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WORKING FOR THE WEEKEND: MAY 2013
Davey says, call your mom on May 12th! DAVEY O’BYRNE OF HOPELEUS Lush’s Western North America headquarters was busy on the April morning BeatRoute popped in to say hello to Davey O’Byrne. With Mother’s...
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DIGITAL DIVERSIONS: MAY 2013
TINY TROOPERS 2 ($0.99, KUKOURI ENTERTAINMENT, iOS) As surprising as it may be, it only recently occurred to me that common folk such as yourself respond more positively to the Michael Bay approach to...
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EVIL DEAD (REMAKE)
Evil Dead: A title every self-respecting horror fan cherishes and holds deeply to their heart. Remake: A word every self-respecting horror fan dreads hearing and with good reason, given the onslaught...
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NO-SEE-UMS
TOO LOUD TO STAY IN THE GARAGE No See Ums have been called invisible, biting, and even annoying pests of the East Coast. Vancouver’s band of the same name even has some affiliation for this term. “It’s...
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SWEATSHOP UNION
VAN CITY HIP HOP COLLECTIVE GROWS UP Sweatshop Union are champions of West Coast hip-hop earning a reputation as the hardest working and most comical hip-hop group to hit the scene and stay there....
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THE ABRAMSON SINGERS
VANCOUVER’S MISPRONOUNCED FOLKIES For Leah Abramson, the lead singer of the Abramson Singers, studio work is more arduous than a frolic through a meadow. “I don’t even really like the recording process...
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SCOTT NOLAN
A BLUE COLLAR MUSICIAN’S JOURNEY TO FOLSOM PRISON Scott Nolan said so many profound things during our 35-minute interview that it became increasingly evident that he is not just a musician. He is an...
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VEIL OF MAYA
DON’T CALL THEM DJENT Why is it that bands and fans get so up in arms about something as meaningless as sub-genre classification? The chances are pretty good that you’re going to wind up sticking in...
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THE AREA
A COLLABORATIVE COMMUNITY SPACE IN LIMBO In two years of operation, the AREA has become a cornerstone venue for art shows, performances, festivals and urban farming. Tucked in the heart of Inglewood,...
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PERCHERON
LONESOME TALES AND THE DARK HORSE When asked if these dark ballads are fact or fiction? “They are all factual,” answers the lead vocalist and guitarist-harmonica player Gordon Smith. Losing many...
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HOSPITALITY ON PARADE: MAY 2013
SIX STRINGS AWAY I was raised on classic rock, but as a young, struggling guitar student I lacked the chops to master solos or tricky riffs. The guitar magazines were filled with dive-bombing metal...
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THE TOAST COLLECTIVE
Five years ago, at the corner of Kingsway and Fraser, the space for the Toast Collective was constantly being leased by businesses that were failing to put down roots in the Mount Pleasant community,...
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ARTERIES: MAY 2013
Although there are many notable things coming up in May, it’s quite worthwhile to mention one of the most (in)famous things that came up in our local art scene last month: the “chicken incident” at...
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NETHERIEL
CONTINUING ON AGAINST THE ODDS One of the hardest parts of starting a band of any musical style is finding a group of like-minded individuals to share the arduous process of writing, performing and...
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F-HOLES
GETTING DOWN TO THE NITTY GRITTY The F-Holes are some kind of alluring. With sensuous lines, climactic crescendos and curving crevasses, their music has a marked relationship to the f-shaped holes seen...
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KIT & KABOODLE
RUNNING OFF TO THE CIRCUS, A LITTLE CLOSER TO HOME There’s a new kind of circus in town and it’s made up of some of our most bizarre and intriguing local acts. Drawing influence from Burning Man and...
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LUKE’S DRUG MART TEAMS WITH STUMPTOWN
SOMETHING WORTH SHAKING A STIR STICK AT There’s been a buzz on social media amongst those who are familiar with the treasured local business Luke’s Drug Mart. Known around town as not only a place to...
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LAB COAST
FORGING FORTH TO NEW LANDS An all-you-can-eat sushi joint or a Chinese restaurant both seem like ideal, low-key places to discuss the progression of one of Calgary’s most effortlessly low-key bands,...
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KEEPIN’ IT SLEAZY: MAY 2013
GETTING CREATIVE WITH CUM Bodily fluids. Just seeing those two words together is enough to elicit a shudder from deep within my soul, but if there is one bodily fluid that I would least like to run...
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CLEAN UP YOUR ACT PRODUCTIONS
FIVE YEARS OF WELL-POLISHED SHOWS Local promoter Mattie Cuvilier is the founder of Clean Up Your Act, or CUYA Productions. He leads a double life: by day he is an Adult Support Worker at the Bissell...
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