VIM House

Music At The Cinemas - Nimkish & Cordie M. Sad
2025-05-22 20:00 - 22:00 (America/Vancouver) | Fox Cabaret, 2321 Main St, Vancouver, British Columbia, V5T 3C9, Canada
Vancouver Independent Music Centre Society (VIM) Presents:
MUSIC AT THE CINEMAS: NIMKISH & CORDIE M. SAD
Curated by Rob Thomson
This event is hosted on the unceded and traditional lands of the Coast Salish peoples – sḵwx̱wú7mesh (Squamish), selíʔlwitulh (Tsleil-Waututh), and xʷməθkʷəy̓əm (Musqueam) Nations.
Thursday, May 22nd, 2025
Show: 8:00 pm
Doors: 7:30 pm
Venue: Fox Cabaret – 2321 Main St, Vancouver
Tickets: General Admission (Sliding Scale) – $15 to $25
PWYC (Pay what you can) tickets may be available at the door if the show has not sold out. Please reach out to info@vimhouse.ca if you would like to attend but are facing financial barriers.
About Nimkish:

To fully immerse in the multitudes of Indigenous rising star Nimkish is to honour the past, look ahead to the future, and bask in the resplendent present all at once. The Vancouver-based marvel-in-the-making is fearless in her lyricism, confronting anti-Indigenous racism and colonial violence alongside other hard subjects like anxiety, grief and heartache. To the great tradition of singer-songwriters healing through their music, Nimkish brings a bright-eyed aim to flourish in all she has experienced. Stylistically, Nimkish exists in a realm between Kehlani and King Princess, softly orbiting Sabrina Claudio.
Her lyrics give affirmation to past pain while living in the moment. To some it may sound like escapism, to others it may sound like moxie-driven R&B-pop pulsing through the club. What’s certain is her fortitude — she’s an it-girl on a mission, combining the coolness and creativity of the TikTok generation with the lucidity and confidence of a grown ass woman.
About Cordie M. Sad:

Cordie M. Sad is an art rock project based in Vancouver, BC, led by vocalist Cordelia Donovan. Blending haunting melodies with vivid storytelling, the music transforms raw emotion into immersive sonic landscapes. With influences ranging widely from pop to prog to punk, each song is a journey through beauty, pain, and the spaces in between.
Known for its dynamic arrangements and unfiltered intensity, Cordie M. Sad crafts music that lingers long after the final note. Whether through intricate instrumentation or stark vulnerability, the project invites listeners into a world where connection and catharsis soothe our heartaches, offering both reflection and release.
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Venue Accessibility: General admission tickets are standing room only with limited, first-come-first serve bar seating along the back of the room. If you require seating in advance, please email cindy[at]vimhouse.ca so we can accommodate your request. The main cabaret room is accessible through a ramped entrance. A wheelchair accessible washroom is available, ask a staff member for assistance.
About Vancouver Independent Music Centre Society (VIM):
VIM is a non-profit, charitable organization established in 2011 with a mandate to develop a well-designed, central, accessible, sustainable and culturally diverse music centre based on feedback from hundreds of musicians, music presenters, concertgoers and managers among others. In 2018, the City of Vancouver passed zoning at the Plaza of Nations to include a 20,000 square foot music centre based on the VIM’s vision and plans. https://vimhouse.ca
This event is produced by the VIM with support from BC Arts Council, Canadian Heritage, Canada Council for the Arts, Government of BC, City of Vancouver, and JTC Heersink Foundation.
For more information or interviews, please contact Cindy Dai at communications@vimhouse.ca.
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Music At The Cinemas - Sara Gold & x/o
2025-05-30 20:00 - 22:00 | Fox Cabaret, 2321 Main St, Vancouver, British Columbia, V5T 3C9, Canada
Vancouver Independent Music Centre Society (VIM) Presents:
MUSIC AT THE CINEMAS: Sara Gold & x/o
Two visionary artists disrupting gender binaries, building new sonic landscapes, and expanding their craft through transcendent explorations of sound and sight. Fans of electronic sound art – this is an event you don’t want to miss!

*Please note lights and audio visual projections will be used at this show. If you are concerned about any pre-existing conditions that may be affected, please reach out to cindy@vimhouse.ca to clarify.
This event is hosted on the unceded and traditional lands of the Coast Salish peoples – sḵwx̱wú7mesh (Squamish), selíʔlwitulh (Tsleil-Waututh), and xʷməθkʷəy̓əm (Musqueam) Nations.
Friday, May 30th, 2025
Show: 8:00 pm
Doors: 7:30 pm
Venue: Fox Cabaret – 2321 Main St, Vancouver
Tickets: General Admission (Sliding Scale) – $20 to $30
PWYC (Pay what you can) tickets may be available at the door if the show has not sold out. Please reach out to info@vimhouse.ca if you would like to attend but are facing financial barriers.

About Sara Gold
Sara Gold is a multidisciplinary artist exploring the boundaries of sound through experimental music and sound art. Utilizing repetition, drones, and low frequencies generated with vintage analog electronics and processed in Ableton Live, Gold seeks to evoke new sensations and altered brain states. Through a disabled/queer/non-binary lens, their practice encompasses immersive live performances, conceptual audio-visual experiences, and community gatherings, fostering a rich dialogue around sound and perception.

About x/o
x/o is Veron Xio (they/them); a Vietnamese-Canadian electronic music producer and multidisciplinary artist based in Vancouver. Interested in disrupting gender binaries and transgressing codes of identity, x/o uses hyper-masculine and hyper-feminine sonic tropes to build new worlds; an audiovisual exploration of duality and cyclical emotions.
They have presented work internationally, including Phoenix Central Park (Sydney), Palais de Tokyo (Paris), Institute of Contemporary Arts (London), La Casa Encendida (Madrid), and House of Electronic Arts (Basel). In 2019, they were selected for the MUTEK Amplify residency at Somerset House Studios UK and Red Bull Bass Camp Calgary at the National Music Centre.
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Venue Accessibility:
General admission tickets are standing room only with limited, first-come-first serve bar seating along the back of the room. If you require seating in advance, please email cindy[at]vimhouse.ca so we can accommodate your request. The main cabaret room is accessible through a ramped entrance. A wheelchair accessible washroom is available, ask a staff member for assistance.
About Vancouver Independent Music Centre Society (VIM):
VIM is a non-profit, charitable organization established in 2011 with a mandate to develop a well-designed, central, accessible, sustainable and culturally diverse music centre based on feedback from hundreds of musicians, music presenters, concertgoers and managers among others. In 2018, the City of Vancouver passed zoning at the Plaza of Nations to include a 20,000 square foot music centre based on the VIM’s vision and plans. https://vimhouse.ca
This event is produced by the VIM with support from BC Arts Council, Canadian Heritage, Canada Council for the Arts, Government of BC, City of Vancouver, and JTC Heersink Foundation.
For more information or interviews, please contact Cindy Dai at communications@vimhouse.ca.
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Music At The Cinemas - everyb0dy / Tsimka & Michael Red
2025-06-05 20:00 - 22:00 | Fox Cabaret, 2321 Main St, Vancouver, British Columbia, V5T 3C9, Canada
Vancouver Independent Music Centre Society (VIM) Presents:
MUSIC AT THE CINEMAS: everyb0dy / Tsimka & Michael Red
Curated by Rob Thomson

This event is hosted on the unceded and traditional lands of the Coast Salish peoples – sḵwx̱wú7mesh (Squamish), selíʔlwitulh (Tsleil-Waututh), and xʷməθkʷəy̓əm (Musqueam) Nations.
Thursday, June 5th, 2025
Show: 8:00 pm
Doors: 7:30 pm
Venue: Fox Cabaret – 2321 Main St, Vancouver
Tickets: General Admission (Sliding Scale) – $15 to $25
PWYC (Pay what you can) tickets may be available at the door if the show has not sold out. Please reach out to info@vimhouse.ca if you would like to attend but are facing financial barriers.

About everyb0dy

Everyb0dy (led by Kelsey Wavey) is an Indigenous led indie grunge pop band based in “vancouver”. What started as a synthpop duo back in 2022, has grown into a 4 piece band that plays up beat bangers and protest anthems that intend to shake their listener. Follow them at @everyb0dy.band on instagram!
https://www.instagram.com/p/C__zcaSytc6/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link&igsh=MzRlODBiNWFlZA==

About Tsimka & Michael Red
Tsimka & Michael Red is a collaboration of music from the land and from the heart (and knowing and listening).
Tsimka sings and speaks and sometimes plays a drum. Most lyrics are in Tsimka’s heritage language Tia-o qui-aht ƛaʔuukwiʔatḥ.ḥ Her themes deal with love, cleansing, healing, liberation through imagining and more. Michael creates and reveals music & atmospheres with the natural sounds recorded by Tsimka from her ƛaʔuukwiʔatḥ home territory, and Sḵwx̱wú7mesh territory (where she lived recently for 2 years).
Breaking ice as light percussive rhythym, bull kelp head explosions becoming kick drum patterns, a Squamish valley wolf, a large cat in the dark.. Cixwatsac (Frank Island frogs), Swainson’s Thrush, other birds. a little creek at Hiłwinʔis, ocean, rain and mist. Tsimka’s voice is also used as an instrument through live fx and is embedded in Michael’s pre-made production (which is dubbed out and layered and effected live). Words and tones and expressions are shaped and woven into all layers of the sonic fabric, from deeply embedded to very visible.
Tsimka: vocals, drum, live vocal processing
Michael Red: live dubbing of pre-recorded stems, live & spontaneous vocal processing and looping, other layers of sound & live manipulation

Venue Accessibility:
General admission tickets are standing room only with limited, first-come-first serve bar seating along the back of the room. If you require seating in advance, please email cindy[at]vimhouse.ca so we can accommodate your request. The main cabaret room is accessible through a ramped entrance. A wheelchair accessible washroom is available, ask a staff member for assistance.
About Vancouver Independent Music Centre Society (VIM):

VIM is a non-profit, charitable organization established in 2011 with a mandate to develop a well-designed, central, accessible, sustainable and culturally diverse music centre based on feedback from hundreds of musicians, music presenters, concertgoers and managers among others. In 2018, the City of Vancouver passed zoning at the Plaza of Nations to include a 20,000 square foot music centre based on the VIM’s vision and plans. https://vimhouse.ca
This event is produced by the VIM with support from BC Arts Council, Canadian Heritage, Canada Council for the Arts, Government of BC, City of Vancouver, and JTC Heersink Foundation.
For more information or interviews, please contact Cindy Dai at communications@vimhouse.ca.

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Jeremy Ledbetter Trio & Raagaverse
2025-07-12 19:30 - 22:00 | Pyatt Hall, 843 Seymour St, Vancouver, BC, V6B 3L4, Canada
Vancouver Independent Music Centre Society (VIM) and Vancouver Symphony Orchestra School of Music (VSO) Present:
Jeremy Ledbetter Trio & Raagaverse
Double bill concert featuring Juno Award Winners & Nominees
Saturday, July 12th, 2025
Show: 7:30 pm
Box Office Opens: 6:30 pm
Venue: Pyatt Hall – 843 Seymour St, Vancouver, BC V6B 3L4
Tickets: General Admission (Sliding Scale) – $30 to $40
https://show.ps/l/21461b25/
Please reach out to info@vimhouse.ca if you would like to attend but are facing financial barriers.
Jeremy Ledbetter Trio (2025 Juno Award Winner for Jazz Album of the Year)

Forged in a cauldron of raging, inspiring contemporary jazz, the Jeremy Ledbetter Trio pushes the boundaries of jazz and world music, providing an undiluted display of rampaging energy and captivating musicianship. Audiences must exercise caution. People who see this band are rarely the same again. If the Jeremy Ledbetter Trio were an inanimate object, it would be a runaway train.
Canadian pianist Jeremy Ledbetter is a fiery, passionate performer whose music knows no boundaries. His compositions are wildly creative and deeply emotional. At Ledbetter’s hands, the piano roars, whispers, cries, and laughs, telling stories as only he can, evoking cinematic images in the listeners’ minds.
The Jeremy Ledbetter Trio’s second album, “Gravity”, sees Jeremy joined by Grammy-winning drummer Larnell Lewis (Snarky Puppy) and renowned electric bassist Rich Brown (Steve Coleman’s Five Elements), who offer the perfect counterpart to Ledbetter’s iconoclastic energy at the piano.“Gravity” has taken the jazz world by storm, racking up a Juno Award (Canada’s top music prize) for Jazz Album of the Year, the title “Best in Canadian Jazz” from Jazz FM91, and over half a million streams worldwide. For this concert, the gifted and versatile bassist Andrew Stewart replaces Brown.
Jeremy Ledbetter – piano
Andrew Stewart – bass
Larnell Lewis – drums
Raagaverse

2025 Juno Nominee for Best Jazz Album of the Year (Group), Raagaverse, led by Shruti Ramani (voice) with Jodi Proznick (bass), Noah Franche-Nolan (piano) and Nicholas Bracewell (drums), is a creative Indo-Jazz fusion band that pays homage to the two deeply historical and culturally-significant genres: classical Hindustani music and Jazz.
Bandleader Shruti Ramani brings her expertise in Hindustani music together with the quartet’s appreciation, knowledge, affinity and experience of the Jazz and other musical artforms. Raagaverse retains the authenticity of both traditions, melding them seamlessly into one cohesive sound that is both dynamic and explosive with immense respect, depth and beauty.
Shruti’s musical fluency originates from her rigorous Hindustani training and degree under Dr. Ritu Johri in Mumbai, India, and her studies leading to a degree in Jazz from Capilano University. Her original compositions use melodies ornamented with traditional Hindustani nuances, with underlying modern Jazz harmonies and rhythms.
Jodi brings her musical mastery on the bass as well as her insight and experience performing, recording, touring and promoting her music. She is also a highly respected music educator.
Noah is a stellar composer, pianist and keyboard player well known for his cross-disciplinary collaborations in jazz and classical idioms and for blending different musical styles.
Nicholas is talented young drummer who immediately connected with the music and musicians of Raagaverse.
The group’s first performance was on a double bill with the Itamar Erez Quartet at the Fox Cabaret in March 2022 as part of the VIM Music at the Cinemas Series. Since then, it has been invited to perform for the Vancouver International Jazz Festival, Kay Meek Arts Centre, Lulu Performing Arts on Gabriola Island, VIFF, Publik Secrets, the Gordon Smith Gallery Music Series, the Fort Langley Jazz Festival, ArtSpring Theatre (Saltspring), King Eddy as part of JazzAhead Calgary, the Jazz at the Bolt series, High Beam Dreams in Gibsons, Muzewest and ACT Arts in Maple Ridge.
Expect energetic and enthralling music from Raagaverse!
About Vancouver Independent Music Centre Society (VIM):
VIM is a non-profit, charitable organization established in 2011 with a mandate to develop a well-designed, central, accessible, sustainable and culturally diverse music centre based on feedback from hundreds of musicians, music presenters, concertgoers and managers among others. In 2018, the City of Vancouver passed zoning at the Plaza of Nations to include a 20,000 square foot music centre based on the VIM’s vision and plans. https://vimhouse.ca
This event is produced by the VIM with support from Canadian Heritage, Canada Council for the Arts, Government of BC, City of Vancouver, and JTC Heersink Foundation.
For more information or interviews, please contact Diane Kadota diane@vimhouse.ca
About Vancouver Symphony Orchestra School of Music (VSO):

Envisioned by Bramwell Tovey (Music Director Emeritus), Arthur H. Willms (Honorary Life Vice President) and Jeff Alexander (former VSO President and CEO) in 2003, the VSO School of Music was created to provide a modern educational institution next to the Orpheum Theatre, where students of all ethnic and socioeconomic backgrounds could enjoy lifelong learning and the majority of instructors would be members of the Vancouver Symphony Orchestra. Macdonald Development Corporation was approached by the VSO to buy the Capital 6 movie theatre that formerly occupied the site, with the intention of building a music school: the concept, including a residential tower above, was immediately embraced by the company. Wall Financial Corporation later took over the lead role in the project, and oversaw the construction of the school and residential tower designed by Bingham Hill Architects. Made possible through the City of Vancouver’s Cultural Amenity Bonus Program, the residents of British Columbia now have a state-of-the-art community music school, serving students from 3 months old to senior citizens, catering to all ability levels from beginners to aspiring professionals.
The School’s Artistic Advisor is Maestro Otto Tausk, Music Director of the Vancouver Symphony Orchestra. https://vsoschoolofmusic.ca/about/
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VIM Virtual Auction 2025
2025-11-20 08:00 - 17:00 | BC
Last year, ahead of Giving Tuesday – the global day of giving, VIM launched our first ever virtual silent auction. Thanks to our community, we raised $2,000 to support year-round programming and planning for the music centre.
This year our goal is $3,000 – we need your help to get there.
From November 26th until December 2nd, you can bid on a curated list of auction items in support of Vancouver Independent Music Centre Society. Items include gift cards to local businesses, collectable vinyl records, tickets to exciting arts and culture events, and more! All generously donated by our friends and partners in the community.
This is a 100% virtual auction – bidding is as easy as online shopping! Bidding opens at 10 AM PST on Wednesday, November 26th and closes at 7 PM PST on Tuesday, December 2nd.
Browse through a list of items generously donated by celebrated local businesses, arts and culture organizations, and more. From collectable vinyl to concert tickets; books by local authors to getaways, there’s something here for everyone. Looking for a holiday gift? Treat your loved one (or yourself) to a unique gift while amplifying VIM’s mission.
Funds raised will support year-round live music programs and continued plans for a one-of-its-kind music centre in Vancouver.
A virtual auction means you can browse and bid from your mobile device, tablet, or computer. It’s as easy as online shopping!
Have an item you’d like to donate? Please reach out to cindy[at]vimhouse.ca to coordinate the details.
Click Here To Bid!
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Russell Wallace's Saltchuck City Orchestra - Klatwa Album Release
2026-02-07 19:30 - 21:00 | VCC Broadway Auditorium, 1155 E Broadway, Vancouver, BC, V5T 4V5, Canada
Russell Wallace and the Vancouver Independent Music Centre Society (VIM) present:

Saltchuck City Orchestra – Klatwa Album Release – Saturday, February 7th, 2026
Vancouver Community College – Broadway Auditorium
1155 E Broadway, Vancouver
Doors: 6:30 PM
Show: 7:30 PM – the orchestra will perform one set, reception to follow
Tickets: https://show.ps/l/ff8e9003/
All proceeds from ticket sales will be donated to the Ray and Flora Wallace Bursary at Vancouver Community College (read more below).

Tickets are sliding scale general admission and include (1) copy of the album per ticket. Please arrive early to secure your seats. Please reach out to cindy@vimhouse.ca if you require further assistance with tickets.
Click here to watch the trailer for ‘klatwa’
Preview and pre-order the album on Bandcamp: https://redshiftmusicsociety.bandcamp.com/album/klatwa
Lil’wat composer and performer, Russell Wallace, celebrates the release of his album Klatwa (Redshift), featuring compositions rooted in his Salish heritage in a concert featuring his ensemble, the Saltchuck City Orchestra:
Emily M Cheung, soprano
Sarah Jo Kirsch, mezzo-soprano
Sam Dabrusin, tenor
Russell Wallace, bass
Lan Tung, erhu
Cameron Wilson, violin
Marina Hasselberg, cello
John Korsrud, trumpet
Bill Runge, alto saxophone
Geoff Claridge, tenor saxophone
Adnrew Skepasts, guitar
Wynston Minckler, bass
Noah Franche-Nolan, piano, keyboard
Kai Basanta, drums
Raphael Geronimo, percussion
About Klatwa – Embark:
“I trace my finger over the album cover—curved lines and angles forming the word ‘Klatwa – to embark,’ the same marks my great-grandfather’s pen once made when writing to villages across the mountains. The songs within pulse with movement: salmon fighting upstream, crows banking against dusky skies, ancestors descending from stars, and communities coming together. This Chinook shorthand also flowed between Stʼatʼimc hands in the 1800s, a code of connection that barely survived.
I still hear my mother’s voice in the melody of “Gathering”—how she would hum it first, barely audible, in the residential school’s shadowed corners. Girls would gather around bodies huddled close, as she taught them to shape their mouths around Stʼatʼimc syllables the teachers had forbidden. They memorized each word, each inflection, passing it between them like a secret flame that mustn’t die. Years later, when I record this song, I feel her breath in mine—the same defiant air that kept our language burning when they tried to extinguish it. Vancouver rose from this coastal soil nourished by the intertwined roots of many peoples. Saltchuck City Orchestra honours this convergence—each note a declaration of defiance, each harmony an offering to those who found strength in unity, and each rhythm pulsing forward, inviting us all to dance.”
– Russell Wallace
Klatwa was co-produced by Russell Wallace and John Korsrud with the generous support of the First Peoples’ Cultural Council and the British Columbia Arts Council.
Saltchuck City Orchestra’s Klatwa Album Release Concert takes place on the traditional and unceded territory of the xwməθkwəy̓əm (Musqueam), Sḵwx̱wú7mesh Úxwumixw (Squamish), and səl̓ilw̓ətaʔɬ (Tsleil-Waututh).
We gratefully acknowledge the support of Vancouver Community College, Canadian Heritage, JTC Heersink Foundation, and the City of Vancouver.
About Russell Wallace:

Russell Wallace is an award winning composer, producer and traditional singer from the St’at’imc/Lil’wat Nation (Salish) in Canada. His music has been part of a number of film and television soundtracks and theatre/dance productions and as a musician has been part a number of award winning groups and recordings. Currently, Wallace is the Director of the Indigenous Vocal Ensemble at Vancouver Community College and works with a number of local choirs in Vancouver.
About the Ray and Flora Wallace Bursary:
The Ray and Flora Wallace Bursary at Vancouver Community College (VCC), established by musician and composer Russell Wallace, commemorates the legacy of his late parents through the provision of financial assistance to Indigenous students pursuing musical studies at VCC.
The Bursary was established by Wallace to commemorate the legacy of his late parents through the provision of financial assistance to Indigenous students pursuing musical studies at VCC.
Ray and Flora Wallace transformed their modest East Vancouver house into a sanctuary of support for education, music, and community. Throughout the 1980s, they quietly covered textbook costs, tuition fees, and bus tickets for Urban Indigenous students struggling to make ends meet. Their kitchen table, scratched from years of use, became a gathering place where hungry students found homemade bannock and strong tea, sympathetic ears and generous hearts.
About Vancouver Independent Music Centre Society (VIM)
VIM is a non-profit, charitable organization established in 2011 with a mandate to develop a well-designed, central, accessible, sustainable and culturally diverse music centre based on feedback from hundreds of musicians, music presenters, concertgoers and managers among others. In 2018, the City of Vancouver passed zoning at the Plaza of Nations to include a 20,000 square foot music centre based on the VIM’s vision and plans. https://vimhouse.ca
For more information or interviews, please contact Cindy Dai at communications@vimhouse.ca.
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CapU Choirs: In the Same Room
2026-04-11 19:30 - 21:30 | BC
Saturday, April 11th, 2026
7:30 PM
Blueshore Financial Centre for the Performing Arts
(North Vancouver)
VIM is proud to support this multigenerational, multicultural, multigenre show. Expect Baroque excerpts by Vivaldi, sounds of the East, works by Indigenous composers, and popular favourites showcased through Capilano University’s choral ensembles. Featuring daring vocalist Shruti Ramani (Raagaverse), santoor virtuoso Saina Khaledi (Vashaan Ensemble), members of the Vancouver Intercultural Orchestra and Vancouver Symphony Orchestra, and other ensembles.
Inspired by the late Stó:lō First Nations Elder Lee Maracle’s reminder that we must be in the same room to create a shared future, this evening asks: now that we’re here, what do we make together?
Learn more and get tickets:https://www.capilanou.ca/student-services/community/blueshore-financial-centre-for-the-performing-arts/our-events/all-events/events/capu-choirs-in-the-same-room.php
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SHINE: Showcasing Filipinx Artistic Excellence - Curated by Mary Ancheta
2026-04-23 19:30 - 22:00 | Annex, 823 Seymour Street, Vancouver, British Columbia, V6B 3L4, Canada
Mary Ancheta and Vancouver Independent Music Centre Society (VIM) present:
SHINE: Showcasing Filipinx Artistic Excellence
Curated by Mary Ancheta
Box Office & Bar Open: 6:30 PM
Doors to the theatre open: 7:00 PM
Show: 7:30 PM – 2 sets with intermission
Tickets: https://show.ps/l/5ed10063/
$20-$25 for Sliding Scale General Admission
$15 for Youth/Students/those who are budget conscious.

This show is expected to sell out!
Please reach out to info@vimhouse.ca if you would like to attend but are facing financial barriers.

Celebrate Filipinx excellence through music, movement, and storytelling that reflects resilience, creativity, and collective care. Thoughtfully curated by multi-hyphenate Canadian Filipina Mary Ancheta, this showcase seeks to spread joy and shine a light on Filipinx artists in Vancouver. The evening’s program will include a new dance & music project, with the working title ‘Sama-Sama’ meaning “all together”, an exciting collaboration project between Kathara Society and Mary Ancheta.
Join us for an evening of music, dance, and storytelling, from:

Mikey Jose
“From the lab to the limelight” (ALT RECESS), Mikey Jose refuses to pick a lane. As a neuroscience PhD candidate-by-day, independent artist-by-night, Mikey thrives in the in-between, putting him in a unique position to build bridges that connect brain and heart. Mikey takes cues from classic and modern R&B/Soul greats like Stevie Wonder, Aretha Franklin, Leon Thomas, and Beyoncé, who lead with story through melody; this ethos allows his B-Side records to be as compelling as his radio hits. Exclaimed a “soulful powerhouse…[with vocals] in a league of his own” (EARMILK), Mikey carries infectious energy from the studio to the stage, headlining shows from Vancouver to Tokyo and opening for artists like Lawrence, GoldFord, and The Main Squeeze.
KATHARA Pilipino Indigenous Arts Collective
Through arts and culture, Kathara promotes Pilipino Indigenous identity and cultural legacy, Filipinx diaspora, and the rights of all Indigenous Peoples. For this event, members representing Kathara will be: Babette Santos (dance), JR Guerrero and Michael Louw (instruments).
Francis Arevalo
Francis Arevalo is an East Vancouver-born-and-based hip-hop artist, poet and producer who is equal parts hype and heart. Whether performing in living rooms or festival stages, his performances are energizing, empowering, emotive and memorable. He is also a passionate mental health advocate living with Bipolar Type 1 Disorder, whose journey telling his story through music was the subject of an award-winning documentary “The Lion”. His upcoming album Home, Grown releases this summer 2026.
Louie Sanchez
Louie Sanchez (they/them) is the solo project of Eirene Cloma, a Toronto-based musician originally from North Vancouver, BC. They are a member of nationally acclaimed kulintang ensemble Pantayo whose debut album was shortlisted for the Polaris Music Prize in 2020. They are also a session musician who has worked with artists such as Kimmortal, Rae Spoon, and Austra. Louie Sanchez is a return to their roots as a singer-songwriter trained in classical and jazz guitar with soul, r&b, folk, and country influences.
…and introducing rising youth artist: Leigh Kathryn
19 year-old Leigh Kathryn crafts heartfelt original music that utilizes the genres of R&B and Pop to flow with the storytelling of Folk and the energy of Indie. Guided by her intimate vocals and honest lyricism, her songs feel tethered to your heart and mind. With each track, Leigh creates a world that invites listeners to slow down, breathe, and sit with their feelings. Leigh will be accompanied by Eli Castro on piano.
Accompanied by a house band led by Ancheta on Keyboard, Alvin Brendan on bass, Adam Cormier on drums, and Dominic Conway on saxophone, this event will be sure to spark joy, hope, and a sense of belonging. Filipino and non-Filipinos are all WELCOME – this event is for everyone!
Almost a year after the tragic events of Lapu Lapu Day, this event recognizes and holds reverence for family and friends in the communities affected. Let’s gather to celebrate creativity and hold space for the collective. Come as you are and dress to express your SHINE!
Special thanks to our event partners: Filipino BC, 333nergy, Blue Hour Media, Revival
About Mary Ancheta:

Mary Ancheta is a Canadian Filipina keyboardist, producer, and composer for Film and Television. Mary has a passion for storytelling and the human condition. She enjoys collaborating with other artists and her aim is to help tell more diverse stories through her music. In 2025 she was invited to perform in Australia and to represent Canada at the World Expo in Osaka, Japan. https://www.maryancheta.com/
About Vancouver Independent Music Centre Society (VIM):
VIM is a non-profit, charitable organization established in 2011 with a mandate to develop a well-designed, central, accessible, sustainable and culturally diverse music centre based on feedback from hundreds of musicians, music presenters, concertgoers and managers among others. In 2018, the City of Vancouver passed zoning at the Plaza of Nations to include a 20,000 square foot music centre based on the VIM’s vision and plans. https://vimhouse.ca
This event is produced by the VIM with support from Canadian Heritage, Government of BC, City of Vancouver, The Hamber Foundation, and JTC Heersink Foundation. For more information or interviews, please contact Cindy Dai at communications@vimhouse.ca.

About the Venue (ANNEX): https://vancouvercivictheatres.com/venues/annex#information
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Goodbye, Strawberry Hill - Sharon Minemoto Album Release Concert
2026-05-02 19:30 - 22:00 | The Anvil Theatre, 777 Columbia St, New Westminster, BC, V3M 1B6, Canada
Anvil Theatre & Vancouver Independent Music Centre presents
Goodbye, Strawberry Hill
Saturday, May 2, 2026 | 7:30pm
A concert celebrating the launch of Sharon Minemoto’s new album, Goodbye, Strawberry Hill (Cellar Music). This album tells her family’s stories, joyful and sad, from WWII to present day.
Following the bombing of Pearl Harbour in December 1941, the Canadian government interned people of Japanese ancestry due to fears of espionage, widespread anti-Japanese racism, and pressure from British Columbian politicians. Japanese Canadians were stripped of their civil rights and nearly 22,000 people were forced to leave their homes, many of whom were moved to internment camps. In 1942, Sharon Minemoto’s mother’s family’s 10-acre strawberry farm in Strawberry Hill, (Surrey-Delta) was confiscated by the government and her family then interned in Slocan, BC.
Even after the end of the war, Japanese Canadians were forbidden to return to the West Coast. They were given two choices: move east of the Rockies or “Repatriate” to Japan. Sharon’s maternal grandparents made the difficult choice to take four of their six Canadian-born children by boat to Japan. As Canadians, they would face years of hardship and discrimination in Japan before choosing to return to Canada.
Sharon’s father’s mother took her children to meet their grandmother in Japan when the war broke out. Without a home, income or father, the family was stranded near Hiroshima when the US atomic bomb was dropped. With his family stuck in Japan, her grandfather was interned in a camp in Moose Jaw, where he died.
With the support of the Japanese Canadian Legacies Society, Sharon composed nine works for her quartet, each inspired by and reflecting her family’s experience during WWII. These works would become the album Goodbye, Strawberry Hill.
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George Leach & Hayley Wallis
2026-05-14 20:00 - 22:00 | Fox Cabaret, 2321 Main St, Vancouver, British Columbia, V5T 3C9, Canada
Vancouver Independent Music Centre Society (VIM) presents:
GEORGE LEACH & HAYLEY WALLIS
Double bill concert curated by Rob Thomson
Thursday, May 14th, 2026
Fox Cabaret – 2321 Main St, Vancouver
Doors: 7:00 PM
Show: 8:00 PM
This Concert takes place on the traditional and unceded territory of the xʷməθkʷəy̓əm (Musqueam), Sḵwx̱wú7mesh Úxwumixw (Squamish), and səl̓ilw̓ətaʔɬ (Tsleil-Waututh) peoples.
Tickets are sliding scale general admission. The sliding scale option allows you to choose what contribution works best for you. We recommend arriving early to secure your seat. Please reach out to info@vimhouse.ca if you require further assistance with tickets, require accessibility support, or are facing financial barriers and would like to attend the show.
About The Show
Selected by Haida programmer, musician, and community organizer Rob Thomson, this double bill concert features legendary guitarist and singer George Leach performing a blazing solo act and rising star Hayley Wallis accompanied by her groovy quartet.
About George Leach
A multi-disciplined, award winning artist from the Stl’atl’imx Nation, George Leach is in relentless pursuit of truth. His passion and dedication to songcraft has been evident throughout his entire career, which began with the release of his debut album, “Just Where I’m At”, in the year 2000.
The self-produced album won several Canadian Aboriginal Music Awards and garnered international recognition, establishing him as a respected singer, songwriter, guitarist and performer.
His second album, “Surrender”, went on to become a multiple award winning album, earning George a Juno award in 2014.
George Leach is currently working on writing and recording his third album – a unique compilation of musical genres yet to be discovered. His talent is undeniable. He is the real deal.

https://www.instagram.com/georgeleachmusic/
About Hayley Wallis
2023 CBC Searchlight finalist Hayley Wallis’s voice commands attention: rich, textured, and effortlessly confident. Her performances carry emotional weight and clarity, moving listeners as much by her tone as her story. Originally from Klemtu, a remote island in the Great Bear Rainforest, Hayley is deeply rooted in her Indigenous identity while embracing expansive musical horizons. In November 2022, she released her debut album Halulu, marking her formal entry into the music industry and catalyzing her growth as an independent artist.
Hayley’s singles have climbed to #1 on NCI’s Indigenous Music Countdown, she’s been featured on SiriusXM’s Indigiverse and Poplandia, and added to Spotify’s “Indigenous” editorial playlist. With over 80 performances across BC and beyond since 2021, her stage presence and connection with audiences have deepened.

https://hayleywallismusic.com/
About Vancouver Independent Music Centre Society (VIM):
VIM is a non-profit, charitable organization established in 2011 with a mandate to develop a well-designed, central, accessible, sustainable and culturally diverse music centre based on feedback from hundreds of musicians, music presenters, concertgoers and managers among others. In 2018, the City of Vancouver passed zoning at the Plaza of Nations to include a 20,000 square foot music centre based on the VIM’s vision and plans. https://vimhouse.ca
This event is produced by the VIM with support from Canadian Heritage, Government of BC, City of Vancouver, and JTC Heersink Foundation. For more information or interviews, please contact Diane Kadota diane@vimhouse.ca
About the Venue (FOX CABARET):
https://www.foxcabaret.com/faq

Rows of chairs will be set up and available on a first-come-first-serve basis. There are limited booths and high tops at the back of the room by the bar. We recommend arriving early to secure your seat.
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