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Slow Learners

Grocery Store 7″ by Slow Learners Recorded almost a year ago but released by the ScumBuzz label in October, these two rippers from Slow Learners…

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SFB

East Vancouver punk thrashers SFB (Shit for Brains) just released their self-titled debut and, man, is it loud. SFB consists of Gordon Smith on guitar,…

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Shad

Rose Garden Shad is back with album number three, TSOL. Straight of of London, Ontario, Shad is a rapper who can effortlessly balance a social…

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Peter Wolf Crier

Hard As Nails Peter Pisano and Brian Moen are the duo that operate under the name of Peter Wolf Crier. The Minneapolis-based pair have released…

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Male Bonding

Male Bonding – Crooked Scene Comprising of Robin Silas Christian, John Arthur Webb and Kevin Charles Hendrix, English rockers Male Bonding have a small but…

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Next Music From Tokyo

Promoter Steve Tanaka is the brain behind Next Music from Tokyo Vol. 1. His love of Japanese indie music lead him to bring five bands…

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Scatterheart

Three local bands playing at the Commodore? On a Saturday night? Really? Excitement! Not something you get to see every day at the Commodore—it was…

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Shindig Semifinals #1

Despite the endless Vancouver monsoon, the turnout for Shindig’s first semifinal was quite decent. First up were Aunts & Uncles. The double bass, violin and…