Articles by Al Smith

Dungen / Woods

Venue, Vancouver, BC September 2

PUBLISHED Sep 4, 2009

Dungen and Woods is a bill that could go either way, headliner wise. Although Dungen are probably the more established act, Woods are curre...

Lightning Dust / Lost Lovers Brigade

Biltmore Cabaret, Vancouver, BC August 27

PUBLISHED Aug 29, 2009

As a more mellow, expansive permutation of the Black/Pink Mountain(tops) camp, Lightning Dust occupy a particular niche in Vancouver music....

Pretenders / Cat Power / Juliette Lewis

Malkin Bowl, Vancouver, BC August 26

PUBLISHED Aug 28, 2009

"Rain or Shine!" threatened the tickets for this concert at the picturesque but exposed-to-the-elements Malkin Bowl in Vancouver's Stanley...

Filastine / Basketball / Caving

Rickshaw Theatre, Vancouver, BC August 21

PUBLISHED Aug 25, 2009

Although Filastine is undoubtedly a well-established performer, the big draw here was the return of prodigal sons Basketball from an extend...

Six Organs of Admittance / Intelligence / Master Musicians of Bukkake

Biltmore Cabaret, Vancouver, BC August 20

PUBLISHED Aug 24, 2009

Having released the full-length Luminous Night and rarities compilation RTZ thus far in 2009, experimental folk guru Ben Chasny was pretty...

Pissed Jeans / Womankind

Media Club, Vancouver, BC August 22

PUBLISHED Aug 24, 2009

While Vancouverites sometimes complain of the Media Club's small size and awkward layout, the low ceiling and pushed-togetherness are perfe...

Pierced Arrows / Vapid / Thee Manipulators

The Biltmore Cabaret, Vancouver, BC August 7

PUBLISHED Aug 11, 2009

Ask anyone to describe Fred and Toody Cole of Portland, OR's Pierced Arrows and you will likely get some variation of the following: "They'...

Kurt Vile Details His Matador Debut, Represses <i>God Is Saying This to You</i>

PUBLISHED Jul 21, 2009

In case you somehow missed this sweet bit of news, a new album from eccentric Philly folkie Kurt Vile now has a due date, title and its own...