The Skinny Magazine

Jun 24th, 2009

Regrding Rocket Reducers gg atthe Rickshaw this Friday. China Creeps backed out today due to multiple what I am led to assume must be skateboard injuries. The Rocket Reducers are still playing, still a fine band, still on tour all the way from Ontario and still need your support so come on out and do it. Urban Guerilla are a rising Jihad of rocknroll sewn together from bits of the Spitfires and Red Hot Lovers and worth the price of admission in and of their own rocking selves. The Creeps left a gaping hole in the bill so if any punky band wants to play please get back to me asap. dave@theskinnymag.info

Jun 23rd, 2009

Issue 29 out now in print,

Jun 10th, 2009

Friday @ the Rickshaw on 254 E. Hastings..LIVE BANDS .... the Tranzmitors, the Jolts & More Come and be part of this! This heritage movie theatre has been documented during its resoration in upcoming movie No Fun City and has been reclaimed for live bands! The Rickshaw 254 E Hastings!!! This Friday will be the first Friday gig, and it will be insane to be in a space that we haven't been in before in in this city after decades of living here! The Rickshaw is historical. And oh yes... the Tranzmitors has a greatest hits vinyl lp out WORTH getting at the show, no taxes then and you can get Jeff to sign it with blood. And isn't "Bloody Eye Socket" by the Jolts, a Vancouver anthem.! Vancouver be there! www.myspace.com/thejolts www.myspace.com/thetranzmitors www.myspace.com/streetlegaldirtbike http://www.myspace.com/letsdance780

Jun 1st, 2009

The Tranzmitors/Jolts gig ois now at the Rickshaw, stay tuned for new poster. AS well .... We are coming out on Friday June 5th - check out our ad rate sheet above and I will give discounts to those that contact me by Wednesday night ads@theskinnymag.info

May 25th, 2009

The beautiful Biltmore is moving on, and so are we. Thanks to all who played, and those who are booked, Dave will get ahold of you. We will be working with another venue. It was great while it lasted. Love and rock and roll to all.

May 23rd, 2009

We are out on Friday instead of our regular Tuesday, due to the long weekend and the press schedule. So Fridays it is until we can switch back to Tuesday. June 1st, Skinny Mag Monday at the Biltmore presents Cortez the Killer and guests. June 8th it is Makeout Video Tapes, the Armadillettantes and TBA.

May 12th, 2009

The SKinny Monday at the Biltmore on May 18th is proud to present Stefana Fratila, Falcao and Monashee and Girl Goes Electric. www.myspace.com/stefanafratila

May 7th, 2009

Exciting shows this weekend and next! On Friday May 8th there is a great show at the Cobalt with B-Lines, Isotopes, Hard Feelings, and Pretty Vanilla. On Saturday May 9th, two great bands, Los Malos and the Emanglons are playing a free show at the Princteon Hotel 1901 Powell. The other show that we are going to is the Subhumans on Friday May 15th at the Ukrainian Hall 805 East Pender. www.lowdowndirty.biz for more info.

May 4th, 2009

The next Skinny Monday at the Biltmore is Monday May 18 with Girl Goes Electric, Falcao and Monashee and tba. Skinny Mondays at the Biltmore are not every Monday since we get bumped for LiveNation, Timbre, Jazz Fest etc. so please refer to our website to see schedule. To be booked, please email: dave@theskinnymag.info.

Apr 26th, 2009

APRIL 27TH MONDAY AT THE BILTMORE: Skinny Monday presents: DuvallStar (www.myspace.com/duvallstar) starts at 9:45 pm, opening for Blue and White Band(www.myspace.com/blueandwhitevan - used to be the Poly's), ending the night with x Fiend's bassist, Pete Gripp's newest band with Dirty from Dirty and the Derelicts and a couple of living girls making the the Living Deadbeats. Doors at 9:00pm and cost is $5. Cheap drink specials and fresh music. All happening at the ever so sexy Biltmore Cabaret. See ya there.

Apr 16th, 2009

Awesome day: April 18th at The Cambrian Hall (17th and Main): Foux De Fu-Fu-12pm-6pm Art Design and Craft Fair- free followed by after party with the Green Hour Band and Pretty Vanilla April 18th is also Independent Record Store Day - see the Neptoon Store Ad in the bottom corner for more details.

Mar 28th, 2009

Anniversary Party Wed April 1st Lugz Cafe 2525 Main St NO FOOLIN’ AROUND: THE SKINNY TURNS 1 ON APRIL 1ST. Join us for a photographic retrospective of local live music in 2008. Stick around to catch the irreverent warblings of Slow Poke and the Smoke. PHOTOS + MUSIC = A SKINNY ANNIVERSARY Lugz Cafe 2525 Main St Door: 7 pm Music: 9pm Licensed event All ages

Mar 10th, 2009

Skinny Mag Monday March 16 will be a great show. $5 cover. Mexican Drug Patrol, Zombie Pistolero, Los Malos

Feb 23rd, 2009

Hi Our next Skinny Monday happens at the Biltmore on March 2nd. Tight Solid - Sloppy happy can kickin' Black Lippin' dirge-boogie. 11:30 pm www.myspace.com/tightsolid Johnny Wakeham - Ben Lee gets jumped by Crazy Horse. 10:30 pm www.myspace.com/johnnywakeham Streetlight - Finally a Band of Horses you can dance to. 9:30 pm www.myspace.com/streetlightband

Feb 12th, 2009

Issue 21 is just around the corner and we have Skinny Mondays at the Biltmore (395 Kingsway) featuring Piper Davis, Andorra and closing the night with Rain and the Sidewalk. Show starts at 9:30pm

Feb 4th, 2009

The date on below is MOnday Feb 9

Feb 4th, 2009

Skinny MOnday at the Biltmore Cabaret 348 Kingsway Vancouver SWANK: whiskey drenched country, white lightning rockabilly, and dark old-timey folk at 11:30pm The Enablers, old time rock'n rollers deep twangy Duane eddy style Featuring band members from the Modelos and Bughouse 5 at 10:30 New wave country kitchen party music, The Burnettes on at 9:30pm

Feb 1st, 2009

Feb 2 Monday Piper Davis at 9:30, Elton BOng and the SSRis at the Biltmore!!!!!

Feb 1st, 2009

The show is Monday Feb 2! $5 cover

Feb 1st, 2009

Visit us on myspace! www.myspace.com/theskinnymagazine The Biltmore Cabaret has invited us to do SKINNY MONDAYS! A great way to showcase the local talent! Piper Davis is at 9:30 followed by Elton Bong and the SSRIs See ya there!

Nov 26th, 2008

Okay, so we’ve finally got a predictable and easy to remember distribution schedule. The Skinny will come out the first and third Tuesday of every month. Sometimes that means it will be three weeks between issues. We don’t care. We’re still going to call it bi-weekly. There is nothing you can do about it. We crazy degenerates over here at the Skinny are honoured that Gord Berry and Three Chord Rebel Productions have joined forces with us. They will be taking care of the majority of our distribution. Stiff Josh will continue to distribute downtown, so if you want a copy on Tuesday, and not say, the Wednesday of the following week, you may want to consider a sidetrip to the Drive, Main Street or Kitsilano were Gord will be layin em down in a timely fashion. (Settle down, Josh). The first annual Skinny Magazine Christmas Party is scheduled for Sat. Dec. 6 at the Anza Club. You really should come. Why? Because its chock full of great bands. The Green Hour, The Smokes, The Hawaiian Bibles, The TeeVees and Los Malos. And as if that wasn’t enough, Billy Hopeless will be channelling evil santa and raffling of a bunch of prizes donated by our advertisers. Every admission will get one raffle ticket gratis. The first 20 people will get five raffle tickets. It will be possible to buy more if you want. There will also be random giveaways of Skinny merch and you want Skinny merch, man, cause it is hip as hell muthafuckah!

Sep 21st, 2008

Sept - 6 months for the Skinny. Check out our myspace page at www.myspace.com/theskinnymagazine. Sept 26 th is going ot be wild in East Van.

Jul 6th, 2008

Yayyy! Issue 7 ... We are on myspace now at www.myspace.com/theskinnymagazine

Jun 24th, 2008

Hi and long weekend ahead. Updating the website ad releasing issue 7 - right around the corner of the long weekend. Stay tuned!!

Jun 2nd, 2008

Updating as you look at this!!! wee ehooo! Issue 5 and alive! Music Waste around the corner starting on the 4th. I sm looking forward so much - we will be covering it....

May 26th, 2008

Issue 4 is out and the website willbe upated today!

May 5th, 2008

Skinny Issue 3 is out now. Pick it up and read. Don't worry about ink on your fingers, it's better than a brain tumour.

Apr 30th, 2008

Hello everybody and welcome to the Skinny online. We are a bi-weekly Vancouver music rag you may, if you are super observant, have seen lying around various establishments in town in its physical incarnation as an actual honest-to-google flesh and blood newspaper. Here we do much of the same thing, with a bit more interactivity and such, and less ink on the fingers. We started the whole deal, cyber and fiber, for the purpose of extolling Vancouver’s terrific music scene because we think it needs it. We are a pleasant and lackadaisical lot, us Vancouverites, not given to trumpeting our virtues or forcing ourselves on anyone. We are the anti-Americans you might say. But in terms of our music scene we take this too far. While Toronto is the centre of music in Canada because…er… because it said so dammit, and Montreal lags not far behind with its burning arcades and various wolves and such, Vancouver always modestly takes its place at the back of the line. This is well nigh criminal when you consider the overflowing abundance, nay, EMBARRASMENT of musical wealth here. Fact of the matter: there are so many freakin goddamn good bands in this town its just stupid. We’d like other people to know about them. Crucial stuff like what fast food joint they prefer on the road. Or who slugged who that time in Albuquerque. You need to know and they need to tell. It is self-evident. It was once said that writing about music is like dancing about architecture, and indeed the whole exercise is a bit absurd. But you like reading about music because it gives you something to do with your eyes and hands while you listen to it. And in this town nobody else is doing it. At least not about music you care about. If Muddle of Pud or Theory of a Nickelfault or whatever they call it is your cup of tea then by all means read the folderol in the Georgia Straight. But if you like GOOD music, CREATIVE music, REAL music, you need to check us out. At this writing we are only a couple issues old. So its hard to say where it might go from here. It might get better, it might get worse. It might get bigger, it might not. All I can say is we’re enjoying ourselves and feeling pretty damn indispensable right about now, let me tell you. So bookmark this site and pick us up when you see us, cause if you’re into Van-made music, you have no choice.

Apr 14th, 2008

Skinny No 2 out today!! We are still working on the website. Check back soon!

Apr 14th, 2008

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