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Case Studies 23 Aug 2013 | 01:02 pm
Once the home of Vancouver’s hardcore scene, the Cobalt was sold four years ago and re-branded as a modern alternative music venue. Three dollar cans of Dude beer have been replaced by microbrews on t...
Hermetic 21 Aug 2013 | 06:26 am
Hermetic: both an airtight seal to protect from outside influences and a Vancouver bandreleasing an EP that sounds like it’s been sealed up in a time capsule since the ‘90s. Hermetic is even going .....
King Tuff 16 Aug 2013 | 11:27 pm
King Tuff | | photo by Steve Louie Inhabited by a familiar cast of modish band geeks and stonewashed enthusiasts, King Tuff’s second Vancouver performance in only nine months embodied the type of car...
Alex Bleeker & the Freaks 15 Aug 2013 | 01:26 pm
It’s so easy to underestimate the late start times at the Astoria. In retrospect, there was plenty of time to catch one of the many other shows happening Friday night before coming to see Alex Bleeker...
Samantha Savage Smith 9 Aug 2013 | 11:08 am
There aren’t many nine-to-fivers in Vancouver’s live music scene, so it’s funny that everyone seemed to have gone to bed early on a Monday night instead of showing up at the Cobalt for a mish-mash of ...
Opening: Web Developer 25 Jul 2013 | 04:00 am
CiTR 101.9 FM is looking for a volunteer to join the Discorder Magazine team as the Web Developer of the Discorder website. The Web Developer will work alongside the current Web Editor to help split ...
The Courtneys 25 Jul 2013 | 01:01 am
The Courtneys meet Sonic Youth and the Go-Go’s halfway, which sounds a lot more questionable than it is. Allow me to explain: They have the pop sensibilities and driving, steady drumbeats of the...
Good Grief! 24 Jul 2013 | 12:01 pm
That Good Grief! shares its moniker with a song off of the 1995 Foo Fighters debut album is fitting. The group’s new EP, Bleary, is haunted by the ghosts of alternative rock’s past and by their own...
Nathan Lawr 24 Jul 2013 | 01:00 am
Nathan Lawr, the ever-busy Minotaurs frontman, returns with his third solo outing, titled Chance Encounter, and with each listen it grows and wends its way into this music-loving heart of mine. Wit...
The Mandates 23 Jul 2013 | 12:01 pm
If the Mandates were a slice of pizza, they would be a greasy slab of ham and pineapple: quality New York deli meat and sweet, sundrenched pineapple on top of a well-worked crust covered in a class...