What’s going down in town
Heaviness for the Wall this summer...
East Van metal takes over the Vogue this summer. The St. Bastards Society featuring Three Inches Of Blood, Bison, Ancients, Vicious Cycles will slaughter the Vogue Friday July 20th.
For all the fans of Motorhead and such: Hells Headbangers recording artists from Denver, Speedwolf plays July 11 with Chapel and Engine Beast at Fortune Sound Club. $5 early bird tix available.
Another punk Fortune show! Touch and Go & Homestead recording artists from Detroit: The Meatmen live in Vancouver at Fortune Sound Club on Thursday Aug 9th, limited early bird $6 tix online.
One of the members of the Ancients (Chris Dyck) is part of “Nothing is Heavy” a new team of dudes booking shows, rad ones only. June 30th Rickshaw: Black Wizard, Tobeatic, Weirding & Guests. Aug 5th Railway Club: Three Wolf Moon & Random Dander. With a few more being confirmed up so check up on www.facebook.com/NothingIsHeavy
Electric Frankenstein Aug 4th at the Rickshaw. HOLY SHIT! Electric Frankenstein’s 20th Anniversary tour is coming to Vancouver! There will be a pre-party Car Show and BBQ at Iron Road Studios. With 20 years, over 100 record releases, and more, EF has almost single-handedly returned rock to its most basic and savage roots, the way it was meant to be.
The only time to be in Maple Ridge is on Sunday July 8th 2012 for Adstock 2012, a FREE outdoor all-ages music festival in the core of uptown come rock out to the 8th annual celebration of local alternative music talent. Eight straight hours of FREE live music in the suburbs. Featuring Los Furios, Nylithia, Secondrate Rejects, Cornshed, The Jen Huangs, Anchoress, Rags To Radio, North Hill and Neon Terror
On another note entirely: The Wise Hall plans to let people use the hall for free (so I heard) in the summer for gigs and such. Go in and ask them when you get yourself a beer in the bar downstairs.
Join forces, help a friend in need and be part of a historic evening of rock and roll for BRAINS! One night and a $15 wristband, three awesome local venues and a dozen of Vancouver's finest rocking. All this to help with scene stalwart Jill T in her recovery from brain surgery. July 7th, 8PM doors at Lanalous, The Dental Lab and Iron Road with sets by Death Sentence, The Ford Pier Vengeance Trio, Pocket Caligula, Fierce Creep, Butch Murphy, Eddy D & His Sex Bombs, The Rootabeggers, Muffdusters and more!
- by Tanya Van
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