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Photos/review: FUTURE ISLANDS live in Vancouver
A tired but “silly” and always-awesome Samuel T Herring lead his band of stonefaced men through a rowsing and crowd-pleasing gig at one two Vancouver shows at the Vogue Theatre, on September 24th. Check out the words and the photos to follow.
September 26, 2017
SYLVAN ESSO and JENN WASNER/FLOCK OF DIMES live in Vancouver: Photos
Occasionally, you need to cleanse your palate of toxic sludge. You need to shake off body aches and pains, politics and despair. You need to slide, like a jelly octopus, off your sofa, and leave everything behind. You need to go down the street to your local Commodore Ballroom, and refill your cup of joy.…
August 18, 2017
An Open Letter to James Murphy of LCD SOUNDSYSTEM on the Subject of His Recent DJ Gig
Went in with the best of intentions and the willingness to boogie down to a DJ set hosted by James Murphy of LCD Soundsystem. What’d we get instead? *Insert disappointed ‘Meh’ emoji here*
August 12, 2017
Spooky Action! The JASON LOEWENSTEIN (of Sebadoh) Interview
15 years since his last solo album, Jason Loewenstein of Sebadoh is on the cusp of releasing his second LP, Spooky Action. Here he talks about what he’s been doing all these years, and what he’s observed about himself and life.
June 15, 2017
MIDNIGHT OIL – Music, My Memories and The Great Circle Tour Live in Vancouver [Photos/Video/Review]
Travel with me around a great wheel of my history and Midnight Oil’s place in it. Or simply check out the portraits taken from their gig in Vancouver at the Malkin Bowl on June 2, 2017.
June 4, 2017
WOLF PARADE’in around town – plus clips of two new tracks!
Listen to two new Wolf Parade tracks and check out some pics from Night 1 of 3 in Vancouver at the Imperial on February 22.
February 25, 2017
With Apologies To WHITE LIES (Photo Gallery/Review
Accidentally plagiarising myself as I finally and definitely realize what it is I think about White Lies. Accompanied by photos from February 11 at the Rickshaw Theatre in Vancouver.
February 20, 2017
Report Card: assessing the LEMON TWIGS
In which two young brother wunderkinds Lemon Twigs are assessed by adults much older than they, based on a single live show in Vancouver at the Commodore Ballroom in February.
February 17, 2017
Top 11 Videos by Musican/Filmmaker ADAM HARDING: DUMB NUMBERS leader shares the stories behind clips for SEBADOH, WARPAINT, SWERVEDRIVER, BEST COAST plus NEW! LOU BARLOW and more
Bet you didn’t know that there’s one guy behind some of indie rock’s coolest videos of Warpaint, Sebadoh, Best Coast, Lou Barlow and Swervedriver. Here’s the Top 11 favourite videos made by Adam Harding, filmmaker, and leader of the band Dumb Numbers.
November 22, 2016

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