Thursday, Sept. 24
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Music
Slim Twig Toronto singer-songwriter and musician, on tour in support of his latest release Thank You for Stickin鈥� with Twig. 8pm at Media Club.
Beth Hart LA singer-songwriter, on tour in support of her latest offering, Better Than Home 听8pm at Vogue Theatre. Tickets $35+ at LiveNation.com
Tendencies Edmonton electronic-dance-disco band take the stage with visuals by Chesto and opening act, James Deen. 10:30pm at Studio Records. Tickets $10 at TicketWeb.ca
Concealer and Rae Spoon Edmonton electronic-roots duo, play the first of two shows, on tour in support of their debut album, Feted: Fetid with label mate, post-folk singer-songwriter Rae Spoon. 8pm at LanaLou鈥檚. Tickets $15 at EventBrite.ca
Alicia Hansen and Ben Brown The one-time vocalist with the 麻豆传媒映画Chamber Choir brings her brand of experimental piano pop with the Juno Award-winning drummer, in support of their collaboration, Companion. 8pm at Pyatt Hall. Tickets $10 at BrownPaperTickets.com
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Theatre/Dance
A Man For All Seasons Based on the infamous work of Robert Bolt, director William B. Davis鈥� production focuses on the battle of principles between Sir Thomas More, Lord Chancellor of England and Henry VIII, who wishes to divorce his wife in the climate of the 16th century Catholic Church. 8pm at Jericho Arts Centre. Tickets at fs7.formsite.com. Runs until Sept. 27.
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Art
Cryptic Explorations A collection of hard edge abstract paintings from Enda Bardell, the Canadian multi-disciplinary artist, originally from Estonia. Opening reception at 6pm at Espana Gallery (689 Abbott St.). Runs until Nov. 30.
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Friday, Sept. 25
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Music
Empress Of Brooklyn singer-songwriter and producer plays tunes from her self-titled, debut release with special guest Abra. 8pm at Biltmore Cabaret. Tickets $10 at Red Cat, Zulu and TicketWeb.ca
From Byrd To Bard The 麻豆传媒映画Chamber Choir explore the magnificent choral music of England ranging from the rich polyphony of Elizabethan master William Byrd to the jaunty Shakespeare settings of present day composer John Rutter. 8pm at Ryerson United Church. Tickets $27.50+ at Ticketmaster.ca
Connie Kaldor Juno Award winning singer-songwriter embraces elements of gospel, rock, country, folk and bluegrass with guitar and piano skills in a performance at the Rogue Folk Club. 8pm at St. James Hall. Tickets $28 at Red Cat, Highlife, Prussin Music, Rufus鈥� Guitar Shop and RogueFolk.bc.ca
John Kameel Farah The dynamic and energetic pianist commandeers the Disklavier during his residency at the Western Front, creating a compelling tour-de-force, Solo For Four Hands. 8pm at The Western Front. Tickets $15 at WesternFront.MyShopify.com
The Sumner Brothers Canadian brother country-roots duo celebrate the release of their new record, The Hell in Your Mind performing it in its entirety with special guests Big Top and Elliot C. Way. 9pm at Rickshaw Theatre. Tickets $10 at Red Cat, Highlife, Neptoon, Zulu and TicketFly.com
Uncle Acid and the Deadbeats British rock band heavily influenced by early 鈥�60s heavy metal on tour in support of The Night Creeper.9pm at Commodore Ballroom. Tickets $23.50+ at Scrape Records, Ticketmaster.caand LiveNation.com
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Theatre/Dance
Landline: 麻豆传媒映画to Kitchener An innovative new performance taking place in two locations at once sees participants walking city streets, listening to an audio guide and conversing in real time with a stranger in a completely different city via text. You are both audience and performer in this game of unlikely rendezvous. 6pm at The Anderson Street Space (1405 Anderson St.). Tickets at PicATic.comor BocaDelLupo.com. Runs until Sept. 27.
Abattoir Morning Two women struggling to pay the rent in the basement of a slaughterhouse must fight for what they can still hold in their hands, surrender to their straining love or succumb to the unblinking eye. 8pm at Havana Theatre. Tickets at BrownPaperTickets.com. Runs until Sept. 26.
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Events
麻豆传媒映画International Film Festival The 34th annual celebration of the pick of the world鈥檚 top film festivals as well as lesser known films, with 550 screenings of 350 films from 70 countries; one of the largest presentations of Canadian film in the world. Visit VIFF.orgfor tickets and schedule. Runs until Oct. 9.
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Cheap & Fun
Rove A one-night art event in Mount Pleasant celebrating and exploring what the local art scene has to offer, this free community event designates a path for people to walk or cycle to several coordinated openings in a single evening within galleries, studios and creative spaces. 6pm-10pm with an after-party at the Projection Room. Visit RoveYVR.comfor details and a map.
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Saturday, Sept. 26
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Music
Chastity Belt Seattle indie rockers play an early show in support of their latest album, Time To Go Home with special guests Strange Wilds and Les Chaussettes. 8pm at Biltmore Cabaret. Tickets $12 at Red Cat, Zulu and TicketWeb.ca
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Comedy
Jay Brown The stand-up comic from Toronto, who got his start at a Jamaican open mic at the tender age of seven, now known as the 鈥榤etalhead鈥� of comedy performs with Kelly Dyer and Jane Stanton. 7pm & 9:30pm at Yuk Yuk鈥檚. Tickets $20 at YukYuks.com
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Theatre/Dance
Rigoletto 麻豆传媒映画Opera kicks off the season with a thrilling production of Giuseppe Verdi鈥檚 sensational melodies, heartbreaking drama and vivid characters in this dark, tender drama of love and revenge featuring soprano Simone Osborne, opposite baritone Gordon Hawkins. 7:30pm at Queen Elizabeth Theatre. Tickets at VancouverOpera.ca. Runs until Oct. 4.
Love Bomb It鈥檚 June鈥檚 first performance in years, and a concert of emotion erupts when an uninvited guest prompts the music to take on a life of its own. A rock concert within a play, this shameless hussy Production stars Deb Pickman and Sara Vickruck with original songs from Steve Charles. 8pm at Firehall Arts Centre. Tickets at Tickets.FirehallArtsCentre.ca. Runs until Oct. 10.
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Events
Fraser Fest Everyone lives in a watershed; come celebrate yours as part of the province-wide series of family-friendly festivals in communities along the banks of the Fraser River. David Suzuki and Fin Donnelly will speak along with live performances from Kinnie Starr, Scott Shea, and The Wilds. 3pm-7pm at False Creek Fishermen鈥檚 Wharf.
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Sunday, Sept. 27
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Music
Martin Sexton Singer-songwriter from Syracuse, New York on tour in support of his latest release, Mixtape of the Open Road. 8pm at The Imperial. Tickets $29.50+ at Ticketmaster.ca and LiveNation.com
Taylor McFerrin Brooklyn-based producer, composer, pianist and DJ on tour in support of his debut full-length release Early Riser. 10pm at Alexander Gastown. Tickets $15 at Red Cat, Zulu and TicketWeb.ca
Don Ross & Jon Gomm Canadian fingerstyle guitarist Ross shares the bill with guitar virtuoso Gomm from the UK on the Rogue Folk stage. 8pm at St. James Hall. Tickets $24 at Red Cat, Highlife, Prussin Music, Rufus鈥� Guitar Shop and RogueFolk.bc.ca
All Time Low American pop-punk band from Maryland play tunes from their new album, Future Hearts. 7pm at Vogue Theatre. Tickets $35 at TicketFly.com. All ages show.
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Comedy
The Sunday Service A high energy comedic production that carries the audience through a kaleidoscopic trip, this group builds, demolishes and builds again in an absurd patchwork of scenes and stories favouring discovery over structure. 9pm at Fox Cabaret. Tickets $7 at the door.
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Theatre/Dance
Who Killed Kraft Bier? There鈥檚 been a murder in Brewery Creek and it鈥檚 up to you to solve it. With a squad of your fellow detectives, this full-scale adventure takes audiences out onto the streets to catch a killer, unraveling a web of intrigue, deceit and murder. 12:30pm at Broadway City Hall Skytrain station. Tickets and details at ForbiddenVancouver.ca
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Monday, Sept. 28
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Music
Opening Night with the VSO Bramwell Tovey, accompanied by Miriam Fried on violin, opens the VSO鈥檚 97th season performing Beethoven鈥檚 Violin Concerto and in collaboration with the 麻豆传媒映画Biennale, the world premiere of a new work from Juno Award winning Canadian composer Vivian Fung. 8pm at Orpheum Theatre. Tickets at VancouverSymphony.ca
Godflesh English industrial metal outfit from Birmingham, known for their unique mixture of industrial drum machine beats with droning, discordant guitar and powerful bass for a style described as 鈥渁pocalyptic鈥� with special guest Prurient. 8pm at Venue. Tickets $30 at Red Cat, Scrape, Zulu and VenueLive.ca
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Comedy
Queer Prov Having outgrown the stage at 1181, QP moves to its new digs with a bigger show on a bigger stage with a bigger bar, and bigger laughs! Pre-show mixer at 6:30pm. Show at 8pm at XY (1216 Bute). No cover.
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Theatre/Dance
That Robot Seems Happy The one-man show from writer and performer Shawn Hoult is a story about a robot, and about love with power points, embarrassing stories, and crafts to create this 鈥渨eirdly moving and adorable鈥� show. 7:30pm at Hot Art Wet City. Admission is $10 at the door.
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Cheap & Fun
Sick Boss Mondays Sick Boss invites guests from near and far, for an evening of spontaneous music making, psychedelic free-jazz, noise, and improvised projections over two live sets with a bar stocked with cheap craft brew. 9pm at The Lido. No cover.
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Tuesday, Sept. 29
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Music
Paul Weller British singer-songwriter and musician known for his work with The Jam, and The Style Council plays tunes from his lastest offering, Saturns Pattern with special guest Villagers. 8:30pm at Commodore Ballroom. Tickets $49.50 at Ticketmaster.ca and LiveNation.com
Comeback Kid Winnipeg hardcore punk band on tour in support of their latest offering, Die Knowing with special guests Stray From The Path, Being as an Ocean, Major League and Deez Nuts. 8pm at The Cobalt. Tickets $18 at Red Cat, Zulu and TicketWeb.ca
Mew Danish alternative rockers on tour in support of their latest album, +- with special guest The Dodos. 7pm at Venue. Tickets $33.75 at Ticketmaster.ca
Shamir American electro-pop musician from Las Vegas plays tunes from his latest studio album, Ratchet with special guest Allie X. 9pm at Fortune Sound Club. Tickets $20 at LiveNation.com
Rachel Button British singer-songwriter and fiddle player brings her country-folk tunes to town with her band, The Suits. 8pm at The Roxy. Tickets $7 at TicketZone.comor $10 at the door.
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Theatre/Dance
Are We Cool Now? An innovative rock music/theatre fusion from Amiel Gladstone and Dan Mangan is the story of one couple reflecting on their place in the world and with each other during the course of a road trip, exploring contemporary relationships with humour and insight. 8pm at 麻豆传媒映画East Cultural Centre. Tickets at Tickets.TheCultch.com. Runs until Oct. 10.
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Wednesday, Sept. 30
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Music
Chelsea Wolfe Gothic folk-metal-electronic LA-based singer-songwriter on tour in support of her latest release, Abyss with special guest Mamiffer. 8pm at Rickshaw Theatre. Tickets $18 at Red Cat, Zulu and TicketWeb.ca
The Fratellis Scottish rock band on tour in support of their new album, Eyes Wide, Tongue Tied with special guest Grizfolk. 8:30pm at Commodore Ballroom. Tickets $20 at Ticketmaster.ca and LiveNation.com
Chris Cornell American singer-songwriter-rock musician and former front man for Soundgarden and Audioslave plays tunes from his latest solo effort, Highter Truth. 8pm at The Orpheum. Tickets $36.00+ at Ticketmaster.caand LiveNation.com
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Theatre/Dance
The Best Laid Plans: A Musical Based on Terry Fallis鈥� award-winning satirical first novel, the story of the speechwriter for the leader of the Liberal Opposition and his unlikely plan to convince a crusty old Scot to let his name stand in an election he鈥檚 supposed to lose is a hilarious depiction of how even the best laid plans can go awry. 8pm at York Theatre. Tickets at Tickets.TheCultch.com. Runs until Oct. 3.
Disgraced Conversations around faith and politics lead to startling conclusions that burn with tension and release when a Pakistani-American lawyer and his artist wife, host a dinner for his African-American co-worker and her Jewish art curator husband in the Canadian premiere of this Pulitzer Prize-winning play. 1:30pm & 7:30pm at Stanley Industrial Alliance Stage. Tickets at ArtsClub.com. Runs until Oct. 18.
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Thursday, Oct. 1
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Music
UB40 Grammy Award winning British reggae-pop band and one of the world鈥檚 best-selling music artists, with hits like "Red, Red Wine" and "Can鈥檛 Help Falling In Love" return to 麻豆传媒映画with members of the original line-up. 9pm at Commodore Ballroom. Tickets $59.50 at Ticketmaster.ca and LiveNation.com
Burning Palms Arizona psych-rock band play tunes from their self-titled debut release. 8pm at The Cobalt. Tickets $10 at Red Cat, Zulu and TicketWeb.ca
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Comedy
Sarah Tiana Known for her breakout performance in Reno 911and as the host of the Justin Bieber roast, the comedy writer brings her stand-up to town with stories of growing up a southern belle, and modern dating life in LA. 8:30pm at Comedy Mix. Tickets $15 at TheComedyMix.com
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Theatre/Dance
Heatstroke One stolen wad of cash, two couples vacationing in sunny Spain, and three airline bags mixed up at the airport leave both the police and the thieves vying for the prize in this hilarious heist farce from Eric Chapell. 8pm at Metro Theatre. Tickets at Tickets.MetroTheatre.com. Runs until Oct. 3.
The Waiting Room A moving story about family, healing, and hope this production is the highly anticipated collaboration between John Mann (Spirit of the West) and Canadian playwright Morris Panych; drawn from Mann鈥檚 own experience as he navigates life before and after a diagnosis. 7:30pm at Granville Island Stage. Tickets at ArtsClub.com. Runs until Oct. 31.
