Ryeberg Curated Video is coming to Vancouver for its first live show outside Toronto. Four writers will take the stage to give short talks about the YouTube videos that inspire them. It’s Ryeberg.com, offline, on stage, live! Ryeberg Live Vancouver 2012 will feature performances by Miriam Toews (bestselling author of A Complicated Kindness and Irma Voth), Charles Demers (stand-up comedian, author of Vancouver Special), Michael Turner (poet, critic, and author of Hard Core Logo and The Pornographer’s Poem), and Stephen Osborne (publisher of Geist Magazine and author of Ice & Fire: Dispatches From The New World). The evening will be hosted by Ryeberg Editor-In-Chief, Erik Rutherford.

Doors at 7pm
Advance tickets are $10
Purchase advance tickets here

Join us Thursday March 1 for Kids & Explosions! Kids & Explosions is a boy who makes songs by stealing other people’s songs and making them worse. Comparable to Girl Talk, come prepared for a night of dancey mashups courtesy of one of Toronto’s best.

www.kidsandexplosions.com

Kids & Explosions will be joined by Juice, Andy Dixon and Vincent Parker. With DJ Babe Rainbow.

Doors at 9pm
Admission is $8
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Join us Thursday February 23 for The Sumner Brothers tour kickoff show with The Greff Band and The Dave Phillips Band!

The Sumner Brothers
It is The Sumner Brother’s commitment to authenticity that first drew the brothers to country, folk, roots and blues music. Finding inspiration in the style of Johnny Cash, Townes Van Zandt, and Neil Young, The Sumner Brothers have opened for such acts as Sean Hayes (San Francisco), Hillstomp (Portland), The Deep Dark Woods (Saskatoon) and have shared the stage with Vancouver heavies C.R. Avery and Rich Hope.
www.thesumnerbrothers.com

The Greff Band
The Greff Band plays roots rock, but with a grit and modernity that defies that tag. They play atmospheric rock that still rocks, hard. At once ethereal and fickle, then sweeping into powerful crescendos, the Greff Band’s music is best enjoyed live with a whisky and beer.
www.thegreffband.com

Dave Phillips Band
Dave Phillips began playing locally in his hometown of Vancouver as the guitar slinging frontman for his first group The R.A.F. While writing and recording their 2007 EP ‘514 Squadron’ Phillips was drafted to play guitar on Brian Dunn’s ‘Hash Country’ sessions with Mark Browning (Ox) at the helm. This experience was a catalyst for a dramatic shift in Phillips’ own songwriting and musical vision. Once led astray by the two Ontario cowboys, Phillips began to drift further and further into the loosely defined borders of alt-country.
www.davephillipsland.com

Join us Thursday March 29 for the Coathangers and White Mystery!

The Coathangers
The Coathangers were a band before they were musicians. The Atlanta quartet started out as an excuse to hang out and play parties. Their jokey attitude ran deep, right down to their name—a self-admittedly crude abortion reference for an all-girl group. The whole knowing-how-to-play-an-instrument thing was just a minor hurdle in their musical mission. And to their credit, The Coathangers stormed onto the scene, regardless of the handicap, as a completely unaffected, unpretentious, deliciously sloppy, and totally infectious rock band. What they lacked in formal training they made up for in an innate understanding of how to craft a hook and propel a song forward on sheer charisma. It was impossible not to like them.
http://www.thecoathangers.tumblr.com

White Mystery
White Mystery is the brother/sister rock’n’roll duo from Chicago named an MTV Top Sibling Act and Best Video Premiere, Top 10 National by the Austin Chronicle, Top Ten Female Guitarist by Guitar World, this two-piece comprised of Miss Alex White and Francis Scott Key White has shared stages with Weezer, the Gories, and Mavis Staples. Look for new releases, videos, and tours to come this year here!
www.whitemysteryband.com

Doors at 9pm
Purchase advance tickets here

Join us Friday May 4 for a night of live music headlined by Ty Segall and White Fence.

Ty Segall
Burying 60s sing-alongs and dance crazes with waves of reverb and thud, Ty Segall is carving out his own brand of neo-psych garage along- side SF compatriots and collaborators Sic Alps and Thee Oh Sees. After clawing his way out of the Bay Area garage scene with a frantic one- man-band act that the local crowd and press couldn’t get enough of, Segall has now given up the solo act for a three piece that destroys sonic and melodic boundaries with manic glee.
www.ty-segall.com

White Fence
“Tim Presley is a member of the bands Darker My Love and the Strange Boys, which do variations of dirtied-up psychedelic pop. White Fence is his third band and much more idiosyncratic. It’s just Mr. Presley making songs as complicated as he wants, with his multitracked asthmatic voice and his gift for weird, wayward song hooks.” —The New York Times
www.myspace.com/whitefenceband

Doors at 10pm
Purchase advance tickets here

The City of Vancouver Archives recently published some excellent photos of the Waldorf from the 50′s. Check ‘em out!

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Thursday February 9

PAINTING200
New work by Graham Landin in the Black and Yellow Gallery. After party in the Tiki Bar.
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Friday February 10

Babylon Presents The Lost Soul Revue. Early Show!
No Sinner’s Colleen Rennison and the International Players perform forgotten Soul Classics.
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Babylon Presents A World of Love
Dance Party ★ Performance ★ Sleaze ★ Spectacle
Come here The Players perform the greatest love songs of all time and so much more! Special appearance by Elvis!
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Saturday February 11

Midnight City with Omar S
The Detroit Techno Legend returns!
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Basic Soul Unit
House, Techno and jacking beats from Toronto.
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Cherchez & Co
With special guest Babe Rainbow.
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Endless Summer
Rock, Garage and Surf classics courtesy of the Amigos.
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The Shadow Line Gang are back! Virginia Frazer, Laure Elaine, Marc and Chris from The Vampire Bats and artist, Ronan Boyle transform the Waldorf Hideaway room into a glorious Gothic Wonderland! An evening of dark Post-Punk gems and 80′s Goth Classics make up the most authentically subterranean soundtrack to BLAST OFF since the Bat Cave first rattled our cages all those years ago. The Shadow Line endeavours to meticulously recapture the atmosphere and detail of the 80′s underground subculture, so that the dark romantic trapped in us all may be free to bloom… in other words we get drunk and dance around to Alien Sex Fiend. Release the Bats!

Doors at 9pm
Admission is $8
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“If, in some distant future, robots will make folk music, this is what it would sound like.” – The Crack Magazine. Hailing from Berlin, producer Robot Koch is not only the mastermind behind his band Jahcoozi (Bpitch Control), he also produces and performs as a solo artist under his own name and works as a songwriter and producer for many different artists internationally including Bassnectar as well as German Hip Hop artists Casper and KIZ. With guests Monolithium and Self Evident.

Doors at 10pm
Advance tickets are $12
Purchase advance tickets here
Facebook event page

Join us Thursday February 16 for Haram in the Cabaret! Haram is a 10-piece Arabic Avant-Garde ensemble. The group takes classic Arabic music from great composers like Farid Al-Atrache, Abdul Whahab, and Oum Khalsoum and filters them through Vancouver’s creative improvising community. The stacked group is invigorating to watch constantly shifting directions while building to euphoric crescendos. This one-of-a-kind ensemble is for anyone interested in exciting, cross-cultural, boundary annihilating music!

Haram is: Gordon Grdina (oud), François Houle (clarinet), JP Carter (trumpet), Emad Armoush (nay/vocals), Kenton Loewen (drums), Tommy Babin (bass), Tim Gerwing (dumbek), Liam Macdonald (riq), Jesse Zubot (violin), Chris Kelly (sax).

This event is presented by Nuba. Join us for dinner beforehand and get a discounted ticket!

Doors at 8pm
Admission is $18 // $12 with the purchase of dinner beforehand
Purchase advance tickets here
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The People’s Prom is the prom you never had in high school: it’s a radical, community-oriented, anti-capitalist, queer, cross-dressing, gender bending, bike loving, slow dancing, big dress wearing, good time. It’s annual, it’s in East Van, and it’s a fundraiser for creative resistance and direct action in BC. The 12th Annual People’s Prom will be hosted by Paul Anthony. Featuring The Attorney, DJ Rhek, Mr Wendell, DJ Buzy B, Sweet Anomaly, Mandai and more.

Doors at 8pm
Advance tickets are $10
Available at the Waldorf Hotel front desk, Sharks and Hammers, Our Community Bikes and the Peoples Coop Bookstore
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An exploration into the art and fascination of voyeurism. Featuring visuals by Mairin Cooley, Sylvanna Dangelo, Owen Ellis, Mel Paget, Jake Hardy and Ashlee Luk. With photography by Chase Porter and DJs Deniz and Zoo playing minimalwave, synth and post punk.

Doors at 9:30pm
Admission is $10
Facebook event page

Here are the top entries from our dirty joke contest! Everyone who took the time to enter will be on the guest list tomorrow evening for Babylon Launch Party!

Must be 19+ to read these jokes! You’ve been warned!

Enjoy the best entries in our dirty joke contest

Girls Rock Camp, in partnership with the non-profit, Instruments of Change, is producing a Rock Lottery to raise funds for a new Ladies Rock Camp that will be launched in February 2012. This awesome event will mash-up twenty musicians from around Vancouver, into 5 completely new bands who will have only 24 hours to create an original 15-minute set of music for the show.

Doors at 8pm
Admission is a $10 minimum donation
Facebook Event Page

Tales of the Cocktail is the world’s premier cocktail festival, bringing together the most respected minds of mixology. This February they’re coming to Vancouver for a series of seminars, tastings, special events and more, each featuring some of the biggest names in mixology from around the world. There will be three Tales of the Cocktail events happening at the Waldorf.

Saturday February 11 5:30pm
CAP Welcome Tasting and Dinner

Monday February 13 7:00pm
Spirited Dinner Series
Sponsored by Appleton Rum

Tuesday February 14
The BC Bar Crawl
View the full list of participating bars

For registration info, visit the Tales of the Cocktail website

Join us Thursday January 19 for the Hour Hands After Party. Hour Hands is a photo show curated by Gordon Nicholas and Brayden Olson at Dynamo Gallery. Join us in the Tiki Bar afterwards as DJs Cherchez La Femme and Mila Franovic keep the party going late.

Doors at 10pm
Admission is $8
Facebook Event Page

From Friday January 20 to Sunday February 5, The Waldorf will be participating in FeatVan. FeastVan is a 2.5 week dining event established to introduce diners to the vast array of restaurants in East Vancouver. Local foodies and visitors to Vancouver will have the opportunity to enjoy a selection of specially priced three-course meals from some of East Vancouver’s best restaurants during this dining event. We will be offering a special three course meal and costs $30.

FeastVan Menu

1st Course

Hearts of Palm, Avocado and Roasted Tomato Salsa, Sherry Vinaigrette and Salsa Golf (Tomato, Brandy and Home-made Mayo Sauce)

Or

Roasted Eggplant Tartare with Goat Cheese Quenelle
Slowly Roasted Eggplant dressed with Garlic, Oregano, Paprika, Olive Oil and Vinegar

Or

Chorizo Argentino
Polenta-Parmesan Mousse, Grilled Tomatoes and Malbec Wine Reduction

2nd Course

Bacalao – A la Criolla
Grilled Black Cod, Quinoa cooked slowly in Cod Stock, Caramelized Onions, Chorizo Gaucho Chimichurri Porteño

Or

Flank Steak – Matambre
Grilled Flank Steak, Chorizo, Roasted Onion, Grilled Tomato Gaucho, Red Chimichurri and Malbec Wine Reduction

Or

Short Ribs – Asado de Tira
Grilled Short Ribs with Roasted Peppers, PotatoConfit, Chimichurri and Garlic Aioli

Dessert

Dulce de Leche Crepes with Seasonal Berries
Traditional Patagonian Dessert

Or

Dulce de Leche Flan with Chantilly Cream
Caramel Custard with Dulce de Leche and Whipped Sweet Vanilla Cream

www.feastvan.com

Join us Thursday January 26 for the debut of The Shadow Line 80′s Goth Night. Happening in the Hideaway, an intimate setting where we bring out all the best and darkest entries of 80′s Gothic Dance Hits! Dress code is black with more black, and we will provide a Goth Makeover booth for those who want to pose. Dark Hostesses Laure-Elaine and Virginia Frazer will be make sure the ambience is appropriately brooding. Marc Godfrey and Chris Tait from The Vampire Bats are Thursday Nights Guest DJs. A night that promises to be more dark fun than staying home cutting yourself or getting your picture taken up in a tree!

Doors at 9pm
Admission is $8
Facebook Event Page

Join us Wednesday March 7 for a night of live music in the Cabaret headlined by Lefse recording artists Ganglians and A Classic Education. Ganglians fall somewhere between the noise-pop of bands like Wavves and Woods and the blissed-out psychedelia of the Beach Boys. Hailing from Sacramento, they’re on tour in support of their latest album Still Living. They’ll be sharing the stage with Italian indie rock out A Classic Education who are on tour in support of their debut LP, Call It Blazing. Starting the night off will be Waldorf favourite The Shimmering Stars.

www.myspace.com/ganglian
www.aclassiceducation.com
www.shimmeringstars.bandcamp.com

Doors at 8pm
Advance tickets are $10
Purchase advance tickets here
Facebook Event Page
Tickets also available at Zulu, Red Cat Records, Neptoon Records and Scratch.

The city’s most exciting wedding destination is now booking for 2012! After 64 years in business, East Vancouver’s famous Waldorf Hotel has been re-imagined as a creative compound where contemporary art, music, food and culture convene under one roof. With unique spaces such as our famous Tiki Bar, great food, and hospitality, the Waldorf is an ideal setting for your wedding or celebratory event.

With every detail tended to by our knowledgeable events staff, the Waldorf provides access to a variety of exceptional amenities and creative talents that will help make your occasion one to remember.

In-house services offered include: Venue rental, event planning, invitation design and printing, custom food and liquor services, florists, photography and videography, hotel room accommodations, professional hair + make-up, hand picked entertainment database, rehearsal dinners and more.

Please contact us or view or Wedding Page for further details:
weddings@waldorfhotel.com