The Pack A.D. plays the Rickshaw bob hanham photo By Steve Newton FRIDAY: American standup comedian, writer, actor, and podcaster Marc Maron performs at the Vogue Theatre. FRIDAY: Vancouver roots-rock sextet the Matinee performs tunes from new Steve Dawson-produced album, Change of Scene, at White Rock's Blue Frog Studios. FRIDAY: local author Chris Wong discusses … Continue reading Newt’s top 10 things to do in Vancouver this weekend, June 21 to 23
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Newt’s top 10 (or 15) things to do in Vancouver this weekend, May 3 to 5
Hannah Wicklund plays the Biltmore By Steve Newton FRIDAY: blues-fusion quintet Blues Hoodoo---composed of guitarist Konrad Breuers, saxophonist Ian Putz, keyboardist Stuart "Stubop" Young, bassist Shawn Stewart, and drummer Ron Wells--plays Langley's Bez Arts Hub, with guest vocalist Nadine States. FRIDAY: Texas garage-punk quartet the Marked Men plays the Rickshaw Theatre, with guests Needles//Pins, Long … Continue reading Newt’s top 10 (or 15) things to do in Vancouver this weekend, May 3 to 5
Newt’s top 10 (or 20) things to do in Vancouver this week, April 29 to May 3
Jason Bonham plays the Orpheum By Steve Newton MONDAY: American pop/R&B singer-songwriter and actor Justin Timberlake performs at Rogers Arena on his Forget Tomorrow World Tour. MONDAY: the Invisible Orange presents Italian power metal quintet Metal Rose ("Diggy Diggy Hole") at the Rickshaw Theatre, with guests Xandria from Germany. Tony Wilson plays Guilt & Co. … Continue reading Newt’s top 10 (or 20) things to do in Vancouver this week, April 29 to May 3
Newt’s top 10 (or 20) Vancouver concerts in May
Tribute to Link Wray at the Heatley By Steve Newton The Harpoonist: Vancouver swamp-blues vocalist and harmonica player Shawn Hall performs tunes from his new album Did We Come Here To Dance. May 1 at the WISE Hall. Kim Churchill: MRG Live presents Australian blues-roots singer-songwriter and guitarist. May 2 at the Biltmore Cabaret. The … Continue reading Newt’s top 10 (or 20) Vancouver concerts in May
Newt’s top 10 (or 15) things to do in Vancouver this week, April 8 to 12
HUMP! Film Fest is at the Rio By Steve Newton MONDAY: Scottish pirate-metal quintet Alestorm performs tunes from latest album, Seventh Rum of a Seventh Rum, at the Commodore Ballroom. MONDAY: the Vancouver Canucks take on the Vegas Golden Knights in National Hockey League action at Rogers Arena. MONDAY TO FRIDAY: True Tribal: Contemporary Expressions of … Continue reading Newt’s top 10 (or 15) things to do in Vancouver this week, April 8 to 12
Newt’s top 10 things to do in Vancouver this weekend, March 29 to 31
Down by Law screens at the Rio By Steve Newton FRIDAY: Fernie, B.C. folk-rock quartet Shred Kelly plays the Biltmore Cabaret as part of its Blurry Vision album-release tour, with guests Hyaenas. Here's my interview with Shred Kelly's Jim Newton (no relation) from 2021. FRIDAY: Caravan World Rhythms presents a performance at New Westminster's Massey … Continue reading Newt’s top 10 things to do in Vancouver this weekend, March 29 to 31
Newt’s top 10 (or 15) things to do in Vancouver this week, March 25 to 29
Chelsea Handler is at the Queen E By Steve Newton MONDAY: the Vancouver Canucks take on the Los Angeles Kings in National Hockey League action at Rogers Arena. MONDAY: Funny Side Up Productions presents The Big Smoke Show, a cannabis-friendly, all-female night of standup comedy at the New Amsterdam Cafe featuring Cass Furman, Greta Lin, … Continue reading Newt’s top 10 (or 15) things to do in Vancouver this week, March 25 to 29
Newt’s top 10 (or 15) things to do in Vancouver this weekend, March 22 to 24
 On-Gaku: Our Sound screens at VIFF Centre By Steve Newton FRIDAY: Russian feminist protest and performance art/punk-rock group Pussy Riot performs at the Pearl, with guest Wait//Less. FRIDAY: screening at the Rio Theatre of director Robert Morgan’s psychological horror film Stopmotion, about a  stop-motion animator struggling to control her demons after the loss of her overbearing mother. FRIDAY: Vancouver pianist/composer … Continue reading Newt’s top 10 (or 15) things to do in Vancouver this weekend, March 22 to 24
Newt’s top 10 (or 15) things to do in Vancouver this weekend, March 8 to 10
The Descent screens at the Rio By Steve Newton FRIDAY: Canadian improvisational comedian Colin Mochrie, star of TV’s Whose Line Is It Anyway?, performs at the Improv Centre on Granville Island. SOLD OUT. FRIDAY: as part of International Women's Day, late-night screening at the Rio Theatre of director Neil Marshall's riveting and claustrophobic 2006 horror … Continue reading Newt’s top 10 (or 15) things to do in Vancouver this weekend, March 8 to 10
Newt’s top 10 (or 20) things to do in Vancouver this weekend, January 26 to 28
Ché Aimee Dorval plays the WISE Hall By Steve Newton FRIDAY: B.C. premiere screening at the Rio Theatre of writer/director/producer/star Tommy Wiseau's 2023 horror-comedy Big Shark, with special introduction by Greg Sestero, co-star of Wiseau's 2003 cult phenom The Room. FRIDAY: comedic stunt magician and YouTuber Wes Barker performs at the Biltmore Cabaret. FRIDAY: late-night … Continue reading Newt’s top 10 (or 20) things to do in Vancouver this weekend, January 26 to 28
Newt’s top 10 (or 20) things to do in Vancouver this week, January 22 to 26
Mashed Poetics does Slippery When Wet By Steve Newton MONDAY: the red-hot Vancouver Canucks take on the Chicago Blackhawks in National Hockey League action at Rogers Arena. MONDAY: Vancouver blues-rock quartet Terminal Station, featuring singer-guitarist Scott Smith, plays tunes from latest album Brotherhood at Guilt and Co. Here’s my interview with Scott Smith from 2020. Sunny War plays the … Continue reading Newt’s top 10 (or 20) things to do in Vancouver this week, January 22 to 26
Newt’s top 10 (or 20) things to do in Vancouver this weekend, November 3 to 5
The Killer screens at VIFF Centre By Steve Newton FRIDAY: screening at the Cinematheque of director Ryszard Bugajski’s uncompromising 1991 thriller Clearcut, starring Graham Greene as militant Indigenous activist Arthur. FRIDAY: screening at the VIFF Centre of Italian writer-director Dario Argento's 1987 giallo slasher film Opera, about a young soprano who becomes involved in a … Continue reading Newt’s top 10 (or 20) things to do in Vancouver this weekend, November 3 to 5
Newt’s top 10 Vancouver concerts in November
Twanguero & Paul Pigat play Mel Lehan Hall By Steve Newton Baroness: American prog-metal quartet plays tunes from new album Stone, with guests Ken Mode from Winnipeg. November 4 at the Rickshaw Theatre. Bright Light Social Hour: psych-rock quintet from Austin, Texas, with guests Choses Sauvages from Montreal. November 5 at the Biltmore Cabaret. Here's my … Continue reading Newt’s top 10 Vancouver concerts in November