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The BSR Top 11 Music Moments of 2017
At first, I didn’t think I could find 11 albums I truly, truly LOVED this year. It felt sparse this year. But then again, I didn’t really look. My health took a stubborn turn over the year, and I had to bail out of a lot of things that would have made me happy –…
December 29, 2017
MIDNIGHT OIL – Music, My Memories and The Great Circle Tour Live in Vancouver [Photos/Video/Review]
Travel with me around a great wheel of my history and Midnight Oil’s place in it. Or simply check out the portraits taken from their gig in Vancouver at the Malkin Bowl on June 2, 2017.
June 4, 2017
Coming Back to Dependable, Epic DINOSAUR JR
You can depend on Dinosaur Jr to bleed your ears out in a great way, but you can’t expect every show to be locked in, tight. September 30 at the Commodore Ballroom in Vancouver was once such. Good to see old friends again.
October 15, 2016
Scotland’s YOUNG FATHERS are the band you need to know – the exclusive BSR photo shoot
The Young Fathers are the best live band you’ve never seen. I’ve been talking about them for a year, what’s your excuse? Discover this phenomenal Scottish three-piece now via this exclusive BackstageRider photoshoot.
March 28, 2016
DJANGO DJANGO live: it’s a party and it’s a dance
UK percussive powerhouses Django Django kicked off their North American tour on October 19 and finally made a stop in Vancouver. And it was a party, and it was a dance.
November 11, 2015
THE TWILIGHT SAD in Vancouver: William Wallace, gratitude, Scotch and serious photoshoots
The Twilight Sad played their first show in Vancouver in 5 years to a rapt crowd at the Biltmore Cabaret on March 8th. Here’s my review, live pics and a very serious photoshoot shot of a very sweet Glaswegian band.
March 17, 2015
Exclusive interview: DJANGO DJANGO’s Tommy Grace talks new music, new tours, and second-album angst
The first time I heard Django Django was early in 2012 when I was hitchhiking on a UK radio stream. “Default” stuttered into my consciousness with a sense of immediacy. Wow earworm! So guitar! Much jangly! Over the next two years, I became a Django acolyte: seeing them as part of my travels – at…
January 28, 2015
DEAN WAREHAM: LUNA/GALAXIE 500 goes solo in Vancouver (well, with Britta Phillips, too)
Luna/Galaxie 500’s Dean Wareham performed with bandmate/partner Britta Phillips came through Vancouver to the Biltmore Cabaret on June 27 – herebe the many photos and words from said such performance.
July 14, 2014
Hanging out with BLACK FRANCIS – and the PIXIES live in Vancouver
The view backstage with Black Francis of the Pixies looks a lot like Bikram yoga poses and wonderful conversation. Here’s my meditation on the February 17 show at Vancouver’s Orpheum Theatre.
February 19, 2014

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