Music Waste

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  Olav

  Little Mountain Gallery, Vancouver BC, June 8

  PUBLISHED Jun 10, 2013

  Victoria producer Colin Liseth, better known as Olav, proved that less is more with his set this afternoon. He had a simple laptop and midi...

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  Nam Shub

  Anza Club, Vancouver BC, June 6

  PUBLISHED Jun 9, 2013

  Though they categorize themselves as experimental post-rock drone, Vancouver's Nam Shub reigned in the drone to focus on upbeat post-rock f...

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  BESTiE

  Electric Owl, Vancouver BC, June 6

  PUBLISHED Jun 9, 2013

  Proclaimed by singer Tristan Orchard to be a piña colada band, tropical pop outfit BESTiE seemed tentative when their set began. They suffe...

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  B.A. Johnston

  Pat's Pub, Vancouver BC June 9

  PUBLISHED Jun 11, 2012

  It's easy to see the appeal of grizzled Hamilton, ON troubadour B.A. Johnston in person. He's thoroughly ridiculous. Wearing a preppy yacht...

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  Korean Gut

  Pat's Pub, Vancouver BC June 9

  PUBLISHED Jun 11, 2012

  Vancouver's Korean Gut have the right attitude for what they do. They play like they're in their parents' basement, and they constantly pok...

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  Cloudsplitter

  Rickshaw, Vancouver BC June 8

  PUBLISHED Jun 10, 2012

  Former frontman for the Buttless Chaps, Dave Gowans may have humorously announced his new band as being Winnipeg's Crash Test Dummies, but...

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  Hermetic

  Rickshaw, Vancouver BC June 8

  PUBLISHED Jun 10, 2012

  Hermetic duo Eric Axen (guitar) and Bart Newman (drums) seemed like nice enough guys. Axen made a few awkward jokes between songs, and poin...

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  The Courtneys

  Rickshaw, Vancouver BC June 8

  PUBLISHED Jun 10, 2012

  The Courtneys are something of an enigma. To date, very little has been written about the Vancouver power trio except that they are probabl...