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Rilo Kiley at the Commodore Ballroom in Vancouver
It’s been a long time coming, but Rilo Kiley’s return to Vancouver hit all the right notes. On Wednesday night, the Los Angeles indie legends brought their reunion tour Sometimes When You’re On You’re Really F**cking On to the Commodore Ballroom for their only Canadian stop.
Opening the night was Morgan Nagler, known for her band Whispertown and her ties to the Kiley crew. Her set was loose and charming, full of self-aware humor and a kind of unpolished honesty that fit the mood perfectly. Joined by Orenda Fink (from Azure Ray) on bass and various other instruments, Nagler eased into songs about love, pain, and one wild story involving her dad on acid. The crowd didn’t need much warming up, but she got them there anyway.
Then Rilo Kiley took the stage. Jenny Lewis, Blake Sennett, Pierre de Reeder, Jason Boesel, and touring member Harrison Whitford locked into place like no time had passed. From the moment they kicked off with “The Execution of All Things,” the room was dialed in. Lewis was magnetic. Her voice is still loaded with ache and clarity, while Sennett grinned through guitar licks and harmonies.
The set leaned into More Adventurous and Under the Blacklight, but pulled deep cuts too. “Spectacular Views” was a standout. Fans yelled every word of “Portions for Foxes.” The band closed the night with “A Man/Me/Then Jim.”
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RILO KILEY
MORGAN NAGLER
All Photo Credit: Guntas Kaur
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Wave To Earth Bring ‘the pieces tour’ to Vancouver
By the time Wave to Earth took the stage at Doug Mitchell Thunderbird Arena on September 4, Vancouver was already buzzing. A lineup stretched around the block as fans waited to see the South Korean indie-rock trio kick off the first date of their the pieces tour in the city.
The band’s stage setup immediately set the tone, arranged to look like a cozy living room, complete with windows that opened onto a constantly changing view of the world outside. The clever screens showed footage filmed just outside the arena, creating the illusion that the stage was looking out onto the neighbourhood. Periodically, TransLink buses could be seen passing by, an unexpectedly Vancouver specific detail that made the arena feel intimate.
That sense of intimacy carried into the band’s entrance, with lead singer Daniel Kim stepping onto the stage wearing a UBC Arts cap, a small but memorable nod to the city and its university community.
From the opening notes, Wave to Earth leaned into the warm, laid-back atmosphere that has made their music resonate with fans around the world. The contrast between the arena’s size and the deliberately homey stage design made the show feel like being invited into the band’s living room.
As the opening night of the pieces tour, the Vancouver show set the tone for what promises to be a visually thoughtful and atmospheric run of dates.
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WAVE TO EARTH
All Photo Credit: Kelli Rothwell
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Goose Brings their ‘Summer Tour’ to the Commodore Ballroom in Vancouver
Goose brought their 2026 Summer Tour to Vancouver on Tuesday night, turning the Commodore Ballroom into a sweaty, late-night dance party that stretched well past 11 p.m.
The Connecticut-based quartet — Rick Mitarotonda, Peter Anspach, Trevor Weekz and drummer Cotter Ellis — has built a reputation for letting songs breathe onstage, and Vancouver got the full treatment. The band played two sets and an encore, giving the crowd plenty of room to settle into the grooves and watch the songs take unexpected turns.
The first set opened with “Yeti” before moving through “All I Need,” “Turbulence & The Night Rays” and “Time to Flee.” “Everything Must Go” kept things moving before “Hungersite” closed the set with one of the night’s bigger stretches of improvisation.
After a break, Goose returned and launched into “Electric Avenue,” a crowd-pleasing choice that had the Commodore singing along.
There was little interest in rushing through the evening. Goose gave each section space, moving from tight grooves to loose instrumental passages without making the show feel like a collection of extended solos.
For a band coming off a European run and heading into some of its biggest U.S. shows, Vancouver felt like another strong stop on the way. The Commodore may be a much smaller room than Madison Square Garden or SPAC, but Goose seemed perfectly happy to stretch out inside it.
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GOOSE
All Photo Credit: Caroline Charruyer