Articles by Alan Ranta

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  Pink Mountaintops

  Waldorf Hotel, Vancouver, BC, December 15

  PUBLISHED Dec 17, 2012

  Principal mountaineer Stephen McBean represented Pink Mountaintops primarily solo this evening. Now spending most of his time in Los Angele...

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  Moon Duo / Phil Manley Life Coach

  Biltmore Cabaret, Vancouver, BC, December 7

  PUBLISHED Dec 9, 2012

  It's doubtful many in the Biltmore Cabaret were prepared for a set of this magnitude. Sure, Phil Manley has been a busy guy over the past 2...

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  Simian Mobile Disco

  Venue, Vancouver, BC, December 4

  PUBLISHED Dec 5, 2012

  Considering the sewer of negative press deadmau5 unleashed on electronic music in 2012, care of his "We All Hit Play" Tumblr post claiming...

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  The Killers / Tegan and Sara

  Pacific Coliseum, Vancouver, BC, December 3

  PUBLISHED Dec 4, 2012

  Tegan and Sara are about the most humble and endearing performers one could ever hope to see. Happy to be partially home (Tegan splits time...

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  The Babies / Dead Ghosts

  Media Club, Vancouver, BC, November 29

  PUBLISHED Nov 30, 2012

  With the father of lead singer Bryan Nicol in the crowd, Vancouver locals Dead Ghosts worked the home-field advantage as best they could th...

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  The Pack A.D.

  Commodore Ballroom, Vancouver, BC, November 23

  PUBLISHED Nov 24, 2012

  Ace guitarist Becky Black and stalwart drummer Maya Miller only play a show or two a year in their hometown of Vancouver, for fear of weari...

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  The Octopus Project

  Electric Owl, Vancouver, BC, November 13

  PUBLISHED Nov 14, 2012

  Experimental pop quartet the Octopus Project looked the part of an early '60s Joe Meek band. The three male members all wore white button-d...

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  Neil Young & Crazy Horse

  Rogers Arena, Vancouver, BC, November 11

  PUBLISHED Nov 12, 2012

  As stage techs in lab coats and silver wigs ransacked the stage with tools and clipboards in a logical fashion, they made a spectacle of ov...