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CiTR’s Top 100 of 2021

We’re observing the end of 2021 with an obligatory & completely joyful top 100 list! After a few months of comfort and things starting to…

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Be Afraid Tape Release

I arrived at Toast Collective as Little Sprout were just wrapping up their soundcheck, forty-five minutes after the show’s designated start time. The cheery and…

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Season’s Greetings Toast Fundraiser

Last December, some local bands came together to fundraise for The Toast Collective, a venue that has become one of Vancouver’s most cherished gems. There were performances by Future Star, Little Sprout, Birdo and Tim the Mute.

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Summer Park Guide

“We decided to ask some local musicians about the parks closest to their hearts — the results are a hazy collection of industrial backwash, natural serenity, fuzzy feelings, and slow afternoons.”

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Music Waste 2017 pt. 1

At 9 p.m. on Saturday, June 3, the front door of Toast Collective was locked and the windows were boarded up. Confident that a Music…

Under Review

Little Sprout

The members of Little Sprout seem shy. Other than the fact that they just won Shindig (amazing) and that two of the members met on…

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Shindig 33 Finals

On February 3, CITR 101.9FM and Discorder celebrated the end of the long and hard battle at Pat’s Pub. It was Shindig 33, and it…

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Shindig Semi-Finals: Week #3

Jock Tears, Little Sprout, and Mirepoix took to the stage for the third semi-final round, and the second to last Shindig of the year. It…