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Since the debut of his Your Floor Is Now A Tree LP a few months back, AIMES (aka Aman Ellis ) has released a number of remixes, bootlegs, and other various edits, which all showcase his throwback space disco vibe. To help spread the word about his music, AIMES will be performing on Wednesday, December 14th at the Glasslands Gallery in Brooklyn. Here is the info: When :: Wednesday, December 14th at 8:30 PM [...]

• ModyWorks - AIMES: Your Floor Is Now a Tree

​There are weeks when the show announcements are about as flimsy as a wet persimmon. Fortunately, this is not one of them. For starters, Grimes is coming to town. Her last performance was ... Continue reading "Grimes, Dr. Dog and an Impressive List of Show Announcements" >

​The Polyphonic Spree certainly loves the holidays. It makes sense, seeing as they're the most joyful band on the planet. And only three weeks after they throw their annual Holiday Extravaganza a... Continue reading "New Year's Eve Spectacular With The Polyphonic Spree, and a Very Dense List of Show Announcements" >

A quick rundown of what's up this Halloweekend: Tonight: The Waldorf kicks off an entire weekend of events that culminates with the venue's one year anniversary and Ice Cream Social's sixth birthday soiree. Beat Connection, Too High Crew, Teen Daze, and Blood Diamonds are at the Electric Owl. Tix are nearly sold out, but there will be handful at the door. A Hard Days Night of the Living Dead (the SSRIs as the Beatles) play the Rickshaw. With "Ice Cream Social vs. East [...]

Adele's show tonight at the Orpheum is canceled (as per Exclaim! ). Official word is that laryngitis is keeping the British crooner from performing.

So, I've never heard of This Will Destroy You, but when their show got canceled yesterday (again, refunds available at your point of purchase, if you bought tickets), I did look at the openers and think, "I hope this means Pure X and Sleep Over will reschedule." And they did. For tonight. And fellow Texans, Silent Diane, will join them and Cam "Babe Rainbow" Reed is going to DJ between sets. If you're not too worn out from Wyrd Fest last night, it's only $5. Plus, if you really want to keep your long weekend party going strong, [...]

On Saturday, W2 hosts Utopia Festival: Women in Digital Culture . The festival features live performances, DJ and VJ sets, a conference, and a mobile dance party. Check out all the details here . On March 18th, VIVO hosts the Drop In/Drop Out Video Arts Expo . Animal Bodies, Channels 3+4, Magneticring, Holzkopf, and Crystal Dorval all play live, but the focus is a showcase of interactive audio/visual work. If you've got a talent for the latter, you can apply to be part of the exhibition here . Oh, and another reminder [...]

So, I don't often talk about out-of-town shows (especially ones that I can't attend), but 1) this poster is awesome and 2) it ties into this Friday If, by chance, you're not from Vancouver and are going to be in Austin for SXSW, get a great introduction to what's going on here by checking out the Music Waste / Olio Festival joint showcase. Us locals can get a preview on Friday at the Cobalt at the MW/Olio joint fundraiser ... and, hey, if that's not up your alley (or even if it is), [...]

Just a heads up that the Sadies had to cancel all of their forthcoming Western Canadian dates after Dallas Good broke his leg. Refunds at point of purchase. Look for a new date in June.

A few shows of note: First, is Thor Fest , a February 27th fundraiser so this fuzzy little dude can get a tooth extracted and avoid serious medical complications. Half Chinese, We Make Earthquakes, Katie Caron et al., Amor de Cosmos, Fine Mist, Jenny Ritter, Nihilist Party, Aunts & Uncles, Haiku Charlie, Unreliable Narrator, Garland & Yarn, and Elliot & Jo (from SSRIs) all lend their talents. It's a house show at Sophia & 13th and everything gets rolling at 3pm. Scratch/Interurban Gallery hosts the release party of the Mint/CiTR Pop Alliance Compilation [...]

So, I rarely point out new shows, just because pointing out every new show takes a ridiculous amount of time, but it's worth noting that the Pixies are at the Orpheum on May 3rd, where they'll play Doolittle front-to-back. Presale tix are on tomorrow at the ungodly hour of 9am EST (yeah, you read that right) at their official website and the regular on-sale is a week later (though at 9am local time). The first time I saw the Pixies on their initial reunion tour, I didn't think I could pick a [...]

Since it's almost that time, here's a quick recap of what's going down on New Year's Eve: The Biltmore hosts the 4th(?) edition of the Winter Social , Ice Cream Social's annual December 31st bash. Tix are available at Scratch, Red Cat, Zulu, and the Biltmore off-sales counter. Unfamiliar , eatArt , Love Dancing , and Arbutus records are throwing a pretty great looking party at the eatArt labs. Paula from Silly Kissers, Blue Hawaii, Grimes, Resorts, Makeout Videotape, and Sean Nicholas Savage all play live and Cadence Weapon [...]

This isn't a live show, but Saturday, if love all things Morrissey, or alternately, like me, think he's a bit of a dick, but love his music, head down the the Astoria on Satruday for Merry Smithsmas: the Smiths Xmas Party . It's $6 to get in, but if you wear a Moz style shirt or come clutching a bouquet, you'll get a break on cover. It's free if you have a Smiths or Morrissey tattoo. Speaking of free, Zulu hosts a free show with the Salteens on Sunday. Show starts at 6pm. [...]

On Saturday at the Astoria, there's a show that some of you might be interested in. "North American Spearhead" and "Wolvozomberine" headline a show with Gloryhole and Broken Hands. Advance tix are at Bonerattle Music on the Drive. On December 12th, the Biltmore hosts a vintage good fair and also music by Juvenile Hall, the Burnettes, and Eating Out. It goes from 10am-5pm, presumably with the music spread out over the afternoon. And, last but not least, extend the season in which you got to work all bleary eyed and hungover every [...]

Starting things off on a sombre note, with the news that the "force behind the scenes" at Copperspine Records , Tony Luscombe, passed away suddenly last week. Some of his friends are getting together to remember Tony at a show on November 14th at the Railway, where you can come down to celebrate his life and enjoy some of the great music he helped put out. I hope you'll join me in sending sincere condolences to his friends and family. Here's Leah Abramson performing a song from my favourite Copperspine release. If you [...]

Just a heads up that Women have canceled their early show at the Biltmore. Nu Sensae and Makeout Videotape have now been added to Glory Days, which opens at 9pm instead of midnight.

In case you forgot, Halloween's right around the corner. Here's (most) of what's going down... Friday: New My!Gay!Husband! weekly XO christens the brand new Waldorf one day ahead of the official grand opening. Black Wizard, Heavy Chains, and War Baby play live early (8pm-midnight) and there's DJs in all three rooms until 2am. Check the Facebook event page (which, appropriately, currently boasts 666 "attending") for all the details. Fortune hosts the Team Canada DJ's Happy Ending Halloween. No live acts, but you can get the whole DJ line up [...]

There are a lot of things I could say about a given band, but one of the strongest statements you can make about anything is to put your money where your mouth is. So, while I've sung the praises of Fine Mist on many occasions, this time my opinion comes backed by sizable chunk of my expendable income. Quite a few months ago now, I was drunkenly (the state when all of my best/worst music related ideas are formed) chatting with Megan about the album that she and Jay were putting the finishing touches on. As my state [...]

First, bad news: the old Scratch space (christened, appropriately, Scratch on Dick's after the retail space moved to Gastown and it started hosting shows), is no more . The Duffy & the Doubters show scheduled for this Saturday is now at Anti-Social and they're looking for venues for the rest. Now, good news: the Waldorf celebrates its reopening (though they'll be officially be open for business the night before) with a massive free Halloween party on October 30th. Rodney Graham, Animal Bodies , and Joyce Collingwood perform live, but [...]

Tonight the Chapel kicks of a month's worth of Thursday (art and music) shows called Heebeegeebees . Babe Rainbow and Tassels are up tonight, White Lung and Koban (that's enough to get me out on a weekday) follow on the 14th, Myths and Haunted Beard play the 21st, and Raccoons and DBL Dragon play the 28th. The whole thing concludes on the 30th for a Halloween party featuring Love & Electrik and Peter Breeze. Ache records is turning 10 years old this year! To celebrate, they're having a massive sale [...]