Vancouver Independent Music Centre Society (VIM) presents:

MIESHA AND THE SPANKS 

with Francis Baptiste 

Thursday, November 5, 2026
8 pm, doors at 7 pm
Fox Cabaret
2321 Main Street, Vancouver

This Concert takes place on the traditional and unceded territory of the xʷməθkʷəy̓əm (Musqueam), Sḵwx̱wú7mesh Úxwumixw (Squamish), and səl̓ilw̓ətaʔɬ (Tsleil-Waututh) peoples.

About the show 

Poetic, leather-jacked and wicked, the Calgary-based garage rock duo, Miesha and the Spanks will grace the
stage of the Fox Cabaret along with Vancouver singer-songwriter Francis Baptiste on Thursday, November 5,
brought together by VIM curator, programmer, musician and community organizer Rob Thomson (Haida).

About Miesha And The Spanks 
Singer/guitarist and beloved fixture on the vast global musical landscape, front-woman Miesha Louie is the
driving force behind Miesha and The Spanks, supported by her psychic counterpart, percussionist,
accomplished singer/ songwriter Sean Hamilton — intuitively punctuating her soulful choruses with a pounding
intensity that elevates heart rates and ceiling rafters.
A mixed-Secwépemc artist living in Treaty 7 Territory, Miesha is devoted to inventing and playing instrumentally
brilliant melodies that unleash her passions and full-throated vocal tones. With a serious dose of spirit and
charisma, Miesha makes every song resonate with her own jagged signature. 
Their latest album “Unconditional Love In Hi-Fi” was released on Mint Records,
and took them across Canada and into the US, UK, Germany, Sweden, and Poland.
Perfectly frank, Miesha and the Spanks don’t shy away from
the darkness. With a dark sense of humour and a serious howl, nothing is beyond their grasp.

https://mieshaandthespanks.net/

About Francis Baptiste 
Described by CBC as “unsparingly candid” and “lushly hypnotic”, Syilx songwriter, Francis Baptiste covers
topics of cultural reclamation, addiction, and fatherhood. In 2022 he released his debut album, Sneqsilx
(Family) [Snek-silx], an album that features songs sung in his native language Nsyilxcən [ne-see-ilk-chen], the
endangered language of the Syilx [see-ilks] people. The 10-song album was his effort to preserve and connect
with his heritage. In 2024, Baptiste released his second album, Senklip, the Trickster. The 10 new tracks
covered topics like Oral Traditions, the struggles of being a recovering addict and a father simultaneously, and
intergenerational trauma. 
His new album, Lived Experience in East Vancouver, was released in 2025 and focuses solely on his battle
with addiction. Currently, Baptiste works in the Downtown Eastside for a men’s health organization called the
DUDES Club (https://dudesclub.ca/).

https://www.francisbaptiste.ca/