Ruffled Feathers at the Biltmore Cabaret, Vancouver, Aug. 23 2014. Kirk Chantraine photo.
Photos – The Ruffled Feathers at the Biltmore Cabaret, Vancouver, Aug. 23 2014
– photos by Kirk Chantraine
Vancouver indie chamber-pop band The Ruffled Feathers at the Biltmore Cabaret. The Oh Wells‘ Sarah Jickling and Her Good Bad Luck opened.
On their website, The Ruffled Feathers list Arcade Fire, Beirut and Belle and Sebastian as influences. The band originally came together n 2008 as a collaboration between Charley Wu (piano, mandolin, guitar, and vocals) and Gina Loes (vocals, guitar, and ukulele). Trumpet player Andrew Lee joined later. The trio’s first EP, Lost Cities, was recorded in the summer of 2010.
Subsequent recordings include 2012’s Oracles and an unreleased EP, Bottom of the Blue. The current lineup of the band includes Sam MacKinnon (drums), Molly MacKinnon (violin), Sophia Xiang (keys), and Paolo Brian (bass).
Video – The Ruffled Feathers, “It Doesn’t Last”:
More Ruffled Feathers at the Biltmore Cabaret photos:
Sarah Jickling at the Biltmore Cabaret photos:
