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
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Newt’s top 10 things to do in Vancouver this weekend, April 7-9
Pink Mountaintops play the Cobalt By Steve Newton FRIDAY: the Vancouver Canadians take on the Spokane Kings in their home opener at Nat Bailey Stadium, with fireworks display after the game. It's hot dog time! POSTPONED DUE TO WEATHER. FRIDAY: local indie soul-pop quintet Marmoris--composed of vocalist Paula Pujate, guitarists Alex Figueroa and Jeeven Singh, … Continue reading Newt’s top 10 things to do in Vancouver this weekend, April 7-9
Newt’s top 10 things to do in Metro Vancouver this week, March 13 to 17
John Mellencamp plays the Orpheum By Steve Newton MONDAY AND TUESDAY: Indiana rock legend John Mellencamp performs two shows at the Orpheum Theatre. TUESDAY: the Vancouver Canucks take on the high-flying Dallas Stars in National Hockey League action at Rogers Arena. TUESDAY: Vancouver rockabilly band the Party Timers--featuring guitarists Jody Peck, Noah Walker, and Steve Charles, with … Continue reading Newt’s top 10 things to do in Metro Vancouver this week, March 13 to 17
Newt’s top 10 things to do in Metro Vancouver this weekend, Feb. 24-26
White Reaper plays the Rickshaw By Steve Newton FRIDAY: eight-piece Vancouver band Zappostrophe’ performs favourites and lesser-known works from Frank Zappa’s eclectic recordings at Frankie's Jazz. Remember: don't eat the yellow snow. FRIDAY: comedian, writer, and actor Tim Dillon performs standup at the Queen Elizabeth Theatre as part of Just For Laughs Vancouver. Just try … Continue reading Newt’s top 10 things to do in Metro Vancouver this weekend, Feb. 24-26
Newt’s top 10 things to do in Vancouver this week, Feb. 13-17
Wild at Heart screens at the Rio By Steve Newton MONDAY: Timbre Concerts presents Toronto jangle-pop band Ducks Ltd. at the WISE Hall, with guests Tough Age. MONDAY AND TUESDAY: afternoon screenings at the VIFF Centre of All Quiet on the Western Front, Edward Berger's epic adaptation of Erich Maria Remarque's WWI novel. There will … Continue reading Newt’s top 10 things to do in Vancouver this week, Feb. 13-17
Newt’s top 10 things to do in Metro Vancouver this weekend, Jan. 20-22
Robert Connely Farr plays the Fox Cabaret By Steve Newton FRIDAY: the Rogue Folk Club presents Italian folk-roots guitar virtuoso Beppe Gambetta at Mel Lehan Hall at St. James. That dude can play! FRIDAY: the Vancouver Canucks take on the defending Stanley Cup champion Colorado Avalanche in National Hockey League action at Rogers Arena. The … Continue reading Newt’s top 10 things to do in Metro Vancouver this weekend, Jan. 20-22
Newt’s top 10 things to do in Metro Vancouver this week, Jan. 16 to 20
Terminal Station plays Guilt & Co. By Steve Newton MONDAY: local southern-tinged blues-rockers Terminal Station, featuring singer-guitarist Scott Smith, play Guilt & Co., performing tunes from latest album Brotherhood. DIg that downhome Allman Brothers vibe. TUESDAY AND THURSDAY: screenings at the Rio Theatre of writer-director Kyle Edward Ball’s dread-inducing, micro-budget Canadian horror film Skinamarink. I heard it's scary … Continue reading Newt’s top 10 things to do in Metro Vancouver this week, Jan. 16 to 20
Newt’s top 10 things to do in Metro Vancouver this week, Nov. 21-25
Horror director Gigi Saul Guerrero appears at the Rio By Steve Newton MONDAY: American indie-rockers Built to Spill, featuring singer-guitarist Doug Martsch, play the Commodore Ballroom, with guests Braided Waves and Anchorbaby. MONDAY: the Vancouver Canucks take on the red-hot Vegas Golden Knights in National Hockey League action at Rogers Arena. Blue Rodeo plays the … Continue reading Newt’s top 10 things to do in Metro Vancouver this week, Nov. 21-25
That time Gord Downie and I talked hockey after the 1994-95 NHL lockout
By Steve Newton When I interviewed Tragically Hip singer Gord Downie on January 18, 1995, it had been exactly one week since the end of the historic NHL lockout that had started the previous October. That lockout caused the 1994-1995 hockey season to be shortened from 84 games to 48, the shortest season in 53 … Continue reading That time Gord Downie and I talked hockey after the 1994-95 NHL lockout
That time my buddy Stick ticked off Lars Ulrich in Vancouver by asking him to jam
ORIGINALLY PUBLISHED IN THE GEORGIA STRAIGHT, MAY 22, 1997 By Steve Newton Back when the Starfish Room was still a headbanger’s haven known as Club Soda, a rock-crazed pal of mine named Stick bumped into Lars Ulrich there. The Metallica drummer was hangin’ out with his entourage after one of the band’s intense Vancouver gigs … Continue reading That time my buddy Stick ticked off Lars Ulrich in Vancouver by asking him to jam