The Pack A.D. plays Keithmas XVI
By Steve Newton
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.
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.
Terminal Station plays Blue Frog
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. SOLD OUT. Here’s my interview with Scott Smith from 2020.
FRIDAY: screenings at the Cinematheque of Hong Kong director John Woo‘s 1980s action epics A Better Tomorrow and A Better Tomorrow II.
FRIDAY TO SUNDAY: 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.
Rich Hope plays Keithmas XVI
SATURDAY: Keithmas XVI, the 16th annual Keith Richards birthday bash and Vancouver Food Bank fundraiser, features performances by Rich Hope, La Chinga, the Pack A.D., Honeybear, Amy van Keeken & the Mind Readers, Good As Gone, Terminal Station, Peregrine Falls (featuring Kenton Loewen & Gord Grdina), and Mary Ancheta & Friends at the Rickshaw Theatre. SOLD OUT.
SATURDAY: the 11th annual Big Elf Run in Stanley Park is a fundraiser for the Lower Mainland Christmas Bureau, featuring five-, 10-, and 15-km runs and walks, a one-km walk for kids, a DJ, prizes, and vendors.
SUNDAY: Outside Voices in Stereo, arranged and directed by David Beckingham of Hey Ocean!, features two choirs and a 150-voice finale at the Rio Theatre.
Peach Pit plays the Commodore
SUNDAY: the 18th annual Kingfisher Bluez Christmas Party at the Commodore Ballroom features two performances by local indie-pop quartet Peach Pit, with guests Kill Your Darlings (all-ages matinee) and Flat Earth (evening show).
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