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  • “A bath in dirty sex, whiskey and wood chips”: Portrait of the BLACK LIPS and fans in words and photos

    “I’m feeling like I’ve been taking a bath in dirty sex, whiskey and wood chips.” Captured 26 moments at the March 27 show at the Rickshaw Theatre by Georgia’s dirty four-pack, the Black Lips.

    March 30, 2014
  • Surviving SXSW 2014: The World’s Longest Round Up and Gallery

    So. What happened at SXSW 2014? ALL OF THE THINGS. Future Islands, Public Service Broadcasting, Sean Lennon, Wye Oak, OFF!, Gary Numan, Eagulls, St Vincent, Damon Albarn, Fat White Family, even some Casual Sex. See the mega round-up here.

    March 26, 2014
  • BSR Does SXSW 2014: my bands to see

    Can’t call myself a music writer without going down to get some free Doritos or something at SXSW at least once in my lifetime. Here’s what I’m hoping/planning/praying to see when I’m in Austin, Texas next week for the biggest music festival in the world.

    March 7, 2014
  • Introducing: THESE BRITTLE BONES – Interview with Chris Jones

    You have never heard of These Brittle Bones, a 14-year-old teen from Wales, living in Singapore, by the name of Chris Jones. I’m about to change that.

    March 3, 2014
  • “Welcome to our little radiological event”: SKINNY PUPPY lays waste to Vancouver with an epic show (PHOTOS/REVIEW)

    Industrial legends return home after four years to Vanouver – how SKINNY PUPPY blew up the Commodore Ballroom with their little radiological event: costumes, a setlist to die for, and a visceral, epic performance.

    March 2, 2014
  • Hanging out with BLACK FRANCIS – and the PIXIES live in Vancouver

    The view backstage with Black Francis of the Pixies looks a lot like Bikram yoga poses and wonderful conversation. Here’s my meditation on the February 17 show at Vancouver’s Orpheum Theatre.

    February 19, 2014
  • I came to get Dirty: DIRTYPHONICS live in Vancouver

    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.

    January 28, 2014
  • JAKE BUGG in Vancouver at the Orpheum Theatre

    A brilliant-sounding, but dead in the eyes Jake Bugg played to a filled, beautiful room in Vancouver on January 21st, and it should have gone off. So why didn’t it?

    January 22, 2014
  • Hey! It’s a YEAR-END LIST: The TOP 11 BSR-est THINGS OF 2013

    Now that you’re all sick of year-end lists, here’s the only one that matters: MINE. In which I discuss the Top 11 (my lists crank right to 11) Best BSR Things of 2013, featuring Osheaga, Primavera Sound, Sebadoh, Foals, Amanda Palmer and a look at the year ahead.

    December 28, 2013
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