25 years on from the release of Penthouse, the effortlessly cool LUNA returns to Vancouver to play us through the 1990s, one more time.
SINEAD O’CONNOR’s live return – Nothing compares
Please give the warmest of welcomes for the return – and survival of – Sinéad O’Connor. Photos and words from her February 1st show at the Vogue in Vancouver.
Top Boy DAVE ends his Psychodrama tour with a gig of the year
In which we have a fairly one-sided conversation about why DAVE’s end-of-year, end-of-tour, all-ages stop in Vancouver at Fortune Sound on November 23 might just have made him Top Boy.
Goin Down: Photos of DINOSAUR JR. loud and live in Vancouver
Lots of hair and loudness and photos from Dinosaur Jr.’s latest trip into Vancouver at the Commodore Ballroom on October 24.
5 June 2018Live in Black and White: Former BAUHAUS/TONES ON TAIL duo return as POPTONE
Tripping gothily down memory lane with Kevin Haskins, Daniel Ash of Bauhaus, Tones on Tail and Love & Rockets, as they return in their new guise as Poptone.
20 May 2018UNKNOWN MORTAL ORCHESTRA in Boston, MA and Vancouver, BC
Photos and review of Unknown Mortal Orchestra’s two concerts in Boston, Massachusetts and Vancouver, British Columbia.
15 April 2018NinjaTED 2018: AMANDA PALMER and the show of a lifetime (until next year’s)
All hail the return of Amanda Palmer’s NinjaTED variety show to the Vogue Theatre on April 11, 2018. Read the account of the event, and enjoy the enormous photo gallery.
8 April 2018NILS FRAHM and the Act of Setting Intentions, Live in Vancouver
Praise Jesus, Nils Frahm delivered a remarkable, committed and warm performance on Easter Sunday at the Vogue Theatre in Vancouver on April 1. Read a gushing review, and peep the pictures.
4 March 2018TUNE-YARDS and SUPERCHUNK – two thoughts about two gigs
Two views of two days – thoughts on a Tune-Yards gig held Tuesday, February 27 at the Commodore Ballroom, and a Superchunk gig held Wednesday, February 28 at the Rickshaw Tavern.
18 February 2018My take on “Rock and Roll Clichés”, the HEDLEY allegations and the responsibilities of musicians
Thoughts on the recent HEDLEY accusations, their use of the term “rock and roll clichés”, sexual consent, the roles and responsibilities of musicians, and my experiences within the music industry.
29 December 2017The BSR Top 11 Music Moments of 2017
At first, I didn’t think I could find 11 albums I truly, truly LOVED this year. It felt sparse this year.
But then again, I didn’t really look. My health took a stubborn turn over the year, and I had to bail out of a lot of things that would have …
3 December 2017Fear Satan: MOGWAI live in Vancouver (Photos/Review)
Apologies to Dr. Seuss but “it started in low. Then it started to grow.” Mogwai live at Vancouver’s Commodore Ballroom on November 25th began benignly then grew into a Cerberus of layered guitars, chugging drums and thrumming bass. But Stuart Braithwaite, Dominic Aitchison and Barry Burns took to the stage …
5 November 2017Fall Round Up: PUBLIC SERVICE BROADCASTING in Seattle, INVSN, HAR MAR SUPERSTAR & AFGHAN WHIGS. (Including special mentions of Depeche Mode, Billy Bragg and Steve Earle)
Fall foliage and great gigs. Here’s a round up of the best shows of September and October, starirng Public Service Broadcasting in Seattle, and Billy Bragg, Steve Earle, Depeche Mode, INVSN and the Afghan Whigs.
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