Montecristo Magazine

“That’s how we keep our history, sharing those stories. And we keep those stories alive, and that’s how we teach the younger generations. And within country music and blues music, it’s all about the story." Crystal Shawanda plays the FIFA Fan Festival July 3.

Indigenous Blues Powerhouse Crystal Shawanda on Community, Connection, and Country Music “Sharing those stories, and we keep those stories alive, and that’s how we teach the younger generations. And within country music and blues music, it’s all about the story.” Crystal Shawanda plays the FIFA Fan Festival July 3.

“It creates these small pauses throughout the day, a little moment just for yourself. The vibe of a mist is effortless and a little more undone.”

Body Mists Bring a Light Touch to Summer Fragrance

“When people go up the Sea-to-Sky Highway from Vancouver to Whistler and see the view of Georgia Strait, they say, ‘Just like Tak’s paintings.’ I think this is a huge achievement, to capture the ever-changing beauty of the West Coast in a manner that is almost definitive.”

Takao Tanabe, Masterful Painter of the B.C. Coast, Turns 100

A genre-bending ensemble of (mostly) Asian artists, the Asian Persuasion All Stars are out to have a good time, play some danceable reggae, ska, and soul, and fight the stereotype that being in a rock band is a “white person thing.” They play Fox Cabaret June 19. Read the full story by Allan MacInnis at MONTECRISTO.

The Vancouver Asian Musical Supergroup Fighting Hate—the Fun Way A genre-bending ensemble of (mostly) Asian artists, the Asian Persuasion All Stars are out to have a good time, play some danceable reggae, ska, and soul, and fight the stereotype that being in a rock band is a “white person thing.” They play Fox Cabaret June 19.

Where we are matters⁠—our environment, our point of view, our perspective on the world. In this issue, we journey through time and space to see from a new angle, first with footballer Ali Ahmed, who is coming full circle back to Vancouver to land on our cover for the FIFA World Cup. We examine how a change in perspective can transform our brain chemistry in a cutting-edge neuroscience clinic, travel back 14,000 years in the footprints of ancient travellers on B.C.’s Triquet Island, and watch the development of photographer Greg Girard in five decades of images. We hope you’ll pick up a copy.

Destination Vancouver, FIFA World Cup, Vancouver Whitecaps FC, Team Canada / Équipe Canada

Our Summer 2026 Issue Is Here Where we are matters⁠—our environment, our point of view, our perspective on the world. In this issue, we journey through time and space to see from a new angle, first with footballer Ali Ahmed, who is coming full circle back to Vancouver to land on our cover for the FIFA World Cup. We examine h...