THE BACKSTAGE RIDER

The View from the Road II: SEBADOH – Portland, OR
Keep Portland Weird. Hanging out with Lou Barlow, Jason Loewenstein and Bob D’Amico in chilly Portland, whilst being surrounded by be-hoodied, glasses-wearing, bearded men.
February 11, 2011
The View From The Road I: SEBADOH – San Francisco
On the road with indie rock GODS Sebadoh, this week. Here’s stop one of four – San Francisco. In which your heroine dissolves into a puddle. Also see: SEBADOH in PORTLAND, VANCOUVER and SEATTLE for more I’m With the Indie-Rock Band antics!
February 10, 2011
WLL-E: White Lies Level of Earnestness and the Harry McVeigh Interview
Is it wrong to want to corrupt a nice young band so they’ll be more interesting? This is the quandary I face with fab UK band White Lies. Herewith, an interview with singer Harry McVeigh as he discusses new album “Ritual”, producer Alan Moulder and the wisdom of “marketing people”.
February 1, 2011
WEEN Live – The WHAT. THE. F*CK? Review (Pics by Kris Krüg)
To totally crib a line from my friend Lizz, “I think we need to form a support group” after Ween’s crazy gig in Vancouver on January 24. Here’s my mixed Tweetnotes from the show, alongside pretty photos and a full gallery of pics by Kris Krüg.
January 25, 2011
SALEM….in the dark. Photos! Bleakness! Rapping!
What do you get when you put three people in the pitch fucking black on stage with a Korg, a bunch of effects boxes, and dry ice in front of a load of nodding hipsters. Uh, SALEM. And it was good.
January 23, 2011
Exclusive: SeBADoh EAST COAST US/CAN Tour Dates and Update
Step right up, Eastern Canada/Uhmerica and get your lo-fi fix of SeBADoh live, as Lou Barlow, Jason Loewenstein and Bob D’Amico take their Bakesale/Harmacy show further down the road.
January 22, 2011
Introducing (Again) + Interview: Brian Karscig of San Diego’s NERVOUS WRECKORDS
Brian Karscig of San Diego’s fine Nervous Wreckords talks about touring with the Killers, what it takes to be a self-funded band these days and how last year was “interesting”. Oh and how they’re about to play with Cee-Lo Green.
January 20, 2011
FOALS 2011 US/CAN Spring Tour…starts in Vancouver April 10!
To use a headache-inducing-cliché, this is a DO NOT MISS tour. Foals are coming back to the US/Canada this spring and YOU NEED TO BE READY. Here are the dates.
January 17, 2011
The Backstage Rider Gallery of Rock(hands) and YOU
The devil’s horns are the international symbol of rocktacularness. Which is why it is BackstageRider’s greatest goal to create the world’s largest gallery of awesome folks doing the rock hands. YOU. WANT. TO. BE. HERE.
January 15, 2011