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Born from the DIY music community in East Vancouver, Schwey are an indie funk unit that have developed a reputation within the city’s underground as a high energy and unpredictable live act. 

Drawing inspiration from genre greats like Parliament Funkadelic and the Ohio Players along with contemporary acts like Vulfpeck, Schwey pull from hip hop, R&B, and electro pop to create a sound that’s entirely their own.

Schwey dropped their sophomore record Schwey 2: Cyber Soul in May 2021 which sees the group take an exciting new musical direction through the incorporation of futuristic synths, electronic beats, and just the right amount of vocal fx.

This episode we’re speaking with Jason Corbett and Adam Fink of the darkwave/goth rock group ACTORS.

Jason is a producer and songwriter who has worked with a number of local and Canadian bands including electro dance act Gang Signs, glam rocker Art D’Ecco, and dream pop band Frankiie at his studio Jacknife Sound.

Adam is the drummer for ACTORS and has lent his talents to a number of other local acts including Jody Glenham and the Dreamers, Gang Signs, and Blue J.

Photo by Mackenzie Walker

Sam Tudor is a vocalist, songwriter, engineer, and producer who has been releasing music under his own name since 2014.

His project is a DIY collective effort featuring an impressive roster of session and touring musicians from bands including Bernice, U.S Girls, Tasseomancy, Omhouse, and Charlotte Cornfield.

On his latest record Two Half Words, Sam lyrically explores memorable and challenging experiences from the last three years of his life while incorporating a combination of electronic and organic instrumentation resulting in his most experimental and atmospheric release to date.

Photo by Jess Wong

NADUH are a 5 piece femme hip hop supergroup composed of Tee (aka Taraneh), Jenny Lea of I M U R, Rosa Alcantara of Off Topic, Giorgi Holiday (aka Giorgi), and Larisa Marie. 

Fashioning themselves as a “spicier Spice Girls” and “the female BROCKHAMPTON”, NADUH bring undeniable energy on the three singles they have released to date, display an attention grabbing visual flair, and seem poised to become the next big thing in Western Canadian hip hop.

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We’re back and we’ve made some changes to bring you a better show!

On this first revamped episode, we’re talking with Iamtheliving and Teon Gibbs. Iamtheliving (a.k.a. Rian Peters) is a singer/songwriter and dancer with roots in soul and contemporary R&B 

Teon Gibbs is a rapper/songwriter/producer/community organizer and together they have joined forces, bridging the gap between a variety of music styles on a fresh and funky collaborative EP titled JNGL.

There has been plenty of great music to help get us through this pretty crummy year.

This week we wrap up 2020 with our annual celebration of our favorite local, Canadian, and international releases with help from our special guest Justice McLellan.

Justice is a musician, producer, and podcaster most well known as the driving force behind the indie rock group Blue J and the post-punk project Mesa Luna. This year, Justice started his own Vancouver music podcast called The JPod (formerly the Department of Justice) featuring a number of artists that we have featured on PSR.

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If the name wasn’t a dead giveaway, The Daveed Saband is the solo project for songwriter, guitarist, and hair aficionado Daveed Saban. 

Born as a live vehicle for Saban’s self-produced home recordings, The Daveed Saband has developed a reputation for their energetic, humorous, and often chaotic live performances in and around the city of Vancouver.

Blending the aesthetics of bedroom pop and dad rock with the dramatic flair of classic jam and prog rock, The Daveed Saband aims to take you on a visceral and thrilling musical journey.

LA Solution Center is a studio project helmed by Dan Ponich who is a local producer and musician previously involved in the folk rock act Echo Nebraska and with the synth tinged alternative rock group Civiliana.

Drawing from influences ranging from trip hop to alternative hard rock in collaboration with a variety of guest musicians, LA Solution Center is an adventurous and decidedly fun project perfect for these uncertain times for the music industry.

Learn more about Dan’s production work here.

Naoist is the solo electronic music project of drummer Ali Siadat. If you are a fan of Canadian pop rock, you would be familiar with Ali’s work behind the kit for the Juno nominated band Mother Mother.

On his recently released debut EP, Ali explores patterns and textures within a IDM framework making for a dynamic, fluid, and engaging listening experience.

Jenny Banai is a gifted vocalist and songwriter whose mature arrangements and stunning live performances have drawn comparisons to the likes of Jeff Buckley, Feist, and Dolores O’Riordan of The Cranberries.

Banai is a winner and three time nominee of the Fraser Valley Music “Folk Artist of the Year” award, has had her music featured on on the TV show and web series The Drive along with the CBC Radio program On The Coast.

She has received praise from a variety of publications and writers including Juno nominated artist and host of the Hip Hop Evolution documentary series Shad.