Shaun Verrreault plays the Roxy
By Steve Newton
MONDAY TO FRIDAY: True Tribal: Contemporary Expressions of Ancestral Tattoo Practices explores 30-plus years of Indigenous tattooing from around the world and showcases the artists who are reconnecting with traditional skin-marking practices, at the Museum of Vancouver.
TUESDAY: Vancouver guitarist-vocalist and Wide Mouth Mason member Shaun Verreault performs at the Roxy. Here’s my interview with Verreault from 2021.
Velvet Terrorism at the Polygon
WEDNESDAY TO FRIDAY: through videos, photographs, testimonies, song lyrics, and reflections, the exhibition Velvet Terrorism: Pussy Riot’s Russia offers an account of infamous feminist art collective Pussy Riot’s non-violent actions, running until June 2 at the Polygon Gallery.
THURSDAY: A Tribute to Herbie Hancock at Guilt and Co. features performances by saxophonist Dave Mergens, keyboardist Tilden Webb, guitarist Scott Verbeek, bassist Darren Parris, percussionist Liam MacDonald, and drummer Paul Clark, with all door proceeds to support A Loving Spoonful.
Coleman Hell plays the Fox Cabaret
THURSDAY: Canadian indietronica musician Coleman Hell (“2 Heads”) plays the Fox Cabaret on his Joyride Tour.
FRIDAY: VSO music director Otto Tausk joins the Vancouver Symphony and Turkish pianist Fazil Say in a performance of Beethoven’s Piano Concerto No. 3 at the Orpheum Theatre. Here’s my interview with Tausk from 2021.
Schryer, Dobres & Hillhouse play ACT Arts Centre
FRIDAY: the Schryer, Dobres & Hillhouse Trio–a Canadian Celtic supergroup composed fiddler Pierre Schryer and guitarists Adam Dobres and Andy Hillhouse–plays the ACT Arts Centre in Maple Ridge.
FRIDAY: the Rogue Folk Club presents performances by Canadian singer-songwriters Cara Luft and Shari Ulrich at Mel Lehan Hall at St. James.
FRIDAY: the Vancouver Warriors take on the Halifax Thunderbirds in National Lacrosse League action at Rogers Arena.
Being John Malkovich screens at the Rio
FRIDAY: late-night screening at the Rio Theatre of director Spike Jonze’s 1999 cult hit Being John Malkovich, about a puppeteer who discovers a portal that leads literally into the head of acclaimed actor John Malkovich. Here’s my 1999 interview with the film’s coproducer Michael Stipe from R.E.M.
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