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Destroyer

Playing over the muffled stirring and chatter of the crowd, Mega Bog seemed out of place. The Commodore was too big, empty and uncaring for…

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Courtney Barnett

Granville was covered in lines of folks happily braving the unseasonably hot evening for the sake of their favourite acts: Austrian electro-swing at the Vogue,…

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Mac Demarco

The Vancouver music scene was ecstatic to have Mac DeMarco back. The first of two Halloween shows, DeMarco’s homecoming tour for his new mini-album Another…

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Destroyer

Destroyer and Frog Eyes are both the kind of bands that are geographically nebulous, even to the people that share a city with them. Although…

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Peaches

It is usually a good omen when a show’s opening and headlining acts complement one another. In the case of U.S. Girls opening for Peaches…

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Destroyer

Downtown There was baby making music being made at the Commodore the other night. The band responsible for the sex jams: Vancouver’s very own Destroyer.