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Review - Pussy Riot Art collective Live in Vancouver, BC
Pussy Riot first came to international prominence several years ago, due to their activism work in Russia, protesting against Putin, and leading to the arrest of some of the members. The show is on a Friday night on Granville Street – the party side of town where people get drunk and have fun in the plethora of bars and clubs – in a small recently opened club called The Pearl (formerly The Venue, formerly formerly The Plaza Club).
Black Country, New Road - Live in Vancouver
The English six piece are from Cambridge. For those that don’t know, Cambridge has a fierce rivalry with Oxford caused by the similar prestige and snobbery of the Universities in the two cities. Musically, Oxford has come out on top for several decades, with Ride, Radiohead, Foals and Supergrass, easily beating Cambridge’s Katrina and the Waves. However, Oxford is now having to look over its shoulder with the quality of work Black Country, New Road have so far released.
Live review: Wet Leg In Vancouver, BC
Fresh from appearing on Barack Obama’s summer playlist, Isle of White’s finest, Wet Leg, enter Vancouver on a high. After a couple of venue upgrades – the gig was originally gonna be at the Wise Hall, then was moved to the Rickshaw, before settling on the larger, historic Commodore Ballroom – the band come on to an excited, sold out crowd. They have that classic indie rock ‘n rock sound, with beautiful pop melodies, not too dissimilar to bands like the Ting Tings, Kate Nash, Long Blondes and CSS.
Review: Fontaines D.C. Live in Vancouver
Friday Night with the Fontaines D.C. and Just Mustard at the Rickshaw Theatre I’m at the Rickshaw Theatre in Vancouver’s Downtown Eastside for only the third time in over 2 years and the first time since the pandemic without mandatory sitting and masks. It feels like some great milestone, I almost expect to see a 2001 Space Odyssey style monolith outside when I leave, to signify an evolutionary step forward in COVID’s pandemic lifecycle.
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