Jack White at Rogers Arena, 8/12/18 It has long been documented by reviewers and fans alike that Vancouver audiences are lacking a little something. That something is usually enthusiasm. Movement. ...
Live Music Reviews
Beach House fills the Orpheum with silhouettes and awe
Beach House at the Orpheum Theatre, 8/12/18 Sunday night the Baltimore indie-pop group Beach House played their long awaited show at the Orpheum. Old friends connected, new friends were made as the...
Panic! at the Disco brings the love and pizazz to Vancouver
Panic! at the Disco at Rogers Arena, 8/11/18 Panic! at the Disco is now the Brendon Urie show. And if Saturday night at Vancouver’s Rogers Arena is any indication, fans have absolutely no problem w...
Dancing in the rain at the Vancouver Mural Fest Park Show
Charlotte Day Wilson and A Tribe Called Red at the Vancouver Mural Fest Park Show, 8/11/18 The Vancouver Mural Park show was a peak to a week of art, community and fun. The crowd was a bit weary af...
Mom saves the day for Blind Pilot show at The Imperial
Blind Pilot and Horse Feathers at the Imperial 7/20/18 Blind Pilot started their maiden voyage to Canada with visions of poutine and dreams of caesars. These dreams were almost shattered at the bor...
41st Vancouver Folk Music Festival still true to tradition, still young at heart
2018 Vancouver Folk Music Festival, Jericho Beach Park, July 13, Day 1 by Paul Hecht and Elmira Kuznetsova It’s the same heart-warming scene every year – small flocks of festival punters with...
Harry Styles goes his own way at Rogers Arena
Harry Styles with Kacey Musgraves at Rogers Arena, 7/6/18 Last night (July 6), Harry Styles showed a deafening crowd at Rogers Arena how he became the most successful member of One Direction not na...
Trampled by Turtles bring mandolins and moshing to the Commodore Ballroom
Trampled by Turtles with Deer Tick at Commodore Ballroom, 6/30/18 It takes a special breed to play folk/bluegrass faster and harder than any metal band out there, but anyone who’s ever seen a Tramp...
Belle and Sebastian are utterly charming in Vancouver
Belle and Sebastian at Vogue Theatre, 6/28/18 It is safe to say that there is nothing “cool” about Scottish indie band Belle and Sebastian. But damn if they’re not utterly charming. The group is em...
Collective Soul screeches into Commodore Station on the Rock and Roll Express Tour
Collective Soul with The Static Shift at the Commodore Ballroom, 6/28/18 It was a night of long hair, ripped jeans and peace signs. With their Friday show sold out, Collective Soul brought their Ro...
Gomez brings it at the Commodore Ballroom
Gomez with Jon Bryant at the Commodore Ballroom, 6/27/18 Wednesday was a big night at the Commodore Ballroom. The barricade was chest high and the stage was littered with musical instruments, mostl...
M. Ward puts on a classically beautiful show at The Imperial
M. Ward with Scott McCaughey at The Imperial 6/20/18 Cycling around the bend of Hastings/Main and arriving at The Imperial, the energy from inside the venue could be felt from the curb. The Orego...
