Artist Spotlight - Slowicide

 Hey Music Fans! Are you ready to be introduced to some of the amazing local talent we have here, and to be reacquainted with some of your favourites? We have such an incredible music scene here in the GVA, and there are so many amazing artists just waiting for you to check them out.

As the weather turns colder and the leaves fall with the downpour of raindrops, we invite you to hunker down with a hot cup of steamy goodness, and take a moment to check out our next highlighted artist:  

Slowicide

Here's what they had to say... 


Filipina woman with tattoos down her arms, wearing fishnet arm coverings up to her elbows, is singing into a microphone while playing a guitar.
Slowicide is a girl punk-rock group from Vancouver, BC.

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        Q: For those who don’t know you, can you please introduce yourself and describe your sound?

We are Slowicide, an alternative rock project fronted by Filipina-Canadian singer/songwriter Raine Bongon. Heavily inspired by 90s riot grrrl punk rock and indie pop, Slowicide fuses screaming with melodicism and heavy with catchy.

        Q: What’s one of the biggest successes you’ve had as a musician?

Definitely either playing Music Waste Festival or winning a Creative BC grant to record with a professional producer! We've only been a band for about a year and everything has happened so fast.

        Q: What’s your favourite venue to play?

I always enjoy playing at 648 Kingsway. I love all the DIY venues in the scene but I also get really bad stage fright and I think the fact that 648 is a smaller, more intimate space helps ease my performance anxiety. 

We also recently played at the Cobalt for the first time and that was such a sweet experience! I loved it there and would be so stoked to play at the Cobalt again.

        Q: What do you think was the best Medium for music to be on? (Vinyl, Tape, CD, Digital)?

Vinyl, easy. But the best way to experience music, I think, is live at a show.

        Q: Who is your favourite local band to see perform around town?

My favourite local band at the moment is PISS. Not even local—favourite band period. The first time I saw them live, I was absolutely blown away. They played screamy hardcore music, but the lyrics had me genuinely tearing up in the pit. I'd never had an experience like that at a hardcore show before and it was so special to find myself crying while moshing. Their music felt like an exorcism in the form of a poem. I love PISS!

        Q: What’s coming up next for your music?



At the moment, we are slowing down with playing shows while writing and recording our first album takes priority. After a year of playing gigs almost monthly, this change of pace feels quite alien. But the music is what matters the most and I want to take the time and space to create something authentically Slowicide.

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To learn more about Slowicide, listen to some of their music, and to find out about their upcoming shows, head on over to their Website! 
 
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Location: Vancouver, BC, Canada

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