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Jun 28, 2019

Vancouver, BC's Benjii Veers Into More Pop Oriented Territory on New Single "BOA (Show Me Y

Vancouver, BC based Benjii is back with his brand new single out today called "BOA (Show Me You Love Me)". The follow up to his serene and dream laced debut single "California" finds Benjii venturing into a more pop paved landscape that shows off his diversity and abilities as a multi faceted artist. I was more than impressed with Benji's follow up single, and it shows that he is just getting started and has just scratched the surface of what he's musically capable of achievi

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Vancouver Based B E N J I I Transports Listeners To "California" On Debut Solo Single

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Apr 5, 2019

Vancouver Based B E N J I I Transports Listeners To "California" On Debut Solo Single

From our neighbors to the North in Vancouver, British Columbia comes the alt-pop stylings of B E N J I I, who has released his debut solo single today titled "California". You may remember Benji from his time with the alt-rock outfit Hawking, whom I had the pleasure of seeing in concert 4 years ago at TT the Bear's alongside Today Junior where their pulsating prog-rock rhythms really had an effect on me and countless others that evening. Since departing Hawking to start out o

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Vancouver's Own Jordan Klassen Releases Inventive New Single "Housefly"

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Sep 29, 2017

Vancouver's Own Jordan Klassen Releases Inventive New Single "Housefly"

Photo Credit: Elissa Crowe Vancouver, BC based folkie Jordan Klassen has released his new serene and beautiful tune titled "Housefly". The track is a pure, organic number with mellow acoustic interludes woven in to give the song an old school flavor reminiscent of Noah and The Whale, with a more modern sensibility thrown in for good measure that balances between the modern and vintage sounds mixed in together. I was very impressed with Jordan from the start, and he really see

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Sep 13, 2016

Vancouver Based Hawking Drops Stylish Music Vid For "Comfortable"

Vancouver based prog alt band Hawking have unveiled their brand new music video for the song "Comfortable". The song is an inventive, stylish affair with dazzling guitar licks and the dead solid vocals of frontman Tom Vanderkam that gets the band off on the right foot from the get go, and allows listeners to marvel over the deep musicality that is omnipresent in front of them. I happened to catch these guys in concert a couple of years ago where they played with my musical be

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Jul 22, 2015

Hawking - Hawking EP

Vancouver, British Columbia's own Hawking have arrived with their self-titled, debut EP. The 5 song collection is a deep and punctuating set of musical rhythms geared to affect your mindset in a positive way, and bring to mind a new act and some music you may have never heard before, and are prepared to experience in a flattering and unprovoking manner. We start things out with "Safe and Sound", far and away my favorite track off the album that sets everything in motion right

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Interview w/ Hawking Frontman Tom Vanderkam

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Jun 29, 2015

Interview w/ Hawking Frontman Tom Vanderkam

Photo Credit: Abby Williamson Proud to present to you today an interview with Tom Vanderkam, frontman for the Vancouver based indie/math rock outfit Hawking. They delivered an absolutely supreme set that really blew the doors off the hinges at TT's a few weeks back with its massive wall of sound that spurned a chain reaction of emotion throughout the audience gathered in attendance that evening, and made a whole bunch of fans in the process as well. Tom was nice enough to cha

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Vancouver's Hawking Make An Indelible Impression on Fans at Recent TT's Show

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Jun 18, 2015

Vancouver's Hawking Make An Indelible Impression on Fans at Recent TT's Show

Vancouver based Hawking made their presence known this past Monday night when they stopped by TT the Bears on their nationwide tour. The guys have an indie/math rock vibe to them, and their stage presence is impeccable and mind blowing to say the least. I was totally enthralled from start to finish with the way the guys conducted themselves on stage and let their presence known to those who had gathered in attendance. Their music has an explosively melodic charge that is best

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Jul 22, 2014

Artist Spotlight: Old Man Canyon

Kicking off another week of Artist Spotlight with a trip over to Vancouver, British Columbia to hear the sounds of Old Man Canyon! The band consists of Jett Pace on lead vocals and guitar, Alex Dobson on bass, Mark Kerrey on drums, and Julien Amar on keys. The group takes a delicate, meticulous approach with crafting their compositions, and has that subtle indie folk sound to them that is wholly extant today throughout music and offers up something different than the other ac

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