Does This Turn You On?
September 13, 2012
There’s a reason why the Vancouver International Fringe Festival is a fringe festival – it offers a plethora of acts and performances that are off the beaten path, and sometimes
Daniel Robichaud
Purity Ring Is the Future Now
September 11, 2012
There’s bass and then there’s bass. The vibrations being unleashed by Evian Christ who opened for Purity Ring last Friday at Venue must have been a few decibels away from
We All Fall Down If We All Fear Love
September 10, 2012
Beyond drummer Adrian Erlandsson who joined in 2009, the other four members of England’s Paradise Lost have been playing together for nearly a quarter century. That kind of commitment alone
Silversun Hiccups Get Schooled
September 8, 2012
I googled “silversun hiccups” just to make sure I wasn’t ripping off another writer, and it turns out, the not-so-affectionate pet name has been used a few times over the
Devin Townsend – The Man, The Musician, The Tasty Dessert
September 5, 2012
First things first – The Devin Townsend Project is co-headlining the aptly titled Epic Kings & Idols tour with Katatonia at the Commodore Ballroom on September 5. Paradise Lost and
Lee Fields Brings Hot, Sweet Soul to Vancouver
September 4, 2012
There isn’t much I like better than kicking off a new month by seeing a show I’ve been dying to see for months, on a weekend night. It helps kick
Blame It on the Jane
September 3, 2012
I feel so fancy when I go to the Queen Elizabeth Theatre to see a show. Out on the town, just me and my sexy… notepad. Last Friday brought out
Plants and Mother and Murderer, Oh My!
August 28, 2012
Driving to Squamish on Sunday wasn’t nearly the ordeal it was on Saturday, or so I heard through the grapevine. Good thing too, because I needed to see what the
The Cult Still Recruiting Followers
August 26, 2012
It’s easy to expect a band that broke onto the airwaves almost 30 years ago to be running out of steam by this point. I’m not even 30 myself and
Gaza – No Absolutes In Human Suffering – Album Review
August 21, 2012
When I covered the Corrosion of Conformity show at the Rickshaw on June 13, I wasn’t sure which band would end up being my highlight for the night. I wasn’t
Beak> – >> – Album Review
August 19, 2012
I hadn’t heard a peep about Beak>, I must admit, until a few weeks ago. Formed by Geoff Barrow, Matt Williams and Billy Fuller in 2009, Beak> recorded their self-titled
The Falls – Film Review
August 15, 2012
Had I not known The Falls was part of this year’s Vancouver Queer Film Festival (August 16 to 26), I would not have realized it was “A Gay Film” until
