The National – Orpheum Theatre – November 28, 2011 Playing the first of a sold out two night stand in the beautiful Orpheum Theatre in downtown Vancouver, The National had the audience standing for nearly two hours as they hung on every note sung by lead Matt Berninger. Playing against a massive video backdrop the…
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Smith Westerns – put their influences on show
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…
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…
Adele – Makes us feel her love!
Adele – Orpheum Theatre – August 9, 2011 The wait was over! Adele admitted to being nervous for this, her first show after a two month hiatus to recover from sever laryngitis. The hugely warm reception from the sold out Vancouver audience went a long way to ease her nerves as she began to enjoy…
What’s On – long weekend May 19-22 edition
“May Long” “May Two-Four” “Victoria Day” Whatever you call it, it’s the traditional start of summer fun. The first long weekend, it’s time to shed the winter doldrums and have some fun! Thursday – May 19 Start the long weekend early with – While wishing Jay Brazeau a speedy recovery from his recent stroke, the…
Pixies – Doolittle 20th Anniversary Tour
Pixies – Orpheum Theatre – May 3, 2011 Coming to the end of nearly two years of touring to celebrate the 20th anniversary of the release of the landmark album, Doolittle, The Pixies wowed the sold out Vancouver audience. Performing a nearly two hour set starting off with B Sides and the entire Doolittle album…
Interpol – Kicks off N. American Tour
Interpol – Orpheum Theatre Vancouver – January 27, 2011 Looking fittingly sartorial for the elegance of the classic Orpheum Theatre, Interpol kicked off their North American tour with a 90 minute set that had the sold out crowd on its feet from start to finish. Returning from a recently completed European tour the band seemed…