Thursday, Sept. 15
Music
Lee Scratch Perry Jamaican music producer noted for his innovative style and pioneering of dub music performs with special guests Subatomic Sound System and Mad Riddim. 8pm at commodore Ballroom. Tickets $30 at Ticketmaster.ca
David Crosby American folk legend, singer-songwriter and founding member of the Byrds and Crosby, Stills & Nash plays an intimate evening in support of his forthcoming album Lighthouse. 7pm at Vogue Theatre. Tickets $46+ at TicketFly.com
Bibi Bourelly German/American singer-songwriter with special guests PJ and Sophia Danai. 8pm at Alexander Gastown. Tickets $13 at Red Cat, Zulu and TicketWeb.ca
Groenland Montreal based indie pop band appear ahead of their forthcoming release A Wider Space with special guests Parlour Panther and Pif Paf. 8pm at Biltmore Cabaret. Tickets $12 at TicketFly.com
DopeIllinois heavy metal rockers headline with special guests Saints of Death, the Schoenberg Automaton and Celestial Ruin. 7pm at Rickshaw Theatre. Tickets $27 at TuneStub.com
Comedy
Dino Archie Vancouver comic originally from LA celebrates the release of Settling Old Scores his latest comedy album with opening sets from Sophie Buddle, Gavin Matts, Special Goons and music from DJ Marvel. 8:30pm at Fortune Sound Club. Tickets $10 at ElectroStub.com
Events
War Stories Journalists, actors, and professors share images and stories of the impact of war on civilians, particularly in Afghanistan, Iraq and other conflict zones with a performance of Contact! Unload, a play from George Belliveau. 7pm at Goldcorp Stage at the BMO Theatre Centre. Admission is free.
Friday, Sept. 16
Music
Royal Wood Canadian singer-songwriter plays tunes from his latest release Ghost Light with special guest Tami Neilson. 8pm at Fox Cabaret. Tickets $25 at Red Cat and TicketZone.com
Leah Barley Blues-folk singer-songwriter celebrates the release of her EP with special guests Shiloh Lindsey and Chicken Like Birds. 8:30pm at Wise Hall. Cover is $10.
The Rocabrones A triple bill of punk rock ‘n’ roll with the Mexican influenced punk-a-billy band and special guests the Extroverts and the Hex. 8pm at Funky Winker Beans. Cover is $10.
Band of Skulls English rockers from Southampton in town to promote their fourth studio album By Default. 7pm at Vogue Theatre. Tickets $22.50+ at TicketFly.com
Theatre/Dance
Othello Othello has risen to become a respected military commander who thrives in his hard-won position of power and he and his wife Desdemona are deeply in love, yet he loses it all in a betrayal and succumbs to blind jealousy in Shakespeare’s tale of a fatally flawed leader and the master manipulator who destroys him. 7:30pm at Vanier Park. Tickets at BardOnTheBeach.org. Runs until Sept. 17.
The Beaux’ Stratagem George Farquhar’s glorious Restoration comedy follows two charming bachelors, broke and looking to marry for money who encounter a variety of obstacles before love presents itself, and the beaux meet their match. 8pm at Jericho Arts Centre. Tickets at JerichoArtsCentre.com. Runs until Sept. 25.
Saturday, Sept. 17
Music
Blue Morris Vancouver vintage folk-rock guitarist celebrates the release of Unlikely Rockstars his first album of original material. 8pm at Anza Club. Tickets $15 at BrownPaperTickets.com
Marduk Swedish black metal band brings the Frontschwein tour to town with special guests Rotting Christ, Carach Angren, Necronomicon, Kafirun and Hissing. 7pm at The Imperial. Tickets $27 at Red Cat, Neptoon, Zulu, Highlife and TuneStub.com
Fauna Shade Self-effacing ricochet-saturated music for the nocturnal hours from the Everett, Washington-based trio with special guests Wishkicker and Nothingness. 8pm at Biltmore Cabaret. Tickets $12 at TicketFly.com
Christie Grace Canadian jazz singer-songwriter celebrates the release of Golden Thread an album featuring an all-star cast including Juno Award-winning pianist Chris Gestrin. 8pm at VSO School of Music, Pyatt Hall. Tickets $25 at BPT.me
ReSounding Ryerson Four of Vancouver’s foremost choirs, Chor Leoni, Good Noise Gospel Choir, Vancouver Cantata Singers and the Vancouver Children’s Choir perform a benefit concert in support of the arts enrichment mission at Ryerson United Church. 7pm at Ryerson United Church. Tickets $35 at TicketForce.com
Handel and His Rivals Pacific Baroque Orchestra in accompaniment with Grammy Award-winning soprano Amanda Forsyth perform wildly virtuosic operatic arias by Handel, Porpora, Hasse and Veracini. 8pm at Christ Church Cathedral. Tickets $35 at RMTS.BC.ca
Comedy
Steph Tolev Awarded Best Female Stand Up at the Canadian Comedy Awards, her first stand up album Hot N’ Hungry went to #1 on iTunes and she performs three nights with opening sets from Kyle Bottom and Charlie Demers. 8pm & 10:30pm at Comedy Mix. Tickets $20 at TheComedyMix.com
Glenn Wool A master of the comedy craft, this subversive, sharply intelligent comedian fresh from a summer tour in Europe his the stage with an opening set from Derek Sweet. 7pm & 9:30pm at Yuk Yuk’s. Tickets $20 at YukYuks.com
Theatre/Dance
PericlesIn an ancient and exotic pagan land where a hero sets out to win the hand of a princess, he instead uncovers a terrible secret beginning a thrilling adventure marked by far-flung travels, love lost and found and unexpected, and profound redemption. 7:30pm at Vanier Park. Tickets at BardOnTheBeach.org. Final performance.
The Merry Wives of Windsor It’s 1968 in Windsor, Ontario, and English ex-pat Sir John Falstaff is hunting for a solution to his financial trouble. When he unknowingly attempts to seduce two wealthy housewives who happen to be best friends, these merry wives set him up for some hilariously sweet revenge. 2pm & 7:30pm at Vanier Park. Tickets at BardOnTheBeach.org. Runs until Sept. 24
Art
Pencil Fingerz Twenty-two year old Chilliwack artist known for his album covers and tour posters presents All My Creations his first solo exhibit of pencil portraits and digital art. 10pm at Fortune Sound Club. Free with RSVP to [email protected]
Sunday, Sept. 18
Music
Sigur Ros Icelandic dream weavers perform their most intimate tour in a decade road-testing new material on a North American tour with two consecutive evenings. 8:30pm at Queen Elizabeth Theatre. Tickets $56.50 at Ticketmaster.ca
Thrice Irvine, California rock band tours in support of their latest release To Be Everywhere Is To Be Nowhere with special guests La Dispute. 7pm at Commodore Ballroom. Tickets $33.50 at Ticketmaster.com
Comedy
The Sunday Service The award-winning improv comedy troupe brings their high energy commitment to comedy with a little slapstick shtick, carrying the audience through a kaleidoscopic trip where scenes barrel into tangents and stories smash together creating comedy gold. 9pm at Fox Cabaret. Tickets $7 at the door.
Theatre/Dance
Fringe Festival Vancouver’s annual alternative theatre festival is a showcase of all artists from beginners to veterans whose productions sit on the fringe of traditional theatre experience. Visit VancouverFringe.com for tickets and schedule. Final performances.
Cheap & Fun
Queers & Beers East Van’s craft beer culture for queers is back with a cider edition featuring delicious apple-based beverages from Left Field Cider Co., Tod Creek Craft Cider, Gabbie’s Cider, Big Rock Brewing, Hopping Mad and Scenic Road Cider. 5pm at The Cobalt. Tickets $5-$15 advance at BrownPaperTickets.com or at the door.
Monday, Sept. 19
Music
Dolly Parton The most honoured female country performer of all time hits the road in support of her latest studio album Pure & Simple. 7:30pm at Rogers Arena. Tickets $39.50+ at Ticketmaster.ca
Del The Funky Homosapien AKA Sir DZL, the underground hip-hop MC from Oakland appears with special guests Richie Cunning and DJ Bad DJ. 10pm at Alexander Gastown. Tickets $15+ at TicketWeb.ca
Raised on TV If Jimi Hendrix and Weezer had a baby it’d sound like this LA trio of Keaton Rogers, Kacey Greenwood and Ryan Weiss. 8pm at The Roxy.
Comedy
Queer ProvDon’t let the queer deter you – you don’t have to identify to get it! This not-for-profit society dedicated to creating a queer community that creates, supports, enjoys and teaches improv theatre unites every week on Mondays, to set yourself up for a gay ‘ol week. 8pm at XY (1216 Bute).
Chug-A-Lug Comedy Brad Dorion, Stefan MacNeil and Jenny Toews, the folks who brought you Mermaid Comedy, bring you this bi-monthly stand-up showcase with some of the city’s best comedians along with the odd travelling guest. 8pm at Yagger’s (433 West Pender). Cover is $5.
Cheap & Fun
Karaoke Mondays Trevor Risk and Christa Belle invite you down to weekly karaoke where you can belt out your favourites cause you got drunk enough with cheap drink specials and no cover. 9pm at The Cobalt. No cover.
Tuesday, Sept. 20
Music
Warpaint LA indie rock band returns to town ahead of the release of their third studio album Heads Up with special guests Facial and Goldensuns. 8pm at The Imperial. Tickets $27.50 at Red Cat, Zulu and TicketWeb.ca
Beaty Heart Experimental pop band from London on tour to support their latest release Till The Tomb with special guests Beach Baby. Tickets $12 at Red Cat, Zulu and TicketWeb.ca
Saint Motel American indie pop band out of LA appears ahead of the release of their forthcoming album saintmotelevision with special guests JR JR and Weathers. 8pm at Commodore Ballroom. Tickets $27 at Ticketmaster.ca
Tom Savage One part truth-telling troubadour, one-part death-defying guitar slinger and one part country blues howler brings the Lonesome Highway Tour to town. 8pm at Wise Hall.
Theatre/Dance
The Glass MenagerieA Canadian production of the Tennessee Williams’ classic revealing the story of family members whose lives form a triangle of quiet desperation, each in an individual version of hell while simultaneously seeking escape from each other. 8pm at PAL Theatre. Tickets at GlassMenagerie.ca. Runs until Sept. 25.
Vancouver International Flamenco Festival Now in its 26th year, the festival celebrates flamenco’s Spanish Gypsy origins with a spellbinding lineup of local and international flamenco artists as well as free workshops, and ticketed performances from Mercedes Amaya Company, Flamenco Rosario & Toque Flamenco among others. At various venues across the city. Details at VancouverFlamencoFestival.org. Final performances.
Wednesday, Sept. 21
Music
Chrome Sparks Brooklyn-based electronic musician on tour in support of his latest EP Parallelism with special guest Roland Tings. 8pm at Biltmore Cabaret. Tickets $15 at Red Cat, Zulu and TicketWeb.ca
Pernell Reichert Band Three-piece travelling band from Vancouver play an intimate show of alternative folk and country. 8pm at Tangent Café. Admission is free.
The Temper Trap Australian rock band on tour in support of their third studio album Thick as Thieves with special guest Coast Modern. 7pm at Commodore Ballroom. Tickets $32.50 at Ticketmaster.ca
Oasis Quartet Four piece quartet plays works by Lias, Bresnick, Bach, Maslanka and more as part of the Wednesday Noon Hours series. 12pm at Roy Barnett Recital Hall (UBC). Cover is $5.
Comedy
Heavy Mental Comedy Fundraiser It’s the first show for Heavy Mental, a fundraiser for the Downtown Eastside and First United Church featuring Mark B. Hughes, Melanie Rose, headliner Mike Allan MacDonald and MC Jerri Jerri. 7pm at Rickshaw Theatre. Tickets $15 at TicketFly.com or $20 at the door.
Theatre/Dance
Romeo and JulietIt’s family night at Bard on the Beach, as they present a story of forbidden love at first sight in the timeless tale of two young people who fall deeply in love in spite of the bitter feud that divides their families. 7:30pm at Vanier Park. Tickets at BardOnTheBeach.org. Runs until Sept. 23
Thursday, Sept. 22
Music
Cosmic Garage An all-out authentic garage/psych music night featuring performances from Highland Eyeway, the Intelligence Service, Thee Magic Circle and DJ Cobrah. 8pm at Biltmore Cabaret. Cover is $10.
Thank You Scientist Prog-rock from the Montclair, New Jersey, rockers with special guests Within Rust and Elysian Sun. 7pm at The Cobalt. Tickets $22 at Red Cat and TicketFly.com
Castle Headliners play with a triple bill of heavy metal rockers out of San Francisco featuring Mendozza, M16 and Skull Vultures. 8pm at Funky Winker Beans. Cover is $15.
Comedy
Kevin Foxx From Toronto’s smash success radio show The Kevin Foxx Show, headlining comedian who has shared the stage with Robin Williams, Jerry Seinfeld and Chris Rock performs with opening sets from Devon Alexander and Brad Dorion. 8:30pm at The Comedy Mix. Tickets $15 at TheComedyMix.com
Theatre/Dance
Hunger Games – Catching Fire: The Musical In this hilarious pop culture parody sequel to last year’s smash shit Hunger Games: The Musical, Katniss Everdeen continues to defy the Capitol, play with Peeta’s heart and belt out songs in the style of Miley Cyrus. 8pm at Studio 1398. Tickets at BrownPaperTickets.com. Runs until Oct. 1.
Cheap & Fun
The Final FrontierThe Gentlemen Hecklers are back and ready to get spacey as they present Star Trek V: The Final Frontier with their signature live commentary that will leave you in stitches, making even bad movies, the best. 7pm at H.R. MacMillan Space Centre. Tickets $13 at EventBrite.ca
