Rose Melberg has been making music for over three decades as part of the bands Tiger Trap, The Softies, Go Sailor, Imaginary Pants, Brave Irene, Bleating Hearts and many more. She is originally from California but has lived in Vancouver BC for close to twenty years. Most recently she is one tour with her band The Softies, who have released a new album, and is playing in the band Bratmobile. 

The Shed was a venue which evolved in the garage behind Chris-a-riffic's Mount Pleasant house, in the late 2000s and early 2010s.

Bands discussed: Chris-a-riffic, Adrian Teacher, Free Cake for Every Creature, iji, Rain and the Sidewalk, Greenbelt Collective

Other venues mentioned: Old Ironsides, renegade shows, Park Time Punks at Trout Lake Park.

Music clips used with permission:

Brave Irene: Hit the Grass Running from Brave Irene (Slumberland 2011)

Imaginary Pants: Branches as bridges from Kites at Night EP (Lost Sounds Tapes 20140

Tally Ho!: I Will Never Marry (WIAIWYA-7777777 2012)