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Samantha Savage Smith

There aren’t many nine-to-fivers in Vancouver’s live music scene, so it’s funny that everyone seemed to have gone to bed early on a Monday night…

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Ok Vancouver Ok

This night marked the release of Food Shelter Water, the eight full-length release from local lo-fi pop experts, Ok Vancouver Ok. Beginning not-so-subtly, experimental rock…

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Half Chinese

I love the Artbank: Standing room for maybe a hundred people, and located right next to the railroad tracks on Powell Street, if the bands…

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Half Chinese

Half Chinese, a Vancouver-based indie/avant-garde rock band, placed second in Shindig 2009, CiTR’s annual battle of the bands. Harrison Pratt, Enzio Verster and Danny Dakak…

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Shindig Semifinals #1

Despite the endless Vancouver monsoon, the turnout for Shindig’s first semifinal was quite decent. First up were Aunts & Uncles. The double bass, violin and…

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Shindig Night #2

Shindig Night Two at the Railway Club was like a normal show in reverse. As the evening wore on, the music became more experimental and…

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