Articles by Alan Ranta

Alabama Shakes

Tantalus Stage, Squamish BC, August 9

PUBLISHED Aug 10, 2015

Walking out to the dramatic sound of "Walk On By" by Isaac Hayes, Alabama Shakes captured the crowd's attention from the get-go, a fact mad...

Of Monsters and Men

Stawamus Stage, Squamish BC, August 8

PUBLISHED Aug 9, 2015

There is little doubt that Of Monsters and Men are good. These Icelanders clearly rehearse a lot, and there was rarely an awkward moment th...

Sharon Jones & the Dap-Kings

Tantalus Stage, Squamish BC, August 8

PUBLISHED Aug 9, 2015

Guitarist Binky Griptite gave a shout out to Drake in his introduction to the Dap-Kings before the band behind Amy Winehouse's biggest hits...

Drake

Tantalus Stage, Squamish BC, August 8

PUBLISHED Aug 9, 2015

Aubrey Drake Graham didn't need any help getting the Squamish crowd on his side, if all the personalized representations of the meme-able c...

Tei Shi

Garibaldi Stage, Squamish BC, August 7

PUBLISHED Aug 8, 2015

The crowd lurched forward over the pitcher's mound at the repurposed baseball diamond that is Squamish Valley Music Festival's Garibaldi St...

Angus & Julia Stone

Stawamus Stage, Squamish BC, August 7

PUBLISHED Aug 8, 2015

Australian sibling folk act Angus and Julia Stone had a little trouble early on, as sound problems seemed to culminate in the system cuttin...

SZA

Garibaldi Stage, Squamish BC, August 7

PUBLISHED Aug 8, 2015

Solana Rowe, a.k.a. SZA, appears to have come a long way since she turned in a respectable if underwhelming set at the Pitchfork Music Fest...

The Oscillation Prepares Rarities Compilation, Premieres "Braindrainer"

PUBLISHED Aug 7, 2015

Following three studio albums of psychedelic space-rock, and a live album on Cardinal Fuzz, the Oscillation has announced plans to release...