Haim – Commodore Ballroom – October 24, 2013 The much-buzzed about Haim performed at Commodore Ballroom before a very excited audience. The California based quartet; sisters Este, Danielle and Alana Haim along with drummer Dash Hutton had the crowd ready to rock and indeed they delivered. While they’re only on their first album, the group…
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Foals grow up
Foals – Commodore Ballroom – May 30, 2013 Having seen Foals numerous times over the years, it’s been enlightening to watch them grow and mature as performers. From their first small show at Richards on Richards, where frontman Yannis Philippakis tentatively performed standing sideways to the audience to edgier shows lacking in audience connection to…
Fish & Bird touring BC
Acclaimed local folk group Fish & Bird are getting back to work after a short winter break following a busy schedule for the last few years. Although for this group a ‘break’ just means the members went on and did their own projects and tours before reassembling to get back to the Fish & Bird…
Crystal Castles at Commodore Ballroom
Crystal Castles – Commodore Ballroom – October 26, 2012 Toronto’s Crystal Castles came to Vancouver to promote their upcoming third album. A crowd heavily filled with university student types were ready for a night of beats and dancing and that’s just what they got. Coming onstage enveloped in a blinding swirl of smoke and heavy…
Jane’s Addiction – Theatre Of Escapists
Jane’s Addition – Queen Elizabeth Theatre – August 30, 2012 Over the 2 decades since forming, Jane’s Addiction has experienced massive hits, major downs, line-up changes, break-ups and reunions. Right now three-fourths of the California alternative rock band’s original members are in midst of a creative and critical upswing. Touring in support of their late…
Emerson Drive – Summer Nights Concerts at PNE
This weekend launched the 2012 edition of The Fair at The PNE, kicking off an entertainment packed two weeks the Summer Nights Concert Series got underway with Heart on Saturday night and Canadian Country stars Emerson Drive on Sunday night. Waiting around with the large and eager crowd, the band arrived late for their show due…
Leighton Meester at The Vogue Theatre
Leighton Meester – Vogue Theatre – May 30, 2012 Usually we associate Leighton Meester with reading Vogue Magazine as her character Blair Waldorf in Gossip Girl, but the Vogue Theatre In Vancouver is a long way from the Upper East Side. On the second date of her West Coast tour, with the band Check In…