May 19th, 2026 Hunter Soo On May 19th, English rock band The Last Dinner Party brought their From The Pyre Tour to The Orpheum Theatre in Vancouver. Kicking off the first date of the second leg of the tour, the band is hitting the road in support of their sophomore album, From the Pyre. The record builds on the band’s signature theatrical art-rock sound while exploring darker, more raw, and earthy themes — showcasing the band’s continued growth as ambitious storytellers and p

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May 11th, 2025 Brianna Jacobsen Joyce Manor stormed through Vancouver recently for a night that will surely be remembered by fans for years to come. Opening bands Combat, Teen Mortgage and Militarie Gun energized the crowd on a Monday evening at Commodore Ballroom with a mix of hard hitting punk songs. After a half hour of stage hands racing to set up guitars and keyboards, The band graced the Vancouver stage for the first time since 2014 and immediately launched into the ope

Article by: Tucker McLean May 9th, 2026 “Go home with a story, whether it’s true or not.” This mantra, shared by Arkell’s lead singer Max Kerman during the band’s concert last night at the Hollywood Theatre, bottles the spirit of their Between Us tour: to play a show that tells a tale hard to believe for those not there. For their takeover of Vancouver, the band played three sold out shows, each one at a different venue across the city: first the Penthouse (a throwback to th

By Tucker McLean April 6th, 2026 Six and a half years. That’s how long it’s been since Australian rockers Sticky Fingers’ last North American tour was tragically cut short partway through its eastern leg, interrupted by a mischievous tour bus thief and an ensuing car accident. The western leg of the tour would have to wait. Since then, Sticky Fingers have released a new album, LEKKERBOY in 2022, an EP, The Bootleg Tapes (Caress Your Soul) in 2024, and now they’ve returned t

With Thanksgiving hovering just a few days away, there felt like no better way to express gratitude than packing into a sold-out Irving Plaza on a Friday night, shoulder to shoulder with people who simply wanted to feel something real. The Home Team must’ve felt that love radiating back at them from New York City. Fans drifted toward the venue early, a slow-moving tide wrapping around the black, all of us buzzing with the same quiet truth: The Home Team isn’t going to stay a

By Tucker McLean November 15th, 2025 The speckled lights cast on the pleated stage curtains looked (fittingly) reminiscent of the condo-dominated skyline of Vancouver, the host city for Sloan’s concert last week. The Commodore was packed, warm with life, safe from the November chill outside. As we waited for the main event, the bubbling conversation of the crowd rose higher and higher to lap at the art deco ceiling above. The show began with a stream of faux movie trailers –

Sabrina Amoriello The Beaches dazzled Manhattan’s Webster Hall this past Monday with the first of two sold-out performances at the Union Square club scene landmark. The crowd pressed in tight, turning the cavernous venue into something warmer than a concert hall, more like a gathering of familiar souls rediscovering one another. There’s something singular about the audience The Beaches summon. The second you give yourself to the dance floor, every edge of anxiety dissolves; i

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