Gigs Of The Week: October 02 - 08, 2015

October 02, 2015 by Christine McAvoy in Gigs Of The Week

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? Braids
Where? The Cobalt
When? Friday, October 2nd (tonight!)
Why? For one thing, Deep In The Iris has become one of my favourite albums of the year thus far. For another thing, I have somehow never seen Braids live before. Really eager to change that.

Christine's Pick

Who? Cover Up For The Planet
Where? Biltmore Cabaret
When? Wednesday October 7
Why? JP Maurice is holding a charity show with Vancouver bands covering other Vancouver bands. Performers include Head Of the Herd, The Matinee, Bestie, Savvie, Jasper Sloan Yip, The Wild Romantics, Goodwood Atoms, Mindil Beach covering songs by Mother Mother, Yukon Blonde, Gay Nineties, Said The Whale, Black Mountain, Bend Sinister and more. It's like the original version of One Night Stand! Plus, how awesome is that poster (says the girl who took the photo).

Jessica's Pick

Who? Patrick Watson
Where? Commodore Ballroom
When? Monday October 5
Why? If you want to feel chills, appreciate soft and delicate music, and be amazed at string wizardry, this is the place to be. Come support the tour for his latest release, Love Songs for Robots that will inevitably leave you breathless.

Pre-PPP Chat with Smash Boom Pow

October 01, 2015 by Jessica Brodeur in Interview

As the Coppard brother's of Smash Boom Pow were getting ready for their last rehersal before their Peak Performance Project showcase tomorrow, I (Jess) called them up and asked them a few questions. I promise my theme for interviews is not brother bands - it's just a coincidence that so far I've had 2 in a row - who knew that the PPP would become a family affair? Their music is a raw hybrid of garage and electric dance, and it excites me so much to see the duo perform tomorrow on their undoubtedly explosive set they've been building. Here's how our conversation went.

Keys To The Streets - Video #7 ft Bend Sinister - "The Corner"

September 29, 2015 by Christine McAvoy in music news, Music Video

For the second year Big Smoke has teamed up with Keys To The Streets to film musicians performing intimate concerts on the public pianos located throughout the city.

While the pianos have gone away for the season, we still have some awesome videos to watch, and reminisce about warmer times.

This video features Dan Moxon of Bend Sinister performing on the public piano at Nelson Square in downtown Vancouver.

Here's what Adam Sharp of Big Smoke has to say about this video:

Being the second year of this video series, we thought long and hard about whether or not we wanted to feature any of the same artists who had performed in last years series, and came to the conclusion that with so many talented musicians in this city it would be more exciting to continue showcasing new people and present a broadened view of the talented people that live here. We did, however, decide to make one exception…

Dan Moxon, of the band Bend Sinister, was one of the first guests we confirmed shooting with last year, and his performance at the piano in Olympic Village was one of our favourites of the season. Dan then performed several songs at the annual Keys To The Streets wrap party called Sunset Serenade, and agreed to help us out this year by performing at the program’s fundraising event held at Red Cat Records in late spring. More than anything, we wanted to take this opportunity to thank Dan for his support of the project over the past two years as we bring to you this powerful performance of his original song, The Corner, performed on a windy late-summer’s afternoon at Nelson Square in downtown Vancouver.