On Saturday, the Waldorf Hotel parking lot hosted Vancouver kings (and queen) of ’70s tinged psychedelic rock, Black Mountain, and friends, in a late summer party that left me wondering why they haven’t done more of these. The event featured one medium-sized stage, an outdoor beer garden, food trucks and, of course, the regular indoor […]
Last Saturday was your typical summer affair around the shores of Trout Lake – families and couples bathing in the late August heat, lake water lapping against the sound of dogs chasing each other, and barbeques frying as the sun generously poured over the whole scene. On this particular day though, there was a movement […]
Gang Signs recently tweeted that they would like to describe their music “as the highs and lows of buying shoes online”. Internet shoe shopping obviously fills them with restless desire and haunting obsession if their self-titled debut EP is anything to go by. This Vancouver -based trio released their synth electro-rock creation on August 28. […]
Marion (Julie Delpy) and Mingus (Chris Rock), both with children from previous situations, live the typical mundane life one would hope to establish in the modern world of messed-up relationships. The film opens on a typical evening in the couple’s bed – complete with nerdy glasses, sarcastic pillow talk and a healthy libido. Their relationship […]
Ever wonder what would happen if you put your Butthole Surfers records through a buzz saw? Well, no need to wonder any further (or destroy your precious vinyl)! Portland’s messy sludge-metallers Rabbits will give you a pretty good idea what this potential atrocity would sound like with their second album, Bites Rites, which will be […]
Bandmates, and supposed siblings, Otto and Astrid Dot are back and are sharing songs from their new album which features the usual Die Roten Punkte brand of punk rock but also includes a new, more commercial sound. Their previous album, Kunst Rock, was very “deep” and “arty” and in order to attract a wider audience, […]
First and foremost, I MUST give huge respect to the crowd at the Commodore on August 25. The crowd is always one of my biggest sources of pain when attending shows. You’d think, for example, when seeing Edward Sharpe at Lollapalooza a few years back, that you’d be in the company of fellow whimsical, breezy […]
On Saturday, the Waldorf Hotel parking lot hosted Vancouver kings (and queen) of ’70s tinged psychedelic rock, Black Mountain, and friends, in a late summer party that left me wondering why they haven’t done more of these. The event featured one medium-sized stage, an outdoor beer garden, food trucks and, of course, the regular indoor […] 