Andrew Allen – Commodore Ballroom – January 15, 2011 Great to see BC’s own up and coming singer songwriter Andrew Allen again in this opening slot before local icon’s Loverboy. Although the audience wasn’t necessarily there for his set the crowd got into Andrew’s blend of light airy pop/rock. His 35 minute set was infused…
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The Dandy Warhols – Fine & Dandy
Dandy Warhols – Commodore Ballroom – December 2, 2010 The Portland OR based quartet is nearing the end of a tour in support of their current release anthology “The Capital Years 1995-2007”. Saving the west coast for the final leg they stopped in Vancouver recently to play for a sold out crowd at…
Black Mountain with Black Angels – A Dark Night
Black Mountain with Black Angels – Commodore Ballroom – December 1, 2010 It was a dark and stormy night… Oh, wait that’s another story but in this case it was a dark and rocking night! Both Black Mountain and opening act Black Angels bring a classic rock feel and sound to their audience. From the…
Sara Bareilles – Not Gonna Write You A Love Song!
Sara Bareilles – Commodore Ballroom – November 23, 2010 “This show is all about interactivity” said Sara Bareilles as she wowed the crowd at Commodore Ballroom. Touring in support of her latest album Kaleidescope Heart Sara took us on an emotional, entertaining and energetic journey. Her, often times, hilarious banter and storytelling really connected her…
Blonde Redhead – Who Has More Fun?
Blonde Redhead – Commodore Ballroom – November 21, 2010 As Blonde Redhead near the end of nearly three months of touring they stopped at the Commodore Ballroom in Vancouver in support of their eighth album Penny Sparkle The Alt-Rock trio of Amedeo Pace, Simone Pace and Kazu Makino played a beautiful 80 minute set to…
Brandon Flowers / Fran Healy
Brandon Flowers supported by Fran Healy – Commodore Ballroom – November 15, 2010 Playing to another headliner’s audience after headlining one of the biggest bands in Britain for over a decade has to be disconcerting for Fran Healy especially if the audience starts to heckle with taunts of “Get on with it” or “We want…
Josh Ritter – Stompin’ By
JOSH RITTER – Commodore Ballroom – November 4, 2010 Josh Ritter stopped by the Commodore Ballroom or should I say ‘stomped by’ as everyone in the crowd was definitely stomping along to his country/rock/folk style. This was my first Josh Ritter show and I was impressed by the audience being so excited for each and…