Shore 104.3FM Song Search (Night 1) @ the Biltmore, July 7, 2011
This past Thursday night was Shore 104.3FM’s first of two showcases for their 2011 Song Search, and I had the pleasure of being a part of it!  If you’re scratching your head asking yourself “What the deuce is the Shore 104 Song Search?”, well, the Shore’s Song Search is a songwriting contest that, basically, anyone in BC can enter for a chance to win recording time, cash, gear from Long & McQuade, radio airplay on Shore 104.3FM and much more. …

Hailing from Brooklyn, New York, Crystal Stilts are classified as an “indie noise-pop band” they are on tour to support their latest album “In Love With Oblivion”. They are scheduled to tour through the US and Europe at prominent venues like Apolo 2 in Barcelona, and Sound Control in Manchester which was an old music shop and now a museum to musical heritage.

Saturday night in Vancouver can be often be cold, and rainy. Just another of the many reasons I like the Biltmore. It’s never cold, it’s hot like a tropical getaway, complete with palm trees, macaws and fruity cocktails, this past Saturday was no exception it was hot, and the Biltmore had bands, three solid entries from the local rock scene. Free City Collective was the first band to take the stage. I’d seen some photos listened to some tracks on myspace, and prepared myself for this band. They turned out to be my favorite of the night. Playing without their regular monster of a (6’6” with size 15 feet, or so we were told) drummer, who was sidelined due to a broken finger, FCC managed to play a highly energetic set, of good original rock tunes.