The Kids are aiight

Left to right: The Cool Kids; Chuck Inglish and Mikey Rocks

If you're anything like me (in which case, my sympathies), your knowledge of rap and hiphop is limited to a handful of MTV superstars and a few degrees of separation from the 90's rap/metal...

Arch Enemy give an Olympian Effort

You may not consider a four-hour mosh pit driven by double bass drums, ear-piercing guitars, and guttural vocals very "Olympic spirit"-ual, but fans, bouncers, and bands alike put in an Olympian effort in one of the finest metal to shows to grace local stages in...

Langley Bon Jovi fans get an earful

With each song, Blaze of Glory further transported the room to another time, reminding us all just what a massive presence Bon Jovi has been in the rock world for over 25 years:  "You Give Love a Bad Name", "Livin' On a Prayer", "Bad Medicine", "Lay Your Hands On...

Steel Panther Give Vancouver “The Shocker”

This era is also known as the golden age for drummers: it didn't matter if you didn't know any beats besides 4/4: if you could twirl a drumstick and flash the "horns", you were in.  If you could stick out your tongue while doing it, even better. If you could chug a...

GWAR: Still Sick of You

On "Lust In Space", Oderus and co. (Beefcake the Mighty, Balzac The Jaws Of Death, Flattus Maximus, Jizmak Da Gusha, and the elusive manager, Sleazy P. Martini), have vowed to finally escape this accursed planet: a feat they've attempted many times since crashing...

The Town Pants Don’t Have A Drinking Problem

Duane Keogh has that look in his eye.  Run to the hills!

Starting things off with the signature tin whistle/fiddle celtic jams that launched the band from local pub phenoms to global touring sensation, "Shore Leave"  kicks off with the self-titled track about a...

What IS a Puscifer?

Starting the set off, the lights went up to reveal a tent in the center of the stage.  Maynard suddenly appeared on the video screen behind him, apparently talking to his manager on his mobile while surfing the web on his laptop.  "What the f*ck do you want?  I...

Matthew Good Is Not a Terrorist

Early into the pride of Coquitlam's set at the Center For Performing Arts on Monday, Matt launched into an impressive tirade against the treatment of homeless people in Vancouver, the Olympics, and particularly, the boneheaded comments of Harry Bloy, the Liberal...

BOOZAPALOOZA 3 COMING SOON!!!

Guess which members of the Town Pants are pantsless.

Fortunately, not only is this event stacked with some world-class local talent, it has been geared to get you off your seat and on your feet all damn night long.  Opening the night's festivities are veteran...

Mad Caddies a Skankin’ Good Time

How anyone could be that agro at a Mad Caddies gig is beyond me.  Perhaps it was the somewhat late (11:15) start that gave everyone in the house plenty of time to get drunk, or the extra-special attention by the army of bouncers at the Venue who set the tone for...

Gettin’ Quantum With Regina Spektor

Remember that "What The Bleep Do We Know?" movie a few years ago, where that deaf chick meets that quantum-annoying knowitall basketball-playing kid (who has an inexplicable grasp of quantum mechanics/pseudoscience), and learns that every potential action you do or...

U2

"I saw them way back when, touring that "Boy" album, or whatever, and it was awful", he continues.

I don't really know what to say.  I'm working on a turkey smokie; my second of the night, after having missed dinner to get downtown on time, and am currently...

Wood Brothers

Pictured: Ashleigh Flynn

Special guest Ashleigh Flynn, who has been touring with the boys for the last leg of their tour, seemed a little bummed that this was also the last stop on the tour.  Or maybe that's just how she came across through her music. In a half...

Evil Dead: The Musical

As a teenage metalhead, I sought out and ravenously absorbed any and all things Lovecraft, after being turned onto his works by the haunting "The Call of Ktulu" and "The Thing That Should Not Be": two stellar Metallica songs written during their early years,...

Moby

Just as the crowd was getting into the between-set canned house music (Kool & The Gang's "Jungle Boogie"), the lights went down, and the room began to pulse with anticipation.  An ambient keyboard intro song, set to some dramatic purple house lights, promised...

Matisyahu shines his “Light” on Vancouver

Pictured: Matisyahu

Yes, I know that Matisyahu is not a Christian, but as far as religiously-inflected music goes, the guy is at the top of the Rock of Ages.

If you've ever read an article about him, you'll know his full name is "Matisyahu  The Hiphop...

Robert Wilson: Lovers One-Haters Zero

Backed by an all-star cast: John Raham (Be Good Tanyas) on drums, Brian Minato (Sara McLachlan) on bass, Jacob Aginsky (PJ Harvey, Spearhead) on keyboard, guitarist Jon Roper (Spacious Couch, Spygirl), and Eduardo Ottoni on percussion and background vocals, this...

Slipknot Brings Vancouver To its Knees

Several other fans, jammed up against the barricade at the front of the pit are pleading with security to please help them get the hell out of there, as the maggots (as Slipknot affectionately refer to their fans) scream, push, and jostle for position at the...

Dub Trio

Dub Trio left to right: DP Holmes, Joe Tomino, Stu Brooks

Photo: Shon T.

****Flashback, December 2008****

Joe Tomino is wondering: "Are you happy?"

If the look on Tomino's face is any indication, he's not only happy, his room in a Northern...

Aimee Mann

As Aimee took the stage, she remarked, jokingly, how great it was that the venue had provided seating, as her music would likely put everybody to sleep.  While her sound isn't exactly dance material,  nobody was thinking of sleep.  Aimee and her bandmates Jebin...

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