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MUSICS! // @Lovecoastmusic @GOODWOODATOMS @night_argent @Carlinesmusic @romersburger @RoxyVancouver

April 17, 2015 by morningaftershow

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Tonight, Victoria’s Carlines made the trip to Vancouver to play a show at The Roxy on Granville.  It was all part of some sort of Nimbus Recording contest. Sjoerd tried to explain it to me, but it was loud in the club.

Not a bad crowd. Didn’t seem like all music fans which maybe is a good thing for a touring band trying to make new friends. Lots of party people out on a beautiful April evening in Vancouver.  The DJ that fired up after Carlines played wedding jammers. But the party people seemed to get down on it. I wish people at actual weddings partied that hard to wedding classics. I should drop a resume off at The Roxy…I’m a pretty good wedding DJ!

The Carlines sounded amazing (as they do). Sjoerd and the boys flip between acoustic down-tempo, folk inspired tunes about napping by the lake and plugged in, electric foot stompers. Their single “Heart” set them apart.

The band before them was this group from the Tri-Cities in Washington State. Night Argent.

Good haircuts, V-neck t-shirts, smoke machines, and a deep appreciation for Imagine Dragon‘s Night Visions highlighted their set. Big sounds. The bass player produced this sinister wuuuuuuuuu wuuuuuuuuu waaaaaahhhhhhh wuuuuuuuuu sound. The band projected and controlled the space.

I missed GOODWOODATOMS….but Sjoerd assured me they were the group of the night.  Stupid Jets game delayed me at Romers. He said, “Do you like Local Natives? You’ll like these guys.”

Yeah they are good. Like really good.

The first band up tonight was called Lovecoast. I only had the chance to check them out briefly before I ran off to eat a burger and watch some puck. Bright, jangly guitars, uplifting female vocals.

Good night at The Roxy on Granville. Fun folks out to dance and enjoy a couple Vancouver bands and couple touring groups from Victoria and Washington State.

As for Romers in Yaletown…well Yaletown ain’t my scene, but that Port-braised onion and Stilton burger,…jeezus. I’ll dream about it tonight.

Canucks win Friday night and Jets in 6.

Go with yourself.

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New Aquilo? Yes please // @aquilo

April 15, 2015 by morningaftershow

Calling Me

British duo Aquilo, will be releasing their third EP, Calling Me, on May 31st.

press release says, ” Once again the band deliver another series of beautifully striking and impeccably produced tracks that deliver an intimacy centred around their cinematic compositions.”

Can’t argue with that.

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From the radio show… talking the National Lampoons Vacation reboot.

Canucks in 6.

Go with yourself.

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[cover song] Blitzen Trapper tackle “Heart of Gold” // @BlitzenTrapper

April 10, 2015 by morningaftershow

[cover song] Blitzen Trapper tackle “Heart of Gold”

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Blitzen Trapper have released a song off their upcoming record, Live Harvest. The album is destined for Record Store Day on April 18th. Live Harvest is a cover record where the band preforms Neil Young’s Harvest, front-to-back.

The record was recorded live at Portland’s Doug Fir Lounge.

“I think we all knew the record before we even tried to play it,” says frontman Eric Earley. “It’s one of those records that takes us to that place of comfort and nostalgia like the Dukes of Hazzard or a Chevy Impala.  It just feels good to play it.”

If you’re a fan of Neil Young, Blitzen Trapper, or cover songs in general…have a listen on Stereogum.

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Check out the new Band of Rascals music video // @bandofrascals

April 9, 2015 by morningaftershow

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Victoria’s Band of Rascals sent over the music video for their song “Giv’her to the River.”

Check out Band of Rascals on April 17th at Upstairs Cabaret in Victoria.

Go with yourself.

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New music from Victoria’s Hawk and Steel // @hawkandsteel

April 8, 2015 by morningaftershow

Hawk and Steel

Victoria’s Hawk and Steel released their new single “David and Katie.” The song is from their upcoming record Anywhere But Here which comes out on June 23rd. The song tells the morose alt-country fable of…. David and Katie. neat.

It is the studio cut from a song we first heard close to a year ago when I was on The Zone.

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And if I may share a clip from my radio show on CFOX in Vancouver…this is a call I got the other day from Jose. Jose survived an insane motorcycle accident.

Go with yourself.

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A new Mike Edel song about spring // @mikeedelmusic @towersandtrees @williamsofjon

April 3, 2015 by morningaftershow

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Twisted fingers and happy hearts… Mike Edel released a new song on his soundcloud the other day called “Blue Above The Green.” He says the song is about spring time.

Mike Edel’s new record is called India, Seattle. The Victoria folkster is hitting the road with fellow Island squad Towers & Trees. We’ll get a chance to see Mike Edel on April 9th in Vancouver at The Biltmore and the following nights in Victoria at The Roxy.

And let’s check in with Towers and Trees. Check out this beauty cover of Lana Del Rey’s “West Coast” recorded on The Zone with my best English mate Jon Williams.

April 9th? Is that a Thursday? Maybe I could go to that?

Go with yourself.

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The Madelyn Review – Van Halen’s “Jump” // @VanHalen

April 2, 2015 by morningaftershow

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My 7-year old daughter offers her insights on the 1983 classic Van Halen party jock jam.

Go with yourself.

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Check out the new The National song // @The_National @sharonvanetten

April 2, 2015 by morningaftershow

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Brooklyn mood rockers The National released a new song today called “Sunshine on my Back.” The song was recorded during the Trouble Will Find Me sessions and is a free download if you rent or download their “documentary” Mistaken For Strangers from VHX. The song features the vocals of Sharon Van Etten.

Read more: Consequence of Sound // Pitchfork

Go with yourself.

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The new Sufjan Stevens is as good as everyone says // @asthmatickitty

April 1, 2015 by morningaftershow

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Downloaded the new Sufjan Stevens record Carrie & Lowell last night. It is a perfect folk record. (Pitchfork review here)

The record follows his fractured relationship with his mother Carrie. How their relationship shaped him and how her death effects him.  Talking to Pitchfork Sufjan says,  “This is not my art project; this is my life.”

The language and poetry is crushing. Exceptionally beautiful. I love the line in this song near the end, “My brother had a daughter, A beauty that she brings. Illumination.”

As dark as the record often is, you have these uplifting moments.

Talking about the nature of art on his blog:

“To objectify art is to measure its commercial value and squander its transcendental powers of benevolence. Reciprocity demeans art; or, rather, it functions to incarcerate its powers, to judge it for its charity. Like putting Mother Theresa on trial, or in prison, for the crime of compassion. On the contrary, perfect art, as a perfect gift (without ulterior motive, without gain, without compensation) courageously gives itself over to the world asking nothing in return.”

Sufjan Stevens will be in Vancouver on June 9th for a show at the Orpheum.

Go with yourself.

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Seafret’s new single “Atlantis” // @seafretofficial

March 26, 2015 by morningaftershow

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I do loves me the UK duo Seafret. Their February ep Oceans still gets heavy play on my rainy day commutes on the Skytrain or to chill after a long day back in Coquitlam.

Seafret’s new single is called “Atlantis” and comes out on May 11th.

Talking about the song Seafret says, “The track is about a situation that’s breaking down; where both sides are doing everything they can to make it work, but it’s doomed to fail despite their efforts. Growing up by the sea, we’ve always been fascinated by the legend of the Lost City of Atlantis and we thought it would be interesting to use it as a metaphor to evolve the song into something different than a standard heartbreak track.”

Their debut full length is due sometime in 2015.

Go with yourself.

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