Articles by Alan Ranta

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  Bruce Haack

  Electric Lucifer: Book II

  PUBLISHED Aug 1, 2014

  Bruce Haack is one of Canada's greatest contributions to the history of electronic music, remembered for his bizarre instrument creations,...

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  Lusine

  Arterial

  PUBLISHED Aug 1, 2014

  In his own quiet way, humble Seattle-based producer Jeff McIlwain has built his reputation on a dependable level of quality over the course...

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  The War on Drugs

  Rickshaw Theatre, Vancouver BC, July 29

  PUBLISHED Jul 30, 2014

  There is a classic vibe about Philadelphia's the War on Drugs, but it didn't come easy to them. They finally stepped out from the shadow of...

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  Wye Oak

  Venue, Vancouver BC, July 16

  PUBLISHED Jul 17, 2014

  Coming into Vancouver midway through a North American tour, Jenn Wasner and Andy Stack seemed understandably withdrawn this evening. Wasner...

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  Khatsahlano Street Party featuring Lightning Dust, Holy Hum, Bend Sinister, Humans, the Poppy Family Experience

  West 4th Avenue, Vancouver BC, June 12

  PUBLISHED Jul 13, 2014

  Celebrating its fourth year, Khatsahlano planted eight stages across ten blocks of West 4th Avenue. Over 100,000 people descended on the ar...

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  Fink

  Hard Believer

  PUBLISHED Jul 11, 2014

  Fink has come a long way since Fin Greenall put down his sampler in favour of an acoustic guitar all those years ago, moving from downtempo...

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  Sharon Van Etten

  Rickshaw Theatre, Vancouver BC, July 6

  PUBLISHED Jul 7, 2014

  There is more to live music than music. It's not enough to just be a solid songwriter if you are to survive all those long, lonely nights o...

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  Venetian Snares

  Fortune Sound Club, Vancouver BC, July 1

  PUBLISHED Jul 2, 2014

  The dreadlocked cyber-goths, mohawked punk crazies and deceptively casual freaks came out of the woodwork to see Venetian Snares on Canada...