THE BACKSTAGE RIDER

SEBADOH Wedding Proposal: With Help From the BackstageRider!
Helping to make dreams happen since November 10, 2011, I am The BackstageRider. Watch the cute video!
November 11, 2011
LEMONHEADS: It’s a Shame About Ray (and kinda, about Evan Dando)
Evan Dando and two other guys, collectively known as The Lemonheads, were in Vancouver on November 4 performing “It’s a Shame About Ray.” Woulda been brilliant if Dando had channeled less slack and more charisma.
November 8, 2011
YUCK’s last show of the US tour in Brooklyn, NYC
Yuck wrapped their North American tour at the Music Hall in Williamsburg, NYC on October 14 and our roving New York photographer and Fucking Nostalgic friend Chris was there to catalog the event. Yummy Yuck!
October 16, 2011
MusicFestNW Part 3: Antlers, Explosions in the Sky, Typhoon, Avi Buffalo, OFF!
Our final installment from MusicFestNW, in which your heroine wraps up her last day and night in PDX with double Antlers, Explosions in the Sky and Typhoon action, and snaps her favourite punks, OFF! And meets the little Avi Buffalo, too.
September 20, 2011
MusicFestNW Part 1: Unknown Mortal Orchestra, Sebadoh, Archers of Loaf and PORTLANDIA
BackstageRider takes on Portlandia in a MusicFestNW adventure. Part 1 features Sebadoh (of course), Unknown Mortal Orchestra, Archers of Loaf and Fred Armisen. No really. The guy from Portlandia. In Portland. Backstage with me.
September 17, 2011
The Great German SEBADOH Tour – The Final, Epic Part 3 – Köln
An epic end to an epic tale…BackstageRider hops into the Sebadoh van to travel from Hamburg, to Köln, via Dortmund in which Lou loses his pants, the guys test out new gear and I wander round a sex emporium. Plus! What Lou would like on his backstagerider!
August 22, 2011
The Great German SEBADOH Tour: Part 2 – Hamburg
Canned hummus, soundcheckin’ with Two Years Two Days, snare replacement and hangin’ backstage. THIS is Sebadoh in Hamburg…with pics, video and running commentary. I present: Part 2 of the Great German Sebadoh Tour.
August 19, 2011
The Great German SEBADOH Tour: Part 1 – Berlin
…in which our heroine The BackstageRider goes out on tour again with her heroes and friends, Sebadoh, as they traipse across Germany. This three-parter of photos, videos and words starts in the rad city of Berlin.
August 16, 2011
The Scoop on THE WEEZER CRUISE with SEBADOH, DINOSAUR JR, YUCK, WAVVES, GENE WEEN, ANTLERS and more
Don’t you wanna take me on a sea cruise? WEEZER, SEBADOH, DINOSAUR JR, ANTLERS, GENE WEEN, YUCK, WAVVVES and others are setting sail on an indie-rock cruise in January. Here’s the details. It’s going to be AMAZEBALLS.
July 12, 2011