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Meet Vancouver’s Snowbeast

What do you think of when you hear the word Snowbeast? A dangerous Yeti hiding in the caves of a snowy mountain preying on unsuspecting
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Heads Up for Ty Segall

“All these kids who are growing up on Skrillex and all this digital music – what are they gonna think when they hear rock’n’roll?”—Ty Segall,
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Intimate Behaviours with Unfamiliar Individuals

The very words “Sex with Strangers” produce quite a reaction, particularly so when dropped casually into everyday phatic conversation. The very idea seems completely absurd,
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Top 5 Hot Shows This Week

1. Alexisonfire Farewell Tour with Moneen Monday, December 17 at Pacific Coliseum Alexisonfire is now retro? What? Yup, it’s true. Their eponymous 2002 debut has
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The Lumi-nation

American folk-rock band The Lumineers graced Vancouver with their presence last week during their Flowers In Your Hair Tour, selling out at the Vogue Theatre
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Top 5 Hot Shows This Week

1. Pink Mountaintops with Sex Church and The Ford Pier Vengeance Trio Saturday, December 15 at the Waldorf Hotel presented by Sealed With a Kiss
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A Night for Nerds

Last November 23 at the Biltmore, an escape to a world of medieval fantasy gathered kindred folk to celebrate Nerd Fest. This unique event was
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This Week’s Hot Shows

The Lumineers with guests December 3 at the Vogue Theatre presented by 102.7 The Peak and Sealed with a Kiss Denver, Colorado trio The Lumineers
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Death Grips and Does Not Let Go

I managed to convince a few buddies to come along to the Death Grips show last Friday based on the following thin, grapevine background info
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Walk, Spin, Toss and Bounce Off the Earth

I didn’t know much about Walk Off The Earth before heading to their show at the Vogue. Not even that they were Canadian, in fact. 
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Brothers From Another Mother

It was a tale of two brothers.* Brothers from another mother that is. On the bill: Paul Devro and Rob Garza. The Night: Friday, November
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Show of the Year?

You rarely see the kind of balanced fan representation that was on display last Friday at the Commodore. What I mean is, when The Ballantynes