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la lune rocks on with songs of disparity
June 26, 2024By: Hailey Miller, Staff Writer Disparity is defined as “a noticeable and usually significant difference or similarity.” However, in the case of Vancouver indie-rock and shoegaze band la lune, disparity also refers to the hard-hitting soft beats of their most recent EP. Released on April 19, the EP has shown “songs that reveal themselves” as la lune plays them. Consisting of Ethan Rebalkin (guitar, vocals), Olivia Wells (bass, backing vocals), Ben Lock (guitar), and Taylor Pawsey (drums), the band formed in 2022 after a few jam sessions among the friends-turned-bandmates. Having been roommates and coworkers, and after getting to know…
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Grade School’s alt-rock brings coming-of-age movies to life
June 19, 2024By: Hailey Miller, Staff Writer Known around Vancouver as the Peach Pit twin of the alternative-rock scene, Grade School creates their own sound while still appreciating the bands they’re influenced by. Their latest EP, Be Cool, Grade School!, was released…
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Dip into a real hell with Gadfly instead of imagining sham ones
February 19, 2024By: Kimia Mansouri, SFU Student A three-member punk rock band has been sending earthquakes throughout Vancouver’s metal scene, and they plan to release a new album this summer. Named after a book by Ethel L Voynich, Gadfly is an unlikely…
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Hotel Mira makes Vancouver proud
February 12, 2024By: Hailey Miller, Staff Writer Vancouver alternative rock band Hotel Mira’s sold-out concert at the Commodore Ballroom was a show-stopper. The band was fuelled with energy that’s only felt from a hometown crowd, and their gratitude was emphasized after each…
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Fionn’s new EP, Everyone’s A Critic, solidifies their sound and examines societal expectations
August 30, 2020By: Michelle Young, Staff Writer Vancouver-based Fionn released their second record, Everyone's A Critic, on July 17. The folk-pop duo consists of twin singer-songwriters Alanna and Brianne Finn-Morris who hail from White Rock. Their name is derived from their Irish…
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