2013-05-09: East Van Moon Jam

Because we're Trying New Things this year, for the first time we'll be performing in a Field House, located in Slocan Park, a hop, skip and a jump from the 29th Avenue SkyTrain Station. The event, part of a series running most every Thursday, is named The East Van Moon Jam (moonless in our case -- a New Moon night!) and admission is by donation (suggested donation $5-10 sliding scale). We play a set and the public plays a set (that could be you!), with the whole kaboodle starting at 7 pm and wrapped by 9.  How do you like that? (A: We like it just fine, thank you very much.)

2013-04-13: Electro Vaudeville Festival

Ladies and gentlemen, the fabulous Electro Vaudeville Festival has opted this year to include us in their exciting line-up of acts blending something old with a little something new, a gig so exciting... we're breaking our "one show a month" rule. (Hey, it's more of a guideline...) This year's acts come from as far afield as Germany and Italy and as near as Seattle and Nanaimo, and as we can report from their pre-festival show a couple of weeks ago, they put an emphasis on dressing up and dancing! That makes it... a very nice crowd to play to, and overall a great scene to be amongst!

We open the second night at the Grandview Legion Hall (2205 Commercial Drive, upstairs), slated to begin playing around 8 pm. The fest overall runs two nights and one afternoon with a smashing lineup -- $25 Friday night (17+), $28 Saturday day (all ages) and $35 Saturday night (17+), and we highly endorse... all of it!

2013-04-11: Faces of Israel art exhibition opening

The Creaking Planks are returning to the Sidney & Gertrude Zack Gallery in the Jewish Community Centre (950 W. 41st Ave.), incognito as Der Royshiker Krokves, to perform some of our hybrid klezmer at the art opening for the "Faces of Israel" exhibition starting at 7 pm, Thursday, April 11th. Admission is free, so please feel at ease to come by and join us at one of our rare west-side engagements, and you can take in some juried art while you're there!