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Thursday, January 7, 2010
Sunday, September 27, 2009
The Rob Clark Experience / Canaries / Champions of the Wild / Motorama
Railway Club, Sept 26th 2009
The Rob Clark Experience started thing off. A local 3 piece, with some 'experience' under their belts got the crowd warmed up. Each member has been playing for 20+ years, and they have played together for quite a few of those years. They felt like the wedding band... like they could play anything you wanted to them too. They played some covers (Iron Maiden), a little country and some old tunes that they said was inspired by their fathers. They also played a stellar version of "What do I get?" by the Buzzcocks.
Canaries were a total 180 turn from the previous band. Here comes a very young 3 piece with a Synthesizer. (be still my heart) The drummer had good energy, he was working hard. They were rocking, funky, punk, spastic, and all over the map genre-wise. Great energy from the whole crew. I was diggin it. And did I mention the trumpet solos by the drummer? Yeah.
Check them out: http://www.myspace.com/cnrs
Champions of the Wild were up next, a local 4 piece. I think there is only 3 guys in the band normally but they had a forth for the show. Good popping bass lines, deep grooves and head rocking beats. I can see why they decided to start playing shows instead of only recording. The lead singer, Bill was saying that his band mates were thinking "We have to play live shows!" It just makes sense. This was their second show together as Champions of the Wild.
Check them out: http://www.myspace.com/championsofthewild and listen to '98 days'.
Wednesday, July 29, 2009
People at the show
Pablo, who just moved here from Mexico. He wanted his picture taken so bad!
Sunday, July 26, 2009
Hugenelk/ Rorshach/ Black Betty / Spreadeagle
July 24th 2009 at the Railway club.
May I first say that it was freaking hot in there?
First up, Hugenelk. I had never seen them before, but just chatted with bass player Andrew Carey at a few Spreadeagle shows. They are young (early 20's?) 4 piece from Coquitlam or something. They get it, and it rocked. Very head pounding and bluesy. The next generation.
Next was Rorshach from Victoria. 3 piece totally in tune with each other. Just perfect. They just sucked you in with the first song and didn't let you go until they were finished. As the guy beside me in the crowd said "they slayed!". Check them out for sure: http://www.myspace.com/rorschachareseriously
Only thing I have to say is don't make the drummer sing if they don't want to! He kept rolling his eyes at his own singing... looked unprofessional. But everything else was awesome.
Black Betty was next. The whole band is only 2 people. Jonas on drums and singing and Ana on guitar and singing. I listened to them on Myspace and it sounds much better than the live show. The drums were overpowering and Ana seemed like she didn't really want to be there for the first half of the show (is that part of her mystique? who knows). They are in the CFOX seeds final 20, so good luck to them. I'd probably have to see them again to get into it. Dude was certainly a wicked drummer tho. http://www.myspace.com/blackbettymetal
Spreadeagle closed the evening with a 'stellar as usual' set. The mosh pit ensued so it was hard to get some good pics without getting hurt. How they even fit the whole freaking band onto the stage amazes me. The Railway is so tiny and the eag is so big. Matt's solos were on fire and they got the crowd totally pumped. http://www.myspace.com/theeag
Wednesday, April 15, 2009
Joffrey's Art Show
A friend of a friend (oh thank you Facebook) had an art installation at LUGZ coffee hours in Vancouver. I dropped by for a bit to check it out on my way to see Black Mondo Grass at the Bourbon. Joffrey hasn't been doing this type if painting for long, so it was impressed by the quality of the pieces. An urban feel collection with spray paint, freehand and lots of texture.
Joffrey showing off some of his photography
Lots of friends and family coming out to show support
Outliers / Like a Martyr / Black Mondo Grass
Outliers: Not a big fan. As I said the last time I saw them when I left the show early because they were totally not interesting... Lack of energy from some members and lack of a polished sound from everyone.
Like a Martyr: I've never seen these guys before, and they totally rocked (maybe because I was starved for some talent by this point?). 4 peice with great energy and a funky rock sound. Heavy bass lines, some catchy riffs and an aura that they know what they are doing. Well dressed and ready to rock, they definitely got the audience's attention. Apparently they have a song being played on the radio right now? Doesn't surprise me as they had some solid tunes. They wouldn't fill and entire arena at this point, but they sure kept us entertained. Not bad, not bad at all.
Check out their myspace and listen the song "Elizabeth" http://www.myspace.com/likeamartyr
Black Mondo Grass: The guys were beaming when they went on stage. You could feel their excitement as they gave each other a congratulatory hugs and hand shakes. This was it, their first C.D. is out and they are about to play an awesome show. They fucking rocked it hard and filled up the dance floor with fans wearing BMG shirts and who knew the words to the songs. It was fantastic to watch and super fun to take pictures of. Mike, the lead singer twisted about on stage and kept the energy high in the room as the band played loud and tight. Shea on guitar ripped it up and Ian on drums played a superb thumping set. I bought a copy of their CD, "Summers Cold". I recommend it, and make sure you check out the song "Girl in the white sweater", pure genious.
Check them out: http://www.myspace.com/blackmondograss
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