aggregated from: Beyond Robson

Live music picks from WEDNESDAY FEBRUARY 3 to TUESDAY FEBRUARY 9, 2010.WEDNESDAY FEBRUARY 3 / MODERN LAKES / THE MEDIA CLUB / 695 CAMBIE ST / $8 / 19+Hailing from Misson, BC, the MODERN LAKES are celebrating the release of their EP, Better Times. The...

aggregated from: Metroblogging Vancouver

Senses and Style was at the previously mentioned Indie I Do and reported on it, complete with some great pictures. If you weren t able to make it, or if you were and want to share with others, check out their post! ...

aggregated from: Metroblogging Vancouver

Vancouver, at least to a larger degree than most cities in Canada, isn t a traditional wedding kind of town. And by traditional, I mean, the consumerized* traditional . Tuxes and white gowns and cake and flowers, etc. Not that these aren t fine opti...

topics: indie, show

aggregated from: HeroBlog

I stumbled upon PEI's Raccoon Bandit when we were compiling tracks for the PEI mixtape. I was a newbie to the band, but their gritty take on folk/roots that was sun-kissed with a hint of surf guitar, added some much needed dirt to the compilation an...

topics: indie, show

aggregated from: HeroBlog

Hot damn. Thank you Daytrotter. The RAA dropped in to record two new songs and rework two classics. So, make with the ole left click and head over to Daytrotter, peruse the ads and download tracks from the darlings of the Can-indie scene.In all hones...

aggregated from: HeroBlog

It's no secret that sometimes music is the only thing that helps you get through real loss. I'm not talking about a broken heart or a bad day, but those moments you get hit with that are unforgiving and unrelenting and leave an emptiness that wakes u...

topics: indie, musicians

aggregated from: Metroblogging Vancouver

Lydia and me in the photoboothThere s a hell of a lot of decisions to make when organizing a wedding, and for most of the important ones I had nothing to do with them for mine. Probably the best decision made for our wedding, apart from the actual ...

aggregated from: HeroBlog

Whenever I post something on a band like The February's and their debut album We'll Find Our Own Way Home, I find it hard to resist the urge to include some disclaimer like now this album is a little more radio-friendly/ready than those we normally ...

topics: dance, indie, langley

aggregated from: HeroBlog

Victoria's The Paper Cranes are probably one of the most successful Canadian indie acts that no one seems to talk about. They got a huge plug from Pitchfork, played festivals all over the world and even had a track on a Nissan commercial, but they st...

topics: indie, show, shows

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I mentioned Lyrics Born's new mixtape in this week's OSM, so I thought it only made sense to give LB and The Lyrics Born Variety Show Season Pho whatever teensie bit of shine we can offer. I must confess, I missed the first three installments of LB'...

topics: dj, funk, indie, show