Japanther Still Have Claws

“Take a deep breath / Dive in,” Ian Vanek sings on “Stolen Flowers”. That was exactly how I had to prepare myself before I plunged headfirst into one of my favourite bands of all time’s awesomely titled new album Eat Like Lisa Act Like Bart (that’s the vegetarian Lisa Simpson and “America’s bad boy” Bart […]

The Humble Youth

The debut album of UK indie band Daughter may have only seen its North American release a few weeks ago, but the achingly beautiful If You Leave has already managed to create quite a stir here in Vancouver. The talented group, fronted by endearing singer-songwriter Elena Tonra, were originally booked to play at Venue before […]