Thirty-five years ago today Canadian rock legends Bachman-Turner Overdrive played a New Year's Eve gig at Vancouver's 86 Street Music Hall.
Tag: Larry Anschell
Exclusive audio: Odds live circa 1991
The head of Turtle Recording Studios sent me audio of a concert that Odds played after the release of their 1991 debut album, Neopolitan.
Exclusive audio: the Jeff Healey Band live in Vancouver, New Year’s Eve 1990
I always thought Jeff Healey was one of the greatest blues-rock guitarists that ever lived. I rank him right up there with Stevie Ray Vaughan.
Exclusive audio from 1989: the Pat Travers Band smokin’ live in Vancouver
Fortunately for the world's guitar-rock freaks, Larry Anschell of Turtle Recording Studios captured the show for a live radio broadcast.
Exclusive audio from 1993: Paul Rodgers’ full concert in Vancouver, with Neal Schon on guitar!
On May 14, 1993, Paul Rodgers played Vancouver on his Muddy Water Blues Tour, and brought along Neal Schon to do the six-string damage.
Who wants to hear Kick Axe on the road to rock in Vancouver in 1988?
There's been a lot of renewed interest in Kick Axe since the recent announcement that guitarist Larry Gillstrom had passed away on August 4.
Hey Michael Schenker freaks: Coast to Coast blasts the best of UFO, MSG, and Scorps at a Surrey Food Bank benefit
By Steve Newton One of my favourite hobbies back in the '70s and early '80s was collecting LPs by bands like UFO, Scorpions, and MSG. The one thing that all three bands had in common--at one point or another--was lead guitarist Michael Schenker, whose speedy and intense yet beautifully melodic playing kept me transfixed for … Continue reading Hey Michael Schenker freaks: Coast to Coast blasts the best of UFO, MSG, and Scorps at a Surrey Food Bank benefit
Ressurection Mary strives to blow minds like Mother Love Bone
ORIGINALLY PUBLISHED IN THE GEORGIA STRAIGHT, APRIL 11, 1996 If you’ve ever played in a band, you’ll always remember your very first gig. I remember my first (and only) real gig. It was with a frighteningly inept cover band called Hack City, which was formed through members of the UBC Rockers’ Co-op, class of ’83. … Continue reading Ressurection Mary strives to blow minds like Mother Love Bone