About this Event
Improv Karaoke is bringing musicking beyond Chinatown, Vancouver and coming to you
On the second Monday of every month in Burnaby...
Come play improvised music in a collaborative setting! Open to improvising musicians of all genres and experience levels. Small ensembles will be randomly created from musicians that register (that’s you!) to play short sets together.
- Doors/Set Up - 6pm, Music 6:30-9:30pm
- Admission is free; donations are welcome at the door (cash only) and will go towards the Brentwood Presbyterian Church.
- *Free* snacks - feel free to bring any of your favourite munchies potluck style!
- Mugs available on-site
- Listeners are always welcomed and do not need to register.
- *Accessibility Note: There are stairs to access washrooms in Brentwood Presbyterian Church. Please contact us if you need help!
*This event is recorded via photograph, short videos, and audio for archival purposes. Photographs and short videos may be posted via Instagram in the spirit of sharing. Please reach out to us if this is not within your comfort and we will absolutely respect your request no questions asked!
To participate:
- Registrations will open 1 week prior to each monthly event.
- Please register via Eventbrite only if it is your first time coming. If you are a returning musician, no action needed!
- Drop-in registrations at the door are available but capacity-dependent
- If it says Sold Out, come anyway and we'll do our best to slip you into an ensemble!"
Bring with you:
- Bring your instruments, cables, amps, and smiles!
- Electronic Instruments and Laptops welcomed.
- Available on-site: drum set (incl. cymbals/hi-hats), piano, guitar amp, bass amp, vocal mics.
- We don't have many extra 1/4" cables.
When you Arrive:
- Come say "hi!" to one of our hosts at the check-in counter and create your very own karaoke-card!
- Returning musicians: help us out by finding your karaoke-card!
- If you check in before , we'll have you down to play in Round 1 (starts sharp).
- Rushing from work/other places to be? We love that you're coming out anyway and will include you in Round 2.
- Priority will be given to those who have checked in on a first-come-first-serve basis. "
*This event will be co-hosted by Noah Franche-Nolan, Harmeet Virdee, and Bahar Khazei.
*If you have any questions, comments, and/or concerns, please don't hesitate to contact our organizer Andrea Wong at [email protected]. She is friendly. :)
*We are incredibly grateful to be hosting our Burnaby series of Improv Karaoke nights at the .
*Thank you for coming out and supporting the improvised music community.
Event Venue & Nearby Stays
Brentwood Presbyterian Church, 1600 Delta Avenue, Burnaby, Canada
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