Music Waste

Music Waste is an annual music, art, and comedy festival held in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada.

Music Waste
Genre	Indie rock, alternative rock, experimental rock, singer-songwriter, electronica, underground hip-hop, folk, punk
Dates	May, June
Location(s)	Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
Years active	1994–present
Website	musicwaste.ca

History

It began in 1994 as a protest against the entry fees of the corporate-sponsored New Music West festival. Since the initial one night stand against the corporate-sponsored New Music West festival, Music Waste has become an integral part of the Vancouver music scene, highlighting the most innovative and exciting bands of Vancouver and surrounding areas. To make the festival as accessible as possible, all of the shows cost a maximum of $5 and are held at venues within walking distance.

From 2004 to 2008, Music Waste had been organized by Only, who also printed a festival guide featuring absurd, tongue-in-cheek write-ups about the bands performing. Discorder (magazine) has since taken over printing the festival guide. Since 2008, Music Waste has remained entirely non-profit, and is organized by a group of dedicated volunteers.

Music Waste's "flipping-the-bird" logo and the "goofball" logo were designed by Vancouver artist Sean Maxey.

Music Waste was voted 3rd Best Festival in Vancouver by readers of the Georgia Straight in 2007.

Music Waste 2012 took place 7 to 10 June 2012. It featured over 100 comedy and musical acts at 24 different venues.

2012

Musical Lineup

Wednesday, 6 June

• Joseph Blood
• The Abraham Singers
• Gord Grdina Trio

Thursday, 7 June

• Dirty Spells
• White Poppy
• Greenback High
• Capitol 6
• B-Lines
• Aunts and Uncles
• The Godspot
• Peace
• New Krime
• Telefoam
• Vincent Parker
• Koko
• Movieland
• Bad Channels
• Inherent Vices

Friday, 8 June

• Violet Age
• Bummer High
• Aquanaut
• The Shilohs
• Teledrome
• Hierarchies
• WATERS
• Woolworm
• Thee Ahs
• Sleuth
• Bleating Hearts
• lié
• Spider Legs
• Hole in My Head
• Sex Church
• Trail of Broken Treaties
• Spring Break
• Thin Gaze
• Gang Signs
• Evy Jane
• Gal Gracen
• Johnny de Courcy (Solo)
• Nam Shub
• Cloudsplitter
• Hermetic
• The Courtneys
• Apollo Ghosts
• Spell
• Trimesters
• Good Night Buffalo
• Hemogoblin

Saturday, 9 June

• Johnny
• Koban
• Cascadia
• Watermelon
• Real Boys
• NEEDS
• The High Drops
• Cowards
• Jay Arner
• Bleach Babes
• Sightlines
• Fieldhead
• Hallow Moon
• Kellarissa
• Slight Birching
• Bertha Cool
• Previous Tenants
• Slim Fathers
• Crystal Swells
• Yung Mums
• Newport Beach
• Victories
• Phoenix Thunderbird
• Korean Gut
• B. A. Johnston
• Ketamines
• Weathered Pines
• The Lost Lovers Brigade
• Reverter
• Johnny Payne (The Shilos)
• L.A. Lights
• Konner Whitney (KoKo)
• Crystal Dorval (White Poppy)
• Big Nothing
• Nurse
• juvenile hall
• The New Values
• World Club
• Eeek!
• Brazilian Money
• Slam Dunk
• //Zoo
• Chris-a-Riffic
• Freak Heat Waves
• Menopause
• Isotopes
• Babysitter
• Too High Crew

Sunday, 10 June

• Horse Girls
• Weed
• Twin River
• Village
• Pleasure Cruise
• The Ballantynes

External links

• Music Waste