Artist of the Week: Rah Rah

They're back and with more galloping-paced, perfectly-suited-for-yelling choruses, and weidly cute semi-romantic lyrics: it's Rah Rah with their new album Vessels.

This Regina quintet has shoved every once of their energy into this recording, it's filled to the brim with bright sounds.  Personally, I can't wait to listen to it enough that it's memorized and sing along while driving in the early morning - Rah Rah has always been one of my favourites for that. I love that there's distinctive male & female parts, making it more of a banter than a one-way dialogue. I love that cheeky feeling of knowing that the drums & bass chug along in perfect time on the record, but in the live show this will be re-mixed up to alow for members to switch instruments, each adding their own flair.

Check out the single, Chip Off the Heart, below. It's a dance anthem that will get your feet and hips moving.


You can stream the album on CBC First Play and pre-order it on iTunes, CD or vinyl before it's September 11th release. They play Vancouver on November 20th with Dear Rouge, tickets are $18.50 here.

Talking moving to Toronto, the Alberta flood, voting and -of course- music, with David Newberry

David Newberry has had quite a year. He wrapped up recording his new album Replacement Things, re-rooted his life from Vancouver back to Toronto after 10 years away, and formed a new band for his Eastern Canadaian shows. Having two bands is just one of the juggling acts of a singer/songwriter moving to a new-again town. His BC shows will feature the regular crew, with whom Newberry recorded his album, and the Eastern shows will be done with the new band. “There's such a depth of players in Toronto that you just have to make some phonecalls,” says Newberry of his re-integration into the Toronto scene. “I wasn't in the scene 10 years ago but the music scene is so transient and everybody passes through Toronto and Vancouver at some point, so I feel like I already had some community here. I did find integrating back pretty easy, people are nice.”

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Gigs Of The Week: September 04 - 10, 2015

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Every Friday 3am Revelations give you our picks for some of the fantastic live shows happening in and around our city of Vancouver.
There's much more going on all the time, which you can check out in our concert calendar.
What are you seeing this week? Let us know in the comments below.

Kirk's Pick

Who? "Weird Al" Yankovic
Where? Queen Elizabeth Theatre
When? Tuesday September 8, 2015
Why? If you're not even a little excited about the idea of seeing Weird Al live, then I don't think we can be friends.

 

Jessica's Pick

Who? Adrian Teacher and the Subs
Where? Argo Cafe aka Fringe Bar aka The Big Rock Brewery Fringe Bar and Barefoot Wine & the Bubbly Stage (1363 Railspur Alley on Granville Island)
When? Thursday, September 10th
Why? Fringe Fest time! Some of the most gorgeous shows of the year, under the big tree at Granville Island. You can count on Adrian Teacher to stretch the summer out as long as he can with his breezy songs.


Christine's Pick

Who? Victory Square Block Party!
Where? Victory Square @ Cambie & Hastings
When? Sunday September 6, 2015
Why? It's FREE! It has 8 awesome bands including Woolworm, Twin River, and more. It's all ages. And What's Up? Hot Dog! will be providing the food.