CHANNEL 3, BISHOPS GREEN, PIGGY
IRON ROAD STUDIOS – OCTOBER 27, 2012 Southern California punks were up for a rare Vancouver date. Channel 3 hit it off with “Indian Summer” and ran through incredibly catchy […]
Monthly Archives: October 2012
MATT AND KIM
COMMODORE BALLROOM – OCTOBER 29, 2012 It is hard to imagine high energy on the Sunday night of Halloween weekend. But Matt and Kim supplied the perfect double-shot-espresso kick to […]
BEST HORROR MOVIES OF THE NEW MILLENNIUM
When most people think of their favourite horror films they invariably refer to decades gone by, and they are not without good reason: Hollywood has pumped out some pretty awful […]
PLANTS AND ANIMALS
GROWING UP THROUGH THEIR ALBUMS A fire can get lit inside you; Warren Spicer’s fire has been building in his belly since his band, Plants and Animals released since 2008′s […]
RAH RAH
CONFETTI OF THE HEART In the summer of 2007, I decided to check out a band with a clever and unique name, Rah Rah. What caught my attention and convinced […]
THE ZOLAS
NOT A ROCK AND ROLL BAND ANY LONGER Let’s make something crystal: the songs of Ancient Mars, The Zolas’ latest endeavour, released in October, are not rock ‘n’ roll. “If […]
NEUROSIS
THEIR HEARTS FOR DELIVERANCE There is an transcendentalism inherent in Neurosis’ music that is difficult to describe without utilizing cheap clichés. The slow burning band makes music that splits your […]
DEFTONES
COMMODORE BALLROOM – OCTOBER 14, 2012 The top of the stairs at the Commodore Ballroom gave way to the merch line as fans poured in and went straight to the […]
GRIMES, MYTHS, ELITE GYMNASTICS
COMMODORE BALLROOM – OCTOBER 17, 2012 If there is one thing that can be learned from Grimes’ latest Vancouver show, it’s that she knows how to throw one hell of […]
DAVID BYRNE, ST. VINCENT
THE CENTRE IN VANCOUVER FOR PERFORMING ARTS – OCTOBER 20, 2012 Former Talking Heads frontman David Byrne and multi-instrumentalist Annie Clark (known as St. Vincent) concluded a six-week tour promoting […]
