The Walkmen and The Kaiser Chiefs - April 24, 2007 at The Commodore in Vancouver

Hamilton Leithauser - The Walkmen

I've liked the Walkmen and the Kaiser Chiefs for years so a triple Bill of the Little Ones, The Walkmen and The Kaiser Chiefs was almost too good to be true. I'd missed the Kaiser Chiefs on their first jaunt through town when they'd had another incredible triple bill with Ok Go and the Caesars!
Ricky Wilson- The Kaiser Chiefs

The only bad part was that I'd just come off a fabulous vacations and was pretty tired.

The Kaiser Chiefs are the biggest party band I've seen in awhile. Such incredible energy and such fun, sing-a-long songs that it was like being an Karaoke bar where everyone is singing.
Ricky Wilson - The Kaiser Chiefs

The Kaiser Chief photos don't really reflect this energy because I was pretty far back, out of the swaying crowd. It's been a long time since I'd seen that kind of enthusiasm for a band, and tired or not, I'm glad to have been there.

David Usher - April 13, 2007 at Richards On Richards

I've been lucky enough to actually hang out with David Usher in New York. It included a fun bar hop through the East Village for which I'll always be thankful to Barb.

I was a fan before those days, but appreciated him so much more after that.

After being sick for a number of days, David Usher played a fabulous sold out show at Richards on Richards in support of his new album "Strange Birds". To protect his voice, he hadn't spoken in 4 days. It was worth it as he was in amazing voice, and played a fabulous set. One thrilling highlight was a cover of Crazy which culminated in a spastic dance in front of strobe light.

I have no better shots of the show as it was pretty dark and so these are both with a flash, but I did get to see him again after the show where he communicated via gestures an sign language to protect his voice for the next nights show.