Lisa Marr played bass and sang in the beloved Vancouver band Cub. She started by playing in the Evaporators. She continues to play music, make films, and do all kinds of other art and activism. This conversation was recorded on January 28th 2025.

Venue visited: Cub House (1992-1997) at 837 west 19th Avenue.

Other venues discussed: Pop, Studio J, the Cruel Elephant, the Commodore, Notorious, the Arts Club, the Malcolm Lowry Room, the Starfish Room, Powell Street Festival, Hastings Community Centre.

Musicians mentioned: Neko Case, Hard Rock Miners, Sebadoh, Rancid, They Might be Giants, DOA, Maow, the Smugglers, Modernettes, Pointed Sticks, the Bombshells, Coal.

This episode features the following music:

Cub: My Chinchilla from Betti-Cola (Mint 1993?)

Lisa Marr: A Bit of a Fight (2020)

The Beards: Sidewalks from Funtown (Sympathy For the Record Industry 2002)

Phil Smith began in the awesome Vancouver punk band Wasted Lives, whose few recordings were recently released by Supreme Echo. This conversation was recorded on December 18 2024. He went on to musical projects like Snow Geese, Blanche Whitman, Bud Luxford and the long-running band Corsage.

Venues Visited:

Starvin' Marvin's was a nightclub on Burrard and Broadway which closed in the late 1970s.

Quintessence Records (later Zulu) opened at 1869 west 4th avenue and often had in-store performances. It moved to 1972 w 4th where it still exists today.

The Indian Center was built as a church (initially the Kitsilano Presbyterian Church) in 1911, and eventually became the Vancouver Indian Centre (now the Vancouver Aboriginal Friendship Society) at this location (1855 Vine) from 1970 to 1979. Now called Devon Court, the building contains luxury condos. The Subhumans played there in June and July 1978, and the hall had at least 2 additional shows.

The Russian Community Hall on 4th and Arbutus has had events over the decades, but most famously was The Afterthought, where psych and hippie shows happened in the '60s before the Retinal Circus opened.

Rohan's opened at a record store at 2865 West 4th Ave (it was an old house!), and then relocated to 2723 west 4th as the venue, Rohan's Rockpile, in 1972 or 1973. According to BC Business Online The Who came to play after an arena show.

The Legion Hall at 2611 west 4th avenue was known at Lion's Gate Hall, and was legion #79. There is an ad from 1963 listing it for rent for events.

Bands mentioned: Alan Horowitz Band, Heart, Dishrags, Subhumans, Jonathan Richman, DOA, Modernettes, Iggy Pop, Ramones, Talking Heads, Helium, Actionauts, Pointed Sticks, U-J3RK5, Steely Dan.

Other venues discussed: Luv-a-fair, Sub Ballroom, the Plaza (punk house), the Snake Pit, Viking Hall, Nat Bailey Stadium.

This episode features the following music:

Wasted Lives: Wirehead from s/t EP 1979 (reissued by Supreme Echo).

Corsage: Royal Couple from CORSAGE (originally released on cassette 1988)

Corsage: September Song from Ancient Songs (2023)

Selina Crammond has played in the bands Movieland, Supermoon, Kiss Painting and currently, Midnight News and Roswit. She also runs Monotapes with Gal av Gay. This conversation took place on December 7 2024.

Horses Records was an independent record and bookstore on Hastings and Nanaimo (on 2447 E Hastings Street) from 2014-2016, opened by Katayoon Yousefbigloo and Dan Geddes. The store frequently hosted music show in those years.

Other venues visited: What’s up Hot Dog (2481 E Hastings St), TD bank atm, Roy G Biv

Other venues discussed: Art Bank, Nyala, Railway Club, WISE Club, Zoo Zhop, Selectors, Records, the Moontower, Deep Space, Red Gate, the Astoria

Musicians mentioned: Chris-a-Riffic, Gal Gracen, Nice Apple, TV Ugly, Elf PIty, Search Parties, Dan Geddes (Peace, Lt Frank Dickens), Arbutus, connect_icut, Jock Tears, Cindy Lee, Kellarissa, Weed, lie, Apollo Ghosts

This episode features the following music:

Lt Frank Dickens: Concrete from Sour Bubblegum (2017)

Supermoon: Unsaid from Playland (Mint Records, 2016))

Midnight News: Sucker Punch from Bad News Days (Monotapes, 2024)