Articles by Alan Ranta

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  Steel Panther / StinkMitt

  Commodore Ballroom, Vancouver BC August 4

  PUBLISHED Aug 5, 2010

  Surrey retro rappers StinkMitt missed the mark opening this gig. Fronted by the animated duo of Betti Forde and Jenni Craige, and supported...

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  Christopher Willits

  Tiger Flower Circle Sun

  PUBLISHED Jul 25, 2010

  With Tiger Flower Circle Sun, his 20th or so album, and second for Ghostly International, hardworking genius Christopher Willits has struck...

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  Deastro

  Mind Altar

  PUBLISHED Jul 19, 2010

  As an electro pop producer in his early 20s, Randolph Chabot is growing up before our very ears. Armed with a decade of knob-twiddling expe...

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  Bonobo / Brasstronaut

  Commodore Ballroom, Vancouver BC June 30

  PUBLISHED Jun 30, 2010

  It was obvious from the get-go that the sound guy had big job bringing the mix for Brasstronaut's set into balance, with the vocals overbea...

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  Ark

  Arkpocalypse Now

  PUBLISHED Jun 28, 2010

  It has been five years since Parisian producer Guillaume Berroyer's last album, Caliente, but it was time well spent. Ark's fourth full-len...