See a clutch performance: Your guess is as good as ours as to which band will hit the stage first when heavy metal heroes Mastodon and Clutch co-headline two nights in a row at the Commodore Ballroom as part of their Missing Link tour April 23-24. Although the smart money is on Seattle’s Big Business to be the opening act both times.
(Hopefully) see a different clutch performance: The Canucks play a do-or-die Game 5 at Rogers Arena tonight in their opening round series against the Calgary Flames. Will Lack or Miller get the start? Will they “win da turd” for the mysteriously injured Burrows? Will the Canucks continue their longstanding tradition of breaking fans’ hearts? Find out tonight when the puck drops at 7 p.m.
Get informed: Former mayor and current Liberal backbencher Sam Sullivan brings the latest installment of his ongoing, Ted Talkish public salon series to the Vancouver Playhouse with guest speakers such as Chef Ned Bell Chefs for Oceans, former Whitecaps cap Jay DeMerit, author J.J. Lee, former Nelson Mandela bodyguard Etienne van Eck and more.
Get laughing: San Fran funnyman Al Madrigal, senior Latino correspondent on The Daily Show with Jon Stewart and boyish star at the new NBC sitcom About A Boy, performs at the Comedy MIX April 23 at 8:30 p.m.
Get hashtagging: High profile YouTubesters such as Hayes Grier, Aaron Carpenter, Daniel Skye are part of the DigiTour Media’s United26 Tour of North America launching tonight with an all-ages show at Vogue Theatre.
