Articles by Amanda Ash

Great Lake Swimmers / Kate Maki

St. James Community Square, Vancouver BC March 28

PUBLISHED Apr 3, 2009

The airy openness of church/hall settings is totally underrated. No booze means no bumbling idiots shouting profanities. Pew-style seating...

Gretchen Phillips

I Was Just Comforting Her

PUBLISHED Mar 24, 2009

Gretchen Phillips may be a music scene veteran, having hung around for a good 20 years or so, but this doesn't mean she's ready to sit back...

Tin Star Orphans

Yonder

PUBLISHED Mar 24, 2009

The first time you listen to the Tin Star Orphans' Yonder, you'll fall in love with its kick-off song, "Juvenile Haul." It's a catchy instr...

Romi Mayes

Achin' in Yer Bones

PUBLISHED Mar 4, 2009

If you heard Romi Mayes's last record, Sweet Somethin' Steady, you're probably just itching to get your paws on her latest release, Achin I...

Ben Kweller

Changing Horses

PUBLISHED Mar 3, 2009

The first song off of Ben Kweller's Changing Horses is more than enough to make you take off your jacket and stay for a drink. "Gypsy Rose"...

Jody Glenham

Focus Pull

PUBLISHED Feb 24, 2009

Sex, drugs and grand pianos, that's the most accurate way to describe Jody Glenham's music. The Vancouver-based singer-songwriter has a kna...

Steve Dawson's Henhouse

PUBLISHED Feb 21, 2009

Steve Dawson's Henhouse doesn't look like much of a music factory from the outside. The Vancouver studio is located in a small, baby blue g...

Billy the Kid

The Lost Cause

PUBLISHED Feb 9, 2009

Despite the title of her new five-track EP, Billy The Kid is not a lost cause. In fact, she's far from it. The BC folk artist has been omni...