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- Thanks! RT @LiveVan: @DiscorderMag wrong info! TLeo cancelled @ Rickshaw. rescheduled for Media Club! http://ow.ly/2AgWL
- Ted Leo and the Pharmacists, Plus Perfect, Dead Voices @ Rickshaw tonight. I hear they fill the prescription for good show. Pharmacy puns!
- Never on a Monday! PSHAW. Justin Townes Earle, Bobby Bare Jr., Henry Wagons @ Biltmore tonight, so celebrate before it's too late!
- Purple Rhinestone Eagle. Don't ask questions. Just click through http://ht.ly/2AbTv
- RT @therealpackad: #Vancouver - [today] is the Victory Square Block Party - wicked bands including us all day long. Do it. It feels right.
- A glorious long weekend calls for Glory Days: The Shilohs, My! Gay! Husband!, SINCERELY HANA @ The Biltmore Cabaret
- No Fun City screening / show / fundraiser the Furies, Defektors, Twin Crystals, Vapid, DJ Justin Hagberg @ Rickshaw Theatre tonight
- RT @musicwaste: #Vancouver, get a blanket, a paper bag, & some beers and come down to the Victory Square Block Party tomorrow!
- Like Animals Again, Spring Break, Winniecooper DJs @ he Cobalt 917 Main this end of summer evening!
- MINTO, Chris-a-riffic, Aunts and Uncles, The Greff Band, Fine Mist, the kidnap kids, Weekend Leisure,and so many more @ The Biltmore Cabaret
Peace / Tight Solid / Katie GoGo
with Tight Solid & Katie GoGo, January 13 @ Honey Lounge
Review By Sean Nelson
At the end of the year, or in this case, of the decade, Katie Gogo and Suzie Q brought an end to the Beehive monthly with a one-year anniversary show brimming with energy and eclecticism. Katie Gogo started the night off with a charmingly spare set showcasing the singer-songwriter’s sultry voice and idiosyncratic lyrics. For much of her set, GoGo accompanied herself on ukulele, but she was joined by several guests, including PrOphecy Sun for some haunting theremin (an early electronic instrument) accompaniment, and Suzie Q for a rousing rendition of “Hit the Road Jack.” Songs about spelunking and buying American Apparel tights alongside some en français lyrics made for a delightful start to the evening.
Things then took a turn for the post-punk as Tight Solid hit the stage. The band looks to be Vancouver’s answer to A Place to Bury Strangers, with their gloomy tone and overall loudness. Comparisons to Joy Division and New Order seem easy to make, and given the cover of the latter band, apt. The band’s presence and composure helped them live up to their name and showcased a sound that carries on the legacy of the Organ.
Finally, Peace brought the night to a close with a set not to be missed. Singer D.M.M. Geddes started things off by stripping down to his underpants and delivering stilted lines like the love-child of Bob Dylan and Mark E. Smith. The band’s aesthetic isn’t that far off from an act like the Intelligence: ready to party indie rock with enough of a sense of the bizarre to make it stand out. Those in attendance got a good idea of the why the Edmonton ex-pats had been generating buzz in their hometown, and will likely be doing so here as well. Given the talent that was showcased, it’s sad to see the Beehive go, but at least it went out with a bang.