Green Auto puts independent bands on the bill alongside touring acts, with its New & Known Band Showcase giving emerging players a way onto the stage. Its own programme stretches across a busy network of local bills—a useful starting point for following Vancouver’s smaller-room music scene.
ON THE BILL
The Spyrals
The Spyrals began in San Francisco in 2009 around guitarist and songwriter Jeff Lewis. Their catalogue runs from garage-recorded beginnings to Retrograde, a fifth LP recorded at Station House in Los Angeles. Blues riffs, harmonica and psychedelic detours remain part of the band’s working vocabulary.
Seattle’s Biblioteka is led by singer and bassist Mary Robins. The band released its debut album Pretty Ugly through Freakout Records in 2022, followed by international touring and a KEXP studio session. Punk, grunge and garage are ingredients; the songs keep a firm grip on melody.