Sloan brought an enormo list of songs from their 20-year back catalog to the Commodore Ballroom in Vancouver on June 3rd and it was rockin’. Still woulda liked to have heard “Underwhelmed” but, hey. Here’s the review and mega gallery.

Beloved Canadian alt-rockers Wolf Parade have called it quits. Here’s a rundown of their epic, final show in Vancouver, on May 30 at the Commodore Ballroom. Includes truly rad photos by yours truly, and a stage invasion.

YAYYYYYYYYYYYYY! YEASAYER! More relaxed, more handsome, and more ridiculously funky than ever before. Live shots by Kris Krüg, commentary by me.

New, ridiculously fun video from Vancouver’s Sex With Strangers for the track “Born Again Liars Social Club”. Includes hot chicks, cool boys, and Boba Fett. AWWWW YEAH!

Greg Dulli’s Twilight Singers as a really good bar band? Why not, I thought, after a few gin and tonics at the Showbox in Seattle on May 22nd. Here’s why.

New Yeasayer track “The Devil and the Deed” was unleashed over the televisual airwaves last night. There’s also a tour happenin’ and a remix for you to lay an ear on. In other words, it’s all GO GO GO for Brooklyn’s Yeasayer!

Ask (on Twitter), and ask again, and ask again, and YE SHALL RECEIVE. Neil Gaiman, man of letters, hero to geeks everywhere, and my personal favourite wordsmith, came through in, EPIC ROCKHANDERY. He sent me this. Featuring Gaiman, Amanda Palmer, OKGo and Ben Folds, this is truly the Monster of all Rock(hands).

Wondertwins activate! In the form of… ROCKSTARS! The Kills brought their crunchy, dirty altrock to Vancouver’s Commodore Ballroom on May 8th and, per usual, blew minds. Here are pics from photog Kris Krug (and my iPhone), and a few words on their awesome.

A truly GIGANTIC gig from Kim, Charles, Joey and David of the Pixies in Vancouver on May 3rd, as well as a healthy dose of the warm and fuzzies. Here’s words, video and stellar pics by Brittney Kwasney of Bright Photography.