Waving Flag

The 2010 Vancouver Winter Olympics closed today. The next big world event will be the 2010 World Cup of Soccer to be held this summer in South Africa.

World Sick

Broken Social Scene have made available the first track from their upcoming album release. Forgiveness Rock Record  will be available May 4, 2010 on Arts & Crafts.

The group recorded the album with a relatively lean six core-members.  No Feist?  No Emily Haines? No Amy Millan? No K-Os? The first track entitled "World Sick" is available for the cost of an email. Kevin Drew takes lead vocals on this track which is not unexpected. This listener is hoping that with this core six, that Brendan Canning gets the frontman nod for his share of tracks as in my humble opinion, his BSS Presents album was far superior than Drew's.

Broken Social Scene - World Sick


Broken Social Scene presents Brendan Canning - Hit the Wall

The Olympics

Pretty much missed the jumping off point on this, but its the Olympics here in Vancouver. Fuck Buttons have the aptly named unofficial Olympic anthem that has been repeating on my ipod all week.

Fuck Buttons - Olympians

Cultural Olympiad

The 2010 Vancouver Olympics officially get under way this Friday February 12. While the average Vancouver citizen is unlikely to be able to afford any event tickets, the corporate big wigs at VANOC have done a decent job of organizing free events for the average person to enjoy.

Here are some of the highlights from the free concerts happening in and around Vancouver duing the games.

Fri Feb 12th - Bedouin Soundclash - 10:00 @ Ontario Pavillion
Sat Feb 13th - Jet's Overhead - 8:00 @ Holland Park
Sat Feb 13th - Daniel Wesley - 10:00 @ Holland Park
Sat Feb 13th - Hey Ocean - 8:00 @ Ozone
Sat Feb 13th - Bedouin Soundclash - 9:30 @ Ozone
Sat Feb 13th - Wilco - 10:00 @ Livecity Yaletown
Sun Feb 14th - Mother Mother - 8:00 @ Livecity Yaletown
Sun Feb 14th - Daniel Wesley - 9:30 @ Livecity Yaletown
Mon Feb 15th - Sloan - 10:30 @ Atlantic Canada House
Mon Feb 15th - Jet's Overhead - 9:30 @ Livecity Downtown
Mon Feb 15th - Matisyahu - 9:30 @ Livecity Yaletown
Tue Feb 16th - Alexisonfire - 9:30 @ Livecity Yaletown
Tue Feb 16th - Buck 65 - 9:30 @ Livecity Downtown
Wed Feb 17th - Hawksley Workman - 9:30 @ Ozone
Wed Feb 17th - Hot Hot Heat - 9:00 @ Holland Park
Thur Feb 18th - Our Lady Peace - 9:45 @ Ozone
Fri Feb 19th - Deadmau5 - 9:30 @ Livecity Yaletown
Fri Feb 19th - Dan Mangan - 8:00 @ Holland Park
Fri Feb 19th - Sam Roberts - 9:00 @ Holland Park
Sat Feb 20th - Sam Roberts - 9:30 @ Livecity Yaletown
Sat Feb 20th - Mother Mother - 10:00 @ Holland Park
Sat Feb 20th - Hey Ocean - 8:30 @ Holland Park
Sun Feb 21st - The Odds - 7:30 @ Holland Park
Sun Feb 21st - 54-40 - 9:00 @ Holland Park
Tue Feb 23rd - Constantines - 8:00@ Livecity Yaletown
Tue Feb 23rd - Wintersleep - 9:30 @ Livecity Yaletown
Wed Feb 24th - Wintersleep - 10:30 @ Atlantic Canada House
Wed Feb 24th - Damian "Jr.Gong" Marley - 9:30 @ Livecity Yaletown
Thur Feb 25th - Wintersleep - 9:30 @ Ozone
Fri Feb 26th - Tokyo Police Club - 9:45 @ Ozone
Sat Feb 27th - Matt Mays - 6:30 @ Livecity Yaletown
Sat Feb 27th - Matt Mays - 10:30 @ Atlantic Canada House
Sat Feb 27th - Wide Mouth Mason - 9:30 @ Holland Park
Sat Feb 27th - Tokyo Police Club - 9:00 @ Holland Park
Sat Feb 27th - Wintersleep - 10:00 @ Holland Park

Livecity Yaletown:
David Lam Park, Vancouver

Livecity Downtown:
Cambie St between Dunsmuir St and W Georgia St, Vancouver

Holland Park:
13428 Old Yale Rd., Surrey

Ozone:
Minoru Park, Richmond

Ontario Pavillion:
Concord Place, False Creek, Vancouver

Atlantic Canada House:
Granville Island

Wintersleep - Dead Letter and the Infinite Yes


Mother Mother - Wrecking Ball


Constantines - Love and Fear

One Life Stand

The new Hot Chip album entitled One Life Stand is out today. They are embarking on a North American tour commencing April 16th. No Vancouver date announced yet.

Hot Chip - Alley Cats