Blog: Keri's Concert Photos

Wow, Busy weekend, and sucky weather for the second year in a row! Nothing can be done, and we still had lots of fun. And we didn't unpack the rain gear, so why am I complaining! Hightlights... As always, The Dandy Warhols Courtney Taylor-Taylor Best show of theirs in ages. Jenny and Johnny . My current favourite new [...]

So, this year at Bumbershoot , quite by accident, I discovered the KEXP lounge . I mean, I'd read about it every year but never attended a show, however this year, The Raveonettes were one of the performers, so I knew I couldn't miss it. Sharin Foo We dutifully lined up a half an hour early at the booth, not realy knowing what to expect, but when we finally entered [...]

One of my favourite bands. Alex Ebert can command a crowd wearing nothing but what looks like dirty pajamas. So much love in the crowd and on the stage. Magical . Alex Ebert Alex Ebert Alex Ebert Jade Castrinos

Jeff Tweedy T h e 2010 Vancouver Olympics are more then an athletic event. It's also a big party and celebration for all of Vancouver to enjoy. Free concerts are abundant and I'll try to cover a few of them. Today was one of my favourite bands, Wilco. I've seen them a few times, and they were better today then I've ever seen. [...]

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OK Go - This Too Shall Pass from OK Go on Vimeo .

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Eddie Argos I saw Art Brut the first time at Bumbershoot two years ago. I was totally blown away, by their energy, and the fun they brought to their show. Something I almost never see anymore. Jasper Future Eddie isn't afraid to write about his life in all it's embarrassing boring glory. Whether it's about old girlfriends, his [...]

James Dean Bradfield I think I've finally figured out why I like Twitter . It's like a search engine for everything you actually want to find. I like taking photos, but I don't particularly like writing reviews of the shows I go to. Mostly, you could say that at best, I write commentary. With that in mind, I am going to direct you readers to a review I found on Twitter. It's from an [...]

Alex Turner I've never actually seen a rock show at the Malkin Bowl. In fact I'd pretty much forgotten it was there at all, but that was where the Arctic Monkeys played. It's a gorgeous setting and it was a beautiful evening. When the band took the stage the crowd was ecstatic. All that potential for something magical was not matched by the band on stage. [...]

Craig Finn Craig Finn shouldn't be cool. Receding hairline, late thirties, dance moves that consist of hyper speed hand claps and flailing arms. It all adds up to something strange, but from Craig Finn, it's most certainly cool. I was unable to find a single YouTube clip that captured that manic energy, but try, Stuck Between Stations for a great song. The Hold Steady [...]

Monday Night.I'll go backwards this time because the highlight for me was Metric . Canadian band that is amazing. Check out Gimme Sympathy . Emily Haines is a dynamo with charisma to spare. See them if you get a chance. Emily Haines Normal 0 [...]

It rained. It poured. But for our troubles we made the front page of the Seattle Weekly's coverage ! First up was my most anticipated show, Visqueen . I love them so much. Check out their video for Crush On The Radio , although my favourite song is actually Vaxxine. It came as a huge disappointment to me when they played their new album in it's entirety with neither of songs I wanted to [...]

Started with The Black Whales . As in all my Bumbershoot, the song choice will be linked to a video. My choice for the Black Whales is Young Blood . I have a pet peeve in watching bands, and singer Alex Robert was a big offender. He kept his eyes closed during the entire performance. You can not connect with an audience when you have your eyes closed. The performance is internal, and you lose us. For this [...]

So after nice Mexican dinner complete with beer flavoured water, we began our evening. As before, I've added a link to the videos wherever possible. I've loved World Party forever, so Glen was pretty surprized when I said I could take them or leave them. On our way to the EMP Sky church, we happened by the Fisher Stage where World Party was beginning my favourite song, Message In A Box . Needless to say. I got all excited, [...]

Another busy Bumbershoot. Lots to see and do. Songs will be linked to a video when possible. We started our weekend with Natalie Portman's Shaved Head . A crazy, fun Seattle band. Best song? Check out Sophisticated Side Ponytail . Luke Smith Claire England Shaun Libman [...]

Winter Olympic 2010 news. Pounding from the Doves, The Last Broadcast is being used by the 2010 Winter Olympics in commercials, Watch it here . Jimi Goodwin After four long years, the Doves are finally back with a new album, City Of Rust. I've been a huge fan since 2000 when Lost Souls was released and they were the new "it" band and "Catch The Sun" is [...]

My first Junos. To those of you not in Canada, the Junos are Canada's Music Awards or the Canadian Grammy's if you will. Here are a few of my photos from the show. Nickelback Elvis Costello Bryan Adams and Kathleen Edwards [...]

I've seen Ok Go four other times, and despite it being Junos weekend in Vancouver, and despite the high probability that I would be invited to all the coolest events, I choose to truck to Seattle and see Ok Go. Damian Kulash I understand the concept of taking it on the road to try out the new songs but Chop Suey? Chop Suey is a tiny tiny club in Seattle. The stage is the size of a shoebox, and there [...]

So, Richards on Richards is moving to the old A&B Sound location on Seymour! I'm so excited that Vancouver isn't losing a live music venue to condo development. Airborne Toxic Event , indie darlings from L.A., brought their show to Vancouver on Wednesday despite a toxic throat infection being suffered by leader Mikel Jollett. Mike Jollett It was a sold out crowd but the poor sound quality, and lackluster [...]