Articles by Alan Ranta

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  Ty Segall & White Fence

  Hair

  PUBLISHED Apr 24, 2012

  In this corner, noted solo artist and contributor to such bands as Sic Alps and Epsilons, San Francisco, CA's Ty Segall. In the other corne...

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  Joel Plaskett

  Vogue, Vancouver BC April 14

  PUBLISHED Apr 16, 2012

  The pride of Nova Scotia, Joel Plaskett, hit the stage with his Emergency rhythm section, a pair of dancing guitar monkeys triggered by a f...

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  Andrew Bird

  Vogue, Vancouver BC April 10

  PUBLISHED Apr 11, 2012

  Playing himself on with some ambient glockenspiel, Chicago-based composer and multi-instrumentalist Andrew Bird started his show with a sub...

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  Chairlift / Nite Jewel

  Electric Owl, Vancouver BC April 6

  PUBLISHED Apr 9, 2012

  Californian retro-electro outfit Nite Jewel took the stage with confidence, as principal songwriter Ramona Gonzalez said they were going to...

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  The Polyphonic Spree / New Fumes

  Venue, Vancouver BC April 7

  PUBLISHED Apr 9, 2012

  Though only allotted 20 minutes to strut his stuff, New Fumes (aka Daniel Huffman) made an impression. Taking the stage with a billy goat m...

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  Addison Groove

  Transistor Rhythm

  PUBLISHED Apr 5, 2012

  Bristol's Antony Williams kicked off his career in the trendy dubstep vein, producing his debut album in 2008 for Tempa under the name Head...

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  Hint

  Daily Intake

  PUBLISHED Mar 25, 2012

  The roots of Jamaica run deep in the soul of Sussex-based producer Jonathan James. The proof is all over his third album as Hint, deliverin...

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  Felix Cartal

  Different Faces

  PUBLISHED Mar 25, 2012

  Turning his magic bag of tricks inside out, Felix Cartal is set to catapult himself into the upper echelon of Canadian electronic music wit...