STOMP is at the Queen E
By Steve Newton
FRIDAY: ’70s Rock & Roll Night at the Crescent Beach Legion features performances by tribute bands Blue Collar Overdrive (BTO) and This Flight Tonight (Nazareth).
FRIDAY: 20-person jazz-metal orchestra Mike WT Allen’s Space Elevator plays the Rickshaw Theatre, with local jazz-fusion guests Chopping Spree.
FRIDAY TO SUNDAY: long-running percussion show STOMP uses the body and ordinary objects to create a physical theatre performance using rhythms, acrobatics, and pantomime at the Queen Eizabeth Theatre.
Bryan Callen is at House of Comedy
FRIDAY AND SATURDAY: American comedian, actor, and podcaster Bryan Callen (Madtv, The Goldbergs) performs two standup comedy shows at Rick Bronson’s House of Comedy in New Westminster.
SATURDAY: Halifax power-pop quartet Sloan performs hits from the past and tunes from new album Based on the Best Seller at the Commodore Ballroom. Here’s my interview with Sloan’s Jay Ferguson from 2003.
SATURDAY: British jazz fusion band GoGo Penguin–composed of pianist Chris Illingworth, double-bassist Nick Blacka, and drummer Jon Scott–plays the Centre in Vancouver.
Chris Hadfield speaks at DMC
SATURDAY: Canadian astronaut-turned-author Chris Hadfield discusses his new interstellar thriller Final Orbit at Djavad Mowafaghian Cinema.
SATURDAY: former Twisters guitarist Brandon Isaak & the Saints of Swing performs with his old-school blues quartet at Blue Frog Studios. Here’s my interview with Brandon Isaak from 2002.
SATURDAY: The Last Waltz is a celebration of the Band’s iconic 1976 concert, featuring performances at the Rickshaw Theatre by Chest Fever and local guests Scott Smith, Paul Pigat, Leo D.E Johnson, Bruce Coughlan, Elliott C Way, Marcus Mosely, Mercy Walker, Marin Patenaude, Emmett Jerome, Lisa Joyce, and Dan Moxon. Here’s my interview with Scott Smith from 2020 and my interview with Paul Pigat from 2021.
The Darkness plays the Commodore
SATURDAY: British guitar-rock quartet The Darkness, featuring brothers Justin and Dan Hawkins, play tunes from new album Dreams on Toast. November 15 at the Commodore Ballroom. Here’s my interview with Dan Hawkins from 2015.
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