Influential indie rockers from the 90’s, Pavement, are coming to town September 7th performing at Queen Elizabeth Theatre.
Presale is happening right now until 10 pm Friday. Password for the Georgia Straight presale is: woweezowee
Public sale happens Saturday at 10 am.
Get tickets here via Ticketmaster
If you’re looking for something to do tonight, I’d recommend checking out Shearwater at the Biltmore Cabaret tonight. Founded by members of Okkervil River, Shearwater is a bit of a divergence with quieter, more grandiose songs.
Hey kids, MGMT, the duo that brought you the catchy-addictive tracks ‘Kids’ and ‘Time to Pretend’ are coming to the Commodore Ballroom Saturday, July 24th!
I have to admit, I was sorely disappointed by their recent sophomore release, ‘Congratulations’ and have heard that their performance is mediocre at best. But still, if you’re a fan, now’s your chance to check them out live in Vancouver.
Tickets are on sale here this Friday at 10 am.
Presale happens Thursday at 10 am; The Peak password is: FlashDelirium (thanks to Aleeza for the tip!)
Live Nation password is: MGMTLN
Georgia Straight password is: Congratulations
Presale tickets are sold out!
I totally knew this was coming sooner or later. I’m surprised it’s later in September though and not sooner (like around Sasquatch), but still, The National!
Presale happens this Wednesday at 10 am (until 10 pm Thursday).
Twitter/Live Nation password is: bloodbuzz
Public sale happens this Friday at 10 am.
UPDATE!
Missed the Wednesday presale? There’s another one happening Thursday at 10 am for The Georgia Straight. Password is: Violet
In response to Iranian cleric announcing that women dressed provocatively lead men astray and spread adultery which cause more earthquakes, “Boobquake” is being organized to protest and dispute this “scientifically backed” observation by having women come dressed provocatively and proving an earthquake will not occur :-p.
The rally areas in Vancouver are 4-8 @ the Art Gallery, and 5:30 to 9 @ Black Frog Pub near the Steam Clock in Gastown!
The New York Time’s is streaming The National’s new album “High Violet” right now until April 27th!
The album will be released May 11th. I, for one, cannot wait for it. I’ve been a huge fan of them since I saw them perform at Richard’s on Richard’s back in 2007 before their then release “Boxer” exploded in popularity.
I’ve been keeping an eye out for their inevitable return to Vancouver. With all the bands performing at the Sasquatch Music Festival, I’m surprised they haven’t released a tour date here like other acts (Massive Attack, LCD Soundsystem, Edward Sharpe & The Magnetic Zeros and The Temper Trap to name just a few). Patience, grasshopper…
Anyways, definitely give the new album a listen. I’ve been listening to it all morning and it’s epic.
The National – High Violet (streaming via The New York Times)
Who doesn’t like high-flying French-Canadians in crazy costumes doing even crazier acts?
Tickets for the new Cirque Du Soleil are on sale now.
Go here: http://www.cirquedusoleil.com/en/shows/kooza/tickets/vancouver.aspx
The 33rd Annual Vancouver Folk Music Festival, which happens July 16-18 at Jericho Beach Park, has just announced their line-up.
Acts to definitely check out include The Avett Brothers and Calexico (which may sound familiar to those who listen to Iron & Wine, or watched the Bob Dylan biopic “I’m Not There”, in which they were featured)
Those who watched the epic teen drama The O.C. way back when may be familiar with the UK artist Finlay Quaye whose hit-track “Dice” was heard all over North America by teens making out in 2004.
Also appearing is the lovable spoken word artist, Shane Koyczan whose poem “We Are More” inspired our nation during the Opening Ceremony of the Winter Olympics.
Click here for the official event page and the full list of acts.
(sorry about the crazy formatting… had to edit this thing like crazy just to get it right!)
My buddy Ajay, one of two lovely people who make up the local duo Names are having their EP (entitled ‘Paint’) release party at 9pm tonight at Lux (965 Granville St).
A link to the Facebook event page is here: http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=107382665966227&index=1
Be sure to check out their rad music at their equally rad website below:
http://namesmusic.ca
