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Best albums and shows of 2013 – Kirk’s picks

Au Revoir Simone at the Electric Owl Vancouver

Au Revoir Simone at the Electric Owl Vancouver Oct 26 2013. Kirk Chantraine photo.

Best of 2013 – albums and shows

– by Kirk Chantraine

Top 10 albums

1. The Naked and Famous, In Rolling Waves
2. Sleigh Bells, Bitter Rivals
3. Au Revoir Simone, Move in Spectrums
4. Lorde, Pure Heroine
5. Young Galaxy, Ultramarine
6. !!! (chk chk chk), THR!!!ER
7. Daft Punk, Random Access Memories
8. Junip, Junip
9. Daughter, If You Leave
10. Atoms for Peace, Amok

Top 10 shows

1. The Naked And Famous at the Vogue Theatre, Vancouver, Oct. 20

The Naked and Famous at the Vogue Theatre, Vancouver

The Naked and Famous at the Vogue Theatre, Vancouver, Oct 20 2013. Kirk Chantraine photo.

2. Sleigh Bells at the Commodore Ballroom, Vancouver, Oct 10

Sleigh Bells at the Commodore Ballroom, Vancouver, Oct 10 2013. Kirk Chantraine photo.

Sleigh Bells at the Commodore Ballroom, Vancouver, Oct 10 2013. Kirk Chantraine photo.

3. Young Galaxy at the Electric Owl, Vancouver, Sept 26 

Young Galaxy at the Electric Owl Vancouver

Young Galaxy at the Electric Owl, Vancouver, Sept 26 2013. Kirk Chantraine photo.

4. Chromatics at Wonder Ballroom, Portland, Sept 7

 Chromatics at Wonder Ballroom September 7 2013 by Kirk Chantraine

Chromatics at Wonder Ballroom September 7 2013. Photo by Kirk Chantraine.

5. Jurassic 5 at the Squamish Valley Music Festival, Aug 9

Jurassic 5 at the Squamish Valley Music Festival Aug 9 2013. Kirk Chantraine photo

Jurassic 5 at the Squamish Valley Music Festival Aug 9 2013. Kirk Chantraine photo

6. !!! (chk chk chk) at Fortune Sound Club Vancouver June 4

chk-chk-chk Vancouver

!!! at Fortune Sound Club, Vancouver, June 4 2013. Kirk Chantraine photo.

7. Daughter at the Commodore Ballroom, Vancouver, May 17

Daughter band Vancouver

Daughter at the Commodore Ballroom, Vancouver, May 17 2013. Kirk Chaintraine photo.

8. Stars at the Commodore Ballroom, Vancouver, April 6

Amy Millan Stars band Commodore

Amy Millan with Stars at the Commodore Ballroom, Vancouver, April 6 2013. Kirk Chantraine photo

9. Junip at the Wild Buffalo, Bellingham June 3

Junip Bellingham

Junip at Wild Buffalo, Bellingham, June 3 2013. Kirk Chantraine photo.

10. Why? at the Biltmore Cabaret, Vancouver, March 2

Why band Vancouver

Why? at the Biltmore Cabaret, Vancouver, March 2 2013. Kirk Chantraine photo

Kirk Chantraine

About Kirk Chantraine

Kirk Chantraine is a Canadian photographer and software developer currently based in Vancouver, British Columbia. He graduated from Vancouver Film School for 3D Animation in 2004 and has been working in the Visual Effects industry ever since with companies such as Electronic Arts and Disney. Over the last few years Kirk has exhibited his photographic works in San Francisco and Vancouver. A music aficionado and vinyl junkie, Kirk shoots live music and performance at an inhuman pace across North America for The Snipe News , along with landscape and portraiture. If you're buying: gin-and-tonics. He is @kchantraine on Twitter.
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