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You can’t keep a good game show down — the return of Graham Clark’s Quiz Show

by Shawn Conner in Uncategorized on August 25, 2017

Graham Clark brings back The Quiz Show from “game-show hiatus.”

Graham Clark loves game shows. And so the Vancouver comedian is eager to once again present The Quiz Show, a live hybrid of American game show and British panel show.

Clark debuted in 2016 at the now sadly defunct Main Street gallery Hot Art Wet City. Originally a spoof on segments from game shows past, The Quiz Show grew to incorporate all original segments. Local comedians are the contestants, and do their best to make audience members laugh – and win prizes, of course. On Sept. 9, he’ll resurrect the show at the Fox Cabaret (2321 Main St.).

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You can’t keep a good game show down — the return of Graham Clark’s Quiz Show

Basia Bulat shares her secrets of the city!

by Shawn Conner in Uncategorized on August 7, 2017

Basia Bulat plays the Fox Cabaret Aug. 12.

Basia Bulat is no stranger to these parts. So we thought we’d ask the Toronto-based singer/songwriter, who plays Vancouver often, about some of her memories of the city, and playing shows here.

Bulat grew up in Etobicoke, Ontario, and first learned to play music on the autoharp. She released her debut album, Oh My Darling, in 2007; her most recent album, Good Advice, came out last year. In a review, the Guardian called Bulat’s latest “a rich and raw return,” and said that, “compared to her first three albums… her latest feels supercharged.”

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Basia Bulat shares her secrets of the city!

‘Hilariously bad dates are rampant in Vancouver’—and Tinder Tales proves it

by Shawn Conner in Events, Insider on July 27, 2017

Swipe right! Performers share their tales from the world of online dating at the Fox Cabaret Aug. 4.

As any jaded single urbanite will be the first to tell you, it’s a jungle out there. In fact, a number of people will take the stage at the Fox Cabaret (2321 Main St.) Aug. 4 to tell us just that in the latest instalment of Tinder Tales.

We talked to organizer Suzy Rawsome about the event, and how she finds people who want to share their stories of dates gone horribly awry in this modern age of hookups.

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‘Hilariously bad dates are rampant in Vancouver’—and Tinder Tales proves it

Teen Angst Night: A Celebration of Really Bad Poetry and other Cringe-worthy Teen Memories

by Carrie Leslie in Uncategorized on March 9, 2017

It’s not a phase mom, god – you just don’t understand!

Most people in their life have jotted down a poem or two to convey the unbearable angst they go through as teenagers. With hormones raging, sometimes all you need is a pad and paper to express those feelings that your parents just didn’t understand.

But, as we grow older and move away from the pain of growing up, it’s sometimes a good idea to look back and laugh hysterically at how melodramatic life was back then. Teen Angst is a comedy show that does just that, and does it well.

Full of comedy gold, Teen Angst Night is a comedic reading series where readers can share anything (poetry, songs, letters, journals, diary entries, essays, plays, lists, etc) as long as it is super embarrassing.

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Teen Angst Night: A Celebration of Really Bad Poetry and other Cringe-worthy Teen Memories

Musicians showcase new material at Railtown Sessions Vinyl Release

by Shawn Conner in Uncategorized on December 7, 2016

Sarah Jane Scouten plays the Fox Cabaret as part of a record release party for the Railtown Sessions this Friday night.

Every few months over the last year, a small group of musicians and music fans have been coming together at a little recording studio in East Vancouver.

The occasions have been the Railtown Sessions, intimate shows at the headquarters of local record label Light Organ. At the Sessions, local musicians have debuted material to small audiences, as well as for Internet listeners via livestreaming.

All of the Sessions were also recorded. This Friday, Dec. 9, the four acts showcased play the Fox Cabaret (2321 Main St.) to celebrate the release of a record of those songs. Scroll below to find out more about the talent involved.

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Musicians showcase new material at Railtown Sessions Vinyl Release

Vancouver writers come out fighting!

by Shawn Conner in Uncategorized on November 3, 2016

Sara Bynoe is one of the judges of Literary Death Match, a contest that pits local writers against each other. Literary Death Match takes place this Friday night (Nov. 4) at the Fox Cabaret.

In the international phenomenon Literary Death Match, writers are pitted against each other and judged according literary merit, performance and “intangibles.” The competition is returning to Vancouver to present four local wordsmiths, who will read from their works and vie for the crown of… well, Literary Death Match champ.

The latest Vancouver iteration takes place this Friday, Nov. 4 at the Fox Cabaret (2321 Main St.). Let’s take a look at the competitors.

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Vancouver writers come out fighting!

No non-fans allowed; a Fleetwood Mac party aims at the ’emotionally charged’

by Shawn Conner in Uncategorized on August 6, 2016

A Fleetmac Wood show in Australia. Colm Moore photo.

Fleetmac Wood isn’t your typical tribute show.

Yes, it’s a (four-hour!) celebration of the music one of the most popular acts of all time. And yes, if you go to the Fox Cabaret (2321 Main St.) Aug 12, you are likely to hear “Rhiannon,” “Dreams,” “Go Your Own Way” and other songs by the band that has become synonymous with seventies California rock.

But the LA-based DJ act doesn’t just play the hits. It also features remixes and obscurities from a discography that goes back to the late sixties, when Mick Fleetwood and a bunch of his British blues-playing buddies formed the first incarnation of the band that would bear his name (kind of), Fleetwood Mac.

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No non-fans allowed; a Fleetwood Mac party aims at the ’emotionally charged’