Posts Tagged ‘Peace’
GIVEAWAY: The Thermals @ Fortune Sound Club
Hailing from Portland, Oregon, The Thermals are a post-pop-punk trio with influences heavily rooted in both lo-fi, as well as standard rock.
Currently on tour to support their latest release, “Desperate Ground”, the Thermals will be stopping in Vancouver at Fortune Sound Club on April 26th. Joining them will be British Columbian post-punk outfit Peace, who just released their sophmore full-length “The World Is Too Much With Us.”
Tickets are currently available online for $15.00. Please note this is an early show: Doors 7:00pm, Show 8:30pm, End 11:00pm.
For a chance to win a pair of tickets, email Winnieguestlist(@)gmail.com with your name by April 25th at 5:00pm. Please use “The Thermals Contest” in the subject line. Must be 19+ to enter.
posted by @clarkbs
Winnie’s Top Albums of 2012
25 Sleigh Bells – Reign of Terror
Sometimes I have these weird dreams where Alexis Kraus is seducing me by playing “Comeback Kid” in a flannel onesie. I wake up hating my life.
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24 Andy Stott – Luxury Problems
A beautiful body of cutting edge experimental music to make out to.
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23 Mackelmore – The Heist
Make the Money - Macklemore & Ryan Lewis
Mainstream hip-hop at it’s finest. I should also note that Macklemore gives me a female boner, sorry mum. And for all you haters out there, watch this.
22. Blue Sky Black Death & Nacho Picasso - Exalted & The Lord Of The Flies
Some tripped out stuff from South of the border in Seattle where they are having the second coming of grunge but hip hop this time. Check out Blue Sky Black Death & Nacho Picasso who released 3? albums in 2012.
Blue Sky Black Death and Nacho Picasso – Bloody Murder
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21 Scuba – Personality
Scuba’s DJ set at FIVESIXTY in August was one of my faves of 12′. He’s on the rise after departing from his previous dubstep sound to hard hitting techno with a dash of trance.
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20. Carly Rae Jepsen – Kiss
There are several reasons why former Mission, BC resident Carly Rae Jepsen made our list this year. Firstly, according to my iTunes library I’ve listened to “This Kiss” a total of 62 times, with “Wrong Feels So Right” coming in at a solid 42. Secondly, ya’ll know you listened to “Call Me Maybe” at least once this summer while simultaneously enjoying the fuck out of yourself. And lastly, my roommate went to high school with her and apparently she killed it as Dorothy in the “Wizard of Oz”.
Carly Rae Jepsen – Wrong Feels So Right
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19 Riff Raff – Birth of An Icon
The highly controversial and fascinating, Riff Raff put together a solid free album after being signed to Mad Decent. He’s got his share of haters which means he must be doing something right??
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18. Peace – The World Is Too Much With Us
Vancouver’s Peace giving young girls everywhere dem feelins.
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17. Santigold – Master of My Make Believe
This record makes me want to purchase a pair of leopard print jeggings and twerk the night away.
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16. White Lung – Sorry
Vancouver’s White Lung. It’s funny because the album is called Sorry and it’s 20minutes long but it’s 20 minutes of the best getting beat up for your lunch money you ever felt.
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15. Schoolboy Q – Habits & Contradictions
Schoolboy Q feat. Ab Soul – Druggys Wit Hoes Again
Bucket hat connoisseur and rap mastermind ScHoolboy Q has a flow reminiscent of yung HOVA. He also has a song entitled “Sexting”, which is cool.
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14. Twin Shadow – Confess
On his sophomore effort, Twin Shadow uses an 80′s sensibility to document his life and relationships in the present tense. It’s an album filled with danceable beats and human emotion, or in other words, the perfect record for a suburban house party.
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13 The XX – Coexist
I felt a little underwhelmed by this album at first but it’s subtly grew on me. Chill vibes.
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12 Tame Impala – Lonerism
Tame Impala – Feels Like We Only Go Backwards
I get serious Sgt. Peppers vibes from this album and I am totally ok with that.
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11 A Tribe Called Red – A Tribe Called Red
A Tribe Called Red – MoombahWow
Ottawa’s A Tribe Called Red mix the pow-wow vibes with the Trap Moombah thing to create one of the most unique combinations of sound in the “EDM” world. Oh, and Diplo fux wit it.
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10 Japandroids – Celebration Rock
Japandroids - The House That Heaven Built
Making Vancouver proud since 2009.
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9 How To Dress Well -Total Loss
How to Dress Well – & It Was U
When I go through intense periods of hating the opposite sex, I listen to How to Dress Well and write poetry about shitty bro’s.
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8 Purity Ring – Shrines
Consisting of 11-tracks, “Shrines” unique concoction of electronic-dance music makes you sad that the world is going end with Y2K.
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7 Flume – Flume
Flume – Sleepless (feat. Jezzabell Doran)
Debut album from this young Australian producer has all the right influences across the electronic music spectrum creating something modern and unique. Expect big things.
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6 Miguel – Kaleidoscope Dream
I have a feeling this dude is gunna have a sex tape in the near future, Ray J style. KD is tite though.
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5 Alt–J – An Awesome Wave
Loves this album. Mercury prize winner. The musical equivalent to a field full of pretty smelling flowers.
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4. Kendrick Lamar- Good Kid M.A.A.D City
Kendrick Lamar – The Art of Peer Pressure
Compton-native Kendrick Lamar returns rap to a gloried art form with “good kid, m.A.A.d city”. As his major label debut, ”GKMC” explores Lamar’s childhood through poetic rhyming, strategically placed skits, and collaborations with some of the industries biggest names, including Drake and Dr. Dre as executive producer. This is one of those albums that will only get better with time, kind of like “The Chronic”.
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3. Frank Ocean – Channel Orange
Frank Ocean – Thinkin Bout You
Nominated for six Grammy’s, Frankie’s studio debut is a beautiful representation of lust, life and heartbreak. And if you’re human, it will quickly remind you that love knows no limits, orientation, race, or gender.
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2. Grimes – Visions
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1. Lana Del Rey – Born To Die (The Paradise Edition)
Lana Del Rey – Summertime Sadness
Oh Lana, how dare they say such mean things about you and try to tell you that you are not #indie, manufactured and judge you based on one Saturday Night Live performance. They do not know you like I do. We know it’s not true. They just want to dismiss your genius so they can feel better about their terrible lives. We won’t let them do that to you. You are #1.
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posted by @tristanorchard & @clarkbs
YVR: Eating Out
Eating out is a Vancouver punk band with members of Nu Sensae, White Lung and Peace. Check the video directed by Cody Fennell.
Eating Out – “Burn” from codyfennell on Vimeo.
posted by @tristanorchard
Upcoming: FiveSixty Live Concert Series 02
Winnie’s been working in overdrive these past couple of months and she’s killing it, obvs. We’ve got some killer shows coming up and they’re sure to get you laid and/or feeling frisky.
First up is the second showcase in the Live at FiveSixty Concert Series featuring Arbutus act Tops on Thursday, March 29. This dreamy-pop crew are currently on tour to support their new release “Tender Opposites”.
Local sensation Teen Daze will also be taking the stage along with Peace and We are Lovers.
If you haven’t already checked out FiveSixty I highly recommend losing your virginity as soon as possible. It’s beautifully rustic, with a New York inspired interior and an essence that is all Vancouver.
Bands are on at 8:30pm and you can get your tickets for $10 at the door.
See you there!
posted by @clarkbs
Winnie Cooper Presents:
This Friday @ The Biltmore WC brings you a fun night of some of the best local bands Vancouver has to offer!!
GIRLFRIENDS & BOYFRIENDS is a post-punk/new wave band from Vancouver. Their 7″ vinyl record will be released and available to purchase on friday!
Girlfriends & Boyfriends – Young Ones
Girlfriends & Boyfriends – Cobra Vs. Snake
Check out their new video for Hard Violence.
Last but certainly not least is PEACE. One of my personal favorite local bands. You’ll have to come check em out to see why or have a listen to my favorite song.
Peace – Uma Uma Truth List
After alllll that WC djs Tristan Orchard, Christian Flores & Wobangs throw down sum tunes & we have a good ol fashioned sweaty dance party. Doors at 9pm, bands at 10pm. Buy tickets here or at the door. See you all there!
posted by Matea
Winnie’s OLIO Picks
Olio is upon us September 22nd-25th and it’s time to have some fun. Here are some of the (mostly musical) things we are looking forward to. There are plenty of other marvelous things that exceed our breadth of knowledge so check out the full schedule which also includes art and film events.
Full weekend passes are $50 or day passes are $25. Ticket can be bought at Zulu or Redcat records or online here.
Active Child
Pitchfork basically panned Active Child’s new album giving it a 7.2. Personally it’s one of my favorites of this year and it deserves at least an 8.2 For anyone who like Austra, Bjork or James Blake.
Active Child – Call Me Tonight
11:30 Saturday September 24th at Electric Owl
Peter & Chris
Peter & Chris are a comedy duo. They were recently one of the top acts in the Vancouver Fringe Festival. They are part of 11 acts in the Olio Sketch Comedy show.
8pm Friday September 23rd at the Biltmore
Bonjay
From Toronto to us. For fans of Santigold, M.I.A. Rye Rye.
Friday September 23rd 11pm @ Fortune Sound Club
Blood Diamonds
Vancouver’s latest internet darling playing his unique brand of r n b / hip hop infused tropical dance music.
Blood Diamonds – Another Day (Blood Diamonds Remix)
11:30 Saturday September 24th at the Waldorf
Braids / Painted Palms
Polaris prize nominees from Montreal with Painted Palms one of the best bands you have yet to hear. ++ Terror Bird and yours truly djing.’
12am / 11pm Friday Sept 23rd at Electric Owl.
Glass Candy / Chromatics
Dark Italo Disco. These bands are worth the price of admission just to see front women, Ruth Radelet and Ida No ooze sexiness.
Thursday September 22nd @ Republik 12:30am / 1:30am
Chateau Marmont & Revolver
Minimal techno from Paris.
Revolver – Balulalow (Fiveng Remix)
Saturday September 24th 10 / 11pm
Teen Daze, Sun Wizard, Peace
Sun Wizard have a polished rock sound. Peace are one of my local faves. With the dreamy Teen Daze.
Peace – The Uma Uma Truth List
Sun Wizard – Worlds Got a Handle
Saturday September 24th at the Cobalt 10:30 / 11:30 / 12:30
Tittsworth
Apart from having a funny name, Tittsworth has rocked a party or two.
Tittsworth & Alvin Risk- Pendejas by Tittsworth
Chapel arts Saturday Sept 24 12am-3:30am
Indian Wars
Vancouver’s Indian Wars brand of rock and roll is perfect for shooting cans off the back fence or robbing a bank. They play with Needles/Pins and Ladyhawk.
***Update**** Indian Wars have had to pull out.
11pm Friday Sept 23rd at the Biltmore
AraabMuzik
Current fave on high rotation. Winnie Cooper’s Christian Flores deejaying too.
At Fortune Sound Club Thursday 22nd 12:30 am
Teh Wkend Starts Now
Tonight. #Vancouver #best #weekly party, Hump. PEACE are going to be bringing some rock n roll steez.
Thursday. ManHussy and Weekend Leisure present STEEL VIPER FORCE: The Fundraiser.
Our friends are making a film, come out to the Biltmore, have fun and support the projjjj. An assortment of the city’s best comedian’s + DBL Dragon and Fine Mist are playing. Full Details.
STEEL VIPER FORCE (Teaser) from Weekend Leisure on Vimeo.
Friday. Winnie besties, Diamond Rings and PS I Love U at the Biltmore…
PS I Love You – Butterflies & Boners
PS I Love You & Diamond Rings – Leftovers
HUMP x Peace
Peace are playing at the funnest new weekday party, HUMP at Lick (455 Abbott St.). Get familiar.
Peace!! – The Uma Uma Truth List
