Writing On the Wall: Roger Waters Drives Home Themes of War, Poverty and Injustice Roger Waters Rogers Arena, September 15, 2022, Vancouver, BC Originally scheduled for September 14, 2020, this show finally happened. It was well worth the wait. The last time Roger Waters…
Steve Miller is No Stranger to Blues Steve Miller Band PNE Amphitheatre, August 30, 2022, Vancouver, BC Steve Miller looks great for a 78-year old. The night started with the excellent 1962 Elmore James song, Stranger Blues….
Blue Rodeo Go Many a Mile Extra Blue Rodeo PNE Amphitheatre, August 21, 2022, Vancouver, BC Last night’s performance of Blue Rodeo was one of their best, especially with the newest addition to the band, multi-instrumentalist Jimmy…
The B-52’s Take It Hip to Hip on Farewell Tour The B-52’s PNE Amphitheatre, August 20, 2022, Vancouver, BC Forty-three years ago was a very long time ago. Summers were always fun. I was spending my money on Marvel comic…
Hardcore Troubadour Pays Tribute to Jerry Jeff Walker Steve Earle & The Dukes Vogue Theatre, August 15, 2022, Vancouver, BC Steve Earle, one of America’s most gifted living songwriters, performed for just under two hours. The Whitmore Sisters opened…
Saddle Up with Orville Peck Orville Peck – Sunday, July 31, 2022 – PNE Amphitheatre, Vancouver, BC Orville Peck, who went to high school in Vancouver, headlined the first annual Happyland Festival, a fully inclusive…
Old Man Down the Road Comes Out of Hidey-Hide John Fogerty – Sunday, July 24, 2022 – Rogers Arena, Vancouver, BC John Fogerty is 77 years old and his vocals are as great today as they where during the…
2022 Vancouver Folk Music Festival Jericho Beach Park, Vancouver, BC Sunday, July 17, 2022 Alejandro Escovedo and his band were incredible. Hopefully I can find some time to write a proper review. Scott Danbom (keyboards),…
Junior Brown – An American Original ‘Guit With It’ was originally released in 1993. The vinyl format was released in 2015. Junior Brown is a prodigiously talented Tele-picker and lap-steel guitarist. In the mid-80s, Brown upgraded…
Occupy Venues Damn you COVID-19. I went thru SARS (Sudden Acute Respiratory Syndrome) in Toronto in 2003-2004 when the city and its suburbs saw 438 suspected cases of SARS and 44 deaths….
