ROCKHANDS of the month: PENN & TELLER
Every once in a while, several rockhands of such brilliance MAGICALLY appear in your inbox, from another Rockhands Soldier out there in the trenches. That someone so awesome, like Braden Deans of Vancouver, would take the time to corner the awesomely weird magicians, both Penn AND Teller, and get them to conjure goats for the…
Dancing with DIAMOND RINGS (Photos/Review)
Kind of rad to see the evolution of a pop star unfold before your very eyes. Here’s my take on Diamond Rings now, versus then. Includes some dancing, Red Bull, Deee-Lite and an enormous photo gallery.
AFGHAN WHIGS Deafen and Destroy in Seattle
The Pacific Northwest gathered in preparation for the rapture, rather the return of the Afghan Whigs, which was bigger, louder and more satisfying. Here’s what went down at the Showbox on November 3rd.
CAT POWER Live in Vancouver – Weird. Beautiful. Weirdly Beautiful.
Just days before she cancelled her European tour, Chan Marshall’s Cat Power performs at Vancouver’s Vogue Theatre and it’s a wild, utterly compelling combination of weird and beautiful.
Flanders is a Festival: PUKKELPOP in Pictures – DAY 1 (feat. alt-J, DJANGO DJANGO, HIGH CONTRAST, HOT CHIP, BJORK and more)
What do you call one of the best indie/rock/rap/dance music festivals in Europe? A place where you can drink Belgian beer if you’re over 16, eat waffles, and party in the dust to bands for 14 hours? It’s called Pukkelpop and here’s my Day 1 photo diary.
Rock of Ages: JANE’S ADDICTION – the Gallery/Review
Sexy dancers, Dave Navarro as a character from Game of Thrones, Perry Farrell smiling broadly and sticking out his ribs…what more could you want from Jane’s Addiction? Nothing, really. Check out the review and rad pics in this huge gallery.