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New wave, synth-pop & electronic from Calgary & Vancouver + local support from Ringfinger and David Lunch. Doors 7PM, music 8PM. $15 advance / $20 door.
Add discounted bundled access to Club Dead, our smoky goth afterparty.
DEVOURS + WANTS w/ Ringfinger and David Lunch at The Astoria - June 6
DEVOURS: The underground synth-pop project of Vancouver's Jeff Cancade (he/they). Fresh off a 2024 Polaris Music Prize longlist nomination for Homecoming Queen, Devours blends confessional, confrontational electronics with a high-energy "pseudo-goth" stage presence. Latest record Sports Car Era out 2025.
WANTS: Calgary's WANTS brings propulsive synths, analog melodicism, and the moody precision of classic new wave. Drawing from post-punk and early-'80s electronic sounds, their 2025 album In Plain Sight explores disconnection, intimacy, and survival with crystalline intensity.
Ringfinger: Vancouver darkwave duo Ringfinger (Hannah Dow-Kenny and Mason McMorris) treads the line between coldwave and ethereal post-punk. Inspired by vintage horror cinema and chilly Canadian winters, they blend swirling chorused guitars with expansive synthesizer textures and delay-drenched vocals. Their 2023 debut album, In A Black Frame, explores themes of tragic romance and the human psyche over a driving, mechanical heartbeat.
Find them at:
WANTS: https://www.instagram.com/wants.music/
Devours: https://www.instagram.com/devours.ufo/
Ringfinger: https://www.instagram.com/ringfinger.music/
David Lunch: https://www.instagram.com/david.lunchhhh/