1st Annual LUCENT Festival Oct. 25 - 27 at 8EAST A Festival of Indigenous and improvising artists 8 East Pender Street, Vancouver Presented by the NOW Society All events: by donation $10/$20/FREE Our Resident Artist this year is Olivia Shortt! This year’s theme: playing the forest October 26 8:00 pm Branching Songs Ensemble Julie […]
1st Annual LUCENT Festival Oct. 25 - 27 at 8EAST A Festival of Indigenous and improvising artists 8 East Pender Street, Vancouver Presented by the NOW Society All events: by donation $10/$20/FREE Our Resident Artist this year is Olivia Shortt! This year’s theme: playing the forest October 27 3:30 - 5:00 pm Talk with […]
About this event On the last Wednesday of every month... Come play improvised music in a collaborative setting! Open to improvising musicians of all genres and experience levels. Small ensembles will be randomly created from musicians that register (that’s you!) to play short sets together. •Free/$10/$20/$xx •Admission is free; donations are welcome at the door […]
November 12, 2024 8EAST 8pm $20/$10/XX/FREE Eldritch Preist - Guitar James Meger - Bass Brady Cranfield - Electronic Drums Matthew Ariaratnam - Guitar Adrian Avendaño - Drums Dormitive Virtue is not the album that one likely would've expected from Eldritch Priest next. For the past 20-odd years, the Vancouver-based composer, writer, and academic has been building […]
BIG FUN ON THE CORNER A monthly series celebrating electricity in improvised music! Brought to you by JP Carter and the NOW Society, every 2nd Wednesday of the month. This edition guest curated by Matthew Ariaratnam. 9th edition: Set 1 ~ lunr girl - voice, electronics, bass guitar Set 2 ~ Harley Small - Synth […]
Saturday, November 16, 8pm By donation $20/$10/XX/FREE 2 Sets Stefan Smulovitz A live solo set by Stefan inspired by the creation of his first album. Layers of various string instruments and electronics traversing intergalactic wormholes. Alchemical Musings #2 Stefan Smulovitz - electric violin & electronics Christopher Kelly - sax & electronics Xel - electronics & […]
Barking Sphinx, 8 East and act·art·mgt present: Peggy Lee & Cole Schmidt An afternoon celebration of the official label release of "Forever Stories Of: Moving Parties" With Jen Yakamovich, Meredith Bates, JP Carter and Brian Horswill November 17th 8EAST (8 E Pender) Doors 3:30pm; music 4pm (two sets) $20/$10/PWYC "Forever Stories Of: Moving Parties" will […]
NOW Society AGM Annual General Meeting Saturday November 23 3:00 - 4:30 pm A performance follows at 5pm with Adams/Whitworth/Bird/Miller/Edwards online meeting link: here in person at 8 East Pender Street To attend, please ensure you have a valid 2024 NOW Society membership ($5). To purchase a membership, click here. If you appreciate NOW programs and would like to show your support, […]
Saturday, November 23rd at 8EAST / doors at 5pm By donation/$10/$20/XX/FREE Casey Adams (Seattle) - solo percussion + quintet with: Nikko Whitworth - bass Haley Bird - oboe Lisa Cay Miller - piano Aidan Edwards - clarinets Casey Adams is a Seattle based drummer, builder and creator of electro-acoustic noise. In his work and research […]
Improvised music at 8east Tuesday Nov 26, 2024 Doors 7:30pm, Music 8pm Entry by donation $20/10/free JP Carter trumpet, effects Elisa Thorn harp, effects Lee Hutzulak synth Colin Cowan bass, effects, rhythm machines 8EAST is located on the Territories of the xʷməθkwəy̓əm, Skwxwú7mesh and səlil̓wətaʔɬ Peoples, in Chinatown in the place known as Vancouver. […]