Encomiums & Brickbats

• Bumbershoot 2010 – Day II Courtney Love’s semi-triumphant return to Seattle…

• Bumbershoot 2010: Day I Bob Dylan, Jamie Liddell, Edward Sharpe + more…

• Crowded House At Queen Elizabeth Theatre Aug 29. Pics by Jade Dempsey.

• Concert review – Vampire Weekend At Malkin Bowl Aug 27 2010. Review + photos.

• Movie review – The Last Exorcism Chick goes ‘full demon’ in new horror flick.

• Movie review – Teenage Paparazzo Entourage’s Adam Grenier directs.

• Concert review – The Swell Season at Malkin Bowl At Malkin Bowl Aug 22. Review + pics.

• Concert review – The Joy Formidable At the Media Club Aug 15…

• Movie review – Eat Pray Love Opens today. But you knew that.

• Matisyahu at the Commodore Ballroom Aug. 8. Ria Nevada review, Jason Statler photos.

• Glengarry Glen Ross At the Stanley ’til Aug. 22. Review by Lesley Ewen.

• Concert review – Joanna Newsom at the Vogue, Aug 5 At the Vogue. Ria Nevada review, Skot Nelson pics.

• Movie Review – Get Low New Bill Murray flick opens Aug 6.

• Concert review – We Are the City w/Said the Whale At the Park Theatre, Winnipeg, July 31 2010

• Concert review – Haydamaky at the West End Cultural Centre, Winnipeg, July 28 2010 Review + pics

• Concert review – We Are Scientists At the Biltmore July 27, review + pics

• Dan Mangan at English Bay, Vancouver, July 28 2010 ‘Mangan proved the biggest draw… winning the audience over with his charming stage presence, witty repartee and carefully crafted original songs…’

• Concert review – Ryan Dahle w/ The Manvils at the Biltmore, July 22 2010 Age of Electric/Limblifter frontman goes solo…

• Concert review – Sweethead w/ Nico Vega at the Biltmore, July 21 2010 ‘And then Serrina dumped glitter over her head…’

• Kid Sister at Fortune Sound Club ‘Pro Nails’ hip hop sensation at Fortune Sound Club, July 21…

• Concert review – Forest City Lovers w/ Leif Vollebekk At the Lo Pub, Winnipeg, July 20 – review + pics!

• Some Girls – My Life in a Harem by Jillian Lauren ‘The higher a girl climbed, the fewer friends she would have back at the house with the rest of the harem, but the more attention and luxuries she might receive…’

• Concert review – The New Pornographers at the Vogue Neko Case is delayed in Vermont…

• Neil Hamburger ‘Neil Hamburger had the assembled indie-rock (and some comedy) fans howling for a solid 40 minutes…’

• Great Lake Swimmers at the West End Cultural Centre, Winnipeg, June 29 & 30, 2010. ‘… audiences/enthralled/simply by/The Voice/its delicious/texture…’

• Review – Although Of Course You End Up Becoming Yourself DFW on the chance to meet Alanis Morissette: “It would cost me a week of absolute trauma. But I would do it in a heartbeat…”

• Movie Review – Cyrus ‘… naturally he goes around the party verbally expressing his feelings of inadequacy to anyone (well, anyone female) who will listen…’

• Wine Tasting – Nk’ Mip Cellars at Hamilton Street Grill, June 28 2010 ‘… it was bright, fruity and begged for a sunny patio…’

• Vancouver Coffee Report – The Elysian Room In search of the perfect cappuccino…

• Concert Review – Rooney at the Venue, June 25 2010 ‘Schwartzman… noted the wealth of “Ahava” in the room…’

• Nightwood at the Lo Pub, Winnipeg, June 19 2010 ‘I love it when the women rock harder than the men… Tom Petty, what happened to him?’

• Del Barber at the West End Cultural Centre, Winnipeg, June 18 2010 ‘… so many of his songs are standards…’

• Concert Review – CocoRosie at the Vogue Theatre, Vancouver, June 24 2010 ‘… both Sierra and Bianca were wearing winter-themed leotards…’

• Matmos and So Percussion at the Biltmore Cabaret, Vancouver, June 19 2010 ‘… they ended their set with a kind of tribute to beer, with everyone playing beer cans…’

• An Horse at the Park Theatre, Winnipeg, June 15 ‘… there are songs/that lifted/above the goodand/into the beautiful,/like Camp Out,/Know This,/Horizons/Scared…’

• Imogen Heap at the Commodore, June 15 2010 ‘Imogen Heap’s first visit to Vancouver in oh, about 12 years was just a bit overdue…’

• Metric at Malkin Bowl, Vancouver, June 12 2010 With photos by Jason Statler…

• The New Pornographers at the Garrick Theatre, Winnipeg, June 10 2010 ‘… a band so tight/stationary and yet/fully in flight…’

• Review – Montreal band Braids in Winnipeg Guttersnipe’s Eugene Osudar loves this Montreal trio, in Vancouver tonight…

• Concert Review – The Mountain Goats at the Rickshaw Theatre, Vancouver, June 2 2010 ‘… as if just realizing he had his hand stuck in a fire…’