The Duck Duck Goose Sessions are a live, improvised music collective featuring Tom Heuckendorff, JC Thompson, and Ali Siadat from Mother Mother. The group jams with the creative masterminds behind different acts touring through Vancouver from around the world every Tuesday.

First episode featuring HUMANS.. enjoy.

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The Magician and the Gates of Love have an interesting back-story; so let me break it down for you.

Langley native Nathan Moes is the Magician and after releasing his debut EP in the fall of 2008 he garnered a pretty impressive local following. But he’s recently teamed up with The Gates of Love, also hailing from the Langley area, to create a live act that is unlike anything you’ve ever seen before.

Playing piano-driven pop songs reminiscent of the 1960’s, this musical collaboration creates a sonic atmosphere that will make you want to spoon your hunny for days.  Seriously, it’s almost dangerous. So bring your favorite bb’s out to FIVESIXTY on Thursday, as the Magician and the Gates of Love will be playing with five other bands to support Breast Cancer.  They’re on first (8:00 pm) so don’t be late.  Tickets are $12 in advance and you can purchase them here.

Check out my interview with Nathan (aka the Magician) below.

Describe The Magician & the Gates of Love in five words or less

Harmony heavy classic-ish pop.

Describe the Beach Boys in five words or less.

Summertime pop for happy humans.

If your music were a type of car, what would it be?

Toyota Tercel. Reliable. Won’t blow you away, but it’ll get you there.

What was your biggest (musical) guilty pleasure growing up?

Steve Bell, Parish of Little Clifton, T.I.

If you could be any superhero in the world, what would you choose?

Wolverine. Regenerative powers to recover from any wound, live near forever.

What do you miss most about the 90’s?

Playing on high school sports teams, going to Vancouver Canadians games for Justin Meyer’s birthday parties, the Vancouver 86rs, Vancouver Grizzlies, and EA Sports NHL 92-93.

If I wanted to seduce a guy with a song from The Magician & the Gates of Love , which one should I choose?

Most songs run on themes of unrequited love, shame and regret…these are real dead ends for seduction. Your best bet is to bump the stereo off as you glide towards him.

How has teaming up with The Gates of Love affected your music?

We jam more, we cover songs more…Both of which are not features of bands that usually pique my interest, but when it’s you playing the instruments, it’s too much to resist. I get excited to play weddings and sing Sam Cooke, CCR, and James Brown songs.

What can we expect from your show on the 24 at FIVESIXTY?

A few new songs, hopefully. And generally, positivity. We play to have fun. But with a maximum one cover song.

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From their upcoming debut album Giants & Dreamers.

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One of the toughest tricks in being a pop musician is creating music that feels current, and yet sets itself apart from it’s peers. In the midst of Vancouver’s indie scene, Synthcake rears it’s mast. The band makes a unique blend of electronic pop music that leaves many other local acts feeling just a tad generic. Believe it or not, Lana Pitre, frontlady and songstress of Synthcake, gets away with making indie-electro-circus pop, this is honestly the best way to describe what you hear.

Molding Through the Seasons is their freshly released EP. The five tracks offer a rich blend between hallucinative and haunting lady voices, and bouncing carnival grooves that are just plain fun.

Synthcake – Drip
Synthcake – Sail Away

You can check out their EP Release on May 11th, and you can purchase a digital copy of MTS on Bandcamp.

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Young Wonder are an electro-dub-pop duo from Ireland who just released an eight-track EP via Feel Good Lost Records.  Here’s the video for their latest single “Orange”.

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Luckily for me, they’re hitting up FiveSixty nightclub on Thursday, April 12 to support their latest release off Nettwerk Records entitled Homesick Futures aka the perfect post-prom love making album.  Be careful ya’ll, wear a rubber.

Young Liars will be joined by fellow local acts The Ballantynes and Valley Girl, who have the perfect tunes for this supa chill weather.

Tickets are only $10.00 and available online or at Zulu, Beatstreet and Red Cat Records.  Doors are at 8:30pm, show at 9:30pm.

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Frank Ocean can PDA all over me anytime he wants. Wait, does that even make sense? Whatev. This song is dope. It’s actually an unleashed track from Ocean’s earlier days, when he was going by the alias of Lonny Breaux.  His sound has definitely evolved since then but I’m still loving this pop infused R&B.

Frank Ocean – PDA

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Have you heard of Loney Dear? Well, you should have by now. These Polyvinal stars are going to be visiting us on the eve of the 23rd in our beautiful little city; Winnie will see you there. Check out their track “What Have I Become?” from their latest album Hall Music and their music video for “Loney Blues” below.

Loney Dear – What Have I Become?

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Say hello to Brooklyn-based Sex-wave band Tubetops… these guys scream WinnieCooper.net. Enjoy their single, “Here With You“, from their recent self-titled EP.

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::M∆DE::IN::HEIGHTS:: describe themselves as mythical filth pop which I think is quite accurate. Their 808 hip hop influenced sound is unique and otherworldly.  Tied together nicely with the pop female vocals of Kelsey Bulkin.  They’re from New York and a side project of Sabzi, the man behind the smooth boom-bap of Seattle duos Blue Scholars and Common Market.

::M∆DE::IN::HEIGHTS:: – Wildflowers (Exhale Efreet)

Name your price to purchase their gem ridden album APORIA: IN THESE §TREETS on their bandcamp.

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Hyuna, is a South Korean pop starlet.  Her video for her song “Change” (below) was flagged with a 19+ rating last year due to her dance moves. Not bad for a then 18 year old.

Hyuna – Bubble Pop!

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Jessie J – Nobody’s Perfect [Netsky Full Remix] by PurplePR

Winnie’s got your Friday song!

Me likey this nice lil’ reggae pop jam with world famous deejay Skeet Skeet on production. It’s a Brandy cover by Gumshoe out of L.A. checkitoutyallz

Gumshoe – What About Us

okay let’s get lean (no srsly i have a dry cough, need syrup)

The last 40 seconds of this song caught me completely off guard.

Tinie Tempah ft Labrinth – Frisky