Photos by: Steven Shepherd – The Contact Winter Music Festival took place at BC Place in Vancouver from December 26-27, and featured performances by Above and Beyond, Hardwell, Steve Angello, DJ Snake, Oliver Heldens, Wiwek, Vanic, and more!
By: Curtis Sindrey – Beloved Canadian journalist, radio host, and interviewer Nardwuar the Human Serviette suffered a stroke at the Mint Records Christmas party at the Astoria Pub in Vancouver on Saturday night (December 5th). He was rushed to Vancouver General Hospital where he has been recovering. Today, according to Nardwuar’s Twitter page, he has been discharged … Continue reading
Photos by: Amy Ray – Los Angeles-based alt rock band Puscifer, which features Maynard James Keenan of Tool and A Perfect Circle, and who released their third album, Money Shot, on October 30th, 2015, performed at the Queen Elizabeth Theatre in Vancouver last night.
Photos by: Amy Ray – Toronto-based R&B artist The Weeknd, who released his second album, Beauty Behind the Madness, on August 28th, 2015 via XO/Republic, which featured the singles, “Often”, “The Hills”, “Can’t Feel My Face”, and “In the Night”, performed at Rogers Arena in Vancouver last night.
Photos by: Amy Ray – Canadian alt rock singer-songwriter Matthew Good, who released his seventh solo album, Chaotic Neutral, on September 25th, 2015 via Warner Music Canada, which features the single “All You Sons And Daughters”, and which follows up his 2013 album, Arrows of Desire, performed at the Vogue Theatre in Vancouver on November 13th with Toronto-based singer-songwriter … Continue reading
Photos by: Amy Ray – Hip-hop artist ASAP Rocky, who released his second album, At. Long. Last. ASAP, on May 26th, 2015 via RCA/Polo Grounds, which features the singles “L$D”, and “Everyday”, performed at Rogers Arena in Vancouver last night with Los Angeles-based rapper Tyler The Creator, who released his third album, Cherry Bomb, on April 13th, 2015 via … Continue reading
Photos by: Amy Ray – Grammy-nominated thrash metal band GWAR, who released their thirteenth album, Battle Maximus, on September 17th, 2013 via Metal Blade, the last album to feature frontman Dave Brockie (aka Oderus Urungus) due to Brockie’s death on March 23, 2014, performed at the Commodore Ballroom in Vancouver last night with Montreal-based death metal band Cryptopsy, who released … Continue reading
Photos by: Amy Ray – Michigan-based melodic death metal band The Black Dahlia Murder, who released their seventh album, Abysmal, on September 18th, 2015 via Metal Blade, which follows up their 2013 album, Everblack, performed at The Richshaw Theatre in Vancouver last night with Richmond, Virginia-based hardcore punk band Iron Reagan, who released their second album, The … Continue reading
Photos by Quinn Middleton – Chris Cornell, who is best known as the lead singer of Soundgarden, and alt-rock supergroup Audioslave, and who released his fourth solo album, Higher Truth, on September 18th, 2015 via Universal, performed at the Orpheum Theatre in Vancouver last night as part of his ongoing Acoustic Higher Truth Tour.
Photos by: Amy Ray – UK heavy metal band Uncle Acid and The Deadbeats, who released their newest album, The Night Creeper, on September 4th, 2015 via Sony, performed at the Commodore Ballroom in Vancouver on September 25th with stoner rock band Ruby The Hatchet, who released their newest album, Valley of the Snake, on February 24th, 2015, … Continue reading