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Thee Manipulators

Hot on the heels of two reunion shows —one opening for ‘60s garage rock icons The Sonics —esteemed Vancouver group Thee Manipulators have released their…

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The Sonics

I entered the Rickshaw Theatre on Friday, October 2 with a slight misgiving that my experience of seeing a legendary and influential band would fall…

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Quintron

Face Down in the Gutter I have two points to make about this wonderful show. First, I hesitated seeing the magnificiant organ-driven soul duo from…

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International Record Store Day Show

Neptoon Records hosted a whopping nine bands this year. The Vicious Cycles got the early crowd bobbing their heads with frequent nods of approval and…

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Monotonix

On Sept. 21, exactly one night after Rosh Hashanah marked the beginning of a New Year on the Jewish calendar, three wise men from the…