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Under Review: Balkan, Balkan
Famed German-American writer Charles Bukowski once wrote “don’t swim in the same slough.” But there are times when an extended dip wading in shards of…
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Under Review: Drowning Lessons, Jodie Jodie Roger
If I were asked to describe this record in one sentence, I would say it’s as if Angry BlackMen got a float in the Black…
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Under Review: DL Chicken (Restaurant)
A true East Van institution since 2018, DownLow Chicken Shack (or DL Chicken as it’s more commonly known), is an unmatched force of chicken frying…
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Under Review: Lion’s Den Cafe (Restaurant)
For 23 years the Lions Den Cafe has been sitting cozily just off Fraser st. on East 15th. A brightly decorated sign with yellow letters…
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Under Review: Marulilu Café (Restaurant)
Cambie & Broadway is full of possibilities — one of the reasons you may have never noticed a cute little all-day breakfast & classic Japanese…
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Under Review: Pink Tiger, Apollo Ghosts
I witnessed Apollo Ghosts perform for the first time in mid-July. I hadn’t heard of them previously but within the first minutes of their set…
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Under Review: Stay Positive, Anchoress
Anchoress (ˈæŋ kər ɪs) noun 1. A punk band formed in 2010, based in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada (so reads the definition on their official…
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Under Review: Voice Leading, Kellarissa
Music and vocals combine with a terrific force in Voice Leading. “Shadows, bodies / You ignore me / I can’t tell you why” Kellarissa sings…
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Under Review: Chaos Butterfly, x/o
On their latest release, x/o understands navigating binaries as if it were a perfectly quantifiable science. If there is an opposition that exists, the Vancouver-based,…
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Under Review: Desire, or a Common Place, Sigh Down One
Shoegaze is so hot right now — so is yearning. Desire, or a Common Place, the second LP from Sigh Down One (artist Sasha J…