Alex Little recently released her new EP, Spider in the Sink -- her first without backing band The Suspicious Minds -- and celebrated by throwing a release party at Red Gate with some Vancouver friends.

First up was Mister Pets, starting off with “New Jacket” for a set of some grimy rock ‘n’ roll. They were pretty straightforward as they rocked through their set, a solid opener for the evening.

After a quick turnaround, Alex Little took the stage, joined by a backing band of Natalie Vermeer (keys), Adam Sabla (guitar), Hayz Fisher (bass), and Tony Dallas (drums). She started off with the title track “Spider in the Sink”, going through the whole album, but also throwing some covers into the mix; from a deep cut Devo song, “Baby Doll” to a fun version of “Head Over Heels” originally by The Go-Go’s.
Little had high energy throughout the set, often dancing through every song like the groovy beat of “Finally Safe in the World” and the biting “Sounds Like a Deal” which closed out her too-short set.

And even though it was Alex's EP release party, the night was capped off by Rempel -- who also recently released a new, self-titled album! They started strong with the incredibly catchy “Kiss My Lips”, and barely took their foot off the gas as they cranked through songs like the anthemic chanting of “Bullseye” or their latest single “Greedy”. Even when they introduced “Here It Is, There It Goes” as a ‘slower’ one, it was only in relation to the rest of their set as the song built to a finish with Rempel’s voice filled the room.
And as energetic as the music was, the band was even more so, chatting and joking with the crowd, each other, and even the sound guy Josh through the set, before finally wrapped up with a brand new song, not even on their new album.

I wasn’t familiar with Rempel before this evening, but I was very quickly won over and will have to check out their new album. Along with the very fun set from Alex Little to celebrate the new EP, the night was a great showcase of three Vancouver band.

Rempel setlist
Kiss My Lips
(like a) Locomotion
Worth Your Weight
Vicious
Spend the Night Alone
Oh Yeah
Bullseye
Greedy
Here It Is, There It Goes
Good Man
[new song]

Alex Little setlist
Spider in the Sink
Baby Doll [Devo cover]
Finally Safe in the World
Kid
Send Me a Postcard [Shocking Blue cover]
Forever
Head Over Heels [The Go-Go's cover]
Sounds Like A Deal