Towers and Trees are staring 2016 off strong. They officially released their new album The West Coast back in October, but now they're off to play some highly anticipated release shows. On Saturday you can catch them in Vancouver for their release party at the Biltmore, and the following weekend they'll be doing some Vancouver Island dates.
Jess had a chat with Adrian about what the band has been up to lately, here's how it went.
Read More2 SLEEPS until the 2nd annual Lovecoast & Friends Christmas Benefit for Music Heals! We are so excited (and selling tickets for $10 in case anyone needs any before the show! They'll be $15 at the door) so Jess called up Kate Kurdyak from The Katherines to chat a little in anticipation. Here's how the conversation went.
Jess: How long have you been playing together as The Katherines?
Kate: So basically I started out doing music and playing by myself in coffee houses, and in high shcool I formed a band of 10 people - we had a full string quartet and had a guitar and Lauren and Kaityn were in the band. Lauren is my sister and Kaitlyn is one of my best friends -when we were little we were singing in choir together- and people went off and did their own things and the band eventually became the 3 of us. That's how The Katherines were born. But mostly became out of playing together and loving being on stage together and I realized how I didn't want to be in the music industry without them.
Jess: When did The Katherines form then?
Kate: I formed the band in 2012 and...
Read MoreRococode -the Vancouver electro-pop duo of Andrew Braun and Laura Smith- have finally come out with some new, long-anticipated music last month! But their latest EP Panic Attack doesn't mean that they've done their duty for putting out music and that they'll go back into recluse for another few years, like so many bands. It's actually a teaser for their upcoming full-length, which spawned so many questions in my (Jess) mind that I had to call up Andrew Braun this weekend and ask him about it. Here's some of our conversation:
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