Plants and Animals – Commodore Ballroom – February 18, 2011 Juno Award nominated and Polaris Prize shortlisted Plants and Animals kicked off their latest cross Canada tour in Vancouver Friday night. The relative newcomers are touring in support of their 2010 release “La La Land” but also debuted a few new songs during the set,…
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Michael Bolton – A Trip Down Memory Lane
Michael Bolton – River Rock Casino – February 18, 2011 Gone is the Fabio-esque long flowing mane of hair so synonymous with Michael Bolton of the 80’s and 90’s but the voice and the hits live on. Stopping in Vancouver for a sell-out show at the River Rock Casino Theatre (in addition to a private…
Elton John – Rocket Man, Rocks Victoria
Elton John – Save-On-Foods Memorial Arena – February 15, 2011 Elton John kicked off his North American tour with his only Canadian dates and first ever visit to Victoria. The back to back shows filled Save-On-Foods Memorial Arena with 16,000 fans over the two night, the largest crowds the 6 year old venue has experienced. The buzz was definitely…
Chromeo – Chro-meee-oh-oooh-oh!
Chromeo – Commodore Ballroom – February 10, 2011 I’ve seen very few bands that can built such positive energy in a crowd without even being on stage. Such is the anticipation the audience feels as they prepare for a Chromeo show…before the band is on stage (perhaps not even in the building) the crowd was…
Andrew Allen : New Artist On Tour
I have the good fortune to see a lot of artists and bands perform live many of them are new me and along the way there are some hits and misses. One of the recent hits is Andrew Allen; a relatively new independant artist who is presently on the road touring in support of a…
Danko Jones – They Came, They Saw, They Rocked
Danko Jones – Commodore Ballroom Vancouver – January 28, 2011 Toronto rockers, Danko Jones did just that at the Commodore Ballroom, delivering a loud night of full-on rock and the sell-out crowd was clearly ready to receive the goods. After 15 years of touring and 5 releases the Danko Jones threesome; Dan Cornelius (drums), John…
Interpol – Kicks off N. American Tour
Interpol – Orpheum Theatre Vancouver – January 27, 2011 Looking fittingly sartorial for the elegance of the classic Orpheum Theatre, Interpol kicked off their North American tour with a 90 minute set that had the sold out crowd on its feet from start to finish. Returning from a recently completed European tour the band seemed…