ShoCore with The Rubes at Rickshaw Theatre, 1/18/20Photo by Ryan L. Johnson “OH YEAH!” Saturday night’s most used chorus refrain that also answers the night’s most over heard phrase; “d...
Live Music Reviews
YBN Cordae blends old and new rap styles at Fortune
YBN Cordae, 24kgoldn and LONR at Fortune Sound Club, 1/17/20 YBN Cordae first put himself on everyone’s radar with a musical response to fellow North Carolinian J. Cole’s song “1985.” While Cole’s ...
Night Dreamer showcase their sound at Vancouver’s Blue Light Studio
“Because I’m amazing!” Mindy Song laughs, elbows bent and palms skyward. She is seated on a sofa in East Vancouver’s Blue Light Studio next to her creative counterpart, Jeff Schroeder of the Sma...
Boney M. delivers an amped-up night of sing-a-long classics
Boney M. and Morgan James at the Vogue Theatre, 12/8/19 It’s probably fair to say that when Boney M. ticket-holders headed to the Euro-Caribbean 70s disco group’s show on Sunday evening at Vancouve...
An Intimate CD Release for Amy Blake
At Spade Cafe on Commercial Drive music fans hurriedly shuffle inside to get away from the cold and into the friendly, lively atmosphere of the cafe. The place is filled with eager fans, awaiting t...
Julia Jacklin Captivates Vancouver with a Crushing Performance
Julia Jacklin at VENUE 11/19/19 On a clear and cold November night in Vancouver music fans gradually start to shuffle into VENUE on Granville as the opening act, Christian Lee Hutson, takes the sta...
City and Colour Brightened a Gloomy Vancouver Chromatically
City and Colour with Jacob Banks at The Pacific Coliseum, 11/9/19 On Saturday night at The Coliseum the unceasing rain that dimmed Vancouver all day was outweighed by City and Colour’s radiant perf...
Ra Ra Riot brings the Superbloom Tour to The Biltmore Cabaret
Ra Ra Riot with Bayonne at The Biltmore, 11/2/19 Vancouver couldn’t have asked for a much nicer Saturday night to welcome Ra Ra Riot to town. The November chill was in the air, but you quickly warm...
Rap collective Brockhampton display strong bonds and blazing verses
Brockhampton and 100 Gecs at the PNE Forum, 10/26/19 Created on a Kanye West fan forum, experimental rap collective Brockhampton’s rise to the top has been a breath of fresh air to watch. It was cl...
Kero Kero Bonito thrill cult following with a genre-bending experience
Kero Kero Bonito and Negative Gemini at the Rickshaw Theatre, 10/25/19 It was already difficult to categorize Kero Kero Bonito’s music, but their live shows make it even harder. The UK band...
Judah & the Lion teach the Orpheum how to have some fun
Judah & the Lion at the Orpheum, 10/24/19 Vancouver’s Orpheum Theatre is one of the city’s most beautiful venues. Right up there with the Queen Elizabeth, it’s a top spot for a visually ...
Dinosaur Jr. not heading for extinction any time soon
Dinosaur Jr. at the Commodore Ballroom, 10/24/19 We’ve come a long way since the early ’90s, when Jay Mascis, Murph, and Lou Barlow were ripping through sonic pop numbers, leaving crowds smi...
