October Concerts

Okay, I'm determined to catch up on the blog...so first thing is first...concerts from October in Vancouver! Here are some shot below and you can see more HERE, HERE and HERE!

In Session (again)

Another CBC Radio 3 Session podcast is out with my photos! This time it's the Jasper Sloan Yip live recording in Studio 1, here in Vancouver.

Here is the link to listen online...but you should really download it because then you also get to hear all the commentary between songs.


I was really happy to get to shoot this for Radio 3 because it was my first introduction to the band and I made some pretty excellent friends out of it.

On Stage at the Backstage

After a fun drink with the Diane Farris Gallery crew to celebrate the closing of the Twitter/Social Media show, I ran down to the Backstage Lounge to catch Jasper Sloan Yip once more...

I commented to the band that I had yet to see them just play at straight set. First encounter was at the CBC recording session, which had song played a few times in row; next was on the plaza where they'd play between Radio One broadcasts and this time they did two sets alternating with a band called This Is Franco.

Still, they a joy to be around, and excellent to listen to. If didn't get tickets to the sold out Dan Mangan show, they are playing on Commercial Drive in Vancouver on Saturday.

Hockey Night on Hamilton Street

For the first time since the Olympics the CBC had an event out on the plaza. This one was called Hockey Night on Hamilton Street...they set up bubble hockey and slapshot tents, CBC Radio 1 was broadcasting live and the games were on the big screen.
On top of this Jasper Sloan Yip and the band were out on the plaza playing live to the On The Coast listeners and the crowd.

And after all this, and the rain starting to pour (no one stayed later on for the Canucks game), they even did the news live at 5. I got to see wonderful folk like Ann Luu doing the weather, Shane Foxman talking sports and even Sully, one of the infamous Green Men jumped on the news...oh AND the mayor of Vancouver was there.

The day was kinda cool I guess.