Monday, December 07, 2009
in the city
Regulars: December 7th-13th
Monday
Tuesday
Shindig @ the Railway: Kidnap Kids, Half Chinese, Pro Nails, and Hidden Towers
Sailing @ the Astoria: unknown
Wednesday
The Beehive @ Honey: back on December 23rd(?)
Rock N Roll Pizza Party @ the Biltmore: back on December 16th
Discorder Presents... @ the Astoria: back in January
Thursday
Honey Lung Thursday @ Honey: unknown
Blastramp @ the Bourbon: no live act
Friday
Damaged Goods @ the Astoria: the Parallels
Good Burger @ Babar: no live act
First Friday @ the Eldorado: back in January
Saturday
Glory Days @ the Biltmore: Lakefield
Night Shift @ the Astoria: Vapid, Petroleum By-Product, Sick Error
No More Strangers @ the Balmoral: Seven Nines & Tens, Jakartah, and Glorywhore
now playing: the Replacements - If Only You Were Lonely
Wednesday, December 02, 2009
nightclubs
Let's start with some free music.
Jay Arner (from Fine Mist, International Falls, Poison Dart, and probably some other things I'm missing) had a few extra songs that didn't become Fine Mist material that he recorded solo, and he's giving the resulting four song EP away for free. Jay Ferguson from Sloan guests on one track and Dave from Japandroids sort of guests on another (Jay sampled his drumming) and like his last solo EP (that you can still get here), it's pretty great.
Download it in mp3 or Apple Lossless on his tumblr.
Also worth noting, is an unprecedented tie at Shindig yesterday between Hidden Towers (sweet, instrumental metal) and Pro Nails (sweet, spazzy, synth punk), which means there's going to be four bands for the finals on Tuesday... so get their early (or plan to stay late--I'd imagine the former though).
Prairie Cat plays Little Mountain on December tonight.
No LA Kill, Boogie Monster, and Shipyards are at Zoo Shop (223 Main St.) on Friday.
Luke Top plays the Media Club with Sun Wizard and the Shilohs on December 7th.
Parlour Steps and Aidan Knight play the Biltmore on December 14th. It's $10 to get in, but if you bring a donation of new underwear or socks (that the DTES Women's Centre and the Salvation Army will later give out to Vancouver's homeless), you get in for free.
Congress, Bogus Tokus, and Dead Meat play the Biltmore on December 21st.
Casiotone for the Painfully Alone are at the Biltmore on January 8th.
Frog Eyes, Apollo Ghosts, and Tyranahorse are at the Biltmore on January 22nd.
White Denim is at the Media Club on January 23rd.
Bowerbirds and Julie Doiron are at the Biltmore on January 23rd.
St. Vincent and Wildbirds & Peacedrums play Venue on February 4th.
Four Tet is at the Biltmore on February 24th.
now playing: the Abramson Singers - Take a Camera
Monday, November 30, 2009
easy bake oven
Thanks to Manta Ray-Gun for playing Damaged Goods on Friday. These two are becoming one of my favourite local bands (which is why we had them back, of course), so if you couldn't make it down this past weekend and haven't checked them out yet, do yourself a favour and go see them next time they play.
In the meantime, you can check out their set on Thunderbird Radio Hell here.
Thanks also go out to Horsefly, who Manta Ray-Gun brough along with them this time out (not only do they rock, but they consistently bring awesome opening bands with them when they play). It's fitting that Ian's rocking a Dinosaur Jr. tee in that photo, because that influence is easy to hear in the band's music, right down to being epically loud. Keep your eye out for them.
Heads up: No More Strangers is at the Balmoral this week.
Regulars: November 30th-December 6th
Monday
Tuesday
Shindig @ the Railway: Bleating Hearts, Pro Nails, and Hidden Towers
Sailing @ the Astoria: unknown
Wednesday
The Beehive @ Honey: back on December 23rd(?)
Rock N Roll Pizza Party @ the Biltmore: back on December 16th
Discorder Presents... @ the Astoria: Makeout Videotape and Machu Picchu
Thursday
Honey Lung Thursday @ Honey: Modern Creatures, Twin Crystals, Pompoir, Tight Solid
Blastramp @ the Bourbon: Born Lovers
Friday
Damaged Goods @ the Astoria: the Good News and the WZRDZ
Good Burger @ Babar: unknown
First Friday @ the Eldorado: Black Wizard, Stryker, Merciless Onslaught, and Slaughter Hollow
Saturday
Glory Days @ the Biltmore: Blue Violets
Night Shift @ the Astoria: ?
No More Strangers @ the Balmoral: Little Girls, Walter TV, and Cat Attack
now playing: Jim James & Calexico - Goin' to Acapulco (Bob Dylan Cover)
Thursday, November 26, 2009
city lights
Bend Sinister, who in addition to being great guys, are a great band who penned one of my favourite local tunes ever (see above), and they're up for $150k in a contest put on by the Peak.
Why not help them out by voting here. It's really quick and there's no arduous form to fill out or personal information to give or any crap like that, so if you've got a second, help them get some money so they can afford to put out more records and concentrate even more time on putting out great music.
santa claus is back in town
On December 18th (hey, that's my birthday--sweet timing!), Machu Picchu, Fine Mist, Makeout Videotape, World Club, Needles & Pins, Analog Bell Service, Rose Melberg & Nick Krgovich, Brasstronaut, Basketball, Tight Solid, Vancougar, Apollo Ghosts play the Biltmore along with some comedy from Bronx Cheer, Manhussy, Pony Hunters, the Sunday Service, and VTSL.
They're all getting together to celebrate the finale of Mental Beast, a comedy series about a radio station on the verge of collapse at Christmas and the release of the Eggnog Experience, a compilation of thirty of Vancouver's finest musicians getting together to cover holiday tunes.
The first episode of Mental Beast premiere's on MentalBeast.com on December 7th and the following bands are lending their talents to the compilation: Lightning Dust, B-Lines, Dylan Thomas, Adjective, Secret Mommy, Al Boyle of Hard Feelings, Collapsing Opposites, Kellarissa, Dandi Wind, Noobie Noobinson, Blue Violets, Machu Picchu, Fine Mist, Makeout Videotape, World Club, Needles & Pins, Analog Bell Service, Rose Melberg & Nick Krgovich (of No Kids), Basketball, Tight Solid, Vancougar, Apollo Ghosts, Lust, Jody Glenham, Brasstronaut, Fanshaw, Haunted Beard, No Gold, Paul Anthony, Yukon Blonde.
Plus, all the money raised from the compilation and the show goes to the Greater Vancouver Food Bank (cover is $10, but you can get in for $5 with a canned food donation).
I really can't tell you how psyched I am for this.
Kick Evrythng, and Eeek play Smiley's tonight (Thursday).
Haunted Beard, Telephone Girls, and MT-40 play the unveiling of a mural sized collaborative collage at 2026 Wall St. on Saturday.
On December 5th, Little Girls, Walter TV, and Cat Attack play the Balmoral re-opening party.
Greenbelt, Half Chinese, Bench/Dawn Optimist, Aunts & Uncles, and Ok Vancouver Ok play an all-ager La Casa del Artista on December 12th.
Beekeeper, Steven Nelson, Ben Gorodetsky, and Max Katchetsky play the Backstage Lounge on December 15th.
now playing: Sonic’s Rendezvous Band - City Slang
Monday, November 23, 2009
it's raining in vancouver...
Contest: Japandroids Ticket and Album Giveaway
Everyone knows how much I love Japandroids, so I'm pretty psyched about this contest and you should be too, because the prize is awesome. Brian and Dave are back in town to play the Biltmore on December 2nd to close out the latest leg of their never ending tour in support of Post-Nothing, the always fabulous Basketball are opening, and their label, Polyvinyl has graciously offered up two prizes for two lucky winners.
One person gets a pair of tickets to the show and Post-Nothing on CD and vinyl. And one runner up gets the album on CD and vinyl. Sweet deal, right?
If you want to win, just send me an email with the subject line "Japandroids Contest" to quinn.omori [at] gmail.com before noon on Sunday, November 29th and I'll pick two winners at random.
now playing: the Undertones - Girls Don't Like It
mr. lightning
Manta Ray-Gun were so great last time they played Damaged Goods that we decided it would be rad if they played again. Also, last time they brought one of the bands they're friends with (the wonderful Cat Attack) that I hadn't heard, and they've graciously offered to do that again. This time with their buddies in Horsefly.
Manta Ray-Gun's also playing Shindig tomorrow, so if you can get out to the Railway, go and cheer them on, then come down to the Astoria on Friday to help celebrate what's hopefully a trip to the Shindig finals in December.
There's always a ton of great stuff to talk about in the weekly listings, but I thought I'd also note the White Lung and Womankind show at Honey on Thursday, which should be all kinds of awesome.
Check back later tonight for a sweet contest and in a few days for a ton more show announcements... and maybe another contest too.
Regulars: November 23rd-29th
Monday
Tuesday
Shindig @ the Railway: Kidnap Kids, Manta Ray-Gun, Lengthy List of Lovers
Sailing @ the Astoria: Telephone Girls
Wednesday
The Beehive @ Honey: Little Sister & the Time Machine and Dylan Thomas & Your Vancouver Vipers
Rock N Roll Pizza Party @ the Biltmore: back on December 16th
Discorder Presents... @ the Astoria: back at the beginning on December 2nd
Gypsy Fade Wednesday @ the Media Club: ?
Thursday
Honey Lung Thursday @ Honey: White Lung and Womankind
Blastramp @ the Bourbon: Mt. Royal
Friday
Damaged Goods @ the Astoria: Manta Ray-Gun and Horsefly
Good Burger @ Babar: unknown
First Friday @ the Eldorado: back on December 4th
Saturday
Glory Days @ the Biltmore: Myths
Night Shift @ the Astoria: back in December
No More Strangers @ Smiley's: Sean Nicholas Savage, Jasper Baydala, and Makeout Videotape
now playing: X - Poor Girl
in the city
Slow(er) on the regular show front this week, but there's a bonus band in the Shindig finals tomorrow since there was a tie last week. That also means things are going to get stared a little bit earlier at the Rail this week (translation: Ben will actually stick to the planned 9:30pm start time).
Regulars: December 7th-13th
Monday
Tuesday
Shindig @ the Railway: Kidnap Kids, Half Chinese, Pro Nails, and Hidden Towers
Sailing @ the Astoria: unknown
Wednesday
The Beehive @ Honey: back on December 23rd(?)
Rock N Roll Pizza Party @ the Biltmore: back on December 16th
Discorder Presents... @ the Astoria: back in January
Thursday
Honey Lung Thursday @ Honey: unknown
Blastramp @ the Bourbon: no live act
Friday
Damaged Goods @ the Astoria: the Parallels
Good Burger @ Babar: no live act
First Friday @ the Eldorado: back in January
Saturday
Glory Days @ the Biltmore: Lakefield
Night Shift @ the Astoria: Vapid, Petroleum By-Product, Sick Error
No More Strangers @ the Balmoral: Seven Nines & Tens, Jakartah, and Glorywhore
now playing: the Replacements - If Only You Were Lonely
Labels: show announcements, weekly listings
Wednesday, December 02, 2009
nightclubs
Let's start with some free music.
Jay Arner (from Fine Mist, International Falls, Poison Dart, and probably some other things I'm missing) had a few extra songs that didn't become Fine Mist material that he recorded solo, and he's giving the resulting four song EP away for free. Jay Ferguson from Sloan guests on one track and Dave from Japandroids sort of guests on another (Jay sampled his drumming) and like his last solo EP (that you can still get here), it's pretty great.
Download it in mp3 or Apple Lossless on his tumblr.
Also worth noting, is an unprecedented tie at Shindig yesterday between Hidden Towers (sweet, instrumental metal) and Pro Nails (sweet, spazzy, synth punk), which means there's going to be four bands for the finals on Tuesday... so get their early (or plan to stay late--I'd imagine the former though).
Prairie Cat plays Little Mountain on December tonight.
No LA Kill, Boogie Monster, and Shipyards are at Zoo Shop (223 Main St.) on Friday.
Luke Top plays the Media Club with Sun Wizard and the Shilohs on December 7th.
Parlour Steps and Aidan Knight play the Biltmore on December 14th. It's $10 to get in, but if you bring a donation of new underwear or socks (that the DTES Women's Centre and the Salvation Army will later give out to Vancouver's homeless), you get in for free.
Congress, Bogus Tokus, and Dead Meat play the Biltmore on December 21st.
Casiotone for the Painfully Alone are at the Biltmore on January 8th.
Frog Eyes, Apollo Ghosts, and Tyranahorse are at the Biltmore on January 22nd.
White Denim is at the Media Club on January 23rd.
Bowerbirds and Julie Doiron are at the Biltmore on January 23rd.
St. Vincent and Wildbirds & Peacedrums play Venue on February 4th.
Four Tet is at the Biltmore on February 24th.
now playing: the Abramson Singers - Take a Camera
Labels: jay arner, mp3, shindig, show announcements
Monday, November 30, 2009
easy bake oven
Thanks to Manta Ray-Gun for playing Damaged Goods on Friday. These two are becoming one of my favourite local bands (which is why we had them back, of course), so if you couldn't make it down this past weekend and haven't checked them out yet, do yourself a favour and go see them next time they play.
In the meantime, you can check out their set on Thunderbird Radio Hell here.
Thanks also go out to Horsefly, who Manta Ray-Gun brough along with them this time out (not only do they rock, but they consistently bring awesome opening bands with them when they play). It's fitting that Ian's rocking a Dinosaur Jr. tee in that photo, because that influence is easy to hear in the band's music, right down to being epically loud. Keep your eye out for them.
Heads up: No More Strangers is at the Balmoral this week.
Regulars: November 30th-December 6th
Monday
Tuesday
Shindig @ the Railway: Bleating Hearts, Pro Nails, and Hidden Towers
Sailing @ the Astoria: unknown
Wednesday
The Beehive @ Honey: back on December 23rd(?)
Rock N Roll Pizza Party @ the Biltmore: back on December 16th
Discorder Presents... @ the Astoria: Makeout Videotape and Machu Picchu
Thursday
Honey Lung Thursday @ Honey: Modern Creatures, Twin Crystals, Pompoir, Tight Solid
Blastramp @ the Bourbon: Born Lovers
Friday
Damaged Goods @ the Astoria: the Good News and the WZRDZ
Good Burger @ Babar: unknown
First Friday @ the Eldorado: Black Wizard, Stryker, Merciless Onslaught, and Slaughter Hollow
Saturday
Glory Days @ the Biltmore: Blue Violets
Night Shift @ the Astoria: ?
No More Strangers @ the Balmoral: Little Girls, Walter TV, and Cat Attack
now playing: Jim James & Calexico - Goin' to Acapulco (Bob Dylan Cover)
Labels: damaged goods, horsefly, manta ray-gun, show announcements, weekly listings
Thursday, November 26, 2009
city lights
Bend Sinister, who in addition to being great guys, are a great band who penned one of my favourite local tunes ever (see above), and they're up for $150k in a contest put on by the Peak.
Why not help them out by voting here. It's really quick and there's no arduous form to fill out or personal information to give or any crap like that, so if you've got a second, help them get some money so they can afford to put out more records and concentrate even more time on putting out great music.
Labels: bend sinister
santa claus is back in town
I usually just post shows chronologically, but the Mental Beast Christmas Party and Eggnog Experience Compilation Release deserves a special mention.
On December 18th (hey, that's my birthday--sweet timing!), Machu Picchu, Fine Mist, Makeout Videotape, World Club, Needles & Pins, Analog Bell Service, Rose Melberg & Nick Krgovich, Brasstronaut, Basketball, Tight Solid, Vancougar, Apollo Ghosts play the Biltmore along with some comedy from Bronx Cheer, Manhussy, Pony Hunters, the Sunday Service, and VTSL.
They're all getting together to celebrate the finale of Mental Beast, a comedy series about a radio station on the verge of collapse at Christmas and the release of the Eggnog Experience, a compilation of thirty of Vancouver's finest musicians getting together to cover holiday tunes.
The first episode of Mental Beast premiere's on MentalBeast.com on December 7th and the following bands are lending their talents to the compilation: Lightning Dust, B-Lines, Dylan Thomas, Adjective, Secret Mommy, Al Boyle of Hard Feelings, Collapsing Opposites, Kellarissa, Dandi Wind, Noobie Noobinson, Blue Violets, Machu Picchu, Fine Mist, Makeout Videotape, World Club, Needles & Pins, Analog Bell Service, Rose Melberg & Nick Krgovich (of No Kids), Basketball, Tight Solid, Vancougar, Apollo Ghosts, Lust, Jody Glenham, Brasstronaut, Fanshaw, Haunted Beard, No Gold, Paul Anthony, Yukon Blonde.
Plus, all the money raised from the compilation and the show goes to the Greater Vancouver Food Bank (cover is $10, but you can get in for $5 with a canned food donation).
I really can't tell you how psyched I am for this.
Kick Evrythng, and Eeek play Smiley's tonight (Thursday).
Haunted Beard, Telephone Girls, and MT-40 play the unveiling of a mural sized collaborative collage at 2026 Wall St. on Saturday.
On December 5th, Little Girls, Walter TV, and Cat Attack play the Balmoral re-opening party.
Greenbelt, Half Chinese, Bench/Dawn Optimist, Aunts & Uncles, and Ok Vancouver Ok play an all-ager La Casa del Artista on December 12th.
Beekeeper, Steven Nelson, Ben Gorodetsky, and Max Katchetsky play the Backstage Lounge on December 15th.
now playing: Sonic’s Rendezvous Band - City Slang
Labels: show announcements
Monday, November 23, 2009
it's raining in vancouver...
Contest: Japandroids Ticket and Album Giveaway
Everyone knows how much I love Japandroids, so I'm pretty psyched about this contest and you should be too, because the prize is awesome. Brian and Dave are back in town to play the Biltmore on December 2nd to close out the latest leg of their never ending tour in support of Post-Nothing, the always fabulous Basketball are opening, and their label, Polyvinyl has graciously offered up two prizes for two lucky winners.
One person gets a pair of tickets to the show and Post-Nothing on CD and vinyl. And one runner up gets the album on CD and vinyl. Sweet deal, right?
If you want to win, just send me an email with the subject line "Japandroids Contest" to quinn.omori [at] gmail.com before noon on Sunday, November 29th and I'll pick two winners at random.
now playing: the Undertones - Girls Don't Like It
Labels: contests, japandroids
mr. lightning
Manta Ray-Gun were so great last time they played Damaged Goods that we decided it would be rad if they played again. Also, last time they brought one of the bands they're friends with (the wonderful Cat Attack) that I hadn't heard, and they've graciously offered to do that again. This time with their buddies in Horsefly.
Manta Ray-Gun's also playing Shindig tomorrow, so if you can get out to the Railway, go and cheer them on, then come down to the Astoria on Friday to help celebrate what's hopefully a trip to the Shindig finals in December.
There's always a ton of great stuff to talk about in the weekly listings, but I thought I'd also note the White Lung and Womankind show at Honey on Thursday, which should be all kinds of awesome.
Check back later tonight for a sweet contest and in a few days for a ton more show announcements... and maybe another contest too.
Regulars: November 23rd-29th
Monday
Tuesday
Shindig @ the Railway: Kidnap Kids, Manta Ray-Gun, Lengthy List of Lovers
Sailing @ the Astoria: Telephone Girls
Wednesday
The Beehive @ Honey: Little Sister & the Time Machine and Dylan Thomas & Your Vancouver Vipers
Rock N Roll Pizza Party @ the Biltmore: back on December 16th
Discorder Presents... @ the Astoria: back at the beginning on December 2nd
Gypsy Fade Wednesday @ the Media Club: ?
Thursday
Honey Lung Thursday @ Honey: White Lung and Womankind
Blastramp @ the Bourbon: Mt. Royal
Friday
Damaged Goods @ the Astoria: Manta Ray-Gun and Horsefly
Good Burger @ Babar: unknown
First Friday @ the Eldorado: back on December 4th
Saturday
Glory Days @ the Biltmore: Myths
Night Shift @ the Astoria: back in December
No More Strangers @ Smiley's: Sean Nicholas Savage, Jasper Baydala, and Makeout Videotape
now playing: X - Poor Girl
Labels: damaged goods, show announcements, weekly listings
