In a tipsy-topsy world where bands enjoy playing with irony and clever references in regards to naming themselves (see: Women as a band of all men, Illinois as a band actually based in Pennsylvania, the Tallest Man on Earth not being all that physically tall), the Rural Alberta Advantage don’t mess around. Their name does, [...]

I’m a little bored with the electro-pop indie scene. Sampled midi-drums? Arpeggiated synth-strings? No, thank you. Still, there are always exceptions, and bands like The Sea and Cake, Cut Copy and San Francisco’s own, Loquat, make great records regardless of their “indie-electronica” classification.

The Vague Panther attended the MGMT show at Bottom of the Hill for three reasons:

Sex
Drugs
Rock n Roll

Yeah, it was a night of great expectations. Not to mention the fact that the Vague Pather’s old friend, the musical genius that is James Richardson, plays drums for MGMT. Ok maybe the term “friend” is a little misleading, [...]