Newt’s top 10 Vancouver concerts in June

The Drive-By Truckers play the Commodore Ballroom on June 12 with Deer Tick and guests Thelma and the Sleaze.

Newt’s top 10 things to do in Vancouver this weekend, May 30 to June 1

Screenings at the Cinematheque on Friday and Sunday of Ran, director Akira Kurosawa's epic reworking of Shakespeare's King Lear.

Canadian blues-roots singer, songwriter, and producer Colin Linden plays solo shows at Blue Frog Studios and Mel Lehan Hall at St. James.

Author Robert Dayton hosts the Vancouver launch of his book Cold Glitter: The Untold Story of Canadian Glam on Saturday at Neptoon Records.

South Korean all-female rock band Rolling Quartz plays the Rio Theatre on Friday as part of its Stand Up Tour.

Screening at the Rio on Sunday of Blade Runner: The Final Cut, director Ridley Scott's 2007 work-print version of his 1982 sci-fi classic.

Grammy-winning Americana singer-songwriter and guitarist Jason Isbell leads his current band the 400 Unit at the Orpheum on Tuesday.

Vancouver shoegaze band la lune plays an EP-release party at the Rickshaw Theatre on Friday, with guests Woolworm, Dead Soft, and Hillsboro.

Screening at the VIFF Centre on Monday of Freaks, the 1932 horror-drama about a murderous trapeze artist who joins a carnival sideshow.

Screenings at the VIFF Centre on Friday and Saturday of the new concert documentary One to One: John and Yoko.

Grammy-winning Americana singer-songwriter and guitarist Jason Isbell, formerly of the Drive-By Truckers, plays the Orpheum on May 13.

Screenings at the Rio on Monday and Wednesday of a 4K remaster of director Adrian Maben's documentary Pink Floyd: Live at Pompeii.

Late-night screening at the Rio on Friday of the 1981 action epic Mad Max 2: The Road Warrior, starring Mel Gibson as Max Rockatansky.