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Hannah Georgas Shines at Zulu Records

In a broad sense, the AOL generation (Remember All The Write Type?) all listened to the same music. We grew up with our parents’ music, 
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More Than a Teenage Heartthrob

Queen Elizabeth Theatre was surrounded by young teenage girls hoping to catch the eye of the one and only, Ed Sheeran. This 21-year-old Irish/English singer
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In Punk We Trust, Inc.

Punk as a concept is ever-evolving – what was once for the post-war children of England’s lower middle class has leaped into the minds and
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Solveig Just Came to Say Hello

When French DJ Martin Solveig walked into the Celebrities sound pit Saturday night for his first Vancouver show, it was technically his second show in
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Melody Gives Us a Bisou Magique

I had the privilege of catching Melody’s Echo Chamber at Venue Nightclub last month during their first North American tour, opening for The Raveonettes. I
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There’s a Lot of Space in this Beach House

Beach House isn’t quite a household name – unless that house is home to Pitchfork buffs. That having been said, the band’s popularity has grown
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You Had to Be There

Act 1 is a two-disc live recording featuring a longboat-full of the expected offerings from previous Tarja Turunen releases (“Phantom of the Opera”, “I Walk
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There Is Only One Amanda Palmer

Having been a fan of Amanda Fucking Palmer’s music and persona since the days of the Dresden Dolls, I’d assumed the opening acts on her
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Ivory Keys, Nostalgia and The Lion King

Ben Folds is back with The Sound Of The Life Of The Mind, the first album released by his eponymous (numerically incongruous) trio since 1999.
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Sparkmarker’s Still Got It

I got to the Rickshaw last Friday just as Narrows began their set; the five-piece band was the main reason I was out that night.
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Levek’s Latest Will Ease You Into Autumn

Levek have crafted a little folk gem of an album. It is full of gorgeously composed songs with hints of psychedelia and funk along the