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.
THE PACK A.D. in PICS (Photos from Red Room, May 14)
Mammoth photo gallery filled with grit and grain from last night’s The Pack A.D. show in Vancouver. Includes a totally blurry but rad pic I love of Becky jumpin’ off the drum kit. All hail one of Vancouver’s best. Again. Frequently.
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.
FLEET FOXES: PHOTOS (Plus Harmonies, Loveliness, Beards)
Bad cardigans, lovely voices. The Fleet Foxes, they hath returned. Here are the pics from the (poorly lit but pretty) show at Vancouver’s Vogue Theatre on April 29.
PHOTOS/WORDS: Mike Watt and the Missingmen
“I’m not even sure how you describe that…” Mike Watt & The Missingmen were in town. Here’s the photographic evidence, plus a tribute to his insane playing style and flannel shirts. Not to mention the core awesome of Tom Watson and Raul Morales.
OFF! – Keith Morris, Punk Legends and The View from the Stage
Keith Morris from Circle Jerks/Black Flag? Present and accounted for members of Redd Kross, Burning Brides and Rocket From the Crypt? Oh, that’d just be OFF! then, playing a free show in Vancouver. As Mogwai say, Hardcore Will Never Die, But You Will – here’s some ace photos I took from ON STAGE with OFF!…
PHOTOS: Tame Impala Live
And the crowds, they danced and spliffed…and the band, Tame Impala, they bent their strings and played some marginally trippy fayre…some raved about it, others were merely adequately amused. Mikala = latter.
The Story of THE RESIDENTS Live: Ghost Stories and a Giant Eyeball
What happens when the BackstageRider and a giant eyeball goes to see concept artrocker legends The Residents in Vancouver at the Rickshaw Theatre? Well, you’re just going to have to click through to the enormo PHOTO ESSAY, aren’t you?
DESTROYER: Steely Dan Bejar Hits The Road (Photos/Review)
Dan Bejar’s Destroyer took its easy-listening, slow-mo tour on the road, starting in Vancouver on March 17 and I was there. Nodding. Between jazz sax solos.