Culture

JEN SWANSTON
walk in a straight line, the radio station CFOX had a bus

It's come and gone again. The NewMusicWest festival ‘*** sages: See Se ae
ran from May 6-8 featuring

ewMusicWest was a time for
Vancouver's local bands who Ne trying to make a name
put ona show for talent ap ap for themselves—to showcase

: . who and what they are. It will be
agents, radio stations and interesting to see who makes it,

the public at large. With up to who will be returning to

 

 

 

 

21 venues hosting at least three bands on any given NewMusicWest next year and who will have faded into
oblivion.

night, it was indeed an event to behold.

he Watchmen were this year’s é
"Tosti they played the Vogue

on the night of Friday May 7 4
to an almost packed theatre.
There were also numerous CD
release parties hosted by
both radio stations, and
record companies.
Stickers for bands were
being handed out
freely and for a
nominal fee you could
also purchase the CD
of a band that you
had just ‘discovered:

ands played in
B venues ranging
from the Vogue

Theatre to smaller
clubs like the Starfish
Room. There seemed to
be something going on in
just about every club in
downtown Vancouver. Luckily,
the weather held and for those
who were sober enough, most of
the shows were within walking
distance of each other. For those who <
were too tired to walk, or who were unable to

  
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
  
   
  
  
 
  

June 1999 the Other Press page 17