Jessie Ware – Commodore Ballroom – April 8, 2013 British singer-songwriter Jessie Ware made her Vancouver debut on Monday night. The multi-award nominated performer was touring in support of her 2012 debut album “Devotion”. While this was her second time performing in Vancouver, having been a backing singer for Jack Penate on a previous tour,…
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Alt-J pack the Commodore Ballroom
Alt-J – Commodore Ballroom – April 7, 2013 British indie rock quartet played Vancouver’s Commodore Ballroom on Sunday night before a very enthusiastic audience ready to get a taste of their live sound. Touring in support of their 2012 release ‘An Awesome Wave’ the 2012 Mercury Prize winners let the audience see what the buzz…
Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark are ‘English Electric’
OMD – Commodore Ballroom – April 5, 2013 The sold out Commodore Ballroom was packed with a wide cross section of demographics as Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark (OMD) returned to Vancouver. Like many in attendance I’m old enough to remember their original heyday in the 80s and 90s, lead singer Andy McCluskey sounded every…
Good For Grapes, Great for St Paddy’s
Good For Grapes – Commodore Ballroom – March 16, 2013 (opening for Spirit Of The West) Local indie-folk septet, Good For Grapes got the festivities off to a roaring start on Saturday night as a full house at Vancouver’s Commodore Ballroom were ready to get their St Patrick’s Day weekend going. Often the opening act…
Spirit Of The West celebrate 30 years
Spirit Of The West – Commodore Ballroom – March 16, 2013 The perfect performers for a Saint Patrick’s Day weekend, Vancouver legends Spirit Of The West took to the Commodore Ballroom stage before a sold out audience. The boisterous St Paddy’s crowd were ready to party into the night and they got a rollicking sing-along…
Nelly Furtado has Indestructible Spririt
Nelly Furtado – Commodore Ballroom – January 9, 2013 Hitting the road in support of her first English language album since 2006, Nelly Furtado launched her “Spirit Indestructible Tour” this week in her home town of Victoria. The following evening she played Vancouver’s Commodore Ballroom, where I caught the show. After a shaky sounding start…
Scissor Sisters bring the Magic Hour to Vancouver
Scissor Sisters – Commodore Ballroom – 20June2012 The Scissor Sisters won me over the first time I saw them, way back in 2004 at Richards On Richards, and they’ve never let me down since. The quartet always give one of the best live performances, their reputation now precedes them so the audience is in such…