PORTISHEAD AT PNE FORUM – VANCOUVER – 2011
BRITISH TRIP-HOP GROUP, PORTISHEAD ANNOUNCE A HIGHLY ANTICIPATED PERFORMANCE IN VANCOUVER!!!
Named after the nearby town of the same name, Portishead released their first album, Dummy, in 1994 to critically acclaim and earned the prestigious Mercury Music Prize. Appealing to electronic dance and alternative rock fans across the globe, the band continued to impress with the release of their self-titled album in 1997, which spawned the hit singles “All Mine”, Over” and “Only You”. In 2008, a decade after their last album, Portishead returned with Third. This year seems Portishead re-emerge with live performances at festivals across Europe, the US and Mexico.
VANCOUVER PLAYHOUSE THEATRE COMPANY – 2011/2012 SEASON – VANCOUVER
WE ARE PLAYING WITH FIRE THIS SEASON!
Five MAINSTAGE productions, two RECITAL HALL SERIES plays, three PARTNERSHIPS and one THEATRE FOR YOUNG AUDIENCES – Spectacular!
God of Carnage and Red are hot off Broadway and crackle with hard-hitting, award-winning writing. The brilliant Catalyst Theatre brings us their brand-new high-concept musical, Hunchback. Our Holidays will be naughty and nice with La Cage aux Folles – a spectacular showcase of Vancouver drag celebrities wrapping themselves around the warm story of a family rekindled when a boy brings home his fiancee. This Mainstage season all starts with the sensual story of Tosca Cafe, packed with stars from the world of dance and theatre. Like The Overcoat, this is a wordless journey with stunning movement and intoxicating classical and popular music. And they complete the Mainstage season with The Cat Came Back starring Fred Penner for the very youngest of us and their families.
THIEVERY CORPORATION – VANCOUVER – 2011
THIEVERY CORPORATION AT MALKIN BOWL – STANLEY PARK
Tuesday, September 13th – 5:30pm at Malkin Bowl, Thievery Corporation will perform with guests Los Amigos Invisibles. Culture of Fear – a cinematic-sounding inquiry into space rock that straddles the sweet spot between funk and soul, with a bit of dub and reggae thrown in for good measure. The title track, featuring vocals/lyrics by rapper Mr. Lif, comments on the fact that, nearly 10 years after 9/11, “everyone is afraid of everything,” Hilton says. “People are living like wimps. The terror level is always at orange. Now we’ve got body scanners in airports. Somehow the whole country’s been spun into this pointless web of fear.” Adds Garza: “People have learned to be subservient to the system, automatically taking their shoes off at airports. Our message with this album is that there really is nothing to fear. The things we’re being told to fear aren’t what we should fear. The intrusion into your day-to-day rights and privacy are a whole lot scarier.”
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