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The Lily Dippers
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Five Minutes With: Alt-Rock Band The Lily Dippers

July 4, 2025 Emilea Semancik

The Lily Dippers, a Vancouver-based alternative rock outfit formed in late 2019, have quickly established themselves as fixtures in the city’s vibrant indie scene through their energetic and playful live performances. Led by songwriter Brooks […]

Slug Comparison
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Five Minutes With: Vancouver Musician Slug Comparison

May 30, 2025 Shantelle Canzanese

Slug Comparison is the solo project of Fen vocalist/guitarist Doug Harrison, whose songs glide over a landscape of grunge, progressive rock, indie, and metal. The Ringmaster Reviews says the music “simply engulfs the imagination and […]

Witiko
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Five Minutes With: Alternative Rock Band Witiko

March 28, 2025 Emilea Semancik

Hailing from the unceded territories of the xʷməθkʷəy̓əm (Musqueam), Sḵwx̱wú7mesh (Squamish), and səlilwətaɬ (Tsleil-Waututh) peoples in so-called Vancouver, BC, Witiko explores a variety of rock-influenced sounds, typically steeped in a healthy amount of fuzz. Originally […]

SLIP~ons
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Five Minutes With: Vancouver Alt-Rock Band SLIP~ons

December 6, 2024 Emilea Semancik

If you accused SLIP~ons of sounding like a punk rock version of Kings of Leon, they probably wouldn’t deny it! That said, this Vancouver four-piece undoubtedly has more in common with 90’s alt-rock a la […]

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 […]

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 […]

Wet Future
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“Five Minutes With” Alt Rock Band Wet Future

April 28, 2023 Demian Vernieri

Wet Future hails from the Canadian west coast, yet their tantalizing music compares to the excitement of Brooklyn blues bands or LA punk-rock scenes. This high-octane alt-rock group consistently delivers the goods with a wildly […]

Bad Magic
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“Five Minutes With” Modern Alt Rock/Dark R&B artist Bad Magic

April 21, 2023 Demian Vernieri

Vancouver-based Modern Alt Rock/Dark R&B artist Bad Magic is an explosive combination of deep grooves, thoughtful lyrical content and headbanger-approved riffs. Lead singer Eric Novak has been described as “if Prince could scream, wrote songs […]

Stuttr
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“Five Minutes With” Alt-Rock Post Punk Band Stuttr

December 30, 2022 Demian Vernieri

Stuttr is a four-piece experimental Alt-Rock Post Punk Band founded in 2018. They have described themselves as Vancouver noise makers. They just released their latest EP, and we had the chance to catch up with […]

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