Following the footsteps of Vancouver bands like The Stolen Organ Family Band, Two Apple Tobacco and Redrick Sultan comes Quit The City to play the Indie Pop Vancouver Series presented by CiTR radio and VanMusic on January 6th. Also on the bill Karen Fowlie and Mouthful of Daisy. The band was formed in Calgary two years ago by two musicians eager to play music. It seems that a lot of Calgarians are coming to town to become part of the musical movement that is happening right here in our city. This exodus of musicians is benefiting our community by bringing new sounds and new energy, Quit The City is an example of that. Don’t miss the electrifying experience of their reverberations of their psyche.

Mouthful of Daisy will perform at The Indie Pop Vancouver Series Vol. XII with Quit The City and Karen Fowlie. 1143 Kingsway. 5 dollar cover cjarge. 2 dollar beer. Mouthful Of Daisy is a unique blend of female fronted alternative rock. Their upcoming album “Twice Renewed” is laced with melodic guitars, catchy melodies and driving rhythms that will playback in your head for days. They are the band to discover in 2012.

Formed in 2008, The Deadwax Collective features ¾ of Island legends Koark, whose groove-heavy ‘thinking man’s metal’ earned them a spot among the province’s elite in the late 90′s and turn of the millennium. Known for their intense music, stage show and post gig antics, Koark lived the rock and roll life style, all the while just falling short of grabbing the brass ring of rock stardom.

Its a little bit darkie and has a totally indie style, they have an unapologetic presence on stage and I might add they are very talented.

In the line of indie pop bands from the east like Metric or Feist, Stars delivers beautifully crafted songs.

The best 20 bands of Vancouver Independent Music scene Part 2
The best of the best in Vancouver
Thats right folks, the post we all been waiting for is finally here. In the previous post we saw some of the bands that you have to watch for but that haven’t really go to the next level, these ones are on the next level. Time for us to unveil the best Vancover indie established bands. It this post we examine some of the best Vancouver acts that have achieved international success, that …

Montreal rockers are happy and they are planning to get out of Quebec and tour Canada with their 20 grand.

This post of the BEST indie bands in Vancouver will be divided in two, in this first one we are going to explore the indie of the indie, bands that are emerging, new, fresh, experimental, not so well known, not established, they play in clubs and pubs but that we and our readers like and see and even befriend some of them. Some are not that new either but all of them have achieved success and buzz this last year so we include them here in our humble lists of our favourites. May this list serve as a recommendation for our overseas readers, may it serve as a reference, but also as an aid for these struggling artists. At the end, the ultimate objective is to entertain our visitors, the music fans of Vancouver and the world

Could Black Mountain be the best indie band in Vancouver?

umbers seem to confirm that Arcade Fire is the most popular Canadian INDIE band in the world, the most popular Canadian “artist” would probably be Celine Dion but we will not go into that swampy territory. Arcade Fire have been filling stadiums and playing all kind of festivals around the world. The band is based in Montreal, Quebec and was formed by a couple, Win Butler and Regine Chassagne who are now husband and wife. The earliest Montreal-based incarnation of the Arcade Fire began performing in the summer/fall of 2001, almost entirely in lofts and art galleries.
then some writers started comparisons with U2.

Your future favourite song is here in this show, so be part of the movement. Every Tuesday at 11:30 AM PT on CiTR 101.9 FM or www.citr.ca I always play local musicians, like John Pippus, The Wizerdz, Henry and the Nightcrawlers, Bradley, The SSRIS, really cool bands.I also played some heavier stuff from this point and local heavier stuff like The Executives, Sinister Black and more music from different parts of the world

This is where you expect to find a bunch of bullshit about who we are, how we formed, what our influences are, right?

I respect you too much to tell you about that sort of minutiae. It’s a not-so-interesting tale involving craigslist and late-night dollar burritos. Besides, it wouldn’t really tell you anything about us. When’s the last time you really got to know somebody by reading about them on a website? If that’s the case, then Omar Khadr’s a war criminal and Woody Allen’s a pedophile, …

I met Jimmy Hayes from Harlan Pepper at 88.1 FM CKLN in Toronto just last week. He was fresh off a bus from a show.

The 2010 edition of Shindig the famous CiTR contest has ended last night with the victory of the Vancouver folk rock band The Oh Wells defeating favourites the WIZERDZ and the Crystal Swells. The Railway club was packed, full with people and the WIZERDZ but a great show with costumes and everything, there was even a Chinese dragon going around the club. The usual train was also circuling around. The public was energetic and the bands had great performances. Watch them when they play around town.

Wildlife is a power pop band with strong elements of rock and soul. I just found out about these guys and while I don’t know much about them, I am kind of hooked on their MySpace page right now. I think I’m going to have to buy their debut album “Strike Hard, Young Diamond” which went up on itunes yesterday.