SUEDE AND MANIC STREET PREACHERS @ THE COMMODORE BALLROOM, VANCOUVER NOVEMBER 3, 2022 On a typical Vancouver rainy autumn Thursday night, two of the United Kingdom’s most influential and acclaimed ‘90s alternative pop-rock bands joined together [...]
“WEIRD AL” YANKOVIC @ THE CENTRE FOR PERFORMING ARTS, VANCOUVER JULY 2, 2022 Concert goers crammed Vancouver’s The Centre for Performing Arts to see California’s legendary musical humourist “Weird Al” Yankovic and his four-piece band [...]
STRANGE ADVANCE @ HOLLYWOOD THEATRE, VANCOUVER APRIL 26, 2022 Strange Advance returned triumphantly to the stage for the first time in over 30 years, at Vancouver’s classic art deco 1930s Hollywood Theatre. The event was absolutely packed, with [...]
SARAH HARMER @ VOGUE THEATRE, VANCOUVER (BC) APRIL 14, 2022 For the first time since the 2018 Juno Awards, Sarah Harmer performed live in Vancouver, this time at the historic Vogue Theatre. Harmer tore through her six-studio album catalogue with [...]
GODSPEED YOU! BLACK EMPEROR @ THE VOGUE THEATRE, VANCOUVER MARCH 11, 2022 It is late Friday night at the Vogue Theatre. The lights dim and a hush falls over the crowd. All is dark. One by one, eight people walk on stage, pick up their [...]
LEIF VOLLEBEKK @ THE VOGUE THEATRE, VANCOUVER FEBRUARY 2, 2022 After having his fall concerts cancelled, Leif Vollebekk has finally made to Vancouver. Having just released a new live EP, Vollebekk is embarking on an international tour [...]
MOTHER MOTHER @ COMMODORE BALLROOM, VANCOUVER DECEMBER 2, 2021 “It feels good to be here,” says Ryan Guldemond, frontman of indie rock band Mother Mother, “Rejoicing in friendship and family and music once again. This time is precious.” [...]
JENNY BANAI @ ST. JAMES HALL, VANCOUVER NOVEMBER 27, 2020 Following the impressive debut album Flowering Head, Vancouver-based Jenny Banai released her sophomore album Couchwalker on September 17 of this year. Flanked by bandmates Scott Currie [...]
VERBODEN FESTIVAL CELEBRATES FIFTH ANNIVERSARY WITH ALL-STAR 2020 LINEUP Canada-Dark Alternative music festival Verboden, announces the dates and lineup for their fifth anniversary. Operating as one of Canada’s largest dark alternative [...]
BON IVER w/ SHARON VAN ETTEN @ PACIFIC COLISEUM, VANCOUVER SEPTEMBER 9, 2019 A Bon Iver live performance is not your typical concert. If you want a show to dance to, this is probably not it. However, if you want to experience a mind-blowing [...]
DEATH CAB FOR CUTIE @ MALKIN BOWL, VANCOUVER SEPTEMBER 5, 2019 Vancouver audiences are a curious species. They often congregate in groups that prefer to keep their cards close to their chest, and as a result some of them have earned a reputation [...]
VANCOUVER FOLK MUSIC FESTIVAL @ JERICHO BEACH PARK, VANCOUVER JULY 19-21, 2019 Now in its 42nd year, the Vancouver Folk Music Festival continues to impress. As a Canadian cultural institution, “it is a unique community-based celebration [...]
VANCOUVER PROG-ROCKERS COLOUR TONGUES ARE ALMOST EAST IN NEW RELEASE SINGLE “SOUTHBOUND” AVAILABLE NOW Canadian indie prog-rockers Colour Tongues are out with their newest release, Almost East, and its premiere single “Southbound” — [...]
GOGOL BORDELLO @ COMMODORE BALLROOM, VANCOUVER MAY 24, 2019 The chanting and foot stomping started early as the second leg of Gogol Bordello’s 20th Anniversary tour kicked off at Vancouver’s Commodore Ballroom. Opening act NuFolk Rebel Alliance [...]
LOCAL NATIVES w/ MIDDLE KIDS @ THE COMMODORE BALLROOM, VANCOUVER MAY 15, 2019 Local Natives kicked off their new Spiral Choir world tour at the Commodore Ballroom tonight. This new tour follows the recent release of Violet Street, their fourth [...]
FAILURE & SWERVEDRIVER @ VENUE, VANCOUVER APRIL 18, 2019 Vancouver’s Venue was host tonight to a double-headlining bill featuring Failure and Swervedriver. Notable ‘90s legends within their own sub-genres, both bands laid out sets of sharp, [...]
WEEZER & PIXIES @ ROGERS ARENA, VANCOUVER APRIL 7, 2019 Vancouver’s quirky alternative fans came out of the woodwork tonight for an action-packed double bill. With both Weezer and the Pixies being a household name in their own right, the [...]
MURRAY A. LIGHTBURN w/ JENNY BANAI & SAM LYNCH @ THE FOX CABARET, VANCOUVER MARCH 7, 2019 Thursday night, Vancouver’s intimate concert venue, Fox Cabaret, which is adoringly known locally for the fact that up until a few years ago it was an [...]
Peter Murphy w/ David J @ The Vogue Theatre, Vancouver January 19, 2019 Vancouverites turned out in full force tonight to see a goth-rock legend in the flesh. Performing a meaty set of Bauhaus classics, including a full performance of the [...]
Foo Fighters @ Rogers Arena, Vancouver September 8, 2018 The Foo Fighters love ‘70s rock’n’roll. Performing to a massive crowd at one of Vancouver’s Rogers Arena, the Concrete & Gold tour featured two hours and 45 minutes of [...]
Queens Of The Stone Age w/ Eagles Of Death Metal @ Commodore Ballroom, Vancouver August 4, 2018 Last Saturday, hundreds of Vancouver rock fans were treated to a wonderfully unique event. The Aurora Illumination concerts, an exciting series of [...]
KING GIZZARD & THE LIZARD WIZARD w/ AMYL & THE SNIFFERS @ THE MALKIN BOWL, VANCOUVER JUNE 5, 2018 Returning to Vancouver for the third time in 14 months, King Gizzard & the Lizard headlined a double Aussie bill that was anything but [...]
BEND SINISTER – “SHANNON” SINGLE (2018) Vancouver May 22, 2018 Labeled as anything from math to prog to pop but feeling most comfortable in the plain guise of rock, Bend Sinister of Vancouver BC have evolved through numerous [...]
Unknown Mortal Orchestra @ The Commodore Ballroom, Vancouver May 8, 2018 Unknown Mortal Orchestra recently dished out a fluid and dynamic set of pop-blended rock to a sold-out Vancouver audience. Touring in support of their newly released fourth [...]
