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A Hopeful New Spark
As the trumpets flare and the French horns resign themselves to a melodic and alluring low rumble, the unexpected piano and electronic drums create a
Tara Shapransky
May 11, 2013
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Queens of the Stone Age “I Appear Missing”
[youtube]http://youtu.be/C9OfBcjyxKY[/youtube] Queens of the Stone Age are back after six years with the long awaited and feverishly anticipated …Like Clockwork, which features Dave Grohl on
Mike Okada
May 10, 2013
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California Rhymes
George Watsky and Dumbfoundead are living testaments to that DIY meritocracy of YouTube where it doesn’t matter who you are or what you look like;
Mike Okada
May 7, 2013
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War and Peace
Thermals guitarist and vocalist Hutch Harris has described the Portland trio’s sixth album Desperate Ground (released April 16, 2013 on Saddle Creek Records), as a
Leslie Ken Chu
April 30, 2013
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Thee Oh Sees “Minotaur”
[youtube]http://youtu.be/aeD3-sdGf1c[/youtube] Thee Oh Sees originally began as a creative outlet for frontman John Dwyer (of Pink and Brown, Coachwhips, and The Hospitals) to indulge his
Mike Okada
April 30, 2013
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Listen With Your Eyes
Maps & Atlases is a band that debuted as a schizophrenic math-rock group, but has slowly been trying to marry their tapping guitars with the
Garin Fahlman
April 29, 2013
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From Hell to Heaven
The hands on the clock hanging on the wall next to the kitchen fridge were taking two steps back for every step forward. The ticks
Thomas Creery
April 27, 2013
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Nas Stands Tall
The annual World Ski & Snowboard Festival (April 12 to 21, 2013) was always something that I’d wanted to check out, especially for the ski
Mike Okada
April 27, 2013
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Saved by an Angel
I walk into the Media Club, and it’s nearly pitch black, save for the lighted bar and a few candles surrounding a MacBook on stage.
Leslie Ken Chu
April 26, 2013
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Keep It On The DL
Vancouver Weekly caught up with FaltyDL ahead of his gig in support of James Blake this Thursday, April 25 at The Commodore Ballroom. His album
John Mohan
April 25, 2013
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Dang! It’s Raw, Futuristic Surf Rock!
Schizophrenic rock trio Tera Melos has a reputation of making wild, explosive music with an unchained creativity that makes them hardly accessible but hardly forgettable.
Garin Fahlman
April 25, 2013
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When Saints Go Machine “Love And Respect” feat. Killer Mike
[youtube]http://youtu.be/KCML7xquDX4[/youtube] “Love and Respect” is When Saints Go Machine’s first single off their sophomore album, Infinity Pool, and features the Copenhagen quartet doing an unexpected
Mike Okada
April 25, 2013
