Shad: Warped Brings Him Back To Canada - Video and Photos

In this video Calgary welcomes Shad back to Canada by filling up the lawn right in front of the stage. I bet after the set, they were asking for an encore, like we did in Vancouver.

Finally, after a long time of not being able to go to any of Shad's performances in the past, due to age restrictions of the venues, I was able to catch this one. Although this was a short set, Shad was able to engage the crowd and build up the energy very quickly. The location of the stage was really bad too - almost hidden. Despite these hindrances, I can safely say that everyone who witnessed Shad's display enjoyed every bit of it.





I also had an opportunity of meeting Shad, G and DJ TLO that day in Vancouver. These guys are very chill, approachable and easy to talk to. Just wanted to say thanks for being very supportive of the blog.

Continue on the Quest For Glory!

Shad and Hey Ocean! Performing at Car Free Vancouver Day

Photos via Tegan Sjoberg

More about Car Free Vancouver Day:

In 2005, the Commercial Drive Festival launched the first community- driven Car-Free Festival in Vancouver. The Festival was wholly volunteer-organized and presented, involving over 30 core organizers and 300 volunteers. It was an enormous success, bringing over 25,000 people out to celebrate the community and party in the street.

After that, the Festival happened in 2006 and twice in the summer of 2007, snowballing in popularity and attracting up to 40,000 people per day. Clearly, car-free days were an idea whose time had come.

The first annual Car-Free Vancouver Day, on Sunday June 15, 2008 ushered in the next phase in this bold experiment that had been gradually happening in Vancouver for many years. It took the car-free meme to the whole city, and represented the next level in our evolution toward healthy communities, authentic cultural celebrations, and car-free streets. On that day, FOUR communities presented their own Car-Free Festivals: Kitsilano, West End, Main Street, and Commercial Drive. Each Festival was envisioned and organized by the local core organizers, and each had a unique flavour.

This year the event took place last Sunday on June 14th.

k-os is returning to Vancouver for Virgin Festival BC

Our Lady Peace and Ben Harper & Relentless7 will headline the Virgin Festival when it returns to British Columbia this summer.

Sonic Youth, former Pulp frontman Jarvis Cocker, Mute Math, K-OS, Brody Dalle's new Spinnerette project, Plants And Animals, De La Soul, Gomez, Future Of The Left and Awesome Color, who are signed to Sonic Youth singer/guitarist Thurston Moore's Ecstatic Peace label, will also play the two-day festival that will be held July 25 and 26 at Vancouver's Deer Lake Park. Additional acts will be announced shortly.

Tickets to the all-ages event go on sale on Monday at noon PST through Ticketmaster and Future Shop. Day passes will run you $72.50, while weekend passes will cost $135. A VIP weekend pass, which will get you front-of-the-line access, a $20 merch voucher and access to the Louder Lounge, will cost you $300.

The Virgin Festival was last held in Vancouver in 2007. It was to be held in the city last year as well, but was cancelled.

Lineups for Virgin Festivals in Montreal and Nova Scotia have already been announced, and organizers will announce who will play Alberta and Ontario versions of the festival (which we bet will be held in Calgary and Toronto) shortly.

Here are the acts playing Virgin Festival BC so far:

July 25:
Our Lady Peace
Mute Math
K-OS
Spinnerette
Plants And Animals

July 26:
Ben Harper & Relentless7
Sonic Youth
Jarvis Cocker
De La Soul
Gomez
Future Of The left
Awesome Color

CLICK HERE for tickets.

Shad will be Performing at Astoria in Vancouver June 6th

Nestled on east Hastings, neighboring Strathcona, and across from the Hastings public sauna is the Astoria hotel, an old brick heritage building with a whole lot of history.

The pub remains one of Vancouver's last live music venues, and is host to a variety of weekly events, special events, and bands.

The proletariat space allows local and out-of-town bands a space to create community. a space to meet old friends and new, to enjoy a pint alongside the existing regulars that have been coming in for years.

The drinks are cheap, the staff is awesome, and the bathrooms work.

The show, which was just added on his myspace page, starts at 9:00PM.

k-os @ the Commodore in Vancouver (Video)

Last night I hit up the K-OS show for free, it was part of his “Yes! Karma Tour” which meant everyone could enter for free and then make a donation after the show. K-OS is great live, his vocals are the same as if it was recorded which you don’t see much these days (ie T-Pain etc). He played classics like Heaven Only Knows, Emcee Murdah and new tracks like I Wish I Knew Natalie Portlan and 4 3 2 1. After he finished Natalie Portman he told the crowd “Youtube that right away and help a brother out” ha. For some fun at the end after introducing his bad to the crowd he said “And as you all know, I’m Will.i.am…nah just kidding but I had too”. Great show, great cause as well and they gave out a copy of the Yes! Remixes album to everyone who donated.

via dp-studios.net

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2 Vancouver Dates Scheduled for K-Os' Upcoming Tour

I just received information from the radio station the Beat 94.5 that K-Os is scheduled for two concerts in Vancouver. The first one will be on April 30th at the Commodore Ballroom for the people who are 19 and older. He will be also doing an all ages concert on May 1st at the Croatian Cultural Centre.

Stay tuned for more tour dates.

Via The Beat