With a statue of Buddha on top of an amp and the stage washed in a snowy purple glow, G. Love and Special Sauce brought the sold-out Commodo...

"I'm having a mental block," said John Samson, the Weakerthans' front-man, as he plucked at his guitar with a puzzled expression during "Thi...

The four members of Icelandic band Sigur Rós brought their vast and dazzling sounds to the gothic Orpheum Theatre, where the musicians' shad...

With a bizarre curtained backdrop depicting a giant apple hanging like a full moon over a tropical sunset, the White Stripes took to the sta...

The opening act of the night, the Comas, didn't disappoint despite the unimpressive imagery conjured by their moniker. Hailing from Chapel H...

Folksy rock from the only Calgary label worth mentioning, the Neckers’ music is rhythmic drums, chewy guitars, harmonica, and keyboard back-...

"I've gone on a diet," said Mik Ireland, eyeliner dripping down his face as he paced between guitarists Pinto and Brian Bresett. "No more ca...

The fact that this band has been together for less than two years makes me like them a bit more. The EP is bare bones, but not necessarily i...

The overall sound isn’t so good and the last two tracks especially play like they’ve been recorded on a really shitty ghetto blaster. Suffic...

It’s only a matter of time before word trickles out about this band, as this foursome from Norway is bursting with talent and a sound like t...

This is pop music at its gummiest, which is unsurprising on an album produced by John Wozniak (Marcy Playground). This would make great teen...

Sounds like Asphalt, who sounds like Steel Train, who sounds like Plain White T’s, who tries to sound like the Movielife but comes off sound...

I was willing to give these guys more of a chance when I found out the pose on the cover of their album is an inspired tribute to Maximum R’...

"We ate at Tim Horton's for lunch," commented Dean Wareham, Luna's front-man, who is looking more and more like Jeff Tweedy these days. The...

This seven-inch is perfect for underground rock hounds on the lookout for a non-mainstream popular sound. While the duo has little in common...

"Is this too weird for you guys?," asked Lou Barlow as Jason Lowenstein fiddled with the small stereo that sat on a stool between the two gu...

This was a night for the Australian population of Vancouver, who turned out in droves to support the long-suffering Aussie band Powderfinger...

While the hardcore fans who knew the words to every song piled up in near bliss at the front of the stage, Coheed and Cambria didn't impress...

"How y'all doin' tonight?!," yelled Jake Snider. Apparently the question was rhetorical, as he added, "Fuckin' Killer." Members of Minus the...