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WALL OF SOUND - SEPTEMBER

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News from the underground, show listings too! This month column features Hastings Street hardcore punk. We love Hastings Street for it...

THE SONICS

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Merri L. Sutton photo Still Booming Hold tight because the wild ones of Pacific Northwest garage rock, the Sonics have just channeled...

DESTROY ALL

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Heavy As Balls Have you ever tried to start a band? There are a few different ways. One is the method of throwing something together ...

ANION

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Disrupts Silence A sonically abrasive Anion not only lives up to their namesake but also to the 2013 release, Without Solace . By des...

MOTORAMA

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Hard rock vets release new album Seventeen years of songs, tours, and shows around North America haven't worn down Motorama, who j...

WINTERSUN, FLESHGOD APOCALYPSE, ARSIS, STARKILL

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The Rickshaw Theater - Sept 21 2013 This energetic night of camaraderie proved to be an international representation of symphonic meta...

SUBCULTURE SEPTEMBER

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Free money!! Anyone else think these Kickstarter and Indiegogo crowdfunding website cash grabs are out of control? It's one thing to...

THE MELVINS

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milestones and  straight up business  by More Betty With a 30-year career of prolific output and touring, the Melvins are overwhelmi...

DISTORT VANCOUVER FEST - VOLUME IX

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The Final Chapter Ink September 5th, 6th and 7th onto your wrist and prepare for a raging 72 hours as FOAT and CHARGED//DISTORTED pres...

LIFE AGAINST DEATH

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life and new breath by Heath Fenton The band Life Against Death (LAD) is much like a volcano. Sudden explosions and rapid destructio...

LEGION OF GOONS

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bring back hardcore by Jason Kolins Weighted in hardcore punk and crossover, these veteran locals have already made a big impact. “...

BOB LOG III - BELADEANS

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Biltmore Cabaret - July 09 2013 In the Biltmore's dimly lit den of electronic playlist worship, Bob Log somehow plays four ipods ...

BLACK FLAG, GOOD FOR YOU, PIGGY, Lié

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Chinese Cultural Centre - July 20, 2013 Black Flag's reunion of the Jealous Again era beckoned diversity. It was a who’s who of Va...

WEEDEATER, BISON BC, HOOPSNAKE

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Electric Owl - July 16, 2013 Excellent to see Electric Owl hosting some heavy hitting metal bands and with Hoopsnake on the opening s...

SUBCULTURE AUGUST

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It's tricky to be in this business of being the booking coordinator of a venue without receiving both the kudos or blame of how any g...