Transmission 2008

Beasts Aplenty For Transmission's Third Night

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By Quinn Omori (CHARTattack) December 9, 2008 12:36 pm
I started the final night of Transmission by catching Courtney Wing's set. The write-up on the band mentioned "members of Godspeed You! Black Emperor and Bell Orchestre," but while Wing's ensemble shares a penchant for the grandiose with the two aforementioned acts, it's not really a fair comparison. Godspeed and Bell Orchestre are...
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Bison B.C. (photo by Quinn Omori)
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Transmission Day Two: All Woodhands

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By Quinn Omori (CHARTattack) December 8, 2008 4:39 pm
The first day of Transmission's 2008 edition showcased Vancouver talent, but night two ushered in acts from across Canada and the globe. I arrived at Storyeum — formerly a kitschy tourist attraction that gave a crash course in B.C. history — in time to catch Woodhands. The Toronto duo created disco-friendly party anthems the traditional way:...
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Radio Radio (photo by Quinn Omori)

Black Mountain Help Ladyhawk At Transmission

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By Quinn Omori (CHARTattack) December 5, 2008 5:19 pm
The first night of live events for 2008's Transmission Festival kicked off with a bang on Wednesday night. The festival, which runs alongside a conference that organizers describe as "a future-focused, solution-minded music and digital technology conference," got rolling at Vancouver's Biltmore Cabaret with a night of performances by...
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