Dec 30 2011

Best Canadian Live Music Photos of 2011

Perhaps Best Canadian Live Music Photos of 2011 isn’t as accurate a title as It’s New Year’s Eve’s Eve and I’m Slightly Under The Influence of Homemade Pear Hooch and I Photographed a Whole Hell of a lot of Music This Year and I Want To Share My Favourites.

The Tequila Mockingbird Orchestra
The Royal – Nelson, BC
Check out more photos from the show here
www.thetequilamockingbirdorchestra.com

Jesse Dee & Jacquie B
The Vat – Red Deer, AB
Check out more photos from the show here
www.jesseandjacquie.com

Miss Quincy
The Farncombe Cavern – Farncombe, UK
Check out more photos from the show here
www.missquincy.net

Noah Walker – Mojo Factory Blues Revue
The Libra Room – Vancouver, BC
Check out more photos from the show here
www.facebook.com/TheMojoFactory

Scott Cook
House Concert – Nelson, BC
Check out more photos from the show here
www.scottcook.net

Royal Wood
The Royal – Nelson, BC
Check out more photos from the show here
www.royalwood.ca

Sarah Harmer
The Royal – Nelson, BC
Check out more photos from the show here
www.sarahharmer.com

Gentleman Reg
The Royal – Nelson, BC
Check out more photos from the show here
www.gentlemanreg.com

Sasquatch Prom Date
Foxy’s Cabaret – Whitehorse, YT
Check out more photos from the show here
www.sasquatchpromdate.com

The Sheepdogs
The Rickshaw Theatre – Vancouver, BC
Check out more photos from the show here
www.thesheepdogs.com

The Rural Alberta Advantage
The Royal – Nelson, BC
Check out more photos from the show here
www.theraa.com

Maria in the Shower
The Rickshaw Theatre – Vancouver, BC
Check out more photos from the show here
www.mariaintheshower.com


Apr 7 2011

The Rural Alberta Advantage

Someone told me,”This could be your ‘I saw them in a small bar once’ story“, and with that prompting I ended up at The Royal in Nelson last night and discovered for myself why folks are buzzing that Toronto’s The Rural Alberta Advantage is a band on the brink of exploding.

With a raucous driving drummer that I imagine is the envy of bands across the country, a quirky little lady on keys & backing vocals, and a lead singer straight from rural Alberta (Fort McMurray) who somehow takes simple small-town Canada singer-songwriter songs and makes them into rad & rockin’ sonic sounds that turn a crowd wild … it’s hard not to become an instant fan of the RAA too.