I was able to sit down with Jodi on a Tuesday night at VanMusic’s Open Mic at Displace Hashery in Kits. There she began to tell me how this work of art (in more ways then one) was created
Vancouver/Toronto band The Manvils swirl their magic wands and come up with a brilliant EP called Black Tornado. A video of the song Turpentine gives you an idea about how Mikey and the band see the world and themselves.
Paolo Brian will be performing at the British Ex-Servicemen Association 1143 Kingsway on Friday January 27th with Ben Everyman and Admiral Akiba.
New Music Video by The Autumn Portrait, “Welcome To The Night,” the 1st in a series of 4 music videos to be release the next 4 weeks.
As kids, we all liked to imagine that our favorite toys could communicate with and understand us, but they never did. Up-and-coming Canadian singer/songwriter James Struthers, however, has proved that when using your imagination, anything is possible. James spent a lot of time reminiscing about childhood when he was writing and recording his song “You, Me and Optimus Prime”, but it was during the creation of the music video that he actually got to revisit it.
Admiral Akiba is an electro-rock band from Vancouver BC, made of Dan (vo/guit), Rhino (key), Ryan T, (bass), and Alfonso (dr). Formed and masterminded by Ray Bixon who is the godfather and the supreme leader of everyone at Valentine Records. Admiral Akiba is the brain child of this international playboy, war hero, ex-mercenary and music superstar. Playing this Friday Jan 27th at British Ex-Serviceman’s Association – 1143 Kingsway
$5 cover $2 beer Doors at 8PM
Submissions for the April 2nd Nimbus Showcase Event are now OPEN! You and your band could win free studio time at Nimbus. Four artists will be selected to play our bi-annual Showcase Event at The Media Club on April 2nd. HALF of the bands from the previous three events won free studio time.Twice a year Nimbus hosts a music industry showcase in Vancouver
Cruel Young Heart, hailing from Vancouver, BC was officially formed in February 2010, and has recently come out of the legendary Mushroom Studio with their self titled EP. This project is written and produced by singer James Blackmon, engineered and produced by Chris Michel and mixed by Mushrooms legendary Rob Darch who has worked with artists such as Tom Cochrane, Bif Naked, and Delerium.
There is no secret Vancouver loves Folk music. This new duo from the east side of town is the newest example. If you are into folk/Americana, you cannot miss these guys when they play. Their next show is on January 28 at the Biltmore Cabaret and next month they will be touring the interior of BC. Check out their stuff here.
SUBMISSION DEADLINE FOR BANDS TO COMPETE IN BAND FIGHT ENDED
Presented by Activeminds Productions and Donnelly Group Public Houses, Band Fight will be held at Library Square Pub every Wednesday from February 22nd to March 14th. The event is presented as an authentic boxing match, with a real boxing ring setup around the stage; ring card girls will announce ‘rounds’ (aka next band.) As a tuxedo dressed comedian MC’s the evening- keeping the crowd entertained and mentioning sponsors regularly. Meanwhile the crowd can enjoy signature “Upper Cut” martinis and “Sucker Punch” …
Vancouver´s indie pop band have won the Shindig competition last December. The music explores indiepop tropes with a backlog of literary, artistic and musical references to support the soulful lyrics. The group of friends came together in early 2010 featuring The Lion in Love on guitar, vocals with Julian Bowers on drums, guitar and Oliver McTavish-Wisden on keys. Having quickly amassed a selection of songs to be recorded 8 months later produced by Jherek Bischoff (The Parenthetical Girls, Dead Science), the music is now available on a limited cassette or download.
No Island delivers a new brand of rock that blurs the lines between genres and generations. With well-crafted original songs and a unique sound complimented by keyboards and saxophone, No Island’s approach to rock is catchy, powerful, and sophisticated all at once.
The five piece Vancouver band will play January 14th at The Railway Club with CRIMINAL CATERPILLAR, NO ISLAND, IVY LEAGUE BRAWLERS & DUBAI