Articles by Mark E. Rich
Julia Holter
Media Club, Vancouver BC May 22
PUBLISHED May 24, 2012
Julia Holter's Ekstasis is one dense record. Her angelic vocals are layered, echoed, mirrored and then melded into a wall of atmospheric bl...
Dinosaur Jr.
Commodore Ballroom, Vancouver BC December 18
PUBLISHED Dec 18, 2011
After the original lineup performed You're Living All Over Me in its entirety back in 2005, it seemed inevitable that Dinosaur Jr. would ev...
The Field
Electric Owl, Vancouver, BC November 5
PUBLISHED Nov 7, 2011
The sold-out show for the Field's return to Vancouver made for cramped quarters and high expectations at the Electric Owl Saturday night. T...
Still Corners / Ganglians
Media Club, Vancouver BC October 31
PUBLISHED Nov 3, 2011
It was a slow night at the Media Club on October 31, but that was somewhat expected after a full weekend of pre-Halloween parties. Sacramen...
Oneohtrix Point Never Talks the Left Turns of 'Replica'
PUBLISHED Nov 2, 2011
Even though the release date for Oneohtrix Point Never's follow-up to the critically lauded Returnal isn't for a little while yet, anticipa...
Oneohtrix Point Never
Replica
PUBLISHED Oct 25, 2011
After 2010's critically lauded Returnal, Oneohtrix Point Never (aka Daniel Lopatin) was, alongside Emeralds, credited with spearheading the...
Oval / Mountains
Western Front, Vancouver BC October 2
PUBLISHED Oct 4, 2011
Brooklyn duo Mountains have been making music together for close to seven years now, but it wasn't until their 2009 LP, Choral, that most t...
The Sun Araw Band / The V. Vecker Ensemble
Waldorf Hotel, Vancouver BC September 11
PUBLISHED Sep 12, 2011
The parking lot beside the Waldorf was reaching peak heat by the time the V. Vecker Ensemble began their 20-minute set for this year's New...
