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Collective Soul in Vancouver, BC – Show Review

Connor Payne — Fri, 01 Sep 2023 13:18:52 +0000

Collective SoulAugust 29, 2023Commodore Ballroom, Vancouver, BCCanadian Beats Passport When I heard that Collective Soul were going to be playing the Commodore two nights in a row, I knew I had to be there for both shows, definitely turned out to be one of the best choices I’ve made in a long time. Collective Soul is a real-deal rock and roll band with a major catalogue of hits and a live show that makes me remember exactly why I love […]

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Steve Vai in Vancouver, BC – Show Review

Connor Payne — Fri, 18 Aug 2023 14:37:42 +0000

Steve VaiAugust 15, 2023Richshaw Theare, Vancouver, BCCanadian Beats Passport Guitar legend, Virtuoso, Master, he fits under all of those categories and so many more. Last Tuesday, I was fortunate enough to head down to The Rickshaw in Vancouver to cover Steve Vai on his Inviolate tour, which has had him running all over North America, and off to Australia, New Zealand, South East Asia, and China next. The Rickshaw is a historic theatre in Vancouver and it has seen so […]

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Safe & Sound Music Fest in Burnaby, BC – Review

Connor Payne — Sat, 04 Jun 2022 19:38:37 +0000

Safe And Sound Music Fest May 29, 2022 Burnaby, BC BC’s Safe And Sound Music Fest was an all-day party that no one wanted to end Last weekend I was fortunate enough to cover the Safe and Sound Music Fest at beautiful Swangard Stadium in Burnaby BC. The all-day music festival featured just over thirty, rap, r&b, and hip-hop artists playing between two different stages on what turned out to be a beautiful west coast day. I bounced back and […]

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Show Review – The Real McKenzies, Doghouse Rose, The Anti-Queens, and Raygun Cowboys in Vancouver, BC

Connor Payne — Tue, 09 Nov 2021 14:27:02 +0000

Who: The Real McKenzies, Doghouse Rose, The Anti-Queens, and Raygun Cowboys When: November 6, 2021 Where: Rickshaw Theatre, Vancouver BC After what seemed like an eternity of not covering any shows for the past year and a half, I was in need of some good, loud, and high-energy live music. So naturally, when I found out that The Real McKenzies were playing the historic Rickshaw Theatre in Vancouver with three other awesome bands, I knew I had to go. I […]

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IN PHOTOS – Matt Hoyles in Vancouver, BC

Connor Payne — Thu, 05 Nov 2020 15:58:06 +0000

Who: Matt Hoyles When: September 19, 2020 Where: Garage studio, Vancouver BC Genre: Blues Well, it’s been what seems like an eternity that we’ve been missing out on the live music scene due to this worldwide pandemic, that’s why when Mell Kirkland from Vancouver Blues Around Town contacted me in early September to ask if I’d like to cover Matt Hoyles playing a live stream event in a private garage-based studio in Vancouver I couldn’t say yes fast enough! Matt […]

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IN PHOTOS – Doug & The Slugs and Sharkskin in Vancouver, BC

Connor Payne — Wed, 04 Mar 2020 14:06:41 +0000

Who: Doug & The Slugs and Sharkskin When: February 29, 2020 Where: Commodore Ballroom, Vancouver BC Well if you’re a music fan, and especially a Vancouver music fan, you’re going to know who Doug & The Slugs are. The original lead singer Doug Bennett may have passed away in 2004, but The Slugs are keeping the music alive and well with the original group and frontman by the name of Ted Okos who joined up with the band in 2009. Simon Kendall who takes care of keyboard […]

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Review – Hotel Mira

Connor Payne — Mon, 17 Feb 2020 14:18:45 +0000

Album: Perfectionism Release Date: February 14, 2020 Genre: Alt/ Indie Rock Hotel Mira are a Vancouver-based Indie/Alt-Rock trio that originally came onto the scene in 2010 when they were known as JPNSGRLS, they released two albums and an EP under that monicker and then in 2018 released a self-titled EP under their new name Hotel Mira. Perfectionism is their first full-length release in four years and guess what, it was worth the wait. Perfectionism is a lively and pleasing album […]

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IN PHOTOS – Rock Ambleside Park 2019 – Day 3

Connor Payne — Wed, 21 Aug 2019 23:41:55 +0000

Well, the third and last day of Rock Ambleside Park was a great success! The weather turned out to be the best out of the three days, and the people showed up in force. Sunday was set to be the heaviest tone out of all of the bands, and Sunday did not disappoint. First up were The Romantics who got together in Detroit Michigan back in 1977. The Romantics are a fun and quirky band with a great sound and […]

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IN PHOTOS – Rock Ambleside Park 2019 – Day 2

Connor Payne — Sun, 18 Aug 2019 22:24:29 +0000

With a successful day one in the books, Rock Ambleside Park dove right into day two hot and heavy. The weather was definitely a little nicer than the previous day, the music got a little louder and wilder, and the crowd got a little bigger. There was some music that was new to me and I enjoyed soaking up every last guitar riff out of it, and believe me there was a lot of guitar riffs going on! Speaking of […]

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IN PHOTOS – Rock Ambleside Park 2019 – Day 1

Connor Payne — Sat, 17 Aug 2019 23:14:00 +0000

Day one of the Rock Ambleside Park three day music festival was a great success and the perfect start to a full weekend of North American classic rock. The gates opened at five o’clock and the crowd of three thousand plus made their way into the festival grounds with lawn chairs in hand. Being as this is a classic rock festival, the crowd seemed to be largely in the fifty-plus range and in the mood for some good music, food […]

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Rock Ambleside Park is ready to bring the party

Connor Payne — Wed, 14 Aug 2019 13:27:07 +0000

Rock Ambleside Park is back with a whole new lineup of classic rock bands to party with over three hot summer days and nights this August at beautiful Ambleside Park in West Vancouver. The previous two years have been a major success and this year is shaping up to be incredible with eleven bands taking the stage over the three-day rock fest. A change from the first year, but keeping up with last year’s tradition, they’ve expanded the lineup to […]

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IN PHOTOS – Steven Page Trio & Port Cities in Vancouver, BC

Connor Payne — Tue, 25 Jun 2019 13:02:42 +0000

Who: Steven Page Trio & Port Cities When: May 31, 2019 Where: Commodore Ballroom, Vancouver BC Steven Page has been on a nineteen-stop tour across Canada in support of his most recent album Discipline: Heal Thyself, Pt. 2. Joining him on tour and making up the Steven Page Trio, are Odds frontman Craig Northey, and east coast cello and recording artist/composer extraordinaire Kevin Fox. Speaking of the east coast, there’s a wicked little trio from Cape Breton called Port Cities […]

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Show Review – Shaun Verreault in Vancouver, BC

Connor Payne — Sat, 09 Mar 2019 15:56:55 +0000

Who: Shaun Verreault, Norm Fisher, and Pat Steward When: March 2, 2019 Where: Guilt&Co, Vancouver BC Last Saturday I headed down to a cool little spot in Vancouver called Guilt&Co to go see Shaun Verreault and his three-piece band comprised of Shaun, Pat Steward who is the drummer for the Odds, and Norm Fisher who plays in Bryan Adams touring band and has played with a ton of Canadian rock royalty over the years. As Shaun has mentioned in his […]

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