Artists

Geof does his level best to make his drums sound like a locomotive, and Ryan plays bass, completely wrong, while both are howling almost the whole time.
Blood and Guts, Heart and Soul, Rock'n'Roll.

Since forming in 2010, Anchoress has released four full lengths and an EP, toured back and forth across Canada and the US and become a staple of the Vancouver heavy music scene. Their infamously wild live show and their unique mix of hardcore punk aggression and post-punk versatility grew a substantial fan base that packed venues, record stores, and basements throughout the rainy city.

BOSSES officially formed at the onset of a global pandemic in early 2020. Featuring members of Aanthems, The Dead Hits, In Signals and The Greatest Sons, they were looking to bridge the gap between familiar punk rock feels and a no limits approach, to exploring more traditional rock and roll flavors. Geof put this project together, he had a ton of riffs, ideas and inspiration to share, then added Rob’s shouty, growley, and guttural vocals, James’ creative bass sounds and Kyle’s multi-band drumming repertoire to the mix.

Just some jerks makin’ noise until 2023. RIP

Bolstered by aggressive guitar riffs and gut-wrenching gangers, Dead End Drive-In are a punk rock five-piece from Vancouver, Canada. Taking after such acts as Titus Andronicus, Diarrhea Planet and The Replacements, this band has no problem mixing meaningful lyrical content with relentless lead lines. Chock-full of feedback, finger tapping and heart-pounding hooks, their punk edge will grab ya and pull you in.

Not your grandma's psychedelic grunge rock.

A heavy-hitting punk band with roots in early American Hardcore and 90s noise, Half Dead play hard, fast, and pissed. They deal in bludgeoning rhythms, scorching guitar riffs and powerful vocals courtesy of frontperson Hillary Shields, whose lyrics delve into themes of self-destruction and social injustice.

With a new line up, and some free time due to COVID, the band reworked and wrote a collection of songs, bringing them back to Rain City Recorders, this time with producer Jesse Gander (Japandroids, Woolworm) over the span of 3 months and many sessions Indications put together an album that is broader than any of their previous work. Layered guitars and keyboards are prevalent, but so is the straight-forward punk influence.

Stuttr is a four-piece experimental post-punk ice cream sandwich with subtle notes of broken glass and hardcore

catchy and aggressive punk rock that captures the nostalgic feel of melodic hardcore bands such as, Kid Dynamite and Sinking Ships, with a toned down and contemporary pop-punk or, dare I say, emo feel. The band avoids the deliberate and pretentious retro throwback feel that many current bands fall victim to, instead, delivering an experience that feels organic and honest.

What is born of a DIY ethos shall inevitably return to its roots. This has at least been the case with WARM, a Vancouver based Four piece who have existed in some form since 2017, who have dubbed themselves “#1 Most Powerful Band” and who’s Debut 2023 Album ‘DEATH RON’ tests limits of volume, clarity and minimalism through a sonic lens that invokes legacy artists like Archers of Loaf, Polvo, North of America, or Silkworm. WARM are DIY in virtually every sense: they make their own gear, record and mix their own music, and have even undertaken the event organization for a great number of their shows over the years. It goes without saying that they also design their own merch.