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Basketball
Barcelona / Vancouver superheros Basketball are one of the best Vancouver bands ever (in the history of time). They are playing December 2nd at the Biltmore with the returning to town worldwide champs, Japandroids who also share this title. U should prolly go and buy your tickets now because if you don’t you will miss it and be real sawwy. WAMP WAMP WAMP
Take a gander at this new remix they did for Meroc Records artist Comenechi.
Comenechi – On n On / Close Enough to Kiss (Basketball Remix)
No More Strangers Update
You know what it’s like when you sweat blood, cry tears, shit yourself, shit tears of cry-blood and work really hard to make something fun and awesome? Well, here’s the story of No More Strangers, a little Tomas the Tank Engine party that WinnieCooper.net started at a local bar. After having our slow clap moment, in the form of an awesome, packed to the walls local bands extravaganza on our night….we got bitchslapped. Bar owner greed, stupidity, poor advising, perhaps Satan, all collided and the No More Strangers crew were informed by the host bar that things were going to change. The owner’s completely unreasonable demands left the NMS promoters no choice but to end the night abruptly, pack their little musician suitcases and head out in search of a new home.
We want to thank everyone for their support in the past few days, it has been really inspiring.
THE PARTY DID CONTINUE this past Saturday at a new Venue we are sussing out, Smileys! at 911 W Pender where we brought the same DIY party, rad bands, silly tunes and cheap drinks minus that terrible slum lord urine smell.
We have some photos from the night here. Big thanks for everyone that came out, Wreck Beach, Makeout Videotape and Bad Fate who kept the show going! We will not die! Join our No More Strangers facebook page for all upcoming info.
We have some amazing video from Basketball’s live set from our Basketball, Gang Violence, Babe Rainbow and Boogie Monster show two weeks ago. Turn it up real loud and its almost like your there. The show was a highlight of my life. The most credible Indie Vancouver music site, From Blown Speakers said some really rad stuff about the show. If you missed it, Basketball play with No Gold and Human (who are also playing our Halloween party) tomorrow (tue Oct 27th) at Fortune. GO AND SEE THEM. they will blow yr mind. Get there early its going to be packed.
Show details to follow on our super rad Halloween show, now moved to The Lions Den.
This is my current jam. Vancouver’s Bob Rock (Motley Crue / Metallica) first group.
Payolas – Eyes Of A Stranger (12 inch Mix) (82′)
No More Strangers – Photos
The best No More Strangers yet. All our favorite people in one night. Video footage to follow. Big thank yous to Boogie Monster, Babe Rainbow (apparently Cam Reed’s first live show ever), Gang Violence and Basketball. If you haven’t seen Basketball yet, you have a couple more chances, Oct 27th and Dec 2nd with the Japandroids (bad ass) before they once again deprive us and head back to Europe / Barcelona. Next level Gypsy rave isht that will blow your mind. Seriously (no jokes)
Photos by Adam Koebel - “I heard “I feel like I am on acid.” at least five separate times. I think these photos may have captured that.”
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This Is Yer Brain On Drugs
Ever find some bands have really hard to google names?
Basketball is one such band. They created quite a stir in Vancouver before leaving us for Barcelona last fall.
If your life is what flashes before you, right before you die, Basketball just might be the musical equivalent of this. I’m not sure if I’ve heard music with a more diverse use of samples. It’s as if they’ve traveled the world with a tiny tape recorder capturing strange encounters, then smashed it all up forcibly in a large mixing bowl and made cous-cous.
They return to Vancouver later this summer to serve up more of their ethnic delights. Check their space for tour dates for their current European romp.
Basketball – Journey To The End of The Night
Basketball – S.I.E.M.P.R.E. REMIX
Basketball – Joy
