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.
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!
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.