Blush
Friendship, Growth and the New EP
Blush started as four friends making music together in Victoria, BC, and over time that natural beginning grew into a band with its own shape and sound.
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Alick Mac
Eric Chan speaks with Alick Mac, a rapper, singer and songwriter from the Comox Valley, about songwriting as a journal, the ideas behind Liz Plank’s *For the Love of Men*, and how those questions on masculinity grew into his one-man show Boys’ Club.
Local Charm
Eric Chan speaks with Jesse Hubner of Local Charm, a five-piece indie folk band from Victoria, about an old Okanagan songwriting partnership that resurfaced years later, a move to the coast that reopened his creativity, and the songs on their self-titled debut.
Quadra Sound
Eric Chan speaks with Nick Fascione of Quadra Sound, a four-piece rock band from Vancouver Island, about social media as a direct line to listeners, years of development with producer Brian Howes, and a song rooted in growing up in Campbell River.
daysormay
Eric Chan speaks with Vancouver band daysormay about becoming more intentional, building songs in Ableton, stripping arrangements back to their core, and finding trust after years of making music together.
Focus Your Audio
Vancouver duo Focus Your Audio (Sarah and Bobby) talk about writing songs apart before bringing them together, the story behind their song “The Long Goodbye,” and what they've learned from producers Mike Young of Mother Mother and Adam Hurstfield.
Anna Katarina
Anna Katarina talks about her album While I Was Dreaming — a record built around the moments that happen outside the fantasy of success. We get into the pressure of releasing music now, what collaboration taught her about finishing a song, and why she came back to BC after time in Nashville.
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