Newt’s top 10 things to do in Vancouver this week, September 29 to October 3

Late-night screening at the Rio Theatre on Friday of director Tobe Hooper's 1974 horror classic, The Texas Chain Saw Massacre.

Newt’s top 10 things to do in Vancouver this weekend, May 9 to 11

Vancouver shoegaze band la lune plays an EP-release party at the Rickshaw Theatre on Friday, with guests Woolworm, Dead Soft, and Hillsboro.

Newt’s top 10 things to do in Vancouver this weekend, February 28 to March 2

American comic Nikki Glaser performs two standup-comedy shows at the Queen Elizabeth Theatre on Saturday as part of her Unwell and Alive Tour.

Newt’s top 10 things to do in Vancouver this week, February 24 to 28

American guitar wizard Nita Strauss opens for Finnish symphonic metal band Apocalyptica at the Queen Elizabeth Theatre on Monday.

Newt’s top 10 things to do in Vancouver this week, August 12 to 16

Robert Plant and Alison Krauss play the Queen E 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, WEDNESDAY & FRIDAY: Theatre Under … Continue reading Newt’s top 10 things to do in Vancouver this week, August 12 to 16

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

Angelique Francis plays Blue Frog 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 TO FRIDAY: the iconic songbook of Johnny Cash is … Continue reading Newt’s top 10 things to do in Vancouver this week, August 5 to 9

Newt’s top 10 Vancouver concerts in August

The Aristocrats play the Hollywood By Steve Newton Hermanos Gutiérrez: Latin instrumental duo comprised of Ecuadorian-Swiss brothers Alejandro Gutiérrez (guitar and lap steel) and Estevan Gutiérrez (guitar and percussion). August 8 at the Queen Elizabeth Theatre. Angelique Francis: Canadian blues vocalist performs with her band. August 9 at Blue Frog Studios. Steve Earle: American singer-songwriter … Continue reading Newt’s top 10 Vancouver concerts in August