Newt’s top 10 things to do in Vancouver this weekend, September 25 to 27

American comedian and actress Nikki Glaser performs two nights of standup at the Queen Elizabeth Theatre on Saturday and Sunday.

Newt’s top 10 things to do in Vancouver this weekend, September 18 to 20

Seattle hard-rock band Foo Fighters plays BC Place on Sunday, with guests Queens of the Stone Age and Gouge Away.

I've seen Metallica several times over the years, and they've never sucked. I don't expect they're gonna start sucking now.

South Korean guitar-rock girl band Rolling Quartz--composed of members Arem, Hyunjung, Iree, Jayoung and Yeongeun--plays the Rio on Friday.

Canadian soft-rock superstar Sarah McLachlan performs hits from the past and tunes from latest album Better Broken at the PNE on Sunday.

Louisiana blues singer-songwriter and slide-guitar ace Sonny Landreth plays the Vancouver Playhouse on September 1.

California rock band Eagles of Death Metal plays the Vogue Theatre on Friday as part of its Death By Sexy 25th Anniversary Tour.

Late-night screening at the Rio Theatre on Friday of a 4K restoration of director John Carpenter's 1981 action-thriller Escape From New York.

Screening at the VIFF Centre on Friday of The Big Lebowski, the Coen Brothers' 1998 crime-comedy starring Jeff Bridges as The Dude.

Rich Hope performs on Saturday as part of the Pleasant Day Festival, which takes place on Main Street from 16th to King Edward Ave.

Screening at VIFF Centre on Saturday of Joel and Ethan Coen's crime-comedy Fargo, starring Frances McDormand as police chief Marge Gunderson.

Anonymous Canadian math-rock duo Angine de Poitrine performs August 23-24 at the Pearl and August 25 at the Commodore.

Screening at the VIFF Centre on Friday of Michael Mann's 1995 crime-thriller Heat, about an L.A. detective on the trail of a career thief.