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Newt’s top 10 things to do in Vancouver this weekend, June 27 to 29

Screening at the Rio on Sunday of a 30th anniversary restoration of Paul Verhoeven's controversial satire and camp classic Showgirls.

Newt’s top 10 things to do in Vancouver this weekend, June 20 to 22

Former Tom Petty & the Heartbreakers guitarist Mike Campbell leads his current band the Dirty Knobs at the Vogue Theatre on Sunday.

Newt’s top 10 things to do in Vancouver this weekend, June 28 to 30

Scott Smith and the Midnight Riders play the Shipyards By Steve Newton FRIDAY: late-night screening at the Rio Theatre of director Ti West's 2022 horror flick X, about a group of young filmmakers who set out to make an adult film in rural Texas and wind up fighting for their lives. FRIDAY: the third night … Continue reading Newt’s top 10 things to do in Vancouver this weekend, June 28 to 30

Newt’s top 10 things to do in Metro Vancouver this weekend, June 23 to 25

Shaun Verreault plays Guilt and Co. By Steve Newton FRIDAY: Vancouver country-rock band Pistol Whip the Devil plays the Roxy Cabaret, with guests the Railtown Prophets. FRIDAY: early Van Halen (David Lee Roth-era) tribute band Fair Warning, featuring former Soulbender guitarist Dave Groves as Eddie Van Halen, plays White Rock's Blue Frog Studios. Pray they … Continue reading Newt’s top 10 things to do in Metro Vancouver this weekend, June 23 to 25

“We’re here for a reason, not here for a season,” says blues survivor Buddy Guy

By Steve Newton “I know I’m a survivor,” 56-year-old Buddy Guy told me back in 1993. “I mean we’re all only here for a time, you know—we’re here for a reason, not here for a season, man. All our days are comin’, so I’m just hopin’ I can keep our music goin’ on till some other … Continue reading “We’re here for a reason, not here for a season,” says blues survivor Buddy Guy