Music

Vancouver musicians get to the heart of sex, love, and rock ’n’ roll

By John Lucas and Mike Usinger

It doesn’t matter if you’re single or in a relationship, the truth is that Valentine’s Day sucks equally for everyone.

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Savvy Simple Plan does it all for the fans

By Mike Usinger | February 9, 2012

Based on the evidence presented in “Loser of the Year”, the boys of Simple Plan have enjoyed a run that’s made rolling the dice on rock ’n’ roll the best decision of their lives.

Abigail Washburn's music is a visionary melange

By Alexander Varty | February 9, 2012

Both as a solo artist and in the company of the Nashville all-stars who make up her Sparrow Quartet, former Beijing resident Abigail Washburn has generated a significant buzz in roots-music circles.

For Iced Earth singer Stu Block, the future looks pretty bright

By John Lucas | February 9, 2012

Stu Block is filling some mighty big shoes, and he knows it.

Orkestar Slivovica embraces its Balkan inspiration

By Tony Montague | February 7, 2012

Moments of illumination can be hazardous—if they occur while you’re up a ladder or on a construction site, anyway.

Wilco leaves hungry fans happy at the Orpheum

By Michael Mann | February 6, 2012

Going to a Wilco gig on Super Bowl Sunday is like stepping into an alternate reality.

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Untwisting Twin Sister

By Mike Usinger | February 2, 2012

You can still smoke a bowl to its both cranked-up and chill In Heaven, but the buzzed-about band is feeling restless.

Eleanor Friedberger steps out of Fiery Furnaces and into a solo

By Mike Usinger | February 2, 2012

Eleanor Friedberger isn’t one to duck a stupid question.

Los Campesinos! still has its U.K. college-rock charm

By Mike Usinger | February 2, 2012

Even though he’s not spending weekends driving a Jaguar XJ-S to his mansion in the Welsh countryside, Neil Turner doesn’t come across as a man with many major regrets.

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Ava Luna slides a sound mashup into Ice Level

By John Lucas | February 2, 2012

You can’t always believe the genre label that gets assigned to a band, even if it’s coming from the band itself.

City and Slope festival guarantees DJs in the city and a party on the slope

By Adrian Mack | February 2, 2012

Stretching from Vancouver to Grouse, Cypress, and Seymour mountains, the four-day, multidisciplinary event is offering too much to list here.

Paul Pigat gets live at the WISE Hall

By Alexander Varty | February 2, 2012

Paul Pigat has fond memories of the WISE Hall, which is totally understandable when you consider that one of his first gigs in Vancouver was there

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Shake up at Siskiyou

By Gregory Adams | February 2, 2012

Folk experimentalists Siskiyou will be down a man this spring when cofounder Erik Arnesen heads off to tour with the Ontario-based Great Lake Swimmers.