Friday June 5
Music
Femme City Choir Riding the magic of last year’s sold-out Femme-Stravaganza, the all-genders, queer and trans* centred femme-fabulous vocalists promise the first of two shimmering nights of song, dance and art. 8pm at York Theatre. Tickets $25 at Tickets.TheCultch.com
James McMurtry Texas folk, rock, Americana singer-songwriter plays an early show in support of his latest release Complicated Game with special guest Rolla Olak. 7pm at Biltmore Cabaret. Tickets $20 at Red Cat, Zulu, Highlife and TicketWeb.ca
Embrace and Starsailor The British alternative rockers co-headline with the post-Britpop band. 8pm at The Imperial. Tickets $25 at Red Cat, Zulu and TicketWeb.ca
Kim Mitchell Canadian rock icon, singer-songwriter-guitarist on tour marking a 30-year career as a successful solo artist post Max Webster. 8pm at Commodore Ballroom. Tickets $35 at LiveNation.com and Ticketmaster.ca
Hugh Cornwell British singer-songwriter-guitarist, formerly of The Stranglers plays an early show with special guest Fashionism. 8pm at Media Club. Tickets $20 at Red Cat and TicketFly.com
Motorama Garage rockers take the stage with special guests Daddy Issues, Smash Alley, Love Buzz, and Fleshlight Destroyer. 8:30pm at Railway Club. Tickets $10 at the door only.
Comedy
Jesse Joyce NYC based actor-writer-comedian who has entertained in 15 countries across 4 continents with appearances on Comedy Central, at Just For Laughs and Last Comic Standing. 8pm & 10:30pm at The Comedy Mix. Tickets $18 at TheComedyMix.com
Nikki Glaser The college kid who nailed it on Last Comic Standing and gone on to appear on Amy Schumer’s pilot for Comedy Central and co-host the comedy podcast, You Had To Be There. 7pm at Yuk Yuk’s. Tickets $29 at YukYuks.com
Events
Levitation Festival Austin Psych Fest and Timbre Concerts team up to present a living, breathing, international music festival showcasing the best, most exciting psychedelic, pop, electronic, shoegaze, metal and experimental music. Day shows over the three day weekend at Stanley Park and evening performances at select Main St. venues. For tickets and info visit Levitation-Vancouver.com. Runs until June 7.
Music Waste Vancouver’s premiere independent music festival celebrates over two decades of exciting and innovative music, art and comedy taking place in venues all kept within walking distance, booked by the artists themselves. June 4-7 at various venues. Festival pass is $15 at Red Cat, Neptoon, Audiopile, Zulu and Horses Records.
City of Bhangra Festival Celebrating the joy of shared experience by connecting cultural communities worldwide through the vibrancy of bhangra music, song and dance featuring performances by Ustad Lal Singh Bhatti, DJ Lajit, Raju Johal, Shava, Lil India and many more. At various Vancouver venues, runs until June 6. Info at VIBC.org
Saturday June 6
Music
Daniel Wesley Canadian alternative rock musician from White Rock returns to play for a hometown audience. 9:30pm at Commodore Ballroom. Tickets $35 at Red Cat, LiveNation.com and Ticketmaster.ca
A World of Music Vivaldi Chamber Choir takes you on a whirlwind musical journey around the globe for an evening of glorious melodies and rhythm. 8pm at St. Mark’s Church. Tickets $22 at VivaldiChoir.org
Martina Griffiths Paying tribute to Canadian songwriters, the chanteuse performs in her signature ‘fun fused jazz’ style in the infamous, retro styled Tiki Lounge. 8pm at The Waldorf. Tickets $20 at MartinaGriffithsSings.BPT.me or at the door.
Theatre/Dance
In The Heights The Tony Award winning musical about home, family and finding where you belong set in NYC’s vibrant and tough Washington Heights neighbourhood. 2pm & 8pm at Stanley Industrial Alliance Stage. Tickets at ArtsClub.com. Runs until June 7.
Events
Vancouver Arts Lip Sync Battle Eight contestants from Vancouver’s dance and theatre communities battle it out for lip sync supremacy; a summer spectacular complete with red carpet, cash bar and free popcorn. 8pm at Studio 700 at CBC. Tickets $15 at EventBrite.ca or at the door.
Vancouver Mini Maker Faire Get involved with technology, robotics, textile arts, 3D printing, electronics and crafts at the fifth annual gathering of over 70 exhibits designed to inspire attendees to get hands on with learning, making and inventing. 10am-6pm at PNE Forum. Tickets at MakerFaire.ca. Runs until June 7.
Italian Day Film Festival The The festival (June 6-13) kicks off on Saturday with Sergio Leone's The Good, The Bad and The Ugly and Mario Bava's classic horror anthology Black Sabbath, and on Sunday with documentary Dark Star: H.R. Giger's World. Movies next week include Vittorio De Sica's iconic The Bicycle Thief and the beloved coming-of-age Oscar-winner Cinema Paradiso, Federico Fellini's La Dolce Vita and Liliana Cavani's The Night Porter, Fellini's 8 1/2 and Bernardo Bertolucci's Last Tango in Paris. For complete listings head to RioTheatre.ca.
Cheap & Fun
Budget Buffet Come have hangover breakfast in the same spot you got drunk with all you can eat cereal featuring your childhood favourites. Captain Crunch, anyone? Caesars and Mimosas on special. 10:30am-2:30pm at Biltmore Cabaret. $5 per person.
Sunday June 7
Music
Koerner Quartet The season’s finale presents rising stars, cellist Trisha Doo and violinist Esther Hwang for a dramatic program entitled Summer Serenade. 7pm at VAM’s Koerner Recital Hall. Tickets $18 at KoernerQuartet.com
Teenage Bottle Rocket Punk-rock quartet from Wyoming take the stage with special guests The Copyrights and The Isotopes. 8pm at Venue. Tickets $15 at BPLive.ca
Theatre/Dance
Unscripted: (H)our Get under the covers of playwright Dave Deveau’s work with performances from The Queen of East Van, Isolde N. Barron, songs with Anton Lipovetsky, a dance lesson with Michel Guimond and relationship stories in the Long-Term Love Booth. Free cupcakes and popcorn! 7pm at Royal Canadian Legion (2205 Commercial Drive). Tickets at BrownPaperTickets.com
Dora The Explorer Live The popular children’s TV character comes to life in a live musical adventure incorporating educational and interactive components. 1pm at Orpheum Theatre. Tickets at Ticketmaster.ca
Lucia di Lammermoor Opera Pro Cantanti presents this fully-staged and costumed production of Gaetano Donizetti’s bel canto opera masterpiece, a tale of love betrayed, murder and madness. 3pm at Cambrian Hall (215 East 17th). Tickets at the door.
Events
6th Annual Mid Main Art Fair The popular fair returns with 17 established artists from the Lower Mainland showing new works for sale including painting, sculpture, photography and printmaking. 11am-6pm at Heritage Hall. Admission is free.
Heritage House Tour Tour the inside of some of Vancouver’s most beautiful heritage and character homes, with 9 stops in 14 homes spanning 40 years of history. 10am-5pm at various Vancouver venues. Tickets at VancouverHeritageFoundation.org
Monday June 8
Music
Black Pussy Psychedelic rockers from Portland on tour in support of their latest release Magic Mustache out now, via Made In China Records. 8pm at Biltmore Cabaret. Tickets $10 at Red Cat, Scrape and TicketFly.com
Bernstein’s Candide Bramwell Tovey conducts soprano Tracy Dahl, mezzo-soprano Judith Forst, tenor Alek Shrader, baritone Richard Stuart, the UBC Opera Ensemble and the VSO in a performance of Bernstein’s Candide. 8pm at Orpheum Theatre. Tickets at VancouverSymphony.ca
World Doctors Orchestra 100 physicians from all over the world exchange their white coats for evening attire to perform a benefit concert for BC Children’s Hospital. 7:30pm at Chan Centre. Tickets at Tickets.UBC.ca
Comedy
The Laugh Gallery with Graham Clark Legendary weekly stand up show of East Vancouver’s biggest and brightest comics. 9pm at Havana Theatre. Tickets $5 at Eventbrite.ca
Theatre/Dance
Accidental Death of an Anarchist A staged reading of Dario Fo’s play, a satirical and comical look at politics of authority as part of Italian Heritage Month. 7pm at Italian Cultural Centre. Admission is free.
Cheap & Fun
Sick Boss Mondays at the Lido Every Monday night in Mount Pleasant there’s avant-garde, improvised jazz and rock accompanied by warped analogue visuals, good (craft) beer and German pretzels. 9pm at The Lido. Admission is always free.
Tuesday June 9
Music
Veil of Maya Chicago-based American death core band on tour with special guests Revocation, Gift Giver and, Entheos. 6pm at Rickshaw Theatre. Tickets $23 at Red Cat, Scrape, Neptoon, LiveAtRicksaw.com and NorthernTickets.com
Holiday Mountain Dance-pop trio out of Austin play tunes from their upcoming release You Be You, Pt. 1. 9pm at Media Club. Tickets $10 at TicketFly.com
Sufjan Stevens American singer-songwriter and multi-instrumentalist plays tunes from his latest offering Carrie & Lowell. 8pm at Orpheum Theatre. Tickets $39.50 at LiveNation.com and Ticketmaster.ca
Lindsey White Winnipeg musician unveils her new fan-funded album and companion book of poetry, prose and other writings with special guest Angela Inglis. 9pm at Railway Club. Tickets $5 at the door only.
Theatre/Dance
One Plus One: The Musical Local composers Gil and Sarah Jaysmith present this hilarious and heartbreaking ticking clock of a musical as two married couples deal with the stresses of trying to start a family. 8pm at Revue Stage. Tickets at VancouverTix.ArtsClub.com. Runs until June 13.
Art
DTES Small Arts Grants Group Show Featuring the work of 45 local artists gathered together for display, as part of community programming to give DTES artists the opportunity to advance their careers and expand their portfolios. At Interurban: Gallery & Community Art Space. Admission is free. Runs until June 27.
Wednesday June 10
Music
An Evening with Delta Spirit and Friends American indie rockers on tour to support their latest release Into The Wide with an array of special guests. 8pm at Biltmore Cabaret. Tickets $20 at Red Cat, Zulu and TicketWeb.ca
Crowbar New Orleans doom metal band stops by on their Summer of Doom tour with special guests Battlecross, Lord Dying, Terrifier and Bog. 6pm at Red Cat, Scrape, Neptoon and RickshawTheatre.com
Theatre/Dance
Dot & Ziggy Carousel Theatre for Young People presents the story of two unlikely neighbours, vastly different, who with the help of a wise old spider, learn how to be different, and how to be friends. 10am & 11:30am at CTFYP on Granville Island. Tickets at Tickets.CarouselTheatre.ca. Runs until June 14.
Events
Reverb The quarterly reading series showcasing emerging and established queer writers returns with a science-fiction/fantasy edition and the Vancouver book launch of Octavia’s Brood: Science Fiction Stories from Social Justice Movements. 7pm at Gallery Gachet. Admission is $1, though no one turned away.
Art
Heaven, Hell & Somewhere In Between: Portuguese Popular Art This extraordinary collection, premiering in North America includes an eclectic mix of graffiti and mural paintings, puppets, figurines, carnival masks and more reflecting the national identity, history and creativity of Portugal. Opening party and preview, 7pm at Museum of Anthropology at UBC. Exhibit included with admission. Runs until Oct. 12.
Thursday June 11
Music
No Joy Candian shoegaze band on tour in support of their upcoming album More Faithful with special guests Village and Gang Signs. 8pm at Biltmore Cabaret. Tickets $12 at Red Cat and TicketFly.com
Roedde House Jazz The monthly concert series sees Karin Plato, Miles Black and James Danderfer present an evening of Bebop, Bossas and Blues. 7pm at Roedde House Museum.Tickets $15 at BrownPaperTickets.com
David Ward Celebrating the release of Transistioning, the soulful rocker is joined by Dawn Pembeton and The Good Almighty and Star Captains. 8:30pm at The Imperial. Tickets $17 at Red Cat, Zulu, Highilfe and TicketWeb.ca
Shotgun Jimmie World traveller, collaborator and underdog plays tunes from his critically-acclaimed release Everything, Everything with special guests Slow Learners, and Knife Pleats.
Covenant Festival Night 1 of the 3-day metal-folk-ambient fest features Christian Mistress, Spell, The Order of the Solar Temple and Harrow. 8pm at The Hindenburg. Tickets $30 for a 3-day pass at CovenantFestival.com. Runs until June 14.
Comedy
Erica Sigurdson Homegrown Vancouver comic with a decade of funny under her belt, and award-winning comedy writer for television with frequent appearances of CBC’s The Debaters. 8:30pm at The Comedy Mix. Tickets $15 at TheComedyMix.com
Theatre/Dance
You’re A Good Man, Charlie Brown Play On Words Productions marks their Vancouver debut with the Tony-Award winning musical about everyone’s favourite peanut. 8pm at Strathcona Ukrainian Hall (805 East Pender). Tickets at BrownPaperTickets.com or at the door. Runs until June 13.
