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You Asked, He Answered. JON WURSTER from SUPERCHUNK/MOUNTAIN GOATS answers your hipster-emergency questions in “ASK JON”
…in which funny drummerman Jon Wurster from Superchunk/The Mountain Goats answers your pressing questions. With humour. And stuff. God I love this format.
May 25, 2012
PHOTOS: BEST COAST and UNKNOWN MORTAL ORCHESTRA
Pics from the May 23rd Best Coast and Unknown Mortal Orchestra gig in Vancouver at the Biltmore Cabaret. Includes…uh, pictures. And a few words.
May 24, 2012
The Scoop: CIRCLE OF BUZZARDS/ LOU BARLOW/ SEBADOH eastern US tour dates, and NEW EP news
Jason-Bob-Lou as Sebadoh/Lou Barlow solo/Circle of Buzzards are touring the east coast of North America. Here are the dates, along with the rest of the Seba-scoop.
May 21, 2012
The Principles of a Protagonist: WILLIS EARL BEAL
It’s not just the voice, or the moves, or the glasses and glove. It’s not just the portraits or the flyers or the book or the lyrics or the tape hiss. It’s Chicago’s Willis Earl Beal, a ton of photos, a video and my musings on what makes a man special.
May 7, 2012
THE JEZABELS in technicolour: Photos/Review
Full gallery of those dark indiepop kids from Sydney, Australia, the Jezebels. Check out the pics, read the micro-review, revel in the occasional nice lighting that the venue called Venue in Vancouver offers.
May 3, 2012
M83 Live in Vancouver – John Hughes’ 80s Woven With Unicorns
Anthony Gonzalez brought M83 back to town on April 27 at the Vogue Theatre, a set that came replete with bright lights, layers upon layers of ethereal and 80s film soundtrack reference points. Par usuel.
April 30, 2012
Gushing all over BEAR IN HEAVEN – Photos/Review
Bear in Heaven – enormous and accessible electro, done well. The Brooklyn trio played Vancouver’s Biltmore Cabaret on April 14. Here’s pics and words from a joyous night.
April 17, 2012
Photos: LAURA MARLING & ANDREW BIRD at the Vogue
Photos from Andrew Bird & Laura Marling, live at the Vogue Theatre on April 10. Couldn’t be there, but Brit Kwasney from Bright Photography was, and took these awesome pics.
April 15, 2012
THOMAS DOLBY Live: Toad Lickers, Nutmeg of Consolation, Michael Jackson and SCIENCE!
He blinded us with SCIENCE and a slew of witty stories. New Wave legend Thomas Dolby returned to Vancouver for the first time in nearly 25 years, at the Rio Theatre on April 10. Review and full pics here, naturally.
April 15, 2012

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