Admittedly, I am a little late on the Arkells bandwagon, having only really started listening to them last year. A friend of mine had been suggesting them for years, but he probably sees 92 concerts a year or something ridiculous, and while he definitely knows more about music than I do, his suggestions always come […]
What a voice. A true, world-class talent. Paul Janeway, frontman and lead singer of St. Paul and the Broken Bones, absolutely blew the Rickshaw down on Thursday night. Playing to a sold-out crowd in support of their debut record, Half the City (Single Lock Records, 2014), the Birmingham boys delivered a 90-minute set worth writing […]
Last Tuesday was a special night for Julie Doiron fans in Vancouver. Not only did the former Eric’s Trip bassist and Wooden Stars collaborator play a double-shot, including a free show at Red Cat Records, but her Biltmore set was almost entirely by request. Knife Pleats opened the second show with the type of jangly […]
Being excited about going to a Death From Above 1979 show in 2014 is an exercise in nostalgia. The dance-punk band from Toronto, comprised of Sebastien Grainger and Jesse F. Keeler, played two back-to-back dates, the first date this past Wednesday at the Vogue. Hump day, all-ages, no ins-and-outs, ended before midnight, theatre seat – […]
Since resurfacing in the wake of his struggles with drug addiction, Vancouver’s Madchild has been touring and recording at a torrid pace. In 2014 alone, he moved to Los Angeles, resurrected Battleaxe Records, released a solo EP (Switched On) and a full-length record with Swollen Members (Brand New Day), toured across North America and Europe, […]
“Have you seen the movie Drive?” Last Saturday night at the Biltmore Cabaret, this question was tossed around by people thinking of something to say to someone. It was a rhetorical exercise, anyway. Most people were there because they had seen Drive, and when they had seen it, the only thing on their minds was, […]
It was hot as hell inside the Electric Owl on Sunday night. The first signs of fall had started to show: the leaves had begun to change from green to brown. A chill wind cut through the air, and toques were being worn for more than purely stylistic purposes. Heck, even Winter Ale was back […]
It was beautiful to be able to forget where I was when I saw Christopher Owens & Co. perform this past Wednesday night. From what I can recall, I would like to think that those who were set beside me felt something similar. The Biltmore was its usual moody self, lit like a dive bar. […]