High Arctic Raud Review
We, fortunate enough to have dropped an unsuspecting needle upon the untouched, gasoline-blue vinyl of High Arctic’s third official full length release, RAUD, are…
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Steph MacPherson: Lessons from Nashville
Let me tell you a secret. I once auditioned for one of those “instant star” shows. I spent several hours in a lineup, listening…
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Himalayan Bear/ Balacade/ The Dayfather @ Copper Owl Thursday, April 23
On Thursday night, the Copper Owl played host to a showcase of local talent. The Dayfather started the evening off with a set of…
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Kathryn Calder’s Process of Elimination
When Kathryn Calder stepped into Colin Stewart’s South Saanich studio last year to begin work on her third solo album, she had no idea…
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Road Stories: What doesn’t kill you…
So the band quit. Well not really. I’m exaggerating. After our one month sojourn to Texas and back, it seems the boys, realizing it…
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Jeff the Brotherhood: Live at Lucky April 2, 2015
Beyond Music: In conversation with the Righteous Rainbows of Togetherness
We descend a marble staircase and walk into a basement made of music, a different kind of music than I am accustomed to. Here,…
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Clay George w/ Evan Cheadle Live at Logan’s Pub
We walked through the doors of that damned tavern on Saturday night, past friendly doorman, past those lined up for drink and the geometric…
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Reel to reel revolution: In coversation with Chelsea Sawatsky
Cassettes are at once the most derided and beloved form of music media. A holdover from the days of 8-tracks, and a predecessor to…
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A duo discusses dualism
We are Hearse: guitar & accordion, male & female, cynical & romantic, hair-splitter & hair-puller, pedantic & protean, angry & sad, funny & mean,…
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