music
Band of Skulls brought tight alt-rock to the Vogue
September 24, 2016Band of Skulls rocked the roof off of the Vogue Theatre when they hit town on September 16. Their opener was a band called Mothers, an indie-experimental folk group from Athens, Georgia. They did an ample job of warming up the crowd but — despite being on the scene since 2013 — their stage show could still use a little improvement. Let me assure you, though: Band of Skulls nailed it. It’s not often in this day and age when a band sounds better live than recorded, but goddamn these guys are one of those. It’s easy to tell that…
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NEW MUSIC FRIDAY
September 24, 2016By: Anthony Czeto, Sarah Finley, and Courtney Miller Follow The Peak on Spotify to stay up to date on New Music Friday. https://play.spotify.com/user/thepeaksfu/playlist/7wRlotfwsseaIRq8PHqDZR “If You Go” – Passenger Antony Czeto: It’s cute, though I really feel like the only appropriate time…
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ALBUM REVIEWS
September 19, 2016By: Max James Hill and Courtney Miller Skeleton Tree by Nick Cave & the Bad Seeds Even for a Nick Cave album, Skeleton Tree is dark. Partially recorded after the tragic death of Cave’s son, the album is an unfettered…
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NEW MUSIC FRIDAY
September 16, 2016By: Sarah Finley, Courtney Miller, Jessica Whitesel Follow The Peak on Spotify to stay up to date on New Music Friday. https://play.spotify.com/user/thepeaksfu/playlist/427RTLkNEm18memunM9aAJ “My Way” – Calvin Harris Jessica Whitesel: Bye girl, bye. I might be reading too much into the drama…
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New semester, new music
September 12, 2016By: Jaiden Dembo, Max James Hill, Tanya Humeniuk, Courtney Miller, Natalie Serafini, and Eva Zhu Emotion Side B – Carly Rae Jepsen Emotion Side B is an extension of Carly Rae Jepsen’s third studio album Emotion, which came out in…
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Album Reviews
September 6, 2016By: Max James Hill, Courtney Miller, and Justin Stevens Blonde by Frank Ocean Don’t believe anyone who tells you Channel Orange is better than Blonde. Where the former was bombastic and groovy, Frank Ocean’s latest is quiet and melancholy, more…
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Parquet Courts lacks stylistic cohesion, but made for an interesting show
September 4, 2016Parquet Courts walks a fine line between being a post-punk revival band and a post-punk cover band. If the nostalgic post-punk elements were somehow more smoothly and completely integrated into the whole sound, then these guys would be in the…
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SFU rapper making waves in Vancouver’s hip-hop scene
August 2, 2016Vancouver’s music scene is diverse and ever-expanding, but for artist King H, he hopes the Lower Mainland will one day be known for more than Michael Bublé, Carly Rae Jepsen, and Nickelback. “The music scene in Vancouver is cool, but…
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Harmony Arts Festival will return to West Van for its 26th year
July 30, 2016For 26 years, the Harmony Arts Festival has been running on the gorgeous West Vancouver waterfront. The festival has been growing exponentially in both artists and attendees, so this year they are expecting quite a turnout. The festival is a…
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Album Reviews
July 25, 2016What We Live For by American Authors What We Live For is the sophomore studio album from American Authors, an indie-pop-rock band. If you’re looking for that feel-good soundtrack to your summer, this album needs to be in your hands…
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