Rudd thankful for “good-hearted” fans
Despite having a new album out and a new band to tour with, Xavier Rudd is doing more of what he’s good at: playing music.
Festival fever: Sasquatch in review
The Runner headed down to Washington to catch Sasquatch! the season’s first attempt at combining music, art and throngs of people. Here’s our take and a few of the artists’ look at what it means to be part of the festival culture.
Bowling from the Waste
As you may have heard, Music Waste was during the first week of June. You might have also heard that it’s been 16 years since the first event titled “Music Waste” took place; the name was an anti-corporate play off the music industry showcase New Music West.
DJ story
Only 18-years-old, producer Kthx has already cut his teeth in the music biz, having been featured on a k-os album. However, the young producer is still modest about his success.
Changing space of the local scene
This is Kristi Alexandra. She loves music. She’s also a ginger. And she does have a soul. And she likes music with soul, too. This week she talks about local music haunts.
The King Khan and BBQ Show: King-sized jerks
Being a longtime fan of The King Khan and BBQ Show, I was more than thrilled when Arish Khan (better known as King Khan) and Mark Sultan (BBQ) invited me into their modest hotel room above the Biltmore Cabaret for an interview with The Runner. Then I had the interview.
Drugs + festivals = no good
This is Kristi Jut. She loves music. She’s also a ginger. And she does have a soul. And she likes music with soul, too. This week she talks about the relationship between music festivals and drugs.
Composers take the stage
We’ve said it before and we’ll say it again: if you can attend even one concert put on by Kwantlen students we highly recommend it. This week’s Composer’s Concert is set to take place on Wednesday, Mar. 10 and the free price tag makes it one of the more appealing concerts to attend.
Hendrix is fucking awesome
This is Kristi Jut. She loves music. She’s also a ginger. And she does have a soul. And she likes music with soul, too.
If We Are Machines: The very definition of indie
If We Are Machines speaks with The Runner on everything from their childhoods, to testicle-waxing. Don’t say we didn’t warn you.
The best things in life are free and entertaining
Kyle Benning’s experience at the many free shows during the Olympics.
Little Boots has big shoes to fill thanks to media pressure
Victoria Hesketh, better known as the English electro-pop sensation Little Boots, has been listening to a lot of ABBA lately. She says that’s what’s on her iPod right now. It’s not hard to discern where inspiration for her upbeat dance-synth style comes from. In a sense, she writes what she listens to. But when asked if she listens to her own music, she gave a resounding “no.”
Luck O’ the Falk – Album Review: Geoffrey Falk
Move over Lilith Fair, Geoffrey Falk is claiming all melodic acoustic guitar pieces and love-lorn lyricism with his 2009 release Photographed in Monochrome.
Mozart concert comes to Kwantlen
It’s said Mozart composed over 41 symphonies, The Great Mozart Hunt looks to put his name on many more
Tegan and Sara offer more than music
If you got to see Tegan and Sara recently at one of their two Vancouver shows at the Orpheum, you are probably still laughing about it. I for one, have never laughed so hard at a concert in my life.
Swollen Members’ second-time success
ShareBy Luis Valdizon Nov 12, 2009. Swollen Members are performing in their hometown for the first time in months. You can almost taste the crowd’s anticipation in every breath taken inside the packed venue. The chants grow violently from young throats awaiting their idols. It’s time. Swollen Members are back, ready for war, and armed [...]
From Hell they came, Vancouver they rocked: The Misfits play Venue
Share By Melissa Frustaci As a long-time Misfits fan, I couldn’t miss the opportunity to see such a legendary American horror-punk band play a live concert in my own backyard. The Misfits played a sold-out show at Venue, formerly the Plaza Club, on Nov. 10, to promote their new album, Land of the Dead. I [...]
The Chase: Richmond band making it
ShareBy Matthew Van Deventer [Contributor] I would say the Chase is the greatest thing to come out of Steveston since Pajo’s fish and chips and multi-coloured fish windsocks. This five man band has come a long way from the days of playing for friends in backyards but The Chase is still on the boarder of [...]
Vancouver musicians livening up Canadian music
Art of Dying, Incura and Marianas Trench discuss local music and getting started.
Music piracy: Hurting creativity
Share By Adam Vincent [Creative Writing Bureau Chief] Music piracy takes money from all bands/ artists and can hurt up and coming bands. Downloading takes money out of the nearly empty pockets of up and coming bands. It prevents many bands from being able to actively tour and put out new music. Independent bands put [...]
Music makes the world go round
Share By Anastasia Kirk [Travel Bureau Chief] Music is not particular to any one country or culture. It crosses borders that sometimes human beings can’t even cross. It is the one true international connection between us all. It is something that is appreciated and held with high regard everywhere in the world, and nothing shows [...]
Fans found what they were looking for in U2
U2 rolled into Vancouver on Oct. 28 and performed for a sold-out crowd at BC Place Stadium. It was the biggest concert event of the year in the city.
Having sold more than 145 million albums worldwide and winning 22 Grammy Awards, U2 ranks with the giants of rock and roll, and despite some unevenness throughout the performance, those who attended the concert did not leave disappointed.