Payday Millionaire make new music with unflappable do-it-yourself chutzpah.

Godfathers of Love is an artistic collaboration fusing together many great lineages of musical influence. “GoL are Gorillaz meets Steely Dan!” Based out of Hollywood North, Vancouver, BC, Canada, Godfathers of Love has been writing, jamming till fingers bleed, and recording dozens of fresh tracks over the last 10 years and are now starting to release a tremendous outpouring of simply great music.
VanMusic and CiTR presents The Godfathers of Love and Audiologue, plus two singer songwriters, Rowan Tichenor and from Australia speial guest Pamela White. Music starts at 9PM Doors 8PM 1143 Kingsway. 5 dollar cover charge. 2.25 Beers. TACOS! FREE pool and parking. May the 4th be with you. Come celebrate 5 de Mayo this Friday!

Audiologue is an indie rock/new wave Vancouver based band with a euphonic sound that’s enriched by jazz.

Mercy Years is a Vancouver band you will like.

Born out of Vancouver’s coffee scene, Mercy Years is a collaboration from parts of British Columbia, the Canadian Prairies and London, England. Euphoric melodies and driving rhythms reflect their expansive origins; hints of the UK post-punk scene are melded with Cascadian indie-rock textures resulting in a stirring wall of sound.
The initial spark was an answer to a Craigslist ad for musicians in autumn 2009. Then came a failed attempt at formation, leaving guitarists Nick Russell and Adam Sharp to assemble a collection …

No Sinner’s music is indeed a familiar mix of blues, rock and soul; but 24 year old lead singer/songwriter Colleen Rennison’s persona is something truly unique to this moment in time.

Vancouver based band 3 O´Clock Animals consists of two Scots and one Quebecois. Their style is defined by them as Hair & Flair Pop/Rock/Glam. The band has a 3 song EP called Fromage a Trois released last March with three songs; Rx for ROCK!, Lifeguard and The Gun Show, all songs: C. Fournier, S. Fraser, R. MacGregor. Listen to it here and watch them LIVE on May 25th at the British Ex-Servicemen Association 1143 Kingsway with Admiral Akiba and Corey Hawthorne.

The new album by Vancouver band Elizabeth “Hazards Horrors and Liabilities” is a gem of electrifying indie rock.

Shaker will be officially released on March 24th, 2012, with a shaker of its own at Vancouver’s venerable Media Club. three other killer bands on the bill, in BMNSTR, the East Vamps, and Gold Stars are For Suckers. Make no mistake… faces will be melted.

Duvallstar is Siobhan DuVall’s latest creation. Siobhan is the former guitarist for The Bomshells, Bif Naked, and The Widows (with Billy Hopeless).

Photography by Carrie Day. Their musical style has been compared to Sabbath, Sleep and Witch etc, but their influences tell a slightly different story. A better description would be more along the lines of Tony Iommi and Neil Young getting drunk at a Hank III show in Seattle circa 1994 while Elliott shoots up in the bathroom.

One of the newest Fraser Valley bands is about to release their first EP in March, but in the meantime the band just released their single, “Vacation”, a catchy rock pop song that flirts with punk.

The single is available on their bandcamp page, and if you like the tune, there are four versions of it for your enjoyment: A studio version, a raw demo, an acoustic and a Live Action Fezz remix, (which is very trippy by the way). The band is very interesting, while it is a new project, their members are “veterans” of the Vancouver scene ( You Say Party! We Say Die!, On No! Yoko, and GSTS!). The single with all its versions just makes you curious to see what their EP will have in store for the listeners. I can’t wait.

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

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.

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