The Zolas CD Release @ The Biltmore

My friends, The Zolas had their belated CD Release party at the Biltmore on the 27th, with Henry & The Nightcrawlers and We Are The City opening up. It was an excellent show and I'm very happy for their success.


The Zolas and We Are The City are now on tour across western Canada...for dates/cities, click here.

Talent Time

I almost forgot to blog this...


I went to my first "Talent Time" the other night at the Biltmore. Really, what sold me (and the wonderful Alicia Katz, pictured below) to come out on a Wednesday evening was the fact that they advertised a hot tub would be there. Upon arrival, no hot tub. I did hear promises that there would be a party with one eventually.

The night was still great with sun lamps, comedy, a ukulele king, music and a burlesque show.

Catch Up/Wrap Up!

I can't believe it's been almost a month since I've blogged...but it makes sense given that I shot 5 shows in 6 days and then flew to Ontario for Christmas.

So to sum up my last days in Vancouver before Christmas:

Saturday the 12th:
Aidan Knight @ The Media Club, where I finally met/got to hear the WONDERFUL Jody Glenham



Monday the 14th:
The Aidan Knight Experience continued with a show at the Biltmore, where We Are The City also came to support. Very nice guys. And THEN I ran (and taxied) as fast as I could The Media Club, but still missed Dave Vertesi's set...my friend and fellow photographer Mark Cohene was having an art show that night. After I checked that out, I went and relaxed for the rest of the night at the Racoon's Christmas Party:





Tuesday the 15th:
Racoons @ Fortune! See post.

Wednesday the 16th:
DAY OFF! zzzz.

Thursday the 17th:
Ridiculous spandex suited Topless Gay Love Tekno Party took over my 2nd home (aka the Media Club)(with opening act For British Eyes Only) and a giant dance party began, which led to my going home covered in sparkles and confetti...




Friday the 18th:
The Zolas & Hey Ocean at the Vogue. I seriously love the lighting in this venue. My favourite part of the evening was getting access to the closed off balcony to take some shots, and then taking a 2 minute dance break...which amused me because only the band could see me. Dave-O even waved...







Saturday the 19th:
NIGHT BEFORE MY 8AM FLIGHT!
I was once again at the Media Club (they're so good to me) for Undercover Brothers...a selection of cover/tribute bands, of which I caught Neverland (Michael Jackson) and Wheezler (Weezer). It was great fun and I even cut my knee wide open:






Longest Post ever! Hope you liked all the shots.

Lovely Laura

I went to the Biltmore to see my wonderfully talented friend Laura Smith play, and was treated to a great evening of music and friends.

In addition to Laura, I managed to finally see Elias play live (complete with Adaline cameo!) and Bodhi Jones for the first time after being solicited for Peak Performance votes.

Some of the best of Vancouver's music scene were there too (Hannah Georgas, JP Maurice, James Lamb, Josh McNorton, to name drop a few).

I had a wonderful time and here are some photos of that evening:

A night of Debra Jean and Jon Rae.

Monday Night at the Biltmore! Debra-Jean Creelman was opening up for Jon Rae Fletcher so I moseyed on over to the east side of town.

Also playing that evening was Bruce Peninsula...they weren't my cup of tea for the most part, although some of the songs were interesting. I wasn't a fan of the Jesus songs though...memories of bible camp...ugh.

Here are a few shots from the show!

Hannah Vancouver..

Oh Hannah Georgas. What can I say about my talented friend...
I think Grant Lawrence said something like a Hot Greek Ball of Fun.

Hannah played at the Bilmore the night after the Ronatron showcase, so after I stopped by the Michele Quan opening for her new show, I ran up Main Street for my second night in a row at the venue.

Hannah was playing an acoustic set, which is just as great as the full band.

I put up the photos here: www.mcavoy.ca/hannah@thebiltmore