Metro Vancouver events on June 29, 2019

Tides by Jan de Beer

Tides is a body of work created entirely from paint sourced through Product Care Recycling's PaintShare program

Vancouver | Science World at TELUS World of Science | 10:00 am to 5:00 pm | Exhibition

Moving Still: Performative Photography in India

Moving Still: Performative Photography from India explores themes of migration, gender, religion and national identity through the lens of performative photography

Vancouver | Vancouver Art Gallery | 10:00 am to 5:00 pm | Exhibition

Alberto Giacometti: A Line Through Time

This unique exhibition is focused on the art of Alberto Giacometti, renowned in the twentieth century for his sculpture, painting, drawing and design

Vancouver | Vancouver Art Gallery | 10:00 am to 5:00 pm | Exhibition

Views of the Collection: The Street

Views of the Collection: The Street is part of a series of presentations on the 4th floor that comprise thematic perspectives on the Gallery’s collection

Vancouver | Vancouver Art Gallery | 10:00 am to 5:00 pm | Exhibition

Jillian Lebeck Trio

Pianist Jillian Lebeck plays with a powerful modern sensibility. Her imaginative solos and intricate rhythmic playing have made her one of the city’s favourite musicians

Vancouver | Water Street Café | 11:30 am to 1:30 pm | Music

Provence Marinaside: Gary Comeau Sounds of New Orleans Trio

Join us for five nights of music at Provence Marinaside

Vancouver | Provence Marinaside | 12:00 am to 3:00 pm | Music | Free

We just stole a car

We just stole a car blends composed music with bursts of improvisation, playful performance techniques and cuing methods, and influences including Corkestra, Debussy, Jonny Greenwood, Anthony Braxton, and Indonesian gamelan music

Vancouver | David Lam Park Main Stage | 12:00 am to 1:15 pm | Music | Free

Granville Island Jazz: The Watermill Project

Traditional Korean music and modern jazz are interwoven in Vancouver vocalist Sara Kim’s “at once virtuosic and eminently comprehensible” (Discorder) Watermill Project

Vancouver | Granville Island Public Market | 12:00 am to 1:15 pm | Music | Free

Hildegard’s Ghost

Full of extended technique, imaginative melodies, and electro-acoustic interweaving, composer/keyboardist Róisín Adams’s elegant, ethereal sonic world is explored through broadly cinematic arrangements, subtle electronics, and textured improvisations

Vancouver | Roundhouse Community Arts and Recreation Centre | 12:00 am to 1:30 pm | Music | Free

North Shore Jazz: Terminal Station

A blues-rock explosion and must-see live act with an established presence in Vancouver’s music scene, Terminal Station is raw and exciting with fat bass lines, energetic drumming, and risk-taking guitar solos

North Vancouver | Civic Plaza | 1:00 pm to 3:00 pm | Music | Free

Granville Island Jazz: Alexander Hawkins, François Houle, Harris Eisenstadt

One of the UK’s fastest rising stars, pianist Alexander Hawkins has worked with Evan Parker, Wadada Leo Smith, and Louis Moholo-Moholo

Vancouver | Performance Works | 1:30 pm to 2:45 pm | Music | Free

Ingrid Laubrock - Workshop

A DownBeat Rising Star, German-born, Brooklyn-based tenor saxophonist Ingrid Laubrock (Tom Rainey, Anthony Braxton) channels new music influences into her “wildly inventive’ (JazzTimes) approach

Vancouver | Roundhouse Community Arts and Recreation Centre | 1:30 pm to 3:00 pm | Music | Free

TD Vancouver International Jazz Festival: In Love With

French drummer Sylvain Darrifourcq (Émile Parisien) leads this vital and startlingly creative trio through abstracted, brain-meltingly virtuosic compositions that come off like mash-ups of Webern, Satie, Mr. Bungle, and beautifully textured chamber jazz

Vancouver | Roundhouse Community Arts and Recreation Centre | 1:30 pm to 3:00 pm | Music

Pugs & Crows

JUNO-winners for Instrumental Album of the Year in 2013, Pugs & Crows add Marin Patenaude’s earthy, soulful voice to their cinematic pacing, intricately embroidered melodicism, and gritty elegance

Vancouver | David Lam Park Main Stage | 1:45 pm to 3:00 pm | Music | Free

The Arts Club Theatre Company. Mom's the Word: Nest 1/2 Empty

A new generation of laughs. From a sold-out run and a hit tour, the moms are back again to share this nestful of insights and ribald humour

Vancouver | Granville Island Stage | 2:00 pm to 4:30 pm | Theatre

Tristan Paxton Quartet

Like a Mexican Jaga Jazzist, these electrifying instrumentalists from Guadalajara create intricately layered post-rock that would make the ideal theme music to an engaging, bewilderingly complicated car chase scene

Vancouver | Roundhouse Community Arts and Recreation Centre | 3:00 pm to 4:30 pm | Music | Free

Tomas Fujiwara - Workshop

Drummer, composer, and modern jazz master Tomas Fujiwara doubles-down with two drum kits, two guitarists, a trumpet, and a cornet (close enough…), and “the results are electrifying and relentless.” (Village Voice)

Vancouver | Roundhouse Community Arts and Recreation Centre | 3:00 pm to 2:05 pm | Music | Free

The TD Vancouver International Jazz Festival: Lori Freedman, Joshua Zubot, Nicolas Caloia

Freedman, Caloia, and Zubot emphasize fluidity and form over gratuitous virtuosity

Vancouver | Roundhouse Community Arts and Recreation Centre | 3:15 pm to 5:00 pm | Music

Ilhan Ersahin’s Istanbul Sessions

New York-based Swedish/Turkish saxophonist, impresario and general scene-maker Ilhan Ersahin’s exploration of his Turkish roots began in the ‘90s and continues to this day with this Istanbul-based creative take on dance music

Vancouver | David Lam Park Main Stage | 3:30 pm to 5:00 pm | Music | Free

Army of Sass Vancouver presents 5678

Watch the dancers of AOS Vancouver, Burnaby and Richmond as they take the stage to bring you their next production

Vancouver | Rickshaw Theatre | 4:30 pm to 8:30 pm | Performing Arts

Jeff Younger’s Devil Loops - Workshop

Guitarist/composer Jeff Younger is one of the busiest and most interesting musicians on the Vancouver creative music scene.

Vancouver | Roundhouse Community Arts and Recreation Centre | 4:30 pm to 5:30 pm | Music | Free

Afro-Multicultural Talent show

You are invited to the Afro-Multicultural Talent Show. To confirm your support for the 2019 Afro Multicultural show, dinner, or for further information

Surrey | Taj Convention Centre | 5:00 pm to 1:00 am | Performing Arts

TD Vancouver International Jazz Festival: Kris Davis and Craig Taborn

On her 2016 album Duopoly, pianist Kris Davis highlighted her deeply attuned artistry as never before

Vancouver | Roundhouse Community Arts and Recreation Centre | 5:00 pm to 7:00 pm | Music

Blick Bassy

The Guardian calls Blick Bassy “one of Africa’s most inventive and distinctive singer-songwriters”

Vancouver | David Lam Park Main Stage | 5:15 pm to 6:30 pm | Music | Free

ITACA

Generosity, cooperation, connection, and mutual admiration are the essential components—the life blood—of creative music

Vancouver | Roundhouse Community Arts and Recreation Centre | 6:00 pm to 7:00 pm | Music | Free

Vancouver Chinese Choir Association: Yellow River Cantata – VCCA 35th Anniversary

Presented by the Vancouver Chinese Choir. his year's annual concert features the "Yellow River Cantata" which we have engaged the accompaniment of the New Westminster Symphony Orchestra

Vancouver | Chan Centre for the Performing Arts | 7:00 pm to 11:00 pm | Music

Railway Stage and Beer Café - Wise Youngblood

Join us for eight nights of music at Railway Stage and Beer Café

Vancouver | Railway Stage and Beer Cafe | 7:00 pm to 11:00 pm | Music

Théo Ceccaldi 'Freaks'

An experimental jazz sextet that bridges jazz-rock with avant-garde pop and punk rock: in other words, Freaks is a beautiful racket

Vancouver | David Lam Park Main Stage | 7:00 pm to 8:15 pm | Music | Free

Brad Turner Quartet

Formed 24 years ago, the twice Juno-nominated Brad Turner Quartet has been a mainstay of the Vancouver Jazz scene, and has garnered national and international attention

Vancouver | Water Street Café | 7:00 pm to 9:00 pm | Music

Winona Forever - Feel Good - Release Party

Join us for the return of our local favourites from Montreal touring in support of their new release "Feel Good" out June 7th on Kingfisher Bluez

Vancouver | Russian Hall | 7:30 pm to 11:55 pm | Music

Revel Room: Jack Garton & The Demon Squadron

Join us for ten nights of music at Revel Room

Vancouver | Revel Room | 7:30 pm to 10:00 pm | Music

Diljit Dosanjh – ROAR TOUR

Diljit Dosanjh is an Indian actor, singer, television presenter and social media celebrity who works in Punjabi and Hindi cinema.

Vancouver | Pacific Coliseum | 7:30 pm to 10:30 pm | Show

Arts Club Theatre Company: Matilda the Musical

The imaginative hit for all generations. From the wonderfully subversive imagination of Roald Dahl, this fun family musical will bring out the child in everyone

Vancouver | Stanley Industrial Alliance Stage | 8:00 pm to 10:30 pm | Musical

Dido

Dido Florian Cloud de Bounevialle O'Malley Armstrong, known professionally as Dido, is an English singer and songwriter

Vancouver | The Orpheum | 8:00 pm to 10:00 pm | Music

Anteloper, Ilhan Ersahin’s Istanbul Sessions, Gordon Grdina’s Haram

Vancouver | Imperial Vancouver | 8:00 pm to 11:00 pm | Music

TD Vancouver International Jazz Festival: Herbie Hancock

Legendary pianist and composer performs special concert with quartet

Vancouver | Queen Elizabeth Theatre | 8:00 pm to 10:00 pm | Music

Hastings Mill Brewing Co. / Pat’s Pub - Len Aruliah 5tet (early show) Bill Coon 5tet (late show)

Join us for eight nights of music at Hastings Mill Brewing Co.

Vancouver | Hastings Mill Brewing Co. | 8:00 pm to 10:30 pm | Music | Free

Ouisi Bistro: The New Marauderz

Join us for eleven nights of music at Ouisi Bistro

Vancouver | Ouisi Bistro | 8:00 pm to 10:30 pm | Music

Tangent Cafe: Daniel Miles Kane Explosion!

Join us for eight nights of music at the Tangent Cafe

Vancouver | Tangent Cafe | 8:00 pm to 11:00 pm | Music

Vagabond Players: The Melville Boys

A relaxing weekend trip full of fishing, football, and beer is on the agenda for the Melville brothers. So is confronting eldest brother Lee’s terminal illness

New Westminster | The Bernie Legge Theatre | 8:00 pm to 10:00 pm | Theatre

Steve Smith’s Groove Blue Organ Trio

Tony Monaco Hammond organ, Vinny Valentino guitar, and Steve Smith drums evoke the sounds of classic Blue Note organ trios of the 60’s

Vancouver | Frankie's Jazz Club | 8:00 pm to 10:00 pm | Music

Brian Jackson Plays Songs from the Gil Scott-Heron & Brian Jackson Songbook

The late Gil Scott-Heron is revered as one of the founding fathers of spoken word. He and his musical co-conspirators invented a style at the crossroads of jazz, soul, blues, and funk: deeply political and in turns terrifying and uplifting

Vancouver | Performance Works | 8:00 pm to 10:00 pm | Music

David Ward + Golden Future

A thrilling blend of R&B, art-rock, pop and funk, singer/songwriter David Ward’s stunningly soulful songs are rendered in widescreen technicolour by a dazzling 6-piece band of local heavy-hitters and some special surprise guests!

Vancouver | David Lam Park Main Stage | 8:45 pm to 10:00 pm | Music | Free

Coldwater & the Bootleggers

Coldwater & The Bootleggers are a White Rock raised original rock and roll band. Coming together after many years of jamming together on different stages

Vancouver | The Yard Café | 9:00 pm to 11:00 pm | Music

The Fringe Café: The Shaky Alibis

Join us for six nights of music at The Fringe Café

Vancouver | The Fringe Café | 9:00 pm to 11:59 pm | Music | Free

The Skaky Alibis

The Shaky Alibis are a Vancouver based rock and roll band. The band consists of Christopher Johnson, Jan Toren, Dave Manson, and recent addition, Tobacco Brown

Vancouver | The Fringe Café | 9:00 pm to 11:00 pm | Music | Free

TD Vancouver International Jazz Festival: Irreversible Entanglements

“Irreversible Entanglements wakes the frozen body to move, the dead mind to react, the mute mouth to scream resistance.”- NPR

Vancouver | The Ironworks | 9:30 pm to 11:00 pm | Music

Club Series: Guilt & Co. - Coco Jafro

Join us for eleven nights of music at Guilt & Co.

Vancouver | Guilt & Co. | 9:30 pm to 11:30 pm | Music

The Gateway Show

The Gateway Show is back! Come watch stand-up comics tell you some jokes, then get SUPER BAKED and attempt to tell you some more!

Vancouver | Rickshaw Theatre | 10:00 pm to 11:55 pm | Comedy

Non-Stop Disco Party

Join us for an evening of vintage dance music as we put four to the floor in tribute to disco glamour from the 70s until 90s

Vancouver | Fox Cabaret | 10:30 pm to 2:00 am | Party

TD Vancouver International Jazz Festival: Tomas Fujiwara's Triple Double

Drummer, composer, and modern jazz master Tomas Fujiwara doubles-down with two drum kits, two guitarists, a trumpet, and a cornet (close enough…), and “the results are electrifying and relentless.” (Village Voice)

Vancouver | The Ironworks | 11:50 pm to 1:30 am | Music