THE BACKSTAGE RIDER

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
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
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
PRIMAVERA SOUND FESTIVAL: Day 2 Photo Diary with Blur, Jesus and Mary Chain, Breeders, The Knife, Django Django, The Swans and Kurt Vile
Primavera Day 2 in which the wind blows over Django Django, Kurt Vile, Blur, Breeders, Swans, Jesus & Mary Chain and The Knife. In other words, just another day at the beach.
June 14, 2013
DJANGO DJANGO & NIGHT MOVES: live in Toronto
Scotland-England exports Django Django hit the full US/Canada tour trail, still playing their first album, still rocking out joyfully. Here’s photos and review of them and MPLS band Night Moves.
March 17, 2013
Flanders is a Festival: PUKKELPOP in Pictures – DAY 1 (feat. alt-J, DJANGO DJANGO, HIGH CONTRAST, HOT CHIP, BJORK and more)
What do you call one of the best indie/rock/rap/dance music festivals in Europe? A place where you can drink Belgian beer if you’re over 16, eat waffles, and party in the dust to bands for 14 hours? It’s called Pukkelpop and here’s my Day 1 photo diary.
September 3, 2012
BOATY WEEKENDER Diary – Day 2. Somewhere in the middle of the Balearic Sea
Day 2 of the Boaty Weekender involves drunken and epic Buzzcocks, Mogwai, my buddies Teenage Fanclub jamming with Yo La Tengo and yoga with the Vaselines. Don’tcha know.
September 8, 2019
BOATY WEEKENDER Diary – Day 3. Sardinia, Sunstroke and Syndromes (and more BUZZCOCKS)
Day 3 of the Boaty Weekender finds us getting heatstroke in Sardinia and partying again with the Buzzcocks, Yo La Tengo and listening to Belle and Sebastian from our balcony.
September 8, 2019
BOATY WEEKENDER Diary – Days 4 & 5. Déjà vu all over again, and sad goodbyes
Day 4 and 5 of the Boaty Weekender, in which we maniacally try to see everyone we’ve missed, and all the same bands all over again: Japanese Breakfast, Wojtek the Bear, Campfire Social, HINDS, plus Belle and Sebastian, Yo La Tengo and Mogwai once more.
September 8, 2019