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  • Feb22

    Motown Meltdown and Soul Shake

    Posted in: Coquitlam, Events, Music, Vancouver

    Warren Dean Flandez
    [Warren Dean Flandez]

    Looking to add some soul to your life? I’ve got just the thing (actually two) for you. Two nights of funkified soul coming your way: Motown Meltdown and Soul Shake.

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    These two new events presented by the Shooting Stars Foundation are inspired by the critically acclaimed film “Standing In The Shadows Of Motown”. Over 25 talented Canadian vocalists, backed by a scorching 12 piece band will heat up the dance floor, each with their unique style and talent. The Motown songbook is as familiar to most people as are nursery rhymes: “I Heard It Through The Grapevine”, “Dancing In The Street”, “Papa Was A Rollin’ Stone” - you can barely say the titles without singing them. These timeless tunes from the Motor City are embedded in our culture.

    Ali Milner
    [Ali Milner]

    Featuring August, Jim Byrnes, Leora Cashe, Oliver Conway, Warren Dean Flandez, Roy Forbes, Al Harlow (Prism), Bill Henderson (Chilliwack) with Saffron and Camille Henderson, Cecile LaRochelle, Lindsay May, Ali Milner, Claire Mortifee, Jane Mortifee, Lori Paul, Rebecca Shoichet, Kendra Sprinkling, Catherine St. Germain, Don Stewart, The Higgins, Sibel Thrasher, David Wills (Stonebolt), Garfield Wilson, AJ Woodworth, and more!

    Motown Meltdown
    Venue: Commodore Ballroom, 868 Granville Street
    Date: Saturday, March 31; Doors 7 pm, Show 8 pm
    Advance Tickets: $30 (plus service charges) via Highlife Records or Ticketmaster (phone 1.866.985.5000; online)

    This event is generously sponsored by CTV, Shore 104 FM, WE Vancouver, Vancouver Courier and East Van Graphics.

    Al Harlow
    [Al Harlow]

    Soul Shake
    Venue: Red Robinson Show Theatre, Boulevard Casino, Coquitlam
    Date: Saturday, April 21; Doors 7 pm, Show 8 pm
    Advance Tickets: $35 (plus service charges) at Ticketmaster (phone 1.866.985.5000; online)

    Featuring Rae Armour, Jim Byrnes, Leora Cashe, Oliver Conway, Jerry Doucette, Warren Dean Flandez, Babe Gurr, Al Harlow (Prism), Linda Kidder, Tom Landa (The Paperboys), Cecile LaRochelle, Lindsay May, Ali Milner, Jane Mortifee, Lori Paul, Rebecca Shoichet, Kendra Sprinkling, Catherine St. Germain, Don Stewart, Sibel Thrasher, Shari Ulrich, David Wills (Stonebolt), AJ Woodworth and more!
     
    This event is generously sponsored by CTV, WE Vancouver, The NOW, Burnaby NOW, The Record and East Van Graphics.

    Proceeds from both events will help benefit the Shooting Stars Foundation in support of direct service AIDS agencies.

  • Jan16

    2012 Chutzpah! Festival

    Posted in: Dance, Events, Music, Theater, Vancouver

    Larry Blum
    [Larry Blum]

    The Chutzpah! Festival is back for its 12th year of showcasing world-renowned artists in a vibrant celebration of the performing arts from February 11 to March 4. Chutzpah! Plus (March 6 to 11), offers an additional opportunity for audiences to experience outstanding theatrical performance. I enjoyed attending some of the excellent and innovative dance performances last year and recommend finding something you wouldn’t ordinarily see, and GO!

    Chutzpah’s Artistic & Managing Director, Mary-Louise Albert says, “We’re thrilled to present one of our most dynamic and eclectic festivals to date featuring some of the world’s finest artists, two multi-run plays, and numerous Vancouver, Canadian and World premieres. Chutzpah! continues to expand, opening up the Festival to include more Lower Mainland venues in its embrace. This year Chutzpah! returns to the Commodore Ballroom and the Firehall Arts Centre in addition to ongoing residence at the Norman and Annette Rothstein Theatre, and will also be presenting shows in new venues  – the Electric Owl on Main Street and in Richmond’s River Rock Theatre, one of the region’s best theatre spaces. There’s so much to experience at Chutzpah! 2012, and we invite everyone to immerse themselves in the depth and breadth of the amazing performances in store.”

    Here are several events to keep in mind for the 12th edition:

    Warsaw Village Band. Photo by Bartek Muracki
    [Warsaw Village Band. Photo by Bartek Muracki]

    MUSIC
    A Blessing on the Moon, The Colour of Poison Berries featuring the Warsaw Village Band
    (February 11 – 13, Norman and Annette Rothstein Theatre)
    The festival kicks off with the world premiere of the musical and theatrical adaption of Joseph Skibell’s acclaimed novel, A Blessing on the Moon. Directed by Jim Calder with music composed by Andy Teirstein, the production features Poland’s multi-instrumental Warsaw Village Band and five singer/actors. This is the powerful and magical tale of Chaim Skibelski’s afterlife search for peace and wisdom.

    Hadag Nahash with special guests Santa Lucia
    (February 25, Commodore Ballroom)
    One of the most successful acts in Israeli popular music today will make its Vancouver premiere at Chutzpah! Famous for their songs of political and social protest, this band’s music features acoustic instruments driven by funk, hip hop, and Hebraic beats. Hadag Nahash (translation: Snake Fish) has toured internationally and has shared stages with the Black Eyed Peas. Vancouver’s own Santa Lucia opens the show.        
      
    Lullabies from Exile – Yair Dalal and Lenka Lichtenberg with Fray
    (February 12, Norman & Annette Rothstein Theatre)
    Lullabies from Exile is a collaboration between two extraordinary global musicians: Toronto based Lenka Lichtenberg and Israeli Yair Dalal, backed by Lenka’s six piece ensemble, Fray. Together they create a musical “interchange” – a brilliant convergence of Dalal’s Babylonian traditions and Lichtenberg’s Ashkenazi roots. 
     
    Don’t Call Us, We’ll Call You – A Musical Journey of Life in the Theatre starring Warren Kimmel
    (February 26, Norman & Annette Rothstein Theatre)
    An eclectic, funny, and bittersweet music cabaret-style show chronicling Warren Kimmel’s remarkable theatrical career and journey from South Africa to BC. Travel with the performers from Africa to Canada as Warren tries to answer his mother’s eternal question: “Why couldn’t you have studied medicine? You had the grades!”
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  • Dec13

    Ugly Christmas Sweater Party

    Posted in: Charity, Events, Fashion, Holidays, Music, Vancouver

    ugly Christmas sweaters
    [Photo credit: TheUglySweaterShop on Flickr]

    Vancouver’s annual Ugly Christmas Sweater Party is back! Now in its 10th consecutive year, the popular tradition gets over 1,000 guests showing off their priceless holiday cheer. Tickets for the Commodore Ballroom event (happening on December 23) can be ordered either over the phone or online (phone number below). A portion of each $30 (including $5 service fee) ticket sale will go towards charity, and you must be 19 or over to attend.
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  • Jul22

    OMD Concert Tickets Giveaway

    Posted in: Contests, Music, Vancouver

    History of Modern CD

    One of the reasons Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark called their 11th and latest album ‘History of Modern’ is because they are acutely aware of what it was they were doing with its release. On paper, this is the UK synth-pop pioneers’ first new material since 1996, but in spirit, ‘History of Modern’ has more in common with the group’s early 80′s heyday, when ‘Enola Gay’ and ‘Souvenir’, penned by two teenage Krautrock fans from the Wirral, lit up the charts and set the agenda for a bold new movement in British electronic music.

    OMD taken at The Summer Pops at Aintree Pavilion, Liverpool, 2007.
    [OMD taken at The Summer Pops at Aintree Pavilion, Liverpool, 2007.]

    Together with the Human League and Gary Numan, OMD’s tuneful blend of cutting-edge synthwork, cool minimalism, and soulful pop – honed to perfection on the albums ‘Architecture & Morality’, ‘Dazzle Ships’ and ‘Organisation’– defined the decade, sold millions of records, and turned childhood pals Andy McCluskey and Paul Humphreys into stars.

    OMD

    “We were trying to be modern,” says Andy, pointing out that, in 1980, OMD were one of the first acts to use a sampler. “After architecture, art and design, popular music was the last of the great modernist movements, and we were genuinely trying to do something new. Quite how we thought we were going to change the world with three-and-a-half-minute pop songs, I don’t know, but we thought we could.”

    OMD
    [Photo courtesy of DavidPphoto on Flickr]

    Fast forward 30 years to the reunited OMD and it’s clear that that sense of mischief and youthful idealism still fuels the group. “I suppose the nice thing is that, just like in the early days, we made this record simply because we fancied making a record,” says Andy. “There was no pressure to make a record in order to sell records and sustain a career. It was like making a first album again.”

    OMD will be playing hits old and new in Vancouver on Friday, September 30 at the Commodore. I’m looking forward to catching their show after all this time (I too was a big fan back in the day and can’t wait to hear their new material performed live)! Australian band Washington will be opening for OMD. I have a pair of tickets to give away to one of you (and your new best friend). You can enter by:

    1) leaving a comment on this site telling me your favourite OMD tune, or
    2) RT the following: I entered to win tickets to see OMD at the Commodore via @arianecdesign

    I’ll draw a winner at random on Tuesday, September 20. Winner and guest must be 19 or over to enter and your names will be added to the OMD guest list.

    UPDATE: Congrats to @crunchycarpets aka Kerry Sauriol, whose name I drew via random.org this morning! I’ll confirm your details with the concert promoter and email you later today.

    Tickets are sold out!

    Tickets for OMD are also available via Live Nation or charge by phone at 1.855.985.5000. There is a NO SERVICE FEE mobile ticket service available to Rogers Wireless customers. Tickets are also available for pick up at Zulu Records, Red Cat Records, and all Ticketmaster Outlets.

  • Jan7

    2011 Chutzpah!

    Posted in: Dance, Events, Music, Theater, Vancouver

    The Chutzpah Festival is now in its 11th year of providing performance art that showcases worldwide talent. Venues include the Norman Rothstein Theatre, Venue Night Club, Commodore Ballroom, Scotiabank Dance Centre, and Presentation House Theatre in North Vancouver. The festival runs from February 10-27th.

    Balkan Beat Box
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