Got a problem? Ask Bob (from PAVEMENT) and Mike (DOUGHTY)!
Indie rock emergency? Hipster crisis? Relationship problem? General concern about a rash? Don’t know what to make for dinner? ASK BOB NASTANOVICH FROM PAVEMENT AND MIKE DOUGHTY! Submit your questions NOW. You have one week
Gallery/Review: (Lots of) MEN – JD Samson’s Eclectic Boogaloo
MEN were in town and between chattin’ with JD Samson, casting a beady eye on the locals grrls gathered and wiggling her butt, the BackstageRider took about 18,000 photos. Here’s 18 of ’em, with some sentences too!
The Story of THE RESIDENTS Live: Ghost Stories and a Giant Eyeball
What happens when the BackstageRider and a giant eyeball goes to see concept artrocker legends The Residents in Vancouver at the Rickshaw Theatre? Well, you’re just going to have to click through to the enormo PHOTO ESSAY, aren’t you?
DESTROYER: Steely Dan Bejar Hits The Road (Photos/Review)
Dan Bejar’s Destroyer took its easy-listening, slow-mo tour on the road, starting in Vancouver on March 17 and I was there. Nodding. Between jazz sax solos.
SXSW Up Close by Kris Krüg: Wild Flag, Jack White, Diamond Rings, Buck65, Astronautalis Ron Sexsmith + More Awesome
Living through the eyes of photog Kris Krüg, here’s a round up of my fave INTIMATE pics of bands down South By Southwest 2011, including Wild Flag, Foo Fighters, Jack White, Buck 65, Fitz & the Tantrums, Jenn Grant, Diamond Rings, Hunter Valentine, The Greenhornes and The Naked and Famous. Ummm, amazing?
Rockhands: The SXSW Edition (Starring Yuck, Black Angels, Steve Wynn, Esben & The Witch + more!)
While the BackstageRider can’t be at SXSW in person, she has deployed a small army to track down the greatest in indierockhands. Featuring Yuck! The Head and the Heart! Young Evils! Black Angels! John Vanderslice! Esben & The Witch! Steve Wynn and the Miracle 3! GroupLove! Sleepy Vikings! They’re here.
FOO FIGHTERS live at SXSW 2011: Pics by Kris Krüg
Hey! Foo Fighters tore the roof off of Stubb’s in Austin, Texas for SXSW last night! Friend to BackstageRider and photog extraspecial Kris Krüg was there with all the shots. Peep ’em. They’re rocktacular!