START YOUR WEEK RIGHT WITH THE V.I.A. WEEKLY PLAYLIST WEEK 225: NEEDS

With over 36,000+ artists, boasting more than 150,000+ tracks, the CBC Music/CBC Radio 3 web site is the absolute ultimate authority, and the home, of independent music in Canada. With that massive library along with tools for members (free to join!), we’re taking advantage of what they’ve set up by bringing you a fresh batch of music every week featuring local groups who have tracks (entire albums, even!) on the R3 site.

		SCENE AND HEARD showcases the independent music scene here in Vancouver.

Sometimes you need to start your week off with some punk rock, and thanks to NEEDS you can do just that by clicking below. Guaranteed to wake you up on this Monday morning, have a listen and then make plans to go see the band when they open for BESTiE('s Album Release party) at Fortune Sound Club on Thursday (along with Sunshine, and Derrival). See ya there!