Vancouver-Based Bands at Squamish Festival

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Squamish Valley Music Festival is back this year & bigger than ever. The highly anticipated festival is expecting up to 35,000 guests a day, most of which will enjoy at least one Vancouver-based band.

• Topless

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  Multilayered synth, bass lines & catchy guitars run Topless through a gamut of electro, dance & pop hits. Their shows are full of theatrical content including costume, dance, glitter, props & more.

• Mounties

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  Mounties, the composite musical home of Hawksley Workman, Ryan Dahle, & Steve Bays first met in 2009 & evolved from a group hug into a spectacular improvised 2-week recording session 3 years later.

• Shad

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  Shad is a critically-acclaimed MC, regarded for his humour, honesty and intelligence. He won the 2011 Juno Award for Rap Recording of the Year. 

• Oceanographers

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  Following the release of their debut album ‘Thunderous Goodbyes,’ The Oceanographers went on to win 2013’s Cellar Launch Project and 99.3’s FOX Seeds competition. 

• Expendable Youth

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  Expendable Youth are a duo based out of Vancouver comprised of Matt ExYouth & Jimmy Escobar. They’ve come to be known and respected for their love & mastery of club music that spans every genre.

• SJS (Slow Jam Sundays)

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  Since its inception in the summer of 2012 SJS has been throwing events and has grown from a small night with a few friends to one of Vancouver biggest, most sought after parties.

• MGH!

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  For the last 10 years MGH! has been producing independent live music as well as club and festival events for local and touring acts. MGH! is working on a new event venue too.

• The Matinee

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  The bands 5 members have known each other since high school, throwing everything they have into each record. They also deliver a great live show.

• Sleepy Tom

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  Vancouver’s Sleepy Tom crafts genre-busting beats that seep into your head and water log your brain. Don’t be fooled, his energy is anything but sleepy.

• The Zolas

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  After debuting with Tic Toc Tic in 2009, The Zolas are now known across Canada. The Zolas continue their legacy of postmodern pop armed with poetic lyrics.

• Felix Cartal

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  First noticed by MSTRKRFT and Steve Aoki, his records quickly gained popularity and have been used in sets by Diplo, Laidback Luke, Hardwell, Congorock and more.

• We Are The City

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  We Are the City’s restless sense of artistry has led them through years of self-discovery as they strove for their creative peak. 

• Head of the Herd

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  Head of the Herd has recently completed their 2nd record & have found their stride. Their debut single "By This Time Tomorrow" hit #1 on the national rock charts & got them on tour with Guns n’ Roses.

• Good For Grapes

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  An original and talented six-piece group with an array of harmonizing voices and instruments, this folk/alternative act has been gaining momentum ever since they stepped into the music scene.

• Rykka

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  With the release of Kodiak, Rykka has retired her acoustic guitar in a clear departure from her busking roots. In its place are grungy guitars, dirty synths & a feisty attitude that’s hard to ignore.

• Cityreal

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  Cityreal has garnered solid critical acclaim & has toured relentlessly across Canada, USA & France, captivating audiences & sharing stages with K’Naan, Ice Cube, Ghostface Killah, Tech N9ne & others.

• The Courtneys

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  All-girl trio The Courtneys, deliver a special blend of fuzzy slacker pop that draws comparisons to Sonic Youth, Dinosaur Jr. and The Clean.

• Louise Burns

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  According to Louise Burns, the spirit animal hovering above her new album is a Foxx. A John Foxx, to be precise, UK synth pop pioneer who fronted Ultravox in the late ‘70s.