SOTD: Michaela Slinger – The Way It Hurt
Michaela Slinger is starting a new chapter. The Vancouver singer-songwriter released her newest single ‘The Way It Hurt’ just last week—her first independent release since 2019. Slinger will be joining Michael Bernard Fitzgerald on tour this month for the Horizon Lines Tour, including a stop in Vancouver at the Fox Cabaret on Saturday, November 16th. Tickets are on sale now through Ticketweb here.
SOTD: The Paper Kites – Renegade
The Paper Kites are currently touring North America with Passenger, and will be stopping in Vancouver on Saturday March 25th at the Orpheum Theatre.
EVENTS: David Newberry @ HINDERBURG – September 13, 2015
David Newberry will be independently releasing his 3rd full-length album, Replacement Things, on September 11th. Newberry will be touring Western Canada in support of the release, including a stop in Vancouver on September 13th at Hindenburg with The Wild Romantics & The Nautical Miles.
SOTD: Speed Control – This Time
Speed Control have kept their status of hardest working band from the Yukon alive this summer, as they have been busy touring and running their RAWK camps as they travel across Canada. Speed Control will be finishing their tour in Vancouver, playing two shows at The Railway Club on August 29th and 30th.
SOTD: Derrival – Canvas
Derrival is gearing up to release a new EP, Departure & Arrival, on August 21st. Following the release, the band will hit the road for a series of Western Canadian tour dates beginning August 29th in Kelowna. The band will play a hometown show in Vancouver on September 25th at Venue.
EVENTS: The Good In Everyone & Alea Rae Canadian Tour Dates
The Good In Everyone and Alea Rae will be kicking off their co-headlining, cross-Canada tour in their hometown of Vancouver at The Fox Cabaret on Thursday May 21st. Joining them for the evening will be Alexandria Maillot and Dante Hadden. The line-up for the evening looks to be a good one – full of the brightest up-and-comers from Vancouver’s indie music scene.
EVENTS: Dope Soda Western Canadian Tour Dates
Dope Soda will be embarking on their Bottle Drive Tour later this month in Western Canada, starting with a stop in Vancouver at Guilt & Company on March 27th.
SOTD: Lovecoast – One Night
Lovecoast will be kicking off their Western Canadian tour dates this Friday November 7th at The Waldorf. The band released their debut EP, Chasing Tides, earlier this week.
EVENTS: Mother Mother Canadian Tour Dates
Mother Mother is gearing up for the release of their fifth studio album, Very Good Bad Thing, available next week on November 4th via Universal Music Canada. The Vancouver alt-rock band will be heading on a national tour shortly after the release. The final date of the tour will be a hometown show on December 13th in Vancouver at the Orpheum Theatre.
EVENTS: Tokyo Police Club 2014 Canadian Tour Dates
Tokyo Police Club played the Squamish Valley Music Festival this past weekend and are currently amidst a series of US tour dates. The band will return to home soil in October for the Halifax Pop Explosion and will be headlining their own Canadian tour beginning November 7th in Winnipeg. Said The Whale will be supporting all the tour dates while The Pack A.D. will be playing select dates.
EVENTS: JPNSGRLS Western USA Tour Dates
JPNSGRLS are getting ready to introduce themselves to America with some live shows on the West Coast. The band will touch down this Saturday in Bend, Oregon and will wrap up their tour on August 29th with a hometown show in Vancouver at The Cellar.
INTERVIEW: Real Ponchos
Real Ponchos will be celebrating the release of their debut full-length album at the Anza Club tomorrow night (May 2nd). In support of Since I Let You Go, the Vancouver alt-country band will be embarking on a cross-Canada tour which we previously posted details for.
EVENTS: The River and The Road | Spring 2014 Canadian Tour
The River and The Road have their sights set on yet another journey of Canada from coast to coast. The Vancouver band’s upcoming Spring tour kicks off this Saturday with an appearance at the Howe Sound Brewery.
SOTD: Mounties – Made Up My Mind
Mounties released a new song and video last week for “Made Up My Mind” off their album Thrash Rock Legacy set for release on March 4th. The band will be embarking on a Canadian tour in support of their debut record, which we’ve previously posted about here.
EVENTS: Cara Luft – Western Canadian Tour
Cara Luft is currently two weeks into her Western Canada tour dates, having kicked off her tour in her hometown of Winnipeg on January 25th. Prior to this, Luft spent the past year touring overseas in support of her latest album, Darlingford. Her return to the Canadian stage is more than welcome.