Music Waste
Dead Soft
Pat's Pub, Vancouver BC, June 6
PUBLISHED Jun 8, 2014
With the dance floor of Pat's Pub littered with red leather chairs and concrete pillars, Vancouver-based power trio Dead Soft bled '90s alt...
Crystal Swells
Toast Collective, Vancouver BC, June 7
PUBLISHED Jun 8, 2014
After wandering through a back alley off Kingsway, passing open kitchen doors and upstairs apartment balconies, over a few sheets of plywoo...
Sarah Davachi
Lucky's Comics, Vancouver BC, June 7
PUBLISHED Jun 8, 2014
Originally from Calgary but now based in Vancouver, Sarah Davachi headlined one of Music Waste's many fine free shows. In the carpeted back...
Mu
The Astoria, Vancouver BC, June 7
PUBLISHED Jun 8, 2014
Mu are one of Vancouver's most promising acts. Formed around the inimitable duo of Francesca Belcourt and Brittney Rand, the dreamy synth-p...
Needs
The Cobalt, Vancouver BC, June 5
PUBLISHED Jun 6, 2014
Taking the stage with a coiled snake rainbow flag that read "Don't Tread on Me," the spirit of Vancouver post-hardcore quintet NEEDS showed...
Tough Age
The Cobalt, Vancouver BC, June 5
PUBLISHED Jun 6, 2014
First making waves with the now-defunct Korean Gut and Apollo Ghosts, Jarrett K. is in his natural element as the frontman for Tough Age. G...
Masahiro Takahashi with Half Chinese
Astoria, Vancouver BC, June 8
PUBLISHED Jun 11, 2013
Masahiro Takahashi's set with Half Chinese was probably the cutest thing to happen at this year's Music Waste. Originally from Tokyo, Masah...
Love Cuts
Astorino's, Vancouver BC, June 8
PUBLISHED Jun 11, 2013
Vancouver's Love Cuts did their best to manage expectations for their all-ages set at the reclaimed Astorino's. Their festival bio consiste...