Newt’s top 10 things to do in Vancouver this weekend, February 27 to March 1

IMAX screenings at various Vancouver theatres of director Baz Luhrmann's new documentary EPiC: Elvis Presley in Concert.

Kiwi tunesmith Liam Finn comes by the DIY ethic honestly

On his debut CD 24-year-old Liam Finn plays nearly every instrument on the disc and, apart from two cowritten tracks, penned all the music.

Ever been to a sold-out rock show where the crowd is on its feet the entire time, while you’re wondering what all the fuss is about?

You don't hear much about Matt Costa these days without hearing a bit about his good buddy Jack Johnson as well.

American protest singer and guitarist Jesse Welles plays the Commodore Ballroom on March 19, with guest S.G. Goodman.

Refusing to nominate legendary guitar heroes like Johnny Winter and Rory Gallagher, the Rock Hall opts to nominate various non-rockers.

"We're all huge Band fans, and I'm a big Dylan fan. So it was kinda cool to sort of pretend to be The Band, and he [Hayden] was Bob Dylan."

"When I play blues it's soothing, and it just puts your mind somewhere else, so that's been helping this a lot."

While prepping for my interview with Robben Ford I noticed in his Concord bio that he'd toured with George Harrison in the fall of 1974.

Once you've acquired the services of a big-shot producer like Bob Rock, you're not supposed to fire his ass then bring him back again.

Local Celtic- and bluegrass-tinged pop-rockers the Clumsy Lovers recently issued their second CD on the hugely successful Nettwerk Records.

Local rockers the Inbetween play the Pearl on Saturday, along with Luxury Sport Sedan, the Okes, Dog Gone, and Grace Boulevard.

"That was my initial approach to rock music, my dad sitting me in the car and listening to Jethro Tull, early Led Zeppelin, things like that."