Iron Maiden plays Rogers Arena By Steve Newton Iron Maiden: British heavy metal legends, featuring vocalist Bruce Dickinson, perform on their The Future Past Tour. October 2 at Rogers Arena. Here's my interview with Bruce Dickinson from 1983. Coheed and Cambria: prog-metal quartet from New York, featuring guitarist-vocalist and main songwriter Claudio Sanchez, with guests Deafheaven. October 2 … Continue reading Newt’s top 10 (or 13) Metro Vancouver concerts in October
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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 (or 13) things to do in Metro Vancouver this weekend, September 22 to 24
Ringu screens at the Rio By Steve Newton FRIDAY: East Vancouver garage-soul band the Vanrays plays the Fox Cabaret, with guests the Asian Persuasion All Stars. FRIDAY: Vancouver rockabilly trio Cousin Harley, featuring guitar wizard Paul Pigat, plays the Rickshaw Theatre, with guests Ruzz Guitar’s Blues Revue. Here’s my interview with Paul Pigat from 2021. FRIDAY … Continue reading Newt’s top 10 (or 13) things to do in Metro Vancouver this weekend, September 22 to 24
Newt’s top 10 things to do in Vancouver this week, Sept. 18-22
Cousin Harley plays the Rickshaw By Steve Newton MONDAY: screening at the Rio Theatre of director Alan Parker's 1982 film Pink Floyd the Wall, starring Bob Geldof as a rock star who descends into madness in the midst of isolation. MONDAY & WEDNESDAY TO FRIDAY: screenings at the VIFF Centre of Australian director Ian White’s new documentary Nick … Continue reading Newt’s top 10 things to do in Vancouver this week, Sept. 18-22
Newt’s top 10 (or 20) things to do in Vancouver this weekend, September 15 to 17
Hermanos Gutiérrez plays the Commodore By Steve Newton FRIDAY: Charlie Demers hosts East Van Laugh Riot, a standup comedy show featuring Ryan Williams, with guests Cassidy Anhorn and Gavin Banning, at the Rio Theatre. Get your chuckle on. FRIDAY: instrumental surf-rock bands Horsebreaker (from Calgary) and the Reviberators (from Vancouver) play the Painted Ship in … Continue reading Newt’s top 10 (or 20) things to do in Vancouver this weekend, September 15 to 17
Newt’s top 10 (or 12) things to do in Metro Vancouver this weekend, September 8 to 10
Colleen Rennison plays Mel Lehan Hall By Steve Newton FRIDAY: Saskatchewan guitar virtuoso and singer-songwriter Jack Semple leads his current band at Blue Frog Studios. Here’s my interview with Jack from back in 1993. FRIDAY: late-night screening at the Rio Theatre of Planet Terror director Robert Rodriguez's underrated 1998 sci-fi/horror flick The Faculty. Here's my original … Continue reading Newt’s top 10 (or 12) things to do in Metro Vancouver this weekend, September 8 to 10
Newt’s top 10 (or 15) Vancouver concerts in September
Sue Foley plays the Rio By Steve Newton The Dead Daisies: hard-rock band featuring former members of Whitesnake, Mötley Crüe, and Dio, with guests the Wild! and La Chinga. September 2 at the Hollywood Theatre. Bonnie Raitt: American blues-roots singer-songwriter and slide-guitar ace, with guest Roy Rodgers. September 3 at the Queen Elizabeth Theatre. The Chicks: country … Continue reading Newt’s top 10 (or 15) Vancouver concerts in September
Newt’s top 10 things to do in Vancouver this week, August 28 to September 1
Midnight Cowboy screens at VIFF Centre By Steve Newton MONDAY: Vancouver blues-rock band Terminal Station, composed of singer-guitarist Scott Smith, keyboardist Darryl Havers, bassist Jeremy Holmes, and drummer Liam MacDonald, plays Guilt and Co. Check out their Allman Brothers vibe. MONDAY TO THURSDAY: screenings at the VIFF Centre of director Laura Moss's new psychological horror film Birth/Rebirth, which … Continue reading Newt’s top 10 things to do in Vancouver this week, August 28 to September 1
Newt’s top 10 things to do in Vancouver this weekend, August 18 to 20
Robocop screens at the VIFF Centre By Steve Newton FRIDAY: late-night screening at the Rio Theatre of a 4K restoration of director Martin Scorsese's 1985 black comedy After Hours, starring Griffin Dunne and Rosanna Arquette. "I want...to live." FRIDAY TO SATURDAY: screenings at the VIFF Centre of the restored director's cut of Paul Verhoeven's satirical … Continue reading Newt’s top 10 things to do in Vancouver this weekend, August 18 to 20
Newt’s top 10 things to do in Vancouver this week, August 14-18
Steve Vai plays the Rickshaw By Steve Newton TUESDAY: American instrumental-rock guitar virtuoso Steve Vai performs at the Rickshaw Theatre on his Inviolate Tour 2023. Hope he does “For the Love of God”. TUESDAY: Black Women in Indie & Folk at the Fox Cabaret features performances by Silent St J, Raheal, Ayanna Seymour, and Chaya … Continue reading Newt’s top 10 things to do in Vancouver this week, August 14-18
Newt’s top 10 (or 11) Metro Vancouver concerts in August
Steve Vai plays the Rickshaw By Steve Newton AVENGED SEVENFOLD: hard-rock/metal band from Huntingdon Beach, California, with guests Alexisonfire and Kim Dracula. August 7 at Rogers Arena. ROCK MAPLE RIDGE: three-day classic-rock festival features headlining performances by Tom Cochrane, Kim Mitchell, and Trooper. August 11 to 13 at Albion Fairgrounds. Canuck rock rules. Jeff Goldblum … Continue reading Newt’s top 10 (or 11) Metro Vancouver concerts in August
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