Aaron Nazrul and the Boom Booms were runaway favourites at the Big Day Up last summer on Mount Washington with infectious rhythms to get yer dance on.

A group dedicated to bringing live artistic performances to Hornby Island during the winter has another treat in store March 25.

With a fresh CD in hand and fresh smiles on their faces, the Clover Point Drifters are heading out for a short Island tour.

Fourteen-year old Sylvia’s having a hard time. She’s way to small for her age, the kids at school pick on her, and her medication’s making her sick. And to top it off, the horse her grandpa sent her isn’t what she expected — in more ways than one.

The Anderson Jazz Syndicate performs this Friday evening at Zocalo Café in Courtenay with music beginning at 7:30.

The Georgia Strait Big Band announces its second annual Big Band Jam featuring two live 17-piece swing bands March 19 at the Bridge Lounge in Courtenay.

The Bridge Lounge in Courtenay will host The Green and Through the Roots from Oahu, Hawaii and local talent the Naked DJs on March 18.

Soprano Kiiri Michelson and pianist Frank Chu will perform at Hornby Island’s Community Hall today at 8 p.m.

In recognition of UN International Day for the Elimination of Racism, the Community Justice Centre (CJC), Comox Valley Youth Music Centre (CYMC) and other partner groups are presenting the Vancouver Island premiere of Larry Nickel’s orchestral-choral composition, Requiem for Peace: an international call for peace and reconciliation.

They’ve sold well in excess of 150,000 copies of their 13 independent releases.