Have you been by the Zoo Zhop (233 Main Street)? You should go! They have a great selection of records and they’re super inexpensive. They’re also the nicest kids on the block. And did you know they’re also a great little venue for local shows? Swing on by and check ‘em out!
Last night Chez Explosivo/Toshiba hosted Nachopalooza 2010 where one of our lovely guests hipped me to a local band I had never heard before! Well here they are, Aunts and Uncles, and gosh are they great! Formed in 2009 and comprised of members from SSRIs, Like Animals Again, The Barcelona Chair and Friends From School, Aunts and Uncles are definitely one of our bands to watch in 2010. Head on over to their MySpace page to hear a handful of songs and watch more videos!
Aunts and Uncles play Little Mountain Studios on February 27th and The Purple Crab on March 6th.
Hey everybody! Just a quick pop-in to let everyone know there’s a bunch of new tracks up over at Kick Evrything’s MySpace page! Maybe you remember back in November when we reviewed their exceptional first LP This is I Demented and Possible Deceased? Well the new tracks (“We Most Certainly”, “Winter Feet”, “Radarapy”, “Freakin’”, “Nothing Reason” and “Blaaank Out”) are packed with even more fantastic blips and bleeps and, of course, Casey’s super cool vocals. Check it out!
Here at the A-K we’ve got a tiny little list of bands and performers that we decided right from the get-go must be interviewed if we were to consider this project a job well done. Of all he names we brainstormed and came up with in the beginning, right up near the top of the list was local vocalist and photographer Sarah Cordingley.
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Okay this is going to be the fastest Song of the Week ever! This week’s Song of the Week is Dryer Fire by B-Lines! How come? Because once you hear it, you’ll never be able to do your laundry without getting it stuck in your head and that’s AWESOME.
Hey everybody! Last night we hit up two different shows, one at Little Mountain Studios and one at The Rickshaw. As much as we would have liked to have seen all of the bands who played, we did managed to catch sets by ok vancouver ok, Commander Riker aka Jarrett Evan Samson and Adrian Teacher, The Rain and the Sidewalk, B-Lines, Defektors and some jackass band from Oakland called Nobunny. Here’s some videos we took!
First up, ok vancouver ok performing “A Volcano”(?) with Adrian Teacher (Apollo Ghosts) and Beshele Caron (Greenbelt Collective). This is a pre-show practice demo that we were fortunate to have arrived early enough to see. I don’t think the microphone is even turned on. Go Jeff!
Next, Jarrett Evan Samson and Adrian Teacher as Commander Riker doing the original “Star Trek Theme Song”! Edit: Apparently it’s the Next Generation theme song. I should have know that! I’m a geek too!
Now here’s site favourites B-Lines performing “Social Retards” at The Rickshaw!
And finally, our kids Defektors serving up a track that we don’t know the name of. Anyone? Edit: The track is called “Black Hole”. Thanks Jerome!
Ta-daa! Sorry we didn’t get any video for The Rain and the Sidewalk’s set (I got distracted) or Nobunny (because they’re stupid).
Speaking of forgetting, I forgot to post a Song of the Week for last week! Gosh! Well here goes better late than never.
The song of the week for December 27th to January 2nd is…Community Affair by Greenbelt Collective. From the opening bells to the world’s most lovable lyrics (“Cancel all your plans and come with us, you know you’re always welcome to come and volunteer! I’ll make a reservation in my heart for you this year!”) this song is what happens when a group of talented and devoted folks get together with their instruments. For those who don’t already know, Greenbelt Collective are Vancouver’s version of Broken Social Scene with the exception that Greenbelt are infinitely better at crafting pop songs that make people feel good. Everyone knows that January and February are the gloomiest months around here, and it’s songs like these ones that’ll get you through it.
The song can be found on the Community Affair EP, although it maybe be a little tricky to track down these days. If you’d like to hear the song you can head over to our MySpace page, or better yet theirs.
Holy smokes! I almost forgot to announce the winner from the Vapid contest! Our 10th entry was from Brooke T. from Vancouver, BC! Hooray for Brooke!
Look for more contests in the new year!
Hey everybody, just a quick note to say that we’re not going to be posting very often for the next while. In order to get out of my crap-ass job I’ve decided to go back to school full-time. As a result, until I figure out exactly how much spare time I’m going to have, things are going to be a little slow around here. We’ll still try to do our Song of the Week updates on Sundays and we’ll still make plans to see as many shows as we can and review as many albums as we can, but the site goal of doing a post a day will have to be put aside for a bit.
Sorry!
Ian Explosivo
P.S. This might be a good time to re-mention that if anyone would like to contribute to the site, you can contact us at theauralkinetic@gmail.com. We’d love to hear from you!
