tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8762075.post2709154612263040630..comments2024-03-27T13:28:50.405-07:00Comments on Alienated in Vancouver: Geoff Berner versus Doug Andrew, with an Accordion Noir plug, and more trouble spelling Rowan Lipkovits' nameAllan MacInnishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05394301776870727673noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8762075.post-89901638653793616392017-09-10T14:08:29.894-07:002017-09-10T14:08:29.894-07:00Heh... well, turns out my wife (still a bit weird ...Heh... well, turns out my wife (still a bit weird to type that word but she is, so there it is) wasn't feelin' so well so we left Doug Andrew early, after one set... but I still got her to run me over to the Russian Hall so I could at least by Geoff Berner's new album. The whole thing is brilliant. Some songs are funnier than others ("Phony Drawl" is a real hoot, maybe the most overtly comic song on the album). Nice that there's a little lyrical reference to Doug and the Slugs, too. I got to hear about a live half-minute of "Don't Play Cards for Money with Corby Lund" - the bit about koalas resorting to cannibalism, in fact - as I ducked in and hit the merch table to get it, so I kinda was at both gigs, if only briefly. Doug Andrew dedicated "Down on the Fraser" to me, I think - I ended up shooting video of that song. Maybe he was thinkin' of Al Mader but I don't think so... apparently Sandy Beach (who I saw in the audience) joined Doug on trumpet for a couple songs but I missed it. Anyhoo... Allan MacInnishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05394301776870727673noreply@blogger.com