Low & Mono @ Imperial Theatre 17/6/17 In the dim light of Vancouver’s Imperial Theatre on June 17th, two musical groups–Low from Duluth, Minnesota and Mono from Tokyo, Japan–celebra...
Live Music Reviews
Nick Cave alive at Queen Elizabeth Theatre
Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds at Queen Elizabeth Theatre 22/6/17 Nick Cave released his latest 16th album, last September’s Skeleton Tree, following unspeakable loss: in July 2015, his 15-year-old so...
Tool tightens grip on Vancouver
Tool at Rogers Arena 15/6/17 Tool, an infamous ’90s alternative metal four piece, works differently than your average band. The band’s critical and commercial success has allowed the Los Angeles-b...
Foxygen hits home with Hang
Foxygen at Rickshaw Theatre 5/25/17 Foxygen, a California throwback pop outfit delighted and dazzled Vancouver’s Rickshaw Theatre on May 25th with a highly energized and theatrical performance. Car...
The Flaming Lips keep one toe in the real world at Queen Elizabeth Theatre
The Flaming Lips with Klangstof at Queen Elizabeth Theatre 12/5/17 Over nearly three-and-a-half decades, the Flaming Lips have been exalted to psychedelic wizard (or psychedelic mad scientist) stat...
Collected consciousness: Thurston Moore Group reaches higher state at the Imperial
The Thurston Moore Group with Peregrine Falls and Dashes at the Imperial Vancouver 8/5/17 On Thurston Moore’s latest fifth solo album Rock n Roll Consciousness, the former Sonic Youth singer/guitar...
U2 stuns Vancouver with opening night of The Joshua Tree tour
U2 with Mumford and Sons at BC Place 12/5/17 One of the greatest albums of the 1980s, Irish rock band U2’s The Joshua Tree catapulted them to massive stardom while providing the airwaves with some ...
These Days, Jackson Browne is pretty alright
Jackson Browne at The Center in Vancouver for Performing Arts 27/4/17 “Jackson…Jackson…Jackson…” the audience heard a women whisper in the Center in Vancouver for Performing Arts last Thursday (Apr...
Dreaming of angels with The xx
The xx with Sampha at Doug Mitchell Thunderbirds Sports Centre 25/4/17 Seven thousand people drifted off into another realm of reality at The Doug Mitchell Thunderbirds Sports Centre this past Tues...
The Zombies immortalize Oddessy & Oracle
The Zombies at the Commodore Ballroom 21/04/17 Playing two distinct sets with two distinct lineups, the Zombies performed a spectrum of their earlier work at the Commodore in Vancouver last Friday ...
John Mayer gives Vancouver a grateful, fun, guitar-riddled performance
John Mayer with LANY @ Rogers Arena 4/19/17 With so many performers donning a guitar show after show it can be a real treat of an experience to see a guitarist who plays at a truly exceptional leve...
Snoop Dogg gives Vancouver some classic Doggystyle
Snoop Dogg with Cypress Hill, Method Man and Redman @ Rogers Arena 14/4/17 Snoop Dogg spent his Friday night (April 8) at Vancouver’s Rogers Arena surrounded by one of the most party-hungry audienc...
