Japandroids, aka JPNDRDS
Japandroids was in Portland at the end of November at the tail end of their 2009 North American tour, the one that replaced the tour they had to cancel on Day 2 when Brian woke up with a perforated ulcer. That set the band back four or five months, but they're back on track now, rocking as hard as ever. And →
Dan Mangan, nicest guy in the biz
Vancouver's Dan Mangan has the reputation of being the nicest guy on the Canadian music scene these days. I only met him once, last year in Portland, but he certainly lived up to that rep. And he's talented too: among other accolades, Dan recently won the $25,000 XM Satellite Radio Verge Music award for Artist of the Year. We made this →
Hayden, live
Photos of Hayden performing at the Aladdin Theatre in Portland in June 2008. Click the thumbnails to view the images.
Mother Mother
Back in March I had the opportunity to interview and photograph Vancouver rockers Mother Mother when they were in town opening for Sam Roberts. It was great to talk to lead singer Ryan Guldemond before the show, and then after photographing their set I managed to pull all five band members together for a lightning-fast three-minute portrait session. Click on the →