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Terminal Station plays Blue Frog Studios
By Steve Newton
MONDAY: the Vancouver Canucks take on the Detroit Red Wings in National Hockey League action at Rogers Arena.
TUESDAY: Canadian literary legend Margaret Atwood discusses with her new autobiography, Book of Lives, at the Orpheum Theatre.
TUESDAY AND THURSDAY TO FRIDAY: screening at the VIFF Centre of director Michael John Warren’s concert documentary You Got Gold: A Celebration of John Prine, featuring live performances by Steve Earle, Jason Isbell, Bonnie Raitt, Dwight Yoakam, Lucinda Williams, Brandi Carlile, Kacey Musgraves, Kurt Vile, Lyle Lovett, and the Grateful Dead’s Bob Weir.
A Wonderheads Christmas Carol at BMO Theatre Centre
WEDNESDAY TO FRIDAY: A Wonderheads Christmas Carol, running until December 14 at the Arts Club’s BMO Theatre Centre, is a wordless reimagining of Charles Dickens’ holiday classic, featuring 10-foot tall puppets, incredible masks, and an original score.
THURSDAY: night three of the Elevate Music Project features performances at the Biltmore Cabaret by emerging local acts Francis Baptise, Alick Mac, Shaun Finn, ?Numb?Dame?, Dani Black, and Carmine.
THURSDAY: album-release party at Tyrant Studios for Scott Smith’s new instrumental album Lifeboat 2: Further Explorations in Pedal Steel, featuring Smith on pedal steel, Emmett Jerome on guitar, and Jeremy Holmes on bass.
Hippie Death Cult plays Green Auto
FRIDAY: Portland rock trio Hippie Death Cult plays Green Auto, with guests Franklin, Burnt Lung, and Crimson Funeral.
FRIDAY: Seattle rock trio Kinski performs tunes from new album Stumbledown Terrace at the Rickshaw Theatre, with guests Computer, Scarlet Fever, and Sleep Country.
FRIDAY: Vancouver blues-rock quartet Terminal Station–composed of guitarist Scott Smith, keyboardist Darryl Havers, bassist Jeremy Holmes, and drummer Liam MacDonald–plays White Rock’s Blue Frog Studios. Here’s my interview with Scott Smith from 2020.
A Better Tomorrow screens at the Cinematheque.
FRIDAY: screening at the Cinematheque of Hong Kong director John Woo’s 1986 action epic A Better Tomorrow.
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