Articles by Alan Ranta

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  Gilberto Gil

  Chan Centre, Vancouver BC, April 12

  PUBLISHED Apr 13, 2015

  Following a warm introduction, Brazilian musical master Gilberto Gil walked out casually, sat centre stage in the spotlight, and calmly tun...

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  Petrels

  "Orpheus"

  PUBLISHED Apr 9, 2015

  London-based producer Oliver Barrett is set to release his fourth official solo full-length under the name Petrels, Flailing Tomb, at the e...

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  Magma

  Venue, Vancouver BC, April 2

  PUBLISHED Apr 3, 2015

  Parisian progressive rock band Magma formed back in 1969, and in the 45 years and dozens of band mates they have burned through since, they...

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  Longwalkshortdock

  The Imperial, Vancouver BC, March 27

  PUBLISHED Mar 28, 2015

  It's been four years since the last Longwalkshortdock album came out, since 2011's Bigger Fish Frying followed up his 2009 debut, Casual Te...

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  Sarah Davachi

  Fox Cabaret, Vancouver BC, March 14

  PUBLISHED Mar 15, 2015

  She was celebrating the release of Barons Court, her debut full-length and first release for Alex Cobb's buzzing Students of Decay label, b...

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  Brian Gascoigne, Stomu Yamashta, Desmond Briscoe and David Vorhaus

  Phase IV

  PUBLISHED Mar 13, 2015

  The cult 1974 sci-fi thriller by famed graphic designer Saul Bass, Phase IV, was not your kid's ant movie. It's more like 2001: A Space Ody...

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  La Batteria

  La Batteria

  PUBLISHED Mar 3, 2015

  The ambition of La Batteria's eponymous debut is epic. Granted, it doesn't have quite the same production value as Rome, the spaghetti west...

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  Taylor McFerrin

  Alexander, Vancouver BC, March 1

  PUBLISHED Mar 2, 2015

  Brooklyn's Taylor McFerrin headlined a late Sunday night of funk variations at the Alexander on March 1. Following Claire and the Mothershi...