How much does song choice matter? Okkervil River plays it unexpectedly safe, with a great live show that mirrors their previous appearance in Vancouver more closely than we would have liked.

The pop sensation of Haim delivers a short but compelling live set that reveals a surprisingly rocked-out edge. Our take? – something absolutely right soars to flight when Haim performs in front of their countless ardent fans.

Despite the oomph of Living Colour’s music and the overtly political nature of the majority of their songs, the Commodore Ballroom stage was lit with levity and passion.

For an all too brief 90-minute set, Tom Odell set the Biltmore stage in Vancouver alight with a fiery brew of rock and roll. And when we say rock and roll, we mean the piano-led fire and brimstone rock and roll that made a God out of Jerry Lee Lewis.

Jake Bugg’s timeless sound was served up bigtime in his Vancouver concert, with a big warm quality from Bugg on guitar flanked merely by a bassist and drummer who recreated the sonics and impact of his debut album flawlessly.

Neko Case made a long-awaited return to the Vancouver stage on September 20th, 2013, providing a stellar live performance to a rabid sold-out crowd at the Orpheum Theatre.