancouver include performers of classical, folk and popular music.<!--Listing of noted classical composers and performers resident/emergent is needed--> The [[Vancouver Symphony Orchestra]] is the professional orchestra based in the city. The [[Vancouver Opera]] is a major opera company in the city, and [[City Opera of Vancouver]] is the city's professional chamber opera company. The city is home to several [[Canadian composers]], including [[Rodney Sharman]], [[Jeffrey Ryan]], and [[Jocelyn Morlock]]. [[File:Olymp 31.jpg|thumb|left|The [[Granville Entertainment District]], downtown, can attract large crowds to the street's many bars and nightclubs.]] The city produced a number of notable [[punk rock]] bands, including [[D.O.A. (band)|D.O.A.]] Other early Vancouver punk bands included the [[Subhumans (Canadian band)|Subhumans]], the [[Young Canadians]], the [[Pointed Sticks]], and [[U-J3RK5]].<ref>{{cite news |last=Buium |first=Greg |title=Sound and Fury: Reliving Vancouver's punk explosion |work=CBC News |date=April 15, 2005 |url=http://www.cbc.ca/arts/music/soundandfury.html |access-date=January 23, 2007 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060827080236/http://www.cbc.ca/arts/music/soundandfury.html |archive-date=August 27, 2006}}</ref> When [[alternative rock]] became popular in the 1990s, several Vancouver groups rose to prominence, including [[54-40 (band)|54-40]], [[Odds (band)|Odds]], [[Moist (Canadian band)|Moist]], the [[Matthew Good Band]], [[Sons of Freedom (band)|Sons of Freedom]] and [[Econoline Crush]]. Recent successful Vancouver bands include [[Gob (band)|Gob]], [[Marianas Trench (band)|Marianas Trench]], [[Theory of a Deadman]] and [[Stabilo (band)|Stabilo]]. Today, Vancouver is home to several popular independent bands such as [[The New Pornographers]], [[Japandroids]], [[Destroyer (band)|Destroyer]], [[In Medias Res (band)|In Medias Res]], [[Tegan and Sara]], and independent labels including [[Nettwerk]] and [[Mint Records|Mint]]. Vancouver also produced influential metal band [[Strapping Young Lad]] and pioneering [[electro-industrial]] bands [[Skinny Puppy]], [[Numb (band)|Numb]] and [[Front Line Assembly]]; the latter's [[Bill Leeb]] is better known for founding ambient pop super-group [[Delerium]]. Other popular musical artists who made their mark from Vancouver include [[Carly Rae Jepsen]], [[Bryan Adams]], [[Sarah McLachlan]], [[Heart (band)|Heart]], [[Prism (band)|Prism]], [[Trooper (band)|Trooper]], [[Chilliwack (band)|Chilliwack]], [[Payolas]], [[Moev]], [[Images in Vogue]], [[Michael Bublé]], [[DYLN|Stef Lang]] and [[Spirit of the West]].<ref>{{cite encyclopedia |last=Gooch |first=Bryan N. S. |title=Music in Vancouver |encyclopedia=The Canadian Encyclopedia |publisher=Historica |url=http://www.thecanadianencyclopedia.ca/en/article/vancouver-bc-emc/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070930033715/http://www.thecanadianencyclopedia.com/index.cfm?PgNm=TCE&Params=U1SEC842192 |archive-date=September 30, 2007}}</ref> More significant musical performances are usually held at venues such as [[Rogers Arena]], [[Queen Elizabeth Theatre]], [[BC Place|BC Place Stadium]] or the [[Pacific Coliseum]]. In contrast, more minor acts are held at places such as the [[Commodore Ballroom]], the [[Orpheum (Vancouver)|Orpheum Theatre]] and the [[Vogue Theatre]]. The [[Vancouver Folk Music Festival]] and the [[Vancouver International Jazz Festival]] showcase music from around the world in their respective genres. Vancouver's Hong Kong Chinese population has produced several [[Cantopop]] stars across the Hong Kong entertainment industry. Similarly, various Indo-Canadian artists and actors have a profile in [[Bollywood]] or other aspects of [[India]]'s entertainment industry. Vancouver has a vibrant nightlife scene, whether food and dining or bars and nightclubs. The [[Granville Entertainment District]] has the city's highest concentration of bars and nightclubs with closing times of 3{{nbsp}}am, in addition to various after-hours clubs open until late morning on weekends. The street can attract large crowds on weekends and is closed to traffic on such nights. [[Gastown]] is also a popular area for nightlife with many upscale restaurants and nightclubs, as well as the [[Davie Village]], which is the centre of the city's [[LGBT]] community. Summary: Please note that all contributions to Christianpedia may be edited, altered, or removed by other contributors. If you do not want your writing to be edited mercilessly, then do not submit it here. 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