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FARR - "Paranoid"
Oct 4

Oct 4 FARR - "Paranoid"

Daniel Schell
R&B

FARR makes some fantastic music, and “Paranoid” is the latest example of their smooth…

Dead Emerson - "Fools Gold"
Oct 3

Oct 3 Dead Emerson - "Fools Gold"

Daniel Schell
Indie, Alternative

It may have been a while since we’ve consisted posted on RCS, but at least we know it’s still possible to stumble across new artists…

Haiva Ru - "Flames"
Oct 1

Oct 1 Haiva Ru - "Flames"

Daniel Schell
Indie, Female Vocalist, Dream Pop

There must be something about California that inspires great music, as over the years…

Monsune - "1998"
Sep 30

Sep 30 Monsune - "1998"

Daniel Schell
Electronic, Funk, Pop

Toronto’s very own Monsune is coming to terms with being an adult (let me know if anyone has actually figured that one…

Brittany Howard - "Stay High"
Sep 26

Sep 26 Brittany Howard - "Stay High"

Daniel Schell
Blues

Brittany Howard, the lead singer of Alabama Shakes (and Thunderbitch) is a powerhouse. If you’ve ever heard her sing, you…

vlush - "First Town Down"
Jun 13

Jun 13 vlush - "First Town Down"

Daniel Schell
R&B, Pop

I stumbled across vlush this morning when his debut album Who 250 was recommended to me. Without knowing much about…

Aaron Taos - "Vemon"
May 9

May 9 Aaron Taos - "Vemon"

Daniel Schell
Alternative, Pop

It has been a while since I've listened to Aaron Taos but I am discovering that he has been damn active over the last year, releasing…

Jungle - "House in LA" and "Happy Man"
May 8

May 8 Jungle - "House in LA" and "Happy Man"

Daniel Schell
Electronic, Chill, R&B, Funk

Hello internet, it's been a while. After a substantial break from posting, we're finally back. And what better to bring us out of our slumber…

Maudlin Strangers - "I Suppose"
Oct 30

Oct 30 Maudlin Strangers - "I Suppose"

Daniel Schell
Alternative, Indie

When we first wrote about Maudlin Strangers back in 2014, I had expected to had a lot of new material to talk...

AllttA - "Muggsy Bogues (fg. V)"
Oct 25

Oct 25 AllttA - "Muggsy Bogues (fg. V)"

Daniel Schell
Electronic, Hip-Hop, Chill

I love 20syl. Just love him. I cannot think of anything he's touched that I haven't been infatuated with, and...

Raveena - "Sweet Time"
Oct 13

Oct 13 Raveena - "Sweet Time"

Daniel Schell
Soul, R&B, Female Vocalist

It's Friday afternoon, and I don't know about you but I am damn ready for the weekend. And since I've just...

BOYBOY - "U"
Oct 5

Oct 5 BOYBOY - "U"

Daniel Schell
Pop, Indie, Alternative

Know what today needs? Some catchy, catchy pop...

Royaume - "If We"
Oct 3

Oct 3 Royaume - "If We"

Daniel Schell
Indie, Pop, Female Vocalist

If I could describe "If We" in one word, it would be probably be anthemic. The latest track...

Refs - "Fool"
Sep 19

Sep 19 Refs - "Fool"

Daniel Schell
R&B, Pop

We have written about Refs a couple times now, both of which were rather energetic tracks. This time around...

Jacob Banks - "Unknown (To You)"
Sep 18

Sep 18 Jacob Banks - "Unknown (To You)"

Daniel Schell
Soul, R&B

It has been a while since I've posted anything (summers are busy), but now that it's (almost) fall and things have calmed down a...

Stars - "Fluorescent Light"
Jul 28

Jul 28 Stars - "Fluorescent Light"

Guest User
Alternative, Indie, Synth, Pop

With the announcement that we can expect a new Stars album in October, the band has released "Fluorescent Light", giving...

HONNE - "Just Dance"
Jul 12

Jul 12 HONNE - "Just Dance"

Daniel Schell
Alternative, Dance, Electronic, Indie

HONNE have been one of our favourite groups of the past few years, ever since we first heard "Warm on a Cold Night" back in...

Opia - "Faded"
Jul 10

Jul 10 Opia - "Faded"

Daniel Schell
Electronic, Dance, Pop

Over a year ago we wrote about Opia and their fantastic debut "Falling". Now we can talk about their debut EP...

Refs - "Spotlight"
Jul 4

Jul 4 Refs - "Spotlight"

Daniel Schell
Electronic, Pop

It's been 2 years since we first heard about Refs, but it has been worth the wait. "Spotlight" is a synth-heavy...

Whethan - "Good Nights" (ft. Mascolo)
Jun 29

Jun 29 Whethan - "Good Nights" (ft. Mascolo)

Daniel Schell
Electronic, Pop

I was reading a review of  "Good Nights" earlier today, and in it the review described Whethan's latest track...

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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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