🌞How nice is this🌞: Babe Corner is playing the show next Thursday!Listen to 'em on Bandcamp and/or live with us on the 29th 🙂
Aug 22
🌻Nice Monday news🌻: Jessica Johns (pictured with her OG scoby baby) is on the bill for the 29th!She's a nehiyaw aunty and member of Sucker Creek First Nation in Treaty 8 territory in Northern Alberta and is currently living and learning on the traditional territory of the Musqueam, Squamish, and Tsleil-Waututh peoples.She is the Managing Editor for Room Magazine, and a co-organizer of the Indigenous Brilliance reading series. Her short story, The Bull of the Cromdale, was nominated for a 2019 National Magazine Award in fiction and her debut poetry chapbook, How Not to Spill, is out with Rahila's Ghost Press.She spends a lot of time hanging out with her tomato plants and making/writing about kombucha. Coincidentally, she uses the phrase "gut flora" far too often.
Aug 19
On August 29th, a mix of four talented writers and comedians will get onto a stage and share work that, if you like, you can come and listen to. (There are rumblings that this will be a real nice time.) . Featuring: Jessica Johns Amber Harper-Young Mitchell Saddleback Kevin Kokoskaand music by Babe CornerHosted by Cole NowickiIt'll be fun, yeah. It'll be a fine time.Best seats: 7:32pm Show: 8:34pm19+ FREEPoster by @adrian_forrowSecond image: a big ol' thanks to the City of Vancouver for the Creative City Strategic Grant we received for our 2019 season. 🙏
Aug 7
This is the first-half of a blurry, oversaturated photo of Mr. Merlot playing an awesome set last night.Thanks again to all of the performers (Carleigh, Taran, Emily, Aidan, Ola, Rob, Jessica, Jay, Tom), The Lido for having us and everyone for coming out.That was a real nice one. See y'all again on August 29th. ❤️
Jul 31
This is the second-half of a blurry, oversaturated photo of Mr. Merlot playing an awesome set last night.Thanks again to all of the performers (Carleigh, Taran, Emily, Aidan, Ola, Rob, Jessica, Jay, Tom), The Lido for having us and everyone for coming out.That was a real nice one. See y'all again on August 29th. ❤️
Jul 31
🌞How about this nice news🌞: Aidan Chafe is on the show on Monday!Aidan is the author of the poetry collection Short Histories of Light (MQUP) which was longlisted for the 2019 Gerald Lampert Memorial Award, and his poems have been published in a variety of literary journals in Canada and the U.S.
Jul 26
