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  • During COVID-19, Black Francis of the PIXIES wants you to bang pots at 6pm

    I received a text message in the night from Black Francis. He wants me to spread the word.

    March 17, 2020
  • Sideshow by the Seashore: LUNA play Penthouse live in Vancouver

    25 years on from the release of Penthouse, the effortlessly cool LUNA returns to Vancouver to play us through the 1990s, one more time.

    February 17, 2020
  • SINEAD O’CONNOR’s live return – Nothing compares

    Please give the warmest of welcomes for the return – and survival of – Sinéad O’Connor. Photos and words from her February 1st show at the Vogue in Vancouver.

    February 13, 2020
  • Top Boy DAVE ends his Psychodrama tour with a gig of the year

    In which we have a fairly one-sided conversation about why DAVE’s end-of-year, end-of-tour, all-ages stop in Vancouver at Fortune Sound on November 23 might just have made him Top Boy.

    November 24, 2019
  • Goin Down: Photos of DINOSAUR JR. loud and live in Vancouver

    Lots of hair and loudness and photos from Dinosaur Jr.’s latest trip into Vancouver at the Commodore Ballroom on October 24.

    November 11, 2019
  • MIKE DOUGHTY brings 25 years of SOUL COUGHING “Ruby Vroom” Memories

    Welcome to 1994, folks, when music was groovy and bands were dysfunctional and Soul Coughing’s “Ruby Vroom” was the best thing ever. Check out my review and photos of Mike Doughty’s 25th Anniversary show for this rad platter.

    October 25, 2019
  • FONTAINES D.C….but I’m gonna be BIG

    How many fucks do we give for a Fontaines D.C. gig? Quite a few, actually. Check out the photos and the review of their September 20 show at the Fox Cabaret in Vancouver.

    September 25, 2019
  • Storytime with the MOUNTAIN GOATS live in Vancouver

    Stories and wonder from John Darnielle and the Mountain Goats as they played Vancouver’s Commodore Ballroom on September 6th.

    September 10, 2019
  • THE BOATY WEEKENDER – cruising to Sardinia with BELLE AND SEBASTIAN, TEENAGE FANCLUB, MOGWAI, BUZZCOCKS, DJANGO DJANGO and more

    An epic diary retelling of four days at sea with Belle and Sebastian, Teenage Fanclub, Django Django, Buzzcocks, Vaselines, Camera Obscura, Nilüfer Yanya and more. This is just Day 1, so buckle up!

    September 8, 2019
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