Scene and Heard: Last Week in Music Volume 20: ft. Cancer Bats, Gord Grdina, Colin Cowan, Rob Pennell, Woodhands, Gord Grdina Trio

SCENE AND HEARD showcases the independent music scene here in Vancouver. We interview some of our favourite local artists, and 'Last Week in Music' highlights some of the concerts happening around the city.

SCENE AND HEARD showcases the independent music scene here in Vancouver.

We interview some of our favourite local artists, and 'Last Week in Music' highlights some of the concerts happening around the city.

This week in music found me (as planned) at the Biltmore Cabaret many, many times. I threw back to my teenage years with the punk music of the Cancer Bats on Thursday and watched a hundred people dance their clothes off at Woodhands on Friday. Both evenings ended in sweaty musician hugs...the best kind and a sign that they worked their butts off. I also managed to get to quieter for intimate venues: Guilt and Company on Friday (pre-Woodhands) and The Libra Room on Saturday for some amazing music by the Gord Grdina Trio...Enjoy the photos!

THIS WEEK IN MUSIC: This week might be fractured with real paying work, but I'm going to do my best to get to these shows: James Lamb is opening for Ottawa's Lisa Poushinsky at Raw Canvas tonight at 7pm!... -- James is also performing at the CBC for their Musical Nooners on Wednesday; later that night is our VIA Playlist guest artist Savannah Wellman in her project Redbird along with Treelines, Garrett Kato and Tom Fun Orchestra at the Media Club. -- Thursday is also busy...there is "An Intimate Night Of Piano Tunes With Daniel Moxon & Edo Van Breemen" at Library Square, and/or Jody Glenham (Colleen Rennison and Pam Park) at Guilt and Company. Friday the 13th is a big show with Analog Bell Service and Brasstronaut playng at the China Cloud...if you can get in, it will be well worth it. And Saturday Ann Vriend is at the Cocoa Nymph (chocolate and live music? yes please!).

If NONE of that sounds good to you there is also THIS, THIS, THIS and THIS going on...and you should DEFINITELY try and get to the Little Mountain Gallery fundraiser at The Rickshaw on Friday!