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The Rickshaw Theatre continues to honour the late David Bowie with a virtual “Bowie Ball”

Arts January 25, 2021

By: Charlene Aviles, Peak Associate On January 9, 2021, the Rickshaw Theatre and Stable Genius presented the 6th Annual Bowie Ball, an annual BC Cancer Foundation fundraiser featuring local bands performing David Bowie’s classic hits. Since Bowie’s passing in 2016, the Rickshaw Theatre has kept the tradition alive. The livestream incorporated a montage of music videos of various bands including Cass King & The Cassettes, Secret Asian Man, and Jimmy Baldwin’s Bowie Ball Band, and ended with a live performance from Space Junk.  Normally, my music playlist consists of Ed Sheeran, 90s R&B, and boy bands, such as NSYNC and…

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At the: Rickshaw Theatre

Peak Web October 9, 2018

By: Natasha Tar, Peak Associate   Ambience: B RED. That’s what I first saw when I entered Rickshaw Theatre at 10:20 p.m. The walls are completely red, and so is basically everything else.       Thankfully, the next thing…

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Levitation Vancouver is set to kick off festival season

EIC June 16, 2016

Summer has arrived, which means music festival season is swinging into full gear. Although there has been some disappointment with the cancellation of the Squamish Valley Music Festival, there are still plenty of other festivals to fill the emptiness. Levitation…

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Unknown Mortal Orchestra brings the psychedelia

EIC February 8, 2016

Last Saturday, I attended a sold out show at the Rickshaw Theatre headlined by Unknown Mortal Orchestra (UMO). The group is a rock band from Portland, Oregon composed of Ruban Nielson, Jake Portrait, and Riley Geare.  The show began with…

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