Tuesday, May 31, 2011
sometimes we rock and roll
So long, Wolf Parade. It's been swell.
now playing: Wolf Parade - This Heart's On Fire
Tuesday, July 15, 2008
language city
On Thursday, Birth, Stamina Mantis, Blouse, Nihilist Party, and V. Vecker are at Pub 340.
Also on Thursday, Bison is at the Plaza with Grass City, and Impeders of Progress.
This Friday, Paul Devro spins in the back room at Shine.
Also this Friday, Terrorbird are celebrating their 7" release at the ER with Pink Noise, Zombie Pistolero & His Guns, and Adult Books.
This Saturday, the B-Lines, White Lung, and Chris-a-riffic are at 70 E. 2nd (at Ontario).
Also this Saturday, All Purpose Voltage Heroes are at the Astoria for Better Than Nothing.
On July 25th, Cosmetics (featuring members of Ice Cream and Petroleum By-Products) and Reflektions do 1/2 Alive at 340.
On August 2nd, Grouper, Ilyas Ahmed, and the Aja Rose Band are at Hoko's. All-ages, as usual.
August 4th sees Terrorbird and Cosmetics supporting Jeremy Jay at 340
And Low Budget is at Blastramp at the Bourbon on August 7th.
Saturday, September 08, 2007
it's getting better all the time
Considering that their show at the Commodore last year sold out in a couple weeks (maybe faster?), it's a bit of a shame that Wolf Parade ended up booked into the significantly smaller confines of Richard's last night. Even with Spoon playing the same evening, there were probably more than a few people who got shut out of this one.
The band were in a pretty good mood for a (sort of) homecoming show, and seemed excited to debut a bunch of new tunes. It was, as expected, the older songs that got the best crowd response, but the new songs bode well for the band's forthcoming sophomore full-length. It's hard to pick out a highlight from the main set, but the one-two closing punch of "Shine a Light" and "I'll Believe in Anything" was a pretty fantastic way to close things out.
I stand by what I said about the venue, because it's unfortunate that everyone who wanted to see the show couldn't get in (I imagine it was scheduling thing), but for anyone who was there, it was nice to catch them in a more "intimate" venue. Especially a more intimate venue that isn't a total sweatbox/fire trap (see: this).
I got there late, so I didn't catch any of Holy Fuck, save for the tail end of their last song.
Side note: it's perfectly understandable that when people are jostling around a bit at a show, you'll sometimes find that you end up in front/behind someone else, but if you actually go out of your way to barge in front of the two very sweet looking (and also very short) girls, turn around and say "sorry," as if that makes up for it, and then continue to carry on like a bit of a jackass after you blocked their view and nudged them out of the way, you're worse than a jackass. When one of you leaves, the one who remains really shouldn't pull up another friend, so he can once again shove said girls and once again block their view. Also, while I've seen my share of washed up/shitty bands, buying and then wearing a Silverchair t-shirt from their 2007 tour is the equivalent of rocking a Weezer shirt from the Make Believe tour. In other words, not the most awesome decision. Although, it is a better decision than feeling up the homely chick that you shoved your way up to the front with. Normally, I wouldn't pick on such things, but if you act like an asshole, you sort of deserve to have the piss taken out of you, no?
exhibit A:
exhibit B:
I was late for Wolf Parade, because I dropped by the Welcome Back BBQ at UBC after work. I've got mad respect for Buck 65 as an artist, but I've never really been that into him personally. I've got to say that he was really impressive live though. Dude knows how to entertain, and while he's not A-trak or anything, he has some decent scratch-dj chops as well.
If you were shut out of Girl Talk the other night, here's what it looked like:
The girl next to Greg Gillis in this photo totally knows the best play that he can make in Scrabulous next... look at the concentration. "I know it shouldn't be a real word but 'qi' totally counts, I swear."
Thunderheist is in there somewhere.
Isis (from TH) pre-stage invasion and pre-extreme intoxication from that bottle of vodka.
Khaela from the Blow... she's laughing at all the suckers who were buying beer instead of paying attention to her.
I forgot to list it, but I suggest heading down to Abbott St. in Gastown tomorrow sometime between 2pm-8pm for the Livestock Block Party. Check the details.
now playing: Spaceman 3 - Che
sometimes we rock and roll
So long, Wolf Parade. It's been swell.
now playing: Wolf Parade - This Heart's On Fire
Labels: wolf parade
Tuesday, July 15, 2008
language city
Wolf Parade are still a great live band, but on Saturday, whenever they played something new, it sort of underscored just how much better their first LP was. That's not to say At Mount Zoomer is bad, but that first statement still holds.
On Thursday, Birth, Stamina Mantis, Blouse, Nihilist Party, and V. Vecker are at Pub 340.
Also on Thursday, Bison is at the Plaza with Grass City, and Impeders of Progress.
This Friday, Paul Devro spins in the back room at Shine.
Also this Friday, Terrorbird are celebrating their 7" release at the ER with Pink Noise, Zombie Pistolero & His Guns, and Adult Books.
This Saturday, the B-Lines, White Lung, and Chris-a-riffic are at 70 E. 2nd (at Ontario).
Also this Saturday, All Purpose Voltage Heroes are at the Astoria for Better Than Nothing.
On July 25th, Cosmetics (featuring members of Ice Cream and Petroleum By-Products) and Reflektions do 1/2 Alive at 340.
On August 2nd, Grouper, Ilyas Ahmed, and the Aja Rose Band are at Hoko's. All-ages, as usual.
August 4th sees Terrorbird and Cosmetics supporting Jeremy Jay at 340
And Low Budget is at Blastramp at the Bourbon on August 7th.
Labels: lazy show recaps, show announcements, wolf parade
Saturday, September 08, 2007
it's getting better all the time
Considering that their show at the Commodore last year sold out in a couple weeks (maybe faster?), it's a bit of a shame that Wolf Parade ended up booked into the significantly smaller confines of Richard's last night. Even with Spoon playing the same evening, there were probably more than a few people who got shut out of this one.
The band were in a pretty good mood for a (sort of) homecoming show, and seemed excited to debut a bunch of new tunes. It was, as expected, the older songs that got the best crowd response, but the new songs bode well for the band's forthcoming sophomore full-length. It's hard to pick out a highlight from the main set, but the one-two closing punch of "Shine a Light" and "I'll Believe in Anything" was a pretty fantastic way to close things out.
I stand by what I said about the venue, because it's unfortunate that everyone who wanted to see the show couldn't get in (I imagine it was scheduling thing), but for anyone who was there, it was nice to catch them in a more "intimate" venue. Especially a more intimate venue that isn't a total sweatbox/fire trap (see: this).
I got there late, so I didn't catch any of Holy Fuck, save for the tail end of their last song.
Side note: it's perfectly understandable that when people are jostling around a bit at a show, you'll sometimes find that you end up in front/behind someone else, but if you actually go out of your way to barge in front of the two very sweet looking (and also very short) girls, turn around and say "sorry," as if that makes up for it, and then continue to carry on like a bit of a jackass after you blocked their view and nudged them out of the way, you're worse than a jackass. When one of you leaves, the one who remains really shouldn't pull up another friend, so he can once again shove said girls and once again block their view. Also, while I've seen my share of washed up/shitty bands, buying and then wearing a Silverchair t-shirt from their 2007 tour is the equivalent of rocking a Weezer shirt from the Make Believe tour. In other words, not the most awesome decision. Although, it is a better decision than feeling up the homely chick that you shoved your way up to the front with. Normally, I wouldn't pick on such things, but if you act like an asshole, you sort of deserve to have the piss taken out of you, no?
exhibit A:
exhibit B:
I was late for Wolf Parade, because I dropped by the Welcome Back BBQ at UBC after work. I've got mad respect for Buck 65 as an artist, but I've never really been that into him personally. I've got to say that he was really impressive live though. Dude knows how to entertain, and while he's not A-trak or anything, he has some decent scratch-dj chops as well.
If you were shut out of Girl Talk the other night, here's what it looked like:
The girl next to Greg Gillis in this photo totally knows the best play that he can make in Scrabulous next... look at the concentration. "I know it shouldn't be a real word but 'qi' totally counts, I swear."
Thunderheist is in there somewhere.
Isis (from TH) pre-stage invasion and pre-extreme intoxication from that bottle of vodka.
Khaela from the Blow... she's laughing at all the suckers who were buying beer instead of paying attention to her.
I forgot to list it, but I suggest heading down to Abbott St. in Gastown tomorrow sometime between 2pm-8pm for the Livestock Block Party. Check the details.
now playing: Spaceman 3 - Che
Labels: girlk talk, show recaps, the blow, thunderheist, wolf parade
