Last summer (‘09) I went to a music festival in Nanaimo called the Big Easy mainly to see my favourite band Thrice. It was great to see them perform in my neck of the woods and I really hope they come back some time soon.
I was even lucky enough to find a lost media pass dropped by some unassuming journalist which let me get back stage! I met and talked with Teppei from Thrice. It was one of my few star-struck moments.
Thrice being awesome wasn’t a surprise. What was a surprise was finding other good bands at this festival. My big find was a band by the name of Open, Parachute!. The were a local band from Nanaimo and Victoria who disbanded a while back and were brought back together as all of their spin-off projects were all playing at this festival too. I’d never heard of them but I was thoroughly blown away.
Over the past year, they have stayed one of my most listened-to bands. I thought it would be nice to share their music and some of the photos I’d taken of them at the festival. Enjoy.
