Tag: Centre in Vancouver

Newt’s top 10 (or 15) things to do in Vancouver this weekend, March 14 to 16

Screening at the Rio Theatre on Sunday of Becoming Led Zeppelin, a new documentary about the formation of the legendary British rock band.

Newt’s top 10 (or 15) things to do in Vancouver this week, March 10 to 14

One-man band Bob Log III plays old Silvertone archtop guitars and wears a helmet wired to a telephone receiver at the Biltmore on Thursday.

Newt’s top 10 things to do in Vancouver this week, February 5-9

Ilana Glazer performs at the Vogue By Steve Newton MONDAY TO FRIDAY: 31 emerging and seasoned local designers and makers were selected to create 22 objects made from vintage mahogany for Reclaim + Repair: The Mahogany Project, running until August 7 at the Museum of Vancouver. MONDAY & WEDNESDAY TO FRIDAY: the work of late … Continue reading Newt’s top 10 things to do in Vancouver this week, February 5-9

Major-label horror stories led the String Cheese Incident to go indie

ORIGINALLY PUBLISHED ON OCT. 10, 2002 By Steve Newton In the early 1990s, String Cheese Incident guitarist Bill Nershi, an avowed ski bum in Telluride, Colorado, decided he wanted to tackle a new mountain. He bought an old school bus, fixed it up, and moved to the ski town of Crested Butte, Colorado, where he … Continue reading Major-label horror stories led the String Cheese Incident to go indie

Jeff Beck, the world’s greatest rock guitarist, knocks the socks off a sold-out crowd in Vancouver

ORIGINALLY POSTED ON STRAIGHT.COM, OCT. 28, 2011 By Steve Newton British guitar legend Jeff Beck blew away the sold-out crowd at the Centre in Vancouver last night, performing his Stratified renditions of everything from the Beatles' "A Day in the Life" to The Wizard of Oz's "Over the Rainbow". But his amazing licks wouldn't have seemed … Continue reading Jeff Beck, the world’s greatest rock guitarist, knocks the socks off a sold-out crowd in Vancouver

Alice Cooper slays Vancouver with old-school theatrical glam-rock

ORIGINALLY POSTED ON STRAIGHT.COM, SEPT. 19, 2008 Shock-rock icon Alice Cooper put on a wicked show at the Centre in Vancouver last night (September 18). Focusing on material from his classic '70s albums Love It to Death, Killer, School's Out, Billion Dollar Babies, and Welcome to My Nightmare, the Coop delivered the guitar-rock gems "Under My … Continue reading Alice Cooper slays Vancouver with old-school theatrical glam-rock