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MARCH 2010 - LIVE
	DAN MANGAN, AIDAN KNIGHT Sebastian Buzzalino From Victoria, BC, Aidan Knight was the perfect complement to Dan Mangan. Between songs, the 23-year old seemed to play up his nebbish timidness in front of a rapidly growing... Read MoreContinue reading DAN MANGAN, AIDAN KNIGHT
	DO MAKE SAY THINK, YEARS, THE HAPPINESS PROJECT Sarah Kitteringham A very timely Republik hosted thunderous post-rock masters Do Make Say Think on a night that saw the six-piece band (and an additional two contributors for that particular... Read MoreContinue reading DO MAKE SAY THINK, YEARS, THE HAPPINESS...
FEIST, GONZALEZ Jenna Rogers Entering the Orpheum from the overpopulated, fanatical Olympic-Granville St is like walking into a completely different universe. Thankfully, the City of Vancouver has organized what is known as the “Cultural Olympiad,” welcoming many C... Read MoreContinue reading FEIST, GONZALEZ
	FLYING LOTUS, 2562, LORNE B, FORDINHO Whitney Ota This night was a beat-dream come true. The only question is, how do you dance to Flying Lotus? Lorne B and DJ Fordinho tried their hands at getting the crowd... Read MoreContinue reading FLYING LOTUS, 2562, LORNE B, FORDINHO
FLYING LOTUS, SPEAKERBRUISER ROB, PAUL DEVRO Jay Cook Now here's a strange idea: take a DJ from Mad Decent, a Montreal group notorious for throwing underground bridge parties in the belle province, and Warp Records’ shining jewel of distortion-heavy hip-hop and throw ‘em in a Vancouver mega... Read MoreContinue reading FLYING LOTUS, SPEAKERBRUISER ROB, PAUL D...
HAL WILNER'S NEIL YOUNG PROJECT Adam Kesek Coming from out of town to catch a bit of the Olympics, it was impressive to see the effort VANOC put into planning the Cultural Olympiad. I had heard about the various concerts taking place during the Olympics, and while Hal Wilner’s Neil Y... Read MoreContinue reading HAL WILNER'S NEIL YOUNG PROJECT
	HEALTH, FOONYAP AND THE ROAR Devin Friesen It’s hard to know what to think about Foonyap and the Roar. First, bewilderment: this has members of Woodpigeon? That can't be — they aren't boring enough to be... Read MoreContinue reading HEALTH, FOONYAP AND THE ROAR
KID KOALA, LEDERHOSEN LUCIL Jordan Cook On a night that was all about looking forward, it was refreshing to have Kid Koala look to the past for his concert for the Cultural Olympiad. The venue at the Great Northern Way campus was sprawly, a dimly lit parking lot flanked by a train yard... Read MoreContinue reading KID KOALA, LEDERHOSEN LUCIL
PIANO RECITAL: ADALINE, DAN MOXON, JODY GLENHAM, PRAIRIE CAT, DOMINIQUE FRICOT Katherine Green Anyone who played piano as a child might not think back on the piano recital with the fondest of memories. There was always anxiety in the anticipation of the performance, then intense boredom waiting and listening to all the other young students... Read MoreContinue reading PIANO RECITAL: ADALINE, DAN MOXON, JODY...
	THE RURAL ALBERTA ADVANTAGE, THE WOODEN SKY, GREAT BLOOMERS Jayden Fraser For the second straight sold-out night in a row, Great Bloomers opened a jammed-packed Broken City with set of subtle rootsy jams. It can be hard to get into an opening band... Read MoreContinue reading THE RURAL ALBERTA ADVANTAGE, THE WOODEN...
THE SUMMERLAD, FRIENDO, EXTRA HAPPY GHOST!!! Laurie Fuhr Extra Happy Ghost!!! is a real treat for those of us who love to be haunted by mellow, clever, lo-fi-on-purpose rock. During the set, guitarist and vocalist Matt Swann reminded us of his Hot Little Rocket days with a cover of “Like Killers.&... Read MoreContinue reading THE SUMMERLAD, FRIENDO, EXTRA HAPPY GHOS...
	TWO HOURS TRAFFIC, YUKON BLONDE Veronica Lawrence Opening the show deftly was up-and-coming Vancouver band Yukon Blonde, who quickly overcame the crowd’s lack of interest and had most of the bar patrons up and haplessly... Read MoreContinue reading TWO HOURS TRAFFIC, YUKON BLONDE
	WILCO Matt Sheardown Saying that Wilco put on a great live show is a bit like preaching to the choir: if you have an interest in this band, you know they make a habit of bringing the good stuff on... Read MoreContinue reading WILCO

MARCH 2010 - LIVE

DAN MANGAN, AIDAN KNIGHT

Sebastian Buzzalino

From Victoria, BC, Aidan Knight was the perfect complement to Dan Mangan. Between songs, the 23-year old seemed to play up his nebbish timidness in front of a rapidly growing...

DO MAKE SAY THINK, YEARS, THE HAPPINESS PROJECT

Sarah Kitteringham

A very timely Republik hosted thunderous post-rock masters Do Make Say Think on a night that saw the six-piece band (and an additional two contributors for that particular...

Entering the Orpheum from the overpopulated, fanatical Olympic-Granville St is like walking into a completely different universe. Thankfully, the City of Vancouver has organized what is known as the “Cultural Olympiad,” welcoming many C...

FLYING LOTUS, 2562, LORNE B, FORDINHO

Whitney Ota

This night was a beat-dream come true. The only question is, how do you dance to Flying Lotus? Lorne B and DJ Fordinho tried their hands at getting the crowd...

FLYING LOTUS, SPEAKERBRUISER ROB, PAUL DEVRO

Jay Cook

Now here's a strange idea: take a DJ from Mad Decent, a Montreal group notorious for throwing underground bridge parties in the belle province, and Warp Records’ shining jewel of distortion-heavy hip-hop and throw ‘em in a Vancouver mega...

HAL WILNER'S NEIL YOUNG PROJECT

Adam Kesek

Coming from out of town to catch a bit of the Olympics, it was impressive to see the effort VANOC put into planning the Cultural Olympiad. I had heard about the various concerts taking place during the Olympics, and while Hal Wilner’s Neil Y...

HEALTH, FOONYAP AND THE ROAR

Devin Friesen

It’s hard to know what to think about Foonyap and the Roar. First, bewilderment: this has members of Woodpigeon? That can't be — they aren't boring enough to be...

KID KOALA, LEDERHOSEN LUCIL

Jordan Cook

On a night that was all about looking forward, it was refreshing to have Kid Koala look to the past for his concert for the Cultural Olympiad. The venue at the Great Northern Way campus was sprawly, a dimly lit parking lot flanked by a train yard...

PIANO RECITAL: ADALINE, DAN MOXON, JODY GLENHAM, PRAIRIE CAT, DOMINIQUE FRICOT

Katherine Green

Anyone who played piano as a child might not think back on the piano recital with the fondest of memories. There was always anxiety in the anticipation of the performance, then intense boredom waiting and listening to all the other young students...

THE RURAL ALBERTA ADVANTAGE, THE WOODEN SKY, GREAT BLOOMERS

Jayden Fraser

For the second straight sold-out night in a row, Great Bloomers opened a jammed-packed Broken City with set of subtle rootsy jams. It can be hard to get into an opening band...

THE SUMMERLAD, FRIENDO, EXTRA HAPPY GHOST!!!

Laurie Fuhr

Extra Happy Ghost!!! is a real treat for those of us who love to be haunted by mellow, clever, lo-fi-on-purpose rock. During the set, guitarist and vocalist Matt Swann reminded us of his Hot Little Rocket days with a cover of “Like Killers.&...

TWO HOURS TRAFFIC, YUKON BLONDE

Veronica Lawrence

Opening the show deftly was up-and-coming Vancouver band Yukon Blonde, who quickly overcame the crowd’s lack of interest and had most of the bar patrons up and haplessly...

WILCO

Matt Sheardown

Saying that Wilco put on a great live show is a bit like preaching to the choir: if you have an interest in this band, you know they make a habit of bringing the good stuff on...