Bands
Basic Instinct | fortresses | Joyce Collingwood | e.s.l.
The People Verses | Healing With Magnets
Performing Credits
Cris Derksen | | Miss Quincy | Kristi Lane Sinclair | Christa Couture
The Doers | Girl Nobody | Rae Spoon
Ora Cogan | C.R. Avery | Abramson Singers | Greg MacPherson
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Basic InstinctBasic Instinct is a Vancouver based stoner/doom/sludge duo. The 2-piece is made up of Carly on guitar and vocals (Doldrum, Hard Bitch) and myself. Mood and power draw influence from nature, instinct and a shared Virgo Moon.
https://basicinstinctband.bandcamp.com
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fortresses is a Vancouver based post-punk psych-rock band with Ora Cogan on vocal/synths and Matt Durie on guitar
https://fortresses.bandcamp.com/releases
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Thrash/metal/punk band, Joyce Collingwood is named after the Vancouver Skytrain station, a legendary punk hangout. They were the first female band to perform at Van Island Hardcore Fest, and were also invited to perform in a women’s correctional facility and at Girls Rock Camp Vancouver. They had a cover feature in Discorder Magazine after the release of the self-titled vinyl EP.
https://joycecollingwood.bandcamp.com/music
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Multi-lingual chamber-pop quintet e.s.l. was formed in 2005 when pianist/vocalist Marta McKeever (Fan Death, Girl Nobody) propositioned cellist Cris Derksen (Tanya Tagaq, Kanye West) to play a David Suzuki fundraiser. Joy joined soon after with fiddle-playing heartthrob Diona Davies (Po’Girl, Geoff Berner). They discovered trumpet player Tess Kitchen (Wintermitts, VSO) at a porch party in 2009, and have been touring Canada ever since. They have performed at many major festivals including Winnipeg Folk Festival, Vancouver Folk Festival, Regina Folk Festival, Calgary Folk Festival, Dawson City Music Fest and Vancouver Island Music Fest. e.s.l. sings in 5 languages.
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The People Verses
Marriage-core dance-rock band The People Verses played a dynamic live show and toured Western Canada and released their self titled album. Jacob and Joy Mullen made music instead of babies, and established themselves in the Vancouver music scene.
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Joy and Jacob Mullen met Warren G. Funk at Selkirk College. They started a post-rock band performing in the Okanogan and Kootenay regions https://healingwithmagnets.bandcamp.com/releases
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Juno nominated Cris Derksen, originally from Northern Alberta Canada is an Internationally respected Indigenous Cellist and Composer.
http://crisderksen.virb.com/the-collapse
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Vancouver based bluesy rock n’ roll trio MISS QUINCY & THE SHOWDOWN brings Quincy’s songwriting to the forefront and showcases her powerhouse vocals that sit comfortably in the timeless space between vintage soul and cutting edge pop hooks.
https://missquincy.bandcamp.com/album/roadside-recovery
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Kristi Lane Sinclair
Kristi Lane Sinclair was raised on grunge in the backwaters of BC. A Haida Nation singer-songwriter, she uses a classical guitar and hard-edged vocals to sing scathing break up songs and intoxicating love songs.
https://kristilanesinclair.bandcamp.com/album/the-sea-alone
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Christa Couture is an award-winning performing and recording artist, non-fiction writer, and broadcaster. She is also proudly Indigenous (mixed Cree and Scandinavian), queer, disabled, and a mom.
http://christacouture.com/music/
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Sean Maxey, well-known for his album and poster art, played guitar in The Doers along with Barry Higginson. The band toured Canada and released several albums including Ready, Set…Do featuring The Minutemen’s Mike Watt on bass. Their speedy acoustic spaz-punk songs kept folks in line with punk ethics.
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Girl Nobody
Vancouver-based space pop band Girl Nobody formed in 1999 and released two albums: The Future Isn’t What It Used To Be and Balaclava Casino Heist. The group toured Canada and Europe performing effortless live shows with lead singer Marta McKeever spinning tales of alienation and aliens.
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Rae Spoon is a non-binary performer, composer, music producer, visual content producer/director and author based on the territory of the Lekwungen peoples in Victoria, BC.
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Ora Cogan is a multi-disciplinary artist and singer-songwriter based in Victoria B.C. She is known for her singular voice and cinematic compositions. While migrating between several cities and towns over the past decade, she has released seven albums and toured extensively throughout Europe and North America.
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C.R. Avery
C.R.Avery has performed extensively throughout North America and Europe as a beat-box poet, punk piano player and outlaw harmonica player of hip-hop with his rock & roll band.
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Abramson Singers
Leah Abramson is a singer, songwriter, composer, and multi-instrumentalist from Vancouver, B.C
http://www.leahabramson.com/index.html
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Greg Macpherson
A former gravedigger, Greg McPherson sings songs about workers’ rights and Canada’s landscape.
http://gregmacpherson.com