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10kt scrap gold, per gram .................................................................. $20.11 14kt scrap gold, per gram ..................................................................$28.24 1 oz. Recognized Gold Bar...........................................................$1,684.02 1 oz. Gold Maple Leaf Coin ..........................................................$1,693.50 Sterling Silver, per Gram .....................................................................$0.57 Silver Canadian Coins from 1966 and earlier, per $1 face value ......$12.16
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1948 $1 EF ..........................$900.00 and up 1890H 50¢ .......................$1,350.00 and up 1875H 25¢ ..........................$375.00 and up 1889 10¢ .............................$700.00 and up 1921 5¢ ............................$4,000.00 and up 1923 1¢ .................................$18.00 and up Coins must be at least VG
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1 oz. modern, sealed bars ............$1,684.02 1 oz gold Maple Leaf ....................$1,693.50 1 oz. Krugerrand ...........................$1,661.43 Sovereign ........................................$385.15
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1 oz. silver bar ...................................$24.29 10 oz. silver bar ...............................$231.35 100 oz. silver bar ..........................$2,272.84 1 oz. silver Maple Leaf.......................$23.95
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he next few days put both Venus and Mars on a setup curve of significance. Venus opens the month in great shape with Saturn. This straightforward and well-timed planetary pairing can help you to get it signed, sealed, and delivered. When there’s something to say, say it. When there’s something to do, do it. Secure and procure; feel confident and feel justified; legitimize it and make it official. Take your best shot Thursday. Aim to get it under better control, to get yourself up and running, or to get in the good books of the one in charge. Results can hit a fast track. Stimulus or impetuous stays in high gear thanks to Venus, also on an excitement or edgy track with Uranus, especially through Saturday. This strike-flint, fast-track combination can produce a breakthrough, a sudden flash or find. Enjoy it socially or on your own Friday night. The sun, the moon, and Jupiter are optimized on Saturday. Give, receive, share. It’s an ideal day for a wedding and romance. It’s also a great day to travel, play, and scout around, and for putting yourself out there. Running on a much different track, Mars/Chiron can make for a poignant or bittersweet letting go and moving on. Some things are meant to be; some are not. If this is the case for you, trust that there is a higher purpose and better times ahead. Mars advances into Cancer on Sunday. Looking back and looking forward, it’s an emotional journey. Mars keeps the action going strong regarding home, family, and real estate. Venus enters Taurus and Mercury enters Gemini on Tuesday.
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March 20–April 20
The future is on a good buildup curve as June opens. Venus/ Saturn brings a secure sense of knowing where you are going, and it feels good. Friday can be somewhat of a push, but by evening you are on the upswing. Saturday, you could feel blessed. Indulge, shop, socialize, travel, perform, or aim for romance. Sunday, chill out. Tuesday/Wednesday, switch gears.
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Venus, your ruler, is in great shape with Saturn on Thursday. This pairing is wonderfully productive/success-generating for matters to do with finances, contracts, and relationship commitments. It also benefits creative projects. Thursday’s cement pour gets a turbocharge on Saturday from Uranus and from sun/ Jupiter. Mars into Cancer on Sunday and Venus into Taurus on Tuesday are also a plus. May 21–June 21
As of Thursday, Venus/ Saturn makes it official. Make a commitment; sign the contract; make the purchase; get started/launch it. Business and pleasure mix well. As of Saturday, Venus/Uranus delivers it (one way or another!); sun/ Jupiter shines for you. Enjoy pleasure, play, romance, gift-giving, or moneymaking. Mars leaves Gemini on Sunday but Mercury fills the vacancy on Tuesday. It’s all good; keep going!
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June 21–July 22
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What’s new with you? According to Venus—on the move with Saturn on Thursday and Uranus on Saturday—whatever it is looks successful and exciting. Sun/Jupiter also makes it go click. Saturday’s stars can prompt a big purchase, announcement, or big step. It’s also an ideal day to communicate, market, sell, or celebrate. Sunday to Wednesday, take it as it comes.
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Actions, words, and plans are especially well-timed Thursday/ Friday. Venus/Uranus bodes well for fresh starts and new ventures. You’ll jump into it just like a duck takes to water. Sun/Jupiter can boost your pleasure, money, and assets, but they can also keep expenses on the rise. Mars into Cancer, Venus into Taurus, and Mercury into Gemini keep the week ahead rolling along. September 23–October 23
June opens with Venus on your side. Say it, do it, buy it; go for it big-time; results and prospects are at optimum. Thursday to Saturday are your best for nailing it down or making it official. Social or otherwise, Uranus keeps the excitement factor and the serendipity going strong too. Chill out Sunday. Tuesday, Venus and Mercury move you onto next. October 23–November 22
What falls into place for you now paves the way for something new to come in. It should add up to a plus. If it doesn’t look like it in the moment, know you’ll reap good benefit later. Mars into Cancer, starting Sunday, and Venus into Taurus, starting Tuesday, are a plus for mobilizing finances, plans, projects, and relationships. November 22–December 21
Thursday can be a painful letting go or a successful step forward. Perhaps it’s a combination of both. Either way, it is adding up as it should. Saturday is mobilizing, opportune, and rewarding. Go the extra; reach out, move it along; make the most of your conversations, activities, and time. Sunday, feel your way along. Tuesday/ Wednesday sets you onto a next track. December 21–January 20
Venus is a confidence builder Thursday. You can feel a sense of righteousness, and/or a sense of right time, right place. Go get ’em! Even though you may have to give up to get, your can-do or must-do continues strong through Saturday. Sunday diffuses you. Monday onward, Mars, Venus, and Mercury have you back in full swing. January 20–February 18
Aim for business or pleasure; Thursday’s conversation, meetup, look/see, or let-loose hits the nail on the head. Something special to look forward to? A big undertaking in the works? Through Saturday, Venus, Uranus, and Jupiter keep the action, opportunity, and excitement going strong. Sunday through Tuesday, Mars, Venus, and Mercury keep you on the move-along. February 18–March 20
Something unforeseen or unplanned could fix it, upgrade it, or fit the bill nicely Thursday. Venus/Uranus continues to keep you/it in high gear through Saturday. Saturday is a bonus, feels-good, love-’em-up, or spend-a-lot day. Kick back Sunday. Monday/Tuesday, impulse and spontaneity make the grade. Mars, Venus, and Mercury are good for an energy boost. -
Use Thursday to get it straightened out. Venus/Saturn helps you to take the pressure, the work, the reality, or the boss in good stride. Friday/Saturday, Venus/Uranus can kick-start something unexpected. You snooze, you lose. Rapid action is called for. Sun/Neptune can keep uncertainty going or drain you, but B o o k a re a d i n g o r s i g n u p f o r look to Mars in Cancer, starting Sun- Rose’s free monthly newsletter at day, to provide a fresh energy boost. www.rosemarcus.com/astrolink/. 6 THE GEORGIA STRAIGHT JUNE 1 – 8 / 2017
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s any self-proclaimed foureyes will attest, shopping for sunglasses at big-name optical venders and department stores can be a bit like buying a top from Aritzia: there’s a 99.9 percent chance you’ll eventually have a “same dress” moment with a friend or three. Luckily, you can head to Gastown to browse independent boutiques that are all about championing the obscure, little-known labels while offering an array of customization services that keep your look unique. Durant Sessions (315 West Cordova Street) carries limited-edition specs from hard-to-find brands like Jacques Marie Mage and Oliver Peoples, which are typically edited and reworked before and after hitting the sales floor. And while the shop is known for an eccentric selection that ranges from the avant-garde to the demure, this season, it’s all about functionality. “Utilitarian is definitely a big thing right now, where glasses are genderneutral,” Eric Dickstein, owner of Durant, tells the Straight by phone. The optical pro is a big fan of Japanese line Eyevan 7285’s 759, which boasts a frameless, rounded square shape and metallic gold or silver hardware. Updated aviators in hexagonal forms or equipped with gritty leather side-shields by the North Vancouver–
Small circle frames are trending again in Garrett Leight’s designs.
based Northern Lights Optic are also fit for both men and women. A few blocks east at Bruce Eyewear (216 Abbott Street), you’ll find an equally impressive array of established and up-and-coming labels. Like Durant Sessions, Bruce and its Main Street iteration, Bruce Too (3553 Main Street), stock innovative brands that emphasize anonymity. In other words, you won’t find designer names and flashy logos splashed across temples here. “We look for the out-of-theordinary, the not-so-generic,” says optician Timor Ben-Yehezkel. So, what’s shining the brightest among new arrivals this season? BenYehezkel says it’s the ’70s-inspired circle frames, which are making a comeback in stainless-steel, double-bridge
shapes by the Berlin-based Mykita Studio and Garrett Leight’s classic tortoiseshell models. “We’re seeing lots more of those rounder, John Lennon styles,” he says. Mixed materials are also hot: check out Bruce’s selection of sculptural shades by Kuboraum, which combines titanium and acetate in dramatic shapes. The acetate here has been hand-burned, -painted, or -carved, resulting in one-off statement pieces. Of course, independent boutiques that specialize in products outside of optics are also great for sourcing offbeat sunnies. Not far from Durant and Bruce, there’s fashion retailer the Block (350 West Cordova Street), which carries buzzed-about brands like Vuarnet and Super. Nouvelle Nouvelle (209 Abbott Street) offers minimalist frames by the Danish line Han Kjøbenhavn. These Gastown-area shops are among 40-plus retailers participating in the 21st biannual spring edition of the Gastown Shop Hop next Thursday (June 8). From 5 to 9 p.m., shoppers will be able to score deals on apparel, accessories, and more, while enjoying refreshments. Given the number of coveted, indie, and exclusive labels available in the ’hood, this is one event worth breaking a shopping ban for—especially when it comes to eyewear. “You’re buying a piece of artwork that you wear on your face,” says Dickstein. -
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Quick- than we’d seen before, and the proly becoming an unofficial motto for jects grow organically from that.” the group of eight artists, the quote Erecting designs from scratch continues to inspire the team to push like a giant pirate ship and two its ambitious constructions to even full-sized trees for Pemberton’s larger scales. iconic gateway was, understandThe architects behind the elabor- ably, not without challenges. ate art-designed stages and enor“The toughest thing is the promous installations at big-name events duction,” Thomson says. “You get like the defunct briefs that are alPemberton Music most impossible Festival and the to fulfill. Everystill-thriving Bass body has needs, Kate Wilson Coast, the Guild from performers to is responsible for making a number sound engineers to lighting profesof B.C.’s multiday concerts unique. sionals, and it’s hard to fulfill those criLighthouses, pirate ships, and naut- teria and still create something you’re ical-themed towers all jostle for room proud of. It’s almost like a riddle, figuron the collective’s résumé, while its ing out how to follow the rules and still artful fabric displays encourage eyes make something beautiful and imupward to the canopies of trees. In- aginative. Everything is unique. While spired by the vast and diverse creations we may use something as a foundation, of Burning Man, Liz Thomson, the we never do the same install twice.” Guild’s cofounder and creative direc“The real issue is time,” Tari adds. tor, believes that great art transforms “We can’t build things on-site as we concerts into festivals. go, so we have to prefabricate things “That’s one of my favourite as much as we can. Everything has quotes,” she tells the Straight on the to be transportable, and it needs to line from Vancouver. “It really helps be installed and taken down quickly. people understand what we do. If Just making art isn’t good enough. you’re looking at a stage at a trad- We have to constantly ask ourselves itional show, it’s a two-dimensional questions like how we can put it up experience. At a festival, you’re without heavy machinery, and even standing in an environment where things like how the light is going to you’re surrounded on all sides by reflect off it. Having those skills is these amazing creations. It’s a multi- what sets us apart.” faceted, immersive moment, and Despite those pressures, the Guild that’s why people are more inspired has managed to stay true to its ideal at festivals, and why people who see of creating structures that are both that world are more inclined to cre- beautiful and eco-friendly. Proudly ate things themselves when the event upcycling everything from washing is over. machines to wedding dresses, the “There’s nothing that isn’t meticu- collective’s materials are as imaginalously planned,” she continues. “At tive as its designs. Bass Coast, for example, even the “Our pirate ship was totally garbage cans are art-directed. I spent built out of a bridge that was torn months designing the wristband. down,” Tari recalls. “I happened to All that infuses into the event, and be watching as they did it, and saw people can’t put their finger on what’s all this wood piling up. Because different about the festival experi- it was over a creek, I figured they ence, but it’s that passion and care. couldn’t creosote it, so it must all be There’s such a huge boom in the festi- good fir. When I asked the guys if val industry right now—there’s more I could take some wood, they said, than two every weekend in North ‘You’re building a pirate ship?’ and America. It’s so competitive that I immediately loaded us up with all think producers realize that it’s not these old beams. We love that the enough just to have a good lineup, so materials have that worn, weaththey’re all looking for art. We created ered look—it has a really authentic the Guild to facilitate that need.” feel. And not only does it make the Working alongside cofounder An- art look great, I think that most dor Tari, who takes the reins on the people our age are realizing the imart’s physical construction, Thom- portance of recycling and trying to son cites a number of creations that be better. have put the Guild on the radar of “I think our biggest success is companies as far-flung as Georgia, sticking to our ethics,” he continues, Oregon, and Florida. That’s some- “and creating an environment for thing Tari discusses with pride. our friends to become artistic.” “There are a few designs that have really gained traction with the fes- The Guild’s stages will be on view at tival crowd,” he says. “We did an a number of festivals, including the inverted sphere stage, for example, sold-out Bass Coast (July 7 to 10).
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THEATRE 2OPENINGS MUCH ADO ABOUT NOTHING Bard on the Beach Shakespeare Festival presents Shakespeare’s comedy set in 1959 Italy, where a group of actors and filmmakers celebrate the wrap of their latest movie. Jun 1–Sep 23, Bard on the Beach (1000 Chestnut). Tix from $21, info www.bardonthebeach. org/2017/much-ado-about-nothing/.
2ONGOING MILLION DOLLAR QUARTET The Arts Club Theatre Company presents a jukebox musical inspired by Elvis Presley, Johnny Cash, Jerry Lee Lewis, and Carl Perkins. To Jul 9, Stanley Industrial Alliance Stage. Tix from $29, info www.artsclub.com/.
VANCOUVER THEATRESPORTS LEAGUE #NoFilter (Thu, 9:15 pm); Firecracker! (Wed, 9:15 pm); Ok Tinder (Fri and Sat, 11:15 pm); Rookie Night (Sun, 7:30 pm); TheatreSports (Wed, Thu, Fri, and Sat, 7:30 pm; Fri and Sat, 9:30 pm). May 31–Jun 7, The Improv Centre (1502 Duranleau). Info www.vtsl.com/.
CHILDREN OF GOD Corey Payette’s musical tells the story of the children of an Oji-Cree family who are sent to a residential school in northern Ontario. To Jun 3, York Theatre (639 Commercial). Tix from $20, info www.thecultch.com/. REVOLVER THEATRE FESTIVAL Celebration of Canadian contemporary performance work features productions by Luciterra Dance Company, Ode. Movements Society, rice & beans theatre, Skinny Walrus Project, Heist and Theatre Outré, Ramshackle Theatre, and Wild Women Theatre. To Jun 4, The Cultch. Info www.upintheairtheatre.com/.
EVENTS 2JUST ANNOUNCED 4TH ANNUAL VANCOUVER TURKISH FILM FESTIVAL The VTFF showcases the best of contemporary Turkish cinema, featuring both popular mainstream favourites and internationally acclaimed, awardwinning films. All proceeds go to the Turkish Canadian Society. Jun 9-11, SFU Goldcorp Centre for the Arts (149 W. Hastings). Info www.vancouverturkishfilmfest.com/.
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GALLERIES VANCOUVER ART GALLERY 750 Hornby, 604-662-4719, www.vanartgallery.bc.ca/. 2PICTURES FROM HERE (photographs and video works by Vancouver-based artists) to Sep 4
MUSIC 2THIS WEEK SEASON FINALE CONCERT The Vancouver Metropolitan Orchestra plays the work of Mendelssohn and Saint-Saëns. Jun 2, 7:30 pm, Shaughnessy Heights United Church. Info www.vmocanada.com/.
COMEDY 2ONGOING THE COMEDY MIX 1015 Burrard, 604684-5050, www.thecomedymix.com/. Pro-am night Tue at 8:30 pm, showcase Wed at 8:30 pm, and featured headliners Thu at 8:30 pm and Fri-Sat at 8 and 10:30 pm. 2MARK FORWARD Jun 1-3 2SIRIUSXM’S TOP COMIC COMPETITION Jun 6-7 2RYAN STOUT Jun 8-10 2KYLE BOTTOM Jun 15-17 YUK YUK’S COMEDY CLUB 2837 Cambie, 604-696-9857, www.yukyuks.com/ vancouver/. Comedy club with Top Talent Tue at 8 pm, amateur night Wed at 8 pm, and professional headliners Thu-Fri at 8 pm and Sat at 7 and 9:30 pm. 2SUNEE DHALIWAL Jun 2-3 2DARRYL LENOX Jun 9-10 2CAL POST Jun 16-17
MUSEUMS THE MUSEUM OF ANTHROPOLOGY AT UBC 6393 NW Marine Drive, 604-8225087, www.moa.ubc.ca/. 2TRACES OF WORDS: ART AND CALLIGRAPHY FROM ASIA (exhibition examines the physical traces of words, both spoken and recorded, that are unique to humans) to Oct 9
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Cannabis comes to the rescue for women > BY A M A NDA SIEBE R T
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hen Andrea Dobbs began experiencing perimenopausal symptoms, she had no idea that her search for a remedy at a local dispensary would put her on the path to opening up one of her own. Now the co-owner of the Village in Kitsilano, Dobbs says her initial experience at a local pot shop in the early days of Vancouver’s dispensary explosion wasn’t ideal. “When I became perimenopausal and I started feeling like a horrible troll, I started doing some research about what my options were,” Dobbs tells the Georgia Straight at the West 2nd Avenue dispensary. Some of her girlfriends had suggested hormone therapy or a hysterectomy, but Dobbs says she was raised with a holistic approach to health and found the procedures too drastic. “I did my research and I found that THC fits the same receptors in the body as progesterone,” she says. Although she had family members and friends who used cannabis to treat arthritis and back pain, it wasn’t until she discovered the relationship between that hormone and the active ingredient in cannabis that she became curious about its applications for her own health. “So I went into a dispensary, and had that whole ‘bro’ experience— with a well-meaning young man, of course—but then I started talking about having sore breasts and itchy
Andrea Dobbs operated the Village Dispensary for a year before she smoked any of its cannabis. Amanda Siebert photo.
skin and painful menstruation and not having a libido,” she says, nearly keeling over with laughter. “I thought, ‘This is unfortunate. This guy is probably 21 and he doesn’t want to hear this.’ He didn’t really know what to do, but he put his finger on a chocolate, slid it across the counter, and said, ‘Some women use these for PMS.’ ” Ready to put the experience behind her, Dobbs bought the chocolate, left the store, and popped it into her mouth—before realizing that the young man at the dispensary hadn’t asked her a single question about her previous experience with cannabis.
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dispensaries and licensed producers be regulated in a man2 Should ner similar to the Canadian Food Inspection Agency’s oversight of
food safety? The U.S.–based Cannabis Safety Institute published a paper in 2015 noting that “pesticide use is widespread” in the marijuana industry and recommended that laboratories “must be supplied with clear instructions” on which ones to test for. The institute also pointed out that heavy metals, including arsenic, can be found in soils and in poorly manufactured herbicides—and they can be absorbed by cannabis plants. One cannabis company that takes these issues seriously is Erbachay Health Centers, which has a retail outlet at 8425 Granville Street. “We test against any pesticide presence, mold (white mildew, bud rot, black mold), any insects such as mites or residue of them, foreign materials or any type of general contamination,” it states on its website. Erbachay also tests supplies for higher-than-average use of fertilizer. This begins with a visual inspection using a digital scope that amplifies the view 1,000 times, which offers a glimpse into residuals that might be resting on the plant structure. This can also reveal if there is an excess of nutrients locked into the plant, which is a sign of excessive fertilizer use. The company states that there are also smoke tests not only for quality but also for taste, which can be another indication of excess nutrients. The Medicinal Cannabis Dispensary’s Dana Larsen told the Georgia Straight by phone that Health Canada prohibits licensed testing companies from evaluating “illegal” marijuana. “So if I send them a bunch of buds from my dispensary and say ‘test this,’ they won’t do it,” Larsen stated. “Because of that, I can’t put on my website that ‘these buds were tested by so-and-so.’ ” Long-term exposure to a group of moulds known as aspergillus in the home or in marijuana has been linked to chronic pulmonary aspergillosis. It results when a fungal ball of spores forms in the lung cavity, according to the aspergillus.org.uk website, and this “fungus secrets toxic products” that cause illness. “Coughing of blood (haemoptysis) can occur in up to 50-80% of affected people,” the website states. -
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What followed was an ordeal Dobbs was not prepared for: her plans for the day were kiboshed as she spent the remainder of the day “lying on the couch, drooling, for about eight hours”. “I just thought it was awful,” Dobbs says. “I thought, ‘I’m never taking this again.’ ” But near the end of the high, as the euphoria began to wear off, Dobbs says she could feel how the cannabis had affected her body. She was relaxed and felt no pain. She wondered how different the experience might have been had she taken the right dose. “I thought, ‘There’s really something missing here. We’re missing that open dialogue, the part where we ask questions and figure out dosages,’ ” she says. Those feelings, combined with the insight gained after working in retail at a women-oriented adult store for 10 years, inspired a vision for a dispensary that made space for those with sensitive health issues who might be curious about cannabis but don’t know where to begin. “At Womyn’s Ware, I really learned how women have so much stigma around all of their issues—about being sexually healthy, about menopause, words like cervix and prolapsed uterus, things like cervical cancer, childbirth, and PMS—all these things that come up that are uniquely female and that women don’t talk about because it makes you feel less than a perfect, hot, sexy babe,” she says. Though the Village has gone through a transition since it opened as a café/dispensary, the now municipally licensed shop sticks to cannabis-based products and has made its mark in Vancouver for being what Dobbs calls “a place you can take your mom to”. When it comes to treating symptoms related to PMS, menstruation, menopause, endometriosis, and other health issues with cannabis, Dobbs looks to a variety of remedies. “I started with topicals,” she says. “I had very itchy skin and I was kind
of intimidated after the chocolate, so I really enjoyed the massage oils at first. They are great at managing an achy body and sore breasts and really helped with my skin, too.” Other topical options include locally made and imported creams, lotions, and salves formulated to target skin issues and pain relief. She also holds a number of cannabis-infused salt soaks and bath bombs in high regard and says most
are mild enough for first-timers. “These are a great entry point. You’ll sleep like you haven’t slept in a while, and you won’t even realize you had pain until you get out of the bath,” she says. After massage oils, Dobbs began to explore tinctures and found that sativa-infused formulations provided her with the wakefulness she needed to replace coffee. “They made me feel bright and thoughtful and like my normal self but with no coffee, and that was pretty powerful—and then I started taking nighttime tinctures. I’d have these beautiful sleeps and wake up so clear. Once you can sleep well, it’s a game changer.” Tinctures come in a number of varieties and ratios. Where some are infused with only CBD (cannabidiol, a cannabinoid that has no psychoactive effects but can be an effective pain reliever), others are in 1:1 ratios, meaning they are made with equal parts CBD and THC. Others come in at 2:1 and 4:1 ratios, with more CBD than THC. Another option is low-dose capsules, which come in similar ratios. “A lot of people feel that the ingestion element is intimidating because they’ve had bad experiences, but you can titrate [determine] your dose by slowly building up in
PTSD AND POT STUDIED
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scientists are conducting a study that is one of the first to compare 2 B.C. the way different strains of marijuana might affect patients suffering from
posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD). Leading the team of researchers is Zach Walsh, a clinical psychologist and an associate professor at the University of B.C.’s Okanagan campus. For Walsh, the need for research that backs up claims made by veterans’ groups, patients, and advocates has reached a critical point. “It’s the patients leading the way on this, and they’re using cannabis, so it’s our job as health scientists to figure out if it’s working,” Walsh tells the Georgia Straight by phone. He says the need for empirical data is one that can’t be ignored in light of the disorder’s prevalence in Canada: in 2016, the British Journal of Psychiatry reported that among a group of 16 countries—including the United States, Australia, South Africa, Iraq, and Israel—Canada had the highest lifetime PTSD– prevalence rate, at 9.2 percent. Typically, Walsh says, PTSD patients are prescribed a cocktail of pharmaceuticals that can include antidepressants, sleeping pills, and even antipsychotics. Although some drugs can be helpful in mitigating symptoms, there are no drugs specifically formulated for patients with the disorder. (Health Canada has approved one antidepressant drug, Paroxetine, for PTSD, but studies have shown that it can lead to increased thoughts of suicide among patients.) “The nice thing about cannabis, in comparison, is that the side effects line up much more favourably,” Walsh says. “Some might have a tough time with the cognitive effects caused by the high, but for most people, that’s a much more tolerable side effect compared to those of other treatment options.” Walsh hopes that through the trial, patients will be able to reduce or eliminate symptoms like irritability, anxiety, insomnia, nightmares, and traumatic flashbacks. The trial won’t focus specifically on armed-forces veterans but on patients with PTSD of any cause. They’ll include assault victims, first responders, and victims of motor-vehicle accidents, among others. Every participant in the triple-blind study received a vaporizer and is using two of three treatments for a period of three weeks each. The first is a placebo without active ingredients. The second, a tetrahydrocannabinol (THC)-dominant strain, contains 12 percent of the well-known compound. The third strain contains 12 percent each of THC and cannabidiol (CBD). All cannabis is provided by Tilray, a Nanaimo-based licensed producer that has partnered with UBC for the trial, which is the largest of its kind to take place in Canada during the last 40 years. Walsh says that although the cannabis industry seems obsessed with comparing the efficacy of different compounds and strains, few studies, if any, have taken that obsession to heart. Dr. Ian Mitchell, an emergency physician in Kamloops and the clinician working on the trial, is responsible for the medical safety of the patients involved. Mitchell says it’s too early to tell what the results will be, but anecdotal evidence from patients with PTSD in his own clinical practice has shown cannabis to be helpful. He has been referring patients to Canada’s ACMPR (Access to Cannabis for Medical Purposes Regulations) program for the past three years. “I have a lot of patients who are enthusiastic to be using it. I’m seeing a lot of RCMP veterans in my practice with PTSD who are able to sleep again—but you get a double effect, because it also helps with pain,” Mitchell tells the Straight by phone. He adds that when patients come to him, they have often tried five or six different medications. He says cannabis not only can help with their PTSD symptoms but has also been effective in mitigating symptoms of withdrawal from those other drugs. “We’ve got drugs that can cause [withdrawal effects such as] sudden death, obesity, hypertension, and it can be very damaging for people,” he says. “So many people I see have not gained benefit from them—and many of them have very unpleasant withdrawal symptoms, so we don’t encourage patients to go cold turkey.” The popularity of cannabis among PTSD patients has even prompted the federal government to conduct its own study for Canadian Armed Forces veterans. As for the study Walsh and Mitchell are working on, it is expected to conclude in spring 2018. -
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o the uninitiated, one of the most puzzling aspects of classical-music culture is its emphasis on competitions, in which young musicians are graded like athletes on their ability to successfully complete certain tasks. Adjudicators do take interpretive factors into consideration, but more often the emphasis is on the technical aspects of performance: precise fingering, solid rhythm, and a pleasing tone. But it’s not all about the pursuit of perfection. What, from the outside, might look like a brutal boot camp for musicians also has a softer and more social side—or so says pianist Natalie Lo, whose extensive list of prizes and awards belies the fact that she’s only beginning her career, having graduated from UBC just last year. “First of all, you get a lot of performance experience,” Lo says, in a telephone interview from her Richmond home. “I find that if you don’t enter the competition scene, it’s hard to get as much exposure as you do— and I’ve also come out of the competition circuit with a lot of amazing friends. If there’s anything I find the most enjoyable about competitions, it’s meeting people. I met my best friend at a competition, and we’ve been friends for, like, 10 years now.” A three-time winner of the Clef Concerto Competition, Lo will join 13-year-old William Lin, who won the event’s junior division in 2016, and the Vancouver Metropolitan Orchestra for the latter’s season finale this weekend. It’s a chance to see a pair of rising stars in performance—and to honour a musical tradition that dates back to the The Vancouver Metropolitan Orcheslate 1940s, but that was in danger tra plays Shaughnessy Heights United of extinction until the VMO and its Church on Friday (June 2).
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increments,” she says. Even after one year of operating the dispensary, Dobbs was hesitant about smoking marijuana. Although she won’t suggest specific strains for women’s issues, Dobbs says the best thing to do to identify the “right” strain is a smell test. “It’s really so unique—you have to smell them yourself because there are terpenes [strong-smelling organic compounds produced by plants, especially resins] in all of these flowers, and they have therapeutic value,” she says. “Terpene profiles resonate differently to each person. If you smell one and it’s one you’re drawn to, it’s probably going to be good for you. If you recoil from it, it’s probably not for you.” As for the act of actually smoking, Dobbs stresses the importance of pace. “Start really low: take one pull; put it down; wait 10 minutes. Journal it; get right nerdy and document it if you want to find the right dose.” For women suffering from endometriosis, Dobbs says many members sing the praises of THC-infused vaginal inserts and suppositories. “They are wonderful because what they do is they bypass the liver and go directly into your bloodstream.
There’s no euphoria at all, just great pain relief.” As for restoring a lost or dwindling libido brought on by menopause, Dobbs says smoking is an option but nothing works as well, in her books, as THC–infused pleasure oil. “All it takes is a teeny bit on the clitoris—it doesn’t burn or warm up or anything—and what it does is it’s absorbed by your mucous membranes right away and it connects with your progesterone triggers. It creates that desire, and when that happens, everything else just works out the way it used to. “It happens later; just wait and see,” she says with a laugh. By working with members and learning their medical needs, Dobbs is able to guide them through the process of perfecting their dosages. As she and her husband await legalization, Dobbs hopes the dispensary model is upheld so she can continue to provide cannabis to patients in need. “I feel like we’ve found a place where you can unpack your cannabis story,” Dobbs says, acknowledging that it’s taken her a while to come around too. “I really had this thing in my head and I had to unravel it, because if you’re going to promote cannabis and celebrate it, you have to authentically love this plant, and I really, really love it now.” -
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You were sitting front row center. enthusiastically cheering for and tipping all the hard working performers. Your hair was dark, the sides of your head were shaved with intricate geometric patterns, and you wore a star contact in your left eye. You spoke passionately and enthusiastically about your avid volunteerism and your belief in harm reduction. At one point you reached out to hug me, and then realized we didn’t know each other well, and double checked to get consent. I very willingly obliged. Later that night you and your blonde femme friend won the 50/50 draw and donated it back to the Dyke March. We cabbed together to Babes on Babes, but I had needed to drop my performer gear at my friend’s house before joining the party. At one point you waved to me as you were passing by. I had hoped to catch up with you, but you disappeared before I could. This sassy vibrant haired pole performer would love to get to know you better. If you see this, please track me down.
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Vespas, movie-light stands, projection screens, and intricately grey-scaled flowerpots in the tent at Vanier Park, the scenery looks more like one of the famous old Cinecittà sound stages than a Shakespeare festival’s Elizabethan setting. But that’s exactly the point with director John Murphy’s fest-opening new rendition of Much Ado About Nothing, a La Dolce Vita–flavoured reimagining of the romantic comedy, set in the 1950s during the golden age of Italian cinema. He and the Bard design team have gone to town, staging it in the black-and-white tones of an old Federico Fellini fi lm—even opening the show with a quick, wordless prelude that features the shooting of three classically Italian movies. (And yes, ovviamente, there’s a spaghetti-western bit.) “I’ve always wanted to set it in the 20th century because it feels like a very modern play. Beatrice feels like a very modern character; as far as I’m concerned she’s the first feminist character in English literature,” says Murphy, sitting up in the main-stage-tent stands, observing the crew as they set up the stage for rehearsal. “And with the language, 70 percent of it is in prose instead of blank verse—so there is a more natural feel to the language. It’s closer in syntax and structure to the way we talk today. It captures witty, funny people improvising, the way it’s written.” But Murphy, who fell in love with the script while playing the committed bachelor Benedick at Bard in 2010, knew that he would have to set it in an era when women still faced oppression—not least of all because there’s an arranged marriage in the show, between the young Claudio and Hero. Later on, her
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Kevin MacDonald and Amber Lewis’s Benedick and Beatrice in the Felliniesque Much Ado About Nothing (David and Emily Cooper photo). Below left, John Murphy.
As Murphy plunged into his research, and a whack of old Fellini films, a year and a half Bard on the Beach’s fest-opening Much Ado About Nothing ago, the setting started to make more and inhabits a La Dolce Vita–inspired, black-and-white world more sense. In the orifather, Leonato, tells Hero she must wed the older, ginal Much Ado About Nothing, many of the male high-status Don Pedro if he asks. Further compli- characters are soldiers coming back from war. But cating things, there’s a scheme to bust apart Claudio Murphy found the shift to making them film dirand Hero, and yet another plot to get Beatrice ectors and actors could happen without changing and Benedick together at the altar. The lat- too much of the plot—and that it would help emter couple are long-time, sharp-tongued ac- phasize some of the themes. So, now, Leonato is a quaintances who have both sworn never to get movie producer, and Don Pedro is a Fellini-esque hitched—and who are blind to the fact they’re auteur—one who often madly types out scripts for perfectly matched. his plans of deception. “When Shakespeare wrote this in 1599, Many of the other roles are movie actors—Hero, women had no rights, so I was thinking, Benedick, and Claudio—the untouchable royalty, ‘In Italy, what time would work with that Murphy says, of the celebrity-obsessed 1950s. but also have the ebullience and buoyancy Perhaps one of his biggest alterations is makof a golden age as well?’ So I started think- ing Don John, the villain who connives to wrench ing of the 1950s,” enthuses Murphy, an Claudio and Hero apart, a woman. In Mureight-year acting and directing Bard vet- phy’s version, actor Laara Sadiq becomes Donna eran who took a similar leap in moving a Johnna, a sleek, platinum-cropped baddie who 2013 production of Measure for Measure wears tuxedos and who was modelled after a charfrom Vienna to circa-1900 New Orleans. acter in 8 1/2. Even more fun, she’s a failed fi lm“I was raised Irish Catholic, and thinking about maker who’s become a paparazzo—a reference to Catholicism in the 1950s, I think it’s a really the celebrity chasers in La Dolce Vita. interesting time for women because they’re Donna Johnna ends up carrying through the on the cusp of feminism, but they’re not quite feminist theme, an offset to the character of Beathere. They’re provocative in their dress, they trice, who refuses to be subservient and marry. can smoke, they can ride Vespas, they can wear “Donna Johnna feels frustrated by women’s place capris and headscarves and do whatever they in society, so it’s a nice kind of dark mirror to Beawant, supposedly, but when the chips are down trice: Beatrice still manages to find joy in life and and your dad says you’re a whore, and wishes you be cheerful and witty and smart,” Murphy says, were dead because he thinks you slept around “whereas Donna Johnna is frustrated, sadistic, when you were supposed to be a virgin… It was and angry, and trying to be a man.” hard-core and intense.” The 1950s Italian film-studio setting has led
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Murphy and his team down a rabbit hole of creativity, encompassing movie projections, clever film references, and a score that spans everything from cha-chas to Italian ballads and quirky retro jazz. The costumes, by Christine Reimer, are as luscious as you might expect, with many of the women’s dresses as drop-dead gorgeous as Sophia Loren at her most perfetta. “Everyone’s smoking and wearing sunglasses the whole play,” Murphy says with a laugh. But as much as the director has had to play around with the script to make it fit his Hollywoodon-the-Tiber setting, he’s too much of a fan of Shakespeare’s work to mess with it too much. “I don’t mind monkeying a bit, but with this play—I think it’s his greatest comedy,” Murphy says. “It’s a comedy that has meaning and depth, it has two of his greatest characters—Benedick and Beatrice—that he created from scratch. They were two of the rare characters that weren’t stolen from other sources, so I think he put a bit of extra love and complexity into them. “So I’ve only changed as little as possible to make the concept work, and also so that people can just go, ‘Oh. Okay. I get it.’…So the first scene, it’s really just trying to cleverly sub out words and make the dialogue work, and then it becomes less and less until the end, where there are no changes at all. And there are no structural changes at all.” So, with that playfully adapted script and his actors in place, and Bard’s creative team ready to roll out a retro-cinematic world of black-and-white design, there’s only one thing left for Murphy to do: pull out the megaphone and shout “Action!” Much Ado About Nothing runs at the Bard on the Beach BMO Mainstage at Vanier Park from Thursday (June 1) to September 23.
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Editor’s choice HILARIOUS HAND JOB Are adult puppet shows a thing? We would argue for a strong “yes”, given the success of hits like Avenue Q and The Daisy Theatre. Now, with the Arts Club’s new production of Hand to God, comes a slightly different take on the genre. Loosely based on Robert Askins’s own upbringing with a mom who ran a puppet ministry, it tells the story of three teens who are in the middle of rehearsals for Sunday services when one of their hand puppets displays shocking demonic tendencies. Cue a dark comedy that earned five Tony Awards. The production here boasts a talented team, with director Stephen Drover at the twisted helm, and a cast that includes Oliver Castillo, Jennifer Lines, and Shekhar Paleja. Hand to God is at the Goldcorp Stage at the BMO Theatre Centre until June 25.
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PICTURES FROM HERE (To September 4 at the Vancouver Art Gallery) If you dig this city’s photo art, this is your show.
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AFRIQUE EN CIRQUE (To June 4 at the Granville Island Stage) At the kids’ fest, deathdefying feats from Africa’s wildest acrobats.
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LAST TRAIN IN (To June 4 at the Vancity Culture Lab) This rEvolver fest solo demonstrates what it truly means to be stuck.
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MUSCLE MEMORY (To June 9 at the Robinson Studio Gallery, Parker Street Studios) Three top veteran artists in one exhibit: Carla Tak, Tiko Kerr, and David Robinson.
In the news SINGING FOR SILVER Chor Leoni Men’s Choir is celebrating its 25th season in 2017-18 in style. The hit Alabama a cappella gospel sextet TAKE 6 (shown here) will be the featured artists for Chor Leoni’s VanMan Male Choral Summit, with a concert at the Queen Elizabeth Theatre on April 6, 2018. The VanMan Summit Concert takes place April 7 at the Chan Centre. Then Chor Leoni stages its big Chor Leoni 25 show, marking its anniversary April 28 in a daytime concert at West Vancouver United Church and an evening event at St. Andrew’s–Wesley United Church. The 201718 season kicks off with the choir’s 25th annual Remembrance Day performance, One Last Song, focused on the 100th anniversary of Vimy Ridge, and the Christmas With Chor Leoni concerts are scheduled for December 15 and 18 at St. Andrew’s–Wesley, and December 16 at West Vancouver United Church. Introduced last year, Chor Leoni’s C4 Canadian Choral Composition Competition returns to the Orpheum Annex on February 23. Find more details at chorleoni.org/, starting June 1. -
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or years, Kayla Dunbar has kept her two fields of work— acting and nannying—separate. But as she gets ready to stage the first play she’s cowritten for babies and toddlers—a work of Theatre for the Very Young, or TVY—she’s seeing her two big areas of interest come together. “I have been a nanny for a long time and this all seems to bridge my two worlds of caretaking and theatre,” she says by phone. Dunbar’s introduction to the form came two years ago, when Carousel Theatre for Young People made its first foray into TVY with Dot & Ziggy, by Seattle’s Linda Hartzell and Mark Perry. She starred in it as a ladybug, with Dustin Freeland as a skunk. Now she and Freeland are trying their hand at scripting their own, gentle piece of theatre for the very young. “We didn’t really know how it would go; we had never done that type of theatre,” Dunbar recalls. “We thought with kids able to get up and run around, it could be such a disaster. But they were so engaged!” Dunbar and Freeland learned many things from the experience. First, there’s big demand out there from parents who want to expose their tots to the arts. And you don’t need to dumb your script down for this crowd. “You don’t have to think, ‘Oh, this is too complicated or too abstract,’ ” Dunbar says. “That age group will go along with the most quirky and abstract concepts! “But we did notice that if kids are in an environment where they don’t know what’s going to happen, they’re pretty sensitive. And I think another thing that worked was all the colours and textures and images we were using in the show,” Dunbar adds.
Alexandra Lainfiesta and Steven Greenfield. Faye Campbell photo.
For Good Day and Good Night, the duo created two new characters, played by Steven Greenfield and Alexandra Lainfiesta: Sun is confident and energetic, and Moon is shy, and they become friends despite differences. The Bee Stage, with its lack of a proscenium, makes a safe and inviting place for a first theatre experience. And music is key; CJ Avery, who brought on-stage piano to Dot & Ziggy, is onboard for songs here as well. “Dustin has been working for Disney China, so we had to work via Skype and Google Docs a lot,” Dunbar says, laughing about the challenges of a 15-hour time difference. They’ve decided to stage the work in the centre of the small Bee Stage on a mat that looks like Earth, so all the action orbits around the children. And for those who still can’t get used to the idea of taking the diaper set out to theatre, Dunbar has these encouraging words: “It’s a gentle, interactive, new first-theatre experience for little, little ones and their caretakers.” And best of all: nobody gets in trouble for not sitting still. Good Day and Good Night is at Carousel Theatre’s Bee Stage from Wednesday (June 7) to June 18.
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Hunger Room keeps it fun TH E AT RE THE HUNGER ROOM By Scott Button. Directed by Stephen Heatley. A Staircase Theatre production. At PAL Studio Theatre on Thursday, May 25. Continues until June 10
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iPad: it’s entertaining, if not terribly deep, and likely to result in a stiff neck. Local playwright Scott Button’s script is set in a high school, where someone has been sending disturbing notes—possibly written in blood—to some of the senior girls. At the top of the play, Anna has received a note but given it to her friend Caitlin to read. “I mean, it’s fucked, but it’s not that bad,” Caitlin reassures her, in a good example of Button’s savvy dialogue, which sees his young characters frequently contradicting or deluding themselves. When Anna goes to pop one of her mom’s Ativans to calm down, Caitlin offers her a roach, but Anna demurs, “No, this is better for you.” A leading suspect is Tyler, Caitlin’s sort-of boyfriend, whose creep credentials are established when we learn that he has submitted naked photos of Caitlin for an art project. Button has fun with the teachers’ lines, too: the gormless art instructor, Mr. Milette, repeatedly invokes the notion of the “safe space” and seeks advice from his more popular colleague, Mr. Richards, on how to connect with the kids. Though their speech is saturated with social-media references, it’s notable that the students—especially Caitlin—relish good old-fashioned storytelling, as in the legend that gives the play its title. Button’s storytelling is more problematic: the mystery of the notes is merely a vehicle for other revelations, but there are some big questions left un-
Camille Legg and Matt Reznek are two of the actors attuned to the comic rhythms in the high-school-set The Hunger Room. Tim Matheson photo.
answered at the end of the play. But The Hunger Room is fun to watch, partly because director Stephen Heatley’s casting is spot-on. Raylene Harewood’s understated Anna plays beautifully off of Camille Legg’s sassy Caitlin. Matt Reznek gives Tyler the right mix of menace and vulnerability. Evan Frayne’s Mr. Richards is the straight man to Joey Lespérance’s hilarious Mr. Milette; Lespérance is obviously having a blast with his caricature of the well-meaning but clueless teacher. All the actors are attuned to the play’s comic rhythms. Heatley’s “asymmetrical alley staging”, which positions the playing areas at either end of a narrow corridor, is less successful. At any given time, half the audience has to turn side-on to see the action, which sometimes means watching one actor’s back block another’s face. It’s frustrating, not to mention uncomfortable. Button is an emerging playwright; I look forward to seeing how he builds on this play’s many strengths.
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TOMBSTONE: A CARDBOARD WESTERN Created by Brian Fidler and Edward Westerhuis. Directed by Jessica Hickman. A Ramshackle Theatre production presented as part of the rEvolver Festival. At the Cultch’s Historic Theatre on Friday, May 26. No remaining performances
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can be a proving ground—a place and time to forge a sense of who it is we are. Or, at least, who it is we aspire to be. Although a few individuals tragically succumb to the horrors of teenage bullying and depression, most survive to reflect upon the experience later. Reflect with varying degrees of humour, bitterness, or cynicism—a twisted form of nostalgia. Writer, curator, and academic Patrik Andersson has put together a mostly upbeat exhibition (and catalogue) that considers the highschool experience from different creative angles and perspectives. Art School High features a range of works by 12 local artists, most of them acclaimed and admired (at least now, in adulthood). A few pieces make their debut here, including Scott Livingstone’s reproductions of vintage surf-movie posters and Rodney Graham’s Robert Rauschenberg–like collagepaintings. However, many of the works, such as Ken Lum’s 1994 Hum, Hum, Hummm and Ron Terada’s “Grey Paintings” from 1996-97, have been exhibited and admired before. While previewing the exhibition with the Straight, Andersson said that this retrospective aspect is intentional, metaphorically paralleling a high-school reunion. (Andersson, by the way, has never attended a high-school reunion.) Kathy Slade’s Chart, a wall-size grid of 105 machine-embroidered
Artist Ken Lum’s Hum, hum, hummm, depicting a child lost in thought on school steps, cigarette in hand, is featured in the Art School High “reunion”.
canvases, calls up recent art history (the minimal-conceptual grid) and fine-art hierarchies (embroidery interjecting ideas about craft, domesticity, and the feminine) while also alluding to creative aspiration (a teach-yourself-guitar book). Her black dots on fretlike graphs represent guitar chords and signal the adolescent impulse to identify with antiestablishment music as either maker or consumer. (A number of Slade’s projects reference the punk movement of the 1970s.) Paradoxically, as Andersson points out in his catalogue essay, they also imply the creation of new orthodoxies and the imposition of new forms of discipline. Indie-rock musician John Collins (of the New Pornographers, Destroyer, and the Evaporators) is
represented here by a handful of homemade cassette tapes from his 1980s high-school days. They’re amusing as much for their naively hand-drawn covers as for what they reveal about Collins’s adolescent musical taste. Former radio host David Wisdom has compiled a playlist of songs that express the high-school experience, along with a slide show of personal and appropriated high-schoolish images. Also amusing, if not exactly profound. Kyla Mallett digs deeper, exploring the dark side of high school with her single-channel video Bully. Here, women artists, aged 25 to 40, stand alone in front of the camera, recalling their experiences of, yes, female bullying. Made in 2003, this work anticipates the intense media focus on the subject in recent years.
While it ref lects on the cruel rules of social and physical conformity teenagers impose on one another, it also suggests that many of those kids who can’t or won’t conform are the highly creative outsiders who become artists in adulthood. Jean MacRae represents a rarely portrayed high-school perspective—that of teacher. Bored teacher. She is represented here by a series of elaborate doodles on faintly lined graph paper, which she made during interminable staff meetings. According to Andersson, when MacRae noticed that her doodles resembled Zentangles, she crumpled them up in disgust. Smoothed out again, framed, and mounted on the wall, they are now, Andersson writes, “elevated to artwork status… aesthetically important and conceptually fascinating”. The fact that a number of the artists here employ found and appropriated images, objects, and texts, reproducing or reinterpreting them in paint, video, photography, sculpture, or stitchery, is, Andersson suggests in the catalogue essay, core to the high-school experience. Teenagers (and he includes his highschool self here) may spend hours obsessively drawing images of their pop-culture heroes, the originals sourced from magazines, newspapers, and the Internet. Andersson doesn’t use the word appropriation or even interpretation, but says, instead, that these artists “copy signs, symbols, and structures from the world around them”. The word copy is curious here, in the context of acclaimed, midcareer artists, but perhaps Andersson’s sly intention is to undermine standard artspeak. And there it is, copy, casting its adolescent shadow across the exhibition. > ROBIN LAURENCE
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Dwayne “the Rock” Johnson carries the big-screen Baywatch, possibly because his female costars are given fuck-all to do.
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LAND OF MINE
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numerous characters tell each other— in true millennial lingo—that “zero fucks were given.” Sadly for the scriptwriters, the audience might agree. Reprising the TV series’ outlandish premise of lifeguards banding together to fight serious crimes, Baywatch sees teen heartthrob turned buddy-comedy specialist Zac Efron star opposite Hollywood royalty Dwayne “the Rock” Johnson. Repeating his Mike and Dave Need Wedding Dates role—only this time in a wetsuit—Efron is the typical Vain Millennial, whose selfishness places him at loggerheads with the Baywatch team’s ethos. Johnson plays the enormous tough guy with a big heart (think the Fast and the Furious franchise—or, for that matter, any title in his filmography), and various attractive women star as various attractive women. Think you’ve seen this movie before? You have. With a plot that resembles the much more engaging TV-to-movie reboot 21 Jump Street (swap sand for highschool hallways and the two stories are near indistinguishable), Baywatch fails where the police movie succeeds—and largely because it came later. While there might be plenty of gags in the script, there is, frankly, little that is original about Baywatch’s comedy. Sure, Yahya Abdul-Mateen II shines as Officer Ellerbee and Johnson’s gentle ribbing of Efron is occasionally laughout-loud funny, but the film is built on overplayed tropes. A chubby nerd busting out sensual dance moves? Check. A leading man donning drag? Check. A whole laundry list of dick jokes? Check, check, check. And if you think that it’s callous not to name the movie’s female stars, it’s largely because the film does a great job of ignoring them too. Describing bombshell C.J. (model-actor-golfer Kelly Rohrbach) with any adjective beyond nice is a reach, eager recruit Summer Quinn (Alexandra Daddario of San Andreas fame) is reduced solely to Efron’s love interest, and secondin-command Stephanie Holden (upand-comer Ilfenesh Hadera) raises little objection when she is passed over for the role of lieutenant. For all its flaws, though, this is a Baywatch reboot—which means that watertight plots and gender representation were likely pretty low on director Seth Gordon’s (Horrible Bosses) list of priorities. More important, perhaps, were the team’s beach bods, which are—true to form—bronzed and brazen. Carrying the film on his ample pecs, Johnson drives the movie along at a roaring pace with his effortless charisma, and the actors’ sense of fun is infectious. If you can stomach the taint jokes, Baywatch is
A documentary by Kasper Collin. Rating unavailable
Starring Roland Møller. In German and Danish, with English subtitles. Rated 14A
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left behind more than 70 years after the end of World War II. The DanishThe spirit and even the physical German coproduction Land of Mine fact of jazz are famously hard (the original title translates more to capture on film. A toxic stew of poetically as Under the Sand) focuses racism, anti-intellectualism, and on a forgotten coda, with German celebrity mythmaking in the U.S. conscripts forced by Danish authorhas pretty much guaranteed that ities to remove and defuse millions its highest native art form would be of mines left behind on the beaches of given short shrift on-screen. That Denmark, where an Allied invasion didn’t end with Steve Allen in The was mistakenly anticipated in 1944. Benny Goodman Story. By the time the Wehrmacht reThe currently released Chasing treated the following spring, most new Trane is more hagiography than ex- recruits were either old men or teenage ploration, and recent, artist-driven in- boys. Stragglers were dragooned into die features like Miles Ahead and Born cleaning up this ordnance—a clear to Be Blue have been far more interest- violation of the Geneva Conventions, ed in their subjects’ problems than in but containing a certain rough justice their art. Trumpet genius Lee Morgan for a brutalized population. Younger had more troubles than most, and his soldiers form the centre of this tense, short journey even had a movie-ready Oscar-nominated tale, although they finish, unfortunately. But Swedish are commanded by a Danish resisfilmmaker Kasper Collin, whose only tance fighter, a hardened sergeant previous feature was a 2006 profile wearing (without explanation) the of jazz avant-gardist Albert Ayler, uniform of a British paratrooper. doesn’t sensationalize anything, and For reasons not divulged—nor do he even manages to convey some real they need to be—Sgt. Rasmussen (the flavour of the jazz life. excellent Roland Møller) has an almost Compared with out-there saxman sadistic hatred of the former occupiAyler, Morgan was a mainstream ers. This and his perfect command of figure, churning out brilliantly the German language put him in structured, blues-inflected solos charge of the exceptionally youthful over boogaloos, bossas, and his own, squad, quickly taught the lethal basics highly memorable compositions of finding and defusing mines. (try “Ceora” or “The Sidewinder”), Obviously, they lose some rookies mostly for the iconic Blue Note label. right away, but the sergeant’s hunThe Philadelphia-born trumpeter gry group is lucky to have a mine started early; he was only 19 when he map. And they have a natural leader joined John Coltrane for the classic in blond, blue-eyed Sebastian (Louis Blue Train album. And he launched Hoffman). The other youngsters to a successful solo career in New York stick out are softhearted twins (Emil after fronting Art Blakey’s Jazz Mes- and Oskar Belton) and a slightly older sengers, alongside sax giant Wayne soldier (Joel Basman) seemingly more Shorter—one of many musicians on tainted by their Nazi upbringing. hand here to remember Morgan. Rasmussen can’t keep up his hardThe precocious hornman’s rise and ass thing forever, of course, and fall is largely seen through the eyes of writer-director Martin Zandvliet his common-law wife Helen, who shot works a little too hard to add conflict and killed him in the winter of 1972 in to an already sufficiently tense setfront of shocked fans and friends at a ting. (Some is connected to his own Lower East Side dive called Slug’s. We small daughter, who plays a child livknow her side only because a prob- ing near the beach our boys are clearing radio personality named Larry ing.) The sometimes manipulative Reni Thomas tape-recorded her ru- film is perhaps too opaque regarding minations (in 1996, shortly before her its own moral context. But its steeldeath), giving a compelling shape to blue skies and dispassionate view of this multilayered tale of poverty, seg- men clinging pointlessly to mascuregation, drug addiction, codepend- line codes do get under your skin. ency, and creative foment. The explosions are terrible, and so is Helen was years older than Morgan, everything else left behind by war. > KEN EISNER and was also his manager; she managed, after prison, to bury her strange history and become a popular school- PARIS CAN WAIT teacher in North Carolina. By shifting Starring Diane Lane. Rated G the focus to this forgotten woman, the Since this would-be confecatmospheric doc raises powerful question centres on Diane Lane as tions about the precarious place of art in modern America. And how many an American on the cusp of selfdiscovery, touring sun-dappled movies can you say that about?
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Brian Fidler’s script also includes nods to conventions from other genres, notably science fiction. The star of the show is the staging: almost everything is made of cardboard, from tiny two-dimensional drawings to small puppets to oversized headpieces worn by the performers. The scale is fluid, thanks to two video cameras that zoom in on the models and puppets designed by Edward Westerhuis and operated by Fidler, Claire Ness, Andrea Bols, and Michel Gignac. The performers are constantly in motion, manipulating characters and set pieces that cover the surfaces of three tables. Inventive staging is the key to some of the play’s most exciting moments: a roller-coaster ride is depicted by crossfades between one camera, which pans over a tiny model coaster, and another that shows larger puppets bouncing around in its cars. Cinematic techniques like slow motion and close-ups
are also playfully re-created. But the story occasionally flags, partly because the exposition isn’t always seamlessly shared between visual action and Rusty’s pre-recorded, aw-shucks narrative voice. Jordy Walker’s original music is terrific, faithfully evoking the acoustic textures of the classic western. And there’s no denying the originality of this piece. You could stick around afterward for a closer look at the set and puppets—and see the obsessive love that’s been poured into Tombstone.
is a little like sitting over a beer with a friend and recalling past adventures—the kind you had when you were young, fearless, and able to drink and smoke till you puked. In fact, throughout his new one-man show, charismatic performer Brian Cochrane sips from a cold brew he keeps under a magician’s jaunty top hat. It’s the kind of storytelling that’s well-suited to the rEvolver Festival’s cabaretlike Jim Green House Studio stage, an intimate, candlelit den. And the lights dim considerably when our affable host opens the show with an > KATHLEEN OLIVER admission about being scared of the dark—a lifelong fear that started in VAMPIRES IN BARCELONA his basement bedroom and TV room when he was a kid in Saskatoon and Written and performed by Brian that will come back to haunt him on Cochrane. Directed by Jamie King. A a trip to Barcelona in 2006. Skinny Walrus Projects production, It’s a long, wandering story, one presented with Rumble Theatre as that flits to France, where the 22-yearpart of the rEvolver Festival. At the Jim Green House Studio on Thursday, old Cochrane is chasing a woman he’s not sure he’s in love with, then on to May 25. Continues June 1 to 3 a long train trip to Barcelona, where Aside from a few theatrical he ends up in the drinking car with touches, Vampires in Barcelona a bunch of strangers. It culminates
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in a hostel stay off La Rambla, where the young backpacker has a chance meeting with a Hungarian magician who shows him a picture of his “vampire” girlfriend, who’s just left him for his best friend, and tells him about a bloodsucker bar in Barcelona. In a successful device, Cochrane switches back and forth from microphone bits, with which he tells his story in the third person (giving his show structure), to mikeless asides, where he explains things like what Catalan is or asks who in the audience would actually go to a vampire bar if they were told about one (giving his production a conversational intimacy). The show is at its best when Cochrane gets candid with some of his most fearless material—an embarrassing incident in the hostel’s shared WC, say, or, in the show’s hands-down biggest laugh, the last, absurd words that the magician ever says to him. Cochrane’s a master of the deadpan pause, relaying some outrageous incident, then lifting an eyebrow to contemplate it with
a single WTF look at the audience. On opening night, the actor was still getting into his groove, on rare occasions telling the story more than owning it the way it needs to be owned; those jitters should work out through the run. And attempts to couch the story as a coming-of-age metaphor, especially when it comes to love, feel just a tiny bit forced. Vampires in Barcelona is best when it’s just riding the bizarre randomness of events as they occurred. Just as the memoir is seeing a boom in the book world, storytelling performance, at The Moth and beyond, is trending. People want to hear something real and honest, and Cochrane offers all that, and ample self-deprecating humour, too. For rEvolver-goers, there’s also going to be extra appeal here if they’ve ever hauled around an overloaded backpack and a dogeared copy of Let’s Go Western Europe, lived on cheese and lettuce, or gotten stoned on a Renfe train.
> JANET SMITH
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Opening the Vancouver Turkish Film Festival next Friday (June 9), Seren Yüce’s Swaying Waterlily tells a tale of middle-class ennui in modern Istanbul.
Turkish film fest seeks to reinforce diversity > BY C HA R LIE SMITH
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urkish Canadian Nural Sumbultepe says it’s easy to look at her country through a binary lens. The Vancouver English teacher says that Turkey is often seen as a society divided between the left and the right, the secular and the nonsecular, or the urban versus rural residents. But Sumbultepe, spokesperson for the Vancouver Turkish Film Festival, insists that things are far more complex than that. “For example,” she says, “I’m secular myself but I also have a lot of respect for voicing your religious opinions. You want to respect and highlight religious freedom, but you also want secular people to be given the same kind of freedom. You want everybody to be working in harmony and unity for the betterment of the country and for democracy.” These complexities are what the Vancouver Turkish Film Festival hopes to bring to the surface at SFU Woodward’s Goldcorp Centre for the Arts next weekend (June 9 to 11). The opening-gala film, The Swaying Waterlily, written and directed by Seren Yüce, focuses on two urban middleclass women whose communication with their husbands and children is fragmented because of electronic devices and the rush of modern life. “It’s about their emptiness and dreams of personal fulfillment,” Sumbultepe notes, adding that Yüce is a rising Turkish writer-director who made the highly acclaimed 2010 film Majority. The following night, the festival will screen My Mother’s Wound, starring Meryem Uzerli in a drama about a young Muslim man with memories of the Bosnian war who finds shelter with Serbian farmers. There are also three films depicting the lives of Kurdish people in Turkey, including the festival closer, Rauf. It tells the tale of a 10-year-old boy with a crush on a woman in the eastern
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regions of southern Europe, one might reasonably expect this to be another run at Under the Tuscan Sun. But it takes more than an attractive lead indulging in the finest comestibles to pull that off, and Paris Can Wait actually manages to make those things look silly, as well. This is the first narrative feature for Eleanor Coppola, who already has a fine reputation as an artist and documentary filmmaker. Her Hearts of Darkness, shot in the literal heat of husband Francis Ford Coppola’s Apocalypse Now, is a go-to exemplar of you-are-there nonfictioning. That’s why it’s disheartening to see such a feeble effort come from her at age 80, even if the thin tale is based on events that she personally experienced. Lane plays Anne Lockwood, a comely California woman stranded at the Cannes Film Festival when her big-shot producer husband (played by Alec Baldwin, who literally phones in his part after a brief opening setup) heads off for a work trip she wants to skip. Now she has to get all the way from the Côte d’Azur to Paris in the all-forgiving
part of the country as he feels the war closing in on him. “We would never bring films for pure entertainment,” Sumbultepe declares. “We want to explore cultural, social, and political issues in Turkey. We want to give voice to minorities, women, and workers.” Another film, Dust Cloth, is about two Kurdish cleaning women in Istanbul. And My Father’s Wings highlights the perils of construction workers in the modern developmentmad Turkey, which is gentrifying neighbourhoods at a pace that would make Vancouver politicians blush. As part of the festival, there will be a panel discussion next Saturday (June 10) on the history, memory, and literature of the Ottoman Empire, which was founded in northwestern Anatolia in the late 13th century and lasted until the early 1920s. It was a multiethnic state, much as Turkey is today with its minorities of Kurdish, Greek, Armenian, Arab, Persian, Georgian, and Circassian ancestry. Sumbultepe, however, worries that diversity is being undermined nowadays in Turkey. And that’s due to the growth of anti-intellectualism that she likens to what’s occurring in Trump’s America. She says that people who speak out against the conservative government are routinely accused of being part of the elite and therefore not interested in listening to people who live in rural areas. And journalists are being thrown in jail in large numbers. “They’re accusing you of reading books and being informed,” Sumbultepe states. “This is very, very dangerous. We need more open dialogue. We need to free those journalists.” The Vancouver Turkish Film Festival takes place at the Goldcorp Centre for the Arts at SFU Woodward’s next Friday, Saturday, and Sunday (June 9 to 11).
late spring. Talk about your First World hardships! To the rescue comes hubby’s sometime partner, Jacques, who offers his vintage Peugeot convertible as her chariot du jour. Popular in France but not that well-known abroad, Arnaud Viard plays this aging roué as a scarfwearing, chain-smoking stereotype— a driven artiste with chronic money problems who nonetheless takes time to stop and smell the rosé. And the Pouilly-Fuissé. And all the chocolates and cheeses of Provence. Normally, gastro-travelogues are diverting no matter how you slice them. But the film is not particularly well shot, and the editing and musical score are unusually awkward. Actorly stiffness extends to Lane, who exhibits zero chemistry with Viard. Perhaps due to a casting error, his character seems more creepy than charming, and the leads both end up sounding relatively phonetic in their English-language line readings. Anyway, it’s weird that Eleanor Coppola, of all people, would settle on a female lead who remains little more than an easily bored extension of her powerful husband. Maybe Paris can wait for a better movie, but can she? > KEN EISNER
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Dreamy Day Wave takes an organic approach Despite the universal accolades his indie-pop project has earned, Jackson Phillips remains his own harshest critic Critics were quick to fall for
’70s new wave a lo-fi makeover on “Promises”, and hints at a passing obsession with the Flamingos side of the ’50s with “Disguise”. “The initial idea was that I wanted to make something that was not based on electronics and computers and stuff,” he says. “I also wanted to be able to perform it as a band, and not to backing tracks, because that’s what I’d done in the past with other bands. I didn’t know to what extent that would be—whether we’d be playing big shows or small shows. But it was more the idea of just being more live.” That goal has been more than accomplished; the out-of-the-gate hype showered on Day Wave instantly led
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land dream-pop project started by Jackson Phillips piling up gushing raves on both side of the Atlantic. Interview described the bedroom artist’s 2015 debut EP, Headcase, as having a “sound fit for hazy summer days tinged with slight melancholia and nostalgia”. NME dubbed Phillips “California’s latest indie kid done good”. And Paste summed up his appeal almost perfectly when it wrote “he’s not necessarily reinventing the wheel, but he doesn’t need to. His songs just sound good.” For all the accolades, though, there’s one critic who’s not always immediately impressed with the work of Day Wave, a project that is Phillips solo in the studio and a band when it comes to live performances. And that might explain why the just-released debut album, The Days We Had, ended up being a no-brainer soundtrack for the upcoming summer months. “I’m always my own worst critic,” Phillips says, on his cellphone from a Napa Valley tour stop. “Mostly, what I pay attention to is what I think about the music. And I think that comes from being a real music fan—from being completely critical about music.” That obsession with perfection might have something to do with a stint at Boston’s prestigious Berklee College of Music, where Phillips was in the jazz program studying drums. Turned off by the competitiveness of students who looked at music as a career rather than as something done for the love of playing, he jumped into the pop-music pool after graduation by forming Carousel, a synthminded two-piece. But even as that band began to build a following, Phillips found
to invitations to marquee festivals like Lollapalooza and the Governors Ball Music Festival, as well as successful tours of Australia and Europe. Sometimes, evidently, being one’s own worst critic has an upside. “You have to find a balance,” Phillips muses. “If you spend a lot of time alone with your own thoughts thinking about what you’re doing, it can kind of drive you crazy. But sometimes you’ll stand back and realize that’s when you get the best art out of that.” > MIKE USINGER
Day Wave plays the Biltmore Cabaret on Saturday (June 3).
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Day Wave’s Jackson Phillips has the remarkable, chameleonlike ability to blend in with his surroundings. Unfortunately, it’s limited to his clothing.
himself looking for something less clinical, more warm-sounding, and ultimately less fashionable. That led him to Oakland, where he decamped to a house, set about teaching himself to play the guitar, and then began writing songs. Major touchstones for what would become Day Wave included the likes of the Beach Boys, Pink
Floyd, and Joy Division, all of which hark back to a time when analogue was king. You can hear traces of those acts on The Days We Had, whether in the classic California-dreaming gold of “Something Here” or in the black-hearted postpunk bass line in “Untitled”. Phillips—who records to tape in true old-school style—gives late-
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SKIO Music is remixing the playing field The Vancouver-based startup has streamlined licensing, giving rising and established producers easier access to tracks > B Y KATE WIL SON
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Yes, kids, this is the 2017 equivalent of holing up in your parents’ garage with cheap guitars, amplifiers, and drums. A thrilling prospect, isn’t it?
Vancouver startup SKIO Music, the solution seemed obvious. “Our mission is to allow people the freedom to create by changing the way that licensing and copyrighting is done,” cofounder Omri Amouyal tells the Straight over a coffee. “Young producers can’t afford $500 an hour for someone to draw up
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a contract so they can make a remix in their bedroom in Sweden—and no lawyer will ever do that deal, either. Creators can’t get access to content to make music with. They’re forced either to do it illegally, which means their track is likely to be taken down, or they have to use royalty-free samples and sounds, in which case nobody
is making any money. How can artists survive like that? “We’re allowing people to get paid and get credit for what they make,” he continues. “Our system creates a revenue stream for musicians and rights owners. With a couple of clicks, creators can make a contract with someone else on SKIO, and they can get the rights to remix something without worrying about it ever being taken down.” After his own bootleg remix was removed and his SoundCloud account slapped with a notice of copyright infringement, Amouyal teamed up with his brother Zohar, an entertainment lawyer, to work out a creative and universal solution. Joined by Grammy Award–winning producer and sound engineer Jordan Young— better known as DJ Swivel, whose clientele includes the Chainsmokers, Beyoncé, Jay Z, and Kanye West— and a team of high-end lawyers, the pair has grown the company from 2,000 to 50,000 users over the course of a year just by word of mouth. Now in more than 130 countries around the world, the Vancouver-based business is only getting bigger. “I think much of our success comes from how easy it is to use, and how supportive our community has been in helping us build this tool for creators,” Amouyal says. “If you were looking to make a new remix or collaborate with another artist, you’d go to the platform, hunt through the library of music, and find a song, producer, or vocalist you like. Some tracks are available instantly, and you can just click a button and you have those rights and download the stems. Otherwise, you send the artist a message. That will automatically include your whole press kit—your SoundCloud and Facebook, for example— and the musician can look at your
style and decide if they want to work with you. You then customize a deal together. What you put in the contract is your choice—you can negotiate things like royalty percentage, the date that the mix has to be complete by, and the number of revisions, by moving a slider on the page.” Open not only to electronic-music producers, SKIO has users from all genres on its platform—and its diverse mix of acts has, accidentally, opened up completely different markets for artists. “Some of the most popular songs in our marketplace are not dance music at all—they’re indie tracks, or postpunk, or even Christian rock,” Amouyal says. “But they’re getting remixed like crazy and turned into electronic tracks. SKIO is creating audiences for them that they never would have been exposed to before. We just did a remix contest with Young the Giant, for example, which is a radio-friendly band. Of 4,000 amazing entries, the track got transformed into everything from dubstep to underground house. “There are thousands of licences being created on our platform,” he continues. “When we started, everyone knew that remixes being taken down was a problem, but the question we were repeatedly asked was ‘How do you know people are going to use your site?’ Now we can point to how many artists are a part of our community, and the successes that we have every day. Top labels are on the platform, highend producers, artists, engineers—all aspects of the business. We’re finally levelling the playing field for all creators, and it’s changing the game.” SKIO Music is currently running four remix contests, with prizes that include signing the tracks for official release.
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FROM SAN FRANCISCO: JACQUI NAYLOR Described as “one of the most superbly arresting vocalists around” by JazzTimes, Jacqui Naylor returns with her quartet after sold-out shows last year to perform songs from her new release, Q&A. Presented by Coastal Jazz. Jun 16-17, 8 pm, Frankie’s Jazz Club (765 Beatty). Tix $20, info www.coastaljazz.ca/. LUCENT DOSSIER EXPERIENCE Los Angeles–based electronica collective, with guests Rob Garza and Goldcap. Aug 10, doors 8 pm, show 9 pm, Commodore Ballroom (868 Granville). Tix on sale Jun 2, 10 am, $30 (plus service charges and fees) at www.livenation.com/. RY X Australian singer-songwriter tours in support of debut release Dawn. Aug 23, doors 7 pm, show 8 pm, St. James Hall (3214 W. 10th). Tix on sale Jun 2, 10 am, $20 (plus service charges and fees) at Red Cat, Zulu Records, and www.ticketweb.ca/. BECK American alt-rock singer-songwriter and multi-instrumentalist tours in support
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BIG SUGAR Canadian reggae-rock band led by guitarist-vocalist Gordie Johnson. Sep 8, doors 8 pm, show 9 pm, Commodore Ballroom (868 Granville). Tix on sale Jun 2, 10 am, $39.50 (plus service charges and fees) at www.livenation.com/. SHAGGY Jamaican-American reggaefusion singer and DJ, with guests Mostly Marley. Sep 16, doors 8 pm, Commodore Ballroom (868 Granville). Tix on sale Jun 2, 10 am, $37.75 (plus service charges and fees) at www.ticketmaster.ca/.
HUDSON American jazz supergroup composed of drummer Jack DeJohnette, bassist Larry Grenadier, keyboardist John Medeski, and guitarist John Scofield. Oct 18, 8 pm, Chan Centre for the Performing Arts (6265 Crescent Rd., UBC). Tix on sale Jun 1, $73/61 at www.chancentre.com/.
2UPCOMING HIGHLIGHTS TD VANCOUVER INTERNATIONAL JAZZ FESTIVAL The annual celebration of jazz music from around the world features performances by Seu Jorge, Branford Marsalis, Thievery Corporation, Tommy Emmanuel, Ziggy Marley, Bokanté, Banda Magda, Kandace Springs, Cyrus Chestnut Trio, and Scott Hamilton Trio. Jun 22–Jul 2, various Vancouver venues. Info www.coastaljazz.ca/.
ELLIOTT BROOD Canadian folk-rock trio tours in support of upcoming sixth fullVANCOUVER FOLK MUSIC FESTIVAL length studio album Ghost Gardens. Sep 28, The Georgia Straight presents the 40th doors 8 pm, show 9 pm, Commodore annual celebration of folk music, featuring Ballroom (868 Granville). Tix on sale Jun 2, Billy Bragg and Joe Henry, Shawn Colvin, 10 am, $25 (plus service charges and fees) Kathleen Edwards, Rhiannon Giddens at www.livenation.com/. from the Carolina Chocolate Drops, Barenaked Ladies, Mbongwana Star, MS. LAURYN HILL AND NAS The R&B Sidestepper, and Grace Petrie. Jul 13-16, powerhouse and the rap superstar Jericho Beach Park (3941 Point Grey Rd.). will coheadline, with guests Chronixx. Tix $65-155, info www.thefestival.bc.ca/. Oct 11, doors 5:30 pm, show 6:30 pm, Pacific Coliseum (Hastings Park, 100 CLUBS & VENUES N. Renfrew). Tix on sale Jun 2, 10 am, $177/127/101.50/77/37 (plus service charBACKSTAGE LOUNGE 1585 Johnston, ges and fees) at www.livenation.com/. Granville Island, 604-687-1354. 2DUSTBOWL REVIVAL May 31 BILTMORE CABARET 2755 Prince Edward, 604-676-0541. 2UDD Jun 4 2MACK GORDON’S FAMILY FEUD Jun 7
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So Loki challenges rap music’s homogeneity L OCA L D I S C S
shifts the mood, augmenting Lucia’s tight vocal bars with metallic rings SO LOKI and smooth rhythms. Striking the perfect balance beBaggage (Owake) tween powerful, off-kilter beats and Call us haters, but rap music is an achingly cool swagger, Baggage becoming increasingly hom- shows why So Loki is beginning to ogenous. We’re not sure when it be- command international respect. > KATE WILSON came cool to add that Future-esque Auto-Tune to the end of every bar, spend a whole song discussing the DIXIE’S DEATH POOL merits of “purple drank”, or start Twilight, Sound Mountain (Leisure chanting “skrrt skrrt” over a three- Thief) instrument beat, but here’s the truth, It’s a bold move to go outrafolks—it sounds shit. geously grand right out of the Fortunately, rap duo So Loki seems to agree. With their clever lyrics and gate, which is something that Dixie’s esoteric instrumentation, vocalist Sam Death Pool does stunningly on TwiLucia and producer Geoffrey Mil- light, Sound Mountain. Kickoff numlar have spent the last few years step- ber “Blue Flower”, starting with the ping away from hip-hop clichés and devastating line “Walking backwards cementing their status as Vancouver’s through the shrapnel of this life” (denext Big Thing. The pair’s latest album, livered in a jazz-slurred drawl by singer Kim Stewart), serves up nothing less Baggage, continues this trajectory. Having spoken with the Straight than epic wide-screen drama. Over last year about their hopes to pioneer an enthralling four-and-a-half mina “Vancouver” sound—a style that utes, warm acoustic guitar intertwines stands apart from Drake’s empire with CinemaScope string swells, in Toronto or Atlanta’s mainstream bright horns ebb and flow, and indusmusic—the pair open the album with trial washes of sound give a surreal “Crib”, a track that evokes the spirit trapped-at-the-Black-Lodge vibe to of the city. Name-dropping No Frills, the proceedings. It’s flat-out amazing. If Dixie’s Death Pool never comevoking the housing crisis, and slyly referencing B.C. bud, the duo offer pletely matches the majesty of “Blue lyrics and beats filled with the grit that Flower” on Twilight, Sound Mountain, main man Lee Hutzulak at least characterizes life east of Main Street. Standout single “Liquid Luck”— comes pretty close on the orcheswhich racked up more than 100,000 tral, cello-burnished “Teenagers”. plays on YouTube in a single week, There are songs that are beautiful as well as being featured on Vevo’s in their stripped-down simplihome page—sees So Loki artfully city (the Gypsy-jazz instrumental weave heavy bass rumbles into ag- “Coco Dame”) and songs that suggressive snares and polished synth gest Hutzulak is a man living in the lines, while following track “Golden” wrong era. (“Heavy Metal Sunset”
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Always be up front about your intentions, TORSO. The best way to do that is by creating a profi le—on Grindr or elsewhere—that clearly describes what you want and what you’re up for. Because good partners (sexual or otherwise) communicate their wants clearly. Adding something like this to your profi le should do it: “My preferred form of sexual relationship is the friend-with-benefits situation. I go on Grindr looking to make friends who could, at least potentially, be sex partners, but I like to do the friend thing before the sex.” Grindr is an app designed and marketed to facilitate hookups, but some people have found friends, lovers, and husbands on the app (usually after hooking up first). So being on a hookup app doesn’t automatically mean you’re looking for “right now”, and it certainly doesn’t
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> BY DAN SAVAGE
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You’re doing all the right things—almost. You’re getting out there, you’re not shy about initiating conversation, and you’re moving on multiple
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about his “narrow slice of bisexuality”. (Again, his words.) Now that it’s out—now that he’s out—he’s anxious to have a three-way with me and a femme guy. I’m up for it, but the pretty boys we’re fi nding online who are into my husband aren’t into me. My husband says he would feel too guilty doing it without me, which means he may not be able to do it at all. I want him to do it. It turns me on to think about. I don’t have to be there. > HUBBY’S UNDERLYING BI BIOLOGICAL YEARNINGS
Let your hot, hung husband find a pretty boy he likes, HUBBY, then ask for the boy’s email or phone number or IG handle or whatever, and have a quick back-channel convo with him. Let him know your hot, hung husband (HHH) wants his ass and that you’ll be there—but only at the start. Once drinks have been served, the ice has been broken, and a little spit has been swapped (between him and HHH), tell him you’ll invent a reason to excuse yourself (your period, bad clams, whatever), leaving him alone with your HHH. At that point, HHH can decide for himself if he wishes to proceed without you but with your blessing (which you can toss over your shoulder on your way out of the room). Good luck! On the Lovecast, Rachel Lark and the Damaged Goods: savagelovecast. com . Email: mail@savagelove.net . Follow Dan on Twitter @fakedansav age. ITMFA.org.
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