The Courtneys The Courtneys II

Published Feb 15, 2017

The Courtneys II is a lovely listen.   Both feel-good and charmingly gritty, the Courtneys' sophomore album is a succinct followup to thei...

Louise Burns The Lido, Vancouver BC, February 4

Published Feb 05, 2017

It was snowing heavily outside in Vancouver on Saturday night (February 4), the white stuff coming down in thick clumps. The Lido, a pint-si...

Brasstronaut Almost Forgot About Their New Record, Which They Made Two Years Ago

Published Nov 17, 2016

Edo Van Breemen, lead singer and keyboardist in Brasstronaut is en route to Cheakamus Lake for a camping trip when we chat. He's been back i...

Brasstronaut Brasstronaut

Published Nov 11, 2016

Brasstronaut's third studio album — their first in four years — was created with members of the sextet based in Vancouver, Winnipeg and New...

Agnes Obel Citizen of Glass

Published Oct 19, 2016

Citizen of Glass, the third album from Danish-born, Berlin-based singer-songwriter Agnes Obel, takes its title from the German concept of th...

Echo & the Bunnymen Commodore Ballroom, Vancouver BC, September 24

Published Sep 25, 2016

Just before their 1984 effort, Ocean Rain, was released, Echo & the Bunnymen frontman Ian McCulloch declared it the "greatest album ever mad...

Wrekmeister Harmonies Light Falls

Published Sep 14, 2016

Light Falls, Wrekmeister Harmonies' newest offering of experimental drone and heavy metal, is not an easy listen — but then again, it's not...

Weaves / Jay Arner / Jo Passed Biltmore Cabaret, Vancouver BC, August 16

Published Aug 17, 2016

There is something totally captivating about watching a guitarist shred their piece with their teeth or a drummer wallop their skins so hard...

Vallens Consent

Published Jun 22, 2016

The instrumental first track on Consent, the debut full-length from Vallens, is much like an opening scene to a thriller film; "While You Wa...

Bleached / No Parents Biltmore Cabaret, Vancouver BC, April 28

Published Apr 29, 2016

No strangers to nostalgia, California quartet Bleached made plenty of sun-baked references to '60s girl groups on their 2013 debut, Ride You...

All Saints Red Flag

Published Apr 06, 2016

All Saints, you might remember, were one of the most beloved girl groups of the '90s. The English foursome composed of Shaznay Lewis, Melani...

Greg Dulli Biltmore Cabaret, Vancouver BC, March 22

Published Mar 23, 2016

"Who the fuck is Greg Dulli?"   The question was emblazoned on the single T-shirt hung at the merchandise table at Vancouver's Biltmore Ca...

The Sheepdogs Commodore Ballroom, Vancouver BC, February 18

Published Feb 19, 2016

The Sheepdogs' penchant for classic rock — bluesy, guitar-led, riff-heavy, heard-stompin' jams — is well-known. Over five studio albums and...

Arkells Commodore Ballroom, Vancouver BC, February 1

Published Feb 02, 2016

Arkells may have opened their set at the Commodore Ballroom with "Cynical Bastards," but the Hamilton, Ontario natives were anything but wor...

Public Image Ltd. Vogue Theatre, Vancouver BC, November 22

Published Nov 23, 2015

There is a thread of human compassion woven throughout the music of Public Image Ltd. Yes, it's bound up with a proper amount of anger and e...

Wimps Suitcase

Published Nov 11, 2015

There's always one thing you can count on from Seattle punks Wimps — they know how to make monotony sound good. Wry recounts of relata...

Year of Glad Old Growth

Published Nov 11, 2015

On Old Growth, Montreal post-rockers Year of Glad take listeners on an emotional voyage to a place in the deep depths of the universe. The a...

Dead Soft / Slow Learners / Pinner / Doppelganger The Astoria, Vancouver BC, November 7

Published Nov 08, 2015

Vancouver rock band Dead Soft have spent the last two months tirelessly touring the U.S. in support of last year's self-titled debut, spread...

VIDEO The Entertainers

Published Oct 28, 2015

"There is no god that can save me / Because I was not created by one!" Daniel Fried yells on "New Immortals," one of the tracks from VIDEO's...

Cannon Bros. Dream City

Published Oct 07, 2015

By being best friends, it's inevitable that Cole Woods and Alannah Walker would have chemistry as band mates, too. The pair behind Cannon Br...