July 7 7:00 -10:00 pm. •. By Donation $10/$20/$xx/FREE We are so grateful for the 8EAST Social Space for New Culture, for the music we’ve made, the conversations we’ve had, for what we have learned and what we have shared. For the location of 8EAST in Chinatown, the Downtown Eastside, on the land of the […]
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. 17th edition: JP Carter (solo) • amplified trumpet, effects Wednesday July 9th, 2025 8 E Pender St Doors 7:30pm, Music 8pm By donation $20/10/free 8EAST is […]
By Donation $10/$20/$xx/FREE The Powers (Emily Pelstring, Katherine Kline, and Jessica Mensch) as scholars and artists examine the occult and spirituality as places that are “legitimate forms of experience” through music, performance, and video work. Their performance pulls in the audience, playing on ritual and feminized archetypes including the witch, the crone, and the hag. […]
July 18th, 2025Improvised music at 8EASTDoors at 7:45pm, Music at 8:00pmBy Donation $10/$20/FREEPay what you can so others can attend for free Set #1 Torsten Muller – Bass Dylan van der schyff – Drums Set #2 Francois Houle – Clarinet Cat Toren – Piano Jesus Caballero – Drums ~ 8EAST ACCESS STATEMENT ~ The 8EAST […]
July 26, 2025Improvised music at 8EAST Please Note the early start!! Doors at 6:45pm, Music at 7:00pmBy Donation $10/$20/FREEPay what you can so others can attend for free Eve Egoyan - Acoustic and Augmented Piano Mauricio Pauly - Chromaharp, Lapsteel, Live Sampling and Processing, Bass Lisa Cay Miller - Piano, Nord, Moog Matriarch Kenton Loewen […]
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 (cash only). Cash […]
Set #1 Jake Kostuchuk - Guitar Jack Lee - Trumpet Salvador Gomez - Drums Set #2 Lisa Miller - Piano Clyde Reed - Bass Jesus Caballero - Drums ~ 8EAST ACCESS STATEMENT ~ The 8EAST social space for new culture is a project of the NOW Society, located on the Territories of the xʷməθkwəy̓əm, Skwxwú7mesh […]
August 12, 2025 - what a line up!Improvised music at 8EAST 8pm, Doors at 7:45pmBy Donation $10/$20/FREEPay what you can so others can attend for free Michael Moore (Amsterdam) - woodwinds Jodi Gilbert - voice Gabi Tome (Mexico City) - guitar Matthew Ariaratnam - guitar Jeff Younger - guitar Bahar Khazei - piano Lisa Cay […]
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. 18th edition: JP Carter • amplified trumpet, effects Wednesday August 13th, 2025 8 E Pender St Doors 7:30pm, Music 8pm By donation $20/10/free ~ 8EAST ACCESS […]