Tag: Guilt and Co.

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 things to do in Vancouver this week, September 16 to 20

Pat Steward appears at Rufus Drum Shop By Steve Newton MONDAY: Vancouver folk-rock band Just a Season, fronted by singer-songwriter and guitarist Scott Smith, plays Guilt and Co. The Cult plays the Vogue TUESDAY: British hard-rock band the Cult, featuring singer Ian Astbury and guitarist Billy Duffy, plays the Vogue Theatre, with guests Patriarchy from … Continue reading Newt’s top 10 things to do in Vancouver this week, September 16 to 20

Newt’s top 10 things to do in Vancouver this week, June 3 to 7

Run Lola Run screens at the Rio By Steve Newton MONDAY TO FRIDAY: True Tribal: Contemporary Expressions of Ancestral Tattoo Practices explores 30-plus years of Indigenous tattooing from around the world and showcases the artists who are reconnecting with traditional skin-marking practices, at the Museum of Vancouver. WEDNESDAY: Canadian-American jazz-guitar stylist Harrison Ivaz performs his … Continue reading Newt’s top 10 things to do in Vancouver this week, June 3 to 7

Newt’s top 10 things to do in Vancouver this week, May 13 to 17

James "Super Chikan" Johnson plays the Rio By Steve Newton MONDAY AND THURSDAY: screenings at the VIFF Centre of director Francis Galluppi's crime thriller The Last Stop in Yuma County, about a traveling knife salesman thrust into a high-stakes hostage situation at a middle-of-nowhere Arizona rest stop. MONDAY AND WEDNESDAY TO FRIDAY: True Tribal: Contemporary … Continue reading Newt’s top 10 things to do in Vancouver this week, May 13 to 17

Newt’s top 10 things to do in Vancouver this week, April 1 to 5

Shaun Verrreault plays the Roxy By Steve Newton MONDAY TO FRIDAY: True Tribal: Contemporary Expressions of Ancestral Tattoo Practices explores 30-plus years of Indigenous tattooing from around the world and showcases the artists who are reconnecting with traditional skin-marking practices, at the Museum of Vancouver. TUESDAY: Vancouver guitarist-vocalist and Wide Mouth Mason member Shaun Verreault … Continue reading Newt’s top 10 things to do in Vancouver this week, April 1 to 5

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 things to do in Vancouver this week, February 26 to March 1

Chelsea Hotel runs at the Firehall 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 26 to March 1

Newt’s top 10 Vancouver concerts in January

Sunny War plays the Fox By Steve Newton Blues Hoodoo: jazz-funk quintet composed of guitarist Konrad Breuers, saxophonist Ian Putz, keyboardist Stuart "Stubop" Young, bassist Shawn Stewart, and drummer Ron Wells performs original tunes and covers of Chick Corea, Jeff Beck, Jaco Pastorius, Herbie Hancock, and the Brecker Brothers. January 12 at Frankie's Jazz. Johnny … Continue reading Newt’s top 10 Vancouver concerts in January

Newt’s top 10 Vancouver concerts in December

Zakk Sabbath plays the Commodore By Steve Newton Dead Bob: new band formed by former NoMeansNo member John Wright, with guests the Vicious Cycles. December 1 at the Pearl. Lagwagon: punk-rock quintet from California, featuring vocalist Joey Cape. December 2 at the Hollywood Theatre. Just a Season: Vancouver folk-rock band fronted by singer-songwriter and guitarist … Continue reading Newt’s top 10 Vancouver concerts in December