STARS – Vogue Theatre – November 4, 2010 Stars brought their infectiously catchy indie-pop to the historic Vogue Theatre in Vancouver. A nearly sold out audience was completely entranced during their set, dancing, bouncing, swaying and singing along as waves of melody (and bubbles) washed over the auditorium. With a vast catalogue of tunes to…
Category: Music
Kate Nash – Straight Series Presents
KATE NASH – Commodore Ballroom – November 3, 2010Kate Nash returned to Vancouver Wednesday evening with a 90 minute set at the Commodore Ballroom as part of The Georgia Straight’s ‘Straight Series’ of concerts. In the 3 years since her debut album Kate has become an excellent seasoned stage performer, commanding the audience with nothing…
Gorillaz – Makin’ the crowd go Ape
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…
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…
KT Tunstall – Rock Chick uncovered
KT TUNSTALL – COMMODORE BALLROOM – November 1, 2010 There’s a ‘Rock Chick’ hiding behind the folksy pop singles we usually hear from KT Tunstall and on tour she breaks free! Unencumbered by the need to appeal to mass market radio when live, the refreshed arrangements on some of her past singles reveal more about their inspiration…
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…
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…