Bringing lyricism to the forefront, emcees Deps Pneumonic, Big Rowd and Emotions, at the age of 19, have a reputation worldwide for coming with the most energetic shows, livest freestyles and most creative and impacting tracks. With House One of Blast Off Productions handling the beats and turntablist crew Children of the Matrix holding down DJing, the Fourth World listening experience is one that always leaves you craving more.

Jerk with A Bomb are about real songs, good songs, melancholia without a shred of self-absorption and heartfelt, honest delivery with a sense of humour thrown in for good measure.

The central characters of JWAB, One Easy Skag and the Silo, prefer to let the music do the talking. They are revered in their own community, have toured the U.S. a few times, including a recent 4 week jaunt, and have released 2 full length records.

The band's mandate is to raise awareness about the political situation in their country, and to gain international support for freedom in Burma. The military regime in Burma, has been internationally condemned for their continuing pattern of gross and systematic violations of human rights. Class '88's revolutionary songs will captivate, educate and inspire.

Sylo try to balance their search for spontaneity with retrieving the sound that is "that" song. For Sylo, their weekly sessions and the performances that grow out of them are TAZŐs Đ Temporary Autonomous Zones. "For short periods of time we manage to liberate another portion of our lives, to be inspired, playful, angry."

Cease Wyss is Squamish & Swiss with a twist of Hawaiian added for good measure. She indulges in video-making, traditional herbalism, and promoting understanding of her cultural influences in many ways.

mikela Born & raised in Toronto, Mikela travelled the world only to find herself surrounded by beauty, sadness & creativity in Vancouver, inspiring her to swim in words & vocals in which to bring a shared healing experience to the planet. She began vocalizing seven years ago, with collaborations taking her overseas & back again, with the sound morphing from spoken word, to soul-inspired melodies & lyrics.

Ember Swift is a style-merging, genre-hopping, all-female duo/trio who combine politics with poetics. The music of Ember Swift has been described as "poignantly bizarre" as well as "activist" or "advocacy" music as it pushes both musical & artistic boundaries, while the lyrics attack theological & philosphical boundaries.

Laurie Bricker is a pink-haired poet, spoken word artist and musician. She is all about conscious lyrics, and this doesnŐt mean being all "June Cleaver" or rhyming about things to pacify, itŐs also sharing the difficult things, providing perspective and offering hope.

Phoenix Olivia is Vancouver's underground Trance Queen. She can be found affiliating with Soldiers of the Underground, Sphinx & Mythic

Skeena Reece is an Indigenous spoken word artist, a member of Tribal Wizdom, and doesnŐt like it when we call her a rhymer.

nomy lamm is a badass fatass jew dyke amputee, performance artist and activist. she lives in olympia, washington, where she co-wrote the rock opera THE TRANSFUSED and recently collaborated on DR. FROCKROCKET'S VIVIFYING (RE-ANIMATRONIC) MENAGERIE AND MEDICINE SHOW.

t.l. cowan is a spokun werd nerd, writer of poetry and short stories, producer of shows, and radio geek.
Rae Spoon is the latest East van bust-out. Armed to the teeth with songs full of passionate intensity, her trusty BMX and her purple hair, Rae is what we call new skool folk. The boy scout singing love songs. She blew everyone away at the Folk Festival & sheŐll do the same today.

0Ndidi Cascade is a Vancouver based hip hop emcee and recording artist. Known to represent a conscious universal rhythm, Ndidi's wordplay, deep content and tight flow are all wrapped into one remarkable package.

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