Picks of the week - July 17, 2012

 

 
Vancouver Courier July 18, 2012
 
 
 
When James Murphy decided to pull the plug on his band LCD Sound Soundsystem, he made sure he went out on top. After years of touring and three full-length albums of catchy, danceable, lyrically sharp tunes about party scenes, growing old and losing one's edge, the band played its final show April 2, 2011 in front of a sold out Madison Square Gardens. Shut Up and Play the Hits documents that concert, as well has behind the scenes footage of Murphy, interspersed with narration taken from an interview with writer Chuck Klosterman. The film hits theatres worldwide for one night only. Catch it if you can July 18, 7 p.m at Fifth Avenue. For tickets and info, go to festivalcinemas.ca.
 

When James Murphy decided to pull the plug on his band LCD Sound Soundsystem, he made sure he went out on top. After years of touring and three full-length albums of catchy, danceable, lyrically sharp tunes about party scenes, growing old and losing one's edge, the band played its final show April 2, 2011 in front of a sold out Madison Square Gardens. Shut Up and Play the Hits documents that concert, as well has behind the scenes footage of Murphy, interspersed with narration taken from an interview with writer Chuck Klosterman. The film hits theatres worldwide for one night only. Catch it if you can July 18, 7 p.m at Fifth Avenue. For tickets and info, go to festivalcinemas.ca.

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When James Murphy decided to pull the plug on his band LCD Sound Soundsystem, he made sure he went out on top. After years of touring and three full-length albums of catchy, danceable, lyrically sharp tunes about party scenes, growing old and losing one's edge, the band played its final show April 2, 2011 in front of a sold out Madison Square Gardens. Shut Up and Play the Hits documents that concert, as well has behind the scenes footage of Murphy, interspersed with narration taken from an interview with writer Chuck Klosterman. The film hits theatres worldwide for one night only. Catch it if you can July 18, 7 p.m at Fifth Avenue. For tickets and info, go to festivalcinemas.ca.
 

When James Murphy decided to pull the plug on his band LCD Sound Soundsystem, he made sure he went out on top. After years of touring and three full-length albums of catchy, danceable, lyrically sharp tunes about party scenes, growing old and losing one's edge, the band played its final show April 2, 2011 in front of a sold out Madison Square Gardens. Shut Up and Play the Hits documents that concert, as well has behind the scenes footage of Murphy, interspersed with narration taken from an interview with writer Chuck Klosterman. The film hits theatres worldwide for one night only. Catch it if you can July 18, 7 p.m at Fifth Avenue. For tickets and info, go to festivalcinemas.ca.

Photograph by: submitted , for Vancouver Courier

 
When James Murphy decided to pull the plug on his band LCD Sound Soundsystem, he made sure he went out on top. After years of touring and three full-length albums of catchy, danceable, lyrically sharp tunes about party scenes, growing old and losing one's edge, the band played its final show April 2, 2011 in front of a sold out Madison Square Gardens. Shut Up and Play the Hits documents that concert, as well has behind the scenes footage of Murphy, interspersed with narration taken from an interview with writer Chuck Klosterman. The film hits theatres worldwide for one night only. Catch it if you can July 18, 7 p.m at Fifth Avenue. For tickets and info, go to festivalcinemas.ca.
The Rio Theatre hosts an evening of espionage, fedoras and pasties July 18, 7:30 p.m. Set in the 1950s, The Burlesque Assassins follows Johnny Valentine, Katarina Molotov and a trio of sexy super-spies as they seduce their way within killing distance of a group of villains hell bent on global domination. Sounds like someone's been reading our high school diary. The film screening also includes live performances by cast member Carrie Schiffler, Lola Frost, Sweet Soul Burlesque, Melody Mangler and April O'Peel. For more info go to riotheatre.ca or burlesqueassassins.com.
Poverty! Disease! Music! Fighting Chance Productions-the peeps who brought Vancouverites Sweeney Todd, A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum and The Laramie Project-presents Jonathan Larson's Pulitzer and Tony Award-winning musical Rent, July 19 to Aug. 5 at Granville Island's Waterfront Theatre. The production was a hit over on the North Shore in 2009 when it enjoyed 29 sold-out performances. That's a lot of 525,600 minutes, moments so dear and journeys to plan. Tickets available at the door, online at ticketstonight.ca or by calling 604-684-2787. For more information, go to fightingchanceproductions.ca.
San Franciso-based singer and Celtic shaman Karen Rae travels north to bring her soulful and socially caring messages-known as "sacred activism"-for a rapidly changing world to the Unitarian Church, July 20 at 7:30 p.m. Karen hopes to inspire community and purpose for all. Go to wisdomculture.com for more information.
 
 
 
 
 

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