Posts Tagged ‘ live ’
Sled Island started hitting it’s stride right when I left it’s host city. I think if it had matured to what it is today, I would have been less likely to move away. Not much less, but a bit. The “island” bit of the title is it’s most appropriate, standing as this weird island, isolated [ READ MORE ]
The following originally appeared in Beatroute Magazine. I first saw these guys play ahead of an acoustic set by Asobi Seksu (I know, I know, I may as well change the name of this blog to Goodnight Asobi Seksu) and they blew my damn head open. I’ve seen crooners and folk pickers open for big [ READ MORE ]
The following first appeared in Beatroute Magazine. Thanks to Katherine Green for photo/moral support. Two reliable west coast stand-bys took to the stage at the Biltmore for some energetic and well-received sets. Though the start time was greatly delayed, a good sized crowd stuck it out to end a string of tour dates for the Victoria-based [ READ MORE ]
The following first appeared in Beatroute Magazine. Thanks to Katherine Green for sitting through this with me. In previous decades, the keys to success were acid wash jeans and the occasional robe of sequins and leopard skin. Now, it seems the shortcut to popularity is the one-two punch of a buttoned plaid shirt and a mass [ READ MORE ]
The following first appeared in Beatroute Magazine. Thanks to Katherine Green for making it out. In 1999, a movie called Detroit Rock City added a little KISS to a tired college road trip subgenre. In it, Sam Huntington would remark to his cohorts about how in 1973, KISS was opening for Blue Oyster Cult, and [ READ MORE ]
The following first appeared in Beatroute Magazine. Thanks to Sarah Kloke for coming out and fighting the fog with her camera. In 1999, a movie called Detroit Rock City added a little KISS to a tired college road trip subgenre. In it, Sam Huntington would remark to his cohorts about how in 1973, KISS was [ READ MORE ]
The following first appeared in Beatroute Magazine. Thanks to Katherine Green for her war photography. Vacant City invaded the Anza Club to release their new album Forgotten Street. Sharing the stage with the Stumbler’s Inn, they aimed to usher in their recording with gusto. Gusto was had, but not from the headliners. The Stumbler’s Inn played [ READ MORE ]
The following was first published in Beatroute Magazine. Photos by Rachel Hurst. Snark by Clinton Hallahan. It appeared with an edit that truncated it quite a bit, so here is the full thing. Big thanks again to Miss Hurst who did a great job with the shots. The gong show that was the Peak Performance [ READ MORE ]
Originally appearing in Beatroute Magazine. To talk about Hey Ocean! is, inexorably, to talk about Vancouver music as a whole. Being cogent of this fact, the band decided to put a tidy little cross section of the scene up on the marquee at the Vogue on December 18. The Zolas started the night and set the bar [ READ MORE ]
With a bass output usually reserved for dubstep shows and Honda Civics, the Edmonton electro sextet Shout Out Out Out Out pounded out a tight set at the Rickshaw Theatre with precision. Touring behind their latest effort Reintegration Time, the inordinately personable Albertans returned triumphantly to Vancouver to a voracious crowd dedicated to dancing just as [ READ MORE ]