Articles by Ashley Hampson

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  Five Alarm Funk

  Rifflandia, Victoria BC, September 15

  PUBLISHED Sep 16, 2017

  Eight members. A drum kit, timbales, congas, bass, guitars, trumpet, saxophone. Sparkles. Tutus. Cowboy hats. Tights. A stuffed zebra. Infl...

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  July Talk

  Rifflandia, Victoria BC, September 15

  PUBLISHED Sep 16, 2017

  The raspy, guttural vocals of July Talk's Peter Dreimanis are unmistakable, and shot across the dusky park on the second night of Rifflandi...

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  ​Smash Boom Pow

  Rifflandia, Victoria BC, September 14

  PUBLISHED Sep 15, 2017

  Vancouver gritty pop-rock duo Smash Boom Pow, plus a third touring member on bass, took to the Anián Yard stage on Rifflandia's opening nig...

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  DJ Kwe

  Rifflandia, Victoria BC, September 14

  PUBLISHED Sep 15, 2017

  DJ Kwe was a treat for those in the know and pushed into Lucky Bar for her Thursday night (September 14) set. The multidisciplinary artist...

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  Boogie T

  Rifflandia, Victoria BC, September 14

  PUBLISHED Sep 15, 2017

  Hailing from the swamplands of Louisiana, Boogie T opened the first night of Rifflandia (September 14) at Phillips Backyard. At the back en...

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  Actress

  Audio Track 5

  PUBLISHED Aug 30, 2017

  UK electronic artist Actress (aka Darren Cunningham) continues his 2017 release streak with a collaborative three-track EP collaboration wi...

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  ELWD

  All Good Things

  PUBLISHED Aug 23, 2017

  There's no easing in; UK producer ELWD dunks you headfirst into his lo-fi loops on latest release, All Good Things, and it's almost like wh...

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  Letherette

  EP 4

  PUBLISHED Aug 16, 2017

  Letherette's latest release, dropped on their expanding Wulf imprint, is EP 4, the followup to the succinctly titled EP 3. Whereas prior re...