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alt-J - "In Cold Blood"
Mar 30

Mar 30 alt-J - "In Cold Blood"

Daniel Schell
Alternative, Indie, Experimental

I go back and forth on how I feel about alt-J. Sometimes I am enthralled...

Seramic - "Same Mistakes"
Mar 29

Mar 29 Seramic - "Same Mistakes"

Daniel Schell
Alternative, Electronic, Pop, Soul

We've posted about Seramic's soul-infused sound before (though we were definitely late to the party last time), and we were...

London Grammar - "Truth is a Beautiful Thing"
Mar 28

Mar 28 London Grammar - "Truth is a Beautiful Thing"

Daniel Schell
Female Vocalist, Orchestral

In stark contrast to yesterday's rather upbeat song, today we have one decidedly more mellow...

Bipolar Sunshine - "Are You Happy"
Mar 27

Mar 27 Bipolar Sunshine - "Are You Happy"

Daniel Schell
Pop

It's Monday, it's raining (where I am), I'm tired, and need a pick-me-up. Thankfully...

Kendrick Lamar - "The Heart Part 4"
Mar 24

Mar 24 Kendrick Lamar - "The Heart Part 4"

Daniel Schell
Hip-Hop

Kendrick Lamar, the critically aclaimed, Grammy-winning rapper, today released...

Vallis Alps - "East"
Mar 23

Mar 23 Vallis Alps - "East"

Daniel Schell
Electronic, Female Vocalist

Vallis Alps is one of the bands that I'm surprised we hadn't written about before now, especially considering...

Sampha - "Blood On Me"
Mar 23

Mar 23 Sampha - "Blood On Me"

Kyle Bryce
Soul, R&B

Sampha is raw and vulnerable in delivering "Blood on Me". You can feel...

NoMBe - "Freak Like Me"
Mar 22

Mar 22 NoMBe - "Freak Like Me"

Daniel Schell
Alternative, Electronic, Soul

After about a year of relative silence, NoMBe has been on a bit of tear recently releasing 3 songs in as...

Mura Masa - "1 Night" (feat. Charli XCX)
Mar 21

Mar 21 Mura Masa - "1 Night" (feat. Charli XCX)

Daniel Schell
Dance, Female Vocalist, Pop

Mura Masa's Someday Somewhere EP was one of the best EPs of 2015, and ever since the producer...

Petrie - "Slurs"
Mar 20

Mar 20 Petrie - "Slurs"

Daniel Schell
Alternative, Pop, R&B

First 21 seconds of the song, my attention was elsewhere. 22 seconds in, my attention

The Ballantynes - "PMA"
Mar 20

Mar 20 The Ballantynes - "PMA"

Kyle Bryce
60s, R&B

The Ballantynes are a 60s inspired 6-piece band that make wonderfully fun music with...

Feist - "Pleasure"
Mar 17

Mar 17 Feist - "Pleasure"

Guest User
Alternative, Female Vocalist, Folk

I absolutely cannot contain my excitement for Feist's return. I'm not even sure how to write it. Seriously...

Kidepo - "Water"
Mar 16

Mar 16 Kidepo - "Water"

Daniel Schell
Soul

This is one of those songs that illicits a long "Mmmmmmmmm, oh my" within seconds of hitting...

Her - "Swim"
Mar 13

Mar 13 Her - "Swim"

Daniel Schell
Alternative, Pop

Before today I had never heard of France's Her. After today I will have a hard time forgetting them...

Chelsea Cutler - "Your Shirt"
Mar 9

Mar 9 Chelsea Cutler - "Your Shirt"

Daniel Schell
Electronic, Pop, Female Vocalist

Here is something a little more relaxed as the week winds down. "Your Shirt", the first...

Portugal. The Man - "Feel It Still"
Mar 8

Mar 8 Portugal. The Man - "Feel It Still"

Daniel Schell
Alternative, Indie

It has been a while since we've heard from the indie-rock guys of Portugal. The Man, but now they are...

Miami Horror - "Leila"
Mar 7

Mar 7 Miami Horror - "Leila"

Daniel Schell
Electro Pop, Funk, Disco, Indie

Isn't this a delightful surprise - Australian electro-pop darlings Miami Horror are back with a new song and a new "conceptual...

Our Mother - "Heaven"
Mar 6

Mar 6 Our Mother - "Heaven"

Daniel Schell
Alternative, Electronic, Indie

I am having an extremely difficult time figuring out what exactly Our Mother's latest single...

DYLN - "Better Things"
Mar 3

Mar 3 DYLN - "Better Things"

Daniel Schell
Female Vocalist, Pop, Electronic

Just in time for Friday, DYLN's "Better Things" is sure to bring up your energy as the week wraps...

Lorde - "Green Light"
Mar 2

Mar 2 Lorde - "Green Light"

Daniel Schell
Female Vocalist, Dance, Pop

After teasing last week that new music would be on its way, Lorde has finally released...

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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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