The Vancouver Independent Music House Society (VIM) has curated another dynamic, wonderfully curated live music event guaranteed to thrill any music-lover. Join us at the Rio Theatre on Sunday, April 3 for a double bill night featuring Onibana Taiko (Japanese folk music with a touch of feminist punk aesthetics) and Gamelan Gita Asmara (an ensemble […]
A pan-Asian stir-fry of music, memories and more featuring Kokuho Rose Prohibited and Inalienable Rice Revisited. Joyce Chong: vocals Sean Gunn: bass John Endo Greenaway: guitar Linda Uyehara Hoffman: vocals Rick Shiomi: mandolin Kokuho Rose Prohibited was formed in 1977 by a group of Japanese and Chinese Canadians with a shared love of folk and […]
High-energy Latin music and culture. Niho Takase: piano Fito Garcia: bass Marlin Ramazzini: vocals, percussion JUNO nominated pianist Niho Takase instantly fell in love with Cuban music when pianist Kathy Kidd introduced her to Latin music in college. Niho played in the Latin Jazz Ensemble led by renowned percussionist Sal Ferreras, later led by composer/trumpeter […]
Thoughtful, literate songs about love, distance and homeware. Don McGlashan: vocals, guitar Don McGlashan is one of New Zealand’s most highly regarded songwriters and musicians. He has five entries in APRA’s 100 Best Ever NZ Songs and has won many awards, including two APRA Silver Scrolls (for NZ’s top songwriter.) He has a long-standing working relationship […]
Lead by the legendary Mohawk blues man Murray Porter, this band of seasoned musicians gains new audiences every time they perform their soulful blues. Murray Porter: lead vocals, keyboard Helene Duguay: harmonies, bass Rick Boulter: guitar Darren Harry: drums JUNO Award-winning Murray Porter may have a blues soul to the core, but he also grew up on […]
Experimental, electronic, ambient, industrial, triphop, breakbeat, soundtrack, electroacoustic. Veron Xio: electronic music producer, vocals x/o is Veron Xio, the Vietnamese-Canadian electronic music producer, performer, filmmaker and visual artist who spends their time between their native Vancouver and Berlin. Focusing on disrupting gender binaries through audiovisual storytelling, x/o uses hyper-feminine/masculine tropes and butterfly evolution allegories to […]
