Music Waste

Victory Square Block Party Returns to Vancouver for 2019 Edition

PUBLISHED Aug 7, 2019

On September 1, Vancouver's Victory Square Block Party returns for a full day of performances from local bands. Music Waste has now shared...

Vancouver's Music Waste Unveils Lineup for 25th Edition

PUBLISHED May 15, 2019

Vancouver's DIY music and art festival Music Waste has been going strong for 25 years, and it's celebrating its quarter-century milestone w...

Skinny Kids

Anza Club, Vancouver BC, June 8

PUBLISHED Jun 9, 2014

Vancouver's Skinny Kids have that jangly Southern-fried psych-rock sound down pat, and the style to match. With bassist Scott Pastolo in an...

Defektors

Anza Club, Vancouver BC, June 8

PUBLISHED Jun 9, 2014

The take-no-prisoners proto-punk sound of Vancouver's Defektors seemed to indicate mythical Sex Bob-Omb ambitions, but their half-hour set...

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...