live music reviews

Having been a fan of Amanda Fucking Palmer’s music and persona since the days of the Dresden Dolls, I’d assumed the opening acts on her

I got to the Rickshaw last Friday just as Narrows began their set; the five-piece band was the main reason I was out that night.

Allow me, dear reader, to briefly enthral you with the story of how my introduction to Chicago-based alt metal trio Chevelle came about. As I

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

The combined thrash powers of Death Angel, Testament and Anthrax brought out everyone from young metalheads to what Joey Belladonna eloquently dubbed the “old freaks

There were a lot of great shows going on in the city Thursday night so it was nice to see The Media Club bustling with

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

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

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

Anyone remotely interested in Vancouver’s arts and culture scene has noticed how jam-packed this September, what with dozens of exhibitions, festivals and several hundred concerts

“Even the bathroom smells like MDMA,” my friend overheard from a fellow attendee as we entered the Vogue Theatre lobby on Tuesday to see Pretty

Haven’t heard of Girl Talk? I hadn’t either. A friend mentioned that she and her husband were going to be attending the event. Instantly, I