Mark is seriously the man. He drove the coquihalla, just to be here with you. Chixdiggit! is the “professional rock band” from Calgary, Alberta (sarcastic air-quotes supplied by Chixdiggit!) that never was meant to be a band to begin with. The name began simply as something to put on some t-shirts they wanted to sell, […]
The Vancouver International Fringe Festival saw over 700 acts play all over the vibrant city, and even though there were so many theatre and musical events I wanted to attend, I knew it would be an impossible feat due to busy schedule constraints. I made a deal with myself however, to see at least three […]
Veteran animator Hiroyuki Okiura’s second directorial effort, A Letter to Momo (2011), will draw inevitable comparisons to Hayao Miyazaki’s films. Like Miyazaki’s (and Studio Ghibli’s) films often do, Okiura’s film concerns a young female character’s maturation into the strength and responsibility of coming adulthood, triggered by familial tragedy and a bittersweet brush with the numinous […]
Weird is as wonderful as ever on Mother Mother’s latest release. The Sticks is the Vancouver-based quintet’s fourth album and the second in as many years. Sticks is more of a notable evolution of the group’s sound than a departure from previous releases, with the quintessential absurdity of sound and unexpected harmonies fans have come […]
Back with a vengeance, Two Gallants‘ new album The Bloom and the Blight shows these two lads are far from past their prime with one of their strongest and most aggressive albums yet. With an edgy start that slowly progresses to more of the duo’s slower acoustic/folk sound, it’s hard not to enjoy the ride. […]
Wikipedia has a list of the tallest men on the planet. The Tallest Man on Earth (a.k.a. Kristian Matsson) is a Swedish-born singer/songwriter whose career I have followed with scores of others for a fair few years now. He’s not on that list. I saw his show on the promo tour for his new album […]
Mark is seriously the man. He drove the coquihalla, just to be here with you. Chixdiggit! is the “professional rock band” from Calgary, Alberta (sarcastic air-quotes supplied by Chixdiggit!) that never was meant to be a band to begin with. The name began simply as something to put on some t-shirts they wanted to sell, […] 