From Blown Speakers

Thursday, March 15, 2007
the get away

When Pretty Girls Make Graves made the announcement that their upcoming tour would be their last, I found it a bit odd that they weren't ending things in their hometown. Luckily, they've since added a final farewell gig at Neumo's in Seattle on June 9th. I'll be honest, despite the fact that Good Health still ranks pretty highly amongst my favourite records, I haven't really found much to cheer about since the New Romance. If you'd like to make the trip down the I5 for the band's last show however, you can grab tickets here for a mere $17USD including all charges (password = "kexp"). (thanks to Peter for the headsup)

Keeping with the theme of out of town concerts, Clinic has been added to Sunday at Sasquatch.

Closer to home, Joel Plaskett plays the Commodore on May 18th with Peter Elkas.

Cut Chemist is at the Plaza on April 4th.

Frank has the initial acts for the TO version of VFest. They get Bjork, Interpol, Amy Winehouse, and a reunited Smashing Pumpkins (which could be awesome in a train wreck kind of way). In Vancouver we're stuck with My Chemical Romance, Billy Talent, AFI, and Rise Against (note to organizers: Warped Tour is already coming here). This is the kind of thing that fuels Western alienation.

And finally, am I the only person who saw that Tim McGraw and Faith Hill are billing their new tour as "Soul 2 Soul" and thought "back to life... back to reality?" Probably.

now playing: Public Enemy - 911 is a Joke

Labels: show announcements

posted by Quinn @ 2:33 p.m. Comments:11

11 Comments:

hehe the Soul 2 Soul line made me laugh.

I wonder if Joel Plaskett will play Kelowna.

By Pinder, at 4:01 p.m.

I'm glad somebody got it... Kelowna? did you move or something?

By Quinn, at 4:17 p.m.

hehe no. listen to Joel Plaskett - Love This Town :)

By Pinder, at 4:54 p.m.

Okay... they get Bjork, and we get MCR???

By luisa, at 6:41 a.m.

Think of Sasquatch as the real V Fest or something...

By minx, at 10:06 a.m.

VFest is terrible. I'm gonna punch Richard Branson in the throat.

By Anonymous, at 4:19 p.m.

Just before Bjork hits up Sasquatch she's performing at Deer Lake.

05-23 Vancouver, British Columbia - Deer Lake Park

By Anonymous, at 12:28 p.m.

ah! i was wondering if that was going to happen or not. thanks, Nathan

By Quinn, at 12:32 p.m.

HOLY SHIT!

By luisa, at 4:02 p.m.

Wait, wait wait

Let me add to that: tix? when/how much, if you know?

By luisa, at 4:04 p.m.

Just got it from pitchfork:
http://pitchforkmedia.com/article/news/41776/Bjork_Announces_Tour_Dates_Talks_Timbaland_Collab
Interesting interview about working with Timbaland.

Apparently presale begins on Mar. 28 here: http://unit.bjork.com/presale/

If I wasn't going to Sasquatch I'd be all over this.

By Anonymous, at 4:11 p.m.