THE BACKSTAGE RIDER

The Unusual Suspects: Backstage With YEASAYER (pics by Kris Krüg)
Stand up and be counted, YEASAYER. Or sit down. You know, whatever. We’ll just put you in a line up, make you sit on a ratty sofa and in-our-own-heads, drool over you. This is the BackstageRider backstage photoshoot with the awesome Yeasayer.
May 31, 2011
YEASAYER live in Vancouver, pics by Kris Krüg
YAYYYYYYYYYYYYY! YEASAYER! More relaxed, more handsome, and more ridiculously funky than ever before. Live shots by Kris Krüg, commentary by me.
May 30, 2011
THE KILLS live? Fuck yeah! Plus pics by Kris Krüg
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.
May 9, 2011
SXSW Up Close by Kris Krüg: Wild Flag, Jack White, Diamond Rings, Buck65, Astronautalis Ron Sexsmith + More Awesome
Living through the eyes of photog Kris Krüg, here’s a round up of my fave INTIMATE pics of bands down South By Southwest 2011, including Wild Flag, Foo Fighters, Jack White, Buck 65, Fitz & the Tantrums, Jenn Grant, Diamond Rings, Hunter Valentine, The Greenhornes and The Naked and Famous. Ummm, amazing?
March 19, 2011
FOO FIGHTERS live at SXSW 2011: Pics by Kris Krüg
Hey! Foo Fighters tore the roof off of Stubb’s in Austin, Texas for SXSW last night! Friend to BackstageRider and photog extraspecial Kris Krüg was there with all the shots. Peep ’em. They’re rocktacular!
March 16, 2011
WEEN Live – The WHAT. THE. F*CK? Review (Pics by Kris Krüg)
To totally crib a line from my friend Lizz, “I think we need to form a support group” after Ween’s crazy gig in Vancouver on January 24. Here’s my mixed Tweetnotes from the show, alongside pretty photos and a full gallery of pics by Kris Krüg.
January 25, 2011
Black Angels – Psychotic Reactions… and Photos by Kris Krüg
All hail the return of really good, trippy modern psychedelia. Here’s an introduction to Austin, Texas’ Black Angels, by way of a 70s gonzo journalist and some pins in a map. Oh and an amazing gallery of live pics by Kris Krüg.
December 1, 2010
Introducing: HUMANS – With Pics By Kris Krüg
Presenting Humans – slinky party music for puppets and uh, us humans. Check out some ridiculously sexy photos by KK and cast your ears on some new choons.
November 24, 2010
DIAMOND RINGS – Exclusive Pictures and Story, Photos by Kris Krüg
Boys love him. Girls love him. Gays love him. Straights love him. Unicorns, not so much. Glam synthpopster Diamond Rings is on a trajectory into the stratosphere of awesome. So of course Backstage Rider and photog extraordinaire Kris Krüg followed John O and his rising star…into the men’s bathroom.
November 22, 2010