Lunar Adventures
October 6
Italian Cultural Center
Lunar Adventures returned from a
cross Canada tour this summer,
just in time to play at the
DuMaurier Jazz Festival. Coat
Cooke; reeds and flute, Ron Samworth; guitar, Clyde Reed; Oregon
bass and Gregg Simpson; drums
will be providing the musical i.nterlude for authors Allen Ginsberg
and Gregory Coroso at the Italian
Cultural Center (3075 Slocan).
The group plays original music
which reflects influences from jazz
and harmelodic funk to Celtic and
other World Music. Their recently
recorded tape Alive in Seattle is
available at local alternative outlets
and will soon be released on compact disc for international distribution by the L.A. label Nine Winds.
Their improvisational work is expanded during live performances,
featuring exciting solo work, influenced by 'free' jazz and the
blues. The next opportunity to
hear Lunar Adventures in concert
will be opening for the Oliver Lake
·Quartet, as part of this year's Time
Flies Series.

Sieve stevens
Atomic Playboys
October 11, 1989
Club Soda

The Tragically Hip
October 20 & 21
86 Street Music Hall
The Tragically Hip are local heres
in their hometown of Kingston,
Ontario and are fast becoming
Canada's pride and joy.
The band has just come off a 37
city U.S. tour and have received
t~ recognition they so deserve
south of the border. Critics have
raved about their drive and the
energy of their live performances,
and were mesmerized by lead
singer, Gord Downie's stage
presence.
" We don't use any special effects, keyboards or even foot
pedals," says Rob Baker, "I guess
you could say we're a standard
rock and roll band, we like the
straight ahead approach; plug it in,
turn it up and go." This formula
has proven to be a successful one,
as The Tragically Hip have
developed into one of the most
popular touring acts in the country.

The Waterboys
October 31, 1989
The Commodore
The Waterboys were formed in
London by Scottish singer/
songwriter Mike Scott. In early
1983 the first Waterboys record
was released and the second
release, A Pagan Place, released in
1984 sparked the first American
tour.
The band began writing and
recording in Dublin, expanding
their repertoire to include country,
gospel and folk in addition to their
customary rock and roll. They've
had hugely successful tours of Britian, Ireland and Europe.
Now five years later on the heels
of Fisherman's Blues, The Waterboys will be play in Vancouver for
the first time.

With the release of his 1989 record
debut, this world class guitarist and
songwriter fronts a whole hew kind
of group, with music that
detonates a dangerous chain reac-

tion, converting the musical
elements to blow a hole in expectations.
You may be more familiar with
Stevens' guitar playing if we mentioned he was responsible for the
wall of sound behind Billy Idols,
"Rebel Yell." He also won a
Grammy in 1986 for Best Pop Instrumentalist for his sonic wail of
the Top Gun soundtrack. He's
renowned for his technical chops
and sessions quests that include
work for Micheal Jackson, Ric
Ocasek and the Thompson Twins.
Stevens has long been regarded as
one of modem music's most gifted
practitioners.
Tickets will be available for this
show at the door on the evening of
the performance only. Get there
early.

The Happening Thang
October 25, 1989
Boone County
October 26
Town Pump
October 27 & 28
Gabby's
The Happening Thang, are about
to become the INXS of Australia's
country music scene.
They are impressive. In fact, at
an Australian country music
festival they impressed WEA
representative, Phil Deamer, so
much that he quickly negotiated a
3 year, international deal that
made The Happening Thang the
first and only country band on
WEA's Australian roster.
Their self-titled debut album will
be released in Canada this month.

It was produced by Hoodo Guru's
vocalist Dave Faulkner and is full
of true country ditties that will
keep toes-a-tappin and hands-aclappin.

Painters & Players
Production
October 22, 1989
Commodore
Sensational live art performance
and auction with an extraordinary
cast of over 100 players, including
20 painters in action. There will be
avant-garde sculptures and continous entertainment from Opera
to Salsa.
Curtain time is 8:00 pm with art
auction at 10:45 pm, tickets
available at VTC Tixmaster.

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If you order the winning
"secret" entree we've
chosen from our Menu ...
DINNER IS ON US
Steven Wright
October 24, 1989
Orpheum Theatre
Comedian Steven Wright-the
man with the montone-will be
appearing with his stoic manner at
the Orpheum Theatre for one night
only.
You may have seen his face on
such programs as Saturday Night
Live, Late Night With David Letterman or frequently on The
Tonight Show with Johnny Carson. His comedic genius has won
him an Academy Award for his
writing and acting in the 1989 short
film, The Appointments of Dennis
Jennings.
Although Steven Wright's success is now assured with the
numerous challenges awaiting him,
the dry comedian keeps a modest
outlook on his ability. As quoted
in the Los Angeles Herald Examiner, article, Wright claims,
"My whole act is just a funny pack
of lies." With hilarity of this
calibre, no one will mind being lied
to.

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