Fu Manchu plays the Rickshaw
By Steve Newton
FRIDAY: late-night 45th anniversary screening at the Rio Theatre of director George Miller’s post-apocalyptic action flick Mad Max, starring Mel Gibson as a vengeful cop who launches a personal vendetta against a ruthless motorcycle gang.
FRIDAY: Vancouver instrumental surf-rock trio the Reviberators–composed of guitarist Noah Walker, bassist Gillian Moranz, and drummer Jodie Ponto–plays Guilt & Co.
FRIDAY: Vancouver improvisors make up presentations on the spot to go with PowerPoint slideshows they’ve never seen before at a comedy show hosted by Stacey McLachlan and Allie Entwistle at Little Mountain Gallery.
James “Super Chikan” Johnson plays the Rio
FRIDAY: Mississippi blues artist and guitar maker James “Super Chikan” Johnson performs with the Mojo Stars at the Rio Theatre after a screening of the new documentary about him. Here’s my interview with “Super Chikan” from 2010.
FRIDAY AND SATURDAY: Australian singer, songwriter, and multi-instrumentalist Xavier Rudd performs material from his latest album Jan Juc Moon at Malkin Bowl, with guest Bobby Alu. Here’s my interview with Xavier Rudd from 2003.
FRIDAY TO SUNDAY: 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.
Velvet Terrorism at Polygon Gallery
FRIDAY TO SUNDAY: 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.
SATURDAY: American stoner-rock quartet Fu Manchu headlines day three of the Modified Ghost Festival at the Rickshaw Theatre, with guests Heavy Trip, Mos Generator, Bloodrhine, and Gone Cosmic. Here’s my interview with Fu Manchu’s Scott Hill from 2015.
SATURDAY: the 2024 Vancouver Comic Arts Festival and the Consulate General of France in Vancouver present a screening at the VIFF Centre of Korean director Bong Joon Ho’s high-concept 2013 sci-fi action flick Snowpiercer, starring Chris Evans and Ed Harris.
Cassie and Maggie play Mel Lehan Hall
SUNDAY: the Rogue Folk Club presents Nova Scotia Celtic-folk duo Cassie and Maggie–fiddle player Cassie MacDonald and guitarist-vocalist Maggie MacDonald–at Mel Lehan Hall at St. James.
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