"Lonely (Are You Coming Home?)" is the third music video from Suzie McNeil's debut CD, Broken & Beautiful, and it has just been released! You can watch the video at axs.muchmusic.com, or the embedded video below.
Suzie McNeil - Lonely (Are You Coming Home?)
Friday, May 16, 2008
Thursday, May 15, 2008
Candidates Gone Wild - April 2008
Candidates Gone Wild on April 28, 2008 with host, Storm Large. Storm and the Balls performance of "1916" (Motorhead), is in part 5. Video courtesy of CityNet 30.

Part 1 of 5 (15 min) - Intro and beauty pageant.
Part 2 of 5 (20 min) - Quiz Show segment.
Part 3 of 5 (37 min) - Boardroom segment.
Part 4 of 5 (4 min) - Myspace skit.
Part 5 of 5 (64 min) - Talent Show.

Part 1 of 5 (15 min) - Intro and beauty pageant.
Part 2 of 5 (20 min) - Quiz Show segment.
Part 3 of 5 (37 min) - Boardroom segment.
Part 4 of 5 (4 min) - Myspace skit.
Part 5 of 5 (64 min) - Talent Show.
Wednesday, May 7, 2008
New Music West 2008 Schedule: Wed May 14

New Music West is a music festival in Vancouver that takes place next week between May 14 and May 18, 2008. The festival will showcase over 250 bands in over 20 venues located in the Downtown core, Main Street and Commercial Drive areas. Need help deciding on which bands to see? Here are links to each band's myspace site so that you can listen to their music to help you decide. The music genre displayed beside the band name is how the band describes their music as listed on their myspace profile. The bands listed are from the official schedule, and is accurate as of May 4th. These pages will be updated with additional bands as they are confirmed.
UPDATED May 12, 2008 with the FINAL schedule from the New Music West website.
Schedule: Wed May 14 | Thu May 15 | Fri May 16 | Sat May 17
Complete Schedule
Wed / Backstage Lounge / 1585 Johnston St. / 604-687-1354
No bands.
Wed / The Bourbon / 50 W. Cordova St. / 604-684-4214
- 7:00pm - Parachute Penguin (AB) - Indie / New Wave / Rock
- 8:00pm - Singapore - Indie / Rock
- 9:00pm - Illfit Outfit (AB) - Indie / Pop
- 10:00pm - The No No Spots - Electro / Pop / Rock
- 11:00pm - The Kindness Kind (SEA) - Indie / Rock / Electro
- 12:00am - Curtis Santiago - Indie / Soul / Pop
Wed / Biltmore / 395 Kingsway / 604-676-0541
99.3 The Fox & Abort Magazine presents:
- 9:00pm - Quartered - Metal / Alternative / Experimental
- 10:00pm - Rallycar - Alternative / Rock
- 11:00pm - The Turn - Rock / Progressive
- 12:00am - Ninja Spy - Hardcore / Funk / Ska
- 1:00am - Exit This Side - Rock / Pop Punk / Powerpop
Wed / Blarney Stone / 216 Carrall St. / 604-687-4322
- 7:00pm - Venomous Tusk - Rock / Metal / Other
- 8:00pm - Over The Coals - Metal / Thrash / Rock
- 9:00pm - The Senticsphere - Rock / Alternative
- 10:00pm - Krome - Rock / Alternative / Indie
- 11:00pm - Forty Birds (QUE) - Alternative / Progressive / Metal
Wed / Cafe Deux Soleil / 2096 Commercial Dr. / 604-254-1195
- 8:15pm - Simon Hoskyn - Acoustic / Alternative / Down-tempo
- 9:15pm - Connor McGuire - Acoustic / Indie / Folk
- 10:15pm - Josh Turner - Indie / Acoustic / Folk Rock
- 11:15pm - Hannah Georgas - Indie / Folk / Alternative
Wed / The Cellar / 1006 Granville St. / 604-605-4350
- 8:00pm - Danielle Duval (QUE) - Rock / Pop / Alternative
- 9:00pm - The Rev Squad - Rock / Pop
- 10:00pm - Italian Edition - Indie / Progressive / Rock
- 11:00pm - Fire Bug (LA) - Indie / Psychedelic / Rock
- 12:00am - Raggedy Angry (ON) - Electro / Alternative / Industrial
- 1:00am - One Eleven Archer - Rock / Alternative / Indie
Wed / The Chapel / 304 Dunlevy St. / 604-771-7703
- 8:00pm - Cameron Dobb - Pop / Rock / Alternative
- 9:00pm - Jacob S Harris (QUE) -
- 10:00pm - Justin Hewitt - Folk Rock / Indie / Acoustic
- 11:00pm - Jesse Dee - Americana / Folk / Jazz
- 12:00am - Half Acre Day (SEA) - Indie / Rock / Alternative
Wed / Crush Champagne Lounge / 1180 Granville St. / 604-684-0355
No bands.
Wed / The Fairview Pub / 898 W. Broadway / 604-872-1262
No bands.
Wed / The Libra Room / 1608 Commercial Dr. / 604-255-3787
- 7:45pm - Bodhi Jones - Acoustic / Pop / Folk Rock
- 8:45pm - Jody Glenham - Indie / Pop / Other
- 9:45pm - Redgy Blackout - Alternative / Rock
- 10:45pm - Ari Neufeld - Folk Rock / Indie / Breakcore
Wed / The Media Club / 695 Cambie St. / 604-608-2871
SOCAN presents:
- 7:30pm - StereoBuss - Rock / Alternative / Pop
- 8:30pm - Elias - Rock / Alternative / Indie
- 9:30pm - Carmen and Camille - Pop / Rock / Alternative
- 10:30pm - Sweetheart - Indie
- 11:30pm - Ammonia Stars - Rock / Progressive / Indie
- 12:30am - Shukov - Indie
Wed / Pat's Pub / 403 E. Hastings St. / 604-255-4301
No bands.
Wed / The Penthouse / 1019 Seymour St. / 604-683-2111
JRfm presents:
- 7:00pm - Karen Fowlie - Country / Rock / Indie
- 7:50pm - Amber Nicholson - Country
- 8:40pm - Craig Moritz (AB) - Country / Rock / Country
- 9:30am - Fera - Country / Folk Rock / Americana
Wed / The Plaza Club / 881 Granville St. / 604-646-0064
Urban Style and Culture
NMW Kickoff! Fashion & Music
- 9:00pm - NaRai - Soul / R&B / Hip Hop
- 10:00pm - Frankie Starr & Marlon Turner (SEA) - Hip Hop / Rock / R&B
- 11:00pm - Politic Live (AB) - Hip Hop / Reggae / Rap
- 12:00am - Paris Austin (NY)
- 1:00am - Tea - Soul / Pop / Jazz
Wed / Plush Nightclub / 750 Pacific Blvd. / 604-669-8980
No bands.
Wed / Purple Crab Restraunt / 3916 Main St. / 604-484-2436
Big Rock Untapped presents:
- 7:30pm - Danielle French - Folk Rock / Acoustic / Alternative
- 8:30pm - Nadine Medawar (QUE) - Indie / Folk / Pop
- 9:30pm - Jennifer Hershman - Folk Rock
- 10:30pm - Hilary Grist - Indie / Folk / Pop
- 11:30pm - Dasha - Rock / Alternative / Acoustic
Wed / The Railway Club / 579 Dunsmuir St. / 604-681-1625
- 8:00pm - Darren Frank (AB) - Other / Pop / Folk
- 9:00pm - Adam Crossley (TO) - Pop / Other
- 10:00pm - Cameron Latimer - Country / Folk / Other
- 11:00pm - Adaline - Indie / Electroacoustic / Folk Rock
- 12:00am - Jess Hill - Acoustic / Folk / Melodramatic Popular Song
Wed / The Red Room / 398 Richards St. / 604-687-5007
No bands.
Wed / The Royal / 1025 Granville St. / 604-685-7527
- 8:00pm - ill Esha - Down-tempo / Emotronic
- 9:00pm - Illa Brown - Hip Hop / Rap / Club
- 10:00pm - Swagger Jones - Hip Hop / Rap / R&B
- 11:00pm - GroundBreakers - Hip Hop / Indie
- 12:00am - SketchBros - Hip Hop / Indie / Rap
- 1:00am - Animal Nation - Hip Hop / Indie / Alternative
Wed / The Roxy / 932 Granville St. / 604-331-7997
Beaver Buzz presents:
- 7:00pm - Versus The Nothing - Rock / Alternative / Rock
- 8:00pm - Grass City - Rock / Rock / Rock
- 9:00pm - Southern Death Threat - Metal / Thrash / Southern Rock
- 10:00pm - PROX (CD Release) - Alternative / Rock / Metal
Wed / Royal Unicorn / 147 E. Pender St. / 604-434-9750
- 8:00pm - Stand By Me (AB) - Pop
- 9:00pm - Kookshow - Rock / Pop / Alternative
- 10:00pm - Last Day Lost - Pop / Rock
- 11:00pm - Zoey's Closet (AB) - Alternative / Rock / Pop
Wed / Waldorf Grove Pub (Upstairs) / 1489 E. Hastings St. / 604-253-7141
No bands.
Wed / The Yale / 1300 Granville St. / 604-681-9253
Ass Kickin Products and Jimmy Zee presents:
- 8:00pm - Joseph Blood - Acoustic / Rock / Roots Music
- 9:00pm - Sprengjuhöllin (ICE) - Pop / Folk / Rock
- 10:00pm - The Mighty Regis (CA) - Celtic / Punk / Rock
- 11:00pm - Jimmy Zee - Americana / Blues / Funk
- 12:00am - Good Morning Maxfield (UT) - Folk Rock / Rock / Alternative
- 1:00am - Your House - Reggae / Rock / Hip Hop
Wed / Yaletown (Outdoor)
- 4:30pm - 6:00pm - Jarimba - Afro-beat / Latin
New Music West 2008 Schedule: Thu May 15

New Music West is a music festival in Vancouver that takes place next week between May 14 and May 18, 2008. The festival will showcase over 250 bands in over 20 venues located in the Downtown core, Main Street and Commercial Drive areas. Need help deciding on which bands to see? Here are links to each band's myspace site so that you can listen to their music to help you decide. The music genre displayed beside the band name is how the band describes their music as listed on their myspace profile. The bands listed are from the official schedule, and is accurate as of May 4th. These pages will be updated with additional bands as they are confirmed.
UPDATED May 12, 2008 with the FINAL schedule from the New Music West website.
Schedule: Wed May 14 | Thu May 15 | Fri May 16 | Sat May 17
Complete Schedule
Thu / Backstage Lounge / 1585 Johnston St. / 604-687-1354
Tall Poppy presents:
- 10:00pm - Lee Lindsay - Folk / Acoustic / Folk Rock
- 11:00pm - Sam Bradley - Folk Rock / Soul / Americana
- 12:00am - Angela Harris - Acoustic / Folk / Country
- 1:00am - Clare Reynolds (AUS) - Pop / Folk Rock / Acoustic
Thu / The Bourbon / 50 W. Cordova St. / 604-684-4214
No bands.
Thu / Biltmore / 395 Kingsway / 604-676-0541
- 6:00pm - 9:00pm - Schmusic BC Party, presented by Music BC
Thu / Blarney Stone / 216 Carrall St. / 604-687-4322
- 7:00pm - The Fury - Rock / Indie / Alternative
- 8:00pm - Sons of York (MB) - Rock
- 9:00pm - Espyr - Alternative / Electroacoustic / Lyrical
- 10:00pm - Hello Beautiful (ON) - Metal / Grindcore / Crunk
- 11:00pm - The Golden Mean - Rock / Alternative / Pop
Thu / Cafe Deux Soleil / 2096 Commercial Dr. / 604-254-1195
No bands.
Thu / The Cellar / 1006 Granville St. / 604-605-4350
Cazart! Records presents:
- 9:00pm - Rebecca Ramone - Crunk / Concrete / 2-step
- 10:00pm - Jessica Beach - Pop / Other / Alternative
- 11:00pm - The Smears - Alternative / Punk / Rock
- 12:00am - The Satellite Nation (AUS) - Indie / Rock
Thu / The Chapel / 304 Dunlevy St. / 604-771-7703
- 8:00pm - Lindsay May - Pop / Folk Rock
- 9:00pm - Sall Gibson - Indie / Alternative / Folk Rock
- 10:00pm - Michael Friedman - Acoustic / Folk Rock / Indie
- 11:00pm - Monica Lee - Indie / Folk / Soul
- 12:00am - Zoe Scott (LA) - Rock / Pop / Alternative
Thu / Crush Champagne Lounge / 1180 Granville St. / 604-684-0355
URBNET Showcase
- 9:30pm - 49th Peril - Hip Hop / Grime / Electronica
- 10:30pm - Deezuz (AB) - Rap / Soul / Crunk
- 11:30pm - Times Neue Roman (ON) - Punk / Psychedelic / Rap
- 12:30pm - Grand Analog (MAN) - Ghettotech / Dub / Acousmatic / Tape music
Thu / The Fairview Pub / 898 W. Broadway / 604-872-1262
No bands.
Thu / The Libra Room / 1608 Commercial Dr. / 604-255-3787
4 Corners of The Globe
- 7:45pm - Osh10 (AUS) - Acoustic / Funk / Trip Hop
- 8:45pm - The Tiger and Me (AUS) - Acoustic
- 9:45pm - Kensington Prairie - Pop / Indie / Ambient
- 10:45pm - Sprengjuhöllin (ICE) - Pop / Folk / Rock
Thu / The Media Club / 695 Cambie St. / 604-608-2871
The Zone @ 91.3 FM Rock Showcase:
The Best of Vancouver Island
- 7:30pm - Saul (VIC) - Rock
- 8:30pm - Machina (VIC) - Rock
- 9:30pm - Death to Sexy (VIC) - Electro / House / Punk
- 10:30pm - Vince Vaccaro (VIC) - Rock / Folk Rock / Psychedelic
- 11:30pm - Jon and Roy (VIc) - Folk Rock / Roots Music / Reggae
- 12:30am - Acres of Lions (VIC) - Rock / Pop / Indie
Thu / Pat's Pub / 403 E. Hastings St. / 604-255-4301
- 8:00pm - Jeremy Head & the Moral Support - Alternative / Rock / Other
- 9:00pm - Fire Bug (LA) - Indie / Psychedelic / Rock
- 10:00pm - Remember Marksam - Rock / Punk / Pop Punk
- 11:00pm - Fuzzcat - Rock / Ska / Funk
Thu / The Penthouse / 1019 Seymour St. / 604-683-2111
WenerHouse Music presents:
- 8:00pm - Maria in the Shower
- 9:00pm - Yes Nice (AB) - Folk Rock / Indie / Chinese pop
- 10:00pm - Bend Sinister - Rock / Indie / Progressive
- 11:00pm - Rebekah Higgs (NS) - Indie / Alternative / Pop
- 12:00am - The Hermit - Pop / Electro / Indie
- 1:00am - Army Of Jenny's - Electro / Pop / R&B
Thu / The Plaza Club / 881 Granville St. / 604-646-0064
CFOX Rocked Thursday
No wristbands. Tickets $18.
- 8:00pm - Smoosh - Indie
- 8:00pm - Attack in Black - Indie / Rock
- 8:00pm - Tokyo Police Club - Indie / Garage / Pop
Thu / Plush Nightclub / 750 Pacific Blvd. / 604-669-8980
No bands.
Thu / Purple Crab Restraunt / 3916 Main St. / 604-484-2436
Big Rock Untapped presents:
- 7:30pm - Ashley Pitre - Indie / Acoustic
- 8:30pm - Kayla Luky (MB) - Folk Rock / Indie / Acoustic
- 9:30pm - The Greff Band - Folk Rock / Country
- 10:30pm - Ranj Singh - Acoustic / Folk / Roots Music
- 11:30pm - Darin Schaffer
Thu / The Railway Club / 579 Dunsmuir St. / 604-681-1625
No bands.
Thu / The Red Room / 398 Richards St. / 604-687-5007
99.3 The Fox presents:
604 Records Showcase
- 8:00pm - Lotus Child - Indie / Pop / Rock
- 8:45pm - 16mm - Indie / Alternative / Pop
- 9:30pm - Jessie Farrell - Pop / Country
- 10:30pm - Aaron Pritchett - Country / Country / Country
- 11:30pm - Armchair Cynics - Rock / Pop / Alternative
- 12:30am - Oakalla - Alternative / Rock / Acoustic
Thu / The Royal / 1025 Granville St. / 604-685-7527
- 9:00pm - Flo (MB)
- 10:00pm - Madison Boxa (AB) - R&B / Pop
- 11:00pm - Barron S - Pop / Rock / R&B
- 12:00am - Grin Convention - Pop / Rock / Indie
- 1:00am - Joel Armstrong - House / Melodramatic Popular Song / Techno
Thu / The Roxy / 932 Granville St. / 604-331-7997
99.3 The Fox presents:
A 396 Production
- 7:30pm - David Blair - Acoustic / Pop / Healing & EasyListening
- 8:25pm - David Anthony - Acoustic / Pop / Indie
- 9:20pm - Fully Loaded - Rock / Indie / Pop Punk
- 10:15pm - Yuca - Rock / Alternative / Pop
Thu / Royal Unicorn / 147 E. Pender St. / 604-434-9750
Australia, UK and Canada
- 8:00pm - Kilmore Place - Alternative / Rock
- 9:00pm - Bladeshy (AUS) - Rock
- 10:00pm - Terracotta Pigeons (AUS) - Rock / Metal / Alternative
- 11:00pm - Stampede Queen - Rock / Southern Rock
- 12:00am - Mendella (UK) - Rock
Thu / Waldorf Grove Pub (Upstairs) / 1489 E. Hastings St. / 604-253-7141
- 8:00pm - Batoche - Metal / Hardcore / Experimental
- 9:00pm - Long Way Down - Rock / Metal / Alternative
- 10:00pm - Mervyn Albin (AB) - Rock / Metal / Indie
- 11:00pm - WitchBurn (USA) - Metal / Rock / Southern Rock
- 12:00am - Left Spine Down - Industrial / Punk / Drum & Bass
- 1:00am - Hezzakya - Southern Rock / Metal / Rock
Thu / The Yale / 1300 Granville St. / 604-681-9253
- 8:00pm - Qynn (AUS) - Experimental / Jungle / Progressive
- 9:00pm - Do The Undo (NED) - Classic Rock / Powerpop / Pop
- 10:00pm - C.R. Avery - Blues / Classical / Hip Hop
- 11:00pm - The Rights (BC) - Rock / Psychedelic / Blues
- 12:00am - The Re-Mains (AUS) - Alternative / Country / Rock
- 1:00am - Tim Vaughn (SK) - Funk / Nu-Jazz / R&B
Thu / Yaletown (Outdoor)
- 4:30pm - 6:00pm - Jon and Roy (VIC) - Folk Rock / Roots Music / Reggae
New Music West 2008 Schedule: Fri May 16

New Music West is a music festival in Vancouver that takes place next week between May 14 and May 18, 2008. The festival will showcase over 250 bands in over 20 venues located in the Downtown core, Main Street and Commercial Drive areas. Need help deciding on which bands to see? Here are links to each band's myspace site so that you can listen to their music to help you decide. The music genre displayed beside the band name is how the band describes their music as listed on their myspace profile. The bands listed are from the official schedule, and is accurate as of May 4th. These pages will be updated with additional bands as they are confirmed.
UPDATED May 12, 2008 with the FINAL schedule from the New Music West website.
Schedule: Wed May 14 | Thu May 15 | Fri May 16 | Sat May 17
Complete Schedule
Fri / Backstage Lounge / 1585 Johnston St. / 604-687-1354
Hipposonic Showcase
- 10:00pm - Anna Vandas - Roots Music / Surf / Folk
- 11:00pm - Aeroplane - Powerpop / Rock / Alternative
- 12:00am - Ghost Brothers - Acoustic / Pop
- 1:00am - Eileen Rothe - Pop / Rock
- 1:30am - My Dearest Friends - Indie / Alternative / Ambient
Fri / The Bourbon / 50 W. Cordova St. / 604-684-4214
Australia Showcase
- 5:30pm - VIP Party
- 7:10pm - Bladeshy (AUS) - Rock
- 7:50pm - Qynn (AUS) - Experimental / Jungle / Progressive
- 8:30pm - Osh10 (AUS) - Acoustic / Funk / Trip Hop
- 9:10pm - The Tiger and Me (AUS) - Acoustic
- 9:50pm - The Re-Mains (AUS) - Alternative / Country / Rock
- 10:30pm - The Satellite Nation (AUS) - Indie / Rock
Fri / Biltmore / 395 Kingsway / 604-676-0541
SKA Spot Live Showcase:
- 8:30pm - Seven O'Clock Scandal - Ska / Rock / Pop Punk
- 9:15pm - Tequila Mockingbird Orchestra - Roots Music / Folk / Ska
- 10:00pm - Rude City Riot - Ska / Reggae / Rock
- 10:45pm - The Easy Brothers - Punk / Ska
- 11:35pm - The Kiltlifters - Ska / Punk / Reggae
- 12:25am - Skaboom! - Ska / Reggae / Rock
Fri / Blarney Stone / 216 Carrall St. / 604-687-4322
No bands.
Fri / Cafe Deux Soleil / 2096 Commercial Dr. / 604-254-1195
- 8:15pm - Laura Smith - Pop / Alternative / Jazz
- 9:15pm - Ry Moran (VIC) - Folk Rock / Rock / Country
- 10:15pm - Clint Crighton (AUS) - Rock / Roots Music / Hawaiian
- 11:15pm - The Wheat Pool (AB) (AB) - Country / Rock / Folk Rock
Fri / The Cellar / 1006 Granville St. / 604-605-4350
99.3 The Fox presents:
- 7:00pm - Good Night Mars - Rock / Rock / Rock
- 8:00pm - Fluffy Starr - Rock / Industrial / Electro
- 9:00pm - Innocent Bystander - Rock / Pop / Alternative
Fri / The Chapel / 304 Dunlevy St. / 604-771-7703
- 8:00pm - Dan Kosub
- 9:00pm - Reid Jamieson - Indie / Pop / Acoustic
- 10:00pm - Mark Hildreth - Pop / Jazz / Rock
- 11:00pm - Lily Come Down - Roots Music / Folk / Bluegrass
- 12:00am - T. Nile - Roots Music / Folk / Americana
Fri / Crush Champagne Lounge / 1180 Granville St. / 604-684-0355
No bands.
Fri / The Fairview Pub / 898 W. Broadway / 604-872-1262
World
- 8:00pm - Dilvog
- 9:00pm - Diano Garcia (SEA) - Funk / Afro-beat / Soul
- 10:00pm - Fur Bearing Animals - Down-tempo / Funk / Soul
- 11:00pm - Jarimba - Afro-beat / Latin
- 12:00am - Sinistrio - Jazz / Experimental / Rock
- 1:00am - Dirty Bottom - Funk / Neo-soul / Reggae
Fri / The Libra Room / 1608 Commercial Dr. / 604-255-3787
- 7:45pm - Ali Milner - Jazz / Pop
- 8:45pm - Dani Jean (AB)
- 9:45pm - Nat Jay - Indie / Folk / Pop
- 10:45pm - Cindy Davis - Pop / Rock / Folk Rock
Fri / The Media Club / 695 Cambie St. / 604-608-2871
- 7:30pm - Pete Samples (QUE) - Electronica / Alternative / Pop
- 8:30pm - Chantel Upshaw - Pop / Soul / Other
- 9:30pm - Jason Crocker (AB) - Japanese Classic Music / Minimalist / Powerpop
- 10:30pm - Brasstronaut (of The Clips) - Soul / Live Electronics / Jazz
- 11:30pm - Winston - Indie / Pop / Acoustic
- 12:30am - Aaron Nazrul - Folk / Latin / Soul
Fri / Pat's Pub / 403 E. Hastings St. / 604-255-4301
- 8:00pm - We Just Stole A Car - Experimental / Alternative / Jazz
- 9:00pm - Beehive (SEA) - Indie / Pop / Electro
- 10:00pm - Danny Echo - Powerpop / Alternative / Rock
- 11:00pm - The Neins Circa - Pop
- 12:00am - Scram C Baby (NED) - Other / Pop / Rock
- 1:00am - Mendella (UK) - Rock
Fri / The Penthouse / 1019 Seymour St. / 604-683-2111
99.3 The Fox and
WenerHouse Music presents:
- 8:30pm - Arkells - Soul / Rock
- 9:30pm - Kuba Oms - Soul / Rock / House
- 10:30pm - Freeflow - Rock / Hip Hop / Reggae
- 11:30pm - Redeye Empire - Rock / Pop / Reggae
- 12:30am - Saint Alvia Cartel (ON) - Rock / Punk / Reggae
Fri / The Plaza Club / 881 Granville St. / 604-646-0064
No wristbands. Tickets $18.
- 8:00pm - Smoosh - Indie
- 8:00pm - Attack in Black - Indie / Rock
- 8:00pm - Tokyo Police Club - Indie / Garage / Pop
Fri / Plush Nightclub / 750 Pacific Blvd. / 604-669-8980
No bands.
Fri / Purple Crab Restraunt / 3916 Main St. / 604-484-2436
Big Rock Untapped presents:
- 7:30pm - Caroline Spence Band - Folk Rock / Alternative / Progressive
- 8:30pm - Paul Filik
- 9:30pm - Missing Starla - Indie / Folk Rock / Alternative
- 10:30pm - Jupiter Sunrise (LA) - Indie / Folk / Classic Rock
- 11:30pm - Honey & the Money - Pop / Indie / Acoustic
Fri / The Railway Club / 579 Dunsmuir St. / 604-681-1625
No bands.
Fri / The Red Room / 398 Richards St. / 604-687-5007
No bands.
Fri / The Royal / 1025 Granville St. / 604-685-7527
No bands.
Fri / The Roxy / 932 Granville St. / 604-331-7997
No bands.
Fri / Royal Unicorn / 147 E. Pender St. / 604-434-9750
Hoax's American Showdown
- 8:00pm - Chicane Theory (MIN) - Alternative / Indie / Rock
- 9:00pm - Stuporhero (SEA) - Indie / Pop / Rock
- 10:00pm - The Color Bars (SEA)
- 11:00pm - Kay Kay and his Weathered Underground (SEA) - Alternative / Lounge / Experimental
- 12:00am - Portugal The Man (ALASKA) - Soul / Progressive / Grime
Fri / Waldorf Grove Pub (Upstairs) / 1489 E. Hastings St. / 604-253-7141
Rock The Western Hemisphere
- 8:00pm - One Bullet Resolution - Rock / Alternative / Metal
- 9:00pm - Axiom - Indie
- 10:00pm - Silversafe (OR) - Rock / Alternative / Progressive
- 11:00pm - The GLIM Project - Rock / Classic Rock / Grunge
- 12:00am - Between Lives - Metal / Hardcore / Ghettotech
- 1:00am - MindFlow (Brazil) - Rock / Metal / Progressiv
Fri / The Yale / 1300 Granville St. / 604-681-9253
No bands.
Fri / Yaletown (Outdoor)
- 4:30pm - 6:00pm - Soulfege (LA) - Hip Hop / Reggae / Funk
New Music West 2008 Schedule: Sat May 17

New Music West is a music festival in Vancouver that takes place next week between May 14 and May 18, 2008. The festival will showcase over 250 bands in over 20 venues located in the Downtown core, Main Street and Commercial Drive areas. Need help deciding on which bands to see? Here are links to each band's myspace site so that you can listen to their music to help you decide. The music genre displayed beside the band name is how the band describes their music as listed on their myspace profile. The bands listed are from the official schedule, and is accurate as of May 4th. These pages will be updated with additional bands as they are confirmed.
UPDATED May 12, 2008 with the FINAL schedule from the New Music West website.
Schedule: Wed May 14 | Thu May 15 | Fri May 16 | Sat May 17
Complete Schedule
Sat / Backstage Lounge / 1585 Johnston St. / 604-687-1354
JRfm presents:
- 10:00pm - Andy Warren - Soul / Psychedelic / Jazz
- 11:00pm - The Breakmen - Folk / Bluegrass / Acoustic
- 12:00am - Headwater - Folk / Country / Roots Music
- 1:00am - The Matinee - Roots Music / Indie
Sat / The Bourbon / 50 W. Cordova St. / 604-684-4214
99.3 The Fox, Rock It Cargo &
Pacific Overseas Forwarding present:
- 7:00pm - Dawntreader - Indie / Rock / Alternative
- 8:00pm - Marble Rye - Rock / Crunk / Big Beat
- 9:00pm - A Grey Medium - Rock / Trip Hop
- 10:00pm - TV Heart Attack - Rock / New Wave / Rock
Sat / Biltmore / 395 Kingsway / 604-676-0541
No bands.
Sat / Blarney Stone / 216 Carrall St. / 604-687-4322
No bands.
Sat / Cafe Deux Soleil / 2096 Commercial Dr. / 604-254-1195
Evil Boy Genius Productions
Van-Lip: A night of Spoken Word
- 8:00pm start - Hosted By: RC Weslowski. The Minimalist Jug Band, Faust McKenzie, Spillious the Ridiculous One, Zaccheus Jackson, Scruffmouth, Sean McGarragle, Barbara Adler & Brendan McLeod, RadaR, Julie Parrell, CJ, The Svelte Ms. Spelt, RC Weslowski.
Sat / The Cellar / 1006 Granville St. / 604-605-4350
No bands.
Sat / The Chapel / 304 Dunlevy St. / 604-771-7703
No bands.
Sat / Crush Champagne Lounge / 1180 Granville St. / 604-684-0355
No bands.
Sat / The Fairview Pub / 898 W. Broadway / 604-872-1262
Hot Bands
- 8:00pm - The Weapon - Reggae / Roots Music / Healing & EasyListening
- 9:00pm - MammaGuroove
- 10:00pm - Soulfege (LA) - Hip Hop / Reggae / Funk
- 11:00pm - Eric Solomon - Funk / Soul / Rock
- 12:00am - Threat From Outer Space - Pop / Hip Hop / New Wave
- 1:00am - DNA6 (BC) - Indie / Hip Hop / Funk
Sat / The Libra Room / 1608 Commercial Dr. / 604-255-3787
Violet Femmes presents:
- 7:45pm - Beth Southwell - Folk
- 8:45pm - Fara Palmer - Pop / Folk Rock / R&B
- 9:45pm - Zoe Scott (LA) - Rock / Pop / Alternative
- 10:45pm - The Jilted Brides (AUS) - Psychedelic / Folk / Electronica
Sat / The Media Club / 695 Cambie St. / 604-608-2871
Garage Ent Showcase:
- 6:30pm - Pedwell (maybe) - Acoustic / Powerpop / Rock
- 7:30pm - Thieves - Rock / Pop / Funk
- 8:00pm - Yesterday's Forgotten - Rock / Progressive
- 8:30pm - Engine Light - Rock / Alternative / Grunge
- 9:00pm - Fashion Show
- 9:45pm - Fenix Foundation - Metal
- 10:30pm - Featherz Edge - Alternative / Rock / Indie
- 11:30pm - Rishloo - Alternative / Progressive / Experimental
Sat / Pat's Pub / 403 E. Hastings St. / 604-255-4301
- 8:00pm - Terracotta Pigeons (AUS) - Rock / Metal / Alternative
- 9:00pm - The Void - Rock / Alternative / Punk
- 10:00pm - Like A Martyr - Rock / Garage / Blues
- 11:00pm - Arms Up (SASK) - Indie / Big Beat / Jam Band
- 12:00am - Black Eyes and Neckties (SEA) - Rock / Glam / Rock
- 1:00am - Man Party (SEA) - Electronica / Healing & Easy Listening / Happy Hardcore
Sat / The Penthouse / 1019 Seymour St. / 604-683-2111
Netherlands Showcase
- 9:00pm - Voyager One (SEA) - Alternative / Psychedelic / Indie
- 10:00pm - The Paper Cranes (VIC) - Pop / Pop / Pop
- 11:00pm - Hospital Bombers (NED) - Indie / Emotronic / Folk
- 12:00am - Scram C Baby (NED) - Other / Pop / Rock
- 1:00am - Do The Undo (NED) - Classic Rock / Powerpop / Pop
Sat / The Plaza Club / 881 Granville St. / 604-646-0064
No bands.
Sat / Plush Nightclub / 750 Pacific Blvd. / 604-669-8980
Gman & Rizk presents:
- 10:00pm - DJ Illo - Hip Hop / Electro / Club
Sat / Purple Crab Restraunt / 3916 Main St. / 604-484-2436
Big Rock Untapped presents:
- 7:30pm - Courtney Jones (OR) - Alternative / Pop / Acoustic
- 8:30pm - Erica Mah - Folk / Classical / Indie
- 9:30pm - Kyle Tubbs (KEL) - Acoustic / Indie / Folk Rock
- 10:30pm - Ryan Donn (KEL) - Acoustic / Indie / Folk Rock
- 11:30pm - The Pucks (PG) - Roots Music / Folk Rock / Pop
Sat / The Railway Club / 579 Dunsmuir St. / 604-681-1625
No bands.
Sat / The Red Room / 398 Richards St. / 604-687-5007
No bands.
Sat / The Royal / 1025 Granville St. / 604-685-7527
No bands.
Sat / The Roxy / 932 Granville St. / 604-331-7997
No bands.
Sat / Royal Unicorn / 147 E. Pender St. / 604-434-9750
No bands.
Sat / Waldorf Grove Pub (Upstairs) / 1489 E. Hastings St. / 604-253-7141
No bands.
Sat / The Yale / 1300 Granville St. / 604-681-9253
No bands.
Sat / Yaletown (Outdoor)
- 4:30pm - 6:00pm - Sprengjuhöllin (ICE) - Pop / Folk / Rock
Sunday, May 4, 2008
Storm and the Balls - Dante's 2008
Storm Large and the Balls
Fri Apr 11, 2008 - Dante's - Portland, OR
Ballzboard show review and pictures.
Video by Mtb Grrrl.
Storm and The Balls - Missionary Sandman - Part 1
Storm and The Balls - Missionary Sandman - Part 2
Storm and The Balls - You & You & Me
Fri Apr 11, 2008 - Dante's - Portland, OR
Ballzboard show review and pictures.
Video by Mtb Grrrl.
Storm and The Balls - Missionary Sandman - Part 1
Storm and The Balls - Missionary Sandman - Part 2
Storm and The Balls - You & You & Me
Thursday, May 1, 2008
Suzie McNeil - Newmarket Theatre
Suzie McNeil performing at the Newmarket Theatre in Newmarket, Ontario on April 27, 2008. The set was the following:
1. Hung Up
2. Broken & Beautiful
3. Roxanne / Never Tear Us Apart / Losing My Religion / U + UR Hand / Suffragette City / Spoonman
4. Skin
5. I Can't Make You Love Me
6. So In Love
7. Let's Go
8. Believe with Amanda
9. Bohemian Rhapsody
Encore:
10. I Will
11. Too Low
Videos below by Shirleyf448.
Hung Up - Part 1
Hung Up - Part 2
Broken and Beautiful
Medley: Roxanne / Never Tear Us Apart / Losing My Religion / U + UR Hand
Skin
I Can't Make You Love Me / So In Love
Let's Go
Believe with Amanda
Bohemian Rhapsody
I Will
Too Low
1. Hung Up
2. Broken & Beautiful
3. Roxanne / Never Tear Us Apart / Losing My Religion / U + UR Hand / Suffragette City / Spoonman
4. Skin
5. I Can't Make You Love Me
6. So In Love
7. Let's Go
8. Believe with Amanda
9. Bohemian Rhapsody
Encore:
10. I Will
11. Too Low
Videos below by Shirleyf448.
Hung Up - Part 1
Hung Up - Part 2
Broken and Beautiful
Medley: Roxanne / Never Tear Us Apart / Losing My Religion / U + UR Hand
Skin
I Can't Make You Love Me / So In Love
Let's Go
Believe with Amanda
Bohemian Rhapsody
I Will
Too Low
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