Western Jaguar and The Sylvia Platters are hitting Vancouver Island from March 11th-13th for an island tour with stops in Nanaimo, Duncan and Victoria. Join us in Duncan for a great Sunday night of indie rock!
=0D=0A=The Sylvia Platters (College Rock/Power Pop) - Abbotsford, BC The Sylvia Platters are a four-piece college rock and power pop outfit hailing from all corners of BC's Fraser Valley. Their home-made, late-2015 debut record, Make Glad the Day, has drawn comparisons to Weezer, Belle and Sebastian, and The Smiths.
=0D=0A=Graypoint Owl writes that Make Glad the Day, "stays refreshing and fun across the breadth of its swiftly accelerating track list digging catchy hooks deep into the listener while displaying a distinctly geeky, literarily inclined wit." The album subsequently reached #32 on the earshot! college and community radio charts.
=0D=0A=While the Platters are a relatively new project, its members have a long history together and playing music in other bands. That experience translates into a compelling live act that Glenn Ess of The Cascade calls, "vibrant and endlessly entertaining." The Sylvia Platters are Luke Agawin, Simon Tressel, Nick Ubels and Tim Ubels. https://sylviaplatters.bandcamp.com/ Western Jaguar (Ambient Indie Rock) - Mission, BC Western Jaguar is the creation of multi-instrumentalist Jeffrey Trainor. Based in Mission, British Columbia, Western Jaguar has attracted a strong collection of followers, both locally and abroad by incorporating a wide array of genres from dream pop to ambient indie rock within what Strange, Quiet, Loud calls, “strong and anthemic compositions.”
=0D=0A=These diverse soundscapes act as the sonic underbelly to eerie and whispering vocals that strive to connect with the listener. Trainor is joined by Kier-Christer Junos on guitar, Brent Webb on bass and AJ Buckley on drums to bring these melancholic and melodic pieces to life.
https://westernjaguar.bandcamp.com/ Dixon Space
$12 in advance, $15 at the door.