Photo Round Up: Toronto June 2017 ft. The New Enchanters, NEEDLES//PINS, Duotang, The Smugglers, Taylor Knox, July Talk, Arkells

I (Christine) have just recently returned from a trip to Ontario, where I got to check out a few awesome shows in Toronto while I roamed about the city.

The first show was the eastern performance by The Smugglers, with guests The New Enchanters, NEEDLES//PINS, and Duotang at the legendary Horseshoe Tavern.

The following weekend, I was invited to attend the Taylor Knox performance at the Drake Underground. It's always excellent to see a band you've never heard of before and enjoy it immensely. Check him out HERE.

And finally, from small club to the BIG BIG stage, I went to the Budweiser Stage (formerly Molson Amphitheatre) for the Arkells show, with guests July Talk (as well as Said The Whale, whom I missed photographing because of traffic, but got to catch 2/3 of their set!). The show was epic, and as you can see from the photos above, the crowd was packed in. Both bands are always a pleasure to photograph, and debating which to post is difficult.

Next trip to Ontario is in September, and I should be around for the Polaris Music Prize gala.
Thanks Toronto!

All photos by Christine McAvoy

PHOTOS: The Smugglers, The Muffs, Chixdiggit, Needles//Pins @ The Commodore - May 13, 2017

Photos from The Smugglers triumphant return to Vancouver, alongside The Muffs, Chixdiggit, and Needles//Pins.

To read about how the night went down, check out Kirk's review HERE.

Check out the concert calendar for what is coming up this week!

Photos by Christine McAvoy

Monthly Photo Roundup - March 2017

Monthly Photo Roundup for the March 2017

It wasn't the busiest of month's here in Vancouver, with everyone heading out on tour, down to NXNE, or over for the Juno Awards, but we did get some pretty awesome shows (many of which landed on the same night, much to our chagrin, but we made it work).

Mozart's Sister returned to Vancouver for a show at the Cobalt, a double decker night saw Christine at the Fox Cabaret for Sam Weber/Shred Kelly and Jessica at the Biltmore for Alexandria Maillot/Lisa LeBlanc (read Kirk's review HERE). Mid-month we had a great mix at the Vogue with zZz, Destroyer (solo set) and Black Mountain (again, Kirk's review), and rounded it all out with Jeremy Allingham performing a set for charity at the Biltmore.

Check out the concert calendar for what is coming up this week!

Photos by Christine McAvoy & Jessica Brodeur

Weekly Photo Roundup - February 08, 2017 ft. Frank Turner, Arkells, Holy Hum, Louise Burns

Weekly Photo Roundup for the week preceding February 8, 2017

It's the return of the End of Winter/Spring Concert Season! I know it's not spring yet (clearly if you look outside right now), but February and March sees a time where lots of Canadian bands are doing the voyage across the country.

To prove my fact, Arkells returned to Vancouver last week, one day to the year that they were performing in 2016 at the Commodore. This time they were at the Dougie at UBC and brought along Frank Turner & The Sleeping Souls. Check out Kirk's full recap by clicking here & see the photos above.

Also this week, Louise Burns had her album (Young Mopes) release show at the Lido, with guest Holy Hum. The Lido was packed (with a lineup outside in the blustery winter weather) and the music was excellent - get your hands on Louise's new album by clicking here.

Check out the concert calendar for what is coming up this week!

Photos by Christine McAvoy

Weekly Photo Roundup - November 30, 2016 ft. Adam Baldwin, July Talk, Van Damsel, Brasstronaut

Weekly Photo Roundup for the (two) week(s) preceding November 23, 2016

It was quite the week! We said both goodbye to Van Damsel, and welcome back to Brasstronaut. July Talk visited us from Toronto, and Adam Baldwin from the East Coast. And that wasn't even all the shows, but it was the ones I had the energy to attend (sorry Paper Lions/HIGHS - but check out Kirk's review).

Speaking of reviews you can read Kirk's coverage of the July Talk show by clicking here, and Brasstronaut by clicking here.

This will be my last normal update for 2016 (though Jess might pop by), as (as of this posting) I'm on a plane on my way to Paris. I'll be covering the Trans Musicales festival again, so hopefully I'll get a gallery of that on here. Also, I'll be making up for missing HIGHS by seeing them in Paris! So stay tuned.

Check out the concert calendar for what is coming up this week!

Photos by Christine McAvoy