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.
11 November 2019Goin 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.
2 June 2019I Needed Sunshine: SEBADOH return to form (and to Vancouver) Photos/Review
Beloved lo-fi kings – and my very good friends – Sebadoh returned to Vancouver after 1,825 days. But who’s counting? I was, I was counting. It’s been 5 years since they’ve played live here so let’s see what’s what, shall we?
15 October 2016Coming Back to Dependable, Epic DINOSAUR JR
You can depend on Dinosaur Jr to bleed your ears out in a great way, but you can’t expect every show to be locked in, tight. September 30 at the Commodore Ballroom in Vancouver was once such. Good to see old friends again.
3 July 2014Contest Closed: WIN a pair of tickets + camping or shuttle passes to PEMBERTON MUSIC FESTIVAL in Pemberton, BC!
Win a pair of tickets and either a camping or shuttle pass to this year’s PEMBERTON FESTIVAL featuring a whole whack of bands and comedians, set in the majestic mountains of BC’s wild country. All YOU gotta do is leave a comment to be in it to win it!
6 June 2013PRIMAVERA SOUND FESTIVAL: Day 1 Photo Diary with Dinosaur Jr, Savages, Animal Collective, Metz, Grizzly Bear, Phoenix and Deerhunter…and Sonic Boom
Primavera Sound Festival Barcelona: Day 1 – in which I see Dinosaur Jr, Metz, Savages, Deerhunter, Woods, Wild Nothing, Hot Snakes, Phoenix, Grizzly Bear, Animal Collective, Neko Case, Simian Mobile Disco…and more.
27 June 2012SLED ISLAND DAY 1: A mostly LOU BARLOW, slightly SHADOWY MEN sort of day
Yay for festivals! Herewith Day 1 (a slow and mostly Lou Barlow-y sort of day with a touch of Shadowy Men on a Shadowy Planet) of the fab Sled Island festival in Calgary on June 20, 2012. The longest day of the year, and one filled with fab musicks and friends. Stay tuned for Days 2 & 3!
10 February 2012WEEZER CRUISE Diary Day 3: Saturday, Jan. 21 “BACKSTREET’S BACK”
January 21st will go down in history as: Parasailing in Mexico, eating fajitas with Yuck, rocking out to Pinkerton and Weezer, and going deaf again to Dinosaur Jr, an 80s prom and Backstreet Boys with Lou Barlow. In other words, PERFECT.
4 January 2012On the Road with Dinosaur Jr and Henry Rollins: Part 2, Vancouver
…in which our heroine finds herself travelling from Seattle to Vancouver on board the Dinosaur Jr tourbus and crying great tears of laughter as we cross the border. Also includes: Nardwuar, Devon from Beekeeper and ear plugs.
3 January 2012On the Road with Dinosaur Jr and Henry Rollins: Part 1, Seattle
I spent two days on the road in Seattle and Vancouver with Dinosaur Jr as they toured and played their 1988 classic “Bug” in its entirety, and were interviewed on stage by former Black Flag icon Henry Rollins. It was, in a word, EPIC. Read/see now. Here’s Part 1: Seattle
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