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Apr
25th |
IN
THE EVENING Led Zeppelin Tribute
& The UNKNOWN SOLDIERS A Celebration
Of The Doors @ The Fairview
- Info
HERE |
| Fri
Apr
25th |
RUNNIN'
DOWN A DREAM Tom Petty Tribute
w/ SEARCH PARTY & ONE BIG
BICYCLE @ The Railway Club -
Info HERE |
| Sat
Apr 26th |
BYZANTINE
BLUE CD Release Party w/ ORKSTAR
ŠLIVOVICA & special guests
@ The Railway Club - Info
HERE |
| Fri
May
9th |
CORNSHED, DEVIL IN THE WOOD
SHACK & MY DEAREST FRIENDS @
The Fairview - Info
HERE |
| Sat
May 10th |
VAGABONDS
& The BRASS ACTION @ The
Railway Club - Info
HERE |
| Fri
May 16th |
SKOOKUM CD Release
Party w/ QUEEN ANNE'S REVENGE,
FIGHTER JET & HILL BEAST
@ The Railway Club - Info
HERE |
| Fri
May 23rd |
THOSE
THINGS Vinyl Release w/ GNOMADICS,
NIGHTSHIFT & DUSTY BONES
@ The Railway Club - Info
HERE |
| Sat
May 24th |
POWER
CLOWN, COCAINE MOUSTACHE, LIGHTBULB
VAPORIZER & TRAMP STAMPER @
The Fairview - Info
HERE |
| Fri
May 30th |
SLAM LOTUS CD Release Party
w/ The HARVEST, ALLUVIUM & LEVITY
BALL @ The Railway Club - Info
HERE |
| Fri
Jun 6th |
STONE
COLD CRAZY w/ guests @ The Fairview
- Info HERE |
| Fri
Jun 6th |
RUDE CITY RIOT, The BRASS ACTION,
BREHDREN & SWEET LEAF @ The
Railway Club - Info
HERE |
| Fri
Jun 27th |
SUMMER TIME KICK-OFF! @ The
Railway Club |
| Sat
Jun 28th |
SUMMER TIME KICK-OFF! @ The
Railway Club |
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. Friday, April 25th IMU
presents
CLASSIC ROCK ALBUM SERIES:
IN THE EVENING Led Zeppelin Tribute
& The UNKNOWN SOLDIERS A Celebration
Of The Doors @ The Fairview, 898
West Broadway . Show 10pm / $10
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Don't miss The Unknown Soldiers
performing The Doors' "Strange
Days" album from start to finish
in its brilliant entirety. The
band kicks off their third installment
of an epic classic records series
at 10pm, followed by a stellar
selection of Doors favourites
spanning their entire catalogue,
plus an incendiary set of Led
Zeppelin's best songs from Led
Zeppelin Tribute band, "In The
Evening"!
The
UNKNOWN SOLDIERS come
amazingly close to replicating
the music of THE DOORS note
for note while capturing their
raw energy through each band
member's interpretation, combining
to deliver a groovy reproduction
of a live Doors show that keeps
audiences in a head-bobbing,
toe-tapping trance. Their singer's
Morrison-esque look, vibe and
baritone voice combine with
swirling organs and deft musicianship
to captivate and transcend time
and place, allowing audiences
to be transported back in time
to experience a taste of live
shows that are now a part of
rock mythology. |
IN THE EVENING
pay homage to LED ZEPPELIN, presenting
the music of one of the greatest rock
and roll bands of all time performed
by the members of local Cult tribute
act SPIRITWALKER. Immerse yourself
in an authentic, hypnotic hard rock
experience fueled by the power and
majesty of Zeppelin’s iconic riffs,
rhythms and textures delivered with
faithful use of alternate tunings,
effects units and analog bass pedals.
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. Friday, April 25th IMU
presents
RUNNIN' DOWN A DREAM Tom Petty
Tribute w/ SEARCH
PARTY & ONE BIG
BICYCLE @ The Railway Club,
579 Dunsmuir . Show 10pm / $10 cover
RUNNIN' DOWN A DREAM (Tom Petty Tribute) - Mark Ingram started Runnin' Down A Dream in 2009 as a way to introduce new fans to the music of one of the greatest songwriters in rock and roll while entertaining existing fans with familiar hits and standout rarities. This kick-ass band of experienced musicians will blow you away with their high energy takes on classic Tom Petty songs like American Girl, Free Fallin' and Mary Jane's Last Dance, not to mention a song or two from the Traveling Wilburys, Mudcrutch, and Petty's Live Anthology.
ONE BIG BICYCLE is a fun-loving, entertaining, talented trio that plays melodic pop and blues-inflected rock. Featuring great male/female vocals and spirited energy inspired by classic bands like Jefferson Airplane and Fleetwood Mac, their musical passion is evident in their extensive and dynamic originals and covers.
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. Saturday, April
26th IMU
presents
BYZANTINE BLUE CD Release Party
w/ ORKSTAR ŠLIVOVICA &
special guests @
The Railway Club, 579 Dunsmuir . Show
10pm / $15 cover
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Join
Byzantine Blue as they celebrate
thier newest release joined
by Orkstar Slivovica & a
very special guest!
BYZANTINE
BLUE is a complex synthesis
of modern rock arrangements,
creative rhythms and emotionally
charged melodies. With heavy
ethno-fusion sounds and soulful
vocals floating over exotic
rhythmic patterns, this Vancouver-based
gypsy-rock trio was brought
together by a shared love of
western alternative rock and
traditional Balkan music.
ORKSTAR
ŠLIVOVICA
plays high energy Roma-style
music and and heart-wrenching
songs from the Balkans featuring
trumpets, saxophone, driving
percussion plus baritone and
bass tubas. Wielding battered
and ancient instruments and
dressed in the highest fashions
of your great grandparents'
youth, their repertoire includes
tunes from Serbia, Macedonia
and other mysterious and distant
lands.
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. Friday, May 9th IMU
presents
CORNSHED, DEVIL IN THE WOOD SHACK
& MY DEAREST FRIENDS @ The Fairview,
898 West Broadway . Show 10pm / $10
CORNSHED
- A blend of East Coast, folk,
and bluegrass with the tempo
and driving force of a punk
band makes Vancouver's Cornshed
a stomping, rabble-rousing,
"forget about your next day
of work" experience. Back to
the roots is the simplest way
to put it, and the boot stompin’
tunes these guys play get everyone
dancing. With an undeniable
fire burning in their belly,
Cornshed are about to bring
the dead back to life.
DEVIL
IN THE WOOD SHACK is
a six-piece acoustic band with
unapologetic honesty and more
intrigue than a well told story!
Their members hail from opposite
ends of the country, forging
a gypsy, western, pirate punk
sound that's raw and untamed,
straight from hell riding on
drunken angel wings.
MY
DEAREST FRIENDS - The
stirring sounds of My Dearest
Friends fall somewhere between
The Beach Boys and Portishead,
a 1950s burger joint with rollerskates
and Radiohead b-sides blaring
out under the covered parking
lot.
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Like all great art, it's indescribably
focused, beautiful and irreverent,
music that undeniably needs to be
heard. Right. Now.
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. Saturday, May 10th IMU
presents
VAGABONDS
& The BRASS ACTION
@ The Railway Club, 579 Dunsmuir
. Show 10pm / $10
VAGABONDS
- Starting out as a five piece
cover band whose members all
originally hail from Ireland,
Vagabonds have become a regular
fixture on the local music scene
with a live show that bursts
with energy on every occasion.
They play contemporary rock
with a Celtic twist and at least
ten different instruments between
them, mixing traditional Irish
favourites with songs by the
likes of The Rolling Stones,
Led Zeppelin, Prince and Arcade
Fire.
The
BRASS ACTION is
high-energy horn-driven ska
at its finest! This 5-piece
band brings a wide variety of
influences and styles to the
stage... be prepared to dance,
skank, mosh, sweat, and find
out why they're called The Brass
Action.
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. Friday, May 16th IMU
presents
SKOOKUM CD Release Party w/
QUEEN ANNES REVENGE, FIGHTER JET &
HILL BEAST @ The Railway Club,
579 Dunsmuir . Show 10pm / $10
Join Skookum as they celebrate
the release of their latest CD "Pleasure
Crüz", joined by special guests Queen
Anne's Revenge, Hill Beast & Fighter
Jet at the legendary Railway Club!
SKOOKUM
- Lumbering out of the depths
of a densely forested bush,
Skookum was born with a thunderous
boom that caused the villagers
to raise their fists to the
air in an all out heavy-rawkin'
salute. The spawn of four guys
who like to play riff-heavy
rock, Skookum's infectious rhythms
and driving beats sound like
no other!
QUEEN
ANNE'S REVENGE - Featuring
a 70s garage sound with hints
of hard punk edge and modern
indie rock, Queen Anne's Revenge
plays honest rock from a bygone
era that smells like good times
and bad decisions from hard
drinking young men.
FIGHTER
JET is destined to take
audiences on a wild ride to
new heights and far away places,
navigating a flight plan of
soaring melodic hooks with explosive
climbs and daring dives. An
East Van garage band with stoner
rock sensibilities, Fighter
Jet is ready for take off! |
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HILL
BEAST is a 3 piece guitar-driven
band that mixes alt rock, indie rock,
post rock and noise rock with psychedelic
and shoegazer overtones.
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. Friday, May 23rd IMU
presents
THOSE THINGS Vinyl Release Party w/
GNOMADICS, NIGHTSHIFT &
DUSTY BONES @ The Railway Club,
579 Dunsmuir . Show 10pm / $10 cover
Join us this special evening as
THOSE THINGS celebrate the release
their new vinyl album with special
guests Gnomadics, Nightshift & Dusty
Bones!
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THOSE
THINGS - "Equipped with
some raw punk energy, pop hooks,
and metal-tinged fretwork, Those
Things aims to entertain with
catchy tales of dismembered
bodies and rabies-infected bites"
- the Georgia Straight
GNOMADICS
- Influenced by 90s alternative
and 60s pop, Gnomadics combine
power-pop, garage, surf and
glam sounds into a unique brand
of psychedelic alt rock. Their
democratic songwriting process
invites stylistic variation
whch they bash out gleefully
in their East Vancouver rehearsal.
NIGHTSHIFT
delivers California-style hardcore
with infectious sing-along punk
harmonies, fantastic riffs and
an occasional poppy edge.
DUSTY
BONES - Hailing from
East Van, Dusty Bones brings
an authentic, hauntingly gritty
rock sound to the small stage,
complete with female vocals
and creative instrument swapping.
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. Saturday, May 24th IMU
presents
POWER CLOWN, COCAINE MOUSTACHE,
LIGHTBULB VAPORIZER & TRAMP
STAMPER @ The Fairview, 898 West
Broadway . Show 10pm / $15 cover
@ the door / $12 advance tickets available
directly via the bands
POWER
CLOWN features members
of D.O.A., The Real McKenzies
and Death Sentence thrashing
out tunes in a wild and shredding
performance while dressed as
psychotic clowns to create the
greatest Maiden tribute ever!
COCAINE
MOUSTACHE - Formed during
an out of control party that turned
into a band, Cocaine Moustache delivers
good time songs influenced by rock,
blues, soul and funk with a hard edge.
An orgy for the ears, their sonic
cocktail of booze-fueled anthems is
the perfect soundtrack to a world
in need of a killer party!
LIGHTBULB
VAPORIZER are full blown
disciples of improvisation in
its most raw and limitless form,
crafting psychedelic jams to
the moon carried in the ever
warm embrace of the groove.
With skull-melting guitar virtuosity
they explore the nether regions
of the sonic landscape, distorting
the audience's sense of reality.
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TRAMP
STAMPER - Booze-filled debauchery
and crazy lifestyles have fuelled
the fire for Tramp Stamper's heavy-hitting
songs, all based on true events. With
a hard-working blue collar background,
they've busted their asses to record
two EPs in LA, mastered by the world-renowned
Howie Weinberg.
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Friday, May 30th IMU
presents SLAM
LOTUS CD Release Party w/ The
HARVEST, ALLUVIUM & LEVITY
BALL @ The Railway Club, 579 Dunsmuir
. Show 10pm / $10 cover
Come celebrate with Slam Lotus as they release their self-titled debut CD joined by The Harvest, Alluvium & Levity Ball!
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SLAM
LOTUS have brought together
their diverse backgrounds and influences
to deliver a rock solid sound reminiscent
of the super groups of the 60s and
70s. Drawing on styles ranging from
middle eastern to southern rock, Slam
Lotus creates music that you'll want
to listen to again and again.
The
HARVEST mixes punk ethics,
DIY personality and genuine passion
for great music in a variety of styles
from hard rock to blues and ska. Their
influences are wide and varied from
the Ramones and Sublime to No Doubt
and Motley Crue, alternating elements
of soul, rock, reggae, funk and percussive
glam.
LEVITY
BALL combines '50s rockabilly,
'60s pop, '70s rock and quirky '80s
new wave into a musical melting pot
with a dash of the blues to create
original music with a classic rock
sound.
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ALLUVIUM's sound is influenced by jazz, pop. folk, and psychedelic rock, and their live show is engaging and lively. And sweaty. And looking to spread some love!
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. Friday, June 6th IMU
presents
STONE COLD CRAZY Queen Tribute w/ guests @ The Fairview, 898
West Broadway . Show 10pm / $10
cover
STONE
COLD CRAZY is Vancouver's
foremost tribute to legendary UK rockers
QUEEN, capturing their spirit, spectacle
and songs with power and grace. Taking
their mutual love of all things Mercury
into the hearts and minds of Vancouver's
classic rock fans, they skillfully
deliver quintessential Queen from
throughout their chart-topping career.
Stone Cold Crazy is excited to introduce
the gender-bending performance of
singer/pianist Tania Gosgnach, channelling
the legendary Freddie Mercury. Come
and get your Queen on!
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. Friday, June 6th IMU
presents
RUDE CITY RIOT, The BRASS ACTION,
BREHDREN & SWEET LEAF @ The Railway
Club, 579 Dunsmuir . Show 10pm / $10
cover
RUDE
CITY RIOT - Contagious melodies,
smart lyrics, tight grooves and a
wailing horn section keep the dance
floor packed and the crowd singing
along. With a strong reverence for
the mighty ska tradition and influences
ranging from punk to reggae to soul,
Rude City Riot is set to make their
mark on the ska community!
The
BRASS ACTION is high-energy
horn-driven ska at its finest! This
5-piece band brings a wide variety
of influences and styles to the stage...
be prepared to dance, skank, mosh,
sweat, and find out why they're called
The Brass Action.
BREHDREN
- This Vancouver-based reggae/ska/rock
band was formed in 2010 with their
sound based around energetic front
man Scott E. Moil who's more than
just a singer, he's an entertainer
first and foremost. The other members
of Brehdren back him up with songs
that touch on elements of jazz, indie
pop and even progressive rock.
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