Arts & Entertainment

 

 

Local talent shines at full moon pub night

Siavash
Rokni

     

Te Douglas College Student Union
building was the scene of a special
Douglas College “under the moon”
party on Thursday, February 21. The
event consisted of live music, low priced
drinks, free food, and

many raffle prizes
including two free
tickets to an upcoming
Canucks game.
Turnout for the event
was higher than the
last DSU pub night
and featured several

“This pub
night was one
of our best

country music featuring all original tunes
composed by Brandon Webb himself.
Brandon expressed concern on how the
New Westminster music scene is not
well established and in need of more
attention.

Next, I talked to Jay Schreiber of the
band Static. Static is a three piece rock
band with Jay Schreiber on the drums,
Sun-Raj on guitar and Randon on the
bass. Jay Schreiber and his friend Ryan
Hasse—both from the music department
of Douglas College—were also the
organizers of the pub night. Jay had
previously been involved in organizing
another pub night last November known
as ‘““November-Fest.”

“IT am really proud
to go to a school that
allow us the capability
of organizing a pub night
like this” Jay said during
the interview. “We wanted
to organize an event were
everybody could come
out and have a lot of fun. I

. a
local bands, some of this sSemes te rr am pleased and absolutely

whom had members
that attended Douglas
College. I had a chance
to talk to each of the

bands separately and hear their opinions

of the evening.

First, I talked to Brandon Webb
from “The Wicks” who is a history
major at the Douglas College. With Rob
Paccagan on bass, David Charan on
guitar, and Jaden Bodin on drums, The
Wicks offers a blend of rock, blues and

—Ally MacGrotty

overjoyed with tonight’s
turnout.”
I also interviewed

Grand Theft Radio, a
local punk rock band from Surrey, which
claims to take influence from bands such
as Audioslave and the Red Hot Chilli
Peppers. The band features Michael
Ewacha on the drums, Fraser Readman
on the vocals, Sean McGowan on the
guitar, Jamie Daviduk on the bass, and
Trevor Hardy on lead guitar. The band

specifically commented on how energetic
the pub night’s crowd was. “Crowd
matters. The better the crowd, the better
the show. That’s what keeps us going,”
Fraser Readman said. “I would like to
Thank our loyal fans for supporting us in
this event,” added Sean.

The pub night continued untill lam
with amaizing beats from DJ NAP, as
well as_ plenty of drinks and dances.

“This pub night was one of our best
this semester with diverse group of
individuals,” said Alysia MacGrotty,
the DSU External Relations Officer. “I
would like to thank all the musicians
for their great performances. As well,
I would like to thank Jay Screiber and
Ryan Hasse for their effort in making
this event happening,” she added.

 

 

 

February 25
Holy Fuck, Richard’s on Richards

February 28
The Fringe Group, Douglas College

February 29
Hinterland, the Biltmore

March 1

The New York Dolls, the Plaza Club
Balkan Beat Box, The Chan Centre
(UBC)

Rock the Valley Festival feat. Hedley,
Ag-Rec Centre (Abbotsford)
Comedy Death Ray feat. Janeane
Garofolo, the Commodore Ballroom

March 2
The Sunday Service (Improv), the
eee (53 W. Broadway)

March 3
Vancouver Poetry Slam, Café Deux
Soleils

March 4
Literature Alive presents Todd
Babiak, Douglas College

March 5

Crystal Castles w/Health, Richard’s
on Richards

British Sea Power, The Plaza

Atlas Sound, Pat’s Pub

March 6

Aceyalone w/Moka Only, Richard’s
on Richards

100 Theatre Productions at Douglas,
Amelia Douglas Gallery (until March
24)

PEST Te

March 7

Mohawk Lodge w/Bend Sinister &
Japandroids, the Biltmore

Secret Mommy w/No Gold &
Basketball, the Media Club

Dandi Wind, Richard’s on Richards
Andrew Dice Clay, the River Rock
Casino

Lysistrata, Douglas Studio Theatrea
(until March 15)

March 8

The Raveonettes w/Be Your Own
Pet, the Plaza Club

Cancer Bats w/Bison, the Ukranian
Hall (all ages)

March 11
Yoav, the Media Club

 

March 15

Steve Earle, the Centre for
Performing Arts (all ages)
Colin Mochrie & Brad Sherwood, the
Boulevard Casino

Dracula, Douglas Performing Arts
Theatre (until March 22)

March 17
Saul Williams, the Plaza Club

March 22
Jason Collett, the Plaza Club

March 24
Minus the Bear, Richard’s on
Richards

March 25
Justice w/Diplo, the Commodore
Ballroom (SOLD OUT)

 

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