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We Are The City recently played a live version of "Mourning Song" while they were in Calgary. Give it a peek.

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Fall City Fall just released a music video for their new song, "Anxiety Attack". It's extremely well done, and definitely worth checking out.

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Watch Ethan Caleb of The Archers play an original song, "Blooddrunk".

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Interview: Aivia

We recently caught up with Aivia via e-mail interview! They have a couple shows coming up in Victoria, and are definitely worth checking out. Facebook / Youtube Upcoming Shows: Saturday, July 21 / Wednesday, July 25 (19+)

How did you guys come together as a band, and how did you come up with a name?

Well, let's get one thing clear first - even we barely even know where our name came from.  Liam mysteriously presented it one day, and it just kinda stuck.  I guess it was the symmetry of it…? Anyhow, coming together was the result of our bands playing together when we were younger, then growing up together as separate bands and eventually as friends.  Our separate groups have all known each other since around 2005, and we knew back then that merging somehow would be an awesome thing to do.  It took 7ish years, but here we are!

What are your biggest musical influences?

With us, it really differs member to member.  I know Liam's a huge Journey fan (he never takes that shirt off), and I'm (Jeff) personally a fan of harder, more riffy punk rock.  Danny's the pop/electronic fan, Tom's into the hardcore/metal scene, and Shae enjoys vocal-centric folk tunes.  Somehow we're able to combine all our interests and preferred styles when we jam to create really unique music - each of our songs has a definite nod in one of these 5 directions.

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No Doubt have released their comeback single/music video for "Settle Down"! Check it out.

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We'll be hanging out at Keloha Festival all weekend! If you're in Kelowna, definitely check this out.

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Courtney LaPlante of Unicron is filling in for Iwrestledabearonce's vocalist Kysta Cameron while she is on maternity leave. Check the band out on Warped Tour from now until August 5th!

IWABO's Official Statement: "So here it is... Complete transparency. A press release written by me(Steven, original iwabo guitarist) with the truth on what's going down.

The day before our Warped Tour show in Dallas, TX we had a day off in the DFW area. Krysta lives there now, so she went home to relax and do some laundry. The next day, we received word from her minutes before our set that she discovered she and her fiancé are expecting a kid and she would not be returning to finish Warped Tour with us. Obviously this is an insane curveball for everybody, but in typical IWABO fashion we will press on. And no matter what happens, Krysta has been our best friend for years and we want her to be happy. So what the fuck is the plan then, you ask? Well on literally a few minutes notice, our friend Courtney LaPlante flew her ass down to meet up with us today so that won't miss a single show of this tour. Courtney is a beast in both the singing and screaming departments and is also an incredibly awesome person. We wouldn't tarnish the years of work that we've put into this band by having somebody half-ass it on stage with us, so please come to a show and give her a high-five and make her feel welcome for doing us this huge favor. It makes it feel even better and more natural since she has been a long-term fan of our band and already knows the material. So long story short; Fear not friends and Bear Fuckers... We will continue to play Warped Tour and we hope that you will continue to support us. Getting to play for and talk to so many of you on a daily basis is honestly what we live for, and we will definitely continue with our plan to high-five everybody on Earth. We will update you with more info soon, including some new tour dates and info on our recently-finished full-length horror/comedy/whatever film A Beary Scary Movie! And finally, thank you so much to everybody who has been so supportive of us for all these years and we hope to see you again soon! Love,

- Steven / iwabo" 

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Jesse Manason released a sick drum video, go check it out!

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Take The Earth Beneath Us released a new song today! Go check it out.

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Mother Mother performed the title track off their upcoming album The Sticks at CBC's Toque Sessions. Go check out the live video here!

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Ten Second Epic released a music video for their song "Runaway" featuring many clips from their time in Japan! Go check it out.

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Metric played an awesome acoustic version of their song "Youth Without Youth". Check it out!

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Helloseptember were in the studio with Sam Weber recording a new song, go check out their sneak peek video!

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Hayley Williams of Paramore posted a studio/blog update that can be read here!

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Stars announced the release of a new album entitled The North, due out September 4th. You can download a new track, "The Theory Of Relativity", here.

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The Used recently discussed with Rolling Stone Magazine about why they're not allowed into Canada. Check the article out here!

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Van Isle Promotions is a new promotion company based in Victoria, BC. With three experienced promoters on board, their goal is to keep the Victoria music scene alive and flourishing. Check them out if you haven't already!