Recently Announced: the Pack A.D.

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The Exchange is proud to present the Pack A.D. in the Exchange on May 28.

The Vancouver, B.C. garage-rock duo are no strangers to the Exchange –– music fans might remember them crushing our room back when they played here for JunoFest, with Ominocity saying they “put on a brilliant albeit furious live performance”.

Since then, a lot’s changed for singer/guitarist Becky Black and drummer Maya Miller. They’ve got a new label in Cadence Music, and they just released a new single, “So What”, to celebrate. Regardless, you can expect them to bring the same raw intensity that they’ve brought with them every time they’ve taken the stage.

Doors are 7 p.m. Advance tickets are $15 plus service charges. They’re currently available online on Ticketfly. They will be available in stores at Vintage Vinyl and Madame Yes; we’ll update at a later date. Tickets available at the door barring a sell-out. All ages and licensed.

Recently Announced: Pop Evil

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104.9 The Wolf and the Cultural Exchange are proud to present Pop Evil on April 3. After over a decade of existence, it’s about time the Michigan rock band made their way to the Exchange.

The quintet was formed by lead vocalist Leigh Kakaty. He’s led them through five albums so far, the most recent, 2015’s Up, having a pair of charting singles, “Footsteps” and “Ways to Get High.” They’ve supported those records with a hard-touring live show, driving fans to their hard rock sound across North America.

“The energy from being onstage is the addiction and having your fans sing your songs back to you is any musician’s dream,” Kakaty told Loudwire.

This is the latest partnership from 104.9 The Wolf and the Cultural Exchange. Regina’s rock station keeps bringing new and emerging bands to light, whether it’s on the air or through their long-running annual competition, Queen City Rocks, now in its fourth year.

Pop Evil are in the Exchange on April 3. Doors open at 7:30 p.m. Tickets available at the door barring a sell-out. All ages and licensed. Advance tickets are now available online at Ticketfly and will be in stores at Vintage Vinyl and Madame Yes soon.

Recently Announced: Jason Collett

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The Cultural Exchange is proud to present Jason Collett in the Exchange on Tuesday, April 19.

Collet’s got a career to reckon with, his releases counting six albums to date along and his collaborators in the dozens and dozens. He’s been a part of Broken Social Scene and has bounced around the Toronto music scene for years, hooking up on and off with the likes of Bahamas’ Afie Jurvanen and Zeus.

Those partnerships carry through to his latest, Song and Dance Man. Jurvanen produced and played on the record, helping bring out a bouncy, dancier side to Collett’s singer-songwriter musings while keeping true to his songwriting voice. Members of Zeus also joined him in the studio, and that Toronto-based rock group will be with him on tour as his backing band.

Advance tickets will be available at Vintage Vinyl, Madame Yes, and online at Ticketfly. Be sure to keep an eye on our page for the event for any other further information!