Zipp Gunn and Cretin
Tuesday, December 27, 2011
Tuesday, December 20, 2011
Grayson Walker + Canned Hamm = Christmas Spirits
MERRY SHITMIX!
Grayson Walker -- Christmas Alcoholic
Canned Hamm -- Rum And Eggnog
Wednesday, December 14, 2011
The Pesky Alders -- Heavy Meadow
A group of miscreants, mendicants, and malcontents hailing from the Isle of Pender.
Old timey goodness.
Friday, December 2, 2011
Wednesday, November 16, 2011
The Cal Dick Experience - Neckbeard/Crown Land
Cal Dick is a mysterious hermit who lives in the legendary Humboldt Valley Convent, with his army of macabre animated garden gnomes and several feral french poodles. When not bending his abominable bansai sequoia/redwood forest to his indomitable will, he spends his time creating lavish audio recordings in his upscale basement tower. Defying description, they create an indescribable sensation that can only be described as difficult to describe. Now available for free download. Fill your boots, you freeloaders!
Tuesday, October 25, 2011
Great Aunt Ida -- Nuclearize Me
Here's a link to Great Aunt Ida (aka Ida Nilsen) 's brand spankin' new album, Nuclearize Me. I'm listening to the first track for the first time as we speak, so I can't really tell you anything about it, but she's always been good to me in the past. And she's related to people from my remote village home. Why, her uncle and I once had a fued. That makes her good people. And she makes good music. Here, check it out. Also, check out her crappy website. She promises to make it better soon.
I think her next album should be titled Great Aunt Shmilsen.
I think her next album should be titled Great Aunt Shmilsen.
Thursday, October 13, 2011
Slow - Have Not Been The Same
The band that ruined Expo! Also, they were responsible for the heartbreak of psoriasis.
Monday, August 29, 2011
Sunday, August 28, 2011
Keep Tidy / Slam Dunk
Crace Mountain, August 12, 2011
Keep Tidy
As I arrived too late to see Babysitter/whatever else was playing, Keep Tidy was the first band I got to see. Their energy was so explosive and intense that I felt like I was experiencing a moment in time that could only be expressed as A Moment In Time. The drummer, a maniacal dervish, literally* bounced off the walls. The lead singer was a hyperkinetic marionette with strings manipulated by the rest of the band who erected a wall of sound that held her up while threatening to bring down the house. Even through such classic adversities as broken strings, ensuing tuning troubles, and volume that drowned out the vocals nearly completely (at least, where I was sitting), this band impressed me more than anything I've seen in some time. Not hearing the singing was a disappointment, but the frontwoman was so fun to watch it helped make up for it.
Sunday, August 7, 2011
Christopher Arruda - The SWAIN EP
This guy's dad was my teacher in about grade 7. He was one of the best teachers I ever had and he turned me on to the benefits of cranking classical music on a really good stereo. Then he blew the speakers on the school stereo.
Wednesday, August 3, 2011
Monday, August 1, 2011
Wednesday, July 20, 2011
Sunday, July 17, 2011
Chollapalazza II
I have no real idea how to spell the name of this event, but as I think they made it up, I don't think it really matters. The main thing is, it was fun. Sunday lived up to its name, as it turns out; the sun shone down onto China Steps as though it were meant to be. Tens of people crowded the square to observe the spectacle as Lindsay Anna, The Apollo Ghosts, David Thee King Elmhurst, Kristjanne Jasper, and a conspicuously absent Angelo Spencer took to the stage. Or didn't, in the case of Spencer, who was detained at the border. I assume he was presumed to be a threat to national security, as his name sounds kind of foreign. Also, there may have been more acts to see but I was forced to leave prematurely. Everyone who played seemed a little rough around the edges, presumably due to a late night at Crace Mountain the night before, but I thought it helped to create a relaxed, casual, almost homey atmosphere.
Tuesday, July 12, 2011
Apollo Ghosts - Money Has No Heart
This is one great record, and you can buy it as a 7" or download it FREE! For reals. You should check it out.
Monday, July 11, 2011
Saturday, June 18, 2011
Hank And Lily - David Hasselhoff
One of my favorites from Hank Pine and Lily Fawn. Drink it in, children.
Friday, June 3, 2011
Noise Floor Recording Studio
The Noise Floor is 'A retreat studio on beautiful Vancouver Island.' It opened July 6, 2010 in Ladysmith, B.C, is housed in a wonderful heritage building, and may or may not be just up the street from a pizza parlor that just couldn't be bothered to acknowledge or serve customers the day I happened to need pizza just down the street from the Noise Floor, even though they had just opened and clearly could have used the business. Hopefully they got their shit together and are doing wonderfully. That would help mitigate the insane debacle that is looking for food in Ladysmith. Or maybe we just got unlucky.
The Noise Floor got real lucky in Ladysmith because it is in this building:
We got real lucky in Ladysmith on the music front, however, as we not only occasionally get to see shows at the Fort (secret, intimate, sweet venue), but we also passed by the Noise Floor in our bid to avoid starvation. There was some weird shit coming out of it and into our ears, and I liked it. The building itself is quaint and charming and quite inviting to look at from the street, which is as close as I've ever come to going inside, as we were starving when we found it. And even though my good friend the Himalayan Bear apparently played a show there, as evidenced by this photo,
he neither invited me nor made the arduous twenty minute journey to Nanaimo to visit me. But I digress. And confess: I know little about this cozy looking music studio, save that they would probably love to record your next album. Unless you suck. Then they will begrudgingly record you for twice the price.
I don't actually know that those last two sentences are true because I made it all up. You may find out, if you suck. But I do know that you can see more pictures and read a bit about what they've been up to here:
I don't actually know that those last two sentences are true because I made it all up. You may find out, if you suck. But I do know that you can see more pictures and read a bit about what they've been up to here:
Eventually I will visit this place, and meet the owners - Jordan Koop and Terry Stewart. Terry was kind enough to provide these photos for me when I was unable to lift them from their facebook page.
Friday, May 27, 2011
Sunday, May 22, 2011
Bash Brothers / Babysitter / DAD / Madonna Bangers
Crace Mountain, May 21, 2011
When Downtown Bobby Brown told me where this show was, I thought for sure it must be the kinda cool but dumpy house on the left, because there was no way anyone I knew lived in the awesome German Gingerbread looking house on the right, let alone was going to have landlord approved rock shows in its basement. Happily, I was wrong. Read about it here:
Thursday, April 28, 2011
Friday, April 22, 2011
Reynolds Rocks! - Music From Students From Reynolds High School Victoria B.C. Canada 1980-1984
Here's a link with some great downloads of a couple of Victoria sampler casettes from 1986 as well as a recording of the Infamous Scientists reunion in 1985 from CFUV.
Infamous Scientists - I Can't Get The Sounds
Before NoMeansNo, there were the Infamous Scientists . . .
Saturday, April 16, 2011
Ford Pier - And The Goals Of Cognition - Besides
Ford Pier, as you are probably aware, is a fucking genius. And if you aren't, well, duh. Find out by snooping around his website because there is a great record by Ford Pier and the Goals of Cognition called 'Besides' available there. For free. Then buy all his other music because it is also fucking awesome. Duh.
This song is not on that record. But it is one of my favorites, and this video was shot on the last night of the Sugar Refinery in Vancouver in 2004. It is a great song, it was a great night at a great place and this is a great representation of what it was like to be there.
Hank Pine and Lily Fawn - Bone Daddy
Check out the new Hank and Lily video from their new record Crank City!
See the Hank and Lily Show for more info and cool stuff.
Monday, April 11, 2011
Sunday, April 10, 2011
Tuesday, April 5, 2011
Huge Bus Now
Hal Hewett built a bus that ran on used fry grease. He drove it across Canada, sea to sea, absolutely free. No money on gas, no money on food. Just several thousand dollars on booze and smokes. This is the story of one Huge Bus.
Huge Bus Now
Huge Bus Now
Saturday, April 2, 2011
Friday, April 1, 2011
PUNK ROCK RISING - Vancouver 77/78 - Punk Photos by Don Denton
Tiemen Kuipers of Talk's Cheap sent me an invite to this event. This fella Don Denton took some great pictures of punk rock as it grew up (or didn't . . .) in Vancouver at the end of the 1970's. Some of the earliest images of some seminal groups.
(heh heh, I said seminal)
Thursday, March 31, 2011
Wednesday, March 30, 2011
Welcome to HubCityHitMix!
Hey you all. I decided to put this site together for a couple of reasons. The first was to do show reviews, thus giving me an excuse/reason to get out of the house and socialize. But it wasn't purely selfish. I also want to create a resource for the Vancouver Island area music community. So in addition to show reviews, I'll post links to loads of great local music and music related stuff. Maybe more, if I feel like it. If you have a band or anything else you think I should put on here, by all means, send me the link: hubcityhitmix@gmail.com I might not use it. I have pretty refined tastes.
Jesse LeBourdais / Greg Rekus / Bluebird / Fire Next Time
The Cambie, Nanaimo, March 28, 2011
Jesse LeBourdais, a guy from my hometown, er, village, contacted me telling me he was playing in town. Actually, I spammed his facebook account and he told me to come see him play. So I did.
Monday, March 28, 2011
Jon / David Chenery / Megabear!
Welcome to my first show review! Bound to be few and far between, as I'm far too old and responsible to go out having a good time. And I'm broke and unemployed. I said show review, and I meant it. I'll describe the music as best I can, but I'm no expert on musical genres and I like a lot of terrible music, so there's better places to be bored by technical descriptions of something that's meant to be enjoyed. But I'll let you know what I saw and heard and how it felt as best I can.
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