Press
Thanks for the chatter, folks! BackstageRider has been be featured in the UK’s GUARDIAN newspaper online Check out Mikala’s other articles in the Georgia Straight Mikala talks about her “Band Wagon” tour on the Urban Dig app. Mikala is a “Featured Vancouverite” in Inside Vancouver Blogger Profile: Mikala of BackstageRider #1 of 125 Reasons to…
Friends
The Backstage Rider would like to thank the following rocktacular people. You are encouraged to make with the clicking and visit these fine musical peoples’ sites: Timbre Concert Productions – Promoters of tremendous awesomeosity. And lots of great indie/alternative Western Canada gigs. Big thanks to Erin, my fave promoter in the city. Sealed With a…
About
“Thank you for making my trip such a pleasure” – Alex James, Bassist, Blur, October 1991 What’s a Backstage Rider? A rider is the list of things that a band asks a promoter or venue to provide when it plays. You know the Van Halen thing with “No Brown M&Ms”? Smoking Gun has a great list…
Turin Brakes Talk About 10 Years, 5 Albums, Take That…and Perseverance
Heard of Turin Brakes? No? If you were living in the UK in the early aughties, you’d not be able to escape their brand of edgy folk-rock. But 10 years on, Olly Knights and Gale Paridjanian find themselves having to reintroduce the band and their new album Outbursts… but are all the more relaxed for…