Billy Idol plays Rogers Arena 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. MONDAY TO FRIDAY: writer-director Oz Perkins’s Vancouver-shot horror-thriller Longlegs, about an … Continue reading Newt’s top 10 things to do in Vancouver this week, July 29 to August 2
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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 things to do in Vancouver this weekend, June 7 to 9
Apollo Ghosts plays Music Waste By Steve Newton FRIDAY: disco-influenced British indie-rock band Yard Act plays the Rickshaw Theatre, with guests Font from Austin, Texas. SOLD OUT. FRIDAY: Vancouver roots-rock group the Graham Brown Band, featuring former Brilliant Orange frontman Graham Brown, performs tunes from its latest album Spirit and Soul at the Princeton Pub. … Continue reading Newt’s top 10 things to do in Vancouver this weekend, June 7 to 9
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 weekend, May 31 to June 2
derek carr photo Unleash the Archers plays the Rickshaw By Steve Newton FRIDAY: musical director Otto Tausk leads violinist Vadim Gluzman and the Vancouver Symphony in a program at the Orpheum Theatre that includes Tchaikovsky’s beloved Violin Concerto. FRIDAY: the B.C. Lions take on the Edmonton Elks in a Canadian Football League preseason game at … Continue reading Newt’s top 10 things to do in Vancouver this weekend, May 31 to June 2
Newt’s top 10 things to do in Vancouver this week, May 27 to 31
They Shot the Piano Player screens at VIFF Centre By Steve Newton MONDAY: screening at the VIFF Centre of They Shot the Piano Player, directors Fernando Trueba and Javier Mariscal's animated musical docu-fiction based on the story of Francisco Tenório Jr, a Brazilian pianist who was murdered while touring Argentina in 1976. Narrated by Jeff … Continue reading Newt’s top 10 things to do in Vancouver this week, May 27 to 31
Newt’s top 10 (or 15) things to do in Vancouver this weekend, May 24 to 26
Tedeschi Trucks plays the Queen E By Steve Newton FRIDAY: Lower Mainland 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 Frankie's Jazz. FRIDAY: late-night screening at the Rio Theatre of director Stuart Gordon's gory 1985 horror-comedy Re-Animator, starring Jeffrey Combs and … Continue reading Newt’s top 10 (or 15) things to do in Vancouver this weekend, May 24 to 26
Newt’s top 10 things to do in Vancouver this week, May 20 to 24
Sarah McLachlan plays the Coliseum By Steve Newton MONDAY: the Vancouver Canucks take on the Edmonton Oilers in Game Seven of their Stanley Cup Playoffs matchup at Rogers Arena. 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 … Continue reading Newt’s top 10 things to do in Vancouver this week, May 20 to 24
Newt’s top 10 things to do in Vancouver this weekend, May 17 to 19
Fu Manchu plays the Rickshaw By Steve Newton FRIDAY: late-night 45th anniversary screening at the Rio Theatre of director George Miller's post-apocalyptic action flick Mad Max, starring Mel Gibson as a vengeful cop who launches a personal vendetta against a ruthless motorcycle gang. FRIDAY: Vancouver instrumental surf-rock trio the Reviberators--composed of guitarist Noah Walker, bassist … Continue reading Newt’s top 10 things to do in Vancouver this weekend, May 17 to 19
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 (or 15) things to do in Vancouver this weekend, May 10 to 12
The Oilers are in town. By Steve Newton FRIDAY: the Rogue Folk Club presents Vancouver blues legend Jim Byrnes with gospel/R&B group the Sojourners at Mel Lehan Hall at St. James. SOLD OUT. Here's my interview with Jim Byrnes from 1985. FRIDAY: Comedy in the Forecast features standup comedy by Yumi Nagashima, Robert Peng, Nancy Ho, … Continue reading Newt’s top 10 (or 15) things to do in Vancouver this weekend, May 10 to 12
Newt’s top 10 (or 15) things to do in Vancouver this week, May 6 to 10
Pearl Jam plays Rogers Arena By Steve Newton MONDAY: Seattle grunge pioneers Pearl Jam perform tunes from new album Dark Matter at Rogers Arena, with guests Deep Sea Diver. Here's my interview with Pearl Jam guitarist Mike McCready from 2003. MONDAY TO FRIDAY: the DOXA Documentary Film Festival, running to May 12, features film screenings, panel … Continue reading Newt’s top 10 (or 15) things to do in Vancouver this week, May 6 to 10
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