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OKKERVIL RIVER and TITUS ANDRONICUS: Photo Gallery and Open Letter
An Open Letter to Titus Andronicus and Okkervil River by someone who has never seen either live, about their gig in Vancouver on June 20th at the Vogue Theatre. Includes massive gallery of things they call “photos”.
June 22, 2011
UK Hyped Band #1,047: On the subject of WU LYF
You can be full of shit and still wonderful. Are the UK’s current most-hyped indie rock band WU LYF one or t’other? Or both? Or neither? Read this, have a listen to “Go Tell Fire to the Mountain” and let us know.
June 19, 2011
Introducing a rad Boston music blog: Ryan’s Smashing Life (This post brought to you by the Stanley Cup)
What happens when you lose a Stanley Cup hockey bet with a Boston music blog? You write about Ryan’s Smashing Life and how much you like Ryan and his blog. And you actually mean it. ‘Cos you do.
June 15, 2011
GRUFF RHYS: Super Funny Animal
Super Furry Animals’ Gruff Rhys brought his deadpan and wholly charming narrative (and props!) to the Biltmore Cabaret in Vancouver on June 4. Before popping backstage to chat with him, I grinned like a loon. Check the review and gallery of this brilliant show.
June 6, 2011
Gallery/Review: SLOAN – The “XX” Tour
Sloan brought an enormo list of songs from their 20-year back catalog to the Commodore Ballroom in Vancouver on June 3rd and it was rockin’. Still woulda liked to have heard “Underwhelmed” but, hey. Here’s the review and mega gallery.
June 4, 2011
Gallery/Video/Words: UK’s STORNOWAY are made of the pretty
UK alt-folkies STORNOWAY brought a coded setlist, a saw, face-paint, a bunch of multi-instrumentalists, the ability to quieten a post-hockey crowd and some SERIOUS pretty to Vancouver’s Media Club on June 1. Here’s the gallery, a video of their new track “Bigger Picture”, plus some words. PHEWF.
June 3, 2011
The Final Show: WOLF PARADE Say Farewell With a Stage Invasion and Smiles
Beloved Canadian alt-rockers Wolf Parade have called it quits. Here’s a rundown of their epic, final show in Vancouver, on May 30 at the Commodore Ballroom. Includes truly rad photos by yours truly, and a stage invasion.
May 31, 2011
The Unusual Suspects: Backstage With YEASAYER (pics by Kris Krüg)
Stand up and be counted, YEASAYER. Or sit down. You know, whatever. We’ll just put you in a line up, make you sit on a ratty sofa and in-our-own-heads, drool over you. This is the BackstageRider backstage photoshoot with the awesome Yeasayer.
May 31, 2011
YEASAYER live in Vancouver, pics by Kris Krüg
YAYYYYYYYYYYYYY! YEASAYER! More relaxed, more handsome, and more ridiculously funky than ever before. Live shots by Kris Krüg, commentary by me.
May 30, 2011

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