This Scene Is Dead

We Are Scientists and The Grates played to a sold out crowd at the Red Room last night.



We walked in to catch a couple songs from the first openers, Foreign Born. Though it was brief, I liked what I heard.

The Grates played next. I'd heard some good things about the Australian trio recently and was very interested in seeing them live. Singer Patience Hodgson has tons of energy on stage, and was bouncing around all throughout their 40min set. I would love to see her and Emily Haines in some kind of dance off.



Their bright sounding music filled with playful rock hooks won over the whole crowd. By the end of their set, everyone was cheering for more. I'd say The Grates' first performance in Vancouver was a success and we can expect big things from them in the future.

We Are Scientists came on stage to a warm welcome. It was also their first show in this city. The New York trio played an upbeat rock set consisting of songs from their major label debut, With Love And Squalor.



They also joked around quite a bit on stage. The bass player was wearing these funny goggles and has a rockin' moustache going. Some highlights from the 1hr set included solid performances of Nobody Move Nobody Get Hurt, and The Great Escape.