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Five Minutes With: Vancouver Indie-Rock Band The Starling Effect

May 3, 2024 Demian Vernieri

True musical chemistry is elusive. It’s that almost magical balance of discipline and freedom that lets you walk out onto a limb, sonically speaking, with full confidence that someone will be there to catch you […]

La Chinga
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Five Minutes With: Vancouver Rock Band La Chinga

March 8, 2024 Emilea Semancik

Hailing from the vibrant city of Vancouver, BC, the birth of La Chinga in 2012 can be traced back to bassist/vocalist Carl Spackler’s SoCal surfing adventures a year earlier. The genesis occurred when Spackler’s Chicano […]

Slightest Clue
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Five Minutes With: Vancouver-based Alt-Rock Band Slightest Clue

February 23, 2024 Emilea Semancik

Slightest Clue, a Vancouver-based four-piece band, is an unlikely mix of diverse influences. Each member brings something different: a stage actor with playlists ranging from Talking Heads to Sonic Youth and Björk, a melody-focused ex-choir […]

Philip MacQueen
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Five Minutes With: Vancouver-based Indie Rocker Philip MacQueen

December 22, 2023 Emilea Semancik

Philip MacQueen, a resurfacing musician in the industry, weaves narratives of life, love, and desire into his captivating melodies. Relocating to Vancouver in 2016 to pursue his musical ambitions, his network and creative prowess have […]

Nickolaj
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Five Minutes With: Vancouver-based Rock Artist Nickolaj

November 3, 2023 Emilea Semancik

Following his inspirations from the world of rock and roll, Canadian rock artist Nickolaj is an artist returning to his roots. His latest single “Living Free”, produced by award-winning composer Adrian Emond, is layered with […]

Applied Silence
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Five Minutes With: Vancouver Post-Rock Narrative Band Applied Silence

October 13, 2023 Emilea Semancik

Founded in 2021 by Vancouver-based composer/musician Stephen Lyons (Fond of Tigers, Limbs of the Stars) and Toronto-based writer/director José Teodoro, Applied Silence merges music and narrative in dynamic ways. Their interdisciplinary projects include sound design […]

CLONE
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Five Minutes With: Vancouver Glam Rock Band CLONE

September 29, 2023 Emilea Semancik

CLONE is a female-fronted collective of musicians from various eclectic backgrounds who bonded over their shared love of 70’s rock, specifically glam rock. Nods to T-Rex, Suzi Quatro, The Runaways, Sweet, New York Dolls, and […]

The Jins
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Five Minutes With: Vancouver Alt Rock Band The Jins

September 22, 2023 Demian Vernieri

While building off the ‘90s-crushed guitar rock of The Jin’s Death Wish EP (2019), with a bit more room to breathe on the upcoming, 10- song It’s a Life— recorded in Vancouver with producer Dave […]

Bend Sinister
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Five Minutes With: Vancouver Rock Band Bend Sinister

September 15, 2023 Demian Vernieri

For over twenty years, Bend Sinister has been a freight train with no signs of slowing. Forged in the spirit of defiant, high school rock-n-roll idealism, the band came to life in 1999 when band […]

Køster
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Five Minutes With: Vancouver Alternative Rock Musician Køster

July 28, 2023 Demian Vernieri

Køster has paid the price for rock ’n’ roll. With a catalogue of hard-hitting songs that unflinchingly address everything from mental-health struggles to the day-to-day battles of life, the Toronto-based alt-rock veteran is living testament […]

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