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Ria Nevada

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  311 and the Wailers at the Commodore Ballroom, Mar 2 2010

  Reggae legend opens for punk/metal hip-hop act

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  Review – Yacht at the Biltmore Cabaret, Feb 19, 2010

  The Portland band delivers an interactive and theatrical show at the start of its See Mystery Lights tour.

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  Review – Nouvelle Vague at the Venue, Feb 5 2010

  Guttersnipe ‘Just Can’t Get Enough’ of the French band, which had hundreds of showgoers swooning into their cups at its Vancouver show last Thursday night. Ria Nevada reviews, Michael Caswell shoots.

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  Review – Pointed Sticks at the Rio Theatre, Vancouver, Dec 19 2009

  Vancouver’s Pointed Sticks come out of semi-retirement with a couple of shows to promote their first album in, like, forever. Marianne Nevada, not yet even an idea when the group played its first gig, grapples with the generation gap.

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  Review – Magneta Lane w/Fine Mist at the Commodore Ballroom, Vancouver, Dec 15 2009

  In part II (why not? It’s the Internet) of our coverage of Sloan’s recent Vancouver show, Ria Nevada throws in her two cents on the opening bands—complete with a Bow Wow Wow reference.

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  Review – Blind Pilot at the Biltmore Cabaret, Vancouver, Dec 3 2009

  The Portland band reminds writer Marianne Nevada of her sister’s middle school recital—but in a good way. Also, they cover MGMT’s ‘Enjoy Yourself’.