In #2025 i.. • Attended 11 IRL events! (Got to design a poster for @bonusstagevan.bsky.social 😎) • Finished 49+ Art Stickers! •👺 Reached Milestones, 200 Cryptids, 291+ Yokai (Almost reached 500!) Despite rough life stuff It was a fun year! Thank you all! • samkalensky.com • Patreon.com/samkalensky

Raise your hand if your Spotify wrapped is essentially all vgm this year. 🙋‍♂️

Something wicked this way comes: it's @dannybstyle.bsky.social to the Super MAGFest '26 stage! dannyBstyle is the live performance group of game composer Danny Baranowsky (Super Meat Boy, Binding of Isaac). They perform Danny’s compositions as a trio with guitar, bass, and Danny on electric drums!

Support Vancouver games!!

Still recovering from Bonus Stage Ultimate 🥴

Walked about 21,000 steps yesterday in the heart of Vancouver yesterday, then played a fun set with @thennecan.bsky.social at the Pearl. Thanks for an unforgettable night, @bonusstagevan.bsky.social ! Hope I'll get to come visit again someday.

Thank you so much everyone for attending Bonus Stage Ultimate! It was an amazing night, and we're so happy we got to share it with you! If you can, we're doing a post-show survey so we can improve on what we did for future events, and we'd be grateful for your feedback! forms.gle/jR6CPWP8ukJH...

All set at the pearl & totally hyped for @bonusstagevan.bsky.social here til 1!

Bonus Stage Ultimate is tonight! Here's the lineup of acts we've got for you, it's gonna be a packed evening of entertainment! See you all there! Get your tickets here! www.ticketweb.ca/event/bonus-...

Our final birthday message before BSU tomorrow! The last 10 years have been a roller coaster and we're so happy to keep doing what we're doing! Thank you so much everyone for all the support you've shown us over the years! See you at BSU tomorrow! www.ticketweb.ca/event/bonus-...

Awesome prizes for Name That Tune at #BonusStageUltimate

HOLY COW, tomorrow? Wild and wilder. Grab your tickets if you haven't already! @thepearlvancouver.bsky.social www.ticketweb.ca/event/bonus-...

A big thank you to our bronze sponsors; our favourite local game store @gamedeals.bsky.social and the wonderful local indie studio @sunsetvisitor.studio , creators of 1000xresist ! We couldn't host these events without support they send our way, so show them some love!

After #BonusStageUltimate, check out Vancouver Game Expo by @vangameconnect.ca! Games, artists, vendors, prizes, what more could you need?! And what's better, you could win tickets to the Expo by taking part in Bonus Stage Ultimate's Cosplay or Name That Tune Contests! It's a win-win!

Two days til Bonus Stage Ultimate! Don't miss out on the nerdiest party this side of the planet! www.ticketweb.ca/event/bonus-...

Thanks for the shout out to Nada Existe! Check out his music, it's a wonderful mix of psychedelic and vgm - solid vibes. Also, the biography on his main website changes every time you go to it, and it absolutely confounded me before I realized I wasn't losing my mind. 10/10 linktr.ee/nadaexiste

Nov 22nd coming up fast #Vancouver! Get tickets for the greatest video game variety show while you can! www.ticketweb.ca/event/bonus-...

Are you the type of person who likes to 100% all your games? Do you constantly think "Dang, I wish I had a side objective to go along with this." Well it's your lucky day - we'll handing out sidequests to keep you from ever finishing the main story! www.ticketweb.ca/event/bonus-...

An explosive thank you to B-Bombshell Salon for sponsoring Bonus Stage Ultimate! If you're on the hunt for a queer-owned salon that caters to people from every walk of life - you've found it! www.bbombshellsalon.com

4 more days til we rock out @thepearlvancouver.bsky.social !

A big thank you for a very sweet message from Multi-Memory Controller - check out their amazing chipmetal tracks on their page! linktr.ee/themmcproject

OF COURSE there is going to be a raffle. Who doesn't love entering a draw for a chance to win a bunch of nerdy prizes? We promise the raffle prizes won't just be a bunch of bombs, but they will be THE BOMB hahaha...ha....hoo...but yea, there's gonna be a raffle.

This is gonna be crazy, y'all!! 🔥

We wanna give a big thanks to @rednexusgames.bsky.social for being one of our silver sponsors! They are a local game studio that developed Peglin, Fowl Damage, and Friday Night Bullet Arena! Check out their games and show them some love! rednexus.games store.steampowered.com/developer/re...

One week!!

It's been one week since our two weeks until BSU post, which means it's time for a one week until BSU post. Time is flying by, so hurry up and slow down a little so you have time to buy a ticket to Bonus Stage Ultimate next week! www.ticketweb.ca/event/bonus-...

Coming at ya fresh from the Hellfire Gala, Rainbow Glitz will prove to you that diamonds really are a girl's best friend! (As long as those diamonds are able to protect your entire body while you unleash psychic hell upon your enemies.) www.ticketweb.ca/event/bonus-...

A big ol' thank you to @thelastsea.horse for their wonderful words! It means a lot to us to create spaces for all our nerdy friends! Come hang with all of us, and The Last Seahorse at our 10th anniversary show coming up on November 22nd! thelastseahorse.com www.ticketweb.ca/event/bonus-...

We love you too @killscreendj.bsky.social And hell yea - everyone, support the arts! Video games! Check him out on twitch! www.twitch.tv/killscreendj

Comin' at ya from the depths of the virtual sea, it's @thelastsea.horse Get ready to dance and shout while your peepers enjoy their live hologram! They use VNyan to power their concerts, including Bonus Stage Ultimate Check them out! thelastseahorse.com www.ticketweb.ca/event/bonus-...

A big ol' birthday message all the way from Honolulu, home of Console: The VGM Band If you like video game music, superb performances, powerful auras, and a large fantastic library, pop em in your ears! Check out their website, it has everything! consolevgm.com Thanks for the birthday wishes!

Damn, Geeks versus Nerds? Thought the armistice would hold - but it seems there's another fight left in those bones. What topic could boil the blood so much, that the world must be subjected to the fields of terror and laughter that battle doth bring? www.ticketweb.ca/event/bonus-...

A big loud melodic THANK YOU to @ashellinthepit.bsky.social for their sponsorship! A company focused on employees, stability, and creating amazing work together - they've done audio for a multitude of games Check out delightful website to learn more about the awesome people there! ashellinthepit.com

Did you know I'm playing this show? Because I am! And I have a *VERY* special announcement about it coming up this week. Stay tuned!

Another wonderful birthday message, this time from @thagatanegrra.bsky.social Bringing her own flavour of funky hip hop and anime aesthetic - you'll have a hard time not shakin' your butt and the rest of your parts. Show her some love and check out her work! beacons.ai/thagatanegrra

Two weeks until Bonus Stage Ultimate! The anticipation has dogged us at every turn, grab your tickets here www.ticketweb.ca/event/bonus-...

Super excited to head back on stage for trivia! Vancouver: do NOT miss this show!

What's more random than a random encounter!? A random encounter featuring improv! Anything could happen! Come and see Fistful of Kicks perform Final Fantasy Improv at Bonus Stage Ultimate on Nov 22! www.ticketweb.ca/event/bonus-...

It being our 10th birthday and all this month - we got a wonderful birthday message from @jewelmaiden.bsky.social Thanks so much! Check out her amazing work! jewelmaiden.carrd.co Get in the comments with your favourite Mega Man game!

Wouldn't be the most ultimate Bonus Stage without some trivia! Warm up your ear holes and prepare your skull grapes to Name That Tune brought to you by @noeasymode.bsky.social ! Round 2 will be live performed Missing No.! www.ticketweb.ca/event/bonus-...

Gracing our stage on November 22nd is @mandastroyer.bsky.social Check out their amazing cosplays and burlesque acts - especially if you like Hazbin Hotel! We'd say get closer because they don't bite - but when they perform as Astarion, all bets are off! www.ticketweb.ca/event/bonus-...

A big special thanks to the wonderful artist @samkalensky.com for creating our Bonus Stage Ultimate poster! They'll be rockin' a booth at BSU so you can see,touch, smell, and purchase their amazing works! Posters and stickers for BSU will also be available! Check out their website! samkalensky.com

Here comes @thennecan.bsky.social A versatile Chilean guitarist that merges a wide variety of video game music with Heavy Metal, prog rock, with fusion and latin influences. Get ready to shake your hips, and bang your head! www.ticketweb.ca/event/bonus-... See less

Noice!

Hot off the presses! Brand new Bonus Stage substack! Monthly release schedule with BS news, artist highlights, trivia and more! open.substack.com/pub/bonussta...

A huge thank you to @magicstronghold.com for being one of our Gold Sponsors! Located right on the corner of Kingsway and Boundary, they are a pillar of the nerd community with everything a nerd could want! Check out their event calendar! Show this local business some love! www.magicstronghold.com

Now that Halloween is over ...show me your jack o' lantern pics! I want to see those pum'kins! 🎃

A costume contest? At this time of year? At this time of day? In this part of the country, localized entirely within Bonus Stage Ultimate? Of course you can see it! Come one, come all, and enjoy the Albany tradition of doing nerdy Halloween in November! www.ticketweb.ca/event/bonus-...

Don't miss out on your chance to grab a VIP ticket to BSU! Nets you some swell swag with which to swagger, an exclusive side quest, and the confidence that comes with having a three letter acronym attributed to your existence! www.ticketweb.ca/event/bonus-...

It's a bird! It's a bat! No - it's a flurry of bats turning into a burlesque dancer? It's @angoraphobia.bsky.social ! Show her your veins, and maybe she'll give you a smile! Run. Don't walk! To see this succuburlesque act at Bonus Stage Ultimate! www.ticketweb.ca/event/bonus-...