Neil Young plays Deer Lake Park
By Steve Newton
FRIDAY: Vancouver blues-rock quartet the Grames Brothers, composed of guitar-playing brothers Johannes and Panos Grames, drummer Randall Stoll, and bassist Billy Mendoza, plays the Rio Theatre, with guests Them Ordinary Things.
FRIDAY: Vancouver saxophonist Steve Kaldestad performs music from jazz legend Sonny Rollins’ 1965 album Sonny Rollins On Impulse! at Frankie’s Jazz, accompanied by pianist Chris Gestrin, bassist Steve Holy, and drummer Jesse Cahill.
FRIDAY: L.A. muso-comic Melissa Strype hosts Femme-Tember, an evening of female and female-fronted bands at the Rickshaw Theatre, featuring performances by local acts Hyaenas, Cat Madden, Tess Anderson, Hot Spell, and Cordie M. Sad.
Used Book Sale at the VPL
FRIDAY TO SUNDAY: Friends of the VPL presents its Used Book Sale at the Vancouver Public Library, featuring thousands of gently used books, plus CDs and DVDs, starting at $2. Bring your own bag.
FRIDAY TO SUNDAY: Star Witnesses, running at the Polygon Gallery until September 28, assembles works by 11 artists whose observations of the cosmos bring new understandings of exploratory and migratory movements on Planet Earth.
FRIDAY TO SUNDAY: the 2025 Vancouver Fringe Festival, running until September 14, features over 80 performances of alternative theatre, comedy, dance, music, and drag on and around Granville Island.
Vancouver Canadians play Everett Aquasox
FRIDAY TO SUNDAY: the Vancouver Canadians take on the Everett Aquasox in Minor League Baseball action at Nat Bailey Stadium.
SATURDAY: Vancouver rockabilly trio Cousin Harley, featuring guitarist Paul Pigat, plays the Rickshaw Theatre, with guests Butch and the Lowbrows. Here’s my interview with Paul Pigat from 2021.
SATURDAY: Canadian rock legend Neil Young performs the first of two outdoor concerts with his band the Chrome Hearts at Deer Lake Park, with guests Reverend Billy and the Stop Shopping Choir. Here’s my review of Neil Young from 1991.
Jaws screens at the Rio
SATURDAY: 50th anniversary screening at the Rio Theatre of a restoration of director Steven Spielberg’s horror classic Jaws, based on the bestselling 1974 novel by Peter Benchley. Here’s the full audio of my 1997 interview with Peter Benchley.
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