What’s In Your Fridge: Mo Tarmohamed

by Mike Usinger What’s In Your Fridge is where the Straight asks interesting Vancouverites about their life-changing concerts, favourite albums, and, most importantly, what’s sitting beside the Heinz Ketchup in their custom-made Big Chill Retropolitan 20.6 cubic-foot...

Celebrating a Mo-mentous date on the Downtown Eastside

by John Kurucz For a guy who prefers to err on the side of caution, Mo Tarmohamed opted for an ultimate leap of faith that’s ultimately seen him winning in a game that many others have lost. As the owner/operator of downtown’s Rickshaw Theatre, Tarmohamed is poised to...

Even More Upgrades for Rickshaw Theatre

by Gregory Adams Out-of-town heavyweights can pack the Rickshaw Theatre, but a couple of newly introduced layout options for the venue will make it so smaller acts can rock the joint without playing to an uncomfortable concrete cavern. While the lobby has been used...

Rickshaw Theatre gets remodelled

by Gregory Adams Anyone who stopped by the Rickshaw Theatre over the last week no doubt noticed the improvements the club has undergone of late. As promised in the summer, shortly after the venue obtained its liquor-primary licence in June, the East Hastings space...

Part three: View on Vancouver’s live music venues

by Peter Birnie Part three in a five-part series on the local music scene METRO VANCOUVER — People who try to present live music in Vancouver are tired of singing the blues. The Town Pump and Starfish Room and Marine Club are long gone, and Richard’s on Richards...