Efterklang returned to Vancouver’s Biltmore Cabaret on March 14 putting on again a slower, but eventually warming set filled with Danish awesome. Check out the pics in this enormo-gallery.
Scotland-England exports Django Django hit the full US/Canada tour trail, still playing their first album, still rocking out joyfully. Here’s photos and review of them and MPLS band Night Moves.
A legendary performance by a legend: king among post-punkers Bob Mould from Hüsker Dü (joined by Superchunk’s Jon Wurster and Telekinesis’ Jason Narducy) played the Horseshoe. It was, literally, epic.
There’s first time for everything: seeing the Eels finally (after 17 years of fandom), and seeing them in Adidas track suits. Here’s a gallery and full review of their February 25 show in Toronto at the Phoenix Concert Theatre.
San Francisco’s chaos-mongers Thee Oh Sees put on a mean live show – and their albums of crazy psych rock are pretty damn tasty too. In this, I interview high-hoisting bassist Petey Dammit on the subject of their new LP Floating Coffin.
He Said: Dean Wareham talks about his solo album(s). She Said: Britta Phillips talks about her solo album. Here’s the early word on what to expect from these fab, married Luna ex-pats.
I could spend 22 years fiddling about with a review of the new My Bloody Valentine album, but instead I’ll show you my gut reaction, on the first listen, as the world waited to download it.
