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17 May 2013

Hear a live-acoustic NEW SEBADOH SONG (plus info on a gig date)

Listen to a live acoustic version of a new Sebadoh song by Lou Barlow called “Let It Out”, plus more details about upcoming full-length elpee “Defend Yourself”.

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13 May 2013

Hallelujah! Hallelujah! It’s KURT SAMUEL VILE (and the FRESH AND ONLYS)

Before the late-night Violator cocktails and impromptu Happy Mondays fanclub bonding sesh, was a Kurt Vile set at the Biltmore Cabaret on May 11th, with Fresh & Onlys. Here’s the story and pics.

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7 May 2013

Photo gallery/review: METZ destroy – fiercely and epically

Been to a punk show lately? Need to blow off steam. METZ are your men. Check out the Toronto guys’ gig in Vancouver, via photos and words.

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2 May 2013

Top 11 Things You Should Know About: BESTIE

Occasionally I take it upon myself to introduce you to new music that has not yet been discovered by Pitchfork. Presenting: The Top 11 Things You Should Know about BESTIE

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28 April 2013

PALMA VIOLETS: What Makes A Gig of the Year? This. (Review/Photo Gallery)

GOBSMACKED…is how the gig was described by a fan after the fact. So what makes a show a gig of the year? Let me explain how The Palma Violets perfectly, majestically owned Vancouver and its Biltmore Cabaret on April 26.

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28 April 2013

PURITY RING: Lighting Up and Leaving the Chrysalis

Edmonton kids Purity Ring brought their fairytale electro back to Vancouver and the Vogue Theatre, at a sold-out all-ages show. Oooh the pretty lights!

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22 April 2013

THE VEILS: making the best of a bad situation (Review/Photos)

This is the story of how the Veils didn’t stand a chance against the batch of crazy that attended their 4/20 gig in Vancouver at the Electric Owl.

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21 April 2013

HOLY CRAP! THIS IS SO GOOD: Brooklyn’s THE MEN live

Fans waving washroom signs at the front, bloggers being gobsmacked: Brooklyn’s The Men played a probably average show but blew minds anyway at the Biltmore Cabaret in Vancouver on April 19.

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17 April 2013

Gallery/Review: ALT-J Live in Vancouver

Alt-J can do no wrong, but that’s precisely all the more reason they should try. Here’s a review of sorts and an enormous batch of photos, of their April 5th show at Vancouver’s Commodore Ballroom.

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