Social Distortion at the Commodore Ballroom, 6/9/18 With a Saturday night full house, the room was hot and the air damp as Social Distortion walked onto the stage to the sounds of energetic cheers ...
Live Music Reviews
Stars lights up the Vogue
Stars with Shamir at Vogue Theatre, 6/12/18 Tuesday night was no ordinary weeknight, as one of Canada’s best pop acts visited the Vogue Theatre. The members of Stars have been making elegant indie-...
Janelle Monáe shares her American dream through a powerful performance of love
Janelle Monáe at Queen Elizabeth Theatre, 6/12/18 Young, black, wild and free – Janelle Monáe performed her epic and unapologetically feminist show for the Queen Elizabeth Theatre Tuesday night, br...
Calexico delivers Southwestern flavour to Vancouverites
Calexico at Rickshaw Theatre, 6/8/18 I have somehow never stumbled upon Calexico’s music over the years – my secret is out. It has just been one of those bands I never crossed paths with and yet Ca...
Bryan Adams performs ‘Straight From The Heart’ for mom and Vancouver alike
Bryan Adams at Rogers Arena, 6/6/18 Vancouver icon and Canadian rock music legend Bryan Adams was once again “Waking Up the Neighbours” around Rogers Arena Wednesday night. He presented...
Mother Mother battles nostalgia at 10-year celebration of classic album
Mother Mother with Little Destroyer at the Imperial, 5/31/18 “Nostalgia is a real motherfucker,” Ryan Guldemond joked before busting out “Ghosting,” a fan favourite of Mother Mother’s decade-old O ...
Tash Sultana rules in Vancouver
Tash Sultana with Jesse Roper at Malkin Bowl, 5/24/18 Melbourne, Australia’s Tash Sultana has been selling out venues around the world since making a name for herself busking in her hometown. She r...
David Byrne gets Vancouverites dancing to utopian hits
David Byrne at the Queen Elizabeth Theatre, 5/23/18 To the crowd from the ’80s he’s the Talking Heads mastermind and Brian Eno’s buddy; to the ’90s kids he’s the singer behind the hilar...
The Brian Jonestown Massacre offers up a set that is unapologetically them in Vancouver
The Brian Jonestown Massacre with Ghost Meat at Vogue Theatre, 5/21/18 The Brian Jonestown Massacre has some of the most loyal fans. And a whole slew of them were lined up outside the Vogue ...
Slayer delivers monster performance for its farewell tour
Slayer with Lamb of God, Anthrax, Behemoth and Testament at Pacific Coliseum, 5/16/18 Slayer were back in Vancouver, but this time it was different. It was Slayer’s Final World Tour. The mood outsi...
Paul Simon kicks off ‘Homeward Bound’ farewell tour in VanCity
Paul Simon at Rogers Arena, 5/16/18 Legendary American singer-songwriter, activist and actor Paul Simon kicked off his farewell pilgrimage at Vancouver’s Rogers Arena Wednesday night. Moreover, whi...
Unknown Mortal Orchestra staggers to the Commodore with their psych-pop
Unknown Mortal Orchestra at the Commodore Ballroom, 5/8/18 Tuesday night saw a sold-out crowd for the west coast psych-rock band Unknown Mortal Orchestra. The four piece band, touring their new alb...
