Listen "Ryan McCormick at Hoko's"
Episode Synopsis
Ryan McCormick is the band Collpasing Opposites and has also played in Green Belt Collective, They Shoot Horses Don't They? and others. He was a director of the Safe Amplification Site Society. This conversation was recorded on July 10, 2025. Hoko's was a sushi restaurant at 362 Powell Street that started having shows in the 2000s. It was closed due to licensing problems and is now the venue Lanalou's. The Zoo Zhop (223 Main Street) was a venue and record store in the 2010s. The Prophouse Cafe (1636 Venables Ave) was a coffee shop and venue in the 2010s. Astorino's was the venue for the Safe Amplification Site Society (Safe Amp 2013-2015) at the site of a former Italian dining hall at 1739 Venables Street. Other venues mentioned: Starry Dynamo Cafe. Bands mentioned: Half Chinese, Apollo Ghosts, Kidnap Kids, Chris-a-riffic, OK Vancouver OK, Mt Eerie. This episode features the following music: Collapsing Opposites: Places from Microchips Implanted In Your Brain (2005). Apollo Ghosts: Shanghai Alley from Forgotten Triangle EP (2009). Collapsing Opposites: Non Profit Volunteer Band from Real Moving (2011).
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