02.16.2007 Fucked Up / The Transmitors / Riff Randles

Been a while since there was an update. Not much has been really happening since the last post. A couple of cool shows announced, plus the Police are going to start their (ridiculously overpriced) tour in Vancouver.

This show was the 2nd of a 3 show mini BC tour. IThe first being at the Croation and the last at some Surrey senior's center. This show was at Pub 340. Having previously never been to Pub 340, I really didn't know what to expect. However knowing the area, it was probably pretty skidgy. I was right. Pretty small place; capacity was about 150? Decent lighting, but pretty low stage - bad for filming as I would later find out ...ugh.

Anyways the first band to hit the stage were Vancouver's pride and joy of the punk scene: The Riff Randles. Said band, is an all girl sugar punk band. In fact, I think their drummer works at Scratch records. Not really knowing what to expect, I suppose I was pleasently suprised. Song structures of their tunes were fairly simply. Average solos and above average drumming, but all was well suited for their sound. Their new bassist was getting broken in and still seemed a bit timid on stage. Pretty good opener. Lots of kids out for the Riff Randles. Acutally, despite the fact that Pub 340 is a bar, I got the impression that this show was actually all-ages for some reason. Wait, I don't even remeber being ID'd.

Next up were the Transmitors. Didn't really impress me that much. Its not that their songs weren't catchy or good, its just that obviously fake British accents just put me off. They had a sort of Killers/new wave/Franz Ferdinand feel to them. I suppose they're good for what they are.



And finally headlining was Fucked up. Fucked Up is a band that is well known for they're crazy live shows. That is pretty much what I was banking on. I should really listen to bands before commiting to shows. sigh. Not a bad show, I mean in terms of spectacle, it was pretty wild. I mean from the first note, the pit is already started and the stage divers are already planning their jumps. Amusingly within the first 20 minutes some east coast kid got on stage stole the mic from Pink Eyes (vox) and made some sort of rant. This was met by some skidg who dumped a jug of water all over the east coaster and the stage. For me, Fucked Up was cool and all as a band, but, really doesn't do it for me musically. Beyond the crazy stage show, they're still oi punk.



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