Archers of Loaf Republik, Calgary AB June 23

Published Jun 25, 2012

Sled Island 2012's last evening was packed with can't-miss sets, but for fans of '90s indie rock, there was really only one choice of Sled n...

The Hold Steady Olympic Plaza, Calgary AB June 23

Published Jun 24, 2012

One thing about playing outdoors in a rainstorm: you know the people who stick it out are dedicated fans. This was the case at the Hold Stea...

NEEDLES//PINS Broken City, Calgary AB June 22

Published Jun 23, 2012

Vancouver's Needles//Pins have a hell of summertime-fun album out on Mammoth Cave Recordings, and every live show they play seems to get a l...

Faux Fur Local 510, Calgary AB June 23

Published Jun 23, 2012

As the third band to take the stage at Beatroute's annual hangover breakfast at Local 510, Faux Fur had a couple of tough acts to follow in...

Boris Distillery, Calgary AB June 22

Published Jun 23, 2012

The Distillery played host to Sled Island 2012's best metal-oriented bill on Friday night, as a couple hundred fans turned its underground c...

Brazilian Money Tubby Dog, Calgary AB June 23

Published Jun 23, 2012

Calgary's iconic Tubby Dog has played host to some great Sled Island performances over the years, all the while slinging their monstrous hot...

Shadowy Men on a Shadowy Planet #1 Legion, Calgary AB June 20

Published Jun 22, 2012

The sixth edition of Calgary's annual Sled Island festival started out with a bang at the downtown Legion. Having hosted festival highlights...

Hot Snakes Dicken's, Calgary AB June 21

Published Jun 22, 2012

Sled Island has always struck a good balance between talented new bands and important older ones. Hot Snakes' Thursday night set fell into t...

B.A. Johnston / Ketamines / Korean Gut / Cousins The Area, Calgary AB June 21

Published Jun 22, 2012

This afternoon event, hosted at Calgary farm/beehive/community space the Area, provided an excellent start to the day's proceedings, with no...

Blackout Beach / Apollo Ghosts Biltmore Cabaret, Vancouver, BC March 10

Published Mar 12, 2012

An early start time and a wealth of other interesting Saturday night shows prevented this night at the Biltmore from being as well-attended...

Atlas Sound / Carnivores / Frank Broyles Biltmore Cabaret, Vancouver BC February 29

Published Mar 01, 2012

Opening this all-Atlanta show was Frank Broyles, lead singer and guitarist of recently defunct garage rockers Balkans, who actually played o...

Sled Island featuring Fucked Up, Dinosaur Jr., GZA, Melvins, No Age Calgary, AB June 30 - July 4

Published Jul 06, 2010

The fourth iteration of Calgary's Sled Island feels like a coming of age, with the annual event becoming a destination on the Canadian festi...

Jamie Lidell / Alex B Venue, Vancouver BC June 14

Published Jun 16, 2010

Jamie Lidell's career trajectory includes the sort of about-face that is rarely pulled off with any degree of success. We knew the guy could...

Buzzcocks / The Dollyrots Venue, Vancouver BC May 31

Published Jun 01, 2010

It takes a band like Buzzcocks to sell out a show on a dreary Monday, and sell out it did, leaving a number of downcast fans standing on Gra...

Mono / The Twilight Sad Biltmore Cabaret, Vancouver BC May 12

Published May 13, 2010

An up-and-coming buzz band opening for an established touring act is a time-tested formula, but in this case, the openers outdrew the main a...

Liars / Fol Chen Venue, Vancouver BC April 30

Published May 04, 2010

A 7:30 p.m. start time is a tough sell on Friday night, and to make matters worse, this show actually got underway ahead of schedule. This m...

HEALTH / Nü Sensae / MYTHS Biltmore Cabaret, Vancouver, BC February 4

Published Feb 09, 2010

If you've seen HEALTH play a show or two, you know their shows are viscerally exciting and brutally energetic, which made the low turnout at...

MYTHS / Pompoir / Student Teacher Pat's Pub, Vancouver, BC January 9

Published Jan 13, 2010

MYTHS is the latest project from Lief Hall of the gone, but definitely not forgotten, Mutators, and the buzz surrounding them is palpable. M...

Casiotone for the Painfully Alone / To Bad Catholics / Edo Van Breemen Biltmore Cabaret, Vancouver, BC January 8

Published Jan 13, 2010

The last scheduled Vancouver appearance for Owen Ashworth's Casiotone for the Painfully Alone was over before it began thanks to a car accid...

Magik Markers / Sic Alps / Shearing Pinx Rickshaw Theatre, Vancouver, BC December 18

Published Dec 28, 2009

It takes a decent number of people to make Vancouver's hangar-like Rickshaw Theatre look well-attended. But this show pulled it off and mana...