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Jack Garratt - "Worry"
Jun 7

Jun 7 Jack Garratt - "Worry"

Daniel Schell
Electronic, Pop, Soul, R&B

I may have a mild obsession with Jack Garratt. Every new song I hear from the UK singer instantly becomes...

Broke For Free - "Add And"
Jun 6

Jun 6 Broke For Free - "Add And"

Daniel Schell
Experimental, Instrumental, Pop

Here's a nice little diddy for your Friday afternoon. Oakland's Broke For Free has finally released his…

Caribou - "Can't Do Without You"
Jun 5

Jun 5 Caribou - "Can't Do Without You"

Daniel Schell
Electronic, House

I don't know that much about Canadian group Caribou, or at least I haven't seriously followed them over the years. The first…

Tennis - "Never Work For Free"
Jun 4

Jun 4 Tennis - "Never Work For Free"

Daniel Schell
Indie, Pop, Female Vocalist

Tennis is one of my favourite female/male duos out there. I have loved every one of their albums, seen them live multiple…

SPEAK - "Gates"
Jun 3

Jun 3 SPEAK - "Gates"

Daniel Schell
Indie, Alternative

We wrote about SPEAK back in February when they released Weiss + This Much I know. The group…

Our Mother - "Lion OS X"
Jun 2

Jun 2 Our Mother - "Lion OS X"

Daniel Schell
Electronic, Indie

I admit that the only reason I clicked on "Lion OS X" is because it had an incredibly...

Mausi - "My Friend Has A Swimming Pool"
May 30

May 30 Mausi - "My Friend Has A Swimming Pool"

Daniel Schell
Dance, Electronic, Pop
Purrple - "Tide" (feat. Term K)
May 30

May 30 Purrple - "Tide" (feat. Term K)

Daniel Schell
Female Vocalist, Indie, Pop, Hip-Hop

"Tide" is the debut track from brand new duo Purrple. The creation of of Sky Adler and Jay Bends, and...

Bahamas - "All The Time"
May 29

May 29 Bahamas - "All The Time"

Daniel Schell
Blues, Folk, Indie, Soul, Alternative

Canadian folksy/bluesy/crooner Bahamas (aka Afie Jurvanen) has released…

lo - "Azysn"
May 29

May 29 lo - "Azysn"

Daniel Schell
Deep, Folk, House, Indie

When I think of baritone voices, I (almost always) exclusively think of The National front-man Matt…

BANKS - "Drowning"
May 28

May 28 BANKS - "Drowning"

Daniel Schell
Pop, R&B

BANKS stopped through Vancouver this weekend to play a show and while I wasn't able to make it to that show, I have...

Mexico City Blondes - "Fade"
May 27

May 27 Mexico City Blondes - "Fade"

Daniel Schell
Indie, Pop, Alternative, Female Vocalist

“Fade”, the debut song from Mexico City Blondes, is the kind of song that I wouldn't expect to…

Angus & Julia Stone - "Heart Beats Slow"
May 27

May 27 Angus & Julia Stone - "Heart Beats Slow"

Daniel Schell
Indie, Alternative, Female Vocalist

Angus & Julia Stone, the incredible Aussie brother-sister duo that called it quits almost 4 years ago, are back with a…

Misun - "Eli Eli"
May 26

May 26 Misun - "Eli Eli"

Daniel Schell
Indie, Lo-Fi, Pop, Psych-Rock

I've seriously enjoyed quite a few songs from the DC-based Misun, but I think that their...

Kishi Bashi - "The Ballad of Mr. Steak"
May 24

May 24 Kishi Bashi - "The Ballad of Mr. Steak"

Daniel Schell
Folk, Indie, Orchestral, Synth Pop

I have to write about this song. “The Ballad of Mr. Steak” is the latest song from…

La Roux - "Let Me Down Gently"
May 23

May 23 La Roux - "Let Me Down Gently"

Daniel Schell
Pop, Synth Pop, Female Vocalist

I'm a few days late on this, but in the past couple hours I've been told by 6 different people that I need to…

JUNGLE - "Time"
May 22

May 22 JUNGLE - "Time"

Daniel Schell
Electronic, Funk, Soul

Getting a new single from a great group is always welcome, and learning that a whole album will accompany...

Jurassic 5 - "The Way We Do It"
May 21

May 21 Jurassic 5 - "The Way We Do It"

Daniel Schell
Hip-Hop

It has been just under 8 years since their last release, but the gentlemen of Jurassic 5 are (finally)…

ELEL - "40 Watt"
May 16

May 16 ELEL - "40 Watt"

Daniel Schell
Indie, Pop, Tropical, Alternative

While I could write a bunch about ELEL, such as how cohesive their sound is and their wonderful…

Noosa - "Sail"
May 16

May 16 Noosa - "Sail"

Daniel Schell
Indie, Pop, Alternative

Noosa has been on a bit of a tear this week releasing 7 songs in 3 days. I kept writing something...

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Grizzly Bear last night at The Orpheum. 📷: @tatertotstagram.
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#livemusic #concerts #livemusicphotography #vancouver #dailyhivevan #vancouverisawesome #yvr #georgiastraight An evening with @feistmusic from October. 📸: @tatertotstagram.
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#vancouver #concerts #livemusic #livemusicphotography #yvr #feist #voguetheatre @coldplay putting on a hell of a show back in September. 📸: @tatertotstagram.
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#ColdplayVancouver #Coldplay #BCPlace #concerts #vancouver Great night with San Fermin. 📸: @tatertotstagram .
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#SanFermin #TimbreConcerts #BiltmoreCabaret #Biltmore #DailyHiveVan #VancouverIsAwesome #VancouverConcerts @sohn bringing it Saturday at the @rickshawtheatre. 📸: @dianamnewman . .
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#SOHN #RickshawTheatre #TimbreConcerts #VancouverIsAwesome #DailyHiveVan #Concert #Vancouver #RainCitySounds @chancetherapper last night. 📷: @tatertotstagram @jackgarratt last month at the @commodoreballroom 📷: @tatertotstagram @OhWonderMusic from this past weekend #OhWonder #CommodoreBallroom 📷:@tatertotstagram @glassanimals at @voguetheatre a couple weeks back #GlassAnimals Delayed photo of @sanferminband #SanFermin Delayed posting of @natalieprass from a couple weeks back #NataliePrass #MilkyChance from Friday night. Such chill guys. #JUNGLE Thursday night at #TheCommodoreBallroom. Too good. @klingandemusic last night. That 🎷 though. #Klingande @EastIndiaYouth last week. Check out those sweet, sweet shoes. #SylvanEsso #CommodoreBallroom #INeedThoseShoes @sylvanesso. Great, great show. #SylvanEsso #CommodoreBallroom @sylvanesso last night. #SylvanEsso #CommodoreBallroom @CleanBandit at the Commodore @cleanbandit last night were great times. It is impossible to not dance to their music. #CleanBandit #CommodoreBallroom

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