Wednesday, May 7, 2008

New Music West 2008 Schedule: Thu May 15


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

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

Tall Poppy presents:
Thu / The Bourbon / 50 W. Cordova St. / 604-684-4214

No bands.

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

  • 6:00pm - 9:00pm - Schmusic BC Party, presented by Music BC
Thu / Blarney Stone / 216 Carrall St. / 604-687-4322

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

No bands.

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

Cazart! Records presents:
Thu / The Chapel / 304 Dunlevy St. / 604-771-7703

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

URBNET Showcase
  • 9:30pm - 49th Peril - Hip Hop / Grime / Electronica
  • 10:30pm - Deezuz (AB) - Rap / Soul / Crunk
  • 11:30pm - Times Neue Roman (ON) - Punk / Psychedelic / Rap
  • 12:30pm - Grand Analog (MAN) - Ghettotech / Dub / Acousmatic / Tape music
Thu / The Fairview Pub / 898 W. Broadway / 604-872-1262

No bands.

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

4 Corners of The Globe
Thu / The Media Club / 695 Cambie St. / 604-608-2871

The Zone @ 91.3 FM Rock Showcase:
The Best of Vancouver Island
Thu / Pat's Pub / 403 E. Hastings St. / 604-255-4301

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

WenerHouse Music presents:
Thu / The Plaza Club / 881 Granville St. / 604-646-0064

CFOX Rocked Thursday
No wristbands. Tickets $18.
Thu / Plush Nightclub / 750 Pacific Blvd. / 604-669-8980

No bands.

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

Big Rock Untapped presents:
Thu / The Railway Club / 579 Dunsmuir St. / 604-681-1625

No bands.

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

99.3 The Fox presents:
604 Records Showcase
Thu / The Royal / 1025 Granville St. / 604-685-7527

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

99.3 The Fox presents:
A 396 Production
Thu / Royal Unicorn / 147 E. Pender St. / 604-434-9750

Australia, UK and Canada
Thu / Waldorf Grove Pub (Upstairs) / 1489 E. Hastings St. / 604-253-7141

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

  • 8:00pm - Qynn (AUS) - Experimental / Jungle / Progressive
  • 9:00pm - Do The Undo (NED) - Classic Rock / Powerpop / Pop
  • 10:00pm - C.R. Avery - Blues / Classical / Hip Hop
  • 11:00pm - The Rights (BC) - Rock / Psychedelic / Blues
  • 12:00am - The Re-Mains (AUS) - Alternative / Country / Rock
  • 1:00am - Tim Vaughn (SK) - Funk / Nu-Jazz / R&B
Thu / Yaletown (Outdoor)

  • 4:30pm - 6:00pm - Jon and Roy (VIC) - Folk Rock / Roots Music / Reggae
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