TWILIGHT SINGERS – Live at the Showbox in Seattle
Greg Dulli’s Twilight Singers as a really good bar band? Why not, I thought, after a few gin and tonics at the Showbox in Seattle on May 22nd. Here’s why.
Clap Your Hands, Say YEASAYER: new stuff, tour, Moby remix
New Yeasayer track “The Devil and the Deed” was unleashed over the televisual airwaves last night. There’s also a tour happenin’ and a remix for you to lay an ear on. In other words, it’s all GO GO GO for Brooklyn’s Yeasayer!
THE PACK A.D. in PICS (Photos from Red Room, May 14)
Mammoth photo gallery filled with grit and grain from last night’s The Pack A.D. show in Vancouver. Includes a totally blurry but rad pic I love of Becky jumpin’ off the drum kit. All hail one of Vancouver’s best. Again. Frequently.
ROCKHANDS OF THE YEAR: Neil Gaiman, Amanda Palmer, Damian OK Go and Ben Folds
Ask (on Twitter), and ask again, and ask again, and YE SHALL RECEIVE. Neil Gaiman, man of letters, hero to geeks everywhere, and my personal favourite wordsmith, came through in, EPIC ROCKHANDERY. He sent me this. Featuring Gaiman, Amanda Palmer, OKGo and Ben Folds, this is truly the Monster of all Rock(hands).
THE KILLS live? Fuck yeah! Plus pics by Kris Krüg
Wondertwins activate! In the form of… ROCKSTARS! The Kills brought their crunchy, dirty altrock to Vancouver’s Commodore Ballroom on May 8th and, per usual, blew minds. Here are pics from photog Kris Krug (and my iPhone), and a few words on their awesome.
PIXIES: Video, Photo Gallery…and Much Love
A truly GIGANTIC gig from Kim, Charles, Joey and David of the Pixies in Vancouver on May 3rd, as well as a healthy dose of the warm and fuzzies. Here’s words, video and stellar pics by Brittney Kwasney of Bright Photography.
FLEET FOXES: PHOTOS (Plus Harmonies, Loveliness, Beards)
Bad cardigans, lovely voices. The Fleet Foxes, they hath returned. Here are the pics from the (poorly lit but pretty) show at Vancouver’s Vogue Theatre on April 29.
PHOTOS/WORDS: Mike Watt and the Missingmen
“I’m not even sure how you describe that…” Mike Watt & The Missingmen were in town. Here’s the photographic evidence, plus a tribute to his insane playing style and flannel shirts. Not to mention the core awesome of Tom Watson and Raul Morales.