Ian x Ben is a collaborative project featuring two of Vancouver's most prolific loopers. Ian Cromwell is a classically-trained violist whose love and deep passion for music winds its way through alternative, jazz, hip-hop, and R&B to take the form of punched-up funky interpretations of rock and pop classics. Benjamin Parker on guitar breathes new life into a blues-rock and soul classic sound. Longtime collaborators and friends, Ian and Ben first joined forces as members of “saloon folk” band Jack Mercer & The Whiskey Bandits. Since then, Ian and Ben have lit up stages all over Vancouver separately, coming together for the first time in 2024.

Audiences can expect to enjoy classics that cross blues rock, soul, pop, and funk, with lush and inventive virtuoso electric violin and guitar over a background of heavy beats and pristine loops. Singing along is highly encouraged.

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The 2nd Floor Gastown offers Live Music DAILY, open during Dinner Service from 6:00pm to 10:00pm 7 days a week and 11:30am to 2:00pm Saturday & Sunday for Brunch. There are two sets offered for each show; reservations are for one set. Guests may seat for both sets depending on availability and manager discretion.

Dinner Sets:

1st - 6:30pm - 7:45pm

2nd - 8:30pm - 9:45pm