For once, Liam Gallagher didn't shoot his mouth off on Wednesday night. But that was no surprise, given the absence of action on-stage and an utter lack of chemistry between the hirsute band and its fans.

Ask any musician what the most challenging part of being in a band is and chances are they’ll tell you that it’s finding a time to practice. Now just imagine how difficult it is when a group is based out of New York but two of its members live on the other side of the country. This is the reality for the energetic dance-punk band !!! .

The gentle spirit who penned the delicate folk melodies on the recently released Oh! Mighty Engine is excited to be back on tour and well accustomed to nondescript rest stops along the way.

The eccentric one-man band is bringing his brand of Delta-blues–inspired punk-boogie to Vancouver, which conjures images of Hasil Adkins and AC/DC hanging out while throwing back shots of bootlegged whisky.

Five employees of the downtown music venue Pub 340 (340 Cambie Street) suddenly found themselves out of work after bar owner Avtar Samara fired them on July 28. Speaking on behalf of Samara, Pub 340’s general manager, Sharon White, told the Straight, “The people who were fired were fired because of misconduct on the job according to the terms of the B.C.

In Jack Kerouac’s 1962 novel Big Sur, the Beat dynamo paints a vivid picture of a desolate beach canyon where sunburnt leaves, carried by the howling autumn wind, tumble towards the pounding Californian surf.

When you’re a kid, the possibility that your teacher exists as a real person outside of the realm of chalkboards and math books doesn’t really enter your mind, so it’s particularly startling to run into your instructor somewhere as normal as the grocery store or post office. Imagine how bizarre it is for Randy Randall’s students when they see their teacher profiled as part of Los Angeles art-punk duo No Age in the pages of glossy music publications all over North America.

After wreaking havoc across Europe for close to a decade, partying with 50 Cent in Norway, and occasionally being forced to flee the police after particularly chaotic performances, King Khan and the Shrines are ready to concentrate on North America.

In Canadian Tuxedo, the Vancouver-based band draws upon the musical ingenuity of past decades to formulate enchanting upbeat melodies of their own.

When asked what the Italian DJ duo Crookers is hoping to accomplish on its inaugural North American tour, DJ BOT responds flatly, “Not to die,” before adding, “This is the first time we’re doing a tour like this, with a gig almost every day.”

Snoop Dogg At the Commodore on Thursday, June 19

Grotesque Modern Compilation Release Show

Honda Civic ads and Wizard of Oz oddities surrounded the Las Vegas quartet as they played to screaming hordes at a June 6 show at the PNE Forum.

The Las Vegas emo darlings have a new lineup and have changed its direction by looking to the Fab Four for inspiration for its sophomore release, Pretty.

There’s a certain sadness that clings to the breathy charm of Joan of Arc’s latest collection, Boo! Human. From the delicate melody of the record’s opening song, “Shown and Told”, listeners can’t help but feel the lonely sorrow hidden amongst the lumbering guitars and poetic inflections of the Chicago collective’s 12th studio album.

It seems only fitting that the man who brought us Dean Murdoch—the lovable, mulleted skid from 2002’s Canadian cult-classic mockumentary Fubar—would end up in a rock band that might best be described as fucked-up beyond all recognition. While his days of headbanging and greasy mustaches may be behind him, actor and musician Paul Spence has found a new way to give’r with his band, the Montreal-based CPC Gangbangs.

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