As a longtime Whistlerite and musician I have to ask, what do you mean by a music “scene?” (Pique, July 4, “The music in the mountains”). Because whatever this is here in Whistler it is not a “scene.”
There is hardly any original music heard anymore and certainly not much of a scene’s shared ethos. Live music in Whistler is almost entirely a bunch of middle-aged musicians playing cover songs to wealthy, middle-aged tourists.
A good start to fixing this would be a place like a community hall or rec centre to rent affordably, just like every other town (except Whistler) has in B.C. Until that happens there is no live music “scene” in Whistler.
