Articles by Alan Ranta

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  Skinny Kids

  Anza Club, Vancouver BC, June 8

  PUBLISHED Jun 9, 2014

  Vancouver's Skinny Kids have that jangly Southern-fried psych-rock sound down pat, and the style to match. With bassist Scott Pastolo in an...

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  Defektors

  Anza Club, Vancouver BC, June 8

  PUBLISHED Jun 9, 2014

  The take-no-prisoners proto-punk sound of Vancouver's Defektors seemed to indicate mythical Sex Bob-Omb ambitions, but their half-hour set...

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  Dead Soft

  Pat's Pub, Vancouver BC, June 6

  PUBLISHED Jun 8, 2014

  With the dance floor of Pat's Pub littered with red leather chairs and concrete pillars, Vancouver-based power trio Dead Soft bled '90s alt...

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  Crystal Swells

  Toast Collective, Vancouver BC, June 7

  PUBLISHED Jun 8, 2014

  After wandering through a back alley off Kingsway, passing open kitchen doors and upstairs apartment balconies, over a few sheets of plywoo...

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  Sarah Davachi

  Lucky's Comics, Vancouver BC, June 7

  PUBLISHED Jun 8, 2014

  Originally from Calgary but now based in Vancouver, Sarah Davachi headlined one of Music Waste's many fine free shows. In the carpeted back...

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  Mu

  The Astoria, Vancouver BC, June 7

  PUBLISHED Jun 8, 2014

  Mu are one of Vancouver's most promising acts. Formed around the inimitable duo of Francesca Belcourt and Brittney Rand, the dreamy synth-p...

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  Needs

  The Cobalt, Vancouver BC, June 5

  PUBLISHED Jun 6, 2014

  Taking the stage with a coiled snake rainbow flag that read "Don't Tread on Me," the spirit of Vancouver post-hardcore quintet NEEDS showed...

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  Tough Age

  The Cobalt, Vancouver BC, June 5

  PUBLISHED Jun 6, 2014

  First making waves with the now-defunct Korean Gut and Apollo Ghosts, Jarrett K. is in his natural element as the frontman for Tough Age. G...