Andrew Beason

“I Am”: What’s Right with the World?

Certainly one of the most upbeat documentaries I’ve ever seen, I Am (2010) refuses to dwell on the horrible events happening around the world. Instead the film looks at what

Good Institution, Bad Religion

“Faith in your partner, your fellow men, your friends, is very important, because without it there’s no mutual component to your relationship, and relationships are important. So, faith plays an

A Most Welcome Return

Opener Lou Canon is an elementary school teacher and singer-songwriter from Toronto that happens to be Hayden’s sister-in-law. He pulled her name for a family Christmas gift exchange and decided

Old is the New Young

After watching the Canucks productive second period on Hockey Night in Canada and having pre-drinks with friends down Hastings at the Warehouse, I arrived at the Rickshaw just after nine.

Pinback Bring Unmistakeable Sound to Venue

Oakland’s Judgement Day play what they describe as “string metal”; such is the name of their official website. They are Anton Patzner on violin, his brother Lewis on cello and

Heads Up for Ty Segall

“All these kids who are growing up on Skrillex and all this digital music – what are they gonna think when they hear rock’n’roll?”—Ty Segall, 2012 Maybe it was the

Xavier Rudd’s Spirit Bird Fills the Ballroom

Music and a really good performance, when done right, should reach listeners at a deep level—stirring emotions and memories, and getting a strong response. Of course the term “done right”

Crystal Castles Make the Ballroom Bounce

On a rainy mid-fall Friday evening, the Commodore Ballroom held host to one of electronic music’s most vibrant, expanding and unpredictable groups that is out there today. This act is

The Raveonettes: From Denmark with Fuzz

The night’s openers, Melody’s Echo Chamber, are the result of a recent collaboration between Parisian front-woman Melody Prochet and Kevin Parker – best known for his Australian psych-rock groove group

There’s A Lot Going On Under That Bucket

The man who aptly calls himself Buckethead (he wears an upside-down KFC bucket on his head and an expressionless Halloween-inspired Michael Myers mask) is quite the underground musical legend and