New Music West 2008 Schedule: Sat May 17

New Music West is a music festival in Vancouver that takes place next week between May 14 and May 18, 2008. The festival will showcase over 250 bands in over 20 venues located in the Downtown core, Main Street and Commercial Drive areas. Need help deciding on which bands to see? Here are links to each band's myspace site so that you can listen to their music to help you decide. The music genre displayed beside the band name is how the band describes their music as listed on their myspace profile. The bands listed are from the official schedule, and is accurate as of May 4th. These pages will be updated with additional bands as they are confirmed.

UPDATED May 12, 2008 with the FINAL schedule from the New Music West website.

Schedule: Wed May 14 | Thu May 15 | Fri May 16 | Sat May 17
Complete Schedule

Sat / Backstage Lounge / 1585 Johnston St. / 604-687-1354

JRfm presents:

• 10:00pm - Andy Warren - Soul / Psychedelic / Jazz
  
• 11:00pm - The Breakmen - Folk / Bluegrass / Acoustic
  
• 12:00am - Headwater - Folk / Country / Roots Music
  
• 1:00am - The Matinee - Roots Music / Indie
  

Sat / The Bourbon / 50 W. Cordova St. / 604-684-4214

99.3 The Fox, Rock It Cargo &
Pacific Overseas Forwarding present:

• 7:00pm - Dawntreader - Indie / Rock / Alternative
  
• 8:00pm - Marble Rye - Rock / Crunk / Big Beat
  
• 9:00pm - A Grey Medium - Rock / Trip Hop
  
• 10:00pm - TV Heart Attack - Rock / New Wave / Rock
  

Sat / Biltmore / 395 Kingsway / 604-676-0541

No bands.

Sat / Blarney Stone / 216 Carrall St. / 604-687-4322

No bands.

Sat / Cafe Deux Soleil / 2096 Commercial Dr. / 604-254-1195

Evil Boy Genius Productions
Van-Lip: A night of Spoken Word

• 8:00pm start - Hosted By: RC Weslowski. The Minimalist Jug Band, Faust McKenzie, Spillious the Ridiculous One, Zaccheus Jackson, Scruffmouth, Sean McGarragle, Barbara Adler & Brendan McLeod, RadaR, Julie Parrell, CJ, The Svelte Ms. Spelt, RC Weslowski.
  

Sat / The Cellar / 1006 Granville St. / 604-605-4350

No bands.

Sat / The Chapel / 304 Dunlevy St. / 604-771-7703

No bands.

Sat / Crush Champagne Lounge / 1180 Granville St. / 604-684-0355

No bands.

Sat / The Fairview Pub / 898 W. Broadway / 604-872-1262

Hot Bands

• 8:00pm - The Weapon - Reggae / Roots Music / Healing & EasyListening
  
• 9:00pm - MammaGuroove
  
• 10:00pm - Soulfege (LA) - Hip Hop / Reggae / Funk
  
• 11:00pm - Eric Solomon - Funk / Soul / Rock
  
• 12:00am - Threat From Outer Space - Pop / Hip Hop / New Wave
  
• 1:00am - DNA6 (BC) - Indie / Hip Hop / Funk
  

Sat / The Libra Room / 1608 Commercial Dr. / 604-255-3787

Violet Femmes presents:

• 7:45pm - Beth Southwell - Folk
  
• 8:45pm - Fara Palmer - Pop / Folk Rock / R&B
  
• 9:45pm - Zoe Scott (LA) - Rock / Pop / Alternative
  
• 10:45pm - The Jilted Brides (AUS) - Psychedelic / Folk / Electronica
  

Sat / The Media Club / 695 Cambie St. / 604-608-2871

Garage Ent Showcase:

• 6:30pm - Pedwell (maybe) - Acoustic / Powerpop / Rock
  
• 7:30pm - Thieves - Rock / Pop / Funk
  
• 8:00pm - Yesterday's Forgotten - Rock / Progressive
  
• 8:30pm - Engine Light - Rock / Alternative / Grunge
  
• 9:00pm - Fashion Show
  
• 9:45pm - Fenix Foundation - Metal
  
• 10:30pm - Featherz Edge - Alternative / Rock / Indie
  
• 11:30pm - Rishloo - Alternative / Progressive / Experimental
  

Sat / Pat's Pub / 403 E. Hastings St. / 604-255-4301

• 8:00pm - Terracotta Pigeons (AUS) - Rock / Metal / Alternative
  
• 9:00pm - The Void - Rock / Alternative / Punk
  
• 10:00pm - Like A Martyr - Rock / Garage / Blues
  
• 11:00pm - Arms Up (SASK) - Indie / Big Beat / Jam Band
  
• 12:00am - Black Eyes and Neckties (SEA) - Rock / Glam / Rock
  
• 1:00am - Man Party (SEA) - Electronica / Healing & Easy Listening / Happy Hardcore
  

Sat / The Penthouse / 1019 Seymour St. / 604-683-2111

Netherlands Showcase

• 9:00pm - Voyager One (SEA) - Alternative / Psychedelic / Indie
  
• 10:00pm - The Paper Cranes (VIC) - Pop / Pop / Pop
  
• 11:00pm - Hospital Bombers (NED) - Indie / Emotronic / Folk
  
• 12:00am - Scram C Baby (NED) - Other / Pop / Rock
  
• 1:00am - Do The Undo (NED) - Classic Rock / Powerpop / Pop
  

Sat / The Plaza Club / 881 Granville St. / 604-646-0064

No bands.

Sat / Plush Nightclub / 750 Pacific Blvd. / 604-669-8980

Gman & Rizk presents:

• 10:00pm - DJ Illo - Hip Hop / Electro / Club
  

Sat / Purple Crab Restraunt / 3916 Main St. / 604-484-2436

Big Rock Untapped presents:

• 7:30pm - Courtney Jones (OR) - Alternative / Pop / Acoustic
  
• 8:30pm - Erica Mah - Folk / Classical / Indie
  
• 9:30pm - Kyle Tubbs (KEL) - Acoustic / Indie / Folk Rock
  
• 10:30pm - Ryan Donn (KEL) - Acoustic / Indie / Folk Rock
  
• 11:30pm - The Pucks (PG) - Roots Music / Folk Rock / Pop
  

Sat / The Railway Club / 579 Dunsmuir St. / 604-681-1625

No bands.

Sat / The Red Room / 398 Richards St. / 604-687-5007

No bands.

Sat / The Royal / 1025 Granville St. / 604-685-7527

No bands.

Sat / The Roxy / 932 Granville St. / 604-331-7997

No bands.

Sat / Royal Unicorn / 147 E. Pender St. / 604-434-9750

No bands.

Sat / Waldorf Grove Pub (Upstairs) / 1489 E. Hastings St. / 604-253-7141

No bands.

Sat / The Yale / 1300 Granville St. / 604-681-9253

No bands.

Sat / Yaletown (Outdoor)

• 4:30pm - 6:00pm - Sprengjuhöllin (ICE) - Pop / Folk / Rock