The holiday season brings a lighter set of artists coming into town. Some highlights are… At the Commodore; The Sheepdogs (Dec 1-2), Nigel Ng (Dec 5-6), with Steel Panther rounding out the month (Dec 29-30). The Vogue brings in; Pinky Patel (Dec 4th), Mae Martin (Dec 8th), and Dear Rouge (Dec 10th) Biltmore Cabaret sees; …
This Tuesday’s album comes from U2, in the form of 2004’s How to Dismantle and Atomic Bomb. It’s an album that seems to me to be overlooked in the vast catalogue of U2’s work. It’s hard not to be when there’s Joshua Tree, Achtung Baby, Boy, The Unforgettable Fire…and so on…and on. But it’s this …
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On November 21, 2009, I photographed my second ever concert. I asked my editor if I could shoot the headliner, Wolfmother. He said he’d put in the request. He asked me if I could shoot the opener as well if approved. I said “of course”. I was willing to shoot whatever at that point. Little …
Upcoming album releases – November 18, 2022. Up this week for your listening pleasure are albums from bands like, Neil Young and Crazy Horse, Nickelback, Disturbed, The Stone Foxes, Veps, and Ruthie Foster. Also, the final album from BROCKHAMPTON; and an EP from Busta Rhymes. Check out the full list below. Neil Young and Crazy Horse …
When I was thinking of what to feature this week, I thought that I’d change it up, and go with a movie score. But what movie would that soundtrack come from? I decided to go with one of the first that I thought of. No, this didn’t have a profound meaning to me, or was …
This interview has been edited for clarity and flow. “It’s going good. Obviously if we get cut off, you’ll know why and hopefully we can try a little later.” Get cut off we did. The mountainous BC interior got the better of us, that Wednesday evening. Luckily for Posen and his team, Vancouver gave them …
Ariel Posen and his band strolled into Vancouver on November 10, 2022, as part of his short Western Canadian run. Posen played the intimate Biltmore Cabaret. The crowd singing along for most of set. Check out our interview with Ariel Posen, himself. “It’s good to be back, Vancouver!” – Ariel Posen “I wouldn’t be …
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Gallery) On Wednesday, November 9, 2022, Stephen Fearing, Colin Linden and Tom Wilson brought Blackie and the Rodeo Kings into town to play the Commodore Ballroom. “Here I am, thinking that I was a big sweaty, puffy Irish guy…But I was Mohawk. The woman I thought was my cousin, was in fact my mother” -Tom …
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“This chicks kinda weird.” That was my take after the “Just Dance” video ended. Boy did myself and the two people I was with have no clue what was to come. The term “meat dress” didn’t exist in the world. Ah…a simpler time. Nobody has or will most likely ever describe me as a pop …
Upcoming album releases – November 11, 2022. The new offerings this week are courtesy of Bruce Springsteen, Black Eyed Peas, and Larkin Poe. The week also brings some new old releases in the form of, Guns N’ Roses, 96 song “Use Your Illusion I & II” box set and MGMT’s 2011 live performance at the …