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Hazel Meyer

“This is a show about power.” It is a white room that invites you in, and offers its various pieces to you as though showing…

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Activism, Art, & Archives: Recollective

Recollective: “capturing [the] notion where arts and archiving intersect with activism, social movements, community networks, collective actions [and] histories of resistance [that form] a decentered idea of the archive.”

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Pugs & Crows

The paper tacked to the door of the Western Front read plainly: “CONCERT TONIGHT, 9 PM.” There was no mention of the band — Pugs…

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Scrivener’s Monthly

“Thanks everyone for coming to Scrivener’s Monthly, though if you know anything about us, you’ll know it’s not monthly, but anytime we feel like it,”…

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Inside Us

As the final round of applause filled the room, I couldn’t help but feel the blood coursing through my veins, hear the rush of air…

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Lief Hall (Video Release)

Stopping at the merch table on my way into the Grand Luxe Hall of the Western Front, I inspected Lief Hall’s latest cassette. An image…

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Gabi Dao

“No matter how psychedelic and affective and deep from your intuition [ideas] come from, I feel like they are always responding to what happens in real life.”

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Vancouver Improvised Music Meeting 2017

Vancouver Improvised Music Meeting 2017 presents 3 nights of creative improvisation, featuring pedal steel guitarist Susan Alcorn, drummer/percussionist Ted Byrnes and saxophonist, flutist and clarinetist…

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WAVE Equation: Matmos

With tickets sold out, attendees seated on rows of chairs and sprawled on the floor, the Western Front’s mood was eclectic. Storied electronic artists, such…