Articles by Alan Ranta

Tortoise / Life Coach

The Imperial, Vancouver BC, April 28

PUBLISHED Apr 29, 2016

One could hardly pick a better one-two post-rock punch than Phil Manley's Life Coach and the legendary Tortoise. The collective pedigree of...

Arlo Guthrie / Sarah Lee Guthrie

Chan Centre, Vancouver BC, April 21

PUBLISHED Apr 22, 2016

The nature of music has changed as much as the progress of civilization since over the past three generations. A hundred years ago, when Wo...

Astrakhan

"Turgid Waters" (video)

PUBLISHED Apr 19, 2016

Having risen up the ranks of Vancouver's metal scene over the course of three EPs released since 2012, the progressive sludge metal quartet...

We Will Fail

Hand That Heals / Hand That Bites

PUBLISHED Apr 13, 2016

With her double-LP sophomore effort, Hand That Heals / Hand That Bites, Polish producer Aleksandra Grünholz has created something epically...

Gary Clark Jr.

Commodore Ballroom, Vancouver BC, April 12

PUBLISHED Apr 13, 2016

The vibe surrounding Gary Clark Jr. and his band of Johnnys (Johnny Radelat on drums and Johnny Bradley on bass) was one of calm, cool coll...

Prince Rama / Dinner / Pavel

The Cobalt, Vancouver BC, April 2

PUBLISHED Apr 3, 2016

Care of Pavel, Dinner, and Prince Rama, last night's (April 2) triple bill served up three distinct perspectives on the megalithic concept...

Venetian Snares

Where I Play

PUBLISHED Mar 28, 2016

The music made by Aaron Funk is weird to the extreme, and often profoundly terrifying. Traditionally embraced more by European audiences th...

Shawn Lee to Explore the Fascinating World of Library Music in New Film

PUBLISHED Mar 28, 2016

Judging from his vast solo catalogue and extensive collaborations with AM, Clutchy Hopkins and Bei Bei, it's clear that multi-intrumentalis...