TOP 10 REASONS WHY I'D BE BUZZFEED'S PERFECT REWIND INTERN: 1. I HAD A SOCIOLOGICAL UPBRINGING. Say what? Basically I was raised by a sociology prof. that encouraged us to observe…

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On tour to promote their sophomore fall released album Diluvia, the Freelance Whales will be playing Tuesday January 15th at Maxwell's in Hoboken, NJ. They've been called a "must hear…

If you read the preview here and watched the video, Came Out of a Lady, then you were also anticipating  how Rubblebucket, a band that SF Weekly called "[the sound}…

In a dark and desolate warehouse area in Brooklyn, I see nothing more then a few parked cars and some buzzing street lights before me. I'm in search of Shea…

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8t2-rJo5bdw Within the first few seconds of seeing this video, you may have thought you were watching a retro Fruit of the Loom commercial staring Siouxsie & the Banshees or…

"Q-Tip, whacha on the mic for?".... Or, more accurately, 'on the decks' which is where he plans to be November 23rd at Irving Plaza NYC. You heard me right.Q-Tip, that…

photos by: Tamara Lee Apparently, the thing to do when any iconic, pioneering rapper comes to Vancouver, is show them what we are made of. Usually, this means showing respect…

The Biltmore Cabaret, a reinvented home to "all things indy", hosted two fantastic bands this summer that could not have been more different. Before King Khan & BBQ Show started,…

photos by: Tamara Lee My first experience of Pickwick was seeing them featured on Something in the Water, a PBS series about emerging Seattle artists. Including clips of their live…

photos by: Tamara Lee The Dirty Projectors rolled through town last week in promotion of their new album, Swing Low Magellan. Anticipation was in the air, partly to hear the…

story by: Tamara Lee              photo: Veronica Falls Perhaps you are a fan of public radio and are thinking " because they play independent music....obviously!" Or perhaps you aren't a fan…

photos by: Tamara Lee Apparently, all Steel Panther has to say is "Who wants to show us some pussy?" and within seconds a half naked girl floats out of the…

photos by: Tamara Lee For a band that gets *every 10th song* airplay, it's no surprise that the whole of Deer Lake field was packed out with shrieky young girls…

photos by: Tamara Lee I wasn't quite sure if I was at a music show, burlesque night, pride parade or somehow I ended up in the middle of Hitchcock meets…

photos by: Tamara Lee It's difficult to have a temper while spending a lovely, relaxing  evening in Stanley Park. Beautiful (partially) sunny skies, fresh air, and resonate thick harmonies echoing…

photos by: Tamara Lee For a band that went from modest You Tube self promotion to Lollapolooza and Jimmy Fallon in only a few years, it's no surprise that these…

photos by: Tamara Lee I was skeptical that an instrumental group would be much of a performance. I did my usual crowd bartering to squeeze to front-stage but the stoned…

photos: Tamara Lee If you are a fan of the show or not, Leighton has undeniable chops on the microphone. Like a siren, she stood memorizing and beautiful, unleashing sweet…

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photos : Tamara Lee I expected to go see a guilty pleasure. They are bouncy and poppy with good harmonies and a cute girly British voice heading up the tunes.…

photos by: Tamara Lee review by: Robert Collins REVIEW @CTV WEBSITE    

photos by: Tamara Lee GRIMES   I suppose the definition of a modern day siren would be someone whose voice can immediately bring us to tears (and potentially convince our…

Photos: Tamara Lee Well 2012 has been a busy year so far, with lots of variety and too many pictures to stay up to date.... so, what have you been…

All photography by TAMARA LEE ©2011 Following Guns 'n Roses' long awaited show at the Pacific Coliseum last week, a friend asked me if I thought it had really been…

3 of our favorite mmmagnificent shows in 2011: Metric, Miami Horror, and Man Man! We caught Metric at Squamish Music Festival last August, and it was hot, hot, hot! Emily…

photos by: Tamara Lee Last Thursday night a modest crowd came in from the cold to experience Canadian roots/reggae trio Bedouin Soundclash. Despite the sparseness, they warmed up the audience…

Musicview has been to many dozens of concerts this year, spanning from East Coast to West Coast to down South to... okay, nothing North. There has been attack-hugging by cultish…

The Godfathers of Metal reared their legendary heads amidst spikes, chains and large burning flames. They sacrilegiously appeared last Sunday before a modest but enthusiastic crowd, proving that they are…

Full MAJOR LAZER gallery HERE! Full WEEZER gallery HERE! Full SWEET THING gallery HERE! Full KYPRIOS gallery HERE! Full BELLE GAME gallery HERE! Full PROPER VILLAINS gallery HERE! THE SCENE: …

A Live@YVR storyteller entry by Tamara Lee! rubb  

photos by: Tamara Lee previously published: Scene In The Dark I don't normally have so much to say  because the pictures usually speak for themselves. But this was not a…

previously published: Guttersnipe News photography by: Tamara Lee Standing in the crowd before this show I was talking with a fellow photog about the Barrington Levy show we had seen…

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For Vancouver’s Eyes Also…

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