Nearly 30 years of history with Erasure, and photos and review of their return to Vancouver at the Orpheum Theatre on August 15.

A magical mystery tour through the final, great gigs of 2015 including Primal Scream and The Cult, RIDE, Public Image Limited and Kiasmos. Check out the photos and words.

Having just woken up from a nap that slumbered into overtime taking him to, errr, 12;20am, just 10 minutes before he was meant to be spinning down the street at Celebrities nightclub, the lovely Lincoln Barrett made it the church (this is where I heal my hurt) on time to …

I AM DIRTY. Covered in ink from an immense (though paired-down) Dirtyphonics show, our heroine throws glowing adjectives at the French drum n’ bass…erm, now duo? Photos and review from their show at the Commodore Ballroom in Vancouver, January 25.

“Hello? Please patch me through to Simian Mobile Disco please, kthxbai”. Photos and words about SMD’s Dec 4 gig at Venue. This time without blindness.

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.

Les Francais sont arrives! Dance duo Justice fed crosses and face-melting dance music to hoardes of kids, including one in a glow-in-the-dark fur coat. The BSR was too sick to attend, so she sent Ash Tanasiychuk in her stead to the PNE Forum on April 26, to snap.

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.

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.