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No Joy

With the clouds finally parted and a pluvial lull setting in over the city, Wednesday night’s No Joy show seemed to be rain checked by…

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Shout Back Fest 2013

Shout Back Festival, now in its second year, billed itself as an “all-ages anarcha-feminist, queer, anti-capitalist d.i.y. music festival for anyone who wants it or…

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Hermetic

Hermetic: both an airtight seal to protect from outside influences and a Vancouver bandreleasing an EP that sounds like it’s been sealed up in a…

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Jam Space

DIANE, the grungy, feedback-saturated gloom queen, is on a first name basis with East Vancouver’s music community. Featuring Mel Zee and Ben Goldberg of Phonecalls,…

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Music Waste Kickoff

Fueled by only the tiniest bit of resentment for those in charge of the Vancouver music scene, day one of Music Waste Festival saw the…

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Apollo Ghosts

Death is a hard subject to prepare for, even when you know it’s a long way away. When Apollo Ghosts frontman Adrian Teacher announced in…

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