Smith Westerns – Orpheum Theatre – September 28, 2011 Chicagoans Smith Westerns recently performed an opening set before the Arctic Monkeys at the Orpheum Theatre in Vancouver. Although the crowd was small, their performance was anything but small. The young men clearly showed their influences both musically and physically, looking like a combination of 70’s…
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Arctic Monkey, shines
Arctic Monkeys – Orpheum Theatre – September 28, 2011 On tour in support of their 4th studio album “Suck it And See”, Arctic Monkeys stopped by Vancouver’s Orpheum Theatre. With a few years of touring now under their belts the Monkeys are showing more maturity on stage but they haven’t lost their youthful exuberance. Lead singer Alex…
Gomez
Gomez – Commodore Ballroom – September 26, 2011 Brit indie rockers Gomez filled the Commodore Ballroom with their unique blend of pop, rock & blues. The Southport quintet had the dedicated audience enthralled as they ran through their set. Although not the most interactive group the Gomez boys still managed to reach into the audience…
James Blake
James Blake – Commodore Ballroom – Sept 25, 2011 A full house at the Commodore showed there was ‘no limit to their love’ as British newcomer sang his breakthrough track. The cover of Feist’s No Limit To Your Love gained him critical attention around the world last autumn and he’s been on an upswing ever…
Rifflandia Festival turns 4!
Food Vendors Surround The Field Victoria’s music event of the year, Rifflandia, celebrated it’s fourth festival by taking the music outside and expanding beyond the traditional night time venues. As though on cue, the dubious West Coast morning clouds broke and brilliant sunshine arrived to smile on the two festival stages. Royal Athletic Park was an…
Teengirl Fantasy
Teengirl Fantasy – Commodore Ballroom – September 24, 2011 Electo-pop duo Logan Takahashi and Nick Weiss got the night started off on the right foot when opening for James Blake at the Commodore Ballroom. In fact they had the crowd on both feet as they produced some great beats for the early crowd to dance…
What’s On Weekend – September 22-25, 2011
Lots of happenings this weekend! Thursday Sept 22 – big things across the water in Victoria as Rifflandia Festival kicks off with 4 days, 110 artists across 9 stages. – not to be left out, Vancouver has the third Olio Festival starting tonight. Music, comedy, film, and more across the city for 4 days. –…