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Franz Ferdinand guest on new Nardwuar album

Tracklisting for The Evaporators’ forthcoming album Busy Doing Nothing. Plus: new video, tour dates. read more

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Veronica Falls at the Media Club

London band on tour for their debut album. read more

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Bombay Bicycle Club at the Commodore Ballroom

The London band on tour for their third album, A Different Kind of Fix, plays a sold-out Vancouver show. Cameron Brown photos. read more

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Grimes at Fortune Sound Club

Claire Boucher, aka Grimes, on tour for third album Visions. read more

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Asteroids Galaxy Tour

The Danish band end their North American tour at Venue in Vancouver. Ria Nevada review, Krista Jahnke photos. read more

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Hot Chelle Rae inspires fan fiction

Everything’s fun, everything’s cool, everything’s good with the Nashville band. Ria Nevada interviews lead singe Ryan read more

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The Darcys’ Steely Dan odyssey

The Toronto band’s Wes Marskell talks about re-interpreting Steely Dan. “It was always going to be Aja,” says the drummer. read more

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Interview – Veronica Falls

Guitarist James Hoare on Lou Reed, rock ‘n’ roll shrines and the Eurythmics. read more

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Photos – Simple Plan at Pacific Coliseum

Montreal pop-punk band on tour. Photos by Victoria DeFoe read more

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Photos – LMFAO at Pacific Coliseum

Neon, dancers, big hair – it’s LMFAO. Jade Dempsey pics. read more

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Twin Sister take you where they want

New York ruled the Media Club last night, with Twin Sister, Eleanor Friedberger and Ava Luna. Ria Nevada review, Christopher Edmonstone photos. read more

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Los Campesinos! at Electric Owl

Welsh band on tour in Vancouver. Tamara Lee photos. read more

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MIA flips off camera during Superbowl half-time show

Madonna’s guest gives the finger to the camera during the 2012 Superbowl half-time show. Classy. read more

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Charlie Winston interview & concert pics

The singer/songwriter talks about his new album, Running Still, and working with Audrey Tautou. read more

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Claire L. Evans’ road to sci-fi expertise

The YACHT singer on science fiction, Utopia and the flying-squirrel outfit. read more

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Doomtree at Fortune Sound Club

Dessa, Lazerbeak and the rest of the midwest hip-hop collective in Vancouver. Ashley Tanasiychuk photos. read more

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The Pack AD at the Rickshaw Theatre

Vancouver band plays a show to promote the release of their album Unpersons. read more

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Carly Rae Jepsen at the Vogue Theatre

The Vancouver singer opens for Hanson. Cameron Brown photos. read more

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Mary Margaret O’Hara at the PuSh Festival

More than two decades after the release of her one album, the singer plays Vancouver. read more

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Fujiya & Miyagi at the Electric Owl

British trio in Vancouver. read more

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DVD review – From the Sky Down

A review of the documentary about the making of U2′s Achtung Baby album. read more

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Hanson at the Vogue Theatre

The band kicks off their Canadian Shout It Out Tour in Vancouver. Cameron Brown photos. read more

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Miley butchers, er, covers Dylan

It’s for a good cause… read more

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Whitehorse at the Rio Theatre

Luke Doucet and Melissa McClelland on tour together as Whitehorse. Anja Weber photos. read more

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City and Colour at the Queen Elizabeth Theatre – photos

Photos from the first of two nights in Vancouver, Jan 2012. read more

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Fitz and the Tantrums at the Commodore Ballroom

Dale Earnhardt Jr Jr opens. Christopher Edmonstone photos read more

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Etta James RIP

The singer dies of leukemia at age 73. read more

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New Bruce – more jingoism but slightly better artwork

The Boss’s 17th studio album is set for a March 6 release. read more

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Concrete Blonde’s Johnette Napolitano

The Concrete Blonde frontwoman on “the vampire album”, playing live in the digital age and her worst birthday ever. read more

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Steel Panther at the Commodore Ballroom

L.A. band back for more in Vancouver. Graeme Foote photos. read more

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David Dondero at the Biltmore Cabaret

Photos of the Austin-based singer/songwriter in Vancouver. read more

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Jim Cuddy at the Vogue

On tour to promote his album Skyscraper. Christopher Edmonstone photos. read more

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Robert Dayton

Vancouver’s prodigal son chats about July 4th Toilet reunited, The Canadian Romantic and more. read more

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10 Vancouver albums you might’ve missed in 2011

Terror Bird, Dixie’s Death Pool, MYTHS and more top our list. read more

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The Headstones at the Commodore Ballroom

Pics of long-ago Toronto kind of punk band featuring Hugh Dillon. read more

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Current Swell’s Scott Stanton – interview

Ria Nevada talks to the band’s lead singer about their recent Peak Performance Project win. read more

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The Sheepdogs at the Commodore

At the Santa Fox Ball, Dec 20 2011. Jade Dempsey photos. read more

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Prince after-party in Seattle

Prince in a small, packed nightclub! In Seattle! With no booze! Whu–? read more

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Review – Dinosaur Jr at the Commodore

Rachel Fox review and pics from the Dinosaur Jr. Bug show in Vancouver Dec 18 2011. read more

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Dinosaur Jr. at the Commodore Ballroom

Playing their album Bug in Vancouver, Dec 18 2011. Photos by Tamara Lee. read more

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