Boy and Bear – April 6, 2014 – Commodore Ballroom
The Australian indie folk-rock act, Boy and Bear made their way onto the Commodore Ballroom stage before a very enthusiastic, sold-out audience. For their first visit to Vancouver the quintet filled the room with a diverse crowd, of many Australian expats and people ready for their first taste of the buzz worthy band. Originally scheduled for a much smaller venue, the buzz drove the step up to the larger Commodore Ballroom.
Coming onstage to the strains of ELOs Evil Woman, the affable group broke right into song taking the audience right along with them. Lead singer, Dave Hosking’s smile and congenial stage presence made the fact that no one spoke until three songs into the set not even matter. When the band did chat, they seemed genuinely pleased impressed with the audience’s energy and to be visiting Vancouver for the first time. So much so that drummer Tim Hart recited a selection of facts he’d learned about Vancouver, something he does at each ‘first time’ stop on the tour.
Touring in support of their latest album “Harlequin Dream” Vancouver was their last Canadian stop before the North American tour wraps up in Los Angeles April 9th and they then move the tour to Australia.
If you can’t find Boy and Bear on tour, find them on Twitter @BoyandBear, Instagram @BoyandBear or Facebook.com/boyandbear