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The Musical Mad Scientists of Canada's Royal Canoe

By Jason Keil
Oct 13, 2014

Those who showed up early to the Bombay Bicycle Club show in April at Crescent Ballroom were privy to the layered experimental sounds of Winnipeg's Royal Canoe. The sextet, making its inaugural trip to the Valley, stood like a group of mad scientists over their boards and laptops to create...
Meet Sean Hayes, the Singer Your Lady Friends Love

By Jason Keil
Sep 15, 2014

San Francisco-based singer-songwriter Sean Hayes knows you heard about him from your folk-music-loving lady friend. He says he gets that a lot. "I feel like women are the gateway," he jokes...