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 | SHAMBHALAPaul BrooksImagine your birthday, Christmas, St. Patrick’s Day, “May Long” all rolled into one eagerly anticipated event that you have waited for three hundred and... Read MoreContinue reading SHAMBHALA |
 | SHAMBHALA STAGE PREVIEWPaul BrooksPagoda Shambhala's main stage, Pagoda, invites you to enter its temple of dance. Nestled in B.C.’s lush, enchanted, in-land rainforest, world class DJs will be... Read MoreContinue reading SHAMBHALA STAGE PREVIEW |
 | FESTIVAL D'ETE DE QUEBECGlenn AldersonNow in its 43rd year, the Festival d’été de Québec in Quebec City is somewhat of an historical... Read MoreContinue reading FESTIVAL D'ETE DE QUEBEC |
 | CALGARY INTERNATIONAL BLUESFEST 2010Lindsay WilsonGet ready for four days of the best in blues, as the Calgary blues community gears up for the Calgary International Bluesfest 2010, hosted at Shaw Millenium Park August 5-8. &... Read MoreContinue reading CALGARY INTERNATIONAL BLUESFEST 2010 |
 | RALF BUSHMEYERLindsay WilsonJazz fusion: "a musical fusion genre that developed in the late 1960s from a mixture of elements of jazz such as its focus on improvisation with the rhythms and grooves of... Read MoreContinue reading RALF BUSHMEYER |
 | THE CRYSTAL METHODMatthew DupuisThe sounds that emerge from the Crystal Method’s reputed Cold War-era studio somewhere in suburban California have shaken dance floors for nearly 25 years. The Crystal M... Read MoreContinue reading THE CRYSTAL METHOD |
 | MARK FARINAJJ RasmussenPerhaps one of the most recognized names in the world of house music, Mark Farina never ceases to amaze and enthrall his audience. "I look at my job as a modern day traveling... Read MoreContinue reading MARK FARINA |
 | BASS COAST FESTIVALJordan CookNormally a first time festival runs into a slew of problems – see 2008's Pemberton Festival as example – but for Andrea Graham, Andrea Oakden and Liz Thomson,... Read MoreContinue reading BASS COAST FESTIVAL |
 | NEFERIU 10 YEAR ANNIVERSARYCampbell Kearns“Local label grabs a piece of the global groove." It's hard to believe that ten years ago, Calgary DJ Rob Faust wrote these words about a brand new record... Read MoreContinue reading NEFERIU 10 YEAR ANNIVERSARY |
 | NEIGHBOURJordan CookVancouver's Neighbour is the kind of guy who, when asked where to conduct an interview, invites you over to his studio, his home away from home, without hesitation. Born in C... Read MoreContinue reading NEIGHBOUR |
 | M.I.A.Sean-Paul BoyntonAnyone who releases a promotional short film for a song off her new album depicting a young ginger kid getting shot in the head at point blank range deserves what’s coming... Read MoreContinue reading M.I.A. |
 | VANCOUVER FOLK MUSIC FESTIVALJoshua KlokeThis year, the Vancouver Folk Music Festival celebrates its 33rd year. Impressive stuff, considering how many large mainstream festivals (including Pemberton, which seemed like a... Read MoreContinue reading VANCOUVER FOLK MUSIC FESTIVAL |
 | BROKEN DOLL CLOTHINGKim LuuWhen you think of clothing that makes a statement, typically images of barely-there body suits pop into mind, but statement pieces by Broken Doll Clothing say something along the... Read MoreContinue reading BROKEN DOLL CLOTHING |
 | KUROSAWA CENTENNIALClinton HallahanThere are a few names that strike fear and awe into the hearts and minds of first year film students – Hitchcock, Godard, Welles – but by far the one that will garner... Read MoreContinue reading KUROSAWA CENTENNIAL |
 | MR. NOBODYJoe PartonJaco Van Dormael’s new film, Mr. Nobody, is a challenging picture. It is like a David Lynch film without the violence, darkness and perversity, but with all of the mind-... Read MoreContinue reading MR. NOBODY |
 | RUSH: BEYOND THE LIGHTED STAGELiam Young“What kind of a band is Rush? It’s Rush.” Exactly. Legendary KISS front man Gene Simmons offers this astute observation of the veteran Canadian... Read MoreContinue reading RUSH: BEYOND THE LIGHTED STAGE |
 | TY SEGALLSarah WestwoodIf you’re reading this, chances are you’re not living in San Francisco, nor did you grow up in Laguna Beach (circa season two). Lucky for you, Ty Segall, the lo-fi... Read MoreContinue reading TY SEGALL |
 | ST. VINCENTSarah KitteringhamAnnie Clark is walking towards Radio City Music Hall in New York City. Although her sound check with the National (who have invited her to guest on several of their tracks in the... Read MoreContinue reading ST. VINCENT |
 | NO YOU HANG UPVanessa GlouxRemember when you went to your first all-ages show ever and you saw this amazing young indie band and you knew there was no turning back? Well that's exactly what No You Hang Up... Read MoreContinue reading NO YOU HANG UP |
 | BAHAMASAndrew Candela“I’m thrilled to come out to Vancouver,” muses Afie Jurvanen, the mustached mastermind behind the guitar and drum two-piece, Bahamas. “I’ve come... Read MoreContinue reading BAHAMAS |
 | THE SWINGIN UTTERSSpencer BrownLove it or hate it, punk rock has existed for over thirty years now, and with it came revolutionary changes to rock ‘n’ roll. These contributions are often forgotten... Read MoreContinue reading THE SWINGIN UTTERS |
 | GROWN-UPSDevin Friesen"We're thinking, actually, of switching all the vowels in our name to 'y's. And in our own names, legally," remarks Grown-Ups frontman Josiah Hughes, joking in regards... Read MoreContinue reading GROWN-UPS |
 | BRADLEYStefan PetersenThere’s certainly something intriguing about Vancouver native Bradley Ferguson, the one-man band behind bradley and the recently released MountainTigerWolf album. F... Read MoreContinue reading BRADLEY |
 | SIMON AND GARFUNKEL MEMORIESChristine LeonardPrompted by unabashed nostalgia and the duo’s imminent tour of the western provinces, BeatRoute asked local musicians to sound off on the most poignant, absurd, cherished,... Read MoreContinue reading SIMON AND GARFUNKEL MEMORIES |
 | TONSTARTSSBANDHTPaul LawtonWriting or asking about a band’s name might the lowest level of music-writing hackery, but here, the Montreal-via-New York (via Florida) duo Tonstartssbandht are the... Read MoreContinue reading TONSTARTSSBANDHT |
 | THE CAT EMPIREClinton HallahanReggae, fusion, ska-punk, indie jazz, Latin rock: people get positively tongue-tied trying in vain to assign a genre to enigmatic Aussie vets the Cat Empire. While being uneasily... Read MoreContinue reading THE CAT EMPIRE |
 | LIBRARY VOICESVeronica LawrenceIn the liner notes for their latest album, Denim on Denim, Library Voices chose to use a quote from Brian Wilson of the Beach Boys: “The ocean scares me.” The ten-... Read MoreContinue reading LIBRARY VOICES |
 | TYPE MONKEY TYPEChris SchiemanTry to imagine a band from an alternate universe where the Pixies wrote the album In the Court of the Crimson King. The Calgary/Edmonton-based trio Type Monkey Type’s new... Read MoreContinue reading TYPE MONKEY TYPE |
 | LYNYRD SKYNYRDChristine LeonardThe other day, I passed by a man digging a ditch. Now, there was nothing particularly remarkable about this young man, or his task, but I happened to notice that he was wearing a... Read MoreContinue reading LYNYRD SKYNYRD |
 | WOLF PARADESarah WestwoodWhat do Brain Mulroney, Einstürzende Neubauten, Bill Cosby and Wolf Parade have in common? They were all present at Expo ‘86 in Vancouver, also the title of Wolf Parade&... Read MoreContinue reading WOLF PARADE |
 | THE MELVINSSarah KitteringhamNearly thirty years in the music business is enough to make the most seasoned veteran lose their sense of humour. Not Buzz Osbourne. The Melvins mastermind, main... Read MoreContinue reading THE MELVINS |
 | MALLARDAllison DrinnanLook out music fans: Calgary’s best kept secret is about to be exposed. Local alt-rockers are about to prove that the “bird” is the word – or more... Read MoreContinue reading MALLARD |
 | DEAD GHOSTSPaul LawtonVancouver’s Dead Ghosts are the self-proclaimed “laziest band in the world,” so it is with a certain level of luck that the band has released a string of highly... Read MoreContinue reading DEAD GHOSTS |
 | MGMTSarah WestwoodYou may know the Brooklyn-based psych-pop MGMT as duo Andrew VanWyngarden and Ben Goldwasse. That’s not your fault. Coverage has had blinders on to the people who’ve... Read MoreContinue reading MGMT |
 | RADIANSKallen LawMore often than not, garage rock bands have fairly short life spans. Already at the disadvantage of treading a well-worn path, they make their mark on whoever chooses to listen,... Read MoreContinue reading RADIANS |
 | RICH HOPEJoshua KlokeIt was one of those oh-too-familiar nights in Vancouver, standing alone with a cigarette on Granville Street, wondering where it all went wrong. As I stumbled back and forth... Read MoreContinue reading RICH HOPE |
 | REFUSEDKevin BoyerIt took me a couple of years, but I'd figured out Refused's seminal The Shape of Punk to Come, traced its lineage down My Chemical Romance and through the darker parts of the V... Read MoreContinue reading REFUSED |
 | SARAH HARMERAlex HudsonFor anyone who was in high school or college in the first half of the last decade, Sarah Harmer is the quintessential Canadian songstress. Her major label debut, 2000's You Were H... Read MoreContinue reading SARAH HARMER |
 | SIMON AND GARFUNKELChristine LeonardAmongst the most beloved singing-songwriting duos of all time, Simon and Garfunkel is a musical phenomenon with an impact that falls far beyond that of its American folk origins. B... Read MoreContinue reading SIMON AND GARFUNKEL |
 | CALGARY ALL AGES LISTINGSVanessa GlouxThe New Black Centre: July 1: Go for the Eyes with Transit, Ellise Roller and Dean Selena July 2: Infunkstigation with Danny Rebel, the KGB, Nostalgic Machine Gun and Abstract A... Read MoreContinue reading CALGARY ALL AGES LISTINGS |
 | THE SHILOHSAlex HudsonOver the course of a half-hour interview with the Shilohs' Johnny Payne at a Main Street coffee shop, the singer/guitarist runs into four different people he knows. In between... Read MoreContinue reading THE SHILOHS |
 | SEVEN STORY REDHEADJesse PowellOnly rarely does Calgary astonish when it comes to great guitar-rock records, but a newly-released little black 7-inch spinning at just over 33 rpms is causing the same strange... Read MoreContinue reading SEVEN STORY REDHEAD |
 | BAD FATETrista OrchardBad Fate is dedicated to music – so zealously in fact that they may just pass out from the intensity during a set. The band is somewhat of a throwback to ‘90s grunge... Read MoreContinue reading BAD FATE |
 | COUSIN HARLEYSpencer BrownIf you haven’t heard of Cousin Harley and you are even remotely interested in rockabilly as a genre – and by “remotely,” you know the lyrics to half of any... Read MoreContinue reading COUSIN HARLEY |
 | FRED EAGLESMITHLindsay WilsonFor alternative country/folk singer-songwriter, Fred Eaglesmith, who has just released his eighteenth album, Cha Cha Cha, it’s no longer about fame and fortune, but more so... Read MoreContinue reading FRED EAGLESMITH |
 | THE DIVORCEESSpencer BrownMost people wouldn’t connect New Brunswick with country music, nor would most people from New Brunswick. Yet the Divorcees have found success with their combination of... Read MoreContinue reading THE DIVORCEES |
 | ARCHITECTSTrevor BacqueSam Carter is fairly calm on the phone from his East Preston flat in Brighton, England, but he is fully entranced in his home country’s football match. England is playing A... Read MoreContinue reading ARCHITECTS |
 | GENE HOGLANSarah KitteringhamGene Hoglan – or, if you go by his birth name, Eugene Victor Hoglan II – has long been a drumming institution. His work with Dark Angel, Death, Strapping Young Lad, D... Read MoreContinue reading GENE HOGLAN |
 | HIGH ON FIREAllison DrinnanIf you pick up the latest High on Fire record, Snakes for the Divine, the cover will definitely catch your attention. A half-naked woman, covered in snakes, reaching to the fiery... Read MoreContinue reading HIGH ON FIRE |
 | RUSSIAN CIRCLESSebastian BuzzalinoThe "post" in post-metal or post-rock, or even postmodern and post-postmodern, can allude to a whole variety of positions within the conventions of a certain genre. S... Read MoreContinue reading RUSSIAN CIRCLES |