Mother at the Media Club
What better way to spend the hottest night of summer than in the hottest venue for live shows. Literally. The Media Club didn’t seem like a club at all, but rather a nice steaming sauna packed with people waiting to get a nice cold beer. The heat didn’t stop people from having fun though, but rather it encouraged people to get up and dance and sweat off their alcohol, just so they could go and buy more.
This fateful night just so happened to be “Lotus Child’s” CD release party and tour kick off. Little did I know that a certain band was going to amaze me. This band is known as “Mother.” Formed in 2005, this band soon began to wow audiences wherever they played. At “Listen Up” festival in Vancouver, a CBC executive heard their original songs and decided to bring them into CBC Studio One, where they recorded an eight song demo. This demo eventually got into the hands of producer Howard Redekopp, who has worked with artists such as “The New Pornographers”, “Teagan and Sara”, and “54.40.” They eventually recorded a full length album together and blended in successfully the genres of pop, jazz, folk, country, and rock.
In 2006, this five piece band went on a festival tour that saw them play at venues such as the Commodore Ballroom. Their hard work and dedication to their art form has led to undeniable success and a growing fan base.
Their unique blend of three vocals gives them a layered element to their melodic songs. I couldn’t help but be amazed by their vocal performances, both as individuals and as a group. The crowd was packed and ready to rock out to their distinctive form of music, but if the music didn’t get them off their feet, than their energy on-stage definitely did.
For more information about Mother, regarding tour dates and music sampling, please feel free to go to their website (MOTHER) or visit them on their myspace page (MOTHERBAND).
November 21st, 2006
the myspace addy doesn’t work…
and great review… i’ve seen these guys play quite a bit… i love them. fun to hang out with and lovely harmonies and such… worth goin` out and seeing.
they opened for anything local band, from North Van, Headwater. another band worth checking out… bluegrass, folk feel… it’s all good.
January 22nd, 2007
Mother is radical too.
cheers to Ronatron from Ian…. producer of your most recent review, Elaine Ryan! I made a longer reply on your Myspace page re Project Opus gotta check it out…
February 26th, 2007
yo… they are certainly hot these days Ronatron, so good on you for catching them in the early days. But here’s a tip. They call themselves MOTHER MOTHER now. Don’t know quite why, but probably something to do with the challenging search term “mother” having a…..fair bit of competition out there?