Articles by Jason Schreurs

Bad Religion / The Bronx / Polar Bear Club

Vogue Theatre, Vancouver BC, April 13

PUBLISHED Apr 14, 2013

Way before the venue's bouncers were panicking up front, gathered around and pointing at a 30-song Bad Religion set list ("But their songs...

Billy Bragg / Kim Churchill

Alix Goolden Hall, Victoria BC, April 5

PUBLISHED Apr 5, 2013

Billy Bragg brought his band to one of western Canada's best venues, a music hall converted from an age-old Methodist church, and he immedi...

Hot Water Music / La Dispute / The Menzingers

Vogue, Vancouver, BC, February 9

PUBLISHED Feb 10, 2013

Since first starting to play shows in 1993, Hot Water Music's live shows and outright enthusiasm have become legendary. But when the band w...

Built to Spill / Finn Riggins

Sugar Nightclub, Victoria, BC, February 5

PUBLISHED Feb 6, 2013

One of the great things about seeing indie/alt-rock veterans Built to Spill live is they give you the feeling you're seeing them in way too...

Gaza Singer Jon Parkin Responds to Allegations of Rape

PUBLISHED Jan 17, 2013

Following a series of online allegations, the lead vocalist of Salt Lake City grind metal band Gaza is vehemently denying allegations of ra...

The Vandals

House of Blues, Anaheim, CA, December 21

PUBLISHED Dec 22, 2012

Holidays are all about dumb-ass traditions. And on this tradition, the 17th annual Christmas show by California punk mainstays the Vandals,...

Datsik / Terravita

Club 919, Victoria, BC, November 14

PUBLISHED Nov 15, 2012

While only on the dubstep scene for a relatively short time (his first release was in 2009), Kelowna, BC's Datsik (aka Troy Beetles) has am...

Plants and Animals

Lucky Bar, Victoria, BC, October 31

PUBLISHED Nov 1, 2012

Adorned in Halloween costumes that could only be described as homeless Mennonite women, or perhaps something far more clever but just reall...