Travis Hatcher – Dark Nights
I honestly was not prepared to like this. I have had people talk to me about their ‘concept’ albums before, and my usual response is forced smile-I’m-sorry-I’m-really-busy-right-now nod. Brutal honestly, sorry. It’s kind of like asking a stranger to look at your baby pictures. Uh -huh. And I have to admit when I read the [...]
Swimming Up Stream: Live Streaming Your Gigs
Swimming Up Stream Sometimes I catch myself, spending too much time analyzing ‘what went wrong’ with the excuse that if I can see the problem I can find an answer. This may be true in certain cases, like battle plans or brain surgery, but in the music business it may be better just to [...]
Changing the world, one rock band at a time ~
Just when I myself am in the grips of compassion fatigue, I have come across a local charity that is so rock and roll that it has infused new life into these winter bones. Vancouver’s Girls Rock Camp is 3 years old and already turning people away, campers, as well as audiences to it’s sold [...]
The Young Liars – They Come With Their Own Spotlight!
At long last, this Thursday the 24th, The Young Liars drop their cd “Homesick Future” and follow it up March 2nd with their release partay in Vancouver at Fortune Sound, featuring Blondtron. Having already taken their place in the CMJ Spotlight, the music don’t lie. This is a fun band with cool music, a cool [...]
Artist Spotlight: Very Vancouver Christmas 5
When the Tyee’s Very Vancouver Christmas Volume 4 review(Dec 2009) is titled: “Cockroaches, Puke, and Goddamn Lies: Yes, it’s a column about Christmas music.”, you just have to wonder what goodness volume 5 will bring to the Very Vancouver Christmas SPCA fundraising project. Available now online or through the studio, with two Holiday shows to [...]
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And all the ships at sea – An artist’s epiphany.
I kept having this vision, or picture in my mind rather, of a harbor filled to the rim with rowboats, each containing one person, bobbing around, but not moving. I couldn’t think what it meant. This morning I woke up and I imagined that each of those people was an artist, each with an instrument, [...]