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Concert Review: The Strokes, March 5, Rogers Arena, Vancouver

Posted on March 6, 2020 by Martin Alldred in Concerts | Leave a comment

The Strokes played Vancouver last night for the first time in several years, and the city was ready for the New York five piece to return. Well, at least half an Arena full of people were ready for them to return. The upper bowl at Rogers Arena was closed, but to be fair to a garage band who don’t put on a spectacular large venue show, the fact that they are playing an Arena shows how well regarded they are … →

Concert Review: Psychedelic Furs and James, July 31, The Orpheum, Vancouver

Posted on August 1, 2019 by Martin Alldred in Concerts | Leave a comment

  Co-headlining tours are always funny ones, as you get half the audience really interested in one band and half the audience really interested in the other. Last night, unfortunately, the Orpheum was only half full, so you had a little less than a quarter of the seats filled with James fans and a little over a quarter filled with Psychedelic Furs fans. I’m not sure why this gig wasn’t at a smaller venue – it would have been perfect … →

Concert Review: Dilly Dally, April 10, Wise Hall

Posted on April 11, 2019 by Martin Alldred in Concerts | Leave a comment

Toronto’s Dilly Dally nearly didn’t make it this far; after the success and touring schedule of their first album Sore, the band very nearly imploded. The second album, Heaven, is all the better for that experience – the darkness and doubt is well balanced with hope, beauty and optimism. Surprisingly, they seem just as busy promoting and touring this album. They played 15 gigs in Europe in early 2019, followed by over 20 dates in a month in North America, … →

Concert Review: Pixies, Weezer, April 7, Rogers Arena

Posted on April 10, 2019 by Martin Alldred in Concerts | Leave a comment

Warning: Weezer fans may be offended by some of the following content. Before we begin I need to ask a very important question. When will people learn that Pixies don’t support, they headline? On their first ever tour to the UK, they were supporting Throwing Muses. Every night the British audience went crazy for Pixies and were fairly lukewarm towards Throwing Muses. The promoter promptly switched the bill and Pixies headlined the rest of the tour. On their last tour … →