Root Dwellers on Spotify
122 songs by 122 Vancouver, BC artists that will sooth and groove any isolation heartaches💗
Every artist who has performed Root Dwellers over the last 3 years or will perform, when crazy Covid is a thing of the past, is on this playlist!
Root Dwellers is committed to supporting the incredibly talented artists within our music community during this challenging time. We miss our listening room @spadevancouver but will find a way to bring you intimate virtual shows very soon!
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Featured Artist
LAYDY JAMS
Laydy Jams is a duo of 2 women of colour, based in Vancouver, unceded Coast Salish territories. Featuring Missy D as femcee and Sejal on violin and vocals, our music is a mix of hip-hop, vocal harmonies, violin, and a lil 90's throwback to bring you home, hope, and love for the revolution. We use our music to empower youth, and challenge the themes often seen in popular music and society.
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Live painter Artisan Emma
Rambling hands, painting dream like visions inspired and collected through experience past. A visual voice of the Earth and her oceans, a story told, shining light upon events untold. Conservation of the sacred wild, and protection of our sacred land. Emma currently works out of her studio locate…
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Vanessa Panton
Vanessa is a local Vancouverite with a love of the roam, and who’s traveling heart has helped to feed the wonderings of both her mind and spirit. Coming from an acting background, she has only in the past 2 years begun to perform her hybrid mix of spoken word poetry and song, and is ever grateful…
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KENTUCKY EILEEN
Kentucky Eileen is a brand new Canadiana quartet born from the bush in the South Interior of BC. Based around melodic swells and four-part harmony, four of BC's most beloved musical savants comprise the lineup; Joshua Smith (The Trips), Dan Tait (Tiger Moon), Sam Balson (Dope Folk, The Stone Sparrow…
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Root Dwellers Music Showcase is held monthly in East Vancouver offering an important and intimate platform for emerging and established music artists.
Root Dwellers is a grassroots live music and interview series that provides an important and intimate platform to Vancouver music artists, both bands and solo artists. The setting is a distraction-free listening room at Spade Coffee & Spirits in the heart of Commercial Drive, East Vancouver. The audience can enjoy performances with an alcoholic/non-alcoholic beverage and delicious food in a cosy, connected, inclusive space and be captivated and drawn into the artists creative realm.