Articles by Alan Ranta

Too High Crew

Waldorf, Vancouver BC July 7

PUBLISHED Jul 8, 2012

After a muggy day in Vancouver, a tight selection of rap aficionados gathered in the basement cabaret to await the notorious Too High Crew....

Shout Out Out Out Out

PUBLISHED Jul 3, 2012

The third full-length album from the Edmonton, AB-based sextet since forming in 2004, Spanish Moss and Total Loss is by far Shout Out Out O...

El-P / Killer Mike

Fortune Sound, Vancouver BC July 2

PUBLISHED Jul 3, 2012

Considering his choice of profession, Killer Mike is a confusing figure. The portly Atlanta gentleman is a performer, yet he's so out of sh...

Shout Out Out Out Out

Spanish Moss and Total Loss

PUBLISHED Jul 2, 2012

The third full-length album from the Edmonton, AB-based sextet since forming in 2004, Spanish Moss and Total Loss is by far Shout Out Out O...

Kid Koala

Performance Works, Vancouver BC June 28

PUBLISHED Jun 29, 2012

Playing his third consecutive sold-out "Space Cadet Headphone Experience" show in two days, Kid Koala (aka Eric San) appeared calm and sati...

Ty Segall Band

Slaughterhouse

PUBLISHED Jun 27, 2012

Ty Segall gets around. Since 2005, he's played drums and guitar for Epsilons, Party Fowl, the Traditional Fools, the Perverts and Sic Alps,...

Neneh Cherry & the Thing

The Cherry Thing

PUBLISHED Jun 20, 2012

In one corner sits Neneh Cherry, a Swedish-born singer with a penchant for hip-hop who refused to be pigeonholed in the wake of the instant...

Primus

Orpheum, Vancouver BC June 15

PUBLISHED Jun 16, 2012

Lord only knows what prompted the fabulously appointed Orpheum, home to the Vancouver Symphony Orchestra, to book "an evening with" such an...