THE BACKSTAGE RIDER

METZ: Album Number II and the Alex Edkins Interview
Three years on from their rad debut, Toronto punk pals METZ release their latest album “II”. Here’s an interview with singer Alex Edkins on the subjects of new music, touring and dream festival lineups.
May 4, 2015
THE KAISER CHIEFS: smooth moves along the greatest hits highway
An impressive outing from a tired and croaky Ricky Wilson and Co – the Kaiser Chiefs provided arena-sized moves and a lot of heart on April 21 at the Commodore Ballroom in Vancouver.
April 26, 2015
BELLE & SEBASTIAN and PERFUME GENIUS live – photos/review
If you’re feeling sinister, go off and see….Belle & Sebastian live, who returned to Vancouver for the first time in 7 years at the Vogue Theatre on April 8, along with delectable opener Perfume Genius. Here be the photos.
April 14, 2015
In Photos: VIET CONG live in Vancouver
Craziness? Yep. Here are a bunch of epic photos of when Viet Cong hit the Biltmore Cabaret on March 28.
March 31, 2015
AMANDA PALMER, NEIL GAIMAN and Friends from TEDTalks 2015
What does joy look like? It looks like a three-and-a-half-hour charity free-for-all at the Vogue Theatre on March 18, as a pregnant Amanda Palmer brought Neil Gaiman, Chris Hadfield, Amy Cuddy and other TEDTalks friends to share her stage.
March 22, 2015
THE TWILIGHT SAD in Vancouver: William Wallace, gratitude, Scotch and serious photoshoots
The Twilight Sad played their first show in Vancouver in 5 years to a rapt crowd at the Biltmore Cabaret on March 8th. Here’s my review, live pics and a very serious photoshoot shot of a very sweet Glaswegian band.
March 17, 2015
Exclusive interview: DJANGO DJANGO’s Tommy Grace talks new music, new tours, and second-album angst
The first time I heard Django Django was early in 2012 when I was hitchhiking on a UK radio stream. “Default” stuttered into my consciousness with a sense of immediacy. Wow earworm! So guitar! Much jangly! Over the next two years, I became a Django acolyte: seeing them as part of my travels – at…
January 28, 2015
V is for VASELINES…Live at the Electric Owl in Vancouver
A 21-song set, almost all of Dum-Dum and more cutting Scots banter than you could ever wish for – this was the stuff a Vaselines gig is made of.
January 26, 2015
The Epic ICELAND AIRWAVES Adventure – Gallery and Highlights from Reykjavik with Flaming Lips, Mammút, Caribou, Kiasmos, Unknown Mortal Orchestra, War on Drugs, Agent Fresco and more
With volcanos erupting in the distance, black sand beaches and trips to the Blue Lagoon, you could say that partying alongside Flaming Lips, War on Drugs, Caribou, Future Islands and locals Mammút, Kiasmos, Agent Fresco, Árstíðir and others made ICELAND AIRWAVES pretty epic
December 15, 2014