Articles by Alan Ranta

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  Lusine

  The Waiting Room

  PUBLISHED Feb 18, 2013

  With over a decade of experience under his belt, Jeff McIlwain knows his way around a studio. As with every album preceding it, The Waiting...

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  Buke and Gase

  Media Club, Vancouver, BC, February 14

  PUBLISHED Feb 15, 2013

  Buke and Gase are Arone Dyer and Aron Sanchez, a pair of Brooklynites who took their name from the unique instruments they play. Lead singe...

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  Blackalicious

  Fortune Sound Club, Vancouver, BC, February 3

  PUBLISHED Feb 4, 2013

  There was a fervently celebratory atmosphere brewing this evening as Blackalicious took the stage. The Sacramento duo packed the Fortune So...

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  Ken Stringfellow

  Biltmore Cabaret, Vancouver, BC, January 31

  PUBLISHED Feb 1, 2013

  Ken Stringfellow has an obvious passion for music, having toured and recorded with everyone from Lagwagon and White Flag to R.E.M. and Big...

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  Pinback

  Venue, Vancouver, BC, January 22

  PUBLISHED Jan 23, 2013

  As the San Diego duo of Rob Crow and Armistead Burwell Smith IV hit the stage with regular contributing drummer Chris Prescott, Pinback wer...

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  D.O.A.

  Rickshaw Theatre, Vancouver, BC, January 19

  PUBLISHED Jan 21, 2013

  D.O.A. are an institution. Having been a lynchpin in the West coast music scene for 35 years, their importance cannot be overstated. Not on...

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  Two Gallants

  Biltmore Cabaret, Vancouver, BC, January 17

  PUBLISHED Jan 18, 2013

  There aren't a great many rock'n'roll duos who can make you forget they are a duo when they perform. Yet betwixt the guitar of Adam Stephen...

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  Lady Gaga

  Rogers Arena, Vancouver, BC, January 11

  PUBLISHED Jan 12, 2013

  A large part of any live music experience is context specific. The music one may vigorously bounce to at a club or a festival may not neces...