REDRICK SULTAN with KORO KIDINGA and SUGARLOAF KEY at Pub 340
4 March 2010 :: Lauren Eldridge :: Concerts :: No Comments
Photography by Lauren Eldridge :: Sugarloaf Key are very, very new. Their MySpace page screams inexperience, and yet I like their style. It's more rock than prog, and just off-the-beaten-track enough to enjoy without being too crazy to appreciate. This is the kind of music that can bridge the gap be
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AIDAN KNIGHT: “Versicolour” Digital Release Today
2 March 2010 :: Melanie Shim :: Albums :: No Comments
Aidan Knight celebrates the digital release of Versicolour today, with the album coming out in stores on Tuesday, March 9th. The Victoria-based cereal muncher will be touring his new album, but fails to include Vancouver on the list of stops. Zach Gray of The Zolas told us in a recent interview tha
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BRADLEY: MountainTigerWolf
25 February 2010 :: Colin Rink :: Albums :: No Comments
When I first put in bradley’s album MountainTigerWolf, I have to admit that I was taken aback. It’s got a kind of a creepy / pop vibe that I have been waiting to hear for a long time. His rhythmic and spellbinding voice carries the album and some how gets you immediately into the songs. There
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KILMORE PLACE: Olympic Runaway Tour 2010
18 February 2010 :: Lauren Eldridge :: This Just In! :: No Comments
Help us spread the word! Backstage Vancouver favourite Kilmore Place will be touring the BC Interior next weekend, and this is one band you don't want to miss. Tell your Penticton, Kelowna, Armstrong and Kamloops friends about this tour, and ask them to tune in to the local radio for ticket giveawa
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Backstage Vancouver Independent Music Round Table II
16 February 2010 :: Lauren Eldridge :: Round Table :: No Comments
Photography by Adam McKay :: A new group of musicians and music industry professionals met at The Grind on Main St for the second Backstage Vancouver Independent Music Round Table. Since only 15 people in this group were at the first Round Table in December, the discussion played out differently.
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Tomorrow Today: CHRIS PAGE to release “A Date with a Smoke Machine” tomorrow
15 February 2010 :: Colin Rink :: Albums :: No Comments
When I listened to the first track on the Chris Page album A Date with a Smoke Machine, it instantly took me back to my high school days when I used to listen to Jets to Brazil religiously (circa 1999), in the best way. I started to get a little awestruck of the way that his lyrics kick-start the f
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Anti Valentine’s Day: VAPID with TERRORBIRD and CHRISSARIFFIC at the Eldorado
13 February 2010 :: Joseph Sloan :: Concerts :: No Comments
First up was Chris-a-riffic, a duo of Chris on piano and Shawn on drums. Great little songs, and I was surprised to learn that they had not been practicing for long because Chris’ wife had decided to take a short break from the band. Chris did like Valentine's Day and said so repeatedly, but his e
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PADMA with SAYDE BLACK and EDDIE WARREN at Trees Organic Coffee House on Granville
11 February 2010 :: Lauren Eldridge :: Concerts :: 2 Comments
Eddie Warren sounds like a cross between Jack Johnson and John Mayer, with a little Sondre Lerche to boot. His music has a beautiful ambience that is hard to find in a solo acoustic artist. His strumming and picking style is creative and interesting, and he ends his set with an instrumental number t
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Introjoosin Me Projoosin: PADMA describes the journey of producing his upcoming album
9 February 2010 :: Lauren Eldridge :: This Just In! :: No Comments
Backstage Vancouver artist Padma writes an interesting post about producing his upcoming album, with a nod to Star Trek and the environment. From writing and recording to collaborating and producing, it's a milestone he's proud to reach this early in the game. "It’s been a lonely, meandering a
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BILLY THE KID with COLIN RINK at the Railway Club
7 February 2010 :: Lauren Eldridge :: Concerts :: 4 Comments
Photography by Leigh Eldridge Colin Rink has "that Bob Dylan, I-don't-give-a-f*ck style," says Padma. There is definitely an Irish twang to his Bob Dylanity, and I like his vibe. The songs begin to bleed together, because the only think Colin is lacking is variety. He played an energetic set, an
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