Tag: Comedy Here Often?

Newt’s top 10 things to do in Vancouver this weekend, November 22 to 24

Canadian supergroup the Trans-Canada Highwaymen plays a fundraising gala/cocktail reception at West Van's Kay Meek Arts Centre on Saturday.

Newt’s top 10 things to do in Vancouver this week, November 18 to 22

Seattle rockers the Supersuckers play the Rickshaw on Thursday on a bill with costumed McDonald's-themed Sabbath tribute band Mac Sabbath.

Newt’s top 10 (or 15) things to do in Vancouver this weekend, July 26 to 28

Alejandro Escovedo plays the Pearl By Steve Newton FRIDAY: Comedy Here Often? features standup comedy at 604 Studios by Michaela Chung, Mike Greenwood, Smaranda Luna, Tyler Boissonnault, and headliner Joey Comisso. FRIDAY: the Cool Blues Show at Fort Langley Community Park features performances by Tom Lavin & Powder Blues, Rick Estrin and the Nightcats, Miss … Continue reading Newt’s top 10 (or 15) things to do in Vancouver this weekend, July 26 to 28

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 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 15) things to do in Metro Vancouver this weekend, September 29 to October 1

Art Bergmann plays the Rickshaw By Steve Newton FRIDAY: Canadian folk and acoustic blues singer-songwriter Little Miss Higgins plays Burnaby's Shadbolt Centre for the Arts. FRIDAY: Vancouver blues trio the Grand Koolios--composed of guitarist-vocalist Tim Hearsey, bassist Rob Becker, and drummer Chris Nordquist--plays Guilt and Co. That Hearsey guy can play geetar! FRIDAY: Canadian rock … Continue reading Newt’s top 10 (or 15) things to do in Metro Vancouver this weekend, September 29 to October 1

Newt’s top 10 (or 15) things to do in Metro Vancouver this week, September 25 to 29

Andrew Dice Clay plays Rick Bronson's House of Comedy By Steve Newton MONDAY: Finnish power-metal band Beast in Black plays the Rickshaw Theatre, with guests Dance With the Dead. MONDAY & WEDNESDAY TO FRIDAY: the Fashion Fictions exhibition, running until October 9 at the Vancouver Art Gallery, explores the increasing influence of research-based, materially driven practices on the … Continue reading Newt’s top 10 (or 15) things to do in Metro Vancouver this week, September 25 to 29

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

Me n' Billy Idol, who plays the PNE By Steve Newton FRIDAY: Comedy Here Often?'s monthly showcase at 604 Studios features standup by Harris Anderson, Gina Harms, Kevin Saxby, and headliner Sharon Mahoney. Get yer yuk-yuk's out. FRIDAY TO SUNDAY: the Pacific National Exhibition (PNE) runs from August 19 to September 4, featuring carnival rides, … Continue reading Newt’s top 10 things to do in Vancouver this weekend, August 25 to 27

Newt’s top 10 things to do in Vancouver this week, August 21-25

Birth/Rebirth screens at VIFF Centre By Steve Newton MONDAY TO THURSDAY: the Arts Club Theatre Company presents The Radar, in which four plays by Canadian playwrights are read aloud by a company of actors, followed by a discussion with the playwright about the script and its creation process. TUESDAY TO FRIDAY: the Pacific National Exhibition … Continue reading Newt’s top 10 things to do in Vancouver this week, August 21-25

Newt’s top 10 things to do in Vancouver this weekend, July 28 to 30

Enter the Dragon screens at the Rio By Steve Newton FRIDAY: late-night screening at the Rio Theatre of director Walter Hill's 1979 action-thriller about street gangs battling in New York City, The Warriors. FRIDAY: L.A. rock band Fishbone plays a fusion of ska, punk, funk, metal, reggae, and soul at the Rickshaw Theatre, with guest … Continue reading Newt’s top 10 things to do in Vancouver this weekend, July 28 to 30

Newt’s top 10 (or 11) things to do in Vancouver this week, July 24 to 28

The Warriors screens at the Rio By Steve Newton MONDAY: 50th anniversary screening at the Rio Theatre of director D.A. Pennebaker's Ziggy Stardust & the Spiders From Mars: The Motion Picture, the concert film documenting David Bowie’s final performance as his musical alter-ego Ziggy Stardust, digitally restored with never-before-seen footage. MONDAY: British pop duo from … Continue reading Newt’s top 10 (or 11) things to do in Vancouver this week, July 24 to 28