Thinking about Dying and Learning How to Live: An Interview With Still Depths On Best plan for your life 

Thinking about Dying and Learning How to Live: An Interview With Still Depths On Best plan for your life 

I am back at a DIY venue and still getting used to it. It’s the first one I’ve been to since I was seventeen, and since then, new bands have emerged to play shows with ones I already know. Events shared via Instagram posters instead of Facebook pages have brought in a new crowd eager for live music. New venues like this one (Green Auto Body) have popped up, and old ones have been renamed. I am now much older than when I first experienced them, but in a way it’s nice to feel like I’m revisiting an old version of myself through the power of cheap PBR and second-hand smoke.

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Live Music Roundup: SUGARFUNGUS, Rosemary Ginger, Nonarchy at 648 Kingswa

Live Music Roundup: SUGARFUNGUS, Rosemary Ginger, Nonarchy at 648 Kingswa

On April 13th, three bands—Nonarchy, Rosemary Ginger, and SUGARFUNGUS—took 648 Kingsway on a slow journey into space, surrounded by synths and smooth vocals. In an interview with all three bands, SAD Magazine was able to delve into each bands’ musical journeys, experiences in the Vancouver music scene, and much more.

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Hoodie Browns and Lovely Company at 648 Kingsway

Hoodie Browns and Lovely Company at 648 Kingsway

Let me describe to you the difference between a song and a sigh, between a recording and a live show. The act of being together in time, through the measure of music. Let me describe to you a community coming together at the end of last month for a shared purpose: to experience music at 648 Kingsway with Hoodie Browns, Lalune, and Lovely Company. 

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