Robert Connely Farr plays Princeton Pub
By Steve Newton
FRIDAY: Toronto blues- and reggae-rock trio Big Sugar, featuring singer-guitarist Gordie Johnson, plays the Pearl on its Hemi-Vision 30th Anniversary Tour. Here’s my interview with Gordie Johnson from 1998.
FRIDAY: local six-piece Allman Brothers tribute band, Scott Smith & the Midnight Riders, featuring guitarists Scott Smith and Emmett Jerome, plays two shows at Blue Frog Studios. Here’s my review of Scott Smith & the Midnight Riders from 2024.
FRIDAY: Vancouver bluesman Robert Connely Farr performs a free show at the Princeton Pub & Grill, along with local rock acts Good as Gone and the Fraser Arms. Here’s my interview with Robert Connely Farr from 2021.
Colin James plays the Commodore
FRIDAY AND SATURDAY: local blues-rockers Colin James and the Little Big Band performs two nights at the Commodore Ballroom. Here’s my review of Colin James at the Commodore from 1988.
FRIDAY TO SUNDAY: showing nightly at the Dome, Pink Floyd: The Dark Side of the Moon is an immersive, 42-minute, 360° surround-sound journey through deep space, alien worlds, and celestial landscapes, featuring the mindblowing music from the legendary prog-rock band’s 1973 album.
SATURDAY: Vancouver-based vocalist Krystle Dos Santos pays tribute to ’60s soul pioneer Jackie Shane with a performance at VIFF Centre, followed by a screening of the documentary Any Other Way. Here’s my interview with Krystle Dos Santos from 2021.
Danko Jones plays the Pearl
SATURDAY: Toronto power trio Danko Jones, featuring singer-guitarist Danko Jones, plays tunes from latest album Leo Rising at the Pearl, with guests Speak of the Devil. Here’s my interview with Danko Jones from 2006.
SUNDAY: Vancouver record store Neptoon Records celebrates 45 years with performances at the Rickshaw Theatre by California garage-punk legends the Mummies, with guests the Vicious Cycles and Night Court. SOLD OUT. Here’s my article on Neptoon Records from 2021.
SUNDAY: North Mississippi Hill Country bluesman Cedric Burnside, grandson of R.L. Burnside, plays the Pearl, with guest Jimi.
The Super Bowl screens at the Rio
SUNDAY: live big-screen broadcast at the Rio Theatre of Super Bowl LX, with the Seattle Seahawks taking on the New England Patriots at Levi’s Stadium in Santa Clara, California. Go ‘Hawks!
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