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NANAIMO'S BACKYARD//UNDERGROUND MUSIC FESTIVAL
Vancouver/Surrey
queer hyperpop/dancecore duo
Nanaimo
noise void creators
Calgary
hypnotic synth-punk
heavy metal-meets-techno acid trip
Victoria
dystopian darkwave synth magic
improvised psychedelic chaos
playing only the hits
non-stop barrage of grit chaos
Edmonton
learn that shit from the best
Salt Spring Island
emotive tender core
rhythm forward live house
dazzle core pop therapy
Toronto
murky abrasive no wave
psych punk sludgy noise
raw introspective acoustic
Toronto/Nanaimo
2000s garage rock revival
generative eternal
Vancouver
sad electro dream pop
theatrical avant-garde indie pop
Cedar
collaged sounds and embodied dance
Fun, fast, gnarly, pretty, chip-tune nemeses
Bellingham
garage punk not to fuck around with
Cumberland
roadhouse honky tonk
Courtney/Gibsons
new wave electro-doom
west coast trippy indie
beautiful clown noise collage
operatic mind melters
ambient techno-pop
unleash the artists of tomorrow
queer hardware electronica
otherworldly fuzzy nostalgia pop
Vancouver/Gabriola/Nanaimo
watch out there’s a sea anemone in your pocket
dark synth ambient electronica
Vancouver/Nananimo
one-time-only assortment of freaks
Nanaimo/Powell River
a west coast mirage
Stz'uminus ( Ladysmith)
badass indigenous hip hop
yoga and meditation to live music
Denman Island
new wave synth pop
progressive/ambient/drone
ethereal harsh noise experience
confrontational electropunk
80's dreamscape synthpop
heartbreak country
music found through murk and fog
experimental interactive dance
angelic dream pop
beyond sentient shellfish guts
abrasive maximalist punk noise
smoky psychedelic gothic country
ambient soundscapes with hard hitting synth-riffs
alt rock psych (psalt rock)
Cobble Hill
indie rock ballad buster
Victoria/Nanaimo
joyously entertaining drag
legendary folk
gentle stretch to live music