Monday, April 16, 2007
everything all the time
Liam from Yukon emailed to let me know that they'll be opening for Adrian Orange (formerly Thanksgiving) at Pat's on May 8th. Caravan and Prince of Wails (Todd from the Winks) round out the bill.
Vietnam is opening the Black Angels show.
Half Alive is at the Waldorf Hotel this week and for the next little while. I heard a nasty rumour that they might be moving to Richard's in a couple of months. Hopefully it's only a rumour.
I have a ticket to Wednesday's Ted Leo show, and I don't really feel like going anymore (no offense to Ted). So if anyone would be kind enough to take my ticket off my hands, I would be much obliged. $16 saves you the service charge. Email me: quinn.omori [at] gmail (sold! thanks Bryan)
now playing: Sloan - Deeper Than Beauty
Wednesday, April 04, 2007
tastes like gold
Honestly, they had me at "comes in a robot."
Hot Loins posthumous tape release is out now on Thankless. As you can see, the 6-track cassette comes with some rather elaborate packaging. Aurally, it's the same brand of noisy, claustrophobic sounding no-wave that the guys played around town for the last two years. I'd give you more, but I've only listened to it once. And I would've waited to give a "proper" review, but if you want one of these, you might want to jump on it soon; it's strictly limited to 50 copies.
They're at Zulu for $14.98, available by mail-order for $17 (because of the shipping), or you can grab one directly from Bil (from Thankless) at Fake Jazz Wednesdays (which happens every Wed at the Cobalt - but hopefully you knew that already).
In other DIY-limited-edition-releases-you-may-want-news, the final two (at least for the time being) CD-Rs from 1777 Rex are now available. The "Special Times" EP by Anemones and the long shelved, and newly remastered, Ex-Dead Teenager LP are now on the shelves at Zulu.
Speaking of robots, the Robot Ate Me is at the Lamplighter this Sunday (the 8th) with Run Chico Run and International Falls.
The Lamp also has a podcast now. You can check it out right here
Half Alive needs a new home! Smiley O'Neal's, which served as home for the night for a grand total of one evening, gave them the boot because of "excessive noise." Did the bar expect ballroom dancing and polite applause or something? If you've got the hook up on a suitable venue that can last until July, drop the guys a line via their website.
Monday, April 02, 2007
so trill
photo by J. Brass (via the Clips MySpace)
On Friday, Andrew from the Clips was kind enough to invite me down to their show at the Chapel. Before I get to the music, it's worth digressing a little to talk about the venue.
Located just around the corner from Pat's, the former funeral parlour is a great new addition to Vancouver's collection of venues. Honestly, the way things are going in the city, I'm happy when any place willing to host live music springs up, but this place looks like it could really be something special. On Friday (and through until April 15th), the place was also playing host to the art show, Vague Undertaking, and while I'd never profess that I'm very knowledgeable about visual arts, it seemed like a great spot to showcase some pretty interesting looking pieces. The room that the bands played in was cozy, but not cramped, and more importantly, it sounded pretty good in there. But back to the band...
When I sampled the Clips' music for the first time (through their MySpace), I remember thinking "they're pretty good," and sort of filing it away. Honestly, I think it may be in part due to the fact that the p2p revolucion has started to eat away at my attention span, but that's another discussion for another day. On that note, I showed up on Friday with a very general idea of what I was about to hear, and came with very few preconceptions. And, I've got to say, I was really quite impressed. The guys don't really stick to one style, so I was more enamoured with some tracks and less into others from a personal preference perspective, but it seems that whatever they try to do stylistically, they can do well. For me, the highlights were the dancier numbers, and the crowd up front seemed to agree (total bonus points for getting a Vancouver crowd to move), but there were also some nice moments that were reminiscent of Menomena and Clinic (like, before Clinic fell off). Maybe I just need to turn up my computer speakers, but it's also worth noting that their stuff sounds better when it's nice and loud, like it is when it's live.
Speaking of, you can check out the band in a couple of weeks at the Pic. They're on a bill with Huge Manatease, Trembling on April 14th.
With apologies to Bend Sinister and Panurge, I ducked out early, because I already had plans to go to 1/2 Alive.
There were some minor hiccups at the hipster dance night's latest rebirth. The guys had some technical difficulties due to the new set up, and the place apparently didn't expect so many people so the bar was understaffed, but those things were to be expected at a new place. The venue itself, however, is just a bit weird. I still had a pretty good time, but the vibe in there doesn't really fit with what you may have come to expect at 1/2 Alive. Was anyone else there? Thoughts?
now playing: Voxtrot - Kid Gloves
everything all the time
If you'd like to celebrate Canada Day with a quintessentially American band, you can check out Band of Horses at Richard's on July 1st.
Liam from Yukon emailed to let me know that they'll be opening for Adrian Orange (formerly Thanksgiving) at Pat's on May 8th. Caravan and Prince of Wails (Todd from the Winks) round out the bill.
Vietnam is opening the Black Angels show.
Half Alive is at the Waldorf Hotel this week and for the next little while. I heard a nasty rumour that they might be moving to Richard's in a couple of months. Hopefully it's only a rumour.
now playing: Sloan - Deeper Than Beauty
Labels: 1/2 alive, show announcements
Wednesday, April 04, 2007
tastes like gold
Honestly, they had me at "comes in a robot."
Hot Loins posthumous tape release is out now on Thankless. As you can see, the 6-track cassette comes with some rather elaborate packaging. Aurally, it's the same brand of noisy, claustrophobic sounding no-wave that the guys played around town for the last two years. I'd give you more, but I've only listened to it once. And I would've waited to give a "proper" review, but if you want one of these, you might want to jump on it soon; it's strictly limited to 50 copies.
They're at Zulu for $14.98, available by mail-order for $17 (because of the shipping), or you can grab one directly from Bil (from Thankless) at Fake Jazz Wednesdays (which happens every Wed at the Cobalt - but hopefully you knew that already).
In other DIY-limited-edition-releases-you-may-want-news, the final two (at least for the time being) CD-Rs from 1777 Rex are now available. The "Special Times" EP by Anemones and the long shelved, and newly remastered, Ex-Dead Teenager LP are now on the shelves at Zulu.
Speaking of robots, the Robot Ate Me is at the Lamplighter this Sunday (the 8th) with Run Chico Run and International Falls.
The Lamp also has a podcast now. You can check it out right here
Half Alive needs a new home! Smiley O'Neal's, which served as home for the night for a grand total of one evening, gave them the boot because of "excessive noise." Did the bar expect ballroom dancing and polite applause or something? If you've got the hook up on a suitable venue that can last until July, drop the guys a line via their website.
Labels: 1/2 alive, 1777rex, hot loins, show announcements
Monday, April 02, 2007
so trill
photo by J. Brass (via the Clips MySpace)
On Friday, Andrew from the Clips was kind enough to invite me down to their show at the Chapel. Before I get to the music, it's worth digressing a little to talk about the venue.
Located just around the corner from Pat's, the former funeral parlour is a great new addition to Vancouver's collection of venues. Honestly, the way things are going in the city, I'm happy when any place willing to host live music springs up, but this place looks like it could really be something special. On Friday (and through until April 15th), the place was also playing host to the art show, Vague Undertaking, and while I'd never profess that I'm very knowledgeable about visual arts, it seemed like a great spot to showcase some pretty interesting looking pieces. The room that the bands played in was cozy, but not cramped, and more importantly, it sounded pretty good in there. But back to the band...
When I sampled the Clips' music for the first time (through their MySpace), I remember thinking "they're pretty good," and sort of filing it away. Honestly, I think it may be in part due to the fact that the p2p revolucion has started to eat away at my attention span, but that's another discussion for another day. On that note, I showed up on Friday with a very general idea of what I was about to hear, and came with very few preconceptions. And, I've got to say, I was really quite impressed. The guys don't really stick to one style, so I was more enamoured with some tracks and less into others from a personal preference perspective, but it seems that whatever they try to do stylistically, they can do well. For me, the highlights were the dancier numbers, and the crowd up front seemed to agree (total bonus points for getting a Vancouver crowd to move), but there were also some nice moments that were reminiscent of Menomena and Clinic (like, before Clinic fell off). Maybe I just need to turn up my computer speakers, but it's also worth noting that their stuff sounds better when it's nice and loud, like it is when it's live.
Speaking of, you can check out the band in a couple of weeks at the Pic. They're on a bill with Huge Manatease, Trembling on April 14th.
With apologies to Bend Sinister and Panurge, I ducked out early, because I already had plans to go to 1/2 Alive.
There were some minor hiccups at the hipster dance night's latest rebirth. The guys had some technical difficulties due to the new set up, and the place apparently didn't expect so many people so the bar was understaffed, but those things were to be expected at a new place. The venue itself, however, is just a bit weird. I still had a pretty good time, but the vibe in there doesn't really fit with what you may have come to expect at 1/2 Alive. Was anyone else there? Thoughts?
now playing: Voxtrot - Kid Gloves
Labels: 1/2 alive, show announcements, show recaps, the clips
