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  • 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.

    April 30, 2013
  • 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.

    April 28, 2013
  • PURITY RING: Lighting Up and Leaving the Chrysalis

    Edmonton kids Purity Ring brought their fairytale electro back to Vancouver and the Vogue Theatre, at a sold-out all-ages show. Oooh the pretty lights!

    April 28, 2013
  • THE VEILS: making the best of a bad situation (Review/Photos)

    This is the story of how the Veils didn’t stand a chance against the batch of crazy that attended their 4/20 gig in Vancouver at the Electric Owl.

    April 22, 2013
  • HOLY CRAP! THIS IS SO GOOD: Brooklyn’s THE MEN live

    Fans waving washroom signs at the front, bloggers being gobsmacked: Brooklyn’s The Men played a probably average show but blew minds anyway at the Biltmore Cabaret in Vancouver on April 19.

    April 21, 2013
  • 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.

    April 17, 2013
  • The Month in (Alt) Rock: VERONICA FALLS, WAMPIRE/FOXYGEN/UNKNOWN MORTAL ORCHESTRA, WIDOWSPEAK, ENGLISH BEAT, DIAMOND RINGS/OMD…and relax

    A round up of just a few of the shows that March spat out. But we took it, gladly, and joyously. Here’s a look at Veronica Falls, Wampire/Foxygen/UMO, Widowspeak, English Beat, Diamond Rings and OMD in photos and words.

    April 12, 2013
  • THE SPECIALS: on the subject of Terry Hall, perfect sounds and two nights partying in Vancouver

    UK ska legends THE SPECIALS returned for a reunion tour that took in two stops and two venues in Vancouver on March 29 (at the Commodore Ballroom) & March 30 (at the Vogue Theatre)> Here’s what happened. There was also beer.

    March 31, 2013
  • 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.

    March 29, 2013
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