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A DiG for All Shins

27 Acts Vie for Dominance in CiTR’s

Kevin Lalonde, OP Arts & Entertainment Editor

There’s nothing more entertaining in life than watching

 

eople engage in a life or death struggle in vain hopes
of spring-boarding their musical aspirations into the
rofessional and respected realm of success while you
it back with a pint and nod critically. Just the thing for
he inner hipster in all of us!
For those not yet acquainted with one of
‘ancouver’s greatest musical endeavors, SHiNDiG is an
pnnual 13 week-long battle of the bands hosted and
organized by UBC's stellar campus-cOmmunity radio
ptation CiTR 101.9. Boasting 27 different acts of all
enres (except country and rap), SHiNDiG brings a
ombination of the best of up-and-coming and well
established musical groups in the city together every
Tuesday night at the Railway Club. Always a hub of hip-
Bter activity, SHiNDiG gives participants and viewers
blike a chance to drink beer, catch up with prominent
locals musicians, catch some awesome tunes, and some-
rimes some not-so-awesome tunes too. No matter what,
’s always a fun time. Plus there’s the always exciting
beet-for-jokes.
So with week five already over this last Tuesday, how

s this year’s DiG shaping up? For this, let’s check the
scoreboard!

Week One

binger-songwriter D. Trevlon emerged the victor at

BHiINDiG’s opening night on September 12, beating

but Sweetheart and Bad Moves. I’d offer some kind of
commentary on the outcome of Night One’s battle, but
was busy cheating on Paris Hilton with Ashlee
impson that night, and couldn’t attend. Yeah, that’s

  

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right, I taught Nick Carter everything he knows.

Week Two

The beautiful harmonies and lush vocal stylings of local

choral collective The Choir Practice took the trophy on
September 1, sneaking by the guitar-generated feedback
and delay work of birdband and the all out rockitude of
Oneyedjacks. I’m pretty sure that The Choir Practice is
somehow related to lo-fi poppers P:ano, but given the
all out incestuous nature of the Vancouver music com-
munity, don’t quote me on that.

Week Three

Lover Lover Lover took the cake on September 26,
making war (not love) on It’s A Living Thing and Tool-
esque rockers Azimyth. Props to Azimyth, by the way,
for great vocals, thumping bass, and a ridiculously fun
covet of “Fortunate Son.” Good show boys, keep
playin’.

Week Four
All girl duo The Pack took their Sleater-Stripes-style

~ rock action to the faces of, um, another rock band

called Shades of Grey and the synthy guitar and reverb
vocal work of Terrorbird. Crunchy rock seems to be
the thing these days, so future contestants, beware.

That’s it for the first month of SHiNDiG. Remember
to set aside all of your Tuesdays until the middle of
December, because it’s gonna be a raucous good time.
See you at the Rail, and good luck to all of this yeat’s
participants!

Annual Battle of the Bands

PHOTOS BY JENNIFER AIRD

 

 

 

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Wed Oct 4
Quebec City
Theatre Imperial

Thurs Oct 5
Montreal
Metropolis

Fri Oct 6
Ottawa
Barrymore's Music Hall

Sat Oct 7

Toronto

Phoenix Concert Theatre
Early Show

Wed Oct 18
Winnipeg
Pyramid Cabaret

Thurs oct-19
Saskatoon
Louis’ Pub -

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Fri Oct 20
Edmonton
The Starlite. Room

Sat Oct 21
Calgary
MacEwan Hall Ballroom

Sun Oct 22
Banff
Wild Bill's

Tues Oct 24
Whistler
Garibaldi Lift Company

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Victoria
Sugar Nightclub

Thurs Oct 26
Vancouver
The Commodore Ballroom

 

 

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