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This Week’s Hot Shows
Cold Specks November 21 at St. James Hall Al Spx aka Cold Specks is in town on Wednesday to share her folk and gospel-infused “doom
Daniel Robichaud
November 13, 2012
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Further Down the Bison Hole
A deep, dirty love of the riff is one of the self-professed defining characteristics of the beast known as Bison b.c. While the sludge quartet
Daniel Robichaud
November 5, 2012
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Mark Eitzel: Getting Down to the Heart of the Matter
“If Romney gets in, I’m screwed,” says a candid Mark Eitzel, the 53-year-old singer-songwriter, on the phone from L.A. With his country going to the
Jason Motz
November 4, 2012
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Crystal Castles Make the Ballroom Bounce
On a rainy mid-fall Friday evening, the Commodore Ballroom held host to one of electronic music’s most vibrant, expanding and unpredictable groups that is out
Andrew Beason
November 1, 2012
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The Reincarnation of Other Lives
Flickering light bulbs and a five-piece mini orchestra crowded the small yet intimate Electric Owl stage on Friday. These multi-instrumental savants known to the rest of
Ricardo Khayatte
October 29, 2012
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Coheed and Cambria – Interview with Travis Stever
Fans of Coheed and Cambria have been wondering where the band will take them next since their last album, 2010’s Year of the Black Rainbow,
Garin Fahlman
October 28, 2012
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Killing Joke Can Still Land a Punch
The late-’70s, early-’80s post-punk era was one of the most exciting times in pop music history, and absolutely pivotal in the area of alternative music
Ryan Domingo
October 28, 2012
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Chrome Canyon’s Latest Evokes Vintage Sci-Fi Cinema
Stones Throw has a reputation as being one of the world leaders in underground music with quite a wide-ranging variety of genres nurtured under its
John Mohan
October 28, 2012
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L.A.’s Flying Lotus Soars in the North
On a typically damp Vancouver day, there was an atypical energy that could be felt last Monday night. Flying Lotus, Teebs and Jeremiah Jae were
John Mohan
October 28, 2012
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The Herbaliser’s Latest Stands Seven-Strong
Not to make you feel old, but The Herbaliser (Ninja Tune pioneers) have been scratching and cutting their wicked brew for 18 years now. And
Jason Motz
October 24, 2012
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Brother Ali Casts Shadows in Vancouver
Ever since his third LP, following 2003’s Shadows on the Sun – a ground-shaking event for those who were there – Brother Ali has been
Arman Kazemi
October 24, 2012
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Grimes Toughs It Out For Vancouver Show
photo by John Londono Grimes is like the manic pixie dream girl that is only supposed to exist in movies. She is talented and magnetic
Jessica O'Brien
October 24, 2012
