Saturday is Record Store Day
By Steve Newton
FRIDAY: late-night screening at the Rio Theatre of director Robert Harmon‘s 1986 horror classic The Hitcher, about a young man who is stalked by a murderous hitchhiker and framed for his crimes.
FRIDAY: in Epidermis Circus, Ingrid Hansen performs a live puppet film, animating cheeky vignettes in the palm of her hand and projecting them onto a huge screen at the Kay Meek Arts Centre.
FRIDAY AND SATURDAY: the Hyperspace Metal Festival features performances at the Cobalt by power/melodic-metal bands Greyhawk, Lunar, Solarus, Tylor Dory Trio, and the Astral Prophet (Fri.); and at the Rickshaw Theatre by Enforcer, Psychostick, Crimson Shadows, AfterTime, and Luminator (Sat.).
Krystle Dos Santos goes Motown at the Firehall
FRIDAY TO SUNDAY: Vancouver soul vocalist Krystle Dos Santos is featured in A History of Motown at the Firehall Arts Centre. Here’s my interview with Krystle Dos Santos from 2021.
FRIDAY TO SUNDAY: The Art of Banksy: “Without Limits” exhibition, running until May 25 at 1 Alexander Street, features over 200 prints, photos, sculptures, installations, and murals by world-famous street artist Banksy.
SATURDAY: Record Store Day Canada features special vinyl releases as part of its 18th annual celebration of independent record stores. Participating Vancouver outlets include Neptoon Records, Zulu Records, Red Cat Records, Dandelion Records, Soulessentials Records, Beat Street, Audiopile, and Hooked on Phono. Here’s my interview with Rob Frith of Neptoon Records from 2021.
Lindsay Mitchell joins Steve Kozak at Blue Frog
SATURDAY: Vancouver blues-rockers the Steve Kozak Band perform at White Rock’s Blue Frog Studios with special guest guitarist Lindsay Mitchell of Prism and the Seeds of Time fame. Here’s my interview with Lindsay Mitchell from 1992.
SATURDAY: Canadian nuevo-flamenco/world-music guitarist Jesse Cook plays the Centre in Vancouver. Here’s my interview with Jesse Cook from 1998.
SATURDAY: the Vancouver Canucks take on the Minnesota Wild in National Hockey League action at Rogers Arena.
Art Bergmann plays LanaLou’s
SATURDAY: Canadian rock legend Art Bergmann celebrates the vinyl rerelease of his 1995 album What Fresh Hell is This? at Lanalou’s. SOLD OUT. Here’s my interview with Art Bergmann from 1990.
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