GORILLAZ – Rogers Arena – November 3, 2010 Formed in 1998 as a side project for Blur frontman Damon Albarn and British cartoonist Jamie Hewlett (of Tank Girl fame), Gorillaz has up to now existed mostly in a two dimensional plane. When it comes to touring…one wonders how a ‘virtual band’ will translate to the live concert…
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The Tabloids – anything but old news
THE TABLOIDS – The Yale Hotel – November 2, 2010 Tonight a good friend invited a bunch of us to check out his new band, The Tabloids. They were playing their first showcase in front at The Yale Hotel. Having heard same friend’s previous band on occasion, most recently also at The Yale, I had a…
BC Lions – Empire Field
BC LIONS vs SASKATCHEWAN ROUGHRIDERS : EMPIRE FIELD – 31October2010 Finally, on the last home game of the season, I made it to Empire Field! While BC Place is under renovations the CFL’s BC Lions have ventured across town to their old East Van stomping grounds and encamped at a temporary 27,000 stadium at Empire Field. I’d…
Metropolis Hot Seats – Rogers Arena
Last night I had the privilege of watching the Vancouver Canucks overtime win against the Colorado Avalanche from the comfort of a Penthouse Executive Suite at Rogers Arena. The game also featured a pre-game induction of the Canucks first Captain Orland Kurtenbach into the new Ring Of Honour. The great folks at Metropolis at Metrotown hosted a Social Media night to introduce us to Metropolis…
Sufjan Stevens
Sufjan Stevens – Orpheum Theatre Vancouver – October 28, 2010 Tonight I got my first Sufjan Stevens (pronounced soof-yahn) live experience at the Orpheum Theatre. His melodic voice was perfect for a beautiful auditorium that was designed for live performances. His angelic vocal styliings contradicted the rather melancholy topics of his music, which he explained was mostly new…
Farewell To Swangard Stadium
With Whitecaps defeated in the semi-finals and the USSF D-2 league final about to take place this weekend, now is a good time to say goodbye to the USL/USSF leagues and Swangard Stadium. Home to Vancouver 86ers and Whitecaps FC soccer teams since 1987, this 41 year old multi-use stadium will no longer be home…
She & Him
She & Him – Orpheum Theatre – October 24, 2010 I can’t think of many other actress / singer’s side projects taken as seriously as Zooey Deschanel & M. Ward’s ‘She & Him’ The buzz surrounding this project is huge! Since my friend David and I didn’t know their music very well we thought we’d…