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The Inbetween plays the Pearl
By Steve Newton
FRIDAY: Vancouver rock ‘n’ roll legend Rich Hope plays the Rickshaw Theatre, with guests Janky Bungag and Runner. Here’s my interview with Rich Hope from 2009.
FRIDAY: Nanaimo blues-rock guitarist-vocalist David Gogo performs tunes from latest album, Yeah! at Langley’s Bez Arts Hub. Here’s my interview with David Gogo from 1994.
FRIDAY: the Vancouver Warriors take on the Buffalo Bandits in National Lacrosse League action at Rogers Arena.
Strippers Union opens for Odds
FRIDAY: Vancouver pop-rock greats Odds play the Commodore Ballroom, with guests Strippers Union, featuring Craig Northey of Odds and guitarist Rob Baker from the Tragically Hip. Here’s my interview with Craig Northey from 2021.
FRIDAY TO SUNDAY: the Arts Club Theatre Company presents performances at the Stanley BFL Canada Stage of Jeffrey Hatcher’s adaptation of Frederick Knott’s psychological thriller Dial M for Murder.
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.
Hard Boiled screens at the Park
SATURDAY: screening at the Park Theatre of a 4K restoration of Hong Kong director John Woo’s kinetic 1992 action flick Hard Boiled, starring Chow Yun-fat. In Cantonese with English subtitles
SATURDAY: Pearls & Gems features performances by local bands the Inbetween, Luxury Sport Sedan, the Okes, Dog Gone, and Grace Boulevard at the Pearl.
SATURDAY AND SUNDAY: performances at the Firehall Arts Centre of Tracey Powers’ House of Folk, set in the 1960s during the height of the Canadian folk-music revival and featuring the music of Joni Mitchell, Leonard Cohen, Neil Young, and Gordon Lightfoot.
Round Midnight screens at VIFF Centre
SATURDAY AND SUNDAY: 40th anniversary screenings at the VIFF Centre of director Bertrand Tavernier’s jazz drama Round Midnight, preceded by an hour-long live set by Vancouver-based saxophonist Ardeshir Pourkeramati and a stellar quartet.
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