Hallelujah! Hallelujah! It’s KURT SAMUEL VILE (and the FRESH AND ONLYS)
Before the late-night Violator cocktails and impromptu Happy Mondays fanclub bonding sesh, was a Kurt Vile set at the Biltmore Cabaret on May 11th, with Fresh & Onlys. Here’s the story and pics.
Photo gallery/review: METZ destroy – fiercely and epically
Been to a punk show lately? Need to blow off steam. METZ are your men. Check out the Toronto guys’ gig in Vancouver, via photos and words.
In Photos: Portraits of the LOCAL NATIVES live in Vancouver
Local Natives played a warm, inviting and love-filled show in Vancouver at the Commodore Ballroom on April 27. Here are a ton of portrait photos to show you what that looks like.
PALMA VIOLETS: What Makes A Gig of the Year? This. (Review/Photo Gallery)
GOBSMACKED…is how the gig was described by a fan after the fact. So what makes a show a gig of the year? Let me explain how The Palma Violets perfectly, majestically owned Vancouver and its Biltmore Cabaret on April 26.
Gallery/Review: ALT-J Live in Vancouver
Alt-J can do no wrong, but that’s precisely all the more reason they should try. Here’s a review of sorts and an enormous batch of photos, of their April 5th show at Vancouver’s Commodore Ballroom.
Top 11 Memories: The GRAPES OF WRATH on history, hot dogs and new album High Road
Rejoice, folks. The Grapes of Wrath have returned with their first album as Hooper-Kane-Hooper, in 22 years. And history’s important; so I asked Chris Hooper for his favourite memories of time in the band. Here they are. Lordy.