Articles by Laura Sciarpelletti

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  Dolly Parton

  Rogers Arena, Vancouver BC, September 19

  PUBLISHED Sep 20, 2016

  There is a very good reason why Dolly Parton has sold over 100 million records, has a theme park named after her, 25 No. 1 hits and can sti...

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  El Perro Del Mar

  KoKoro

  PUBLISHED Sep 14, 2016

  Avid Swedish musical experimenter El Perro Del Mar (Sarah Assbring) is finally back to deliver floaty, quirky gems. Her first full-length a...

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  Explosions in the Sky

  The Commodore Ballroom, Vancouver BC, September 4

  PUBLISHED Sep 6, 2016

  Post-rock veterans Explosions in the Sky depend on the concept of musical scale and grandeur. They rely on the kinds of audiences that can...

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  Shawn Colvin and Steve Earle

  Vogue Theatre, Vancouver BC, August 20

  PUBLISHED Aug 21, 2016

  Vancouver concertgoers got a hit of real folk music Saturday night (August 20), as seasoned performers Shawn Colvin and Steve Earle deliver...

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  Tedeschi Trucks Band

  Queen Elizabeth Theatre, Vancouver BC, June 28

  PUBLISHED Jun 29, 2016

  The Vancouver International Jazz Festival really outdid itself this year by snagging roots music heavy-hitters the Tedeschi Trucks Band. A...

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  The Kills

  Ash & Ice

  PUBLISHED Jun 1, 2016

  The Kills' first album since 2009's Blood Pressures, Ash & Ice, finds the band employing the same bare bones power technique Alison "VV" Mo...

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  The Kills

  The Commodore Ballroom, Vancouver BC, May 31

  PUBLISHED Jun 1, 2016

  Few vocalists nowadays have earned the title of "rock queen" — praise worthy of past all-out rockers and hair-flipping female performers li...

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  Plaitum

  Jagwa

  PUBLISHED May 18, 2016

  With their second EP, Jagwa, Colchester, UK pair Plaitum immerse themselves in themes of sex, death and obsession; the result is a mountain...