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Jay Schreiber

arts editor

Tuesday November 10

Matthew Good rocks the Centre for Performing Arts if an all-ages night of
pleasing music is your entrée. However, the place that you want to be is at
Pub 340 where Local Metal group 13" Prophet bring their thunder along
with Entropia, Sythia and Starstruck. Punk rock sluts The Misfits are
hitting up the Venue if you feel like it, but be warned, Jerry Only is balding.
My Pick: It’s not a night for being Good; check out 13" Prophet, and then jet
over for the end of the Misfit’s set.

Wednesday November 11

Dropkick Murphys hit up the Commodore if you’re interested in some
Celtic fusion. If you’re Irish and your still not there, then where is your
pride? If Irish jigs aren’t your thing then chill out at O’Doul’s for the sounds
of Bill Coon.

My Pick: Unless you’re from Boston, stay at home, it’s Remembrance Day.
Call your grandpa or something.

Thursday November 12

Check out Capade at the Railway Club for their CD release party. Corb
Lund is hanging out at the Commodore with special guest Ridley Bent.
My Pick: Railway, always a good time

Friday November 13

A Midsummer Night’s Dream premiers at Douglas College’s Muir Theatre;
check it out for home-grown talent. If you’re not there, then check out
Pucifer at the Performing Arts Centre downtown.

My Pick: It’s Friday the 13" so Pucifer is appropriate. The theatre production
runs ‘til November 21.

Saturday November 14

Product band Kiss takes over GM Place, so if you don’t have tickets, beat up
someone who does! Not a rock fan? Tiesto brings an impressive light show
and electronic sounds to the Pacific Coliseum if that suits your style better.
Feeling classical? It’s Mozart night at the VSO, so don’t you symphonic fans
be Hayden.

My Pick: For the love of God don’t give your money to Kiss. Choose Tiesto
if you’re down with ze clubs, but Mozart has the upper hand.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Pind.

A Lesson well learned as preached by the Prophet
Local band is kicking ass and taking names on Vancouver’s Metal scene

 

13" Prophet

By Jay Schreiber, Arts Editor

s far as hard working bands are
Acne no one knows the term
better than the four members of
13" Prophet. If you haven’t seen them
on downtown Vancouver’s bar scene or
checked them out online, you have yet to
call yourself a fan of local metal.

During the daylight hours, members
of the Prophet can be found study music
in Douglas’s New West Campus and have
yet to let up with four years of consistent
dedication. Originally hailing from the
city of PoCompton, the band has found no
trouble making its name on downtown’s
bar scene.

“The scene in Vancouver sucks right
now,” lead singer and guitarist Fabian
Popovici said about gigging locally.
“There’s quality bands, and we dig the
support we get, but people need to start
goin’ to more shows.” Their upcoming
show at Pub 340 on November 10 is a
common gig for the group, having also
called the recently deceased Cobalt Motor
Hotel its home.

“Yeah, we’re fucking pissed that
the Cobalt shut down!” said both Fabian
and Ben Higgins, bassist for the group.

“Those shows were awesome, It sucks we
won’t get play there anymore,” Higgins
mentioned.

The group has also enjoyed success
playing shows with promotional company
Supernova, and have rocked such festivals
as East Van’s Brutal Fest. Recently,

13" Prophet took a break to find a new
drummer, and have settled on the reverend
master of double bass drum Max Freisen.
Minister of shred Nico Miraftab holds the
holy six-string axe, and along with the
prophesizing ways of Fabian and Ben, the
group is a complete brick house of thrash.

“We don’t really like to restrict our
style of music,” Popovici mentioned. “It’s
just an influence of booze, weed and a long
line of metal.”

No doubt the Gospels of Maiden,
Motorhead, Priest and Sabbath have
foretold the ways of the Prophet, but their
style can please just about any metalhead
with good taste.

The group has a five-track demo out
and it can be found on their MySpace:
www.myspace.com/13thprophet. The band
is still working their way up, but has no
problem keeping face on the local scene.
Check them out if you know what’s good

for you.
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