This Week

Boogie Piano happy hour every Tues-Sat with Mike Van Eyes!

Early Show: Hoshin

Doors 7pm
Show 8pm
Pay-What-You-Can

Hoshin., a 5-piece neo soul group from Seattle, draws its strength and groove from the deep friendships of the band and its wider community. Beginning in 2017 as a friends of friends collective, they have quickly created a visionary soul sound, tapping into the felt pocket of rhythm and hypnotic groove-hooks to deliver Sam Hoshin’s organic melodies. The band at large pulls influence from greats like Erykah Badu, Robert Glasper, Sade, Hiatus Kaiyote, and cues up jazz, gospel, soul, and r&b elements, inviting listeners into the ongoing legacy and community of soul music. Hoshin. released it’s debut EP, “Move” in July of 2019.

Adam Robert Thomas

Doors 9pm
Show 9:30pm
Pay-What-You-Can

Adam Thomas performs a diverse array of music from favourite radio hits of this year all the way back to music from the jazz and big band era, and a wide array of classics in between. His unique sound combines elements of soul, jazz, indie and top 40 music. Aside from his own compositions, his performing song book includes hits by artists such as Sam Smith, Drake, Norah Jones, Coldplay, Al Green, Radiohead, Stevie Wonder and many others, all covered with sweet soulful taste.

Sweet jazz & Soul at the Revel Room with rotating acts.

Doors 9pm/Show 9:30pm
Pay-What-You-Can

Join us for “UNDERNEATH THE HARLEM MOON,” A Smokey Soul-era Harlem cabaret here in the heart of Gastown! Curated and produced by local soul songstress Ms. Krystle Dos Santos and featuring a variety of spoken word & vocal guests each month.

DJ Wellz is spinning all the best international tunes from 10pm.

Early Show: The Dadolescents

Doors 7pm
Show 7:30pm
Pay-What-You-Can

Formed ten years ago in North Vancouver BC, The Dadolescents is comprised of musicians from varied and exotic musical backgrounds brought together by the great levellers of age, careers, and family responsibilities. When touring became impossible because of their failing middle-aged bodies, they gathered together to write original songs about their shared experiences of mortgages, bad backs, Sunday BBQs, and receding hairlines. Their break-out song “Monthly Sex Night” was a standout pick in CBC’s Spotlight competition. High-energy tongue-in-cheek punk/pop for the immature adult!

Hot Jazz Wednesdays feat. Jen Hodge

Doors 9pm
Show 9:30pm
Pay-What-You-Can

Bass player, vocalist, and bandleader Jen Hodge is a versatile musician who can be found playing with a wide variety of artists all over the world. Jen’s playing is characterized by hard swinging grooves, an expressive and energetic playing style, and an evident, infectious love for making music, which endears her performances to listeners, partiers, and dancers alike. Her steadfast bass playing and consummate professionalism have taken her to stages all over Canada, the USA, China, Spain, France, the UK, Sweden, and the Caribbean. Jen’s latest album, All’s Fair in Love and Jazz, spent 8 weeks in the top 30 North American College & Community Radio jazz charts, peaked at #2 in the Canadian jazz charts, and broke into the JazzWeek top 100. Jen has been appearing at Guilt & Co regularly for more than 8 years, during which time 4 different Guilty cocktails have been named after Jen Hodge All Stars original songs.

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Tired of you being the only person who gets to hear your sweet vocals stylings? Have no fear, The Portside is bringing Euphonic Entertainment in to host Karaoke Wednesdays weekly! Check out their Songbooks online at www.euphonicentertainment.com

Drink specials from 10pm-close on Liquid Courage
Keith’s Beer + Fireball $10

10pm-2am
No Cover

Doors 7pm
Show 9:30pm
Pay-What-You-Can

FLOW is a tribute band of Vancouver musicians, Krystle Dos Santos, Richard Craven, Terry Williams, Michael Aihoshi and Emerson Tanaka. This talented crew formed to celebrate the 30 years of the music of Sade. Performing “Smooth Operator” , “Your Love Is King”, “Lovers Rock” and many more hits that draw you in to her cool Soul/ R&B vibe. Also covering the music of British soul artists Joss Stone, Amy Winehouse, Adele, Jamiroqui and many more, FLOW gives the flavour of UK soul scene right here in YVR.

Let the battle begin! Enjoy Dueling Pianos at the Revel Room with Mike Van Eyes and Coris Aeven.

Once upon a time at a Bass show far, far away M.I.A & Way Home vowed to be homies, forever. At least every Thursday at Vancouver’s leading platform for local & international Bass. Join your Way Homiez for all things Bass & $3 keg beers in one of North America’s most intimate rooms featuring the industry leading Funktion One sound system.

Every Thursday night DJ Zeus plays all of your fave hits from the 80s, 90s, 2000s, and NOW! No cover and drink specials.

Doors 7pm
Show 10pm
Pay-What-You-Can

A2Z is a new, improvisational music collective focused on making the audience move, and keeping them moving. They will migrate from any genre to do it; afrobeat, dancehall, funk, rock, reggae, soul, zouk and more are energetically explored by the Vancouver quintet. As the lineup of the project can vary, the steadfast commitment to groove and sonic freedom does not.

Mellow out with Jazz Blues & Soul at the Revel Room featuring rotating acts.

As Halloween draws near, follow the lamplight of your guide into Vancouver’s earliest and most gruesome history. You’ll step inside a world of murder, revenge, and true grit in a dramatic retelling of Victorian Gastown’s earliest stories. Tales of deadly fire and smallpox emerge from the shadows as you venture through cobblestone streets to the shocking finale in this unique performance-theatre experience.

You’ll discover…

Gruesome stories of the Great Fire

The notorious ladies of the Gold Rush

A murder mystery unsolved to this day

The haunting legend of Gaoler’s Mews

The chilling history of George Vancouver

Stories of smallpox outbreaks & heartbreaks

Hotels and streets that haven’t changed from the 1800s

And more!

MON – SAT
8 PM – 9:30 PM
+ EXTRA HALLOWEEN DATES AND TIMES

$28

Buy tickets here.

Guest DJ playing party tunes from 10pm until late.

Since our official launch in 2014, our house has grown into a stomping grounds for Vancouver’s leading local DJs in house+techno. With the help of a team we are lucky to call friends, we are happy to announce the beginning of an era that truly feels like home…

COMMON GROUND
house/techno+friends
Friday’s at Are you MIA

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Playing the best throwback RnB HipHop & Pop with a touch of future classics!
DJs 23, Maiyah, iFun, Relik & guests on rotation.
Hosted by Angelo & Ramir!
Email 90percent90s@gmail.com for list or to reserve space for your party!

Kwakwaka’wakw artist David Neel will launch his new memoir ‘The Way Home’ in conjunction with his solo mixed-media exhibition ‘Symbols Speak’ at Coastal Peoples Gallery on November 16th, 2019.

As a 7th generation artist, whether inspired from ancient or modern cultures, David Neel understands that artistic expression through symbols communicates what words cannot regardless of verbal or written form.  Symbols Speak represents an impressive collection of fine jewellery, carvings and graphics illustrating the artist’s exploration, cultivation, and return to his Indigenous roots.

A special highlight in this exhibition will be David’s mask of his grandmother Ellen Neel created in 1990, which will be loaned to the gallery for display from Camosun College’s permanent collection, and depicted in his new book.

Event Dates and Times:

Exhibition runs: November 16 to December 28, 2019

Open daily 10am – 6pm

Doors 7pm
Show 10pm
Pay-What-You-Can

BEST NIGHT EVER are bringing their unique brand of meticulously crafted neo-motown tunes to music festivals and live venues across the West Coast in 2019. Treading the line between modern & vintage, their soulful sound is reminiscent of golden-era Stevie Wonder with a healthy helping of modern R&B & pop influences. 2017 CBC Searchlight finalists, they’ve shared the stage with Canadian hit makers Nick Gilder & Sweeney Todd (“Roxy Roller”), viral YouTube sensation B. Rich (“Out for a Rip”), and west coast mainstays Bend Sinister & Tonye.

Mellow out with Jazz Blues & Soul featuring rotating acts.

Featuring: DJ EL NINO

Hip Hop & Top 40 every Saturday

DJs Crackerhands and K-OG

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Vancouver’s leading weekly for underground house goes #DeepDownInside every Saturday at M.I.A with world renown deejay & producer talent supported by a rotating roster of Vancouver’s leading locals in House. Join Sivz, Sara Sukkha, Project Mavara, Tronn, KeepSix, Henry C, Aly Abji & more in one of North America’s most intimate rooms featuring the industry leading Funktion One sound system & the finest future & classic deep house cuts until 3am.

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Every Saturday catch GOOD MUSIC DJs on The Portside 10pm-3am

Doors 7pm
Show 9:30pm
Pay-What-You-Can

Born out of a basement in Seattle’s Greenwood neighborhood in 2015, High Pulp’s winding music effortlessly draws from diverse influences. The lineup-fluid collective transmutes from lock-tight trio to expansive ensemble as they meander from jazz to funk to hip-hop to punk, melding myriad melodic touchstones to create something distinctly avant-garde. Soon they were gracing the stages of iconic venues such as Neumos and The Crocodile and playing featured slots at festivals like Upstream and BAMF.

Old Country, Ragtime & Swing with Kelly Haigh & the Do Rites.

Early Show: Crinkum Crankum

Doors 7pm
Show 8pm
Pay-What-You-Can

Definition of Crinkum Crankum
archaic: something full of twists and turns: a thing fancifully or excessively intricate and elaborate.
Vancouver’s newest progressive jazz rock band Crinkum Crankum is just that and more! Expect elements of jazz, rock, funk, latin and progressive music all combined into a fresh new and exciting sound. It’s jazz, it just doesn’t sound like it!

Brandon Isaak

Doors 9pm
Show 9:30pm
Pay-What-You-Can

What separates Brandon from the rest of the pack besides his world-class musicianship and song writing, is his ability to connect and involve the audience in his live shows.

Every Monday night test your smarts on The Portside at Kaboom Atomic Trivia!