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Photo credits: Emily Bach
We were busy folks on Saturday, November 12th. Immediately after moseying out of M83 at Venue, we hopped a Skytrain, made a quick pit stop at the Legacy Liquor Store in the deserted Olympic Village, and swambled up to Rock-U-Pie Vancouver at the Anza Club to keep the good times rolling.
Vancouver’s two-plus-two-equals-ten group Shot Royalties made their debut performance to what felt like industry night at the Anza Club; the high-energy intimate audience must have been comprised of at least 60% musicians. Not a bad sign that there was some pretty mad anticipation and curiosity for the quartet’s first live show.
The latest collaborative effort from members of Blanche Devereaux, Red Cedar, Mohawk Lodge, and Calamalka, the garage psych rock prowess of Vancouver’s latest special Shot Royalties was, quite honestly, f*(king badass.
Greg Pothier (lead vocals, guitar), Doug Phillips (vocals, bass), Keith McCafferty (drums), and Colin Jones (keys) played a twentysomething minute set that ripped through a half dozen punchy, catchy tracks. From the slower droning guitar-heavy “Manic Schizophrenic” to our new favourite Sunday sing-a-long “Hangover City,” trying to compare them to another band is pretty pointless.
So don’t try to compare them. Now you know. We’re already hearing buzz of a second show in the works; we’ll keep you posted. You should just go find out for yourself.
