Newt’s top 10 things to do in Vancouver this week, December 8 to 12

Vancouver blues-rock quartet Terminal Station, featuring singer-guitarist Scott Smith, plays White Rock's Blue Frog Studios on Friday.

Xavier Rudd says that his two worlds are Canada and Australia

Rudd holds both Australian and Canadian citizenship, and one need only scan the artwork on his new CD for an illustration of that dual status.

American comedy superstar Dave Chapelle performs standup at Rogers Arena on Sunday, with various comics warming up.

Back in August of 1989 I did my third interview with Kim Mitchell, who was touring behind his third solo album, Rockland.

Screening at the VIFF Centre on Thursday of I Am Not Your Negro director Raoul Peck's documentary Orwell: 2+2=5.

Back in 1998 I interviewed Vancouver producer Bruce Fairbairn, who at the time was one of the most in-demand knob-twiddlers in the business.

The Vancouver Vinyl Record Show at Heritage Hall on Sunday features vendors selling LPs, 45s, CDs, posters, and music memorabilia.

I did my third interview with Kelly Joe Phelps in January of 2003, when he was touring behind his sixth album, Slingshot Professionals.

I interviewed Johnette Napolitano for the first time back in 1990, when Concrete Blonde was touring behind its third album, Bloodletting.

Canadian author Chris Walter reads from his upcoming book Born Too Loose: A Messy & Incomplete History of Punk at the Rio on Thursday.

I remember how devastated I was when Ian Gillan and Roger Glover quit Deep Purple after 1973's Who Do We Think We Are album.

Vancouver rocker Rich Hope plays a release party for new album Live at the ANZA Club at Green Auto on Saturday.

Toronto's Blue Rodeo has often been called one of Canada's best groups. But after seeing the band on the weekend, I'm not so sure.