Articles by Sarah Murdoch

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  Sonic Youth

  Commodore Ballroom, Vancouver BC - July 13, 2004

  PUBLISHED Aug 1, 2004

  Mirroring in many ways their latest release, Sonic Nurse, Sonic Youth's Commodore Ballroom show was the predictably amazing genre melange t...

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  Yo La Tengo / The Gay

  Richard's on Richards, Vancouver BC - May 24, 2004

  PUBLISHED Jul 1, 2004

  Sometimes you walk into a venue and can immediately sense from the crowd that the impending band is, or is hyped to be, the next big thing....

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  Shamus

  Raise Your Hand

  PUBLISHED Feb 1, 2004

  These self-defined Montreal-based new wave punks are ready to take the world by storm, if this solid 11-track debut album has anything to d...

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  The White Stripes

  Plaza of Nations, Vancouver BC - September 15, 2003

  PUBLISHED Oct 1, 2003

  Meg and Jack White are surreally dressed in trademark red accessorised outfits with red instruments and a large backdrop behind them that i...

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  Under the Volcano Festival

  Cates Park, Vancouver BC - August 10, 2003

  PUBLISHED Sep 1, 2003

  "If I can't dance, I don't want to be in your revolution," said the infamous anarchist activist, writer, feminist, jailbird and all-round r...

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  Vans Warped Tour

  Thunderbird Stadium, Vancouver BC - July 4, 2003

  PUBLISHED Aug 1, 2003

  Late in the day, and sceptical of any punk festival sponsored by a shoe company, I took a quick scan of the happy spiky-haired crowd, who d...

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  Flaming Lips/Modest Mouse/Liz Phair/Destroyer/Starlight Mints

  Plaza of Nations, Vancouver BC - May 25, 2003

  PUBLISHED Jul 1, 2003

  Big screen, fake blood, confetti, a nun puppet, confetti, giant balloons, strap-on strobe lights, animal costumes and more confetti made fo...

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  Rock for Choice

  Van East Cultural Centre, Vancouver BC - January 10 and 11

  PUBLISHED Feb 1, 2003

  Wedged in the middle of what has evolved into a weeklong Rock for Choice extravaganza of music, workshops and direct action, the two folk-c...