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NEWS
A provincial Crown corporation ordered new artificial turf for B.C. Place prior to the Women’s World Cup soccer tournament, but some might wonder if taxpayers paid too high a price. > BY BOB MACKIN
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BOOKS
The Straight ’s Summer Books section talks to Susan Juby about humour and painful truths and to Matthew B. Crawford about finding yourself in the pleasures of skilled work.
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COVER
Our Summer in the City issue highlights multicultural festivals, yoga at sea, athletic events for charity, a luxurious road trip, and a getaway to Salt Spring Island.
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Throughout Burnaby, scenic spots such as Riverway Clubhouse make a nice retreat from the city’s bustle for a patio meal. > BY TAR A LEE
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waters does not logically presume that there never will be, particularly with the resulting increase in tanker traffic from one tanker per week to seven or eight per week if the Trans Mountain pipeline expansion proposal is approved [“Trans Mountain pipeline alarmism based on misinformation”, web-only]. That’s an increase of 60 tankers per year to 408 tankers per year. Statistically speaking, it is probable that there will be an incident in the next 10 years resulting from the Trans Mountain pipeline expansion, be it a spill from the pipeline or a tanker, an accident or spill at Westridge Terminal, or a fire, explosion, or chemical spill on the pipeline at Westridge Terminal or onboard a tanker. Our government has management plans, training, and equipment for spills of up to 10,000 tonnes—despite the fact that some of the tankers expected in B.C. will hold much more than that; however, Kinder Morgan bears no financial responsibility for any spill that happens once a tanker leaves Westridge Terminal. Tankers carry insurance with a maximum liability of $1.35 billion, which sounds like a lot until you hear that estimates to clean up a spill on B.C.’s North Coast run as high as $9.6 billion. Who will be paying that hefty bill? What’s more is that Kinder Morgan’s president was quoted in the Vancouver Sun saying that the company’s emergency-response plan will not be made public because of “very real security concerns that we have with respect to posting our full and complete plans where critical valves and critical access points to the system are delineated”. Shouldn’t B.C. residents, particularly those with tank farms and pipelines in their backyards, be aware of the Kinder Morgan emergencyresponse plan? Also worth noting is that this pipeline and the tankers will be transporting dilbit (diluted bitumen), not highly viscous crude oil. Dilbit is a gooey mass extracted from the Alberta tarsands using steam and pressure. It does not flow freely
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and must be mixed with a proprietary mixture of chemical diluents based on its composition in order to move through a pipeline. Many mixtures use benzene, a known carcinogen. In the event of a spill, the dilbit will separate into its components and dissipate, sending toxic chemicals into the air and water. Bitumen does not float like crude oil. It will sink to the ocean floor. Most industry experts agree that in the case of a spill, less than 50 percent of spilled oil is collected or evaporated, leaving more than 50 percent in the environment forever. According to the International Tanker Owners Pollution Federation, tanker traffic has increased and spills have decreased, but if one reads its website carefully, yes, there was only one large spill greater than 700 tonnes in 2014. However, there were also four medium spills of seven to 700 tonnes and “several incidents” of fires and explosions onboard tankers, with an undetermined amount of fuel burned. These incidents should be as alarming as an oil spill to B.C. residents because toxic fumes released into the atmosphere are extremely harmful. > JANICE EDMONDS / NORTH SHORE NO PIPELINE EXPANSION SOCIETY
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appointment at the SPCA for veterinarian care because I couldn’t get a taxi [“Burnaby council expected to advise Uber that it’s ineligible for a business licence”, web-only]. I can’t afford downtown veterinarian care and the cross-town trek is my only option. I preplanned, knowing how busy the afternoon. I called Yellow Cabs (my cab company of choice—until now) and booked a taxi for 4 p.m. (a full hour before I needed to be at my destination). At 3:50, I phoned to make sure a car was on its way and I was told, “It will be put in the system at 3:55.” I told the dispatcher of the urgency of the situation. I called every 10 minutes for the next 30 minutes and
was told that my pick-up had been marked as first priority. At 4:30, my last call, I talked to a dispatcher who said, “Look, lady, taxi pickups are based on supply and demand and it doesn’t really matter the reason you need a taxi.” A taxi driver called me at 5:15 to say he had arrived (an hour too late and even though I had cancelled the call). At 4 I had also called three other taxi companies and was told by all of them that wait times were a minimum of 20 to 30 minutes. My frustration level with taxi service for residents reached a boiling point. During tourist season, residents who rely on taxis can’t find one for love or money and it is not a matter of inconvenience: it can be one of cost to livelihood and lives (even if that happens to be a beloved pet). I’d had my sick cat in a carrier for an hour, waiting at curbside for a taxi that didn’t come. I was absolutely frantic. What if I’d been sick instead of my cat? What if I was in labour, or was sick, but not sick enough to call an ambulance? I have chosen to not have a car in order to be able to afford to live downtown to be closer to my clients and because I believe in doing my part to reduce carbon emissions. Most of the time I rely on transit but in urgent situations I take cabs. But the taxi companies have failed me over and over. I have stood waiting for a cab time and time again, for up to an hour, with groceries beside me at the edge of the curb. I have been late for appointments because, despite putting in my request up to an hour in advance, it didn’t show up. There has to be something in place to meet local residents’ transportation needs. If Uber is not brought in to manage this desperate shortage of taxis, then a certain number of cabs should be designated for resident use—and there needs to be an “Urgent” and “Emergent” notification. Vancouver residents take a back seat to tourists and that is not fair or right when we are the ones keeping taxis in business eight months a year. I will be contacting Uber tomorrow to find out how to lobby for their cause.
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CAMPAIGN LAUNCHED FOR the integration of new immigrants into Canadian society. TAGALOG AS AN ELECTIVE
The B.C. Ministry of Education has created curriculum documents for nine international languages: French, German, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Mandarin, Punjabi, Spanish, and American Sign Language. Now young Vancouver residents of Filipino ancestry want another one added to the list: Tagalog. James Infante, a member of the UBC Filipino Students’ Association executive, told the Straight by phone that young people have been discussing the important role that the national language of the Philippines can play in helping Filipino Canadians connect with their culture. “We’re going to work closely with school boards to see where we can have that offered,” Infante said. “We see lots of other languages being offered, so I think it’s about time.” In 2010, more immigrants came to Canada from the Philippines than from any other country. And in the 2011 census, there were 662,600 Canadians of Filipino ancestry. Infante said that Tagalog classes could enhance the connection between second-generation Filipino Canadians and more recent arrivals. “Language is going to play an important role in learning Filipino history but also in getting to learn the culture better and some of the values in our culture,” he stated. Tagalog is the most widely spoken of about 185 different languages in the Philippines, which is home to 100 million people on 7,000 islands. Vancouver-Kensington NDP MLA Mable Elmore is the only MLA of Filipino ancestry. She told the Straight by phone that she’s there to help the young people, but she emphasized that they are the ones driving this campaign. She also said that having Tagalog as an elective could help facilitate
“You get newly arrived immigrants who speak Tagalog,” Elmore said, “and you get second-generation Filipino Canadians who don’t speak Tagalog. And language can be a barrier. That’s what we’ve heard from high-school students. If they’re able to overcome and bridge those differences, there’s more connection.” > CHARLIE SMITH
GARDEN PARTY HIGHLIGHTS IMPORTANCE OF BEES
On July 1, Ontario is set to implement restrictions on the use of neonicotinoid pesticides, which have been linked to declining bee populations. So far, the B.C. and Canadian governments have not indicated they will follow suit, despite calls from environmental groups for them to do so. “B.C. could do more to protect their pollinators, for sure,” Erin Udal, coordinator of pollinator conservation programs for the Environmental Youth Alliance, told the Straight, standing near five beehives in the VanDusen Botanical Garden. EYA is one of several organizations behind the Pollinator Party, which will take place in the garden on Sunday (June 14) from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. The family-friendly event will celebrate pollinators such as bees, butterflies, and hummingbirds; educate the public about their importance to food security; and kick off Pollinator Week (June 15 to 21). Shawn Mitchell, executive director of the VanDusen Botanical Garden Association, told the Straight the Pollinator Party is free with admission to the garden. A “bee safari” will offer a guided tour of bee habitats, and a “touch table” will feature specimens of pollinator species. “It’s important that adults and their kids learn and understand that when they see certain bugs out there that
they’re to be protected and treasured as opposed to being smashed and smooshed,” Mitchell said. According to Udal, Vancouver is home to 56 species of bees, including native bumblebees and mason bees and non-native honeybees. There are even green, red, and blue bees. Udal pointed out bees are responsible for pollinating most food crops. She noted people can help out by planting a diversity of native plants in their gardens. “We’re not trying to be political, but I think that every level of government could stand to take a moment to understand the importance of pollinators to food health and food security across the country and to take proactive steps to support local and native bee populations,” Mitchell said. “It’s just smart.” Agriculture Minister Norm Letnick’s staff told the Straight by email that he was unavailable for an interview. > STEPHEN HUI
JONATHAN COTE PROMOTES PEDESTRIAN CONNECTIONS
New Westminster has a grand plan to make its Fraser River waterfront more accessible for walkers and cyclists. A few months ago, the city opened a pedestrian bridge connecting Westminster Pier Park to Columbia Street at 4th Street. The next step is demolishing 40 percent of the massive Front Street Parkade. “It’s all part of a larger waterfront strategy for New Westminster,” Mayor Jonathan Cote told the Straight in a recent interview as he overlooked the parkade. “We want to connect our waterfront to our neighbourhoods.” Once the western portion of the parkade is removed, the city plans to create “Front Street Mews”. It will include new street-parking stalls, a wider sidewalk, and landscaping. According to Cote, the broader goal is to make it easier to walk or
cycle from Sapperton, northeast of downtown, to Westminster Pier Park, which opened on the waterfront in 2012. And from there, it could become possible to walk or cycle safely all the way to Queensborough, which is a neighbourhood southwest of downtown on Lulu Island. Queensborough is the centre of the city’s historic Sikh community. In recent years, it has become a significant shopping destination. “We’re working on a ‘Q2Q’ pedestrian bridge to link the quay at the waterfront to Queensborough,” Cote said. “And we’re also working to connect Sapperton Landing, which is another riverfront park, to Westminster Pier Park. If we can connect our city along the waterfront and connect our waterfront with our neighbourhoods, I think we’re going to have something very special out here.” The city would prefer the Q2Q to be a bascule bridge (i.e., a drawbridge), which is estimated to cost $10.5 million. It would be built beside the rail crossing connecting
the north shore of the Fraser River with Queensborough. In a report to council in February, engineering director Jim Lowrie stated that discussions “are ongoing” with Southern Railway of B.C. to operate the pedestrian and cycling bridge. It’s expected to be completed in 2017. He noted that $6.2 million is “expected to be available” from development-assistance compensation funds from the casino in Queensborough. This means another $4 million to $4.5 million would have to be generated through fundraising, grants, or a capital program. A City of New Westminster brochure says that the Q2Q bridge will give downtown New Westminster residents and tourists better access to riverfront trails in Queensborough. “From a regional transportation perspective,” the brochure notes, “the bridge will link greenways on the north and south side of the Fraser River and the New Westminster SkyTrain Station to Queensborough.” > CHARLIE SMITH
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ive months after FIFA, soccer’s world governing body, emphatically reaffirmed that Canada would host the first Women’s World Cup (WWC) played entirely on artificial turf, pitch politics are yielding to questions about economics. United States national-team captain Abby Wambach led the failed switchto-natural-grass movement and told ESPN in early May that FIFA turned down Ohio-based Scotts MiracleGro’s offer to pay for grass pitches at all six WWC venues, including the July 5 final host, B.C. Place Stadium. At the end of May, the publicowned home of the Vancouver Whitecaps and B.C. Lions replaced its 2011-installed synthetic pitch at a cost of $1.327 million. But did British Columbians pay too much? B.C. Pavilion Corporation (PavCo) chose Burnaby turf distributor Centaur Products to install the new Polytan LigaTurf surface in the stadium, which hosted the first of nine WWC matches on June 8. The Crown corporation said it is paying $827,000, with the rest from the Canadian Soccer Association ($400,000) and Rugby Canada ($100,000), the host of next March’s inaugural Canada Sevens. Both national sport organizations receive substantial government subsidies. By comparison, the new Shaw Sports Turf field at Edmonton’s Commonwealth Stadium had an announced $800,000 price tag, split by the City of Edmonton and the CSA. FIFA ordered the pitch switch where the WWC kicked off June 6 after broadcasters complained that erased Canadian Football League lines were still visible during last summer’s Under-20 Women’s World Cup. Likewise, broadcasters also wanted a greener pitch at B.C. Place, which claims that it was planning for a new rug in 2016. The old turf, trucked away at the City of Surrey’s expense for anticipated use in Newton, originally cost PavCo $1.2 million and had a 40-millimetre blade height. FIFA and World Rugby agreed in 2009 to a new 60-millimetre standard. Crews installed the new field in time for the Whitecaps to host Real Salt Lake on May 30, the day after FIFA voted scandal-plagued Sepp Blatter into a fifth term as president, only to have him announce his resignation the following week after more criminal bribery and corruption allegations emerged. FIFA boasted a record US$5.7 billion in revenue from 2011 to 2014, which included US$55 million
from soccer-ball and artificial-turf manufacturers paying the FIFA Quality Program for testing and certification. Polytan distributor Centaur appeared to have the edge at B.C. Place because the request for proposals insisted on reusing the 30-millimetre elastic shock-absorbing layer it installed under the field in 2011. Provincial Crown corporation PavCo told unsuccessful bidders AstroTurf, FieldTurf, and UBU Sports, in writing, on March 27: “The chosen Centaur/Polytan turf was the only product certified to meet both FIFA 2-Star and World Rugby Regulation 22 specifications as tested on the existing (shock absorbing) elastic-layer at B.C. Place Stadium; a mandatory criteria of the RFP [request for proposals].” AstroTurf is on the list of 19 FIFA licensees, while Polytan and FieldTurf are among FIFA’s nine and World Rugby’s seven preferred producers. PAVCO CONSULTANT Robert John-
ston, a Victoria sports-facility architect who was involved in the $514-million B.C. Place renovation, prepared the RFP. He declined to do an interview and did not respond to a question about whether the Centaur bid was the only one that could have satisfied the RFP as it was written, instead referring the Straight to PavCo, whose chair, Stuart McLaughlin, and CEO, Ken Cretney, did not respond to interview requests. Neither PavCo nor its parent, the Ministry of Transportation and Infrastructure, would release the bid values or even deny that Centaur was the highest bidder. During an April 29 budget-estimates hearing, NDP PavCo critic David Eby asked Todd Stone, the B.C. Liberal minister responsible for the Crown corporation, if the unsuccessful bids’ values would be released so British Columbians could learn why they are paying more than Albertans. Stone refused and referenced government procurement policy. (That policy states that it upholds the principles of “competition, demand aggregation, value for money, transparency and accountability” and purports to correspond with the Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act.) “There’s a variety of factors that come into play in this kind of a request for proposal, which is what this was,” Stone answered Eby, according to Hansard. “The factors included, obviously, price, but not just price. Also looked at product quality, overall quality of the product—the end result, the surface.” It wouldn’t be the first time Centaur pricing came under fire. The Guelph Mercury reported on Novem-
ber 29, 2010, that Centaur charged the University of Guelph about $900,000 for a Polytan field when FieldTurf said it had bid $631,298. Centaur president David Wilson did not respond to interview requests, and marketing director Scott Huth referred the Straight to PavCo. FieldTurf vice president Darren Gill and AstroTurf Canada vice president Kenny Gilman were quoted in the Ontario story and involved in the PavCo bid but both declined comment for this story. Don Hardman, the chief stadia officer for Canada’s WWC national organizing committee, said in an interview: “There were some other options that were available in Edmonton. The e-layer there has more flexibility and has been approved in a wider variety of systems than what the Polytan layer that’s existing in B.C. Place is. So we selected a manufacturer, we went with Shaw in Edmonton, and they were able to utilize an e-layer that was already preapproved and part of a certified system in the Shaw inventory.” Meanwhile, pre–Women’s World Cup training scheduled for Empire Fields was relocated to False Creek Flats’ Trillium Park until June 1. Organizers announced on May 19 a last-minute job to remove the AstroTurf that PavCo installed at Empire in 2010 when it was a temporary stadium for the Lions and Whitecaps during B.C. Place renovations. The city budgeted $5.17 million in 2011 to convert the former Empire Stadium site into a multisport park; that ballooned to $10.5 million. Completion was delayed until this spring for various reasons. WWC organizingcommittee spokesman Richard Scott told the Straight it was paying $575,000 to install new AstroTurf. The removed AstroTurf will be stored while the park board ponders its next use. Scott said the WWC national organizing committee, with a $90-million budget, will issue a spending report after the tournament. The federal Department of Canadian Heritage, which committed $15 million, denies it is funding stadium upgrades. B.C. is one of six WWC 2015 host provinces contributing $2 million each. Rugby Canada had a $13.3-million budget in 2013, including a $5.1 million contribution split almost evenly between the Government of Canada and World Rugby. Only $793,000 came from sponsors. CSA does not publish its financials, but president Victor Montagliani said in a 2014 interview that the budget runs between $20 million and $22 million a year and the organization has a $5-million reserve. Sport Canada contributed $6.3 million for sport hosting and core funding in fiscal 2013-14. -
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Humour is the common element in Susan Juby’s diverse, prolific output.
The Truth Commission arrives after the February release of her second novel for adults, Republic of Dirt, a follow-up to her 2011 book The Woefield Poultry Collective, which was shortlisted for the Stephen Leacock Medal for Humour. Juby was thrilled to reinstate Woefield’s cast, a motley crew on a ramshackle Vancouver Island farm, and wrote Dirt while editing the current novel. “It was very exciting to write about a person who is 10 or 11, a man who’s in his 70s, people in their 20s,” she says. “I just enjoyed writing about their concerns, because they are different than coming-of-age concerns. That was very entertaining. [ “And those [Woefield books were field] all written with four first-person narrators, and my favourite thing is voice,” she continues. “That is the thing I am most engaged with as a writer, is how do I create this voice and sustain it? And how do I investigate who these people are?” Since her 2000 ink part of a serdebut, Alice, I Think, ies that was adapted for television in 2006, Juby has employed comedy to address outsiders and identity, familial dysfunction and community. Th is approach extends to her 2010 memoir, Nice Recovery, which describes her teenage struggle with drugs and alcohol. “My books have always had the humorous element,” she says, “but there’s a darkness underlying a lot of that stuff.” Droll recollections here tether considerations of charged sibling relations and ruthless creative production. The members of the Truth Commission are “convinced that the world is too full of lies and phoniness and falsehood”, but does truth, on and off the page, really lead to freedom? Juby herself was once “very excited to learn all the nitty-gritty truths about everyone and everything. And as I got older, there were things I didn’t want to know anymore.…I go through life now wishing I didn’t know things, thinking, ‘That’s too much, I wish I didn’t know that.’ “I want to know the truth about who I am and how I tick—and truth is important as a form of self-expression and a form of self-understanding— but that hunger for other people’s truths is no longer with me.” She adds, laughing, “Although I am a greedy, curious writer—so maybe it is a little bit.” > DAVID CHAU
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Female Rock Critic offers poignant images RE VIEW S THE FIRST COLLECTION OF CRITICISM BY A LIVING FEMALE ROCK CRITIC By Jessica Hopper. Featherproof, 200 pp, softcover
That it took so long for a collected works from music critic Jessica Hopper to arrive is mind-boggling. From her early-’90s punk-zine work through to pieces for the Village Voice and Spin,, up to her current role as senior editor of crowning tastemaker Pitchfork, she’s been ubiquitous in cataloguing fascinating moments of modern music history. The author admits upfront that the title of The First Collection of Criticism by a Living Female Rock Critic isn’t entirely accurate, citing older works by Ellen Willis, Lillian Roxon, and Caroline Coon in a foreword. It’s still mostly, and sadly, true, making the arrival of the poignant, hilarious, and occasionally crushing anthology a godsend. One of the volume’s many strengths is the vast swath of musicians ruminated over in 40-plus reviews, think pieces, and profi les. Intimate portraits of Kendrick Lamar as a visionary “rap savior” and Rickie Lee Jones jelling into a subversive, Christ-compelled songwriting phase are touching. Less sympathetic is a Q&A with journalist Jim DeRogatis, where the two discuss in detail the disturbing, court-based evidence of R. Kelly’s sexual proclivities. Just as biting
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is 2003’s “Emo: Where the Girls Aren’t”, which takes a hard look at the clumsy, possessive misogyny of “the boy rebel’s broken heart”. Praise for Eddie Vedder, meanwhile, pops up intermittently in the book, with Hopper high on the Pearl Jam singer’s undying DIY spirit and “anti-rock-god rock god” vibe. A midbook punch line arrives when, in a review of the Seattle rock band’s 20th-anniversary show, she notes disdain for the music itself, labelling guitarist Mike McCready “truly one of the blandest guitar players” she’s ever heard. Navigating the concept of personal and public identities, a Village Voice feature about St. Vincent has critics’ choice Annie Clark telling Hopper about maintaining a balance between the two: “I have one answer for you if the tape recorder is on, and another if it’s off.” Elsewhere, “Deconstructing Lana Del Rey” examines how that pop-noir performer has been vilified by others in the press, incorrectly, as an inauthentic creation of male recordlabel executives. Whether humorous or harrowing, Hopper’s collection is essential, and hopefully a spark for even more female-written music journalism. We’ve seen recent album-examining book entries from writers Evie Nagy, Susan Fast, and Anwen Crawford; Kim Gordon gave an in-depth look at her time in Sonic Youth in her memoir, Girl in a Band.
As Hopper recently wrote on Twitter, “Every woman I know writing about music or making it has a book in them. We need those books to exist. And soon.”
> GREGORY ADAMS
FIFTEEN DOGS By André Alexis. Coach House, 160 pp, softcover
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Hemingway once “Happiness in intelligent people is the rarest thing I know.” The double-edged sword of intellect takes centre stage in Toronto-based author André Alexis’s latest novel, Fifteen Dogs, which begins with two Greek gods, Apollo and Hermes, slinging back a few Sleemans at one of Toronto’s oldest watering holes while mocking the ineptitude of human language: “You’d swear they understand each other, though not one of them has any idea what their words actually mean to another. How can you resist such farce?” Hermes says. The meddling gods eventually make a wager on whether human intelligence would plague other animals with misery, or if one animal among them could experience a happy death. The victims of the experiment are 15 dogs awaiting their masters at a nearby veterinary clinic, who wake up disarmed by their newfound self-awareness and the heartache that goes along with it: Rosie, a German shepherd, “wondered what had happened to the last litter
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she’d whelped. It suddenly seemed grossly unfair that one should go through the trouble of having pups only to lose track of them.” The complex consciousness within the pack complicates their canine instincts of power and hierarchy with brutish results. With such a large cast of characters, the novel wastes no time dawdling over plot points. The gods can only prove their arguments when each animal is dealt its respective fate, so tragedy strikes early and often, with many of the dogs suffering at the jaws of their own pack. As the gods predicted, language makes quite the mess: a mutt named Prince confounds and angers half the pack by sporadically orating poems, spurring Atticus, a Neapolitan mastiff, to lead a coup using a creed reminiscent of Animal Farm: “No language but proper dog language, and no ways but dog ways.” I won’t spoil the results of the bet, but there’s such a rich, ineffable beauty to each character’s struggle that it’s impossible to remain impartial to their adversity. Yes, it’s a tearjerker. Reason never overshadows sentiment in the novel’s meditations on intellect, and Alexis gives profound weight to each wayward life, no matter how short, perplexing, and unaffirming it may have been.
change, mental illness, obesity, and urban alienation. But what if one simple habit could address all of these issues—and more? As it turns out, walking is that habit. And in Born to Walk: The Transformative Power of a Pedestrian Act Act, Dan Rubinstein makes an impassioned case for reintroducing the age-old art of ambling to everyday life. Born to Walk finds the Ottawa journalist at a turning point that may sound familiar to many young professionals. He’s restless, disillusioned; his job feels increasingly disconnected from what’s important to him. Then a knee injury sidelines him. Unable to run, Rubinstein begins taking long walks. And the results are so profound that he quits his job and embarks on a quest to understand the power of putting one foot in front of the other. In the process, he unearths fascinating facts on how walking can improve our bodies, minds, society, economy, political process, creativity, spirits, and families. The project takes him to Wales to explore the rugged Coastal Path. He joins beat cops in Philadelphia whose foot patrols have cut crime and fostered trust between the po> LEAH GOLOB lice and the community. He accompanies a First Nations doctor on a BORN TO WALK trek through northern Quebec to promote wellness. He joins a walkBy Dan Rubinstein. ECW, 283 pp, ing group in Glasgow, the sickhardcover est city in the U.K., and observes There are lots of seemingly in- how the walking cure is improving surmountable problems that mental health. face the modern world: climate see next page
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This narrative arc—Rubinstein’s personal journey around the globe—yields the most compelling material of the book. The thread is sometimes lost to his enthusiasm for delving into research, making some of the chapters a little bogged down. But persevering is well worth the effort. This is an inherently inspirational work, and one that holds real promise for social change. Add to that: reading it is often a delightfully visceral experience. Born to Walk invigorates—it convinces you that it’s time to get off the couch, lace up your sneakers, and rediscover the simple pleasure of a good walk.
> TARA HENLEY
THE MAKING OF ZOMBIE WARS By Aleksandar Hemon. Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 320 pp, hardcover
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winning author Aleksandar Hemon’s third novel, opens on an ominous note: with quotations from rationalist philosopher Baruch Spinoza (on the nature of being) and George W. Bush (on us versus them). From there, it leaps right into the mind and dubious creative process of one Joshua Levin, the dissipated antihero who blazes a haphazard trail through the novel. Juxtaposing seriousness with levity and pitting rational against irrational, Hemon creates a hilarious caper that also happens to be a dark reflection on violence. Joshua (or, as he hates being called, Jonjo) is a failed 33-year-old Dubya-era scriptwriter who just cannot get his life together. None
of his (horribly clichéd) scripts have ever been read or optioned in the 10 years he’s been writing them, including his current effort, which is about both “war” and “zombies” and not much else. His girlfriend, Kimiko, is an intensely perfect therapist whose interest in Josh (a self-proclaimed “dandruff survivor”) is unexplainable. Josh has clearly led a pretty good, albeit extremely lazy, life, but a lot of the people around him have not. His family (father, grandparents) are all Holocaust survivors; his wildly deranged landlord, Stagger, is a Desert Storm vet. And at his bread-and-butter job as an ESL teacher, he’s surrounded by refugees from the war in Bosnia. Among those is Ana, a tragic (but sexy!) middle-aged, henna-haired woman whose damaged charm he cannot resist. Josh’s inevitable seduction by Ana sets off a chain of events that’s borderline apocalyptic but also hilarious, in a Beckett-f lavoured, gallows-humour sort of way. A Bosnian heavy with PTSD ruins his home life with Kimmy, Stagger threatens someone with a sword, and a panoply of drugs are consumed, giving the whole heinous affair a cockeyed Hunter S. Thompson vibe. Josh’s helplessness just adds to the essential meaninglessness of all the violence—it just happens, whether he wants it to or not. Looking past the high jinks, the book’s tone is deeply existential. In the end, Jonjo ends up living out his own little war; the zombies are merely a distraction.
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LILLY SINGH Canadian comedy and YouTube’s Superwoman gives you the inside scoop on how to find happiness and beauty in the world around you and within yourself. Jul 18, doors 7 pm, show 8 pm, Vogue Theatre (918 Granville). Tix on sale June 12, 10 am, $29.50 (plus service charges and fees) at www.livenation.com/. HONDA CELEBRATION OF LIGHT Annual festival of fireworks displays also features cultural programming and Canadian music. Participating countries include Brazil, China, and Canada. Jul 25, 29 & Aug 1, English Bay (downtown Vancouver). Info www.honda celebrationoflight.com/.
2THIS WEEK VELOPALOOZA Highlights of the community-run bike festival include rides, a book exchange, and a brewery tour. Jun 12-28, various Vancouver venues. Info www.velopalooza.ca/. TAKE IT BACK TO THE FAB ’50S! Come dressed in 1950s fashions, get makeovers, and dance the night away. Includes prizes for best-dressed man and woman. Jun 12, 6-11 pm, Heritage Hall (3102 Main). Tix $25, info www.awishtowed.com/. FEMMES FATALES Kitty Nights presents burlesque by Audrey Hipturn, Ann Narky, the Purrrfessor, and DJ Evilyn Thirteen. Jun 14, 9 pm, Biltmore Cabaret (2755 Prince Edward). Tix $9-17, info www.kittynights.com/.
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SPORTS 2THIS WEEK FIFA WOMEN’S WORLD CUP 2015 (MATCHES 17 AND 18) Women’ssoccer teams from Japan, Switzerland, Cameroon, and Ecuador compete. Jun 12, 4 pm, B.C. Place Stadium (777 Pacific). Tix $30-80 (plus service charges and fees) at www.ticketmaster.ca/. ROLLER DERBY SUMMER SLAM The Terminal City Rollergirls present matches by Sun City Sirens, Black Diamond Betties, Terminal City B-Side, and TOAST. Jun 13-14, 8:30 am–10 pm, Minoru Arena (7551 Minoru Gate, Richmond). Tix $15-25, info www. facebook.com/events/684380018338740/. FIFA WOMEN’S WORLD CUP 2015 (MATCH 31) Women’s-soccer teams from Nigeria and the U.S. compete. Jun 16, 5 pm, B.C. Place Stadium (777 Pacific). Tix $30-80 (plus service charges and fees) at www.ticketmaster.ca/.
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CRANKWORX Highlights of the 10-day celebration of downhill, slopestyle, and enduro biking includes races, speed and agility courses, vertical marathons, a photo challenge, a cheese-rolling festival, and screenings of five-minute short films. Aug 7-16, Whistler Olympic Plaza (Whistler, B.C.). Info www.crankworx.com/whistler/.
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Clockwise from left: The Korean Cultural Heritage Festival packs them in at Swangard Stadium; TaiwanFest offers tasty treats; Indian Summer Festival artistic director Sirish Rao with mulilingual MLA Sam Sullivan.
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sculpture, music, and mus Quintet. It features a Nobel Prize–winning architecture. That’s why geneticist, Harold Varmus, giving a July 17 talk the Italian Day Festival at the Vancouver Playhouse as he’s accompanied Society is highlighting by a musical group led by his son, jazz trumpeter an exhibit at the Van- Jacob Varmus. Meanwhile, sarod master Maestro couver Art Gallery. Of Amjad Ali Khan & Sons will perform at the OrHeaven and Earth: pheum on July 15. The Guardian described this 500 Years of Italian trio as “an Indian classical answer to Eric ClapPainting From Glasgow ton and Ginger Baker crashing through their faMuseums features the vourite Robert Johnson covers”. Best-selling U.S. A multitude of cultural events over the summer will create memorable works of Sandro Bot- author and religious scholar Reza Aslan—who ticelli, Giovanni Bel- famously rebutted Bill Maher’s simplistic views on experiences; they’re also helping Vancouver become more resilient lini, and Salvator Rosa, Islam last year—will return for a discussion about More than a decade ago, UBC planning among others. Who will be there: Local folks who religion and violence. There will also be a gatherprofessor Leonie Sandercock wrote a book with enjoy strolling along a piazza and being reminded ing of writers who used to or still drive cabs, an the provocative title Cosmopolis II: Mongrel Cities of of the important role Italians played in developing exploration of the impact of American jazz artists BY CHARL IE SM IT H the 21st Century. In it, she argued that metropolitan western civilization. on Bollywood, the unveiling of an epic mural by regions that embrace diversity have distinct advanDelhi artist Orijit Sen at the Surrey Art Gallery, tages over those that veer toward fundamentalism NATIONAL ABORIGINAL DAY AT TROUT LAKE and much more. Who will be there: People who preand creating ethnic silos. And she hoped that her (June 21) Celebrate First Nations in Canada with fer a Deepa Mehta movie or Indian director Vishal book would educate city planners on how to “ad- a 9 a.m. pancake breakfast at the Vancouver Ab- Bhardwaj’s Haider over U.S. reality TV shows. original Friendship Centre (1607 East Hastings vance the project of multiculturalism”. “A more robust sense of identity…must be able Street) followed by an 11 a.m. friendship walk to CARNAVAL DEL SOL (July 11 and 12) This celeto embrace cultural autonomy and, at the same Trout Lake. There, Takaya Tours will perform ca- bration of Latin American food, entertainment, time, work to strengthen intercultural solidarity,” noe demonstrations and kids can experience a te- games, and music moves to Concord Pacific Place, pee village. Who will be there: Anyone interested northwest of Science World. It’s a lively fiesta that she wrote. The word mongrel in her title referred to how hy- in promoting reconciliation between aboriginal includes outdoor salsa and Zumba lessons, a street soccer tournament (billed as Vancouver’s mini brids are often less susceptible to disease than pure- and nonaboriginal people. World Cup), a ton of children’s activities, Latin breds in the animal world. And there’s little doubt that diversity can enhance economic resiliency in GREEK DAY ON BROADWAY (June 28) This dance and music, and more Mexican, Central American, and South American food than an increasingly interconnected world. Many of the family-friendly event attracts nearly you can imagine. Taste the brigadeiro, a world’s most dynamic cities—including Paris, Tai- 100,000 people every year to West Brazilian delicacy created from milk, pei, New York, London, Istanbul, and Hong Kong— Broadway for Hellenic dance, music, Check out… plenty of souvlaki, and even some have traditionally been havens for migrants. STRAIGHT.COM butter, powdered chocolate, and chocolate sprinkles. You can also sample In comparison to many other regions in recent Greek history and beauty treatments. Visit our website canapés de cheese or a purée called years, Metro Vancouver has been remarkably suc- A Mediterranean diet is reputed to for related content and to comment on salmorejo, which combines tomatoes, cessful in bringing together people from a multitude be one of the healthiest in the world. this story bread, garlic, and vinegar. It goes down of cultural backgrounds. One reason is our collec- Greek Day offers an opportunity to well with chicken or vegetarian dishes. tive curiosity. Many of us want to learn more about find out why herbs from this part of Here’s another thing to think about: Carour neighbours. Another factor is our school system, the world promote longevity. Who will be naval del Sol, like TaiwanFest (see below), has which integrates kids from all over the world. Work- there: Anyone who wants to check out what tradplaces are also increasingly diverse. Intercultural itional furniture looks like in a Greek island home. embraced environmentalism and makes great efforts to divert recyclable content from the waste solidarity is strong, in part because a significant number of residents have witnessed the horrors of CANADA DAY AT GRANVILLE ISLAND (July stream. Who will be there: People who never tire 1) Canada Place often attracts the huge crowds of hearing Mercedes Sosa sing “Gracias a la Vida”. communal violence in their countries of origin. At last year’s Korean Cultural Heritage Festival on our national birthday, but Granville Island is at Swangard Stadium, Burnaby mayor Derek Cor- where you’ll find greater cultural diversity. Lat- AFRO-BRAZILIAN CARNAVAL (July 18) For rigan said that there are more than 100 languages incouver presents Samba Fusion from noon to 1 those who like a little samba on a hot sunny day, spoken in his city. In Richmond, residents com- p.m., followed by Chinese lion dancers from 2:15 head on down to the 800 block of Granville Street municate in 77 nonofficial languages, according p.m. to 3 p.m. Three-time world champion hoop and check out the action. Axé Capoeira Academy to UBC researchers Daniel Hiebert and Elanna dancer Alex Wells of the Lil’wat Nation and his will launch the carnival with a maracatu dance Nolan. It’s a myth that Richmond comprises only daughters will also be on the island from 4 p.m. to that’s common in northeastern Brazil. That will 4:45 p.m. That’s not all. The MELA! Festivals of- be followed by acrobatic displays, culminating in a English and Mandarin speakers. Summer is often when different communities fer an assortment of treats from around the world, traditional samba parade. Who will be there: Capohold their biggest celebrations. These events offer including an Indian buffet, Jamaican iced coffee, eira aficionados and those who wish they were in tremendous opportunities for all of us to indulge and bubble tea. One of the biggest draws, how- Rio this summer but can’t get away from work. in other cultures, sample new types of cuisine, ever, is the buffet of TD Vancouver International and experience art forms that may have origin- Jazz Festival performances at four locations: Per- CARIBBEAN DAYS FESTIVAL (July 25 and 26) formance Works, stages at the public market, Waterfront Park near the SeaBus terminal in ated halfway around the world. Here’s a list of 13 events creating a more ro- the Railspur District, and Ron Basford Park. Re- North Vancouver is where you’ll find jerk chickbust sense of identity in our region and promot- markably, all of this entertainment is free. Who en, roti, and other Caribbean delights, not to ing intercultural understanding. (Two others are will be there: Patriots, jazz fans, and parents. Lots mention enough reggae to bring back memories covered elsewhere in the paper. The Powell Street of them. (Fans of the War of 1812 might be more of Peter Tosh and Bob Marley. The annual event Festival is included in a list of summer arts events interested in what’s happening at Canada Place, kicks off with a parade on Lonsdale Avenue. Who will be there: Anyone who enjoys dining at the on page 45; Festival d’Été is in the roundup of where there’s always a huge military display.) Reef or the Calabash Bistro. summer concerts on page 59.) INDIAN SUMMER FESTIVAL (July 9 to 19) This ITALIAN DAY ON THE DRIVE (Sunday [June 14]) has become one of the city’s most ambitious cul- VANCOUVER PRIDE PARADE (August 2) This For the sixth consecutive year, motor vehicles will tural festivals, bringing in literary stars and intel- is when all of those straights, including politicians be banned from several blocks of Commercial Drive lectuals from around the world, as well as some and first responders, get to show their love for the to make room for a massive Italian street party. This stunning musical events. Artistic director Sirish LGBPTTQQIIAA+ community. Yes, that’s a lot of year’s festival of food, music, and fashion is sure to Rao consistently surprises audiences with a smor- letters, encompassing everything from pansexual attract more than 300,000 people to Little Italy. This gasbord of delights. One of this year’s highlights to intersex to asexual. The second A, by the way, see next page year, the festival’s theme is art, including painting, is called Genes & Jazz: Dr. Varmus & Jacob VarJUNE 11 – 18 / 2015 THE GEORGIA STRAIGHT 25
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refers to straight allies who support their queer friends and family members. The annual parade has come a long way since the early 1980s, when the first marchers were pelted with tomatoes. Some argue that humanrights advances have made Pride parades passé, but anyone who witnesses the joy felt along Robson and Denman streets during the B.C. Day weekend would likely disagree. Who will be there: Probably the same folks who were there last year and who will be there again next year. KOREAN CULTURAL HERITAGE FESTIVAL (August 8) This year’s line-
If your bucket list involves flying a plane, you can do this in Squamish.
in Squamish,” he said. “The next thing you’re doing is you’re going to the airport to say hi to the Sea to Sky Air guys and going for an intro f light. You might want to have a camera. You might want to have some sunglasses. You don’t have to do anything other than that.” A blind, autistic 67-year-old man, Patrick O’Neill, recently f lew a Cessna 172 out of a Kamloops f light school with the help of a pilot. This came about after he created a bucket list with the assistance of the Centre for Seniors Information in the city. According to Kamloops This Week, he was encouraged to do this by Selina and Kevin Olsen, who are with the Home Sharing Program. O’Neill is reportedly considering f lying a f loatplane in the future. Lightfoot emphasized that there are no prerequisites and no skilltesting questions to go on one of Sea to Sky Air’s introductory flights. “Everybody goes away having learned something and experiencing something new,” he said. Magic Power scheduled to appear. In recent years, Vancouver Metropolitan Orchestra principal conductor Ken Hsieh has added a cultural flourish to the festival, most recently by showcasing music from films by Taiwanese directors, including Ang Lee. The Tzu Chi Foundation has also been a cornerstone of past TaiwanFests, offering free traditional Chinese medicine consultations and providing volunteers who keep the streets spotless. Who will be there: Those who cherish how Taiwanese people have retained a vibrant democracy and effervescent culture while living across a strait from a ruthless dictatorship. RICHMOND
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(September 5) This free festival at Minoru Park is expected to attract 40,000 people. Two music stages will be on-site, including one dedicated to performers of different cultural backgrounds. There will also be a global sports zone, a fusion culinary stage, a soccer tournament, and plenty of indie, roots, and world music. Richmond city officials hope that it will match the energy of the O Zone, which attracted huge crowds during the 2010 Olympics. Who will be there: People who recognize that Richmond is undergoing a metamorphosis from traditional suburb to lively urban metropolis.
up hasn’t been announced, but if it’s anything like last year’s event, it will bring out a huge crowd. That’s because South Korea is on the cutting edge of pop culture, exporting entertainment around the world. In 2014, this celebration of Korean culture held its first daylong event at Swangard Stadium. It attracted a diverse audience to a demonstration of tae kwon do and a whole lot of Korean drumming. Last year’s fest also reenacted a traditional Korean wedding and featured tightrope-walking, otherwise known as jultagi. Who will be there: Lots of Burnaby politicians, including BurnabyLougheed NDP MLA Jane Shin, who was the first person of Korean descent HAPA-PALOOZA (September 16 to 20) Entering its fifth year, this festival elected to the B.C. legislature. celebrates the contributions of people TAIWANFEST (September 4 to 7) of mixed heritage. Like Sandercock’s This year’s lineup hasn’t been revealed book, it promotes the notion that hyyet, but we’ve been told there will bridity enriches and strengthens our be a “Friendship Bento”, where 100 community. One of the highlights Canadians of Taiwanese descent will will be an evening with The Book of invite 100 non-Taiwanese folks out Negroes author Lawrence Hill on Sepfor lunch on Granville Street. In past tember 17. Hapa-palooza culminates years, impresario Charlie Wu has fea- with a hapa family day on September tured a bevy of popular bands from 20. Who will be there: Some of the most Taiwan, and this year is no differ- culturally astute people living in the ent, with the Asian EDM supergroup Lower Mainland. -
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If you own, lease or otherwise occupy private property containing a glass-fronted gas burning fireplace, fireplace insert or heating stove, you should read this notice. Under a court-approved class action settlement certain manufacturers are offering, free of charge, barriers intended to prevent burns from the hot glass fronts. Further information is below. NOTICE* OF SETTLEMENT APPROVAL AND CLAIMS PROCEDURE OF A CLASS ACTION INVOLVING CERTAIN GAS BURNING FIREPLACES, FIREPLACE INSERTS AND STOVES TO: ALL PERSONS IN CANADA WHO OWN, LEASE OR OTHERWISE OCCUPY PRIVATE PROPERTY CONTAINING A FIREPLACE FROM ONE OF THE SETTLING DEFENDANTS DESCRIBED BELOW
CERTIFICATION A lawsuit commenced in British Columbia has been certified as a class action against CANADIAN HEATING PRODUCTS INC., MILES INDUSTRIES LTD., MONESSEN HEARTH CANADA, INC., and MONESSEN HEARTH SYSTEMS COMPANY (doing business as VERMONT CASTINGS GROUP) (the “Settling Defendants”), by the Supreme Court of British Columbia (the “Court”).
WHAT IS THE LAWSUIT? It is an action concerning the risk of burns from contacting the hot glass fronts of some gas burning fireplaces.
WHAT IS THE SETTLEMENT? The British Columbia Supreme Court has approved a settlement under which the Settling Defendants have agreed to provide, free of charge, barrier screens or screen kits for certain of their Fireplaces to reduce the burn risk.
WHO IS INCLUDED IN THE SETTLEMENT? Class Members are all persons in British Columbia, plus all persons elsewhere in Canada who choose to “opt in”, who have one of the Settling Defendants’ gas fireplaces, inserts or stoves (“Fireplaces”) in their home that was installed between January 1, 2001 and December 31, 2014. If you live in British Columbia and have such a Fireplace you are automatically included in the class action settlement. If you live elsewhere in Canada you may choose to opt into the settlement. You should immediately review the full legal notice in this matter to ensure that you understand your legal rights. Further details on the proposed settlement and on opting in are available via the telephone numbers and email & website addresses set out in this notice. Claim Forms and Opt in requests MUST BE SUBMITTED by June 6, 2016. If your communication is not received in time it may not be considered valid.
WHAT DOES COURT APPROVAL MEAN? Class Members are bound by the settlement. Notice of the proposed settlement was published in April and May, 2015. The settlement was approved by the Court on May 26, 2015.
WHERE CAN I OBTAIN MORE INFORMATION, OR OBTAIN A FIREPLACE BARRIER OR SCREEN? Class Members should contact: Crawford Class Action Services (the “Administrator”) Suite 3-505, 133 Weber Street North Waterloo, ON N2J 3G9 Toll Free: 1-877-739-8933 Fax: 1-888-842-1332 Email: fireplaceclassaction@crawco.ca
DO I NEED TO PAY ANYTHING TO PARTICIPATE? No. You do not need to pay any money to participate in the settlement. Class members pay nothing. The lawyers appointed by the Court to represent the Class will be paid by the defendants under the settlement.
WHO ARE THE LAWYERS FOR THE CLASS? The following law firm represents the plaintiffs and the class, and will answer questions about the class action: Farris, Vaughan, Wills & Murphy LLP, 25th Floor, 700 West Georgia Street, Vancouver B.C. V7Y1B3 Contact fireplaceclassaction@farris.com Or Mike Wagner @ 604-661-9388 or Robert Anderson, QC @ 604-661-9372 (*) This Notice is just a summary. For more detailed information, including a list of all defendants and the definitions used in this Notice, please go to www.fireplaceclassaction.com or contact the Administrator listed above, or contact the lawyers above.
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Yoga instructor Kristy Wright, who owns Stand Up Paddle Vancouver, teaches a “morning moving meditation” class on the ocean off Kitsilano. Jordan Junck photo.
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olding a cobra or triangle pose in the stationary environment of a yoga studio is enough of a workout for some people. But the more adventurous among Vancouver yogis are increasingly dropping their mats and opting instead for paddleboards. “On the water, you can’t fake it,” Kristy Wright told the Georgia Straight. “On land, you can kind of stand in a warrior [pose] and have more weight on your left foot than your right foot. But when you are out on the water, the board will give you feedback.” The yoga instructor and owner of Stand Up Paddle Vancouver added that there are additional challenges one might not immediately think of. Like how to keep a standup paddle (SUP) yoga class from floating out of Burrard Inlet. “We’ve developed a SUP yoga anchor,” Wright said. She explained it’s a simple device: a bag is filled with rocks, tied to the front of one’s paddleboard, and then dropped to the ocean floor. Stand Up Paddle Vancouver runs SUP yoga classes May to October. Participants usually meet at Hadden Park behind the Vancouver Maritime Museum. But Wright noted that she’s mobile and has packed her van with paddleboards to teach SUP yoga classes everywhere from Deep Cove to lakes around Pemberton. First-timers are asked to pay $75 for a 90-minute “learn to SUP” class, after which they can participate in regular sessions like Wright’s 6:30 a.m. “morning moving meditation” for $20. For those intrigued but not thrilled about the prospect of waking up in time for sunrise, Vancouver Water Adventures offers similar classes a little later in the morning. Just down the street, at Kitsilano Beach, it holds 90-minute sessions beginning at 9 a.m. for $35. The company’s cofounder, Jessica Watson, told the Straight she
enjoyed paddleboarding as a fun new activity on the water, got into yoga to help with an injury, and then found she could combine the two for a better workout. “I actually have really bad hips, and when I’m practising yoga, I find it always helps,” she said. “And it [SUP yoga] is even quite a bit more of a core workout.” Alternatively, Vancouver residents interested in making a weekend of it can find SUP yoga classes farther afield. On the phone from Vancouver Island, Catherine Bruhwiler, owner of Tofino Paddle Surf, emphasized the connection to nature that one can feel when practising yoga on a paddleboard. “Our first ever SUP yoga class was on Earth Day,” she said. “It’s all on the open ocean. We have eagles and seals and crabs and fish jumping and all sorts of fun stuff going on.” Vancouver residents can book with Tofino Paddle Surf in advance through the company’s website. Regular sessions are held Wednesday and Sunday mornings beginning at 8 a.m. The price ranges from $20 to $40 per class. Bruhwiler said just about anyone can participate. “We do recommend people have tried paddling once, at least,” she added. Back in Vancouver, Wright similarly said SUP yoga isn’t as difficult as one might think. “It’s really not so much about strength as it is about balance,” she said. “Our only requirement is that you can swim.” Wright acknowledged that taking to the water might sound like a lot more work than a quick stop by the studio, but she emphasized that the extra effort is worth it. Instead of four walls, she continued, a SUP yoga class is bordered by the North Shore Mountains, the city’s glass towers, and Vancouver Island off in the distance. “It’s the closest thing you’ll ever get to walking on water,” Wright said. -
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The collection, called Alcoolique, is quintessential flamboyant Italian chic, with sexy cuts, bold colours, and rich embroidery.
From Naples with amore At Italian Day, designer Rocco Adriano Galluccio unveils his sun-drenched styles > BY JA NET SM IT H
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launting the colours of Naples’s sun-baked beachside life, Rocco Adriano Galluccio’s Alcoolique collection is a picture-perfect fashion ambassador for this summer’s Italian Day festival. Few lines are as thoroughly Italian as Galluccio’s, which will hit the runway during the event on Sunday (June 14) on the Drive. And with fashion ranking as a national passion of about the same stature as Italy’s cuisine, it’s only fitting that it would become a big part of the day. Speaking to the Straight from his adopted home of Milan, the Naples native reveals that his entire line is made in the country, including his richly printed fabrics, whose patterns he designs himself. But the pieces also look and feel like Italian chic at its most flamboyant: think swishy, metallic-blue and -gold round minis, gold leather shorts, and gauzy, gold-embroidered skirts that somehow conjure vintage screen icons like Gina Lollobrigida, ancient Romans, and sassy Naples street life in one fell swoop.
“Everything for me in Naples is inspiration: sometimes a song, sometimes a woman on the street, the sea, the history, historical women from Naples,” says the rising designer in heavily accented English. “In my collection I have a lot of colour, because in Naples the city is really colourful: the sand, the ocean, the beach, the Blue Grotto in Capri, and also the buildings. If you go to the Amalfi Coast and Capri, the houses there have a lot of colours. But so does the food.” Alcoolique debuted here at last year’s Vancouver Fashion Week, where Galluccio made connections with Italian Day organizers. The VFW show was just one part of a wave of success for the young designer since he launched his line in 2009, with his bold styles hitting the pages of Italian Vogue and Elle. When he returns here this week, Galluccio will bring a preview of his summer 2016 collection, continuing with his signature metallic leathers, along with hits of glitter and a bright palette of yellow, light blue, and pink. “My line is always feminine—and
everything is sexy,” says Galluccio, who’s known for slits, shorts, and flirty minis that flash long legs. “That’s the DNA of my collection and my brand.” His silhouettes are simple, but his prints and embroidery are often elaborate—and, in the case of this new summer collection, are inspired by his own tattoos. “There’s a lot of sailor tattoos in my prints and embroidery—and the embroidery is my own tattoos. I have all my collection in my arms!” Yes, there’s a little of Galluccio’s Naples-bred bad-boy charisma in there, but mostly his fashion show should offer a glam, eye-searingly colourful new element to Italian Day. (His outfits will be shown with new strappy leather sandals and other looks by our own Italian outpost, Kalena’s Shoes [1526 Commercial Drive]). Watch the catwalk while you’re laying into some ice-cold gelato or ricotta-oozing cannoli, and you might, for a split second, feel like you’re standing on Capri’s Marina Piccola instead of Commercial Drive. -
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Beach with four or five people. Although attendance began with a handful of students, it’s since risen to about 40 people per session. How it works, as Goloubov demonstrates, is that one person, called the base, lies on the floor with legs up in the air while another person becomes the flyer. The base elevates the flyer off the ground, usually using his or her upturned/flexed feet and sometimes hands or arms. A third person acts as a spotter, someone who monitors the activity to prevent injuries. While balancing on the base’s feet, the flyer assumes various positions, from a Superman-like flying pose to various yoga-influenced poses, such as hanging upside down with legs crossed. Goloubov says that the movements and poses particularly help to strengthen stabilizer muscles while enhancing flexibility. What many people may not realize is that Goloubov says this yoga can be a form of couples counselling. “If there are problems in a relationship, it comes up really quickly,” he says. He says that is because people have to work together as a unit and therefore must build trust, effective communication, and a comfortable environment. Accordingly, he says, anything swept under the rug, such as insecurities or buried emotions, often surfaces. In addition to the yoga poses, the therapeutic component enters with Thai-massage techniques, which involve stretching, pulling, and massaging various parts of the body. The base can massage the flyer with feet or hands as the flyer is suspended in the air doing poses or inversions. Alternately, the base can receive a massage; for instance, the flyer can walk on the base’s back while lying on the floor after the acrobatics. Moreover, Goloubov emphasizes that we’ve all done these kinds of activities as kids goofing around with others, and it’s really about the sense of play and exploration. “It doesn’t have to be for the circus,” he says. “It’s something you can do for life.” -
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University of British Columbiaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Point Grey campus.) A three-day affair celebrating Japanese pop culture, AniRevo: Summer 2015 will feature special guests, exhibits, panels, and performances. For fans of dressing up, thereâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ll be anime cosplay skit and swimsuit contests. Animemusic-video, talent, and voice-actor competitions are also on the program. Admission: $50 to $60 for a day pass, $60 for a weekend pass. Hashtag: #AniRevo2015. Info: www .animerevolution.ca/.
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Radical I/O Technology COO Briana Sim is co-organizing the first App Camp for Girls in Canada. Stephen Hui photo.
wants to give back to Vancouver and some of the social problems we face, but also that weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re aware that weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re stewards and we need to be seen as leaders in the community,â&#x20AC;? Steven Davis, organizer of Techâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Got Talent and business-development lead for Chimp, told the Straight by phone from his car. Participating companies include BroadbandTV, BuildDirect, Hootsuite, Lighthouse Stephen Labs, and QuickMobile. â&#x20AC;&#x153;There are definitely some natural rivalries that do spring up, especially among some of the bigger tech companies that may be in a bit of a talent war or competitors in the technology space,â&#x20AC;? Davis said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s all for good and all for fun.â&#x20AC;? Admission: $10. Hashtag: #TGT2015. Info: techgottalent.com/.
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at the B.C. Technology Industry Associationâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Innovation Hub) Unless youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re a subscriber to The Red Pill on Reddit, itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s obvious the technology sector suffers from a gender problem. In 2013, App Camp for Girls was created in Portland to address the imbalance, and now the summer camp will be held in Canada for the first time. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s led by allfemale volunteers Hui in the industry,â&#x20AC;? Briana Sim, Vancouver co-organizer for AC4G and chief operating officer of software-development company Radical I/O Technology, said during an interview near the Straight office. â&#x20AC;&#x153;So girls get to see themselves or identify with various women who are testers, web developers, iOS developers, and just get inspired to pursue
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’m sitting sweet and low in the driver’s seat of a cherry-red Ferrari F430 Spider in a West Vancouver parking lot. Testing the turn signals, I’m trying to familiarize myself with this $295,000 convertible before I hit the highway—and, hopefully, nothing else. My palms grip the steering wheel, which is covered with supple black leather pulled taut with red stitching. It matches the lipstick-red piping on the black leather bucket seats, which are so exquisitely crafted they make me feel as if I’ve slid into a Birkin bag. My head rests on an embossed bucking stallion, the same equine symbol that blazes black and yellow at the centre of the steering wheel. I glance at the speedometer on the dashboard and pause. It looks… odd somehow. It’s not until later, when I’m cruising along the Sea-toSky Highway, that I realize why. The numbers run up to 360 kilometres per hour—and at 80 clicks, the needle doesn’t even cross the first quadrant. (The speedometer on my Chevy Tracker maxes out at half of what the Carolyn Ferrari’s does.) “You might want to speed up,” my husband suggests with a grin from the passenger seat. “A Datsun just passed you. I think you made the guy’s day.” Alrighty, then! I press my foot onto the gas: let’s see what this baby can do.
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these cars on a beautiful route on a winding road.” Boecker and Kohare launched Scenic Rush in July 2014. Based out of West Vancouver’s Eagle Harbour, the pair have a fleet of four highly coveted vehicles: the aforementioned Ferrari, an orange Lamborghini GalAli lardo LP560-4, a pearly grey-black Audi R8 4.2 FSI Quattro, and a silver Nissan GT-R. While customers can’t rent the cars individually, they can book a package that lets them drive either two or four of the vehicles roundtrip on the Sea-to-Sky Highway as far as Porteau Cove, Squamish, or Whistler. The group goes out as a convoy, with Boecker or Kohare leading the pack in a Porsche 911 Turbo. Customers drive by themselves in each car, or with a friend or family member riding shotgun. (For an extra fee, that person can also drive, and kids or other family members can ride in the support vehicle that brings up the rear, alternating as passengers in the luxury cars.) The convoy stops at scenic spots along the route, where everyone can take photos and
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swap cars. On the 3.5-hour Squamish journey, the tour includes a ride up the Sea to Sky Gondola. As you might expect, this doesn’t come cheap: the most popular Squamish package goes for $495. The additional cost of one passenger and a loss-damage waiver brings it closer to $700, including tax. “It’s a bucket-list experience,” Boecker says, explaining that Scenic Rush attracts a mix of locals and tourists, of all demographics. “Most of our clients are people that have dreamed about driving these cars their entire lives. They’ve had a Ferrari calendar on their wall, they’ve had a Lamborghini screen saver on their computer. They’ve just never had the opportunity.” Over 75 percent of the drivers are male, and many have received the package as a gift from their partner. Boecker notes that when significant others come along for the ride, they’re able to share in their loved one’s excitement and come to understand the appeal of the cars. Drivers switch off cars with the other participants. “Everyone wants to drive the Lamborghini and Ferrari,” Boecker
acknowledges. But each vehicle has its own appeal. Surprisingly, the Nissan GT-R is the fastest of the bunch, and it’s prized by fans of shows like Top Gear. The cars are all automatic with a manual paddle-shift option. Since ICBC car insurance and credit-card collision insurance exclude exotic-car rentals, customers are encouraged to purchase a loss-damage waiver; $90 buys a policy with no deductible and peace of mind. Indeed, driving a Lamborghini for the first time can be intimidating. But as Boecker says, a little nervousness is healthy. Participants get a vehicle orientation in the parking lot and then cruise along a 30kilometre stretch of Marine Drive before they reach the Sea-to-Sky Highway. “By the time they’re on the highway, they’re usually comfortable.” So is driving a Lamborghini any different from driving a Toyota? “These cars are more powerful,” he points out. “They’re wider; they’ve got an expensive badge on them. But at the end of the day, they’re just cars. They’ve got four wheels and a steering wheel.” AFTER A FEW MINUTES on the highway, I do ease into driving the Ferrari. In fact, I can’t believe how much fun I’m having. The wind is whipping my hair, my husband is hooting and hollering over the thrum of the motor, and the shoulder-check views are spectacular. I’d thought it would be difficult to drive this car, but it’s actually far easier than driving my chunky SUV. The centre of gravity is so low that I feel suctioned to the pavement. Cornering requires only a slight turn of the wheel: I merely need to lean left—or think left—and the car obeys. When I switch vehicles with the other participants, I find the sleek orange Lamborghini imparts a similar thrill. (It’s so low that my six-footfive-inch husband must fold himself into the fetal position in the bucket seat, with his head almost touching
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o need to ask the captain’s permission to come aboard a Salish Sea cruise to the southern Gulf Islands. A simple willingness to see with fresh eyes will do, especially when visiting the largest member of the archipelago, Salt Spring Island. Action on Salt Spring is centred on the island’s southern half, a fact that helps define the arc of the possible during a serene summer getaway. Whether you’re an old salt or making a maiden voyage, here are five approaches guaranteed to reward with new perspectives.
a pathway that leads past a unique outhouse handcrafted by islander Micah Booy. ON DECK OF B.C. FERRIES’ MV SKEENA QUEEN BETWEEN SWARTZ BAY AND FULFORD HARBOUR Catching two ferries to Salt
HIKE THROUGH OLD-GROWTH FOREST ON THE TSAWOUT FIRST NATION RESERVE TRAIL Officially
opened to the public in 2012, this fourkilometre ramble leads through stands of western red cedar (some of whose trunks have been culturally modified by bark collectors), strawberry-hued arbutus, and thickly grooved Douglas fir. At the trailhead, an imposing 13-moon calendar sign created by local artist and author Briony Penn presents an intriguing portrayal of the natural wealth and seasonal rhythms Kayak guide Margo Milton tracks local starfish while paddling Salt Spring Island’s Ganges Harbour. Louise Christie photo. found here in one of the oldest and richest First Nations sites in the Gulf Irish immigrant Henry Ruckle in the visitors as hefty as eagles, black-feath- exclusive use of winged residents Islands. Tranquillity reigns, and no- 1870s, these days B.C.’s oldest family ered with red heads and necks, idly such as black oystercatchers. Tag where more so than when making farm sits at the entrance to one of perch on fence posts. Wander through along with the island-raised UVic like a bump on a log while drinking the best campgrounds in any prov- the old fruit and nut orchard down to undergrad and don’t be surprised in views of the Saanich Peninsula due incial park and is managed by Mike Grandma’s Beach to savour a picnic to find yourself handling a leather and Marjorie Lane, lunch sourced from local bakeries and star. Although several sea star spesouth as the ferry whose produce cheese shops. cies’ numbers plummeted on the to Fulford Harstand fronts their West Coast in the past few years, bour—formerly heritage residence. PADDLE GANGES HARBOUR TO Milton has observed a recent rethe Tsawout vilJack Christie (Honour-box flower CHOCOLATE BEACH As harbours bound of the marine invertebrates. lage of Hwne’nuts (which, humorously, translates as and produce stalls are a fixture at go, Ganges is surprisingly intim- Now if only nearby Third Sister Is“move your butt over”)—glides past. most homes along Beaver Point Road ate, especially considering the buzz land could be repopulated by the Best swimming is from a white shell between Ruckle and Fulford Har- of land- and ocean-based activity native chocolate lilies, which give beach where ocean waters are both bour.) A flock of free-range turkeys that imbues the island’s main com- their name to a shell-beach midden clearer and warmer than in nearby hunkers in the shade of outbuildings mercial district. Tucked off in one with a measured depth of more than coves. Mind the rock crab that just constructed with logs whose chunky corner is a sheltered launch spot for two metres. Along with shellfish, ends Ruckle cut and squared by hand. paddlers keen to explore the coast- bulbs of the spring-flowering plant might nibble at your toes. On approach, the gobblers’ tail feath- line. That’s where the likes of kayak were a staple of the local Saanich TALK TURKEY IN RUCKLE PROV- ers fan out defensively. Nearby, omin- guide Margo Milton set off to check people’s diet. Ponder that while exINCIAL PARK Originally settled by ous-looking turkey vultures, summer marine habitat set aside for the ploring the diminutive island along
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Spring’s southern entry point from Vancouver via Swartz Bay may seem farfetched at first. Think again. Combined sailing time may be half that of the direct Tsawwassen–Gulf Island route that makes as many as three stops prior to reaching Long Harbour near Ganges on Salt Spring’s east side. (A third ferry route links Vesuvius on Salt Spring’s northwest corner with Crofton, south of Nanaimo.) The Skeena Queen’s 30-minute, five-kilometre crossing from Vancouver Island provides travellers with an open-air geography challenge of fitting together pieces of the Gulf Islands National Park Reserve puzzle.
FROM THE BOTTOM OF A GLASS OF SALT SPRING ISLAND ALES’ HEATHER ALE Regardless of per-
sonal preferences, there seems to be widespread consensus among islanders that nothing beats the smoothness of this locally brewed thirst-quencher flavoured with heather flowers and a smattering of hops. Open daily during the summer, the rustic brewery is undergoing a major makeover of its facilities, which, at present, more closely resemble a moonshiner’s cabin. Drop by for complimentary tastings on Fridays and Saturdays. ACCESS: For information on visiting Salt Spring Island, visit www.salt springtourism.com/. Details on travelling to Salt Spring on B.C. Ferries are posted at www.bcferries.com/schedules/southern/. The writer travelled with the assistance of B.C. Ferries and Hedgerow House Bed and Breakfast.
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Having fun in the sun while raising funds
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SUMMER IN THE CITY
Head outside to one of Burnaby’s scenic patios
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itting on the patio of Hart House Res- of both clubhouses, is particularly excited about taurant (6664 Deer Lake Avenue) in their new “feast for two” platters. The barbecue Burnaby is an idyllic experience. The one features half a roasted lemon-and-mustard serene waters of Deer Lake shimmer chicken, a rack of barbecued baby back ribs, in the distance, and right before you is the fries, coleslaw, market veggies, grilled corn, and lawn where you can play croquet or bocce if caesar salad or organic greens. The surf ’n’ turf the mood strikes. This outdoor dining area is platter includes a grilled 10-ounce Angus ribjust one of the many gorgeous Burnaby patios eye, a pesto prawn kebab, crispy calamari, and that warrant a visit. Salt Spring Island mussels. Get to both patios Over the phone, Hart House’s general man- early to snag seats. ager, Edwyn Kumar, suggests enjoying their The patio at Personas (4331 Dominion Street) weekly three-course chef’s at the Grand Villa Casino is menu ($38) on the patio, an impressively lavish new with items like roasted sunspace, perfect for chic sunchoke soup and sous-vide and food-worshipping. This Tara Lee sockeye salmon that showunder-the-radar spot seats case executive chef Mike Genest’s adept use of 100, and includes a circular bar area, lounge local, seasonal ingredients. This month, the and table seating, and a communal table, as restaurant will also be offering Champagne de well as fire pits and water features. Live music Venoge by the glass ($18). As well, Hart House throughout the summer adds to the ambiance. hosts stylish alfresco events on its grounds, like a Personas’ menu includes accessible options Mediterranean Garden Party on July 22 ($68 per like California sushi tacos, tomato and bocperson), which includes winetastings, a Mediter- concini salad, and a chicken and Belgian waffle ranean-inspired buffet, and live music. sandwich. Their Express Lunch items, such as Nongolfers may not be in the know about a Mediterranean grilled vegetable wrap, will two of Burnaby’s most scenic patios, at the have you in and out in 45 minutes, aided by Riverway (9001 Bill Fox Way) and Burnaby free valet parking from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. Mountain (7600 Halifax Street) clubhouses, High atop Burnaby Mountain you’ll find the both run by the City of Burnaby. Of the two, patio at Simon Fraser University’s Highland Pub Riverway’s is particularly spectacular, with (8888 University Drive), run by SFU’s student soits modern wood-beam design and sweeping ciety and serviced by friendly student employees. views of the golf greens and water. Leaning back on comfy lounge seating, you can The Burnaby Mountain patio was completely appreciate the clean lines of the campus archirenovated this year, with elegant lounge and tecture as envisioned by Arthur Erickson and table seating and views of the golf course. Dur- Geoffrey Massey. Expect pub favourites like a ing a phone chat, Hugh Izumi, general manager flame-grilled sirloin burger, rustic vegetable chili,
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Eighteen Strathcona businesses—including restaurants, cafés, and breweries—are coming together this Saturday (June 13) for a Meet the Makers expo. Sponsored by the Strathcona Business Improvement Association, the fair features workshops, demonstrations, and food and drink samples from places like Yolk’s Restaurant and Commissary, AGRO Café, Sunrise Soya Foods, and Postmark Brewing. It also involves a Bob Rennie–facilitated panel discussion about the changes in the East Hastings area. The event takes place from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. at MakerLabs (780 East Cordova Street). For info and free registration, see www.madeinstrathcona.com/. -
Pleasant spots to relax over an al-fresco meal in the ’burbs include (clockwise from top left) the stately Hart House Restaurant, Riverway Clubhouse, and Personas at the Grand Villa Casino.
and of course the well-known nachos grande— as well as draft beers like Big Rock Grasshopper Wheat Ale and Honey Brown Lager. Also on Burnaby Mountain is Horizons Restaurant (100 Centennial Way), with a highlysought-after patio that’s set to open for the season in the last week of June (weather permitting). “It has one of the best views anywhere, honestly. It looks downtown, it looks into Burrard Inlet. You can see the North Shore,” says Diane Summers, senior manager, during a phone interview. After taking in the surrounding landscape, she suggests ordering the seared albacore tuna with a citrus-y quinoa, cucumber, and fennel salad, or the curry-spiced cornmeal-crusted rockfish with sea scallops and saffron basmati rice. The dessert sampler— with blueberry bread pudding, chocolate
pâté, and crème brûlée—makes the view that much better. The recently opened Burnaby location of Glowbal Group’s successful Trattoria (4501 Kingsway) will be launching its patio in the next week or so. “It’s a Tuscan Italian garden on Kingsway, with a lot of hanging flower baskets, flowerpots, and nice banquettes,” says owner Emad Yacoub over the phone. He explains that they’ll be expanding the about-to-open patio into an even larger, splashier year-round one by the fall. Start with the bruschetta sampler trio before choosing from pastas, like the must-have truffle cream spaghetti and meatballs, and pizzas, such as one with prosciutto, arugula, and burrata. And with this summer promising to be a hot one, you’ll have plenty of cloudless days for relaxing on one of these patios. -
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Hit the deck with a meal and a memoir
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he sun is shining, and nobody wants to be stuck in the kitchen. But eventually we need to peel ourselves off the lounge chair to find some sustenance, and not everyone has the strata council’s or landlord’s blessing to cook outside. Here’s a roundup of books that serve different patio needs: a good escapist memoir, a hefty cookbook to flip through and plan a project, and a visual collection of salads to inspire today’s meals. First, the memoir. Picnic in Provence: A Memoir With Recipes (Little, Brown) is the second book by Elizabeth Bard, a follow-up to her 2010 book Lunch in Paris: A Love Story, With Recipes. If you haven’t read the latter, get a copy first. Lunch in Paris tells Carolyn the tale of how New Yorker Bard travelled to Paris, fell in love with her nowhusband, moved there, and totally changed her life. Hands up if you’ve had that daydream? It’s not all warm brioche, though, which makes the book that much more interesting. Picnic in Provence picks up 10 years after the couple settle down in the City of Light. They impulsively buy a house in Provence, have a baby, and work toward opening an icecream parlour. But before you have a chance to get bitter with envy, Bard weaves in a not-so-rosy story line about the challenge of bonding with her little boy and memories of her father’s mental illness. Interspersed with recipes for things like grilled sardines, and ice cream with lavender honey and thyme, this is a pleasant, engaging book that doesn’t gloss over the fact that fantasy is always anchored in reality. Those interested in Korean cooking will want to get their hands on a hot new book by YouTube star Maangchi. Maangchi’s Real Korean Cooking (Thomas Allen & Son) is a hefty hardcover by the Korean woman who goes by her online handle (which means “Hammer”) and now lives in New York. The well laid-out book gives clear recipes for traditional Korean dishes with a plethora of photos to guide you along. Recipes run the gamut from perilla-leaf pancakes to braised burdock root to ginseng
candy, with plenty of soups and stews, the “cornerstones of Korean cuisine”, in between. There are many dishes well suited to summer, too, such as gimbap, Korea’s answer to sushi. “The biggest difference between the two is that the rice in gimbap is seasoned with sesame oil, and the rice in sushi is seasoned with vinegar,” she says of the rolls, which are a favourite for picnics and packed lunches. Chapters on traditional fermented foods and kimchi and pickles get to the heart of the cuisine. There’s even a recipe for a staple ingredient in other dishes, gochujang hot pepper paste. Maangchi writes that the homemade version “has a much deeper, more complex flavor and a richer Ali color and consistency” than store-bought varieties. Finally, Salad Love (Appetite by Random House) is the book that will propel you off the patio and into the kitchen—and then back onto the patio. London-based Italian author David Bez spent a year creating a new salad for lunch every day in the office where he’s an art director. He’d shoot a photo of each salad before he ate it, and then blog his creation. The result is a highly visual cookbook that reads like a flipbook of healthy, inspirational meals. Think fresh combinations like tuna, chickpeas, green beans, and red peppers, or crabmeat, avocado, nori, and cucumber (see below). Bez presents his recipes simply: each consists of two short lists of ingredients to assemble for the salad and mix up for the dressing. Presto! And since he put his salads together using his desk as a counter, there’s no reason you can’t bring everything outside and chop and toss there on whatever surface you can find. Hot sun, cool salad. Welcome, summer!
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DAVID BEZ'S CRABMEAT, AVOCADO, NORI, AND CUCUMBER SALAD
ASSEMBLE SALAD INGREDIENTS
2 oz (57 g) watercress 1 avocado, chopped
David Bez created a new salad for lunch each weekday for a year; Salad Love shows off combos such as crabmeat, avocado, nori, and cucumber (left) and tuna, chickpeas, green beans, and red peppers.
¾ cup (185 mL) chopped cucumber 2 oz (57 g) cooked crabmeat (for a vegan alternative, replace with 3½ oz [100 g] red bell pepper or 1 carrot) 1 sheet toasted nori (seaweed), thinly sliced 1 tsp (5 mL) toasted sesame seeds MIX DRESSING INGREDIENTS
1 tsp (5 mL) light soy sauce Pinch of salt and pepper Pinch of wasabi powder Yield: 1 main-course-sized salad. Recipe has not been tested by the Georgia Straight. Adapted from Salad Love (Appetite by Random House, 2015) by David Bez. Reprinted with permission. All rights reserved.
1 Tbsp (15 mL) sunflower oil
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t’s a sizzling day at the beach, and you’re sorely in need of a B.C. craft beer to soothe that parched throat and get your taste buds dancing. While none of the city’s growing number of brewpubs or tasting rooms is close at hand, the Straight has some tips for places within an easy amble of some of Vancouver’s most popular beaches, where you can sit outside and quaff a selection of fine ales complemented by reasonably priced, wholesome food. Well over a century ago, Vancouver’s first official lifeguard, Joe Fortes, taught children to swim off English Bay Beach. We suspect that if he were alive today, the burly legend would choose to end those long workdays at the Central Bistro (1072 Denman Street) with a restorative pint or two. The Central has become a favourite of West Enders, and it isn’t hard to see why. It offers three distinct spaces—a leafy terrace along Comox Street beside the chestnut trees and bike lane; a long, low-lit dining room; and a drinkers’ corner by the bar that fills with regulars. The sole TV remains off except during big games, and there’s a postagestamp-sized stage area where some of Vancouver’s top jazz artists perform on Sundays. Plus, to keep the good times rolling, the Central boasts two happy hours: one from 4 p.m. to 6 p.m. on weekdays, the other after 9 p.m. on weekdays and 10 p.m. on Fridays and Saturdays. On tap are several brews that make good introductions to craft beer— the European-style Red Truck Lager brewed with imported German and Czech hops, Phillips Brewing Company’s staple Blue Buck English Pale Ale, and Vancouver Island Brewery’s High Trail Honey Ale—any of which pairs well with Central’s butternutsquash risotto. For something more assertive, try Phillips’s Hop Circle India Pale Ale—one of the first IPAs brewed in B.C.—or Crannóg Ales’ organic, unfiltered, and unpasteurized Back Hand of God Stout, a smooth, rich beauty of a stout that isn’t heavy in the mouth and partners happily with its culinary cousin, the Back Hand of God stout-braised beef short ribs. One tap features
different offerings from Howe Sound Brewing in regular rotation. All draft beers are poured as 20-ounce pints. From Kitsilano Beach, a twominute stroll up Yew Street takes you to the Sunset Grill Tap House & Whiskey Bar (2204 York Avenue). The Sunset has a relaxed and friendly vibe, a long wooden terrace, and a large interior with a series of TV screens. The regular drink menu lists 16 brews, and once again the pints come in the full imperial measure. Among the choices are Steamworks Brewing’s light-bodied pilsner, Coal Harbour Brewing’s Helles-style 311 Lager, and Driftwood Brewery’s Fat Tug IPA, a classic for hopheaders that weighs in at seven percent alcohol by volume and pairs well with Sunset’s fish and chips. If you’re intrigued by all the fuss over cask-conditioned beer, on most Thursday nights a new cask from a different brewery is opened. It’s best to be there on time—these treats don’t usually last long. The Galley Patio & Grill is a short walk across a stretch of park from Jericho Beach—and from Locarno Beach, it’s even closer. Located on the second floor of the Jericho Sailing Centre (1300 Discovery Street), the Galley is more like a cafeteria with good pub fare and a choice of draft ales, but it has a special attraction that few fancier eateries can match. The long patio overlooks the beach and the expanse of English Bay against a panoramic backdrop stretching from Bowen Island to the towers of the West End. In gorgeous weather, the Galley is a busy place, so if you want a table on the sunnier side of the north-facing balcony, you may have to wait a little. Four of the eight beers on tap are made by R & B Brewing. The copperhued, English-style Red Devil Pale Ale and the easy-drinking Raven Cream Ale team well with the wild sockeye salmon salad. The moderately hopped East Side Bitter is a treat with the Mazatlán-style pulled pork sandwich. The Galley’s patio is a great place to hang after a hot day on the sand, watching the sun slip away in sync with the beer in your glass. Since there’s no music playing, your conversation is backed by the sound of waves lapping at the shore. -
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’ve been travelling a fair amount this year: a couple of trips to New York to share our wonderful B.C. wines with trade and media, some puttering around the Rhône Valley to do a little dutiful reporting for the Straight, and then a handful of trips to local wine country, which is always a fun mix of business and pleasure. For the most part, I’ll be sticking around Vancouver for the next couple of months because when it comes to summer, there’s no place I’d rather be. Whether it’s quiet nights at home with my wife or big, boisterous gatherings with friends, a little wine will always be in order, so I’ve been thinking about ideal bottles for the season. In many settings, particularly when it’s hot outside, I don’t want a wine that’s too fussy or anything oriented to special occasions. Nope, I want something bright, fresh, and easy-drinking that would be every bit as delicious drunk from a red Solo cup as it would from a wineglass. I say all of this, but at the same time I don’t want anything too dumbeddown just because the sun’s beaming and the barbecue’s fired up. Here are a handful of wines to suit the season that are easy-drinkin’ summer sippers, but if you want to explore a little deeper, there’s plenty of nuance and character to uncover in all of them.
Stag’s Hollow Riesling and Sandhill Rosé make perfect summer flings.
I love how a stunning, cool lift of lemon verbena and even pine wafts out of the glass right off the bat. On the palate, we have muddled lemon, star fruit, tangerine, and pomelo all coming together. A good fit for barbecued salmon or more than a few rounds of bocce on the lawn. DOMAINE DU DRAGON 2014 CUVÉE PRESTIGE (Côtes de Pro-
vence, France; $21.99, B.C. Liquor Stores) This is a good time of year to look at the fine rosés coming out of Provence; there’s always a good selection STAG’S HOLLOW 2014 RIESLING on store shelves across the city. These (Okanagan Valley, B.C.; $20, stag- wines generally have just a smidge shollowwinery.com/) Hey, it wouldn’t of skin contact while fermenting, so be summer in Vancouver without they come in lovely salmon pink and crushing a few botlight orange hues. tles of B.C. RiesA somewhat typling, right? Stag’s ical blend of the Hollow’s take on region, this comKurtis Kolt the grape hits all of bination of Cinsault the notes we expect from a local bottle and Syrah has gorgeous aromas of of the good stuff: aromatics of lime leaf raspberry, huckleberry, and even the and lemon peel lead into grapefruit smallest pinch of cardamom. Sip after and Granny Smith apple on the pal- sip, it delights with wild strawberry, ate, the acid’s nice and lofty for some red currant, peach, and a slice of lime. mouthwatering goodness, and there’s Those flavours are all abundant, yet a spate of minerality that all of the fruit calm and quiet at the same time. Some cascades across. At just over 10 percent may initially perceive this wine as bealcohol, feel free to use that red Solo ing almost too simple, but as the chill cup here. Oh, and I love the bonus of wears off—and please don’t be afraid three percent Muscat Ottonel in the to let it wear off—do take note of the mix. That extra kiss of litchi works extra dimension the wine carries. mighty well. Foodwise, think of the whole spectrum of salads, from Cobb and caesar MERTES LANDLUST 2013 RIES- to pasta and potato. LING (Mosel, Germany; $13.99, B.C. Liquor Stores) While we’re talking SANDHILL 2014 ROSÉ (Okanagan about lower-alcohol wine, which is Valley, B.C.; $15.75, sandhillwines.ca/ always a good thing when the mer- and private liquor stores) This rosé is a cury rises, let’s keep with the Riesling lot more amped-up than the Domaine theme but head to the Old World for du Dragon, so if that sounded a little more of a classic style. This little or- too pretty and fancy-pants for your ganic number has a bit of that petrol liking, tuck into this juicy and opulent thing you sometimes get on the nose blend of Cabernet Franc, Gamay Noir, with German Rieslings, and then Sangiovese, and Barbera. Winemaker white peach and lemonade sail across Howard Soon has done it again, offerriver rock to flood the palate with ing a multilayered, high-quality wine lively character. Cheap as chips, too! that’s quite the bargain. While there’s an ocean of red fruit in this bottle, the PAINTED WOLF THE DEN 2014 Sangiovese in particular brings some CHENIN BLANC (Paarl, South Af- flirty spice and a touch of heat—it’s a rica; $15 to $17, private liquor stores) perfect summer fling. -
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At the Powell Street Festival, Sansei: the Storyteller looks at the internment of Japanese Canadians (Marc J Chalifoux photo), while Sunday Afternoon Salsa brings sizzling dance moves to Robson Square.
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Edge 2014 hit Family Dinner, and dance artist Ziyian Kwan’s collaboration with musician Peggy Lee that riffs on P.W. Bridgman’s short-short story “The Mars Hotel”. Outdoor Dusk Dances and a whole whack of mixed programs round out the offerings. Info: www.dancingontheedge.org/
along South Granville Street) Wander the exhibits of Vancouver’s historic Gallery Row, taking in everything from Inuit works to pho- RYERSON SUMMER MUSIC FESTIVAL (July tography, with loads of 3 to 5 at Ryerson United Church) Woodwinds, Beat the heat at the city’s growing roster of art walks, special events, like artist cellos, and 19th-century town-hall organs: an theatre series, dance showcases, exhibitions, and concerts talks and winetastings. eclectic mix of instruments appears at this fest in Must-sees include David the heart of Kerrisdale. Among the offerings, VicArt walks, Shakespearean plays, early-music T. Alexander’s squiggly, expressive acrylic-on- toriana features John Mitchell at the pipe organ; concerts, and outdoor dance: all are vying to pry you canvas abstract landscapes at Bau-Xi, and Katsumi Cellissima is a rare opportunity to hear a cello ocBY JANET SM IT H away from your barbecue this summer. The roster of Kimoto’s show Kuroshio, featuring hypnotic, wavy tet; and Whirlwinds marks the debut of the Vanarts festivals continues to grow at a pace akin to craft paintings that pay homage to the Pacific Ocean. couver Wind Quintet. Tickets are only 15 bucks breweries, and you’ll want to catch some of them. Info: www.southgranville.org/artwalk/ per show. Info: ryersonunited.ca/ Hit the barbie and brewskis afterward. GATHERING FESTIVAL (June 20 at Emery Barnes SUNDAY AFTERNOON SALSA (Sunday afterBARD ON THE BEACH SHAKESPEARE Park) Tom Lavin and the Powder Blues, Jim Byrnes, noons from July 5 to August 30 at Robson Square) FESTIVAL (Until September 26 at Vanier Park) the Carnegie Jazz Band, Katari Taiko, and Volunteers from Vancouver’s booming In its main-stage tent, the summerlong Shake- more converge on this fest to support Vansalsa community, led by the Dancey speare celebration boasts everything from a couver’s most disadvantaged inner-city Ballroom’s Stephen and Jennifer Check out… steampunk-style Comedy of Errors to a King populations. It’s the culmination of four STRAIGHT.COM Dancey, bring their sizzling art form Lear starring Benedict Campbell, son of Strat- weeks of workshops and special events, downtown, the way it was meant to Visit our website ford icon Douglas Campbell. On the more in- including art activities for at-risk street be enjoyed: outdoors, on the streets. for morning-after timate Howard Family Stage, look for a 1920s- youth and aboriginal art-making. The Newbies can join in lessons at 3 p.m. reviews and local arts news Chicago-set Love’s Labour’s Lost and the world all-free roster includes aboriginal blessor watch the performances at 5 p.m.; stage premiere of Shakespeare’s Rebel, which ings, a pancake breakfast, an art exhibothers can come to simply strut their C.C. Humphreys has adapted from his best- ition by 50 professional and amateur artists, stuff in social dancing that runs all afterselling novel of the same name, directed by circus-skill training, street poetry, concerts, and noon. Info: sundayafternoonsalsa.com/ Bard on the Beach artistic director Christopher more. Info: gatheringfestival.wordpress.com/ ENSEMBLE THEATRE COMPANY SUMMER Gaze. Info: bardonthebeach.org/ DANCING ON THE EDGE (July 2 to 11 at the Fire- REPERTORY FESTIVAL (July 6 to August 8 at the VANCOUVER DRAW DOWN (June 20 at com- hall Arts Centre and other venues) The 27th festival Jericho Arts Centre) A challenging alternative to munity centres, galleries, shops, and outdoor of contemporary dance features 32 innovative new the season’s fluffier fare, this third annual fest’s sites around town) Vancouverites, get your works by over 70 dance artists—from veterans to lineup takes on some potent themes. Lillian Hellpens ready: the annual drawing fest lets you try emerging talents. Amid the highlights: Canadian man’s 1934 hit The Children’s Hour looks at slanyour hand at everything from comic jamming dance icon Paul-André Fortier premieres the comic- der and lies in a girls’ school; the Jacobean-style to murals at more than 30 free drop-in work- al Misfit Blues (with Fortier and Robin Poitras per- tragedy ’Tis Pity She’s a Whore gets reimagined shops around the city. This year, groups like forming) and the site-specific solo 15X AT NIGHT; in the 1930s Mafia era; and Frost/Nixon digs into the Vancouver Art Gallery, Vancouver Opera, and local artist and Japanese dance expert Colleen David Frost’s combative interviews with Richard the Contemporary Art Gallery, and Emily Carr Lanki premieres Weaver Woman, a multimedia Nixon in the Watergate era. Info: www.ensem University are participating. Info: www.van- dance-theatre piece. New commissions include bletheatrecompany.ca/ couverdrawdown.com/ Justine A. Chambers’s choreographic distillation of see next page
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a minority taste in Vancouver. Yet over time our three major gamelan ensembles have exerted a strong, if covert, influence on contemporary music in our region. Their members and former members can be found on-stage with rock bands, chambermusic groups, and indie-folk units; some have even penetrated the higher ranks of the Vancouver Symphony Orchestra and the CBC. Gamelan-trained performers have done a lot to establish Vancouver’s reputation for openminded, intercultural musicmaking, and that tradition is being taken even further in New Bronze Age, a two-part series that
opens with an inventive collaboration between the avant-rockers in we just stole a car and the Vancouver Community College students in Gamelan Si Pawit. (The second installment is an outdoor performance by Vancouver’s Gamelan Bike Bike, which uses instruments made from discarded bicycle parts, at Guelph Park on July 7.) Spearheaded by we just stole a car guitarist John Mutter and VCC instructor Jon Siddall, the project has been several years in the making. “I met Jon at VCC, where I was a student, and so I joined the gamelan ensemble my first year there, and continued all three years I was there,” Mutter explains, in a
three-way Skype conversation with Siddall and the Georgia Straight. “Most of our members were also in that ensemble, which kind of changed how I wrote music, because I was very inspired by gamelan music. I ended up writing this last album for we just stole a car, Chat Tambour, inspired by gamelan music, always with the hope of collaborating with the actual gamelan ensemble itself.” Easing the process was that Siddall is both a fan of his former student’s hectic, polyrhythmic music and a pioneer in the world of hybrid forms. Most notably, he was a founding member of Toronto’s esteemed Evergreen Club Contemporary Gamelan, known for its work with
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electric instruments and electronics. “In general, gamelan seems to provide an irresistible invitation to musicians to experiment,” he says. “I’ve been doing it for many years now, and one of the things that’s really struck me is that it just never loses its fascination. The depth of the fusion between those instruments and western instruments just keeps getting deeper. It’s like a layer cake. There’s been 30 or 40 years of this kind of stuff, so there are enough layers now that it’s become quite a tasty cake.” The recipe for New Bronze Age involves the six members of we just stole a car playing items from Gamelan Si Pawit’s repertoire on electric guitar, electric bass, piano,
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saxophone, drums, and percussion; Si Pawit playing tunes from Chat Tambour on its Sundanese metallophones; and a couple of freshly composed collaborative efforts. None of the music will be strictly traditional, and both Mutter and Siddall hope the feel of the event will be similarly exotic. “I would love, actually, for this show to happen in a downtown Jakarta club,” Siddall says. “I think that’s kind of where its heart lies, and maybe that’ll happen some day. It’s kind of hot, sweaty, and clovescented—so write that up!” New Bronze Age takes place at the Western Front on Friday (June 12) and at Guelph Park on July 7.
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THEATRE UNDER THE STARS (July 10 to August 22 at Malkin Bowl) The two shows alternating this year at the scenic outdoor venue in Stanley Park couldn’t be more different—though both will have you rooting for the underdog. Hairspray is the singingand-dancing spectacle inspired by the goofy John Waters film about a plussize heroine who dreams of doing the Twist on a local TV show. And Oliver! is based on Charles Dickens’s classic orphan story Oliver Twist. So kitschy ’60s meets bleak Victorian London, all under the towering evergreens and the watchful eyes of raccoons and squirrels. Info: tuts.ca/
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HARRISON FESTIVAL OF THE ARTS (July 11 to 19 at Harrison Lake)
and be chauffeured to the beach to enjoy all the celebrations. And check out the new outside art installation You and I, a large-scale hand-carved sculpture by Vancouver-based artist Marie Khouri, with its alcoves and curves designed to cradle the human body. Info: harmonyarts.ca/
HARMONY ARTS FESTIVAL (July
(September 10 to 20 on Granville Island and at various venues around town) The beloved theatre blowout marks the end of summer with hundreds of shows from here and around the globe. Among the names on this year’s roster are local faves like TJ Dawe, as well as Portland physicaltheatre masters Wonderheads and Brooklyn storyteller Martin Dockery. Info: www.vancouverfringe.com/ -
A waterfront art market, music on the beach, theatre evenings, and a literary café are all on deck for a fest in one of the summer’s most picturesque places. Performers this year include Ayrad, the Strumbellas, Bassekou Kouyate and Ngoni Ba, and Matuto. POWELL STREET FESTIVAL (AuInfo: www.harrisonfestival.com/ gust 1 and 2 at Oppenheimer Park, the ENCHANTED EVENINGS IN THE Firehall Arts Centre, the Vancouver GARDEN (Thursdays from July 16 to Japanese Language School, and the August 20 at the Dr. Sun Yat-Sen Clas- Vancouver Buddhist Temple) Amid sical Chinese Garden) Enchanted, in- all the food vendors, craft booths, taideed: the garden provides a magical ko-drumming performances, sumo sunset setting for concerts and din- tournaments, and martial-arts demos ner. Pick up a pre-ordered picnic from at the popular celebration of the city’s 7 to 8 p.m., then catch concerts by the Japanese heritage, there are some likes of Deanna Knight and the Hot pretty cool contemporary performing Club of Mars (July 16), the Vancouver arts. Piano virtuoso and avant-garde Piano Ensemble (July 30), and Silk muse Rachel Kiyo Iwaasa performs Road Music (August 20). Info: van Cosmophony, a solo recital of work couverchinesegarden.com/ by Canadian composers reflecting on outer space. In a project called Wabi, QUEER ARTS FESTIVAL (July 22 audacious drum and cymbal artist to August 7 at the Roundhouse Com- Bernie Arai teams up with renowned munity Arts and Recreation Centre jazz musician Chris Gestrin on piano and other venues) The theme for this to explore the Japanese aesthetic prinyear’s celebration of LGBT art is Trig- ciple of shibusa; and Calgary-based ger: Drawing the Line. It marks the Mark Ikeda presents Sansei: The 25th anniversary of a photo-based Storyteller, mashing up dance, storyexhibition of the same name, one telling, and interviews to explore the that presented provocative images of internment of Japanese Canadians. lesbian sexuality and directed audi- Did we mention all shows and enterences to draw on the walls, asking tainment are free? Info: www.powellthem, “Where do you draw the line?” streetfestival.com/ There’ll be a partial remount of Drawing the Line, with a curated exhibition ALL OVER THE MAP (August 9, asking contemporary visual artists 16, and 23 at 1 and 3 p.m. in Basford where they draw their own lines today. Park, Granville Island) The world’s Other highlights include Cor Flam- dance cultures come to Vancouver in mae’s Fallen Angels: sacred + profane, these outdoor events. The roster this featuring choral music by historical year includes Compaigni V’ni Dansi, and modern queer composers, and a a Vancouver-based traditional Métis new play called Sister Mary’s a Dyke?! and contemporary dance company; by Toronto-based playwright Flerida Luciterra Dance Company, an allfemale fusion of belly dance with jazz, Peña. Info: queerartsfestival.com/ contemporary, and pop-and-lock; and VANCOUVER EARLY MUSIC Adanu Habobo, a drum-and-dance FESTIVAL (July 26 to August 7 at Roy ensemble celebrating the traditional Barnett Recital Hall and the Chan Cen- music and movement of Ghana. Info: tre for the Performing Arts) Music for www.newworks.ca/ Queens is the enticing theme for the event—and a title befitting one of the GATEWAY THEATRE PACIFIC FESreigning early-music festivals in North TIVAL (September 3 to 26 at the GateAmerica. The concerts centre on music way Theatre in Richmond) Travel to written for and about history’s greatest the world of Hong Kong theatre withmonarchs. Think crystalline-voiced out leaving the Lower Mainland: this soprano Ellen Hargis performing an new-ish fest stages well-known works ode to the “girl king” of Sweden, Chris- in Cantonese with English surtitles tina; Les Voix Humaines Gamba Con- for everyone to enjoy. A big draw this sort’s rendition of the musical drama year will be opener The Will to Build, The Queen’s Delight; and a stunning a free outdoor piece performed in the concert staging of Henry Purcell’s Gateway Theatre’s plaza, about the reopera Dido and Aeneas. Info: www. lentless cycle of destruction and construction in Hong Kong real estate—a earlymusic.bc.ca/ theme that promises to hit home with SCULPTORS’ SOCIETY OF B.C. local audiences. Elsewhere, a CantonSUMMER SHOW (July 30 to August ese adaptation of Tuesdays With Mor4 at the VanDusen Botanical Gar- rie stars “the Laurence Olivier of Hong den) Enjoy striking sculptures by Kong Theatre”, Chung King Fai; and over 20 artists in the lush gardens, there’s a hip comedic double bill, with where the fest celebrates both new Cook Your Life’s star cooking on-stage and renowned artists from around while making analogies between food the world. Among the names is Lou- and love, and MeChat, about a new ise Solecki Weir, who just unveiled generation’s increasing reliance on a statue of Pope John Paul II for the technology. Info: gatewaytheatre.com/ Catholic Church. Info: www.ssbc.ca/ 31 to August 9 on and around West Vancouver’s waterfront) For its 25th anniversary, the thriving West Van arts fest is pulling out all the stops, with two outdoor waterfront stages for concerts, as well as outdoor movies, art exhibits, and a hugely popular art market under tents. 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candidate. In the works for two years, it’s been a case study in how complicated it is to build a new musical. “The fear that it will cost more and take more time is true,” admits Dunn. “It’s the largest show that Touchstone Theatre has ever produced; the budget for the show in September is double any other show.” Audiences will have the chance to preview an excerpt from the production in an In Tune showcase that also offers a sneak peek at Onegin, the major new musical by Amiel Gladstone and Veda Hille that the Arts Club will present next season. The second showcase features a look at the new jukebox-style Route 66: The Musical, by Rick Antonson and Shawn Macdonald, and Love Bomb, by Meghan Gardiner and Steve Charles (in development for the Firehall Arts Centre). Another highlight for the public will be the Blame Canada! concert, hosted by Jay Brazeau, featuring work by the members of the Canadian Musical Theatre Writers Collective (CMTWC), founded by Vancouver’s own Landon Braverman and Joseph Trefler (now based in New York City). And In Tune kicks off with a short keynote address by composer, actor, and educator Marek Norman about the future of the art form, followed by a cabaret of selections from the Canadian songbook chosen by leaders in the field from across the country. “The idea was ‘Let’s unearth these gems because we don’t know these older Canadian musical works,’ ” says Dunn. Elsewhere, singer, songwriter, and composer Hille hosts a songwriters’ salon, and experts lead master classes throughout the week. Clearly, the event is “in tune” with an artistic movement that’s building momentum in Canada. And, according to Dunn, a lot of the exciting work is happening right here on the West Coast. “I was talking to an eastern theatre artist who pointed out Vancouver’s history of involvement in Canadian musical theatre started because John [MacLachlan] Gray was here,” she says, referring to the composer behind Billy Bishop Goes to War, which made its way to Broadway in 1980. “He was doing small-scale musicals rooted in rock ’n’ roll, not necessarily in Broadway style. And now that voice is happening with a new generation.” -
t Canada’s regional theatres, musicals are often the bread and butter of the season— the crowd-pleasers that help boost revenues. The demand is clearly strong. So why can’t more of them be created in this country? That was the central question that launched Vancouver’s biennial In Tune gathering in 2011. Now, as the interest in Canadian-made musical theatre has surged, the Granville Island–based event is able to hold an event with not just showcases, performances, and peeks at several local works in progress, but its first fully staged production—all open to the public. Toronto’s Theatre Passe Muraille is bringing its hit The Way Back to Thursday here. Inspired by Rock Hudson and Hollywood films, it’s about a grandmother and her gay grandson, with book, music, and lyrics by Rob Kempson. “We began as, ‘Let’s talk about this issue,’ ” says Touchstone Theatre artistic director Katrina Dunn, who’s cocurating and coproducing the event with Rachel Ditor, literary manager at the Arts Club Theatre Company. She says there was little to no infrastructure for Canadian musical theatre in 2011, when the event started. “Now what’s happened is we’re picking and choosing what to continue with and for once we have one completed show. One of the things we identified was a real need for development but also for a touring network and opportunities for production.…I hope this is the start of some national discussion about how we can share new Canadian musicals across the country.” Dunn adds there’s a demand among smaller theatres for more intimately scaled works. The key, Dunn points out, is that a new generation of highly skilled young artists is interested in musical theatre. But there are always obstacles: “The truth is developing and producing new musicals costs a lot more money than developing a new play.” Touchstone Theatre has found this out firsthand: this fall, in a collaboration with Patrick Street Productions, it’s premiering The Best Laid Plans as part of its 40th-anniversary season. Based on the novel by Terry Fallis, with book by Vern Thiessen and music and lyrics by Benjamin Elliot and Anton Lipovetsky, it’s about a burned-out political strategist’s plan to get out of In Tune 2015 runs from Friday (June 12) politics by managing an unelectable to June 21 on Granville Island.
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mid issues like the realestate crisis, the fight over music education, and the TransLink plebiscite, it’s at the top of every Vancouverite’s mind these days: with this high cost of living, what is important in life, and why does everything have to come down to money? Those are questions that should resonate when a new MontrealVancouver dance-theatre project debuts here. Called The Value of Things, it explores a theme rarely confronted in choreography: the economy. “I thought it was an interesting artistic challenge to put that on-stage and do a dance work about finance. It had been addressed in theatre but not so much in dance,” explains Jacques Poulin-Denis, artistic director of Montreal’s Grand Poney, after rehearsal at the Scotiabank Dance Centre. He’s sitting in the lounge with his collaborators and fellow performers in the work, James Gnam of Vancouver’s plastic orchid factory, which presents the piece here, and his brother Gilles Poulin-Denis, a dramaturge and playwright who’s based in this city. “What’s interesting about this piece is we’re used to hearing financial jargon in a certain context, but it’s not often we see it used that way artistically, with a lightness,” adds the younger sibling, describing a work that mashes up text, live music, and dance.
Jacques conceived The Value of Things in 2011, when the now-defunct Sun News challenged Canadian dance icon Margie Gillis about why Canadians should fund the arts if they don’t have clear financial worth. “It became that things had to be economically viable to have value,” explains Jacques. “And it’s my sense that that’s our society now: if it doesn’t make any money, it’s not worth anything.” To build the new piece, he wanted to form a close-knit group, bringing Gnam aboard after meeting him through the Dance Centre’s international Triptych project. Both enjoyed working with improvisation together, using instinct and tearing apart structure, the men explain. “We were like play buddies, in a way,” Jacques says with a smile. Over the next two-and-a-half years, the collaborators, along with on-stage musician Francis d’Octobre, developed the work here, in Montreal, and even in Berlin. Of his intermittent work on the project, Gilles says he mostly helped with structure and intention. For the West Coast version, he’ll also perform. “I don’t dance except with this guy,” Gilles says laughing and gesturing to his brother. “I dramaturge and write plays. Because we’ve known each other for so long, it’s easy for me, if I’m dramaturging, to come in and say certain things. And maybe I have more influence than other people.” The group experimented with many props, but in the end, most of its central images are cardboard
boxes (more than 200 of them!) that get moved, intricately arranged, and pulled apart. “I like boxes because they become more enigmatic,” says Jacques. “With globalization, we ship boxes all the time. And we could put whatever we wanted in the boxes.” Referring to a sequence the trio has just rehearsed, where they hop up and down—their feet planted in the boxes—while Jacques, a musician and electronic composer in his own right, raps, he adds: “In that scene, we become products ourselves, in a way.” Driven by the music, surrounded by “things”, the male group stages an elaborate struggle to organize, accumulate, and hoard its belongings, ultimately questioning the way we measure ourselves. It’s already struck a chord back East: Montreal’s Voir voted The Value of Things the best show of 2014 when it debuted there. At the same time, the theme also hits home for anyone in the arts who has ever filed a grant application. “As artists in B.C., we’re often asked to find value in what we’re doing,” Gnam explains, laughing as he adds that people also question the worth of what he does for a living. “So it’s interesting that trying to unpack its value is in the DNA of this work.” Plastic orchid factory and Grand Poney present The Value of Things at the Scotiabank Dance Centre from next Wednesday to Saturday (June 17 to 20).
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Women thrive in Glengarryâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s guysâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; world TH E AT RE GLENGARRY GLEN ROSS By David Mamet. Directed by Rachel Peake. Presented by Classic Chic Productions. At the Beaumont Stage on Saturday, June 6. Continues until June 27
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Chic Productionsâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; all-female of David Mametâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Glengarry Glen Ross shines bright light on the script while holding up a murky lens: it both illuminates and obscures the text. The script is about a bunch of male Chicago real-estate agents in the â&#x20AC;&#x2122;80s, the last decade that had the decency to notice that western culture is driven by greed. In the second scene, Moss tries to convince Aaronow to break into their own firmâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s office to steal leads so that they can sell them to a rival company, which will then supposedly hire them. The script is about cutthroat capitalism, but itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s also about language, including the musicality of speech: the crazy, percussive rhythms of the text play out in stops and startsâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;half sentences, unfinished wordsâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;and sudden fuck-laden arias. While revelling in the beauty of words, the script also explores the ways in which language and reason can be debased. Approaching a mark in a bar, for instance, an agent named Roma delivers a seductive treatise on moral relativismâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;before he moves in for the kill and offers his fellow drinker a chance to buy supposedly prime Florida real estate. Because all of the characters are men, and because the language is all â&#x20AC;&#x153;cocksuckerâ&#x20AC;? this and â&#x20AC;&#x153;my ballsâ&#x20AC;? that, Glengarry Glen Ross raises questions about gender, too: the relationship between capitalism and the patriarchy. In Classic Chicâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s mounting of the play, the female actors don male dragâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;business suits and tiesâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;and impersonate males. This choice is problematic in that it essentializes the supposed differences between the sexes: it implies that, although women actors can understand the male charactersâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; behaviour, only men could really behave as these characters do. Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve seen Glengarry Glen Ross performed by womenâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;as women. That take, which encourages an examination of the ways that people of both sexes participate in corporate ruthlessness, is more intellectually subtle. One can sure as hell understand why female actors would want to take on these roles, though, no matter what theyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re wearing; the characters are fantastic. And the performances in this production are strong. Corina Akeson, who played Leontes last year in Classic Chicâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s version of The Winterâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Tale, inhabits the persona of the cocky Moss, and once again she is insanely charismatic. With
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Corina Akeson and Colleen Winton don business suits, fling f-words, and hand in two of the strong performances in Classic Chic Productionsâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; all-female Glengarry Glen Ross. Megan Verhey photo.
her strong cheekbones, she makes a handsome man, which helps, but a big part of her success here, as in The Winterâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Tale, comes from the fact that sheâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s not afraid of her characterâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s power, physically or emotionally: she takes the stage with exhilarating authority. Marci T House plays Williamson, the disrespected office manager, with effectively icy fury. Other performances grew on me. Stepping into the pants of Roma, the central character, Michelle Martin started off too quietly on opening night, and she never fully reveals how dangerous the character is. Nonetheless, in the body of the evening, she delivers a satisfyingly intelligent and nuanced performance. Looking for all the world like Martin Scorseseâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s younger brother, Suzanne Ristic plays the meek Aaronow. At first, I found the small failures of male impersonation distractingâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;the cocked wrists, for instance, the overly mobile shouldersâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;but Ristic ultimately delivers deep work thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s both comic and affecting. Similarly, Colleen Wintonâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s aging, desperate Levene grows as the evening progresses until she is on a giddy, unstoppable roll. Act 2, which is a three-ring circus of posturing, plots, and counterplots, is stronger in this production than Act 1. Clearer directorial
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> COLIN THOMAS
SCRATCH By Charlotte Corbeil-Coleman. Directed by Genevieve Fleming. A Theatre Plexus production. At the Havana Theatre on Thursday, June 4. Continues until June 14
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she was still a teenager when, inspired by that experience, she wrote Scratch. Right off the top, Anna, the central character, says, â&#x20AC;&#x153;My mother is dying and I have lice. Fuck.â&#x20AC;? As we flash back to the young Annaâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;at maybe about sixâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;then work forward again towards her momâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s diagnosis and death, the lice become a metaphor for Annaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s overwhelming anxieties, and then for her obsessive posttraumatic replaying of events.
Corbeil-Colemanâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s script is full of poetry. In the opening series of short monologues, each of the characters begins his or her speech with â&#x20AC;&#x153;If this were my storyâ&#x20AC;?. The repetitive incantation is lovely, and the device delivers quick little sketches of everybody, including Annaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s uptight aunt, whose story would be full of â&#x20AC;&#x153;fresh Kleenex. Always.â&#x20AC;? Corbeil-Colemanâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s wit bursts with surprising details. â&#x20AC;&#x153;The room had too much turquoise,â&#x20AC;? Anna says, describing her therapistâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s office. â&#x20AC;&#x153;You know, like someone who has gone to Mexico and they really want you to know theyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve gone to Mexico.â&#x20AC;? Truth twines its way through the playfulness. In many scenes, the characters are so caught up with their own narratives that they fail to notice whatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s going on with one another. And when a character called the Poet, who has been hired to feed Annaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s mom, presents his girlfriend with a self-conscious verse about grief, she responds: â&#x20AC;&#x153;You want tragedy? Watch me put on a sweater, or eat my corn flakes. True tragedy lives in the ordinary, not in poetry.â&#x20AC;? (Yes, this is didactic, which is one of the playâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s weaknesses, but itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s also worth hearing.) There is virtually no plot in Scratch, the storyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s trajectory is inevitable, and the play could lose 10 of its 90 minutes and be better for it. The lice metaphor wears out before the play ends. Some of the imagery tips towards teen-angst poetry: â&#x20AC;&#x153;Thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s when everyone started borrowing smiles.â&#x20AC;? And the script can feel tangentialâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;as when the Poet arrives notably late in the proceedings and suddenly becomes a significant character. Still, the quirkinessâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;and honestyâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;of the writing keeps Scratch remarkably buoyant. Besides, this production positively glows with the commitment that the artists of Theatre Plexus bring to it. Stephanie Izsak, who plays Annaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s best friend Madelyn, has the extraordinary ability to bring surprise and depth to everything she saysâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;without being showy about it. Madelyn loves Annaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s mom, but she is excluded from her death. â&#x20AC;&#x153;It does matter,â&#x20AC;? Madelyn says, â&#x20AC;&#x153;because Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m all alone.â&#x20AC;? Markian Tarasiuk puts sly spin on the Poetâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s narcissism. As Aunt, Tamara McCarthy brings enormous feeling to a figure who could look like a clichĂŠ. You can see the emotional fatigue accumulate in David Bloomâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Father. Eileen Barrett is grounded and generous as Mother. And Caitlin McCarthyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s furious grief as Anna is heartbreaking. Director Genevieve Fleming deserves credit for selecting this cast, for establishing such a consistently open emotional tone, and for delivering a generally tight physical production. There are some good reasons why Scratch shouldnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t work, but, in the end, the reasons that it should work win. > COLIN THOMAS
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In the puzzlingly titled but alluring Village of the Damned, are Lara Favaretto’s disintegrating, dark-grey cubes a bleak metaphor for failed utopian ideals?
Crumbling confetti cubes meet car-wash brushes Italian artist Lara Favaretto uses a fascinating array of found objects to comment on the futility of modern life V IS U AL A R TS LARA FAVARETTO: COLLECTED WORKS At the Rennie Collection at Wing Sang until October 3
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pastiche, and existential angst. Also thrown into this mix are a dash of Duchampian readymade, a pinch of Arte Povera, and a sprinkle of black humour. Favaretto’s sculptures and installations make frequent use of found objects—everything from used car-wash brushes to rusted metal scaffolding to abandoned suitcases—to comment on the futilities of contemporary life. Our existence, her art suggests, is characterized by acquisition, repetition, obsolescence, and decay. Dreary as this may sound, there is much in her work that is visually engaging—even if that engagement is ultimately and intentionally thwarted. Based in Turin, this acclaimed Italian artist has shown at the Venice Biennale, dOCUMENTA, and MoMA PS1, among other prestigious venues. Lara Favaretto: Collected Works, at the Rennie Collection, is her first solo exhibition in Canada, and makes a nifty introduction to her practice. Whether wrapping a found painting in hotpink wool (225) or using desk fans to blow confetti around into a shifting landscape in a sealed-off room (Tutti giù per terra/We All Fall Down), Favaretto both delights and confounds our senses. On entering the main-f loor gallery, we encounter three large, dark-grey cubes, standing at a short distance from each other. Each measures 90 by 90 by 90 centimetres, and together they conjure up Donald Judd’s use of industrially fabricated steel cubes, hallmarks of 1960s minimalism. Favaretto’s cubes, however, are made of confetti, compressed sufficiently to hold their shape for a while, but already beginning to disintegrate. As with much of her art, tensions exist between form and function, aspiration and realization. We associate confetti (although not, perhaps, dark-grey confetti) with celebrations, and yet the message here seems to be “Why bother to be happy, since we’re all going to fall apart and die?” Complicating the recurring note of futility is the work’s title, Village of the Damned, borrowed from a 1960 British sci-fi horror film. This reference is a tad obscure. Are we meant to see Favaretto’s crumbling sculptures—or Judd’s metal ones—as the
cultural equivalent of the deadly spawn of evil aliens? More likely, in postmodern fashion, Favaretto is telling us that modernism has failed to realize its utopian ideals. Whatever the message, her crumbling cubes are strangely marvellous. One of the most compelling works here is Simple Couples, seven pairs of grubby car-wash brushes of different sizes and colours mounted vertically in front of large, rusting iron slabs. Intentionally anthropomorphized, these couples are programmed to madly spin and then pause, sometimes together and at other times in contrast with or possible repudiation of each other. The endless round of nonaligned and pointless activity—the brushes aren’t cleaning anything, they’re only being worn away by each other and their backing metal plates—is not exactly a ringing endorsement of marriage or any other form of coupledom. Again, however, this work is a marvel to encounter. Two smaller sculptures here lend themselves to sexual interpretations. Twistle consists of a tall, skyblue tank of compressed nitrogen hooked up to one of those rolled-up, red foil party favours that you noisily blow into when the New Year’s clock strikes 12. Programmed to randomly inflate (and as quickly deflate) the party favour until the tank eventually empties and all activity ceases, this work once again comments on the repetition and obsolescence that mark our lives and enterprises (and, seemingly, our love-making). Furthering this sense of futility and enervation is the fact that the inflating and deflating occur in relative silence. The noisemaker has been removed from the party favour, and the celebratory nature of the event has been neutered. Fisting is a freestanding, moulded concrete block whose topmost surface appears to be gouged and plowed up, an effect achieved when the artist thrust her fist into the wet concrete. The title is meant to evoke the action the artist employed in creating the work, suggesting a process-driven approach to art-making. Fisting also connotes a sexual act, but there’s violence and aggression here rather than pleasure, making the work difficult to interpret alongside the more thematically coherent pieces in the show. Despite the gloomy existential messages that prevail in this exhibition, it is possible to be entranced by its absurdities. Possible to be amused and at times astonished by Favaretto without being overwhelmed by the pointlessness of our dreary little lives. > ROBIN LAURENCE
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THEATRE 2OPENINGS HERE ON THE FLIGHT PATH The Sidekick Players present director Peg Keenleyside’s version of Norm Foster’s comedy that examines male-female relationships. Jun 11-27, 8-11 pm, Tsawwassen Arts Centre (1172 56th St., Delta). Tix $18/15, info www.sidekickplayers.com/. SUPER VOICES Realwheels presents a community-based multimedia performance that moves beyond the typifying of people with disabilities as objects of pity or mere sources of inspiration. Jun 12-13, Roundhouse Community Arts & Recreation Centre (183 Roundhouse Mews). Admission is pay what you can, info www.realwheels.ca/. IN TUNE 2015, THE ART OF CANADIAN MUSICALS Vancouver-based biennial event develops and showcases new Canadian musicals, while supporting the artists engaged in creating and performing them. Jun 12-21, Granville Island. Admission by donation, info www.touchstonetheatre. com/productions/in-tune-2015/. HOW TO BURY A MILLIONAIRE Play about a deceased millionaire’s family and friends who learn his estate comes with a very unexpected condition. Jun 17-20, 8 pm, Waterfront Theatre (1412 Cartwright St., Granville Island). Tix $15-25, info www. thebroadwaychorus.com/.
BEYOND THE PHYSICAL When you think about it, it makes sense: to live with a physical disability, you need almost superhuman patience, communication skills, strength, and spirit. That’s the idea behind Super Voices, a new community-based multimedia performance by Realwheels Theatre that debuts at the Roundhouse Community Arts and Recreation Centre on Friday and Saturday (June 12 and 13). The show, produced by Rena Cohen and directed by Jeffrey Renn, was built on the true, personal experiences of members of the disability community. Expect a production that defies stereotypes about the community and that fully inspires the able-bodied. SHIFT 1-ACT FESTIVAL 8 SHIFT Theatre presents four original works from local theatre trailblazers Pippa Mackie, Pedro Chamale, Anthea Morritt, and C.R. Packer. Jun 17-20, 8-10 pm, The Cultch (1895 Venables). Tix $20, info www.shifttheatre.ca/.
2ONGOING ONE PLUS ONE: THE MUSICAL Pipedream Theatre Project presents a musical about two married couples who are trying to start families. To Jun 13, Revue Stage (1601 Johnston, Granville Island). Tix $25-35, info www.pipedream.ca/. BARD ON THE BEACH Annual Shakespeare festival features performances of The Comedy of Errors (to Sep 26), King Lear (Jun 18-Sep 20), Love’s Labour’s Lost (Jun 19-Sep 20), and Shakespeare’s Rebels (Jul 2-Sep 19). To Sep 26, Vanier Park (1000 Chestnut Street). Tix from $26, info www.bardonthebeach.org/. SCRATCH Theatre Plexus presents a candid coming-of-age tale about grief from all angles. Presented in partnership with Living Through Loss Counselling Society of B.C. and benefiting the Judy Capes Memorial Fund. To Jun 13, 8 pm, Havana Theatre (1212 Commercial). Tix $18, info www.theatreplexus.com/. THE IMAGINARY INVALID The United Players present director Michael Fera’s play about a fearful but miserly hypochondriac who decides the key to solving his medical needs is to marry off his daughter
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GLENGARRY GLEN ROSS Classic Chic Productions presents David Mamet’s classic play about small-time realtors who are desperate to sucker buyers into bad deals. To Jun 27, Beaumont Studios (316 W. 5th). Tix $25/23, info www.classicchic.ca/.
DANCE 2THIS WEEK DAHL’S HOUSE Arts Umbrella’s end-ofthe year dance performance celebrates the accomplishments and achievements of young dancers over the past 10 months. Jun 11-14, 7 pm, Vancouver Playhouse (600 Hamilton). Tix $35/20, info www.artsumbrella.com/. 12 MINUTES MAX The Dance Centre presents a showcase of innovative new works lasting 12 minutes or less by emerging dance artists. Jun 12, 8 pm, Scotiabank Dance Centre (677 Davie). Info www.thedancecentre.ca/ programs/12_minutes_max/. DANCEXPO Dance enthusiasts from across the region will have the opportunity to meet and interact with the people who work in performing-arts-related businesses and organizations in the region. Highlights include performances, lessons, seminars, door-prize draws, and an exclusive movie screening. Jun 13-14, 10 am–6 pm, Anvil Centre (777 Columbia St., New Westminster). Tix range from free to $10, info www.danceXpo.ca/. FEEDBACK SERIES: TAD HOZUMI— BODY JAZZ The second of Tad Hozumi’s feedback events that reflect his experiences as an artist, DJ, and movement-based therapist in response to Julia Dault’s paintings in her exhibition Blame It on the Rain. Jun 13, 4 pm, Contemporary Art Gallery (555 Nelson). Free admission, info www. contemporaryartgallery.ca/.
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BIG LOCAL LAUGHS Sometimes we get so excited over a visiting comedian that we overlook the talent in our own back yard. Erica Sigurdson is one of the best standups this country has to offer, a pro’s pro who’s constantly adding to her act. She headlines the Comedy MIX on Burrard Street Thursday through Saturday (June 11 to 13). Joining her are other top-notch locals: Jacob Samuel, who is also a cartoonist featured in the New Yorker; Melanie Rose, who’s known for her self-deprecating wit; and one of the brightest stars on the circuit, Ivan Decker. That’s a lineup that would kill in any city. They just happen to be able to walk to work from home. SPRING DANCE Fundraiser for the V’ni Dansi and the Louis Riel Métis Dancers with performances by the Louis Riel Métis Dancers, Yvonne Chartrand, Paul Silveria, Kathleen Nisbet, Keith Hill, JJ Lavallee, Fagen Furlong, Clowns!, and DJ Michael Riel. Jun 13, 7:30 pm, Russian Hall (600 Campbell). Tix $10/5/kids under 10 free, info www.vnidansi.ca/. THE VALUE OF THINGS (LA VALEUR DES CHOSES) Contemporary-dance company the plastic orchid factory presents the work of Dora-nominated Montréal artist Jacques Poulin-Denis and his multi-disciplinary company, Grand Poney. Jun 17-20, 8 pm, Scotiabank Dance Centre (677 Davie). Tix $18-28, info www.plasticorchidfactory.com/ the-value-of-things/.
MUSIC 2THIS WEEK MEN Vancouver Men’s Chorus presents a cabaret-style performance that explores the concept of masculinity. To Jun 13, 8 pm, Performance Works (1218 Cartwright, Granville Island). Tix $35, info www. vancouvermenschorus.ca/concerts-andtickets/spring-concert-2015-men/.
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DANCE DOZEN Twelve Minutes Max is a chance to see some of the city’s top emerging dance artists before they make it big. Think of it as an eclectic tapas menu of short works at the Scotiabank Dance Centre on Friday night (June 12). Among the five contemporary pieces are Con8 Collective’s Vanilla to the Touch (shown here), a playful look at growing up in West Coast suburbia by artistic directors Charlotte Newman and Georgina Alpen; Caitlin Griffin’s here or there, inspired by the female experience of war and the time she spent training at Israel’s Galilee Dance Village (created with dancer Delphine Leroux); MAYCE’s Veiled, a trio made in collaboration with actor, singer, and composer Janelle Reid; Naomi Brand’s Re:play, a duet that explores the space between two bodies; and Natalie Tin Yin Gan and Francesca Frewer’s Our Gestures Are No Longer Ours, a look at the function of spectacle within performance. Expect innovation—to the max. FRENCH CLASSICS Bramwell Tovey conducts EnChor and the VSO in a program of works by Chabrier, Bizet, Massenet, Fauré, and Offenbach. Hosted and narrated by Christopher Gaze. Jun 11, 2 pm, Orpheum Theatre (601 Smithe). Tix $30-40, info 604876-3434, www.vancouversymphony.ca/. THE NEW BRONZE AGE: GAMELAN SI PAWIT & WE JUST STOLE A CAR John Mutter, leader of we just stole a car, and Jon Siddall, leader of Gamelan Si Pawit, flip conventions upside down in a evening of contemporary music for gamelaninspired rock and rock-inspired gamelan. Jun 12, 8 pm, Western Front (303 E. 8th). Tix $10-20, info www.front.bc.ca/events/thenew-bronze-age-series/. MAHLER’S FIFTH Bramwell Tovey conducts violinist Lucy Wang and the VSO in a season-finale concert of Sibelius’s The Bard, Ravel’s Tzigane, rapsodie de concert, and Mahler’s Symphony No. 5. Jun 13, 15, 8 pm, Orpheum Theatre (601 Smithe). Tix $25-90, info 604-876-3434, www.vancouversymphony.ca/. SEA AND SKY As part of the Roedde House Museum Second Sunday Concert Series, clarinetist François Houle and pianist Jane Hayes perform works by Bolcom, Makholm, Schriener, and Piazzolla. Jun 14, 3 pm, Roedde House Museum (1415 Barclay). Tix $15/12, info www.roeddehouse.org/. INDIEKOR The Coastal Sound Youth Choir and local indie band the Saltines present a fusion of classical choral music and indie rock. Jun 14, 7:30 pm, Vogue Theatre (918 Granville). Tix $12-22, info www.coastalsoundmusic.com/.
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ERICA SIGURDSON Vancouver standup comedian known for her Comedy Now! and Stand-Up in Kandahar specials. Jun 11, 8:30 pm; Jun 12, 8 pm; Jun 12, 10:30 pm; Jun 13, 8 pm; Jun 13, 10:30 pm, The Comedy MIX (1015 Burrard, Century Plaza Hotel & Spa). Tix $15-20, info www.thecomedymix.com/.
KEVIN HART American actor, comedian, writer, and producer performs on his What Now? tour. Sep 10, doors 6 pm, show 7 pm, Rogers Arena (800 Griffiths Way). Tix on sale Jun 12, 10 am, $45.50139.50 (plus service charges and fees).
AUNT BIDDY’S WAKE Evening of interactive comedy tells the story of what happens at an Irish woman’s wake. Jun 12-13, 7:30 pm, Lafflines Comedy Club (530 Columbia Street). Tix $25/20, info www. laughterzone101.com/.
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2ONGOING YUK YUK’S COMEDY CLUB 2837 Cambie, 604-696-9857, www.yukyuks.com/. Comedy club with amateur night Wed at 8 pm, talent showcase Thu at 8 pm, headliners Fri-Sat at 7 pm and 9:30 pm. Cover $7 Wed, $10 Thu, $20 Fri-Sat. THE COMEDY MIX 1015 Burrard, Century Plaza Hotel & Spa, 604-684-5050, www. thecomedymix.com/. Comedy club with
KYLE BOTTOM’S COMEDY BUCKET Night of improvisational comedy based on audience suggestions. Jun 12, 9-11 pm, Hot Art Wet City Gallery (2206 Main). Tix $10/6, info www.hotartwetcity.com/ comedybucket-june2015/. IMPROV AGAINST HUMANITY: INTIMATE & INTERACTIVE AT THE MEDIA CLUB The Fictionals present an
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arrived, but we’re already going to declare this one an all-time favourite as far as the weather goes. It didn’t rain at all in May, and the first few days of June have been better than Palm Springs in August. No matter what happens moving forward, things are guaranteed to get hotter—not necessarily because of the weather, but more because of the following must-see shows. TD VANCOUVER INTERNATIONAL JAZZ FESTIVAL We could write a quick novella about how
the TD Vancouver International Jazz Festival continues to break new ground this year with one of its heaviest lineups ever. Instead, it’s better to let the talent speak for itself, with an embarrassingly rich bill including everyone from blues king Buddy Guy to hip-hop fusionists the Roots to swing masters Pink Martini to jazz badasses the Bad Plus. Add a new South Africa Now! feature, and you’ve got a festival that remains as accessible as it is forwardthinking. When and Where: June 18 to July 1 at various locations. Suggested Retail Price: Visit www.coastaljazz.ca/ for a full breakdown. What We’d Trade Our Tickets For: A signed Louis Armstrong photo from when he played the sadly longgone Cave. Appropriate Attire: In a nod to the mighty Roots—the band, not the TV miniseries—a
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Yukon Blonde (playing the Khatsahlano Street Party on July 11) is not from the Yukon, and the band contains exactly zero natural-born blonds. Discuss.
life, I swear”? She was talking about the Shins’ “New Slang”. She could just as The Straight presents everything you need to know easily have been pimping about the shows you can’t afford to miss this summer Television’s new-wave/ punk landmark “Marquee strategically placed Afro pick. Afro optional. What Moon”, which was released in 1977, but sounds just You’ll Walk Away With: Renewed determination as vital today. When and Where: June 25 at the to learn how to play the sax, trumpet, or guitar, Commodore. Suggested Retail Price: $35 plus sermostly because that might secure you a featured vice charges. What We’d Trade Our Tickets For: place at the TD Vancouver International Jazz Festi- The CBGB soundboard. Fan Profile: Punk pioneers who actually remember when CBGB was a club, as val’s 50th anniversary in 2035. opposed to a T-shirt worn by those who would have FESTIVAL D’ETE The best part of the yearly Fes- been scared shitless at the very sight of the place. tival d’Eté is how the 1500 block of West 7th Av- Appropriate Attire: Go with a vintage Blondie Tenue gets shut down and turned into something shirt, mostly because that shows there’s someone resembling downtown Montreal. Without, that is, out there who knows their history. What You’ll the cobblestone streets and all-dressed hot dogs. Walk Away With: Ammunition for the argument This year’s celebration of fine things French in- that—sorry, Eric Clapton—Tom Verlaine is God. cludes—but is hardly limited to—hotshot Quebec singer-songwriter Alex Nevsky, old-timey bluegrass FVDED IN THE PARK Some things just sound revivalists Dylan Perron et Élixir de Gumbo, and epic, like Glastonbury, Mad Max: Fury Road, and breakout chanteuse Willows. When and Where: the impending arrival of Kanye West’s second June 18 to 25 at various locations. Suggested Retail spawn. Add FVDED to that list. Holland Park in Price: See www.lecentreculturel.com/progfestival for the booming metropolis of Surrey hosts two days full details. What We’d Trade Our Tickets For: An of music heavy on urban and EDM. Deadmau5 afternoon on Paris’s brilliant Rue Montorgueil. Fan and the Weeknd headline, with the support cast Profile: Folks who’ve always meant to spend a week including the fabulously freaky Danny Brown, in Quebec City, but can’t swing the airfare. Appro- Pete Tong, Tyler the Creator, and Flosstradamus. priate Attire: Paris-café chic. What You’ll Walk When and Where: July 3 and 4 at Holland Park Away With: Gratitude that, despite the best efforts in Surrey. Suggested Retail Price: Visit www. of René Lévesque and Jacques Parizeau, Canada still livenation.com for a full breakdown. What We’d Trade Our Tickets For: Deadmau5’s head. The includes Quebec. giant rodent one he wears on-stage, that is, as opDEATH GRIPS Sacramento’s Death Grips is typ- posed to, you know, his actual head. Fan Profile: ically filed under hip-hop, but “fuck-shit-up” might As anyone who’s attended a major music festibe a better description. In the tradition of the early val in the past couple of years knows, the EDM Stooges, Sex Pistols, and Butthole Surfers, the urban and hip-hop stages are where the best parties go assault crew of Stefan Burnett, Zach Hill, and Andy down. FVDED is everyone you’ve sweated next to Morin has locked onto the idea it isn’t on-stage to in one giant gathering. Appropriate Attire: Bare entertain as much as to terrorize. Get ready to duck feet. Because—trust us—there’s no better way to and cover, not to mention avoid direct eye contact. get the attention of Danny Brown. What You’ll When and Where: June 20 at the Commodore. Walk Away With: Mad respect for Surrey, which, Suggested Retail Price: $24 plus service charges. thanks to megafestivals like FVDED, has officially What We’d Trade Our Tickets For: The used Band- arrived as a West Coast player. Aids of the Jesus Lizard’s David Yow. Fan Profile: Pitbull owners who aren’t afraid of their pitbulls. EAST VAN SUMMER JAM As those who live in Appropriate Attire: Think riot police, including the ’hood know, East Van is, for all of its warts and the giant plastic shield. What You’ll Walk Away rough edges, a pretty great place. Seriously—how many craft breweries have set up shop west of Main? With: Hopefully, most of your teeth. Part of what’s making the funkier side of the city MAKE MUSIC VANCOUVER The organizers of better year by year is the East Van Summer Jam, Make Music Vancouver might have put it best on which is basically a giant party thrown by people their website, where the home page starts with who’d never yell at you to turn the stereo down. the simple question “Who doesn’t like free music Joining favourites the Boom Booms this year are festivals?” And free is exactly what this addition to Ab-Soul, Mayer Hawthorne, Kelela, Kinnie Starr, the local music scene offers up, with a crazy smor- and more. When and Where: July 4 at Strathcona gasbord of local talent, including well-known Park. Suggested Retail Price: $45 plus service charvets (Sibel Thrasher) and a full-on cavalcade of ges. What We’d Trade Our Tickets For: Roundtrip underground acts from all genres (Owl Field Re- tickets to Brazil, where every day looks the way East cordings, Quantum Council, Disco Funeral, and Van Summer Jam sounds. Fan Profile: Boosters of a boatload more). When and Where: June 24 the registered charity Shorts and Tank Tops 4-All. in Gastown. See www.makemusicvancouver.ca/ Appropriate Attire: Shorts and tank tops. What for the full lineup. Suggested Retail Price: Free. You’ll Walk Away With: Profound pity for the resiWhat We’d Trade Our Tickets For: Gassy Jack’s dents of the West Side, mostly because they’d have a ashes, preferably in a saloon-style beer mug. Fan neighbourhood summer jam shut down faster than Profile: Those obsessed with discovering tomor- you can say “George Puil”. row’s local thing today. Appropriate Attire: One of those oversize sun visors seen on every second KHATSAHLANO STREET PARTY There are tourist near the Gastown steam clock. What other Vancouver-fixated street parties in the city, You’ll Walk Away With: The best local music bar- but few of them have blown up as quickly as Khatsahlano. Last year we had the legendary Poppy gain until the Khatsahlano Street Party. Family coming out of retirement. This year, Yukon TELEVISION Remember that scene in Garden Blonde headlines a deep lineup that features the State where Natalie Portman walks up to Zach fabled Pointed Sticks, the Enigmas, and No Fun, Braff, hands him a pair of headphones, and says, in addition to the Belle Game, the Ballantynes, “You gotta hear this one song—it will change your and Hot Panda. When and Where: July 11 on
West 4th Avenue. Suggested Retail Price: Free. What We’d Trade Our Tickets For: A month of free lunches at the Noodle Box. Fan Profile: Judging from the size of previous turnouts, every single person in the city. Appropriate Attire: With the inclusion of the Pointed Sticks and No Fun, one could do worse than a Vancouver Complication button, preferably vintage. What You’ll Walk Away With: World-class B.O., because if Yukon Blonde, the Ballantynes, and the rest of the Khatsahlano lineup are going to be sweating their balls off for this famously hot blowout, so are you. JOURNEY How’s this for getting up off one’s death bed? After owning the charts in the ’70s and ’80s, Journey did the smart thing and slunk away during the height of the Nirvana-led alt-rock explosion. Then came a new generation discovering the inescapable “Don’t Stop Believin’ ”, which is overplayed everywhere from elementary-school dances to major sporting events. How overplayed? Well, on its current tour, Journey is once again headlining hockey rinks, as opposed to playing next to the pig barn at the Washington State Fair in Puyallup. When and Where: July 11 at Rogers Arena. Suggested Retail Price: $125 to $25 plus service charges. What We’d Trade Our Tickets For: A desert island. A bomb-proof bunker. Deafness. Something—anything—that would ensure never having to suffer through “Don’t Stop Believin’ ” for the 9,000th time. Fan Profile: Corporate rock survivors who—even when Journey was uncooler than pre–Pulp Fiction John Travolta— didn’t stop believin’. Appropriate Attire: Acidwashed jeans and a mammoth poodle-do. What You’ll Walk Away With: Thanks that you never stopped believin’. CALEXICO Ever been to Mexico, California, or Texas? If that’s still on your bucket list, there are worse things you could do than spend the night with Calexico. Founders Joey Burns and John Convertino sound like they’ve spent some time south of the border (including the other border down south), to the point where Calexico is as famous for mariachi-blasted gold like “Crystal Frontier” as it is for spaghetti-western dusters such as “Gypsy’s Curse”. When and Where: July 12 at the Vogue. Suggested Retail Price: $25 plus service charges. What We’d Trade Our Tickets For: A week in Mexico. The real Mexico, not that fucking all-inclusive with the swim-up bar, lobster-red tourists, and a roving mariachi band that knows four songs, three of them being “La Bamba”. Fan Profile: TexMex junkies who want something more challenging than Tex-Mex. Appropriate Attire: Anything that makes you look like Stevie Nicks, the underlying hope being that it will encourage Calexico to play its sublime “Not Even Stevie Nicks”. What You’ll Walk Away With: Incredulousness that Calexico isn’t bigger than Wilco. PEMBERTON MUSIC FESTIVAL Last year, Pemberton hosted its first megafestival since Tom Petty and Jay-Z rocked the mountain community in 2008. If you were there for a lineup that included Snoop Dogg, Deadmau5, and the Flaming Lips, you had no complaints. This year ups the ante with a killer bill that ranges from the megaplatinum Black Keys to hip-hop legend Missy Elliott to shit-hot Young Turk Kendrick Lamar. Add Hozier, Jane’s Addiction, M.I.A., Billy Talent, the Decemberists, and too many more to list here, and you’ve got no reason not to book a Pemberton campsite. When and Where: July 16 to 19 in the Pemberton Valley. Suggested Retail Price: Visit www.pembertonmusicfestival.com/ for see page 61
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improv-comedy show based on the game Cards Against Humanity. Includes guest Allen Morrison. Jun 17, 8 pm, Media Club (695 Cambie). Tix $14/10, info www. thefictionals.com/.
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LITERARY EVENTS 2JUST ANNOUNCED AN EVENING WITH ALEXANDER MCCALL SMITH An evening with the bestselling author of series like the No. 1 Ladies’ Detective Agency, 44 Scotland Street, and the Sunday Philosophy Club. Nov 7, doors 6:30 pm, show 7:30 pm, Vogue Theatre (918 Granville). Tix $35-60 (plus service charges and fees) at www.ticketfly.com/.
2THIS WEEK GEORGE WOODCOCK LIFETIME ACHIEVEMENT AWARD PRESENTATION: WAYSON CHOY Celebrate the 22nd recipient of the George Woodcock Lifetime Achievement Award, the province’s most prestigious literary honour. The special presentation will be followed by a reading by Wayson Choy, who will join the library’s Walk of Fame. Jun 11, 7-8:30 pm, Alice MacKay Room (Vancouver Public Library, 350 W. Georgia). Free info www.vpl.ca/. AHJAMU UMI World Poetry Vancouver presents the activist and author in a launch of his new book The Courage Equation. Jun 13, 1 pm, Vancouver Public Library Britannia Branch (1661 Napier). Free admission, info www.worldpoetry.ca/. SFU WRITER’S STUDIO 15TH ANNIVERSARY READING Awardwinning poet Renee Saklikar and
THE RHAPSODIC AND THE EPIC The VSO ends the season with a bang on Saturday and Monday (June 13 and 15) at the Orpheum, tackling Gustav Mahler’s majestic, mind-blowing Symphony No. 5 in C-Sharp Minor. Leonard Bernstein once said the composer’s “marches are like heart attacks, his chorales like all Christendom gone mad”, and you’ll witness both in this epic work. Things will be considerably more restrained in another gem on the program, Maurice Ravel’s rhapsodic violin showcase, Tzigane. Eighteen-year-old violinist Lucy Wang (shown here), winner of the VSO School of Music’s inaugural Concerto Competition, performs it—presumably to provide the lyrical calm before Mahler’s storm hits.
renowned composer John Oliver present the Vancouver premiere of Air India Meditations, a sequence of soundscapes interwoven with poems from Children of Air India. Jun 13, 1-2:30 pm, Alma VanDusen Room (Vancouver Public Library, 350 W. Georgia). Free admission, info www.vpl.ca/.
MASSEY HOMECOMING GALA The Massey Theatre celebrates its 65th anniversary with performances by Charlotte Diamond, Jeff Hyslop, Colleen Winton, and Julia MacLean. Jun 14, 7:30 pm, Massey Theatre (735 8th Ave., New West). Tix $12, info www.masseytheatre.com/ pdf/2_Homecoming.pdf.
YOU SAY GOODBYE, I SAY HELLO: ENDURING LOVE IN DEMENTIA Cathie Borrie, author of The Long Hello, presents a memoir of a daughter caring for a mother with dementia. Jun 14, 11:30 am– 1 pm, Banyen Books and Sound (3608 West 4th Avenue ). Free admission, info www.banyen.com/events/borrie/.
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BASED ON A TRUE STORY Globe and Mail columnist Elizabeth Renzetti presents her debut novel Based on a True Story. Jun 15, 7-8:30 pm, Alice MacKay Room (Vancouver Public Library, 350 W. Georgia). Free admission, info www.vpl.ca/.
ET CETERA 2JUST ANNOUNCED KOOZA Cirque du Soleil presents writer-director David Shiner’s production that uses acrobatics and clowning to tell the story of a loner in search of his place in the world. Oct 29–Dec 13, Concord Pacific Place (88 Pacific Blvd.). Info www.cirquedusoleil.com/.
2THIS WEEK ARTIST TALK: MADDIE LEACH Burrard Marina Field House artist-in-residence Maddie Leach will present on her recent projects, including the Walters Prize– nominated If You Find the Good Oil Let Us Know. Jun 11, 7 pm, Burrard Marina Field House (1655 Whyte). Free admission, info www.contemporaryartgallery.ca/.
VANCOUVER ART GALLERY 750 Hornby, 604-662-4719, www.vanartgallery.bc.ca/. 2MATERIAL FUTURE: THE ARCHITECTURE OF HERZOG & DE MEURON AND THE VANCOUVER ART GALLERY (exhibition featuring the Pritzker Prize–winning Swiss architectural firm Herzog & de Meuron, known for their innovative and elegant buildings and their significant contribution to the design of contemporary museums) to Oct 4 2BEYOND THE TREES: WALLPAPERS IN DIALOGUE WITH EMILY CARR (exhibition considers mediated representations of nature and the shift of perspective that occurs between our physical and virtual experiences) to Sep 7
MUSEUMS MUSEUM OF ANTHROPOLOGY 6393 NW Marine Dr., UBC, 604-822-5087, www. moa.ubc.ca/. 2CESNA EM, THE CITY BEFORE THE CITY (one of three unified exhibitions that connect Vancouverites with the ancient village and burial site upon which Vancouver was built. Highlights include soundscapes, original videography, and family-friendly interactivity) to Dec 30 2HEAVEN, HELL & SOMEWHERE IN BETWEEN: PORTUGUESE POPULAR ART (exhibition of Portuguese popular art includes graffiti and mural paintings, puppets, figurines, and carnival masks) to Oct 12
OUT OF TOWN 2JUST ANNOUNCED PACIFIC RIM SUMMER FESTIVAL Highlights include a drum-making workshop, a screening of My Father the Man in Black, a hip-hop workshop, a performance and workshop with Nic Sherman, tap dancer Danny Nielsen, pop-up theatre group Theatre SKAM, the Vancouver Island Cello Ensemble, and Said the Whale frontman Ben Worcester. Jun 21–Jul 1, Tofino, Ucluelet, and the Pacific Rim National Park Reserve. Info www.pacificrimarts.ca/.
2UPCOMING HIGHLIGHTS HARRISON FESTIVAL OF THE ARTS Nine-day cross-disciplinary arts festival with a relaxed, family-friendly atmosphere. Jul 11-19, 11 am–10 pm, Harrison Memorial Hall (280 Esplanade Avenue, Harrison Hot Springs). Tix $25/22, info www.harrisonfestival.com/. WHISTLER READERS AND WRITERS FESTIVAL Event brings together Canadian and international authors for a weekend packed with readings, workshops, speaker panels, spoken word events, and music. Oct 16-18, Fairmont Chateau Whistler (4599 Chateau Boulevard). Info www.whistler writersfest.com/.
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Tomlinson on the only list that matter to some folks: Forbes’s ranking of highest-earning celebrities under 30. When and Where: July 17 at B.C. Place. Suggested Retail Price: $99.50 to $29.50 plus service charges. What We’d Trade Our Tickets For: A chaperone who knows that the last place parents want to see girls gone wild is a One Direction merch booth. Fan Profile: Deluded tweens who see no reason why their training bras, braces, and early-onset acne will stop them from landing one of the One Direction boys. Appropriate Attire: Training bras, braces, and early-onset acne. What You’ll Walk Away With: The thought that, in hindsight, the Backstreet Boys weren’t nearly as rancid as you remember.
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a full breakdown. What We’d Trade Our Tickets For: Concrete proof that the Tree People—and if you were there last year, you know what we’re talking about—don’t exist. Fan Profile: Hiphop heads to Lollapalooza old-timers to DIY–folk fans and beyond. Good God—have you seen the lineup? Appropriate Attire: Seeing how last year’s Pemberton festival featured a giant waterslide, think his-or-hers Speedos. What You’ll Walk Away With: Given the hi-wattage talent, a sincere belief that there’s more than one megafestival worthy of your money. VANCOUVER FOLK MUSIC FESTIVAL The most scenic location in
Lotusland hosts one of Vancouver’s most beloved musical events for the 38th time. Taj Mahal may have pulled out of this year’s Vancouver Folk Music Festival, but there’s a genre-spanning lineup to take the sting out of that, with highlights including Richard Thompson, Frazey Ford, Hawksley Workman, and Said the Whale. When and Where: July 17 to 19 at Jericho Beach Park. Suggested Retail Price: Visit thefestival.bc.ca/ticketinformation/ for a full breakdown. What We’d Trade Our Tickets For: A bootleg copy of Bob Dylan’s epically controversial electric performance at the Newport Folk Festival. Fan Profile: Open-minded adventurists who love the fact that Dylan had the balls to change how people think about folk festivals. Appropriate Attire: ’60svintage Ray-Bans. What You’ll Walk Away With: Confirmation that folk, like punk, hip-hop, alt-rock, and Bristol 2-step, now means something different to everyone.
RUSH Stick around long enough, and you’ll become more than a punch line in a Pavement song. Once hated by punks as much as they were loved by bangers, Rush is now revered by all for its longevity. Not to mention the power trio’s featured role in I Love You, Man. When and Where: July
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17 at Rogers Arena. Suggested Retail Price: $140.50 to $30.50 plus service charges. What We’d Trade Our Tickets For: One night in Geddy Lee’s wine cellar. Apparently, the guy has a collection that would give Francis Ford Coppola a chub. Fan Profile: Canadian, and proud of it. Appropriate Attire: Mack jackets and Daytons, if only to make it clear you were a fan before Rush was cool. Again. What You’ll Walk Away With: New ammunition for the argument that Rush deserves the Order of Canada. Not to mention its spot on rec-room walls from Surrey to Scarborough.
July 17 at the Hard Rock Casino. Suggested Retail Price: $149.50 to $129.50 plus service charges. What We’d Trade Our Tickets For: Keys to a DeLorean DMC-12, which is the only thing that’s more ’80s than Boy George. Fan Profile: Reborn new romantics who haven’t left the house since Duran Duran was last in town. Appropriate Attire: A muumuu and a bowler hat, accessorized by a makeup job that suggests a 73-percent-less-insane Divine. What You’ll Walk Away With: “Karma Chameleon” stuck in your head for the next three years.
CULTURE CLUB The idea of a fullblown Culture Club reunion has been floated on and off since the ’80s, when Boy George was such a huge celebrity that even David Lee Roth was referencing him. (See the “Just a Gigolo” video, which is better than everything ever released by Van Halen.) And now he’s back, making the world wonder what they ever saw in the lipstick-and-eyeliner skills of Marilyn Manson. When and Where:
ONE DIRECTION Screw the artistic merits of One Direction—the Simon Cowell–guided boy band exists for one reason, and one reason only, and that’s to make money. And make money the quartet does. Thanks to a rabid tween fanbase, One Direction’s four albums to date have all debuted at No. 1 on the Billboard charts. That success and shows at venues like B.C. Place have landed Niall Horan, Liam Payne, Harry Styles, and Louis
FU MANCHU If you love Queens of the Stone Age, then you’ll be stoked about the return of Fu Manchu, which was helping draw up the stoner-rock rule book back when Josh Homme was simply the guitarist in Kyuss. When and Where: July 19 at the Rickshaw. Suggested Retail Price: $20 plus service charges. What We’d Trade Our Tickets For: Keys to a ’76 El Camino. Fan Profile: Permanently baked, and damn proud of it. Appropriate Attire: Hemp everything. What You’ll Walk Away With: A bigger buzz than Willie Nelson and Snoop Dogg combined. BLONDIE As astute students of ancient history know full well, Blondie’s impact on modern pop culture isn’t measured solely by ’80s chart-toppers like “Heart of Glass”, “Call Me”, and “Dreaming”. Like the Ramones and Talking Heads, Debbie Harry and company started out as true revolutionaries who reinvented rock ’n’ roll at CBGB. And not just by proving that the girls could be as badass as the boys. When and Where: July 22 at the River Rock Show Theatre. Suggested Retail Price: $89.50 to $79.50 plus service charges. What We’d Trade Our Tickets For: A copy of Chris Stein’s essential photo book Negative: Me,
Blondie, and the Advent of Punk. Fan Profile: Those who know that, without Blondie, there might never have been a Shirley Manson, Gwen Stefani, Brody Dalle, or—for better or for worse—Courtney Love. Appropriate Attire: Skinny leather ties and wraparound shades. What You’ll Walk Away With: Confirmation that, even at 70, Debbie Harry is cooler than you’ll ever be. BRIAN WILSON Brian Wilson has
long been recognized as one of pop music’s greats for his groundbreaking work with the Beach Boys. Thanks to this year’s excellent biopic Love & Mercy, his legend continues to grow in a way that makes the sandbox years seem like nothing but a bad dream. When and Where: July 24 at the River Rock Show Theatre. Suggested Retail Price: $79.50 to $69.50 plus service charges. What We’d Trade Our Tickets For: The head of Mike Love, complete with that stupid ball cap he’s clearly had sutured to his skull. Fan Profile: Students of goldenera ’60s pop, which Brian Wilson cranked out at a level almost as astonishing as Lennon-McCartney and Jagger-Richards. Appropriate Attire: Striped blue-and-white shirt and ’60svintage boat shoes. What You’ll Walk Away With: Good vibrations, which won’t stop you wishing that you had Mike Love’s head on a stick.
DANZIG The last time Glenn Danzig played Vancouver, the diminutive but insanely pumped-up alt-metal veteran spent part of the show threatening to fight various audience members. That makes the idea of him launching himself into the seats of the Queen E. sound more awesome than the time King Kong broke loose in that theatre in New York. When and Where: July 27 at the Queen Elizabeth Theatre. Suggested Retail Price: $47.50 to $35 plus service charges. What We’d Trade Our Tickets For: A stack of old Flipside fanzines, where one of the highlights was the Danzigpenned horror-movie reviews billed see page 63
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as “The Gore by Glenn”. Fan Profile: Thinking metal fans who’ve never given two shits that the Misfits—the real Misfits, that is—are never ever getting back together again. Appropriate Attire: Black jeans, bare chest. Fellows, that goes for you too. What You’ll Walk Away With: Welts, if you’re stupid enough to start waving your hands when Danzig screeches, “Who wants to fight?” IMAGINE DRAGONS Back in the day, the standard route to stardom was endless club tours followed by, if you were lucky, gradual ascension to stadium status. Christ, how that’s changed. When Imagine Dragons first talked to the Georgia Straight in 2012, they were playing venues the size of Granville Street’s Venue. Fastforward three years, and—with hits like “Radioactive”—the Las Vegas quartet is headlining hockey rinks. When and Where: July 30 at Rogers Arena. Suggested Retail Price: $69.50 to $29.50 plus service charges. What We’d Trade Our Tickets For: Ticket stubs from Imagine Dragons’ Vancouver debut at Venue. Fan Profile: Rock-radio listeners who are interested in more than Aerosmith and AC/DC. Appropriate Attire: Bruce Lee’s Enter the Dragon on the front of the shirt, John Lennon’s Imagine on the back. What You’ll Walk Away With: Regrets over not seeing Imagine Dragons at Venue, where you would have been two feet from the stage. SQUAMISH VALLEY MUSIC FESTIVAL Somewhere along the line,
the Squamish Valley Music Festival mushroomed from a little festival that could (early headliners included Weezer and Devo) into one of North America’s marquee concert events. Last year brought us Eminem, Bruno Mars, and Arcade Fire. This year’s edition is an insanely talent-rich blowout topped by superstars Mumford & Sons, Drake, and Sam Smith. Throw in an undercard featuring ASAP Rocky, the Kills, Alabama Shakes, and too many others to list here, and you’ve got the best excuse to head up the Sea-to-Sky since the opening of Blackcomb and Whistler. When and Where: August 7 to 9 at Hendrickson Fields and Logger Sports Grounds. Suggested Retail Price: See squamishfestival.com for a full breakdown. What We’d Trade Our Tickets For: Courtside Toronto Raptors tickets, and not just because the odds are pretty good of bumping into Drake. Fan Profile: Onestop shoppers who know that if you wanna see all your faves in one place, Squamish is the no-brainer. Appropriate Attire: People-watching is famously half the fun at Squamish, so fly that freak flag high. But maybe not as high as that time at Burning Man. What You’ll Walk Away With: A vow never to leave B.C. during the summer, seeing how you’ve got a world-class reason to stay home. WILCO Incredibly, it’s been over two
full decades since the ugly implosion of Uncle Tupelo, the band that first made Jeff Tweedy kind of famous. That four out of five Wilco fans think Uncle Tupelo is a brand of southern
fried rice, instead of how Tweedy started his career, is a testament to Wilco’s ever-growing rock ’n’ roll legacy. When and Where: August 12 at the Orpheum. Suggested Retail Price: $57.50 to $49.50 plus service charges. What We’d Trade Our Tickets For: The after-the-fact memo to the Warner executive who took a pass on Yankee Hotel Foxtrot. Fan Profile: Alt-country fans who, long ago, realized there’s more to life than alt-country. Appropriate Attire: A week’s worth of stubble, either on your face or on your legs, that being a fitting tribute to Jeff Tweedy’s lifelong aversion to good grooming. What You’ll Walk Away With: Final proof that, no matter how much you loved Anodyne, the world doesn’t need an Uncle Tupelo reunion. BURNABY BLUES + ROOTS FESTIVAL In keeping with past editions
of the Burnaby classic, one could argue for hours about what “the blues” is, given a lineup spanning Rolling Stone cover stars the Sheepdogs, Louisiana-flavoured upstarts Nathan & the Zydeco Cha-Chas, and soul sister Colleen Rennison. What’s inarguable is that, having been in mourning since the passing of B.B. King, blues fans finally have a reason to get out and live again. When and Where: August 14 at Deer Lake Park. Suggested Retail Price: $75 to $45 plus service charges. What We’d Trade Our Tickets For: A mason jar of white lightning, preferably sourced somewhere south of St. Louis. Fan Profile: Die-hards who’ve been in mourning ever since B.B. King shuffled off to that great speakeasy in the sky. Appropriate Attire: Burlap-sack britches, but only if that’s seriously all you can afford. What You’ll Walk Away With: Conviction you were separated at birth from Jake and Elwood Blues.
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NICKI MINAJ Let us count the ways we love Nicki Minaj, who played the Queen E. on her last swing through town and now finds herself headlining Rogers Arena. The 32-yearold breakout star has gone toe-totoe with Kanye West on “Monster”, made a conscious effort to empower her fans with Pinkprint, and gone on record about the challenges of being a black artist in a world where racism still exists. Oh yeah, and there was also that time she turned a whole new generation on to Sir Mix-a-Lot’s “Baby Got Back”. When and Where: August 16 at Rogers Arena. Suggested Retail Price: $175 to $29 plus service charges. What We’d Trade Our Tickets For: The kind of anaconda that don’t want none unless you’ve got buns, hon. Fan Profile: Hip-hop pop consumers who’ve set every station in the car to 94.5 Virgin Radio. Appropriate Attire: As Nastassja Kinski once proved, nothing looks better on a body than an anaconda, especially when that body is naked. What You’ll Walk Away With: A mental note to hit a pet store specializing in reptiles. PNE SUMMER NIGHT CONCERTS
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including indie-rock royalty (Sloan, the New Pornographers), country gold (Clint Black), and at least a couple of platinum-selling legends (Pat Benatar, Boyz II Men). The price isn’t bad either. When and Where: August 22 to September 7 at the PNE. Suggested Retail Price: Free with PNE admission. What We’d Trade Our Tickets For: Front-of-the-line privileges on the wooden coaster. Fan Profile: Ever been to the PNE? Start with everyone you see on the midway. Appropriate Attire: Suit jackets or dresses made of stitchedtogether PNE prize-home tickets, of which you’ve purchased hundreds over the years without even coming close to winning. What You’ll Walk Away With: Because they are basically the equivalent of deep-fried crack, three bags of little doughnuts. All of which will be inhaled by the time you get to the car. SLIPKNOT If you’ve always thought about enlisting in the Armed Forces but aren’t sure whether combat is for you, here’s a suggestion: stand in the middle of the pit at Slipknot. If you survive the mayhem, deployment in the Middle East will be a breeze. For their Summer’s Last Stand tour, the masked industrialmetal miscreants from Iowa hit town with Lamb of God and Bullet for My Valentine. When and Where: August 24 at Rogers Arena. Suggested Retail Price: $75 to $35 plus service charges. What We’d Trade Our Tickets For: An authentic, and hopefully fumigated, Slipknot mask. Fan Profile: Maggots and—given that Slipknot has been making records for three decades— their maggot offspring. Appropriate Attire: Industrial overalls and homemade Slipknot masks from the Iowa era. What You’ll Walk Away With: If you end up anywhere near the pit, you won’t be walking away from anything. Make sure they immobilize your neck on the stretcher.
Admit it: you can’t sing along to Michael Jackson’s “Beat It” without changing the lyrics to “Grab yourself an egg and beat it.” Such is the genius of “Weird Al” Yankovic, whose career has lasted longer than many of the artists he’s parodied over the decades. When and Where: September 8 at the Queen Elizabeth Theatre. Suggested Retail Price: $65 to $47.50 plus service charges. What We’d Trade Our Tickets For: Yankovic’s plussize inflatable Wacko Jacko suit from his “Fat” video. Fan Profile: Unrepentant nerds, and the nerds who love them. Appropriate Attire: An ’80s-porn-star perm, steelframe glasses, and a disturbingly creepy mustache, with Hawaiian shirt optional. What You’ll Walk Away With: Simmering hatred for U2, Paul McCartney, and Eminem, based solely on the fact they all refused to let Yankovic unleash his genius on their songs. “WEIRD AL” YANKOVIC
FIGHTERS If Dave Grohl weren’t the nicest—and most enthusiastic—guy in rock, one might be tempted to point out that Nirvana made him what he is today. But even if Foo Fighters have never changed the world the way a certain Seattle trio did, few modern rock bands have. And even fewer have stayed at the top of their game, on their own terms, as long as Grohl has. So show some respect. When and Where: September 11 at Rogers Arena. Suggested Retail Price: $75 to $35 plus service charges. What We’d Trade Our Tickets For: A tab at the Crocodile Café in Seattle’s Belltown. Fan Profile: Meat-and-potatoes rock fans who never get tired of hearing “Best of You” on CFOX. Appropriate Attire: A Scream baseball cap, mostly because Grohl is one of those rare guys who’ve never forgotten their roots. What You’ll Walk Away With: The lasting impression that Grohl really is a nice guy.
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hether you call it “global warming” or “climate change”—or even if you dismiss the whole notion as a pseudoscientific liberal lie designed to attack big business, while you crank the AC and pretend it isn’t happening—it’s going to be a long, hot summer. In the short term, there isn’t a damn thing you can do about it, so you might as well learn to enjoy it. And by that, I don’t mean sitting around the house in your sweat-stained underthings rewatching all seven seasons of Mad Men, or filling your bathtub with ice cubes and lying in it until they have all melted. No, I mean getting out there and experiencing it for yourself. It’s not all bad news. After all, the hotter it gets, the fewer clothes humans tend to wear. This is an especially positive development if those shedding the layers happen to be the sort of humans you find attractive. Attractive humans have been known to gather at music festivals, and guess what? There are plenty of those happening, both locally and within a day’s drive or so of Vancouver. Of course, the opportunity to ogle hot strangers might not be enough to get you motivated, so what follows is a more or less comprehensive guide to what’s happening and why you want—nay, need—to be there. And for the love of Mother Earth, please don’t just load up your gas-guzzler and hit the highway. Do the right thing and bum a ride from someone. Preferably an attractive stranger in some state of heat-induced undress. Oh, and here’s hoping you like the Funk Hunters, because if you go to enough festivals this summer, you will be seeing Nick Middleton and Duncan Smith at some point. TD VICTORIA INTERNATIONAL JAZZFEST (June 19 to 28 at vari-
ous venues in Victoria) Why you’re bumming a ride: This year’s highlights include Britain’s vibraphone-led Cloudmakers Trio, Cocktail Nation survivors Pink Martini, the perennially horny Tower of Power, postmodern piano trio GoGo Penguin, Israeli “Ethio-jazz” sensation Ester Rada, and Adonis Puentes and the Voice of Cuba Orchestra. Big Selling Point: As usual, there’s lots of overlap with Vancouver’s jazz festival, but if you stay in town you won’t have an excuse to take a ferry ride. Any excuse for a ferry ride, I always say! SLED ISLAND (June 24 to 28 in Cal-
gary) Why you’re bumming a ride: A carefully curated cross-section of left-field pop, rock, and hip-hop, including the legendary likes of Daniel Lanois, De La Soul, Swervedriver, Pentagram, Drive Like Jehu, Yo La Tengo, and Television; plus the buzzworthy Tough Age, Viet Cong, Iceage, the Coathangers, and the delightfully named Bullshit Hardcore Band. No Funk Hunters, though. Big Selling Point: There’s always a chance that the Elbow River will jump its banks and flood the entire city of Calgary. Danger is exciting! TALL TREE MUSIC FESTIVAL (June
26 to 28 at Brown’s Mountain in Port Renfrew) Why you’re bumming a ride: The Funk Hunters, the Funkee Wadd, Five Alarm Funk, and a bunch of other acts that don’t have the word funk in their names. Those include many, many DJs, plus performers like Bend Sinister, Daniel Wesley, Hot Panda, Delhi 2 Dublin, the Harpoonist and the Axe Murderer, and Humans. Big Selling Point: This might well be the only reason you ever have for visiting Port Renfrew, so make sure to hit the excellent nearby hiking trails while you’re up there. (Or down there, or whatever direction it’s in.) In Avatar Grove you will presumably get to chill with the resident Na’vis and see what
(July 24 to 26 at Fraser River Heritage Park in Mission) Why you’re bumming a ride: As usual, the Mission fest is a celebration of music with a truly global character, featuring songs from the Camino de Santiago with Ialma & Quentin Dujardin; voices of Africa with King Sunny Adé, Black Umfolosi, and Bongoziwe Mabandla; new sounds from the Carpathian Mountains with Poland’s Volosi; Canadian folk icon Sylvia Tyson; the Canadian-Irish venture of Pierre Schryer and Martin Nolan; Scotland’s Ross Ainslie and Jarlath Henderson; and Basque trikitixa with Eneko Dorronsoro. No idea what trikitixa is, but it sure is fun trying to say it. Big Selling Point: Fraser River Heritage Park is one of the prettiest spots on God’s green Earth—or at least the Fraser Valley—and it’s a great place to experience trikitixa in all its glory. Whatever trikitixa is. WATERSHED FESTIVAL (July 31 to
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is billed as “Canada’s gnarliest tree”, Musicfest does a commendable job which is not only gnarly but also rad, of programming things to appeal to all ages, and this year that means excellent, and totally tubular. everything from children’s fave VICTORIA SKA + REGGAE FESTI- Major Conrad Flapps to 15-year-old VAL (July 1 to 5 at various venues in blues-rock wunderkind Quinn SulliVictoria) Why you’re bumming a van to honest-to-God music legends ride: Formerly just the Victoria Ska like Buddy Guy, Graham Nash, and Festival, but the organizers threw that Lyle Lovett. But the surest sign of “+ Reggae” in this year to show that all that this is a multigenerational this is more than a one-genre fest. festival is the fact that both Barney With acts like Hepcat, the Slackers, Bentall and Dustin Bentall are playThird World, Kutapira, Carmanah, ing at it. Big Selling Point: This is Breakestra, the Boom Booms, and one festival that you can bring your the Real McKenzies on the bill, they kids and parents to without anyone could just as easily have called it the getting all pissy about it. Victoria Ska + Reggae + Afrobeat + Folk-Rock + Soul + Funk + Dub HARRISON FESTIVAL OF THE + Celtic-Rock Festival. Big Selling ARTS (July 11 to 19 in Harrison Hot Point: What—ska, reggae, Afrobeat, Springs) Why you’re bumming folk-rock, soul, funk, dub, and Celtic a ride: That Barney Bentall sure does get around. In Harrison, he’ll rock aren’t enough for you? be playing bluegrass with the High TD CONCERTS AT THE PIER (Sat- Bar Gang, an ensemble that also inurday nights July 4 to August 8 on cludes Colin Nairne, Shari Ulrich, the waterfront in White Rock) Why and others. Vancouver blues duo the you’re bumming a ride: This weekly Harpoonist and the Axe Murderer are concert series includes performances also on the bill, as well as acts from by Good for Grapes, Fast Romantics, further afield, including Newfoundthe Boom Booms, Gary Comeau & land’s the Once, Mali’s Bassekou the Voodoo Allstars, the Matinée, Kouyaté & Ngoni Ba, and Scotland’s Téa Petrovic, David Sinclair & Keith Breabach. Big Selling Point: In addiBennett, Rich Hope, Tonye Aganaba, tion to evening concerts at Heritage Bend Sinister, Ben Rogers, Lester Memorial Hall, the Festival of the Quitzau, Sarah Wheeler, Colleen Ren- Arts features lakeside performances nison, and Blue Moon Marquee. Big with a lush backdrop of mountains, Selling Point: Okay, so technically all of which seems designed to make White Rock isn’t quite “out of town” you want to put your 200-square-foot in the way that, say, Victoria is. After Yaletown condo on the market and all, you can get there in under an hour. move to the Fraser Valley. But if you’re like most Vancouverites, you don’t spend much time on White FOLK ON THE ROCKS (July 17 Rock’s charming waterfront, which is to 19 in Yellowknife) Why you’re a shame, because going there is just bumming a ride: Okay, so Yellowlike being out of town, only not quite. knife might be a little more than a day’s drive from Vancouver. But it BASS COAST (July 10 to 13 at Ac- should be worth the epic trek to catch tive Mountain Resort in Merritt) Why some genuine northern artists—like you’re bumming a ride: Not that Tanya Tagaq, Iva, Leela Gilday, and it’s any of my business what someone Quantum Tangle—alongside some chooses to call their festival, but until from the opposite end of the world, the sea level rises and all of Metro like Australia’s Kim Churchill and Vancouver and the Fraser Valley are Jamaican-born reggae star Mikey swallowed up by the Pacific Ocean, Dangerous. Throw in appearances Merritt will remain a good three- by Dan Mangan + Blacksmith, Corb hour drive from the nearest coastline. Lund, and, of course, the inevitable Don’t let geographical inaccuracy Funk Hunters, and that’s a festistop you from enjoying sets by Tyler val right there. Big Selling Point: Stadius, Lighta! Reggae and Dub Jam, You’ve never been to Yellowknife. Zebra Katz, Woodhead, Longwalk- Well, have you? Didn’t think so. shortdock, Blondtron N Waspy, Foxy Moron, Max Ulis, Willisist, Small- ROCK THE SHORES (July 18 and 19 town DJs, Taal Mala, and those ubiqui- at West Shore Parks & Recreation in tous Funk Hunters. Big Selling Point: Colwood) Why you’re bumming a It’s a lot more appealing a notion than ride: If you’re wondering where the hell Colwood is, rest assured that it’s the Treble Coast Festival. not in the middle of nowhere. It’s a VANCOUVER ISLAND MUSICFEST mere 25-minute drive from Victoria, (July 10 to 12 at Comox Valley Fair- and while that basically makes it the grounds in Courtenay) Why you’re burbs, it’s a nicely verdant location bumming a ride: Vancouver Island in which to take in the likes of the
Black Keys, Jane’s Addiction, Father John Misty, Edward Sharpe and the Magnetic Zeros, TV on the Radio, the Sheepdogs, Current Swell, 54-40, the Glorious Sons, and No Sinner. Big Selling Point: Colwood is a hell of a lot easier to get to than Yellowknife.
August 2 at the Gorge Amphitheatre in George, Washington) Why you’re bumming a ride: Carrie Underwood, Dierks Bentley, Florida Georgia Line, Mark Chesnutt, Hunter Hayes, Jana Kramer, and various other slick and soulless disgraces to the legacies of Hank Williams and Patsy Cline. Big Selling Point: If you call yourself a country fan but have zero interest in anything released before Garth Brooks was king of the charts, you’ll find yourself right at home. You are probably also a terrible person.
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Beaverfoot Lodge in Golden) Why you’re bumming a ride: The EDMoriented event that those in the know call MoNo features Infected Mushroom, Noisia, and many, many acts that you have never heard of, including Doctor Werewolf, Farfetchd, Mustard Tiger, Inf1n1te, HumDrumMachine, Egorythmia, Flowjob, Bro Haven, Crazy Daylight, Dirtyloud, Amplidude, Skiitour, Sonic Species, Mister Mxyzptlk, Huglife, Perkulator, Fat Pat, DJ Dill Weed, Om Unit, Plastic Influx, Blue Lunar Monkey, and Far Too Loud. Some of those we totally made up, but you’ll probably never guess which ones. Big Selling Point: A chance for all you amateur naturalists to observe the effects of pummelling bass frequencies on the unsuspecting flora and fauna of a pristine wilderness area. PDX POP NOW! (July 24 to 26 at AudioCinema in Portland, Oregon) Why you’re bumming a ride: This one stretches the definition of pop in a major way. Unless you’re a Willamette Week subscriber, you have almost certainly never heard of any of the performers, but with names like Marriage + Cancer, Cool Nutz, Appendixes, Hot Victory, Rap Class, and Weresquatch, you’ve got good reason to head down to Portland. Namely, curiosity. Big Selling Point: There’s never a bad reason to head down to Portland. Also: free admission! CENTER OF GRAVITY (July 24 to 26
at City Park and Hot Sands Beach in Kelowna) Why you’re bumming a ride: Given that it’s sponsored by an energy drink and its big draws are actually things like beach- and grassvolleyball tournaments, a slam-dunk competition, and a veritable dudesplosion of BMX, skateboarding, and wakeboarding events, it can be easy to overlook the fact that Center of Gravity does indeed have a musical component. Diplo, Flo Rida, Knife Party, Zeds Dead, Delhi 2 Dublin, Yukon Blonde, Phantogram, and Blondtron N Waspy will provide the soundtrack. Oh, and the Funk Hunters. Of course. Big Selling Point: Do you like butts? Because with all that volleyball, plus the inevitable bootyquake of twerking that seems to break out everywhere Diplo goes, you’ll be seeing a lot of them.
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(August 1 at Cheam Fishing Village in Agassiz) Why you’re bumming a ride: Feel the EDM and hip-hop love with Pegboard Nerds, Swollen Members, Mat the Alien, Kyprios, Evil Ebenezer, Checkmate & Concise, Kanabliss tha Supaspliff, Astronaut, Goa Pete, Decibel Empire, and Illvis Freshly. That’s right—Illvis Freshly! Big Selling Point: According to the festival’s website, “When one is deeply, emotionally involved with quality stereo sound a space of light, colour and energy can open up within and the listener becomes the sound.” What the website doesn’t mention is that when you become the sound, you can see through time. CHASING SUMMER (August 7 and 8 at Fort Calgary in Calgary) Why you’re bumming a ride: The Funk Hunters, mais bien sûr! Plus Tiësto, Kaskade, Dash Berlin, Afrojack, Morgan Page, Will Sparks, Jordan Suckley, James Bayliss, David Stone, Tang Twinz, and other highly photogenic headphone models. Big Selling Point: Hey, girls! B-boys! Superstar DJs—here we go! SHAMBHALA MUSIC FESTIVAL
(August 7 to 10 at Salmo River Ranch in Nelson) Why you’re bumming a ride: A lineup of electronic-music artists so big and wide-ranging that we are practically obligated to use exclamation marks. Skrillex! Datsik! DJ Jazzy Jeff! Bonobo! Excision! Pretty Lights! Zomboy! Mix Master Mike! Fort Knox Five! Skratch Bastid! Smalltown DJs! ETC!ETC! (For real: ETC!ETC! is the name of one of the performers.) Big Selling Point: Unless you’ve booked them to play your end-of-summer kegger, this is your last chance to catch the Funk Hunters this season. SALMON ARM ROOTS & BLUES FESTIVAL (August 14 to 16 at Sal-
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Oates, who apparently doesn’t just vanish when that other guy isn’t in the room. Big Selling Point: The chance to finally settle the longstanding question of whether or not salmon actually have arms. (I make this joke every year because it never gets old. Never, I say! Never!) MUSICFESTNW (August 21 to 23
at Waterfront Park in Portland, Oregon) Why you’re bumming a ride: Portland’s largest music festival features Foster the People, Belle and Sebastian, Beirut, Modest Mouse, Misterwives, the Tallest Man on Earth, Milo Greene, Twin Shadow, Danny Brown, the Helio Sequence, Battles, Lost Lander, Strand of Oaks, Pure Bathing Culture, Title Fight, Lady Lamb, Cayucas, Talk in Tongues, Sales, Divers, Alialujah Choir, and Beat Connection. Big Selling Point: The opportunity to see for yourself if it’s true that the dream of the ’90s is alive in Portland. PONDEROSA FESTIVAL (August 21
to 23 in Rock Creek) Why you’re bumming a ride: Join Ben, Adam, Hoss, and Little Joe for an impressive cross-section of (mostly) B.C. music, including Mounties, the Harpoonist and the Axe Murderer, Bear Mountain, Top Less Gay Love Tekno Party, High Ends, Gay Nineties, Fake Shark, Catlow, Cathedrals, and Tiger Moon. Big Selling Point: Isn’t Rock Creek where they make that cider? BUMBERSHOOT (September 5 to
7 at Seattle Center) Why you’re bumming a ride: With all due respect to the other fine festivals on this list, Bumbershoot is the one to beat. Just look at this lineup: the Weeknd, Chance the Rapper, Faith No More, Ellie Goulding, Cake, Flying Lotus, Fitz & the Tantrums, Zedd, Social Distortion, Brand New, Neko Case, Bassnectar, Ben Harper & the Innocent Criminals, Brandon Flowers, the Airborne Toxic Event, the Cave Singers… Hell, the only thing missing is the Funk Hunters. Big Selling Point: You’ll have fun spotting your fellow Canadians; they’ll be the ones who pronounce “bumbershoot” properly, while the Yanks perversely insist on saying “bumpershoot”. RIFFLANDIA FESTIVAL (September 17 to 20 at various venues in Victoria) Why you’re bumming a ride: Chromeo, Julian Casablancas and the Voidz, Kiesza, Arkells, Joey Bada$$, Tokyo Police Club, Neon Indian, Blonde Redhead, Doomtree, Big Data, the Underachievers, Emancipator, the Dears, Wild Ones, Little Hurricane, Frog Eyes, Moon King, Highs, Grounders, and probably lots and lots of other stuff that only the organizers know and aren’t telling anyone about yet. Big Selling Point: Having branched out in recent years from Victoria’s Royal Athletic Park to encompass a variety of club and theatre shows, the always-impressive Rifflandia seems to be positioning itself as a Bumbershoot-style event that, unlike Bumbershoot, you don’t need a passport to get to. You will have to take a ferry, but no one ever complained that the scenery along the Strait of Georgia isn’t pretty. -
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Purity Ring has been a pop band all along When they were producing the
2 latest Purity Ring album, Megan
James and Corin Roddick were in the same room at the same time a lot. That might sound like standard operating procedure, but it was a new experience for this pair. While making their first album, 2011’s Shrines, the two Edmontonians were living in separate cities and collaborating electronically. The resulting record was remarkably cohesive and it defined the Purity Ring aesthetic: James’s deceptively sweet vocals nestled within Roddick’s misty synths and trap-inspired beats. “The lines between our specific roles were definitely blurred this time,” Roddick says of working face to face on Purity Ring’s new LP, Another Eternity. “Megan still writes all the lyrics and I’m still the producer, but we gave each other a lot more feedback on the other’s parts that we were contributing. It was really a much more collaborative experience in the way that we weren’t afraid of trying to get involved with every aspect of it. We still have our main roles in the band, but it felt more like a real band kind of project this time instead of an Internet collaboration, I guess.” Speaking from a tour stop in Chicago, Roddick says that much of Shrines came together by sheer fluke. In contrast, Another Eternity was carefully mapped out. “There was more intention behind every sound and part, and every melody and texture,” the producer notes. “Through the songs on that album there’s a lot of thought put into how each one would interact with the other, and how long they should stay around for, while still trying to focus on the vocals and make that the most important, up-front part. Things like that were elements that I didn’t really have a handle on yet when we were doing Shrines. I was figuring those things out, I think, but it wasn’t until we started working on Another
Purity Ring’s Megan James and Corin Roddick have found that being in the same city makes appearing in promo photos together just a little bit easier.
Eternity that I felt a bit more confident with those aspects.” Another Eternity is arguably more accessible than its predecessor; songs like “Heartsigh” and “Bodyache” carry powerful hooks and a cleaner, more direct sound. “Flood on the Floor”, with its spare hip-hop groove and the explosion of crunktastic synthesizer arpeggios during its chorus, has garnered more than one comparison to Katy Perry’s “Dark Horse”. That seems like a major shift for an act more accustomed to being spoken of in the same breath as the Knife and Burial, but for Roddick, it’s a natural step. “It’s funny to me to hear people suddenly be like, ‘Oh, you decided to make pop music,’ because from the very beginning we were like, ‘Let’s be a pop band,’ ” Roddick says. “I think we’ve just maybe gotten better at it. It’s maybe more noticeable on Another Eternity because we’ve learned a lot. Shrines was my very
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first attempt at producing at all, so it was really a learning experience for me. I’m still learning a lot. I still have a very long ways to go as a producer, but when it came time to work on Another Eternity, I definitely felt a bit more experienced, and I had more of an idea of what we wanted to do.” If nothing else, Another Eternity makes a strong case in favour of being in the same room as your creative partner. > JOHN LUCAS
Purity Ring plays the Vogue Theatre on Monday (June 15).
No Joy takes delight in defying our expectations There’s a certain irony to the fact
2 that Laura Lloyd plays in a band
called No Joy, this becoming evident when she talks about her teenage
years. The guitarist, who comes across as fun-loving and charmingly upbeat on the phone, grew up in Victoria, where she lived until she was 14. Then came a by-all-accounts semitraumatic move across the country to Montreal. Music would eventually pull her out of a dark hole. “My dad got a job out here, and at first I was like, ‘I’m old enough to stay in Vancouver, so fuck you!’ ” Lloyd says with a laugh, speaking on her cellphone from a Montreal club. “But my parents moved me over at the beginning of summer, so I had no friends for an entire summer. I’d hang out at the Stomp record store every day—I’m still friends with guys today who worked there 15 years ago. But I went to a lot of shows alone— Warped Tour, ska, and pop-punk shows. Going to see shows was my favourite thing in the world, so I would be like, ‘Well, how can I do that?’ ” That love of the live experience would lead Lloyd to pick up the guitar and, eventually, join a band, which brings us to No Joy. Along with singer-guitarist Jasamine WhiteGluz, Lloyd formed the group at the tail end of the ’00s, with a noiseblasted debut (2010’s Ghost Blonde) and a Sune Rose Wagner–produced follow-up (Wait to Pleasure) generating frothing press everywhere from Pitchfork to the Guardian. The just-released More Faithful builds on the distortion-overloaded chaos of those records, but it also finds No Joy—which includes drummer Garland Hastings and bassist Michael Farsky—determined to evolve. Those who’ve seen the band as part of a no-wave lineage that started with Sonic Youth will find plenty to thrill to on tracks like the multitextured “Remember Nothing” and the dream-swirled “Corpo Daemon”. But what’s just as impressive this time is the way No Joy steps out of its comfort zone, something that Lloyd
describes as organic rather than premeditated. Witness the postpunk-goes-to-Asia vibe of “Moon in My Mouth”, the synth-layered “Burial in Twos”, and the sugar-buzz pop deliciousness of “Rude Films”. So where No Joy has been seen as sonic terrorists with a vicious shoegazing streak in the past, that’s no longer totally valid, something Lloyd is happy to acknowledge. “People see what they want to see with us, and that’s totally fine,” she says. “At the same time, if you ask us what genre of music we play, I usually say ‘modern rock’. What I don’t want to ever be is be in a band where I have to stick to what people expect from us. That’s just so constraining.” It didn’t hurt that No Joy had plenty of freedom during the More Faithful recording process. Lloyd has clearly made a friend or two since her arrival long ago in Montreal; when it came time for No Joy to put the finishing touches on More Faithful, the band decamped to the mountains of Costa Rica, where producer Jorge Elbrecht set up a makeshift studio after extending a personal invitation to visit. “We were up in a cloud forest, which was super cool,” Lloyd says. “The bulk of the songs were recorded by the time we finally left for Costa Rica—we went there because our producer was sick of New York and needed to be back where he could clear his mind. He grew up there, and had an old farmhouse we set up in. We were completely isolated, with no car and an hour and a half from anything. Not only were we stuck in the house, but it was raining constantly—a torrential downpour every day, starting at noon. But that was good because really, we had nothing to do but work on the record.” > MIKE USINGER
No Joy plays the Biltmore on Thursday (June 11).
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GoGo Penguin doesn’t want to restrict itself The stupidest question in music
2 journalism is “How did your
band get its name?” Still, when the act you’re talking to is called GoGo Penguin, it’s one that must be asked. Conveniently or not, Chris Illingworth’s phone decides to fritz out at that very point, but through the transatlantic static he can be heard saying something about “a stuffed magpie that looked more like a penguin”, which was briefly the band’s mascot. Whew! Mystery solved. No matter how the Manchester trio came by its moniker, it seems apt for GoGo Penguin’s blend of formal complexity and playful physicality. At times, the band augments its essentially acoustic sound with real-time electronic processing; elsewhere, Illingworth’s classical training manifests itself in passages with a romantic and Russian bent. “I absolutely love Rachmaninoff,” the pianist explains. “The main thing with him was his idea of voicing. He was so clever at having all these inner melodies. Chopin was a big one as well, and Debussy. And then I got into a lot of contemporary music. I ended up playing with a small group called New Ensemble at the RNCM [Royal Northern College of Music], where I studied, and that was really interesting because it got me into the more experimental music that I wouldn’t have otherwise found. It put me in the direction of John Cage and Philip Glass and Steve Reich, all those guys. John Adams was another: some of the techniques he uses I’m trying to relate back to the piano as well.” This might explain some of the repetitive patterns that surface in GoGo Penguin’s second full-length, the Mercury Prize–nominated v2.0, but Illingworth, bassist Nick Blacka, and drummer Ron Turner are also interested in expanding the EDM styles they were exposed to in Manchester’s vital club scene. “The idea of following one style just seems too restrictive,” Illingworth says. “It’s not like I want to write a techno track; I just want to take that element and see what it sounds like if we add a Squarepusherstyle melody or a really classical-style harmonic structure. It starts getting interesting when you combine those things. And with the jazz thing, the main thing we wanted to keep was the idea of improvisation. We want our freedom, so that our tunes can evolve over time or can be tweaked depending on what kind of audience we’re playing to.” So far, audiences have been impressed—including one showcase crowd that included Blue Note label execs Don Was and Nico Pflug. The two signed GoGo Penguin up, and the band will preview material from its upcoming Blue Note release at the Vancouver International Jazz Festival. “It’s a massive honour to be asked to be a part of something as big as that,” Illingworth says. “Obviously, they see that we have this jazz element, but we’re also adding something fresh to it, and they seem to be very keen on that. So, yeah, I think it’s going to do good things for us, being with those guys.” > ALEXANDER VARTY
GoGo Penguin plays Ironworks on June 23, as part of the Vancouver International Jazz Festival’s Made in the U.K. series.
Wilson’s concept album looks at fear and paranoia Steven Wilson talks much like
2 he makes music: in long, intri-
cately structured passages, showing evidence of careful thinking about what, exactly, he wants to get across. As a result, we’re only going to get to skim the surface of a 25-minute conversation that ranged from the creative uses of solitude to the genius of the real Dave Stewart. (The astounding keyboardist, arranger, and Wilson collaborator, that is, not the guy who
Manchester’s GoGo Penguin has influences that range from Sergei Rachmaninoff to John Cage to Squarepusher.
was in a band with Annie Lennox.) Mostly, though, we discussed Wilson’s new solo effort, Hand. Cannot. Erase., for the simple reason that the busy musician intends to present it in its entirety at the Vancouver International Jazz Festival. Hand. Cannot. Erase. is a concept album, and that once-reviled format has allowed Wilson to create a work of novelistic depth. More surprising is that by using someone else’s life and death as his starting point, he’s made the most personal, perhaps even the most revealing, album of his career. The 47-year-old musician, whose CV includes 10 albums with his band Porcupine Tree, based his latest release on the grim fate of Joyce Carol Vincent, a recluse who died of unknown causes in her London flat, and whose absence went unremarked for more than two years. “Like a lot of people, I immediately dismissed the story, because the inclination, when you hear a story like that, is to assume that the victim is some kind of lonely little old lady,” Wilson explains, on the line from a Chicago tour stop. “And it wasn’t until about three years ago, when I saw a documentary film made by a British filmmaker called Carol Morley, called Dreams of a Life, that I understood that the opposite was true—that Joyce Carol Vincent was an attractive and popular young woman. So then the question arises in your mind, ‘How on earth could this possibly happen? How could someone who was young, attractive, and popular disappear so completely?’ And the more I thought about it, the more I understood exactly how this is possible. “We live in a world dominated by fear and paranoia,” he continues. “If you live in the city, you only have to look out your window to see enough that would make you feel that you don’t want to step outside your front door ever again. You turn on the news, you see war, you see pedophiles, you see terrorists, you see religious fundamentalism… There’s enough in the world to engender a sense of paranoia, of confusion, of fear and withdrawal. So I could begin to understand how someone like Joyce Carol Vincent could feel. To me, it became symptomatic of life in the 21st century, and particularly life in the city.” Once Wilson began writing Hand. Cannot. Erase.’s 11 songs, however, he discovered something else: taking on Vincent’s identity allowed him to delve deeper into his own memories, dreams, and fears. “I’ve kind of asked myself this question: ‘Why have I put more of myself into a female character than I ever have with a male character?’ ” he says. “And of course the answer
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is obvious: writing through a female character makes it less obvious if I give it some of my personal experience. People don’t necessarily make the connection if it’s a female character, so in a sense I’ve been a little bit braver in giving my female character some of my own autobiography. The fact that she’s female is a bit of a smoke screen; actually, she’s a lot closer to me than any other character I’ve ever written.” There’s a real, beating heart behind Wilson’s story of a dead Englishwoman, making Hand. Cannot. Erase. the kind of concept album even prog-rock skeptics might love. > ALEXANDER VARTY
Steven Wilson plays the Vogue Theatre on June 20.
SUUNS and Jerusalem are a natural fit, Shemie says For some of us, everything is For others, not so much—and it seems like SUUNS singer-guitarist Ben Shemie is in the latter camp, at least when it comes to his band’s new collaboration with Jerusalem in My Heart, the nom de plume of Montreal producer Radwan Ghazi Moumneh. Two of SUUNS’ four musicians are Jewish, while Moumneh is a Lebanese-born Canadian whose previous band IRE courted controversy with its outspoken anti-Zionist agenda. But when it came time to record SUUNS + Jerusalem in My Heart, it was apparently all about the music. “There’s no political content,” Shemie stresses, on the line from a Dallas, Texas, recording studio. “I mean, I know that Radwan’s project has political undertones to it, but we really went into this looking at the music side. Although it is kind of cool that it’s a nice mix of personalities from different parts of the world coming together—and maybe there is something in there that I’m not getting—we’ve never talked about that. The way I describe the project is just that it’s a project between friends—people who have mutual respect for each other’s projects and who like what each other do. But it was never a political conversation.” The five musicians know each other from Montreal’s active underground scene; Moumneh’s also done live sound for SUUNS on several European tours. “It felt like a natural fit to make music together,” Shemie says. “It wasn’t that we had the intention of making a record, but we’d booked off some time where we thought ‘Okay, let’s try to do something together.’ So we played together, and it felt really good. And from there it kind
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of developed really organically, in the sense that we never really tried to push it too hard. We really tried to let it happen when it was available to happen—and, for me, that’s why it feels really good. It really feels like dudes playing together without any expectations of the music.” SUUNS + Jerusalem in My Heart offers a hypnotic fusion of fuzzedup space rock, Middle Eastern folk music, and dance-floor rhythms, with Moumneh taking the lead on its most accessible tracks, many of which find the producer singing in Arabic. “He’ll bring in a melody for a song which is in Arabic, and the lyrics are usually a traditional poem, and we’ll kind of work around it,” Shemie explains. “We’ve definitely learned a lot by doing this, by incorporating that kind of style. Max [bassist and keyboardist Max Henry] has gotten deep into quarter-tone synthesizer stuff, so we’re all just trying to feel it as it goes along—although it’s not harmonically very complicated music, which I think suits us as a band. “And,” he adds, “it’s really enjoyable to play.” > ALEXANDER VARTY
SUUNS and Jerusalem in My Heart play a Vancouver International Jazz Festival show at Fortune Sound Club on June 23.
Christine Jensen gives her sister Ingrid free rein Christine Jensen likes a good
2 theme, as anyone who attended
last month’s Hard Rubber Orchestra concert in Vancouver knows. There, the Sechelt-born saxophonist and composer led John Korsrud’s big band through a program of music mostly based on her seaside childhood. She’s not all about rainforest greenery and oceanic rhythms, though, as we’ll hear when she brings her own big band to the Vancouver International Jazz Festival. The plan, Jensen says from her Montreal home, is to join 18 of the Quebec city’s best musicians in performing pieces from her 2013 release, Habitat, on which the vistas are more urban than rural—with one telling exception. That would be “Nishiyuu”, inspired by the six Cree youth who walked 1,500 kilometres from northern Quebec to Ottawa during the winter of 2013, hoping to raise awareness of the plight of remote First Nations communities. Moving from a stark depiction of the subarctic landscape to some resolute speechifying from saxophonist Chet Doxas before concluding on a meditative note, it’s as much an interior journey as a travelogue.
“I could write 10 ‘Nishiyuu’s on different topics,” Jensen says with a sigh, and although we don’t go deeply into her political leanings, it’s clear that, like most Canadian artists, she’s ready for a change of regime in our nation’s capital. One thing she doesn’t want to tinker with, however, is her relationship with her trumpet-playing sister Ingrid, who joined her as soloist with Hard Rubber and will reprise that role with Jensen’s own band. “Ingrid’s great,” says Jensen. “Obviously, I’ve known her my whole life, and because of that we can communicate on a very deep level—especially with this particular orchestra, because she’s come up and worked with us a lot. I always think of her as the final colouring over everything I’m working on. It’s like the music is a room I’ve decorated, and now we’re going to sit in it and hang out and enjoy this space, with our improvisations on top—although, in a way, Ingrid is more like a composer-in-the-moment than an improviser. She is so very clear with her ideas when she’s given the space to do her thing. Actually, I sometimes enjoy it the most when I give her the least amount of information, and then she can be the one who paints on top of the colour I’ve given her.” Ingrid solos on half of Habitat’s six tunes, so she’ll be put to good use during her sister’s Vancouver International Jazz Festival concert. But Christine stresses that all the players she’s working with are similarly accomplished. “With jazz, it’s all about an urban environment, where you’re able to work with as many musicians as you can to explore the possibilities,” she notes. “That’s really at the heart of my music, and Montreal’s a really great place for that. We have a real crosssection of everything in the band, from traditional, straight-ahead jazz musicians to very free players who are at the top of their game. So I like using them in the painting of my landscapes as well.” > ALEXANDER VARTY
The Christine Jensen Jazz Orchestra plays Performance Works on June 20.
Chilliwack helped shape Bria Skonberg’s hot jazz Hot jazz, the style popularized Louis Armstrong and his peers in the 1920s, has been out of favour for a long, long time. Yet its combination of infectious high spirits and bluesy eloquence refuses to die. While it will never command more than a small part of the jazz audience’s attention, it’s enjoyed regular revivals: most notably in the 1950s, with the Dixieland craze, and again in the 1990s, as the byproduct of a more generalized interest in swing. A generation later, the world seems ready to revisit the idiom once more, this time with help from an unusual locale: Chilliwack. That’s where Bria Skonberg hails from, and while she’s now living in the jazz centre of the universe, the cofounder of the recently established New York Hot Jazz Festival credits her Fraser Valley upbringing with forming her musical preferences—along with giving her the multitasking tools that have allowed her to build a career in a competitive environment. “My first love of jazz came from joining the Chilliwack Middle School band—it was like an 18-piece jazz band, and I wanted to join just because the older kids looked like they were having so much fun,” Skonberg explains by phone from her home. The 30-year-old singer and trumpet player ended up having fun too, but music wasn’t her only extracurricular activity. “I played a lot of sports, I was involved in student council, and I organized events,” she says, adding that she wound up with “a melting pot of skills” that she still uses every day. On the musical side, Skonberg benefited from further study at what was then Capilano College, and from on-stage exposure with ageless
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Christine Jensen (left) says an urban environment is ideal for a jazz musician; Bria Skonberg recently helped establish the New York Hot Jazz Festival.
Bria Skonberg
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that she’s mentoring the new kids in town, she’s likely passing on some of the lessons she’s already learned. “Early on after moving to New York, I got some great advice from this trumpeter, Lew Soloff,” she explains. “He said, ‘New York isn’t exactly a place to find yourself. There’s always going to be somebody who plays faster and higher, and comparisons happen. But the best chance you have for survival is to figure out what makes you unique—learn that and own it.’ So I’m putting more of myself into the music these days. “What I do is always hard for me to explain,” Skonberg continues, “but it’s like a mixture of New Orleans jazz and world music, with a little bit of Spanish flavour. I just take all that and mix it with Chilliwack, and something comes out!”
big-band leader Dal Richards. She did well enough that she made the cover of this magazine in 2010, shortly before her move to New York, noting at the time that she needed “to get uprooted in order to learn a lot more”. Her plan worked: since heading east, she’s made two well-received solo albums, started the aforementioned hot-jazz festival, and established a creative rapport with musicians as diverse as swing veteran Warren Vaché and hard-bop saxophonist Wycliffe Gordon. She’s also become a bit of a conduit for other local musicians wanting to test their mettle in the Apple. The quintet that she’s bringing to the Vancouver International Jazz Festival includes a pair of former Cap > ALEXANDER VARTY classmates: Evan Arntzen on sax and clarinet, and bassist Sean Cronin. “I love those guys,” she says, laugh- The Bria Skonberg Quintet plays Pering. And although she doesn’t claim formance Works on June 26.
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One fateful day at King Toot’s Music Store, Eli Bennett rejected the viomalin, the tubamaba, and the obomaboe in favour of a brand-new saxamaphone.
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or 55 years, or more than nimble tenor saxophone. The album’s twice as long as Eli Bennett chief characteristic, though, is that it’s has been on this planet, play- extremely audience-friendly, offering ing John Coltrane’s “Giant something for everyone from jazz soSteps” has been the make-or-break phisticates to those who just want a test for aspiring jazz saxophon- swinging summer-patio soundtrack. ists. When it first appeared, on the “That was definitely a thought go1960 album of the same name, it ing into it,” Bennett says. “I really seemed an unconquerable Everest; wanted it to be accessible to people now, though, it’s a part of every jazz that might not be into jazz, which is school’s curriculum. So it’s not sur- why it sort of blends some pop, some prising that Bennett should choose to funk, some blues, some jazz, and even include a version some film-score asof the famously pects. It’s sort of difficult tune on a culmination of his debut CD, all of my musical Alexander Varty Breakthrough. experiences to date. What’s odd, though, is that he opted And I was definitely going for radio to recast it at a decidedly languor- play, and for a larger market—if those ous tempo, in contrast to Coltrane’s exist for jazz.” 280-beats-per-minute pace. A moot point, Bennett knows. It’s not technical necessity that That’s why he’s following his father’s forced this choice, though. “I can play footsteps by going into soundtrack it at 300, man!” the 26-year-old saxo- work: he’s already won a rather asphonist claims, reached by phone at tonishing 35 awards for his sonic a friend’s Coal Harbour apartment. contributions to various documentar“You can throw anything at me!” ies, short films, and TV commercials. Confident, Bennett most definitely And he’s diversifying even further, is. But he’s joking, not boasting, and getting into music publishing in a big he goes on to explain the reason for way by releasing a well-received colhis slinky rendition. “That was sort lection of jazz star Chris Potter’s unof a half arrangement between my- accompanied saxophone solos. self, my drummer, and my producer, “I met Chris in 2009; he was the Kirk MacDonald,” he says. “I thought artist in residence at Humber Colit was a little clichéd that whenever lege when I was a student there,” anyone plays ‘Giant Steps’ it’s always Bennett notes. “We hit it off, so I got burning, and they’ve got to show all some lessons from him, and then we their chops off, and yada yada yada. played a concert at the end of the week And the concept of the album wasn’t together. We had a bit of a duelling‘I’m going to play a bunch of shit. saxophone thing, and then we kept in Here’s what I’ve got; check me out.’ touch. A few years later I got the idea So, sticking in line with the concept to put a transcription book together of the album, we sort of took it at a of his solos, because there wasn’t anyslower tempo. It still swings, but it’s thing like that on the market, and he’s not what I call ‘man jazz’.” one of the most-studied saxophonAnyone questioning Bennett’s cre- ists today. So I did it—he was up for dentials should know that he spent that—and we put it out, and now it’s much of his adolescence in blues clubs: been sold to 50 countries all around his dad, Daryl Bennett, drums for the the world. It’s doing really well.” Powder Blues, and Bennett had his And if being able to hang with Potfirst gig with Tom Lavin’s hard-swing- ter isn’t enough proof of the younger ing crew when he was 15. musician’s ability, he’s also been get“Growing up at the Yale, and be- ting a crash course in modern coming surrounded by local legends and position and big-band arranging as international legends, and really soak- a member of John Korsrud’s Hard ing up the blues vocabulary, was great Rubber Orchestra. training,” he says. “Blues is music for “I call it roller-coaster music,” the soul. It’s such a personal expres- Bennett says, laughing. “I mean, sion and journey through music, and I have a pretty good ear, so if I throw it has so much history behind it, and it myself in there, I can definitely hold really speaks to me. It’s definitely a big my own. But it takes some time, bepart of my playing, and I think it will cause the parts are wacky. It really always be a big part of my playing.” takes holding on to the bottom of That’s borne out by the aptly titled your seat to get through some of Breakthrough. Apart from the Col- that stuff, but I love it.” trane cover and one tune by pianist From dive bars to high art, BenD’arcy Myronuk, the rest of the al- nett’s got it covered—and where he’ll bum is made up of Bennett originals. go from here is anyone’s guess. And though they range from velvety ballads to New Orleans–approved Eli Bennett plays a free Downtown funk workouts, they share a num- Jazz concert at Robson Square on ber of attributes, including conci- Saturday (June 20), as part of the Vansion, verve, and Bennett’s unusually couver International Jazz Festival.
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Levitation festival eventually achieved liftoff CONC E R TS LEVITATION VANCOUVER At Malkin Bowl on Saturday, June 6
Though Levitation Vancouver’s
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at the Rickshaw on Friday (June 5) was packed to the rafters, the fest’s first full day of outdoor activities at Stanley Park’s Malkin Bowl looked more than a little thin early on. Obviously, there’s a size disparity between the two venues, but it didn’t seem like many locals wanted their minds melted by psych-rock sounds at high noon. Victoria’s Backhomes were given the unenviable task of opening the day, playing to a crowd of 20 or so people hanging out up front. Unfazed and armed with a pair of Fenders, programmed beats, and tinted sunglasses, the duo of Kees Dekker and Aimée Van Drimmelen sent spectacularly spaced-out tracks like “Solid Gold” into the void. Among those there to see it were Black Mountain’s Joshua Wells, who was kicking up dust with a laidback two-step, while the majestic eagle that took in the Spoon show at Malkin a couple of weeks earlier loomed over the Levitation grounds from the park’s highest perch. That raptor must have a season ticket. After Squamish Nation chief Ian Campbell welcomed the crowd to the fest, Dada Plan took the stage. The band’s The Madness Hides LP is one of the year’s finest headphone trips, but it played a bit too mellow for the audience, most of which chose to sit at this point. Still, bassist Colin Cowan grinned while roaming the stage like a drunk uncle to the island-sway number “Helpless”. Not to be outdone, one lady near the back of the field did a peacock strut with her dance partner, a rolled-up bamboo mat. Tacocat dialled up the intensity of the afternoon with a brief set of surfinformed pop-punk. Commanding
Rumour has it the Shrine’s Josh Landau tucks a hit of acid under his headband before each set. Rebecca Blissett photo.
frontwoman Emily Nokes smacked a canary-yellow tambourine on her forearm the whole set through, singing about a “tabby in the terminal ward” on “Psychic Death Cat”. Locals Three Wolf Moon didn’t shy away from the requisite drug talk. “This is a trip, and I haven’t even taken anything yet,” guitarist Adam Grant told the crowd, with bassist Evan Joel shouting “Who took acid today?” Three Wolf Moon delivered a middle-of-the-road mix of ’70s arena-rock keyboards, adenoidal howling, and in-the-red riffery that didn’t exactly alter anyone’s perceptions of space and time. Montreal’s Elephant Stone lifted spirits with an initial punch of psychrock sounds, but the set quickly deflated when Rishi Dhir’s bass amp crapped out. Twice. “That last song was jinxing us,” Dhir told the crowd with a disconcerted smirk before
launching into the swirling groove of “Echo & the Machine”. He’d later bring us to a higher plane after hopping onto a table and manning a sitar for an instrumental raga. Despite stagehands unsuccessfully trying to tack up a banner for the Shrine, twice, it was Mystic Braves that took the stage next. The Los Angeles quintet served up vintage ’60s garage rock, and looked the part with their bowl cuts and muttonchops. The band capped its performance with the easygoing “Bright Blue Day Haze”, a fitting move, considering the gorgeous outdoor setting. The Shrine’s banner—an illustration of a naked woman riding a forkedtongued wolf—was finally hung high and with a purpose. The California trio dropped an atom bomb of stoner-metal sounds on an unwitting crowd, which was a mixed blessing. It certainly woke the place up, with sev-
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eral hundred people finally standing to bear witness to the lunkheaded acidcasualty jam “Tripping Corpse”. Among the most inspired sets of Levitation was that of long-time Portland unit Dead Moon. Guitarist Fred Cole, bassist Toody Cole, and drummer Andrew Loomis clasped their hands together in a show of unity before setting Stanley Park ablaze with “Fire in the Western World”. Punkand-blues-fried outings like “54/40 or Fight” and “Johnny’s Got a Gun” were rough and ragged, but Toody’s fierce vocals and Fred’s damaged guitar solos were performed with undeniable passion. That raw power transferred over to the faithful, who blessed the band with the night’s first pogo pit. It’s odd to think of Black Mountain as a heritage act, but the Vancouver-bred quintet’s Levitation appearance timed neatly with the 10th-anniversary edition of its self-
titled debut. Keyboardist Jeremy Schmidt set things in motion with a few otherworldly synth sounds before the crew crashed into “Don’t Run Our Hearts Around”. Black Mountain hasn’t played a hometown show in three years, and it was electrifying to hear vocalist Amber Webber’s soaring vibrato and Steve McBean’s yowl twining together. Groove has always been big for the group, with recent lineup addition Jonny Ollsin delivering soul-shaking bass rhythms on cuts like “Wucan”. A new stoned-out stunner called “Mothers of the Sun” was a teaser for the band’s soon-to-be-released fourth album, but Black Mountain closed with the early face-melter “No Hits”. Judging by the crowd’s ecstatic reaction, the song’s title seems a bit disingenuous. One could’ve been forgiven for being worn out by nine hours of nonstop music, but the Black Lips’ down-anddirty rave-ups were worth sticking around for. The hard-partying Atlanta headliners barrelled through the first few songs as a steady stream of beer cans was launched their way from the crowd, with guitarist Cole Alexander bouncing a pitched pilsner off his head, soccer-style. The Black Lips were also the first act to make use of visuals, projecting lava-lamp swirls on a giant screen at the back of the stage. Jared Swilley swung his bass around as he sang about a bad batch of molly on “Modern Art”, while Alexander copped to munching a few magic mushrooms earlier in the day. Also contributing to the madness were Jack Hines’s high kicks, Alexander’s mistimed cartwheels, and the scores of toilet-paper rolls flung into the crowd by some roadies. Malkin Bowl was a ghost town early on, but self-professed “Bad Kids” the Black Lips lifted spirits high by the end of the night, leaving Stanley Park a spectacular mess in the process. > GREGORY ADAMS
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Tough Age ramps up its production values L OCA L D I S C S TOUGH AGE I Get the Feeling Central (Mint)
Singer, guitarist, and comic-
2 book fanatic Jarrett Samson has
always shown a predilection for the lowest of fidelities. Even though the eponymous Tough Age debut album was considered hi-fi compared to his work with Korean Gut, it still had that raw energy that comes with recording in a rehearsal space. I Get the Feeling Central ramps the production value up even further. Captured at Little Red Sounds by Felix Fung (Chains of Love, Dead Ghosts), the sound is so pure on some tracks, it’s hard to continue describing Tough Age as a scuzz-rock act, yet it all works. Samson’s humorous and introspective songwriting prowess is clearer than ever, while Fung’s lucid production gives the Toronto-Vancouver band’s sound a chance to compete with the big boys. “Snakes & Ladders” is up there with Pinkerton-era Weezer, “Gutter Lemon” has a vibe like “Hate to Say I Told You So” by the Hives, and “Castigation” could have been on Castlemania by Thee Oh Sees. The scuzz is still there, though, all over the vintage girl-group lurch rock of “ ‘Walk!’ ” and the GFY attitude of “Guilt”, so don’t go thinking they’ve sold out. Tough Age has simply improved. > ALAN RANTA
THE BACKHOMES Tidalwave (Independent)
If you managed to miss out on the Victoria duo the Backhomes’ Malkin Bowl performance at Levitation Vancouver, which many did, you can redeem yourself by getting caught in the undertow of its psych-pop masterpiece, Tidalwave. Throughout, the group submerges us in a sea of distorted, Black Rebel Motorcycle Club–leaning arrangements and the undulating blend of organs and vintage drum machines you’d catch on an early Suicide LP. It’s an overwhelming mix, but damned if the Backhomes don’t play it off super cool. “That’s All” steers itself straight into your third eye, with an exploratory soundscape of sun-fried six-string licks and shuffled rhythms that brings Kees Dekker’s distorted vocals from a calming “Om” to a straggled series of cries. Cleaning things up a bit is the acoustic guitar on “Rays”, a song that juxtaposes its summer-sunset vibe with the downer lyric “No matter what I say, the clouds go on for days.” There’s likewise a sense of hopelessness on “One More Time”, which poetically examines accomplishment through the eternal struggle of climbing the highest mountain. On Tidalwave, it sounds like the Backhomes had no trouble getting to the top.
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NO ISLAND Better Days (Independent)
Guitar pop is hard to pull off, because melody, chops, and catchiness are the most prized commodities on the cheerfully anthemic end of rock ’n’ roll. No Island has no shortage of tricks up its collective sleeve, next to a heart that beats to sounds that recall the Eagles, Bruce Hornsby, Queen, and other antique radio rockers. (Kids, ask your grandparents what came before Kodaline.) The sweet perfume of yacht rock hangs over most of debut album Better Days, and who doesn’t enjoy a shirtless sax player in the hotel windows of early-’80s music vids? Again, these dudes can play, with saxman James Wilfred Martin performing Clarence Clemons duty, while slap-happy bassist Jay Esplana is particularly impressive against Max Ley’s tight drumming. The band boasts three lead singers, including Esplana, keyboardist Andy Rice, and versatile guitarist Keith Sinclair. Unfortunately, they all have the same voice: high, adolescent, and slightly strained. The June-moon lyrics
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Tough Age discovered that one of the challenges of having a green roof is finding somewhere to plug in your lawnmower. Michelle Furbacher photo.
do leave the love stuff occasionally, for “Buzzards” and the optimistic title cut, but the words are all overly familiar. Everything is carefully crafted, with lots of harmonic shifts and stylistic changes to add colour and musical cred. But the clever stops, tempo changes, twin-guitar attacks, and stacks o’ vocal harmony sometimes seem there for themselves, not to serve songs that, for all their evident effort, remain indistinctive. The sterile recording lacks ambient vibe, and throughout, the band seems to be dutifully trying on various musical hats, ranging all the way from the Knack to Nick Gilder, although there’s no one hit here to wonder at. The tunes are lacking, but the arrangements kill. So maybe they just need to shop at a different hat store.
For the newest phase of Terror Bird, Nevver has amplified her retro beats and bedroom-pop charisma. Floating in on a cloud of synth, the record’s opener, “Beauty’s Illusion/Truth Is Blind”, soon picks up with an almost Madchester rhythm. Her voice strongly tremulous and brimming with sweet anguish, Nevver declares, “One thing I hate is being comfortable,” before vocalizing softly in luxurious contrast. The Bowie enthusiast’s cool croon is near theatrical and always in control as she sings of wilted flowers and unpaid debts. On the closer, “I Promise You, I Will Forget”, keyboards glide and glisten like iridescent crystals, reflecting the record’s knowingly dated sound—a throwback to the ’80s revival in the early 2000s. But as > KEN EISNER referential as it is, Terror Bird is perfect for mopey late-night bus rides SUPERMOON through Vancouver’s neon-city glow, emitting a vibrant light of its own. Comet Lovejoy (Alarum) Three of the four members of Supermoon used to play in the short-lived local act Movieland, but even though this is a new project, the sound isn’t that much different. Much like Movieland, Supermoon specializes in fun, scrappy indie pop in which bubbly ditties are delivered with punk-inspired grit. Comet Lovejoy is the band’s debut cassette EP, and opener “Grounded” introduces listeners to the quartet’s mix of sweet and spicy, as guitarists Katie Gravestock and Alie Lynch deliver crunchy chords and sunny surf licks. Meanwhile, bassist Adrienne LaBelle and drummer Selina Crammond bash out boppy rhythms, and the summery melodies are kissed with dreamy reverb. From there, “Tragedy” is an 85-second bubblegum-punk whirlwind with nursery-rhyme-simple melodies, but the upbeat delivery belies lyrics that tell of depressing documentaries and emotional repression. “I’ve Been Told” is a clear standout, its honeyed hooks and fiery fuzz recalling the finest of the Slumberland Records roster. The only misfire comes on “Burnout of My Dreams”, which cribs R.E.M. in its opening lyric “This one goes out to the one I love/This one goes out to the one I left behind.” This moment is likely to make listeners want to turn off Comet Lovejoy and listen to “The One I Love” instead. Aside from that, the EP is a charming showcase of Supermoon’s buoyant style; hopefully, this band sticks around for a lot longer than Movieland.
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> ALEX HUDSON
TERROR BIRD Terror Bird (SVNSNS)
> VIVIAN PENCZ
TONY WILSON 6TET A Day’s Life (Drip Audio)
Tony Wilson began his musical
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active as a guitarist and bandleader in the Vancouver scene since 1987, but it hasn’t always, if ever, been easy. Back in the mid ’90s, he found himself living on the street in the infamous Downtown Eastside, an experience that led to his fictional account of a day in the life of a crack-addicted busker, published in 2012 as a novella called A Day’s Life. Obviously, this book, and the general plight of homelessness and drug addiction, inspired much of Wilson’s new album, for which he assembled arguably the greatest iteration of his long-running 6tet yet. With JP Carter on trumpet, Jesse Zubot on violin, Peggy Lee on cello, Russell Sholberg on bass, and Skye Brooks on drums, the 6tet sounds inspired throughout this record. “The Morn’ in Blues” features Zubot’s violin abstraction screeching over a sweet Sholberg-and-Brooks groove, Carter on the fringes, a distortion creeping up at its climax. Woozy strings contrast the percussive madness of “Not All It’s Cracked Up to Be”, while an ephemeral affinity warms “Bobby Joe’s Theme”, with its brushed drums, wistful melodic interplay between guitar and violin, and uplifting trumpet. “The Train Keeps Rollin’ ” is practically rock-jazz, with drums, cello, and guitar creating the upbeat rhythmic base on which stereo-panned trumpet and violin extrapolate melody and freestyle with abandon, contrasting the contemplative concluding track, “Good-Bye”. Granted, there are no lyrics to cement the album’s theme, but the gravity of these performances should be palpable to those who don’t know its story.
Taking flight again with a split with French artist Micro Cheval, the darkwave diva Nikki Nev> ALAN RANTA ver (better known as Terror Bird) is tugging at your heartstrings. And you had better pay attention, as Nevver is TERRACE one of the most engaging nu new ro- We Fall Together (TechnoFunk) mantics Vancouver has to offer, having In Terrace’s press materials, the diligently released a stream of work local trio describes its sound ranging from experimental to radioas “unpretentious dance music that friendly over the past decade.
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pays no attention to current fads”. In other words, this is electronic music that has little in common with the glossy, big-tent EDM that currently rules the industry. The group’s sophomore album, We Fall Together, is a classic-sounding synth-pop record in the vein of ’80s pioneers like Duran Duran and Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark. The thumping rhythms would doubtless get the punters dancing in a club, but they’re equally suited to home listening, and frontman Simon Lock’s silky croon and rich harmonies give the tunes a dreamy sense of serenity. On cuts like the French Riviera tribute “Côte d’Azur” and the lovestruck “Shine Thru”, the band injects an undercurrent of funk by way of choppy guitar strums, while opener “Special Place” prominently highlights smooth sax leads. For the most part, however, We Fall Together’s arrangements are dominated by softly twinkling tones and pillowy synth layers. The accompanying vocal melodies are tuneful, but serve primarily to complement the contended mood. These soundscapes are uniformly pleasant, and if Terrace has a shortcoming, it’s that the songs are so tasteful that they are devoid of grit or bite. Then again, if the worst thing that can be said about We Fall Together is that it’s too pretty, maybe that’s not such a bad thing.
> ALEX HUDSON
THE NEVER SURPRISE Winters (Independent)
Arguments don’t often sound
2 as precious as the one presented
in the Never Surprise’s “No Dispute”. The tune, which opens the indiefolk project’s new album, Winters, has David Gaudet softly detailing passive-aggressive neutrality in a relationship, and the desire to have his voice heard. “I just want to talk but you override it. I only look alive,” he sings. A masterfully austere adagio of gossamer synths and guitar helps him open up the dialogue. The spacious pace of the title track initially suggests the solo artist will stick to whispers the whole album through, but the song is eventually upended with a big boom of drums and a drilled-out electric-guitar solo. But while Gaudet also explores overdriven organ tones and his sense of self on “No Real Me”, he brings things down a bit too timidly with the starspeckled soft-rock “Limousine”. Wrapping it all up nicely is “Picket Line”, which analyzes the unpleasantness of a disagreement. “I don’t want to change the world anymore,” he sums up in the aftermath of a clash. At the very least, that Gaudet’s getting to express his opinion at this point is a major breakthrough. > GREGORY ADAMS
GLENN CHATTEN Live at the Genesis Theatre (Soaring Eagle Music)
A local music veteran who here
2 shows his authoritative ease on-
stage, singer-guitarist Glenn Chatten casts a memorable spell with the help of sympathetic players. Drawing on his First Nations heritage and some respectable time on the planet, he delivers heartfelt originals about real issues without descending to harangue. Even tunes with titles like “Broken People” and “Burning Man” are casual enough to avoid the lecture circuit. Recorded last year at Ladner’s Genesis Theatre, the hourlong set builds well from the start with the softly rolling “Prairie Moon”, featuring band bassist Ross Christopher Fairbairn on banjo, percolating against an appropriately spare background. “Rolling to Surrender” and several other songs mix relaxed but insistent drum-circle rhythms with droning guitar chords and lyrics seeking universal truths. Chatten is
sometimes supported by harmonies from the other instrumentalists and vocalist Heather Duff. Percussion maven Marshall Zalik mostly sticks to small hand drums, while the widest amount of interpretive chores is taken on by David Say, moving colourfully between saxophone, flute, clarinet, and—most strikingly— bass clarinet. The leader has a nice, unshowy touch on acoustic and resonator guitars, accompanying a voice that has more character than range. (Some of his spoken passages are particularly effective.) Excepting the set’s dynamic closer, “Blues Band in Afghanistan”, Chatten’s songs tend to be built around hypnotic, twochord vamps. More harmonic development and contrasting sections would unleash his band’s potential. Not to worry: he may be a late starter, but the man’s a fast learner.
> KEN EISNER
DID YOU DIE <3 <3 <3 (Independent)
With so many modern bands
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the ’90s, alt-rock revivalism is getting dangerously close to hitting its saturation point. Did You Die is still getting in a few licks before the world turns its back on slacker rock for a second time, though, professing its love for speaker-blowing sounds on the emoticon-employing <3 <3 <3 EP. The opener, “See You Around”, is a fantastic tapestry of six-string noise, impassioned moans, and lo-fi clatter that brings to mind Smeared-period Sloan being stomped on by Dinosaur Jr. Subsequent tracks, like the regionally minded “E16th” and “Disappear”, present queasy and shoegaze guitar tones and existential angst, though the latter lands a bit flat, thanks to the metallic pinging effect affixed to Richie Alexander’s vocals. Even worse is “Tear Us Apart”, which mixes a shrill and tinny drum machine with muscled-up hard-rock licks. While switching up the sonics is a noble endeavour, Did You Die succeeds best when it channels its love through the alt-rock template. > GREGORY ADAMS
FOUNTAIN Fountain 2 (Independent)
The first sound that listeners
2 will hear on Fountain’s sopho-
more album is the juddering, echoing tone that heralds the atonal guitar weirdness of “Upset Sea Shells”. If this quirky but harsh instrumental overture is off-putting, then you might as well stop there, since the rest of Fountain 2 is similarly challenging. For the most part, the arrangements are stripped-down and raw, with live-sounding recordings that do nothing to soften the dissonance of the Victoria band’s art-rock style. Several tracks clock in at less than two minutes, with angular rhythms and jagged shards of distorted guitar at every turn. There are a few sonic surprises—the acoustic guitar in “Emerald Dripping Flat” and the freaky, abstract doodle “Brass Junction”—but Fountain typically emphasizes hypnotic fretboard workouts reminiscent of Women or fellow British Columbia combo Peace. Fountain saves its most palatable material for the end of the album: “Landline” and “V8T3Y6” are characteristically tightly wound, but have memorable choruses that stand out as the best melodic moments in a collection that’s decidedly low on hooks. And while “Two Ugly Doves” sports some jarring instrumental passages, the triumphant vocal delivery provides brief moments of catharsis during the verses. But even though most of Fountain 2 doesn’t go down easy, its scorching postpunk jams and intricate precision will reward those who appreciate an onslaught of fast-paced tension. > ALEX HUDSON
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CONCERTS 2JUST ANNOUNCED THE CAMPBELL BROTHERS New York sacred-steel group melds African American gospel with electric steel guitars and vocals. Jun 19, 8 pm, BlueShore Financial Centre for the Performing Arts (2055 Purcell Way, North Vancouver). Tix $30/28, info www.capilanou.ca/centre/. THE WICKS Victoria-Montreal folk rockers perform with Spencer Winston and Echo Nebraska. Jun 25, 8 pm, Media Club (695 Cambie). Tix $8, info www.thewicks.ca/. PROGFEST III Earthbound and The Undoing perform the music of Genesis, Peter Gabriel, King Crimson and Emerson, Lake and Palmer. Jun 27, 8 pm, Laura C. Muir Performing Arts Theatre (Douglas College. 700 Royal Ave., New West). Tickets $20 general admission; $15 seniors and students, info douglascollege.ca/cmsconcerts/. BRY WEBB Lead singer of the Constantines tours in support of his latest release Bry Webb and The Providers: Live at Massey Hall. Jun 27, 8 pm, Biltmore Cabaret (2755 Prince Edward). Tix $10 (plus service charges and fees), info www. facebook.com/events/1438542019785356/. THE WAIFS Australian folk-rock band composed of Josh Cunningham and sisters Vikki Thorn and Donna Simpson. Jun 30, 8 pm, BlueShore Financial Centre for the Performing Arts (2055 Purcell Way, North Vancouver). Tix $30/28, info www. capilanou.ca/centre/. THE MAHONES The Georgia Straight presents Irish punk-rock pioneers touring in support of the upcoming second part of concept album The Hunger and the Fight. Jul 3, doors 8 pm, Rickshaw Theatre (254 E. Hastings). Tix on sale Jun 12, $15 (plus service charges and fees) at Zulu, Red Cat Records, and www.rickshawtheatre.com/. ANNA & ELIZABETH The Rogue Folk Club presents West Virginia old-time musicians, with Seattle-based artist Eli West. Jul 5, 8 pm, St. James Hall (3214 W. 10th). Tix $20/16, info www.roguefolk. bc.ca/concerts/ev15070520/.
NEXT MUSIC FROM TOKYO VOL. 7 There are fans and then there are superfans. Steven Tanaka clearly belongs to the latter category. The Toronto anaesthesiologist doesn’t like Japanese underground music. He loves it. That’s why every year, Tanaka puts together a lineup of acts from Tokyo and sends them on tour across Canada. He does so singlehandedly, pouring upwards of $40,000 into the project. As it says on the Next Music From Tokyo website: “On top of paying for the tour, he has to design posters, write press releases, contact media, do interviews, secure instruments/backline, book venues, and go through the painful ordeal of obtaining work permits for the bands. Then on the tour, he must be the host, emcee, DJ, translator, roadie, and occasionally the doorperson.” That, friends, is a labour of love. Reward Tanaka for all his hard work by showing up at the Biltmore next Wednesday (June 17). And don’t worry if you’ve never heard of Mothercoat, PENs+, Atlantis Airport, Otori, or Owarikara. After all, that’s sort of the point of the whole exercise. Tanaka thinks you should hear them, and he’s willing to put in a lot of work to give you the opportunity. And that is the very definition of a superfan. with Toronto-based electropop duo. Sep 17, doors 8 pm, show 9 pm, Fortune Sound Club (147 E. Pender). Tix on sale Jun 12, 10 am, $15 (plus service charges and fees) at www.livenation.com/.
latest release Mixtape of the Open Road. Sep 27, doors 7 pm, show 8 pm, The Imperial (319 Main). Tix on sale Jun 12, 10 am, $29.50 (plus service charges and fees) at www.livenation.com/.
JULIAN CASABLANCAS+THE VOIDZ American rock band performs on its Immaculate Powerlords tour, with guests Craft Spells. Sep 19, doors 8 pm, show 9 pm, Rickshaw Theatre (254 E. Hastings). Tix $28 (plus service charges and fees) at www.livenation.com/.
MEW Danish alt rockers tour in support of latest release + -, with guests the Dodos. Sep 29, doors 7 pm, show 8 pm, Venue (881 Granville). Tix on sale Jun 12, 10 am, $25 (plus service charges and fees) at www.livenation.com/.
ALL TIME LOW American pop-punk band performs on its Future Hearts tour. Sep 27, doors 6 pm, show 7 pm, Vogue Theatre (918 Granville). Tix on sale June 12, 10 am, $35 (plus service charges and fees) at www.livenation.com/. MARTIN SEXTON American folk-rock singer-songwriter tours in support of
SHANNON AND THE CLAMS Oaklandbased garage punk trio tour in anticipation of their upcoming studio release. Jul 25, 7 pm, Biltmore Cabaret (2755 Prince Edward). Tix $14 (plus service charges and fees) at www.ticketfly.com/, info www.facebook. com/events/275447982625974/. AMERICA Soft-rockers from the ’70s (“Horse With No Name”, “Sister Golden Hair”). Jul 30, doors 7 pm, show 8 pm, River Rock Show Theatre (River Rock Casino Resort, 8811 River Rd., Richmond). Tix on sale Jun 11, noon, $49.50/39.50 (plus service charges and fees) at www.ticket master.ca/, info www.hardrockcasino vancouver.com. STEVE EARLE & THE DUKES American songwriting great (“Copperhead Road”, “Billy Austin”) leads his roots-rock band, with guests the Mastersons. Aug 30, doors 7 pm, show 8 pm, Hard Rock Casino Vancouver (2080 United Blvd., Coquitlam). Tix on sale June 12, noon, $49.50/34.50 (plus service charges and fees) at www.ticketmaster.ca/, info www.hardrockcasinovancouver.com. THE GET UP KIDS Indie-rock quintet from Kansas City performs on its 20th anniversary tour. Aug 31, doors 7 pm, show 8 pm, Venue (881 Granville). Tix on sale Jun 12, noon, $20.50 (plus service charges and fees) at www.ticketmaster.ca/. MIKAL CRONIN California singer-songwriter tours in support of latest release MCIII, with guests the Cairo Gang. Sep 7, doors 8 pm, show 9 pm, Biltmore Cabaret (2755 Prince Edward). Tix $14 (plus service charges and fees) at Red Cat, Zulu Records, and www.ticketweb.ca/. YOUNG EMPIRES AND BRAVE SHORES Toronto-based rock band coheadlines
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MAESTRO AMJAD ALI KHAN & SONS As part of the Indian Summer festival, Indian sarod player Amjad Ali Khan performs with his sons Ayaan Ali Khan and Amaan Ali Khan. Jul 15, doors 7 pm, show 8 pm, Orpheum Theatre (601 Smithe). Tix $30-100 at www.ticketstonight.ca/, info www.indiansummerfest.ca/. PETUNIA AND THE VIPERS Vancouverbased group blends swing, rockabilly, ragtime, country, and blues music. Jul 23, 8 pm, BlueShore Financial Centre for the Performing Arts (2055 Purcell Way, North Vancouver). Tix $25/23, info www.capila nou.ca/centre/.
TITUS ANDRONICUS American indie-rock band tours in support of latest release The Most Lamentable Tragedy, with guests Spider Bags and Baked. Oct 3, doors 7 pm, show 7:30 pm, Biltmore Cabaret (2755 Prince Edward). Tix $15 (plus service charges and fees) at Red Cat, Zulu Records, and www.ticketweb.ca/.
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FLORENCE + THE MACHINE The Georgia Straight presents English indierock band touring in support of latest release How Big, How Blue, How Beautiful. Oct 25, doors 7 pm, show 8 pm, Rogers Arena (800 Griffiths Way). Tix on sale Jun 12, 10 am, $36-70.50 (plus service charges and fees) at www.livenation.com/. 3 INCHES OF BLOOD Vancouver metal legends perform their final shows. Nov 7-8, doors 8 pm, show 9 pm, Commodore Ballroom (918 Granville). Tix on sale Jun 12, 10 am, $23.50 (plus service charges and fees) at www.ticketmaster.ca/.
2THIS WEEK NO JOY Canadian shoegaze band tours in support of upcoming release More Faithful. Jun 11, doors 8 pm, Biltmore Cabaret (2755 Prince Edward). Tix $12 (plus service charges and fees) at Red Cat Records and www.ticketfly.com/. BEBOP, BOSSAS, AND BLUES Roedde House Jazz Concert Series presents Canadian vocalist Karin Plato with MIles Black and James Danderfer. Jun 11, 7 pm, Roedde House Museum (1415 Barclay). Tix $15/12, info www.roeddehouse.org/. DAVID WILCOX Canadian bluesrocker (“Hypnotizin’ Boogie”, “Bump Up Ahead”). Jun 12, doors 7 pm, show 8 pm, River Rock Show Theatre (River Rock Casino Resort, 8811 River Rd., Richmond). Tix at www.ticketmaster.ca/, info www. riverrock.com/event/david-wilcox/. DAVID GOGO Blues-rocker from Nanaimo previews material from new album, scheduled for release this summer. Jun 12, doors 7 pm, show 8 pm, Blue Frog Studios (1328 Johnston Rd., White Rock). Tix $38.50 (plus service charge) at www. bluefrogstudios.ca/. BOB LOG III American one-man band. Jun 12, doors 8 pm, show 9 pm, Cobalt (917 Main). Tix $15 (plus service charges and fees) at Red Cat, Zulu Records, and www.ticketweb.ca/. SURFER BLOOD Indie-rock quartet from Florida, with guest Alex Calder. Jun 12, doors 7 pm, Venue (881 Granville). Tix $15 (plus service charge) at www.bplive.ca/. JONATHAN RICHMAN American singersongwriter and musician performs with drummer Tommy Larkins. Jun 12, doors 7 pm, show 8 pm, Biltmore Cabaret (2755 Prince Edward). Tix $20 (plus service charges and fees) at Red Cat, Zulu Records, and www.ticketweb.ca/. MINISTRY Union Events presents American industrial-metal band touring in support of latest release From Beer to Eternity. Jun 12, doors 8 pm, Vogue Theatre (918 Granville). Tix $69.99 (plus service charges and fees) at www.northerntickets.com/. THE GETMINES Local punk-rock band, with guests Cawama, Smash Alley, ColourSurround, and Mat Dennison. Jun 12, 8 pm, Rickshaw Theatre (254 E. Hastings). Tix $10, info www.rickshawtheatre.com/. THE SYLVIA PLATTERS CiTR presents West Coast power-pop trio, with guests Ace Martens and Western Jaguar. Jun 12, 8:30 pm, Princeton Pub (1901 Powell). Tix $5 at the door, info www.facebook.com/ events/847848911976657/. WESTERN JAGUAR Mission-based indie-rock band, with guests Ace Martens and the Sylvia Platters. Jun 12, 8:30 pm, Princeton Pub (1901 Powell). Tix $5, info www.facebook.com/ events/847848911976657/. SHASH’U (FOOL’S GOLD) Montreal producer performs with Jolin Ras, Christian Flores, and B-Dilla. Jun 12, 10 pm, Fortune Sound Club (147 E. Pender). Info www. fortunesoundclub.com/. RED TRUCK PARKING LOT CONCERT SERIES Featuring performances by Five Alarm Funk, Tonye Aganaba, Kutapira, and Vinyl Ritchie (Jun 13); the Trews, No Sinner, Rich Hope, and Ice Cream Social DJs (Jul 11); Head Of the Herd, the Dudes, No Sinner, Good For Grapes, and Ice Cream Social DJs (Aug 15); and Logan Mize and Jaxon Hawks (Sep 13). Jun 13, Jul 11, Aug
15, Sep 12, doors 4 pm, music 6 pm, Red Truck Brewery. Tix at www.brownpaper tickets.com/, info www.redtruckbeer.com/ redtruckbeer/concertseries.asp/.
SCREECHING WEASEL American punk-rock band tours in support of latest release Carnival of Schadenfreude, with guests MxPx. Jun 13, 7 pm, Commodore Ballroom (918 Granville). Tix at Red Cat and Zulu Records, info bplive.ca/. COVENANT FESTIVAL Local deathmetal and dark-ambient bands Rites of Thy Degringolade, Mitochondrion, Ritual Necromancy, Garotting Deep, Deathwinds, and the Nausea. Jun 13, 8 pm, Rickshaw Theatre (254 E. Hastings). Tix $30 (plus service charges and fees), info www.rickshawtheatre.com/. BAREKNUCKLE BEATS Fundraiser for Aprons for Gloves features performances by Arami the Corrector, Ashleigh Eymann, Attikus, Chillgod, Dkay, Jakub Evolved, Jdennis, Jdohe, Omar, and Northwest Division. Jun 13, 8 pm, Fortune Sound Club (147 E. Pender). Info www.fortune soundclub.com/. HALESTORM American hard-rock band tours in support of upcoming release Into the Wild Life, with guests Rival Sons and Royal Thunder. Jun 14, doors 7 pm, show 7:30 pm, Commodore Ballroom (918 Granville). Tix $27.50 (plus service charges and fees). SOLD OUT. ROBYN MCCORQUODALE QUARTET New York band composed of pianistvocalist Robyn McCorquodale, guitarist Daryl Jahnke, bassist Brian Newcombe, and drummer John Nolan. Jun 14, 4-5 pm, Northwood United Church (8855 156th St., Surrey). Admission by donation, info www.northwood-united.org/. ANDREA BOCELLI Italian classical tenor tours in support of latest release Opera: The Ultimate Collection. Jun 14, 7:30 pm, Rogers Arena (800 Griffiths Way). Tix $78.75-372.75 (plus service charges and fees) at www.ticketmaster.ca/. PURITY RING Canadian electropop duo tours in support of latest release Another Eternity. Jun 15, doors 8 pm, show 9:30 pm, Vogue Theatre (918 Granville). Tix $25 (plus service charges and fees) at Red Cat, Zulu Records, and www.northerntickets.com/. 7 SECONDS Hardcore punk band from Reno, Nevada, with guests the Briggs, Bishop’s Green, and Success. Jun 15, doors 7 pm, Fortune Sound Club (147 E. Pender). Tix at www.bplive.ca/. JEFF SCROGGINS AND COLORADO The Pacific Bluegrass & Heritage Society presents bluegrass music by Jeff Scroggins, Tristan Scroggins, and Greg Blake. Jun 15, 8 pm, ANZA Club (Australia New Zealand Association, 3 W. 8th). Tix $25/20, info www.pacificbluegrass.ca/. THE PICTUREBOOKS German rock duo tours in support of latest release Imaginary Horse. Jun 16, doors 8 pm, show 9 pm, Cobalt (917 Main). Tix $10 (plus service charges and fees) at Red Cat, Zulu Records, and www.ticketweb.ca/. SAN CISCO Indie-pop quartet from Australia, with guests the Prettiots. Jun 16, doors 9 pm, Venue (881 Granville). Tix $14 (plus service charge) at www.bplive.ca/. A.R. RAHMAN: CANCELLED Indian filmscore composer and electronic musician. Jun 16, 8 pm, Orpheum Theatre (601 Smithe). Refunds available at point of purchase. LEILANI THE ARTIST Pop-rock musician tours in support of latest release Love Rain Down, with guests the Response. Jun 16, 7-9:30 pm, The Roxy (932 Granville). Info leilanitheartist.bandcamp.com/. THE DONKEYS San Diego indie-rock band tours in support of latest release Ride the Black Wave, with guests Extra Classic. Jun 16, 8 pm, Media Club (695 Cambie). Tix $12 (plus service charges and fees) at www.ticketfly.com/. DON ALDER The Jericho Folk Club presents local fingerstyle guitarist performing
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SNAKEHIPS London-based dance-music production duo performs material from latest release Forever Pt. II. Jun 17, doors 9 pm, show 9:30 pm, The Imperial (319 Main). Tix $20 (plus service charge) at www.ticketweb.ca/. NEXT MUSIC FROM TOKYO VOL 7 Japanese indie and underground bands OWARIKARA, mothercoat, otori, PENs+, and Atlantis Airport. Jun 17, 7:30-11:30 pm, Biltmore Cabaret (2755 Prince Edward). Tix $15/10, info www.nextmusicfromtokyo.com/.
2UPCOMING HIGHLIGHTS TD VANCOUVER INTERNATIONAL JAZZ FESTIVAL The TD Vancouver International Jazz Festival celebrates its 30th anniversary with 1,800 artists from Vancouver and around the world giving 300 performances at 35 indoor and outdoor venues. Downtown Jazz features free concerts on the grounds of the Vancouver Art Gallery, and new initiative South Africa Now! debuts with five concerts. Highlights of the festival include Buddy Guy, the Stanley Clarke Band, Erykah Badu, the Roots, Pink Martini, Naturally 7, the Bad Plus, Joshua Redman, Tower of Power, the Abdullah Ibrahim Mukashi Trio, Ms. Lisa Fischer and Grand Baton, Snarky Puppy, Steven Wilson, Joyce Moreno, and the Harpoonist and the Axe Murderer. Jun 18-Jul 1, various Vancouver venues. Tix and info www.coastaljazz.ca/. ED SHEERAN British folk-pop singer-songwriter tours in support of latest release x. Jun 19, 7:30 pm, Rogers Arena (800 Griffiths Way). Tix $75.75/65.75 (plus service charges and fees) at www.livenation.com/. ERYKAH BADU American R&B-soul singer-songwriter. Part of the TD Vancouver International Jazz Festival. Jun 23, 8 pm, Orpheum Theatre (601 Smithe). Tix from $81 (plus service charges and fees) at www.northerntickets.com/, info www. coastaljazz.com/. MAKE MUSIC VANCOUVER Communitybased live-music festival features performances by Woodshed Supply Co, Tie Blaske, the Spheres, the Roam Antics, the Land of Deborah, the Howlin’ Gents, the Dolls, the Diviners, Taylor Rae Poznikoff, Stations of the Breath, Spectra, and Sleep Science. Jun 24, Gastown. Free admission, info www.makemusicvancouver.ca/. THE ROOTS American hip-hop/neo-soul band tours in support of latest release And Then You Shoot Your Cousin. Part of the TD Vancouver International Jazz Festival. Jun 30, 8 pm, Orpheum Theatre (601 Smithe). Tix from $81 (plus service charges and fees) at www.northerntickets. com/, info www.coastaljazz.com/. FVDED IN THE PARK SUMMER MUSIC FESTIVAL Progressive urban-music festival features performances by Deadmau5, Tyler, the Creator, Flosstradamus, Danny Brown, Chuckie, Pete Tong, Claude VonStroke, Tommy Kruise, Destructo, and Haywyre (Fri); and the Weeknd, Afrojack, Excision, the Chainsmokers, Borgore, Ty Dolla $ign, Vic Mensa, TOKiMONSTA, Keys N Krates, Stwo, Botnek, HUMANS, Thugli, and Flipout (Sat). Jul 3-4, Holland Park (King George Hwy. & Old Yale Rd., Surrey). Tix at www.livenation. com/, info www.fvdedinthepark.com/. EAST VAN SUMMER JAM Music by Ab-Soul, Mayer Hawthorne, Kelela, the Boom Booms, Esta, Slow Jam Sundays, B.J. the Chicago Kid, Kinnie Starr, Star Captains, Chin Injeti, and the Lifetimes. Jul 4, doors 12 pm, Strathcona Park (Malkin and Hawks). Tix $45 (plus service charges and fees) at www.ticketweb.ca/. WEST 4TH AVENUE KHATSAHLANO STREET PARTY Annual street party presented by the West 4th Business Improvement Association features 10 blocks of live music, food trucks, beer gardens, and kids’ activities. Participating bands include Yukon Blonde, the Belle Game, the Pointed Sticks, Enigmas, the Courtneys, Louise Burns, the Ballantynes, Hot Panda, Jpngrls, David Morin, No Fun, Colin Cowan, the Abramson Singers, the Ruffled Feathers, Dralms, the Ford Pier Vengeance Trio, Dada Plan, Darkblueworld, Plush Throw, Richard Yu Su, Real Ponchos, the Backhomes, Ones & Zeros, DJ D.Dee, Tyler Fedchuk, Mgh!, Sipreano, Summering, Cave Girl, Skinny Kids, A-ro the Naut, Bible Beats, Fake Tears, Needs, Plazas, Energy Slime, Soft Haze, and Dirty Mike & the Boys. Jul 11, West 4th Avenue (between Burrard & MacDonald). Free admission, info www.khatsahlano.com/. VANCOUVER FOLK MUSIC FESTIVAL The 38th annual event celebrates the world’s traditional and contemporary folk, world, and roots music. Performers include Richard Thompson, Trampled by Turtles, Frazey Ford, Basia Bulat, Hawksley Workman, Adam Cohen, Blind Pilot, Said the Whale, Lucius, Phosphorescent, Melbourne Ska Orchestra, Parsonsfield, the Down Hill Strugglers, the Sadies, Rory McLeod, Jenn Grant, Pokey LaFarge, Perch Creek, La Gallera Social Club, Ross and Jarlath, Paulo Flores, Söndörgo, Ash Grunwald, the Jerry Cans, Bassekou Kouyaté & Ngoni Ba, Sam Lee & Friends, Bongeziwe Mabandla, Mama Kin, Marlon Williams, Nishtiman, Breabach, Rising Appalachia, Lindi Ortega, Scarlett Jane, Diyet, 100 Mile House, Fortunate Ones,
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ONE DIRECTION British pop boy band tours in support of upcoming album Four on its On the Road Again 2015 tour, with guests Icona Pop. Jul 17, doors 5:30 pm, show 7 pm, B.C. Place Stadium (777 Pacific). Tix $99.50/79.50/59.50 (plus service charges and fees) at www.livenation.com/. RUSH Canadian prog-rock legends (“Tom Sawyer”, “The Spirit of Radio”) celebrate 40 years together. Jul 17, 8 pm, Rogers Arena (800 Griffiths Way). Tix $140.50/90.50/30.50 (plus service charges and fees) at www.livenation.com/. SHOREFEST Free concert series features classic Canadian bands like Platinum Blonde. Presented by LG 104.3 FM. Jul 25, 29; Aug 1, English Bay (downtown Vancouver). The event also runs at Sunset Beach. Free admission, info www.honda celebrationoflight.com/. TAYLOR SWIFT American pop superstar performs on her 1989 Tour, with guests Vance Joy and Shawn Mendes. Aug 1, B.C. Place Stadium (777 Pacific). Tix at www.ticketmaster.ca/. BURNABY BLUES + ROOTS FESTIVAL Featuring performances by the Sheepdogs, Lee Fields & the Expressions, Ruthie Foster, Nathan & the Zydeco ChaChas, Eagle Rock Gospel Singers, the Devin Cuddy Band, Jim Byrnes & the Sojourners, Terra Lightfoot, Sibel Thrasher, Harpdog Brown, Jesse Roper, and Colleen Rennison. Aug 8, gates 12 pm, show 1 pm, Deer Lake Park (6344 Deer Lake Ave., Burnaby). Tix on sale Apr 14, 12 pm, $45-75 (plus service charges and fees) at www.burnabybluesfestival.com/. PNE SUMMER NIGHT CONCERTS Featuring performances by Colin James (Aug 22), Clint Black (Aug 23), Sloan (Aug 25), the Beach Boys (Aug 26), Daughtry (Aug 27), the New Pornographers (Aug 28), Tom Cochrane with Red Rider (Aug 29), Colbie Caillat & Christina Perri (Aug 30), Lee Brice (Sept 1), Pat Benatar & Neil Giraldo (Sept 2), Boyz II Men (Sept 3), Daryl Hall and John Oates (Sept 4), Brett Kissel (Sept 5), Mad Decent Block Party (Sept 6), and Loverboy (Sept 7). Aug 22-Sep 7, 8 pm, PNE Amphitheatre (2901 E. Hastings). Free with PNE gate admission (except for Mad Decent Block Party). Reserved seats also available, info www. pne.ca/thefair/live-shows/summer-nightconcerts-seat-reservation.html. FOO FIGHTERS Guitar-rockers from Seattle, featuring singer-guitarist Dave Grohl, with guest Gary Clark Jr. Sep 11, doors 6 pm, show 7 pm, Rogers Arena (800 Griffiths Way). Tix $75/55/35 (plus service charges and fees) at www.livenation.com/. ALT-J English indie-rock band tours in support of latest release This Is all Yours, with guests San Fermin. Sep 12, doors 5:30 pm, show 7 pm, Deer Lake Park (6344 Deer Lake Ave., Burnaby). Tix $45 (plus service charges and fees) at www.livenation.com/. AC/DC Hard-rock legends from Australia (“Highway to Hell”, “You Shook Me All Night Long”) perform on their Rock or Bust Tour. Sep 22, 8 pm, B.C. Place Stadium (777 Pacific). Tix $125/75 (plus service charges and fees) at www.livenation.com/. THE WHO British rock legends (“My Generation”, “Won’t Get Fooled Again”), featuring original vocalist Roger Daltrey and original guitarist Pete Townshend, with guest Joan Jett. Sep 29, 7:30 pm, Rogers Arena (800 Griffiths Way). Tix $51.70-161.70 (plus service charge and fees) at www.ticketmaster.ca/. MADONNA American pop legend performs on her Rebel Heart Tour. Oct 14, 8 pm, Rogers Arena (800 Griffiths Way). Tix $40-355 (plus service charges and fees) at www.livenation.com/. KING CRIMSON Legendary prog-rock band from Britain, featuring guitarist Robert Fripp. Nov 26-27, 8 pm, Vogue Theatre (918 Granville). Tix at www.axs.com/.
CLUBS & VENUES ACADEMIC PUBLIC HOUSE 1619 W. Broadway, 604-733-4141. Pub fare, cheap beer, and cocktails from 11 am till late. Pub trivia Tue; Bourbon & Bingo Thu; chart, rock, hip-hop, and dance classics Fri-Sat. ASTORIA PUB 769 E. Hastings, 604254-3636. Dudette Sun, Live Fast! Mon, Their Satanic Majesties Request DJs Tue; local and touring bands and DJs Thu-Sat. 2LICK REVIVAL SUNDAYS AT THE ASTORIA May 17 2THIRSTY: HAIL THE KWEEN Jun 11 2THE DARK EIGHTIES FEATURING INFIDEL + KOBAN Jun 13 2FAITH HEALER, MONOMYTH, SUPERMOON, NAP EYES Jun 30 BACKSTAGE LOUNGE Arts Club Theatre, 1585 Johnston, Granville Island, 604-6871354. Vancouver’s only live-music venue on the water, with music nightly. Live band karaoke hosted by Sami Ghawi and Reuben Avery Tue at 9:30 pm. BELMONT BAR 1006 Granville, 604-6054340. Fresh and local fare, craft beer
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BILTMORE CABARET 2755 Prince Edward, 604-676-0541. Resident DJs My!Gay!Husband!, Sincerely Hanna, and Rico Uno Sat; burlesque with Burgundy Brixx & the Purrrfessor Sun; tropical, electro, goth, world, and rudeboy with DJs Peter & Robbie (Humans), DJ Bee, Wobangs, and Basedgoth Tue. 2DELTA SPIRIT Jun 10 2NO JOY Jun 11 2JONATHAN RICHMAN Jun 12 2FEMMES FATALES Jun 14 2NEXT MUSIC FROM TOKYO VOL 7 Jun 17 2ALGIERS Jun 20 2LAUGH YOUR SEXY ASS OFF Jun 21 2SWERVEDRIVER Jun 22 2WAR BABY Jun 23 2JEN KIRKMAN: I’M GONNA DIE ALONE (AND I FEEL FINE) Jun 26 2BRY WEBB Jun 27 2THE FAMILY CREST Jun 30 2THE SLACKERS AND THE BALLANTYNES Jul 1 2SHANNON AND THE CLAMS Jul 25 2THE WOODEN SKY Aug 5 2TOM SEGURA Aug 8 2JACK GARRATT Aug 15 2KING GIZZARD & THE WIZARD LIZARD Sep 1 2BABES IN TOYLAND Sep 4 2MIKAL CRONIN Sep 7 2NOAH GUNDERSEN Sep 11 2TITUS ANDRONICUS Oct 3 2THE BROS. LANDRETH Oct 22
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BIMINI PUBLIC HOUSE 2010 W. 4th, 604733-7116. Twenty-four taps of rotating and interesting craft beers. Pub trivia Mon; beer club Tue; Wing Wed; dance party Fri-Sat; happy hour 3-6 pm. BLACKBIRD PUBLIC HOUSE & OYSTER BAR 905 Dunsmuir, 604-899-4456. Bistro and public house with oyster bar, barbershop, Scotch bar, and live music Wed-Fri. Open daily at 11 am. Happy hour 3-6 pm. BOTTLENECK 870 Granville, 604-7394540. Restaurant and bar located directly underneath the Commodore Ballroom on the Granville strip. Open Tue-Fri from 11:30 am-2 am & Sat from 4 pm to 2 am, with live music nights including Wednesdays w/ DJs Flip Out and Vinyl Ritchie. BUTCHER & BULLOCK 911 W. Pender, 604-662-8866. Traditional pub and beer hall in downtown business district featuring 28 draft beer taps, craft beers, interesting cocktails, and honest pub food. Open from 11:30 am till late every day. DJ Ray Black Sat. CHARLES BAR 136 W. Cordova, 604-5688040. Gastown sports bar features nine-foot HD screen and DJs on weekend nights. Wavy Fridays with DJs Seko&Marvel; Back & Forth Saturdays with rap, R&B, and club classics. Open Sun-Thu from 11:30 am to 1 am, Fri-Sat from 11:30 am to 3 am. CINEMA PUBLIC HOUSE 901 Granville, 604-694-0202. Pub featuring craft beer and cocktails, pub food, late-night menu, and weekend brunch. DJs all night Wed-Sun. Happy hour 3-6 pm. COBALT 917 Main, 778-918-3671. Live bands some nights, DJs other nights. Karaoke Mon, classic tunes and free pizza Tue; live painting art raffle Wed. 2SHOTGUN JIMMIE Jun 11 2BOB LOG III Jun 12 2THE PICTUREBOOKS Jun 16 2CHRISTOPHER OWENS Jun 30 2BIG BUSINESS Jul 6 2PANGEA Jul 9 2MARE VITALIS Jul 13 2MEATBODIES Jul 26 2JENNY HVAL Aug 28 2JOANNA GRUESOME Nov 15 COMMODORE BALLROOM 918 Granville, 604-739-4550. General admission venue with 900-person capacity features live performances by touring bands and musicians from across North America and around the world. Tix at www.com modoreballroom.com/. 2SCREECHING
WEASEL Jun 13 2HALESTORM Jun 14 2DEATH GRIPS Jun 20 2THE JESSIES Jun 22 2TELEVISION Jun 25 2BAD RELIGION Jun 30 2THIRD WORLD AND MORGAN HERITAGE Jul 2 2BALLROOM BRAWL IV Jul 11 2SHAKEY GRAVES Jul 22 2JAMIE XX Jul 23 2BUILT TO SPILL Jul 25 2QUEEN OF THE NIGHT Aug 1 2TORO Y MOI Sep 21 2BRANTLEY GILBERT Sep 22 2PAUL WELLER Sep 29 2THE FRATELLIS Sep 30 2UB40 Oct 1 2PATRICK WATSON Oct 5 2PATRICK WATSON Oct 5 254-40 Oct 10 2DESTROYER Oct 17 2MAC DEMARCO Oct 30 23 INCHES OF BLOOD Nov 7 2BLIND GUARDIAN Nov 16 DOOLIN’S IRISH PUB 654 Nelson, 604605-4343. Live music Sun-Thu, with acoustic soloist or duo Sun-Wed and live band Thu DJ Fri-Sat. ELECTRIC OWL 928 Main, 604-558-0928. Entertainment hub featuring live music, comedy, and DJs. Cheap Thrills Karaoke and The Quiet Life Ping Pong Mon; House Warming with Loust & K.A.S.H. Tue; Fun Fun Fun with Grizzandole and Friends Fri. Dinner Thu.-Sat. at 7 pm. 2TOE Jul 6 2TANLINES Jul 7 2PENGUIN PRISON Jul 20 2YUMI ZOUMA Jul 23 2CAYUCAS Aug 20 2SAY LOU LOU Sep 20 2COLIN STETSON AND SARAH NEUFELD Sep 23 2JOYCE MANOR Oct 27 FORTUNE SOUND CLUB 147 E. Pender, 604-569-1758. Located in the heart of Chinatown, Fortune Sound blends high and low by bringing up-from-the-street ambience into a modern setting, complemented by the Funktion One sound system. Featured nights include Happy Ending Fridays, Sup Fu? Saturdays, Hip Hop Karaoke, and live shows covering electronic, rap, hip-hop, dubstep, and metal. 2FASHION FILM CHALLENGE Jun 11 2SHASH’U (FOOL’S GOLD) Jun 12 2BAREKNUCKLE BEATS Jun 13 2CHINATOWN MALL SUMMER SALE & 1 YEAR ANNIVERSARY Jun 14 27 SECONDS Jun 15 2MATOMA Jun 18 2SUUNS AND JERUSALEM IN MY HEART Jun 23 2OKA Jun 25 2SON LUX Jun 26 2BLACK MILK Jun 27 2BEENIE MAN & THE ZAGGA ZOW BAND Jul 7 2JFA Jul 10 2TEN WALLS: CANCELLED Jul 30 2STICKY FINGERS Jul 31 2YOUNG EMPIRES AND BRAVE SHORES Sep 17 FOX CABARET 2321 Main. Multi-room arts and culture venue in Mount Pleasant showcases live music, DJs, comedy, and performance, including monthlies HEAVEN, Rapp Battlez, and Motown Party. Sunday Service improv comedy Sun; Séance with DJ Darwin Meyers Sun; The Zodiac Club with DJ Magneticring Wed; The Warm Up with DJs Neighbour & Kut Thurs. 2HEAVEN Jun 20 2LOVE PROJECTION Jun 26 2MOTOWN PARTY Jun 27 2TRANS AM Jul 6 2HEAVEN Jul 18 2MOTOWN PARTY Jul 25 2HEAVEN Aug 22 2DJ HELIX Aug 26 2MOTOWN PARTY Aug 29 FUNKY WINKER BEANS 37 W. Hastings, 604-764-7865. Evil Bastard Karaoke Experience Sun-Wed; karaoke Thu; live punk, metal, and alternative bands Fri-Sat. 2OUT OF THE RUINS, RESURGENCE,SPELLCASTER, KING COYOTE, AND MERIDIUS Jul 18 HARD ROCK CASINO VANCOUVER 2080 United Blvd., Coquitlam, 604-5236888. 2CHICAGO Jun 19 2COLLECTIVE SOUL Jun 20 2THE FIXX Jun 30 2BOZ SCAGGS Jul 4 2THE ROAD HAMMERS Jul 11 2CULTURE CLUB Jul 17 2COUNT’S 77 Jul 18 2THEORY OF A DEADMAN Jul 30 2THE WALLFLOWERS Aug 14 2THREE DAYS GRACE Aug 15 2PETER FRAMPTON Aug 29 2STEVE EARLE & THE DUKES Aug 30 2TOTO AND YES Sep 12 2AIR SUPPLY Oct 1 2STEEL PANTHER Oct 23 2RUSSELL PETERS Nov 4 2ROGER HODGSON Nov 27
THE IMPERIAL 319 Main, 604-868-0494. Vancouver’s newest midsize music venue features live bands and DJs. 2HOLUS KICKSTARTER LAUNCH PARTY Jun 10 2SNAKEHIPS Jun 17 2PHONIX FUNK TRAIN Jun 19 2BEN FROST AND TIM HECKER Jun 22 2JAVASCRIPT OPEN DAY Jun 25 2GOB Jul 3 2BC/DC Jul 23 2UNKNOWN MORTAL ORCHESTRA Jul 26 2THE LOST FINGERS Jul 30 2ECONOLINE CRUSH Aug 20 2INNER CIRCLE Aug 22 2TOKYO POLICE CLUB Sep 18 2AUTECHRE Sep 26 2MARTIN SEXTON Sep 27 2THE LONE BELLOW Oct 9 2THE LONE BELLOW Oct 9 2LIDO Oct 20 2STRIKE A CHORD: A BENEFIT FOR MUSIC HEALS Oct 22 IVANHOE PUB 1038 Main, 604-608-1444. Pub with live bands on weekends and open jam night Sun. from 4 to 8 pm. Open at 9 am with breakfast and daily food specials. No cover. 2WOODY JAMES Jun 12 2SONS OF THE HOE Jun 14 2RHYTHM ST. Jun 19 268 LIPS Jun 20 KILLJOY 1120 Hamilton, 604-428-2561. #HighBrandRap with rotating local talent, hosts, and live performers Thu; house and electronic with DJs Zak Santiago and Dre Morel Fri; house, chart, and hip-hop with resident DJs P-Luv and OMG Sat. Open Thu-Sat from 10 pm to 3 am. L.E.D. BAR 965 Granville, 604-685-3288. Fave hip-hop and rap tracks with DJs Rico Uno & Genie Mane Wed; house music Thu; D-Spun and guests play fave house, electronic, and club classics Fri; rotating DJs play house, electronic, and club classics Sat; industry night with electronic and club hits and free entry Sun. LAMPLIGHTER PUBLIC HOUSE 92 Water, 604-687-4424. Pub trivia with Nice Guys Inc. Tue; bourbon and bingo Wed; Rocksteady with DJs Arems, Hoppa & Rexx Thu; FKYA DJs Fri; DJ Antonia & Friends Sat. LIBRARY SQUARE PUBLIC HOUSE 300 W. Georgia, 604-633-9644. Free pinball Wed, Show Me Love ‘90s party Fri; Saturday Night Special dance party Sat. Canucks and Whitecaps pregame. MEDIA CLUB 695 Cambie, 604-608-2871. Live music most nights. 2THE DONKEYS Jun 16 2IMPROV AGAINST HUMANITY: INTIMATE & INTERACTIVE AT THE MEDIA CLUB Jun 17 2TOR MILLER Jun 22 2THE WICKS Jun 25 2TRAILS & WAYS Jul 11 2YOUNG RISING SONS & HUNTER HUNTED Jul 21 2DICK DIVER Jul 22 2CHAPPO Jul 31 2JOHN NOLAN Sep 3 ORPHEUM THEATRE 601 Smithe, 604-6653050. Home to the Vancouver Symphony Orchestra, this 2,700-seat theatre is one of the premiere theatre and music venues in Vancouver. 2A.R. RAHMAN: CANCELLED Jun 16 2BUDDY GUY Jun 19 2ERYKAH BADU Jun 23 2THE ROOTS Jun 30 2MAESTRO AMJAD ALI KHAN & SONS Jul 15 2BRIT FLOYD Aug 11 2WILCO Aug 12 2PASSENGER Sep 9 2EMPIRE OF THE SUN Sep 16 2CHRIS CORNELL Sep 30 2RAFFI Apr 23, 2016 PAT’S PUB & BREWHOUSE 403 E. Hastings, 604-255-4301. Invitational jazz jam Mon; Disaraygun DJ and live trumpet Tue; Steve Kozak Blues & Brews Wed; No Cover Thu; live bands Fri.-Sat. at 9 pm; live jazz Sat. from 3-7 pm. No cover. PINT PUBLIC HOUSE 455 Abbott, 604684-0258. Two-storey sports bar on the fringe of Gastown and Chinatown featuring local DJs Thu-Sun. QUEEN ELIZABETH THEATRE 650 Hamilton, 604-665-3050. Home of Ballet B.C. and the Vancouver Opera, this 2,800seat multipurpose auditorium is a venue for concerts, Broadway shows, dance performances, and other theatrical events.
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2JOHN MELLENCAMP Jul 18 2DANZIG Jul 27 2”WEIRD AL” YANKOVIC Sep 8 2MARK KNOPFLER Sep 10 2RINGO STARR & HIS ALL STARR BAND Oct 9 2BARENAKED LADIES Oct 21 2RAIN Apr 20, 2016
RED ROOM ULTRABAR 398 Richards, 604-687-5007. Trance night Thu; Latin and Top 40 Fri; international and local DJs Sat; alternative and industrial with DJ Pandemonium and friends Sun. 2DESCENT JUNE GOTH EVENT Jun 14 2THUNDERPUSSY Jun 18 2INSOMNIUM Aug 23 2NEGURA˘ BUNGET Oct 5 REPUBLIC 958 Granville, 604-669-3214. House, hip-hop, EDM, chart, and reggae. Open nightly from 10 pm to 3 am. RICKSHAW THEATRE 254 E. Hastings, 604-681-8915. Live bands some nights. 2CROWBAR Jun 10 2THE GETMINES Jun 12 2COVENANT FESTIVAL Jun 13 2YA HELWA IV: A BELLYDANCE SHOWCASE Jun 14 2GOATWHORE Jun 19 2DOUG STANHOPE Jun 20 2BOLT THROWER Jun 21 2COME ON BABY LIGHT MY CHOIR Jun 26 2THE MAHONES Jul 3 2KATHLEEN MCGEE Jul 4 2COMEDY SHOCKER: DOWNWARD SPIRAL Jul 4 2THE ARISTOCRATS Jul 12 2FU MANCHU Jul 19 2METZ Aug 3 2HIGH ON FIRE Aug 4 2KRISIUN AND ORIGIN Sep 9 2JULIAN CASABLANCAS+THE VOIDZ Sep 19 2CHELSEA WOLFE Sep 30 2SOULFLY Oct 4 RIVER ROCK SHOW THEATRE River Rock Casino Resort, 8811 River Rd., Richmond, 604-247-8900. Thousand-seat venue features live performances by touring musicians and comedians from across North America and around the world. Tix for all shows at www.ticketmaster.ca/. 2DAVID WILCOX Jun 12 2CHICAGO Jun 18 2BELL BIV DEVOE Jun 19 2GORDON LIGHTFOOT Jun 27 2CHRIS BOTTI Jun 28 2BLONDIE Jul 22 2BRIAN WILSON Jul 24 2AMERICA Jul 30 2MICHAEL MCDONALD Aug 8 2THE GYPSY KINGS Aug 27 2FRANKIE VALLI & THE FOUR SEASONS Sep 2 2ROGER HODGSON Nov 28 ROGERS ARENA 800 Griffiths Way, 604899-7400. Concert venue and home to the Vancouver Canucks. 2ANDREA BOCELLI Jun 14 2ED SHEERAN Jun 19 2JOURNEY Jul 11 2RUSH Jul 17 25 SECONDS OF SUMMER Jul 25 2IMAGINE DRAGONS Jul 30 2NICKI MINAJ Aug 16 2SLIPKNOT Aug 24 2DAVE MATTHEWS BAND Sep 1 2KEVIN HART Sep 10 2FOO FIGHTERS Sep 11 2THE WHO Sep 29 2JASON ALDEAN Oct 2 2MADONNA Oct 14 2KELLY CLARKSON Oct 17 2FLORENCE + THE MACHINE Oct 25 2NITRO CIRCUS LIVE Nov 1
THE ROXY 932 Granville, 604-331-7999. New house band Tattoo Alibi Sat. & Mon; country band Locked & Loaded Sun; the Bulge and DJ Joe Pound Tue; Troys ‘R Us Wed.-Thu. 2LEILANI THE ARTIST Jun 16 SHARK CLUB 180 W. Georgia, 604-6874275. Sports bar/nightclub within walking distance of GM Place, B.C. Place Stadium, and Queen Elizabeth Theatre. Local funkrock band the Phonix performs every Fri. ST. JAMES HALL 3214 W. 10th, 604736-3022. 250-seat venue at St. James Community Square features concerts presented by the Rogue Folk Club. 2TOM RUSSELL Jun 26 2ANNA & ELIZABETH Jul 5 2OYSTERBAND Aug 13 TAVERN AT THE NEW OXFORD 1141 Hamilton, 604-669-4848. Yaletown comedy Tue; Skee-ball and rock, paper, scissors tournament Wed, the SHOW Thu with live hip-hop, rap, and R&B; ‘90s weekends with DJ Tower Fri and DJ Kenya Sat. THE THREE BRITS 1780 Davie (at Denman), 604-801-6681. The West End’s only craft-beer house, steps away from English Bay. Pub trivia with the Nice Guys Wed at 7 pm; brunch daily till 4 pm. VENUE 881 Granville, 604-646-0064. Live performances by international touring acts, local indie rock, electronic artists, and world-class DJs. WTFridays with DJ Johnny Jover and guests playing favourite tracks; resident DJ Darylo and rotating guests playing fave rap, dance, and club anthems Sat. Tix for all events at www.venue live.ca/ and www.bplive.ca/ 2SURFER BLOOD Jun 12 2LIARS AND LIONS Jun 13 2SAN CISCO Jun 16 2AGALLOCH Jun 18 2MELT BANANA & TORCHE Jul 4 2THE HELIO SEQUENCE Jul 9 2THE SONICS Jul 18 2EASY STAR ALL-STARS Jul 23 2TALIB KWELI Jul 25 2THE GET UP KIDS Aug 31 2MEW Sep 29 2ALBERT HAMMOND, JR. Oct 26 2HEARTLESS BASTARDS Oct 27 2PRONG Dec 3 VOGUE THEATRE 918 Granville, 604-5691144. Entertainment venue specializing in all-ages concerts by touring acts from around the world. Tix at www.voguetheatre. com/. 2MINISTRY Jun 12 2INDIEKOR Jun 14 2PURITY RING Jun 15 2JOYCE MORENO Jun 19 2STEVEN WILSON Jun 20 2SNARKY PUPPY Jun 21 2STANLEY CLARKE BAND Jun 22 2NATURALLY 7 Jun 23 2THE BAD PLUS JOSHUA REDMAN Jun 24 2MS. LISA FISCHER AND GRAND BATON Jun 25 2ELIANE ELIAS Jun 26 2THE HARPOONIST AND THE AXE MURDERER Jun 27 2ABDULLAH IBRAHIM MUKASHI TRIO Jun 28 2TOWER OF POWER Jun 29 2CALEXICO Jul 12 2LILLY SINGH Jul 18 2KEB’ MO’ Jul 26 2RATATAT Jul 27 2TINARIWEN Aug 4 2ALL TIME LOW Sep 27 2OVERKILL & SYMPHONY X Oct 2 2COODER, WHITE & SCAGGS Oct 8
2AN EVENING WITH ALEXANDER MCCALL SMITH Nov 7 2YO LA TENGO Nov 21 2KING CRIMSON Nov 26 2KAMELOT Dec 2 2TWENTY ONE PILOTS Dec 9
OUT OF TOWN 2THIS WEEK SUMMERLAND BLUEGRASS FESTIVAL The annual celebration of bluegrass music features open-mike time, jam sessions, workshops, band-scramble performances, and a special-guest concert. Jun 12-14, Summerland Rodeo Grounds (18707 Bathville Rd., Summerland). Tix $10-20/ kinds under 12 free, info www.summer landbluegrass.com/.
2UPCOMING HIGHLIGHTS GIBSONS LANDING JAZZ FESTIVAL Live music by Michael Occhipinti and the Sicilian Jazz Project (featuring Pilar and Don Byron), Steve Giltrow Quartet, Orkestar Slivovica Balkan Brass Band, the Hi-Fi, Hugh Fraser Quintet, Rumba Calzada, Soulstream, Jazz Group of Seven, Jillian Lebeck, Creek Big Band, Nikki Weber’s Sh-Boomers, and Mimosa. Jun 19-21, Gibsons Landing (Sunshine Coast). Info www.coastjazz.com/. MISSION FOLK MUSIC FESTIVAL Folk music by Ialama and Quentin Dujardin, King Sunny Ade, Black Umfolosi, Bongoziwe Mabandla, Volosi, Sylvia Tyson, Pierre Schryer, Martin Nolan, Ross Ainslie, Jarlath Henderson, and Eneko Dorronsoro. Jun 24-26, Fraser River Heritage Park (7494 Mary St., Mission). Tix $11.55-354, info www. missionfolkmusicfestival.ca/. SLED ISLAND Music by Astrakhan, ACRONYMS, the Basement Demons, Bog Bodies, Cave Girl, Colleen Green, David Dondero, De La Soul, Energy Slim, Ex Hex, the Faps, Feverfew, Ghostkeeper, GROUNDERS, Heaven for Real, Hundred Waters, Iceage, Invisible Ray, Jade Statues, Jung People, King Tuff, Lab Coast, Lydia Ainsworth, the Mandates, Mystic Triangle, the Neutral States, Numenorean, OK Jazz, Orthicon, Pigeon Breeders, the Pygmies, Real Sickies, the Radiation Flowers, Son Lux, Sarah Davachi, Tee-Tahs, Tunic, Uptights, Viet Cong, the Weir, and Yo La Tengo. Jun 24-28, various Calgary venues. Tix $50-349, info www.sledisland.com/.
CHROMEO • JULIAN CASABLANCAS VOIDZ KIESZA • ARKELLS • JOEY BADA$$ TOKYO POLICE CLUB • NEON INDIAN BLONDE REDHEAD • BIG DATA • EMANCIPATOR DOOMTREE • THE UNDERACHIEVERS THE
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TALL TREE MUSIC FESTIVAL Performances by the Funk Hunters with Chali 2na, Yukon Blonde, Five Alarm Funk, Calibre, DJ Shiftee, Delhi 2 Dublin, Spectrasoul, the Harpoonist and the Axe Murderer, Alex Cuba, Humans, the Boom Booms, Pumpkin, Daniel Wesley, Oka, Slynk, Vince Vaccaro, Bend Sinister, Frivolous, Neon Steve, Shred Kelly, Tails, the Gaff, Neighbour, Pigeon Hole, the
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Dowlz, Divadanielle, Buckman Coe, Hot Panda, Jordan Klassen, Towers and Trees Brothers From Another, Giraffe Aftermath, Bocce Avocado. Quoia, Dope Soda, Sam Weber, Something Giraffe Titties (Autokrat), Generic, Mr. Jun 26-28, Port Renfrew Marina & RV Park. Tix $30-250, info www.talltreemusicfestival.com/.
VICTORIA SKA & REGGAE FESTIVAL Performances by Hepcat, Morgan Heritage, Third World, the Slackers, Keith and Tex, Breakestra, Mustard Plug, Clinton Fearon, Dubmatix, Kobo Town, the Boom Booms, De Bruces a Mi, Dope Soda, Kutapira, Tasman Jude, the Red, Gold, and Green Machine, the Leg Up Program, Arise Roots, Hillside Hooligans, DJ Dubconscious, Def 3, Whitey, Downtown Mischief, Tank Gyal, Sweetleaf, Blackwood Kings, DJ Anger, Kristie McCracken, Ydna Murd, Boomshack, MC Unite!, and DJ Su Comandante Espinoza. Presented by the Victoria B.C. Ska Society. Jul 1-5, Ship Point (Inner Harbour) (815 Wharf St., Victoria, B.C.). Tix $16.50-250 at Highlife, Red Cat Records, and www.ticketweb.ca/, info www.skafest.ca/. VANCOUVER ISLAND MUSIC FEST Roots, blues, and world music by Lyle Lovett and His Large Band, Buddy Guy, Graham Nash, Leftover Salmon (featuring Bill Payne of Little Feat), Maddy Prior & Steeleye Span, Hot Rize, Bassekou Kouyate & Ngoni Ba, Barney Bentall and the Cariboo Express, Tonye Aganaba, Maggie Bell & Dave Kelly, Ridley Bent, Dustin Bentall, Big Little Lions, Brighter Lights, Thicker Glasses, the Bros. Jul 10-12, Comox Valley Fairgrounds. Tix $89189/kids 12 and under free with a paying adult, info www.islandmusicfest.com/. BASS COAST Electronic music by Ardalan, Basic Soul Unit, Detroit Swindle, Dimond Saints, Doctor Jeep, El Papa Chango, Eprom, Fort Knox Five, G Jones, Grenier, Hannah, J Kenzo, J. Phlip, Jacob Korn, Justin Martin, Kris Wadsworth, Longwalkshortdock, Mat the Alien, Om Unit, Sabo , Sam Binga, Sinistarr, Sister City, Smalltown DJs, the Funk Hunters Tyler Stadius, and Zebra Katz. Jul 10-13, Merritt, B.C. Tix $300/280, info www. basscoast.ca/. PEMBERTON MUSIC FESTIVAL Four-day celebration of contemporary music, art, food, and dancing. Performers include Black Keys, Kendrick Lamar, J. Cole, Tiësto, Hozier, Kid Cudi, Missy Elliot, Weezer, Jane’s Addiction, the String Cheese Incident (playing two nights), Bassnectar, Passion Pit, M.I.A., Billy Talent, Chromeo, Dada Life, Sam Roberts Band, the Decemberists, the War on Drugs, Edward Sharpe and
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the Magnetic Zeros, Portugal. The Man, PartyNextDoor, Chvrches, Chef Faker, RL Grime, Banks, De La Soul, STS9, Duke Dumont, Matt and Kim, Earl Sweatshirt, Flux Pavilion, Dan Mangan + Blacksmith, Father John Misty, Galactic featuring Macy Grey, Run the Jewels, Paul Okenfold, Courtney Barnett, Cut Copy, Bleachers, Ryn Weaver, Logic, Tobias Jesso Jr., Real Estate, Flatbush Zombies, Yung Lean, Givers, Moon Taxi, Ryan Hemsworth, July Talk, and Gay Nineties. Jul 16-19, Pemberton Valley (Pemberton, B.C.). Tix at www.pemberton musicfestival.com/.
FOLK ON THE ROCKS The 35th annual folk-music festival features performances by Corb Lund, Dan Mangan and Blacksmith, Shane Koyczan, Tanya Tagaq, the Funkhunters, Leela Gilday, Mikey Dangerous, Shred Kelly, Palo!, Jon and Roy, Kim Churchill, the Wet Secrets, Nua, Jimmy D. Lane, the Mariachi Ghost, Richard Van Camp, Sarah MacDougall, Quantum Tangle, Dakhka Khwaan Dancers, Iva, Fungineers, Terra Lightfoot, Agaaqtoq, Godson, and Mary Caroline. Jul 17-19, various Yellowknife venues. Tix $60-130/kids under 12 free, info www.folkontherocks.com/. ROCK THE SHORES Performances by the Black Keys, Jane’s Addiction, Edward Sharpe and the Magnetic Zeros, TV on the Radio, Bleachers, Father John Misty, the Sheepdogs, 54-40, Current Swell, the Glorious Sons, Kim Churchill, Scott Helman, Ppl Mvr. No Sinner, Zerbin, and Willa. Jul 18-19, West Shore Parks & Recreation. Tix $269.50/149.50 (plus service charges and fees) at www.rocktheshores.com/. ELECTRIC LOVE MUSIC FESTIVAL Music by Pegboard Nerds, Far Too Loud, Astronaut, Swollen Members, Mat the Alien, Blue Lunar Monkey, Wes Smith, Perkulator, DJ CapitalJ, Myshell, Ollieplé, Decibel Empire, Rachel Sehl, Hertz Donut, Kyprios, Goa Pete, I Know Karate, Average Gypsy, Ace Drow, Alex Cruz, Alex Mei, Alite, Alpha Omega, Aly Abji, Animal Nation, Austripin, Baby Fresh Productions, Bioson, Blasphem-e, B Mendez, B.O.S.S., Blue Team Blue, Briden, Bring the Honks, Brukout, Carlos Vendetta, Cashius Clay, Checkmate & Concise, Chrispin, Chrome Scorsese, Chunkyd, Crisco, C-Stylez, DJ 151, Danger Dan, DJ Jollay, DJ Kaycee, Driveby, Evil Ebinezer, Habits, Hard Money, Heatwave, Herb Vegas, Hurt Crew, Illvis Freshly, I.A.L., Indelible, James E, J. Aug 1, Cheam Fishing Village. Tix $60, info www.electric lovemusicfestival.com/. SQUAMISH VALLEY MUSIC FESTIVAL The sixth annual outdoor music festival features performances by Mumford & Sons, Drake, Sam Smith, Of Monsters and Men, Kaskade, Alabama Shakes, Brandon
Flowers, Schoolboy Q, Mother Mother, Chance the Rapper, Adventure Club, Porter Robinson, Hot Chip, the Kills, Milky Chance, Arkells, Vance Joy, Death From Above 1979, Sharon Jones & the Dap-Kings, Odesza, Royal Blood, Angus & Julia Stone, George Ezra, Bahamas, Kaytranada, A-Trak, Tchami, Gorgon City, Slightly Stoopid, K-os, Joel Plaskett with the Emergency, First Aid Kit, Mariachi El Bronx, Whitehorse, Robert Delong, Hannah Wants, James Bay, Elle King, Slow Magic, Benjamin Booker, the Funk Hunters, Sza, Bear’s Den, Alvvays, Justin Nozuka, Dear Rouge, Peking Duk, P Reign, Tei Shi, Oliver, Mat the Alien, the River and the Road, Willa, Scott Helman, Old Man Canyon, and Little India. Aug 7-9, Squamish Logger Sports Grounds (39555 Loggers Lane, Squamish). Tix $275-325 (plus service charges and fees) at www.ticketmaster.ca/.
SALMON ARM ROOTS & BLUES FESTIVAL Twenty-third annual festival features performances by Amos Garrett, Ballroom Thieves, Brent Parkin, Canned Heat, Current Swell, Elephant Revival, Geoff Muldaur, John Oates, Kat Danser, Marty Stuart & His Fabulous Superlatives, Oysterband, Rockin’ Highliners, Royal Southern Brotherhood, the Duhks, the Small Glories, and Tony McManus. Aug 14-16, Salmon Arm Fair Grounds (Salmon Arm, B.C.). Tix at www.rootsandblues.ca/, info www.rootsandblues.ca/. PONDEROSA FESTIVAL The annual arts and music festival features performances by Mounties, the Harpoonist & the Axe Murderer, Bear Mountain, Fort Knox Five, Top Less Gay Love Tekno Party, High Ends, Gay Nineties, Pumpkin, Kandle and the Krooks, Herald Nix, Fake Shark Real Zombie, Savvie, Giraffe Aftermath, Jaguar, Lio, Catlow, Honey Beard, Cam Penner, Cathedrals, Rhoneil, and Tiger-Moon. Aug 21-23, Rock Creek Fairgrounds (Rock Creek, B.C.). Tix $125/75, info www.ponderosa festival.com/. RIFFLANDIA FESTIVAL Music by Chromeo, Julian Casablancas and the Voidz, Kiesza, Arkells, Joey Bada$$, Tokyo Police Club, Neon Indian, Blonde Redhead, Doomtree, Big Data, the Underachievers, Emancipator, the Dears, Wild Ones, Little Hurricane, Frog Eyes, Moon King, Highs, and Grounders. Sep 17-20, Various Victoria venues. Tix $295/165 (plus service charges and fees), info www.rifflandia.com/.
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Dil Dhadakne Do, starring Priyanka Chopra and Farhan Akhtar, is full of joy; left to right: RJ Cyler, Nick Offerman, and Thomas Mann play foreign-film fanatics in Me and Earl and the Dying Girl.
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he’s just foolish enough to movie. The cruise is celebrating the 30th wedding break through her reserve. anniversary of their parents, Kamal (Anil Kapoor) Our guy is, of course, and Neelam (Shefali Shah), whose happy marriage more keen on a popular, and business success are illusions maintained for conventionally pretty class- the benefit of their social status. mate (Katherine C. Hughes). Kabir is expected to inherit the family busiBut when she tells Greg ness, although he has neither the interest nor the and Earl to make a movie acumen for it. While dodging his parents’ plans for Rachel, he’s challenged to marry him off to the daughter of a potential to create something more investor, he meets Farah (Anushka Sharma), Quirky Me and Earl and the Dying Girl defies categories than pure insular snark. a dancer employed on the ship. while Dil Dhadakne Do is a contemporary Gosford Park Greg is further encouraged Ayesha is a capable (but overlooked) entreby a teacher (The Walking Dead’s Jon Bernthal) preneur whose own marriage to the humourless REVIEWS whose tattooed brand of macho-Zen philosophy and latently sexist Manav (Rahul Bose) is slowly ME AND EARL AND THE DYING GIRL keeps him on his toes at school. morphing into her parents’ union. Her The incidental characters are well heart still longs for her first love, Sunny Starring Thomas Mann and Olivia Cooke. Rated PG. sketched by veteran TV director Al(Farhan Akhtar). For showtimes, please see page 87 Check out… fonso Gomez-Rejon, who also emThey are surrounded by a dizzySTRAIGHT.COM Me and Earl and the Dying Girl, which won ploys metacinematic twists of all ing number of characters, who Visit our website audience and jury awards at this year’s Sun- kinds, including claymation, old follow a generational divide. The for the latest reviews and local dance festival, is in love with moviemaking itself. movie footage, weird camera angles, elders conspire, plot, and snipe at movie news Fortunately, its quirky obsessiveness doesn’t get in and invigorating shock cuts. It’s slighteach other and their hosts, while the the way of witty, heartfelt storytelling. ly surprising that we don’t learn more younger folk make merry and pursue Mainly, that story is about Greg Gaines, a Pitts- about Rachel, her white-wine-guzzling their love interests. burgh teenager played by Project X star Thomas mom (Molly Shannon), or Earl and his family. But There’s a great deal of humour and joy in this Mann. Since childhood, his best pal has been Earl the focus stays on a boy in transition, and the film’s film, amid the angst and the conspicuous con(newcomer RJ Cyler), who’s from the poorer, black- eccentric balancing of playful and serious tones sumption. But the real power of Zoya Akhtar’s er part of town. Greg refers to Earl as his “cowork- makes Me hard to categorize, or forget. direction can be seen in those subtle moments > KEN EISNER when the camera rests on the face of a female er”, presumably because most of their time is spent industriously, making elaborate spoofs of their facharacter as she visibly struggles to contain her vourite foreign movies. I mean, who wouldn’t want DIL DHADAKNE DO seething emotions—and then fails. > ITRATH SYED to see A Sockwork Orange or The 400 Bros? Starring Priyanka Chopra and Ranveer Singh. Gangly Greg, who has intimacy issues, also dis- In Hindi, with English subtitles. Rated PG. For INSIDIOUS: CHAPTER 3 plays an oddly collegial relationship with his over- showtimes, please see page 87 ly cerebral dad (Nick Offerman), who turned the Starring Stefanie Scott and Lin Shaye. Rated 14A. In Dil Dhadakne Do (Let the Heart Beat), the For showtimes, please see page 87 kids on to those movies, plus equally exotic food, urbane elite of Delhi take a cruise to Turkey and with his humourlessly sincere mom (Connie The first Insidious movie was quite imBritton). The latter guilts him into visiting Rachel with all the drama, duplicity, and dysfunction pressive, boasting plenty of genuinely (U.K. charmer Olivia Cooke), whose recent diag- you’d expect at a house party of the über-rich. nosis of leukemia doesn’t make her any gladder in This is a floating, contemporary Gosford Park— creepy scares before slipping into silliness in its the fool-suffering department. But Greg’s other without the murder and with much more dancing. final act. Three years later its 2013 follow-up, The heart of this film is the love between Ayesha Insidious: Chapter 2, was a major disappointmain hobby is self-deprecation—as expressed in a running voice-over taken by screenwriter Jesse (Priyanka Chopra) and her brother Kabir (Ranveer ment, flawed from the get-go. Andrews from his own same-named novel—and Singh). This is the only healthy relationship in the see next page
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M OV IE NOT ES >>> THIS IS HOT DOCS AND YOU’RE NOT The Best of Hot
Docs returns to Vancouver this week with a sure-fire crowd-pleaser in the shape of Live From New York!. With the show’s 40th-anniversary blowout still fresh in our minds, the public appetite for inside intel on Saturday Night Live is as strong as it ever was, and filmmaker Bao Nguyen has assembled cast members new and old to reflect on themes that include the show’s attention (or otherwise) to race, gender, and the political landscape. “Our film isn’t necessarily a straightforward look behind the scenes,” Nguyen told the Straight. “It was more looking at SNL as a reflection of what’s going on in America and the world at the time. We wanted to see it beyond being a sketch-comedy show and look at it on a more macro level.” Nguyen added that putting SNL inside a theatre, at a time when
most of us are catching it online, “brings it back to this larger-scale, communal experience”. Viewers will naturally wonder about some of the omissions, such as Bill Murray, whose schedule conflicted with the production, and Eddie Murphy, who generally seems bent on being invisible. “Even his appearance on the 40th was quite underwhelming for most SNL fans,” Nguyen remarked. Others might crave some of the show’s legendary backstabbing, which tends to boil down to the notoriety around Chevy Chase, who does show up. How was he? “I don’t want to specifically point him out,” said Nguyen, laughing, “but you know… Sometimes a reputation is true, and people have their on and off days. That’s all I have to say about that, really.” Visit www.viff.org/ for the full Best of Hot Docs lineup; the series runs June 12 to 16. See Straight.com
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LEO AWARDS MIGHT GET VIOLENT The 2015 Leo Awards
roll out the red carpet for this year’s gala celebration of B.C. film and television on Sunday (June 14). Craft and technical awards were already handed out during the first of three events last Saturday (June 6), with three prizes (for cinematography, editing, and special effects) going to We Are the City’s low-budget miracle, Violent. The same film could take the best picture and direction trophies this weekend, but the competition is stiff, with Eadweard, Black Fly, and Bad City also in the running. Returning to host for the second year in a row, Christopher Heyerdahl has some experience of his own as a Leo winner, most recently for a role in R. L. Stine’s The Haunting Hour. “The feeling of winning is indescribable,” Heyerdahl said, call-
ing the Straight from Calgary, where he’s completing work on the newest season of Hell on Wheels. “The honour becomes very present, and suddenly you get up there and you feel tongue-tied, and the feeling of emotion is much stronger certainly than I ever thought it would be. It’s easy to say it doesn’t matter, but the bottom line is that when you do win, it means a lot.” Heyerdahl added that giving B.C.’s film and television industry “the chance to talk in the bar” once every year is no less meaningful. “The idea really is it’s about the community coming together, and networking, and catching up because we’re all over the place. We’re so busy that rarely do we get the chance to come together.” As for his hosting job, the actor claimed to have “very strong ideas about what I can bring to an event like this”, but refused to elaborate. We’re guessing it’s got something
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to do with making us all feel safe, right? “Yes,” Heyerdahl replied. “No doubt it has something to do with the imposing six-foot-four frame.” Go to Straight.com on Sunday for the full list of winners.
CINEMATHEQUE’S HOUSE IS YOUR HOUSE
If your life up to this point hasn’t included seeing Marilyn Monroe pursued by Tony Curtis (in drag), then for Christ’s sake get yourself to the Cinematheque on Saturday (June 13) for this year’s open house. Among the goodies is a free screening of Billy Wilder’s 1959 classic, Some Like It Hot. The popcorn is also free, as are the projectionbooth, library, and archive tours. The Cinematheque’s seventh annual open house begins at noon, while Ms. Monroe lights up the big screen at 2 p.m. All ages are welcome. More information is at www. thecinematheque.ca/. -
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LATE BLOOMER? TAKE AN ACTING CLASS TODAY! Come to the free OPEN HOUSE & Q&A Is acting for me? Is it too late for me to start? What’s an audition like? What’s the film industry like? WHEN: Saturday, June 13th 2015 TIME: 9-10am Open House (Stay after and watch a class: 10am-1pm)
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The new Insidious: Chapter 3, a prequel set “a few years before the Lambert Haunting”, falls somewhere between the two, qualitywise, although it’s hardly required viewing if you’ve already seen the first. Stefanie Scott is good as Quinn Brenner, a teenager coping with the recent cancer death of her mother and a chaotic family life with her harried dad (Dermot Mulroney) and frustrating little brother (Tate Berney). Hoping to reconnect one last time with her mom, she pays a visit to the franchise’s elderly medium, Elise (Lin Shaye), who warns: “If you call out to one of the dead, all of them can hear you.” First-time director Leigh Whannell—who scripted all three films—proves very adept at first, effectively helming a pivotal car accident and the Brenner family’s shadowy run-ins with the gooey-
“the Further” to save Quinn from the malevolent force that’s draining the girl’s lifeblood. Around this time, the dark tone of the film gets diluted by nonsense as the meek-looking Elise transforms into a righteous demon-basher. “Come on, bitch!” she taunts one butt-ugly hellspawn after ridiculously tossing another one across a room. Since the first two Insidious films grossed nearly $260 million (at a total cost of six-and-a-half), you know Blumhouse Productions—the company also making huge bucks off the Paranormal Activity and Sinister franchises—is gonna keep pumping them out every two or three years. For the next version they could do worse than bring Scott back to play Quinn In Insidious: Chapter 3, Stefanie Scott plays Quinn Brenner, a teenager who again, but I think it’s time to put the hires a medium to help her connect with the spirit of her deceased mother. aging Elise character to rest, especialfootprint-leaving demon haunting Elise—in the company of the same ly after this over-the-top portrayal. the suite above theirs. two ghostbusting geeks from the And she did get strangled to death But just as in Insidious, things previous films—transports herself in the first film, after all. > STEVE NEWTON falter in the last 30 minutes, when into the limbolike realm known as
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lternative-movie fans who’ve been quirk-starved lately will appreciate the unusual pedigree of Me and Earl and the Dying Girl. The consistently surprising film, opening here Friday (June 12), concerns a high-schooler played by Project X’s Thomas Mann. His goofy Greg is a would-be filmmaker whose self-absorption gets tested when he reluctantly befriends a schoolmate (Olivia Cooke) dealing with cancer. Spoofing classic cinema while exploring coming-ofage tropes, this is a seemingly unlikely second feature for director Alfonso Gomez-Rejon, born on Texas’s border with Mexico and best known for directing TV shows on opposite ends of the entertainment spectrum: Glee and American Horror Story. His first big-screen effort was a low-budget slasher flick called The Town That Dreaded Sundown. So how did he get matched up with this bighearted teen comedy? “We weren’t matched up as much as I aggressively went after it,” explains Gomez-Rejon, calling during a visit to Toronto. “I felt very close to Greg and his journey. I also loved the fact that the story celebrates movies, and that I could make something personal—finally! After so much television work, I wanted to turn inward and do something from the heart.” The young director cut his industry teeth as a personal assistant to veterans like Martin Scorsese, Nora Ephron, Ben Affleck, and Alejandro González Iñárritu, all of whom eventually let him direct second-unit photography for their films. Unfortunately, nothing on his résumé indicated to the producers at Indian Paintbrush that he was the right fit for their Earl-y effort. “Oh, it was clearly that,” he adds with a laugh. “And they said so. I broke it to them that their script had leaked. And in return, one of them gave me a headsup that I should put together a visual presentation if I wanted the gig.” He got it, and the resulting film, shot over less than a month in off-kilter Pittsburgh locations, is itself an eclectic show reel, combining highly stylized imagery,
stop-motion animation, colourful set design, and clips from old movies, as well as fake ones made just for the story. The cinema-obsessed Greg and best bud Earl (RJ Cyler) haunt a magical book-and-DVD store that appears devoted to the celluloid work of Max Ophuls and Akira Kurosawa. (Criterion Collection president Peter Becker recently told us, “We loaned our whole library to those guys for their movie!”) This emphasis on high style suited the film’s main producer, Jeremy Dawson. He handled the last five Wes Anderson flicks, netting him a Golden Globe and an Oscar nomination for The Grand Budapest Hotel. But he has an unexpected background for an indie money-wrangler. He was also the visual-effects supervisor for some of Anderson’s flicks, and did that for other features, including Black Swan and Across the Universe. He designed Noah’s opening titles, for God’s sake. “Jeremy is the reason this movie exists,” Gomez-Rejon asserts. “He had my back at all times, and everything ran like clockwork because he was the man behind the curtain.” It turns out that Dawson was raised in Vancouver, mostly around Kits–Point Grey, before heading east, to attend Harvard at age 18. “I saw most of my foreign films at the Ridge,” recalls Dawson, on the line from his long-time Brooklyn base. “But despite the fact that I went on to art school, I was always into math and science. Other kids at U-Hill [University Hill Secondary School] thought I’d be an engineer or something like that. “I’ve always liked being around lots of people and having to react quickly under pressure, and I’m very much a hands-on filmmaker. I’ll make a drawing for a set, or find a location myself. The part I like best is helping someone get a vision on-screen that’s better than it would have been if I wasn’t involved.” He and Gomez-Rejon certainly accomplished that with Me and Earl, which won top prizes at this year’s Sundance festival. “It’s been extremely gratifying so far,” Dawson concludes. “But I’m really proud that I finally made it into the Georgia Straight.” -
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or some of us, Lin Shaye will always be the lady who turned cunnilingus into a wheezing, tobacco-stained nightmare in the Farrelly brothers’ Kingpin. She also played a “whore” in Joan Micklin Silver’s 1975 movie Hester Street, Shaye’s first-ever job in an impressive career that includes a hefty number of roles in cult faves like A Nightmare on Elm Street and three great Walter Hill movies (The Long Riders, Brewster’s Millions, and Extreme Prejudice). “Walter, I haven’t seen him for years and years now but he really did have an impact on me,” Shaye says, calling the Georgia Straight from Toronto. “Watching him work, there was a focus and a gentility and a sureness that he had that made me go, ‘I hope this is the kind of director I get to work with forever.’ He’s a wonderful guy. And James Wan is up there. These are wonderful people with wonderful visions.” Wan was Shaye’s director for the first two Insidious movies. The third, Insidious: Chapter 3 (now playing), puts the always game actor front and centre in a prequel that gives her character, the psychic Elise Rainier, something of an origin story, with Wan’s coscripter Leigh Whannell calling the shots in
Insidious: Chapter 3 actor Lin Shaye has starred in numerous cult faves.
his debut as director. The scuttlebutt around the production is that Whannell went out of his way to frighten his actors into some kind of screen-ready shape. Most of them, anyway. “He didn’t do it with me because he knew better,” Shaye says with a boisterous laugh. “He knew I could kick ass. But, apparently, Stefanie [Scott] got an earful of Norwegian black metal. I’m sure it helped. All that stuff that
plays on your nervous system is real. My favourite expression is: ‘Your body doesn’t know that you’re pretending.’ ” To clarify: Whannell really did stuff Scott, his 18-year-old lead, in a closet for 30 minutes with an iPod full of Carcass and a guard stationed outside, possibly equipped with a cattle prod (or more likely not, but still). Shaye, meanwhile, has nothing but praise for her director, who also resumes his on-camera role as the nebbish ghost hunter Specs. If she didn’t require half an hour of torture to find her motivation, it’s probably because the veteran character actor came in prespooked. “I believe everything is possible because there’s so little we know,” Shaye says when asked if she’s a paranormalist in her off-hours. “Even the whole idea of radio waves—if you really wanna go nuts-and-bolts—there’s so much around us that we can’t see but we know exists. And we know that people are energy and that energy is not destructible. So who knows what happens finally to all that?” Good answer. In Shaye’s case, what happens is another 12 features awaiting release. Not bad for a 71-year-old with a taste for the superstitious. “I’m busier than hell,” she says. “It’s the best ever. I’m knocking on wood as we talk.” JUNE 11 – 18 / 2015 THE GEORGIA STRAIGHT 85
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DIOR AND I Film follows Christian Dior artistic director Raf Simons as he puts together his first haute-couture collection. Jun 11, 4:30 pm, Vancity Theatre (1181 Seymour). Info www.viff.org/theatre/. GOING CLEAR: SCIENTOLOGY AND THE PRISON OF BELIEF Alex Gibney’s documentary takes an in-depth look at the inner workings of Scientology. Jun 11, 6:30 pm, Vancity Theatre (1181 Seymour). Tix $11/9 (plus membership fee), info www.viff.org/theatre/.
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STUDIO GHIBLI NIGHTS Screenings of My Neighbors the Yamadas (6:30 pm) and Spirited Away (8:45 pm). Jun 11, 6:3011 pm, Rio Theatre (1660 E. Broadway). Info www.riotheatre.ca/.
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SPECIAL EVENTS PAINTING WITH FILM: THE STILLNESS OF CINEMA New series featuring works by seminal artists Werner Herzog, Alain Resnais, Federico Fellini, David Lynch, and Hiroshi Teshigahara. To Jun 30, The Cinematheque (200 - 1131 Howe Street). Tix $11/9 (plus membership fee), info www.thecinematheque.ca/. ORSON WELLES 100 The Cinematheque celebrates the centennial of one of cinema’s foremost artists with a 12-film Orson Welles retrospective. To Jun 30, The Cinematheque (200 - 1131 Howe Street). Tix $11/9 (plus membership fee), info www.thecinematheque.ca/. IRIS Director Albert Maysles’s documentary chronicles the life and career of Iris Apfel, the New York City-based interior designer known for her flamboyant style. To Jun 11, Vancity Theatre (1181 Seymour). Tix $11/9 (plus membership fee), info www.viff.org/theatre/. SUNSHINE SUPERMAN Director Marah Strauch’s documentary tells the story of Carl Boenish, who invented BASE jumping. To Jun 11, Vancity Theatre (1181 Seymour). Tix $11/9 (plus membership fee), info www.viff.org/theatre/. SOME KIND OF LOVE Thomas Burstyn’s documentary chronicles the dichotomy of two wildly opposite siblings (an artist and a scientist) who live together. To Jun 11, Vancity Theatre (1181 Seymour). Tix $11/9 (plus membership fee), info www.viff.org/ theatre/. THE GENTLEMEN HECKLERS PRESENT STARCRASH Local comedians Eric Fell, Patrick Maliha, and Shaun Stewart provide commentary at a screening of Luigi Cozzi’s ‘70s sci-fi film. Jun 10, 7 pm, Rio Theatre (1660 E. Broadway). Tix $12/10, info www.riotheatre.ca/. JEAN-PAUL KELLY: THE FULL CATASTROPHE Toronto-based artist Jean-Paul Kelly has created a powerful series of short videos that examine the attractors and repulsors of various forms of media representation. Jun 10, 7:30 pm, The Cinematheque (200 - 1131 Howe Street). Tix $11/9 (plus membership fee), info www.dimcinema.ca/. THE HUMAN CENTIPEDE 3 (FINAL SEQUENCE) Screening of Tom Six’s horror flick about a sadistic prison warden who uses gruesome means to punish criminals. Jun 10, 9:30 pm, Rio Theatre (1660 E. Broadway). Tix $12/10, info www. riotheatre.ca/.
FASHION FILM CHALLENGE Highlights include filmmaker workshops, an open casting call, a mixer, screening of short listed films, screening of top 10 films with live industry critique, and awards. Jun 11-12, 9 pm–2 am, Fortune Sound Club (147 E. Pender). Tix $16, info www.fashionfilmchallenge.ca/.
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CINEPLEX ODEON PARK & TILFORD 333 Brooksbank Ave., North Vancouver, 604985-4215, www.cineplex.com 2JURASSIC WORLD Sat-Sun 3:15 2THE KING AND I Sun 12:55 2LOVE & MERCY Fri, Mon, Wed-Thu 6:50; Sat-Sun 1:00, 3:50, 6:50; Tue 4:00, 6:50 2MAD MAX: FURY ROAD Sat-Sun, Tue 4:20 2PITCH PERFECT 2 Fri, Mon, Wed-Thu 7:10, 10:00; Sat 5:00, 7:30, 10:00; Sun, Tue 4:30, 7:10, 10:00; Stars & Strollers Thu 1:00 2SPY Fri, Mon, Wed-Thu 7:00, 9:45; Sat-Sun 1:20, 4:10, 7:00, 9:45; Tue 4:10, 7:00, 9:45; Stars & Strollers Thu 1:00 2TOMORROWLAND Fri-Thu 9:30
0.8 AMPS OF HAPPINESS Frames of Mind presents the Vancouver premiere of a new documentary that portrays the experiences of four patients undergoing electroconvulsive therapy. Includes a post-screening discussion with Michael Wilkins-Ho. Jun 17, 7:30 pm, The Cinematheque (200 - 1131 Howe Street). Tix $11/9 (plus membership fee), info 604688-3456, www.thecinematheque.ca/.
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ANUPAM KHER COMING TO VANCOUVER He’s one of Bollywood’s most famous character actors, often playing alongside the legendary Shah Rukh Khan. Kher has also made the crossover to western movies, playing the psychiatrist in Silver Linings Playbook and as Mr. Bhambra in Bend It Like Beckham. He’s taught some of India’s most famous thespians and previously chaired the country’s filmcensorship board. And on Sunday (June 14) at 6 p.m., the versatile Kher will be at the Goldcorp Centre for the Arts at SFU Woodward’s as a curtain raiser for next month’s Indian Summer Festival. SONNY ROLLINS: BEYOND THE NOTES Director Dick Fontaine’s music documentary chronicles Rollins’s rollicking 80th birthday gig at New York’s Beacon Theater in 2010. Jun 17, 8:45 pm, Vancity Theatre (1181 Seymour). Tix $11/9 (plus membership fee), info 604-683-3456, www.viff.org/theatre/. VANCOUVER TAIWANESE FILM FESTIVAL The festival features seven feature-length films that look at Taiwan and the many lives of humanity that live in it.This year’s films include Beyond Beauty: Taiwan From Above, The Boar King, Second Chance, Meeting Dr. Sun, Design 7 Love, Sex Appeal, and Conspiracy. Co-presented by UBC Literature Etc., the Taiwanese Canadian Cultural Society, and the Vancouver International Film Centre. Title sponsored by Taipei Economic and Cultural Office in Vancouver and Taiwan Tourism Bureau. Jun 19-21, Vancity Theatre (1181 Seymour). Tix $11/9 (plus membership fee), info www.twff.ca/. SHAKE THE DUST Director Adam Sjöberg’s music documentary chronicles the far-reaching influence of breakdancing, exploring how it strikes a resonant chord in the slums, favelas, and ghettos of the world. Jun 22, 8:10 pm, Vancity Theatre (1181 Seymour). Tix $7 (plus membership fee), info 604-683-3456, www.viff.org/theatre/.
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Gender identity, unlike marrying a pillow or pushing a doll around in a stroller, is not an affectation or an eccentricity or plain ol’ batshittery. Gender identity goes to the core of who we are and how we wish to be—how we fundamentally need to be—perceived by others. Take it away, Human Rights Campaign: “The term ‘gender identity’, distinct from the term ‘sexual orientation’,
> BY DAN SAVAGE
refers to a person’s innate, deeply felt psychological identification as a man, woman, or some other gender, which may or may not correspond to the sex assigned to them at birth.…Transitioning is the process some transgender people go through to begin living as the gender with which they identify, rather than the sex assigned to them at birth. This may or may not include hormone therapy, sexreassignment surgery, and other medical procedures.” Unlike people who have healthy limbs amputated (which some doctors will do, if only to prevent people with “body integrity identity disorder” from amputating their own limbs) or thin people starving themselves to death because they think they’re fat, transgender people who embrace their gender identities and take steps toward transitioning are almost always happier and healthier as a result. That said, transitioning is not a panacea. Just as coming out of the closet isn’t the end of a gay person’s struggles or troubles, transitioning—which may or may not involve surgery and/or hormones—won’t protect a trans person from discrimination or violence, or resolve other personal or mentalhealth issues that may exist. You seem pretty concerned about the surgical removal of healthy body parts. To which I would say: other people’s bodies—and other people’s body parts—are theirs, not yours. And if an individual wants or needs to change or even remove some part(s) of their body to be who they are or to be happy or healthy, I’m sure you would agree that they
should have that right. Again, not all trans people get surgery, top or bottom, and many trans people change everything else (they take hormones, they get top surgery) but opt to stick with the genitals they were born with. (The ones they were born with tend to work better than the ones that can currently be constructed for them.) But unless you’re trans yourself, currently sleeping with a trans person, or about to sleep with a trans person, NSFM, it’s really none of your business what any individual trans person elects to change. For me, it boils down to letting people be who they are and do what they want. Sometimes people do things for what can seem like silly and/or mystifying reasons (marry pillows, grow beards, vote Republican), while sometimes people— sometimes even the same people— do things for very sound and serious reasons (come out, alter their bodies, vote Democrat). Unless someone else’s choices impact you in a real, immediate, and material way—unless someone wants to marry your pillow or wants to surgically alter your body or wants to persecute you politically or economically—there’s no conflict for you to resolve. Accept that you won’t always understand all of the choices that other people make about their sexualities or gender identities—or their partners or their hobbies or their whatevers—and try to strike the right balance between minding your own business and embracing/celebrating the infinite diversity of the human experience.
I’m a 23-year-old man. I left an abusive relationship a year ago, and I’m currently in therapy, dealing with the fallout. This abusive relationship really affected me negatively. On the one hand, she was the first person I was ever really intimate with. And when I say intimate, I mean pretty much everything you can think of—holding hands to kissing to intercourse to kinky sex. I identify very strongly as a submissive man, but she coerced me to be way more dominant than I actually am, among other shitty things she did to me. This has made me even more desirous of expressing myself submissively in bed, because I never really got to be who I actually am. How can I explore my submissive desires in a place that doesn’t really have much in the way of BDSM-related meetups, munches, clubs, etc.? How do I meet a Dominant who is respectful and kind? I may need more time away from relationships to recover and get my life in order, but being a submissive is more and more on the forefront of my mind.
venues and roll out your kinks in good time. I’ve been to lots of kink events, SAD, and I’ve met two kinds of people there: people who were always kinky and people who fell in love with someone kinky and then fell in love with kink. You know from personal experience that being coerced into playing a certain role is no fun—it can even tip over into abuse—so your mission is to find one of those women who love being Dominant but won’t realize it until they fall in love with a submissive guy. 3. Move someplace that has kinky clubs, social organizations, and BDSM-related events and play parties.
Your advice to FACTS, the guy
who cheated on his wife, was spoton, as usual. He should not tell a woman on a first date about the number of women he cheated on his ex-wife with before his divorce. You might also let him know to not mention the “crying myself to sleep every night” bit, either. But then, I am just a middle-aged gay man—so what do > SEEKING A DOMINANT I know? > JUST SAYING
If you don’t live someplace with kinky clubs and social organizations—no classes, no munches, no dungeons—you have three options. 1. Look for kinky people in your area on kinky dating sites. Mention that you’re looking for kinky friends, too, not just dates or lovers, because a kinky friend could invite you to a private party in your area. 2. Date women you’ve met on nonkinky sites or in nonkinky
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I SAW A: I AM A: WHEN: JUNE 6, 2015 WHERE: Bard on the Beach I saw you at the concession stand awaiting the start of Comedy of Errors at Bard on the Beach on Saturday, June 6. You were beautiful - white summer dress with flowers, feather earrings, and a hat. I really liked your smile. I hope you enjoyed the play and the evening that came with. Perhaps you might want to catch another play in the festival? Cheers.
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I SAW A: I AM A: WHEN: JUNE 8, 2015 WHERE: MacDonald Bus Towards Downtown. Chatted with 2 punk rock girls on the bus! Talked about my Propagandhi shirt and the upcoming Screeching Weasel show! I think you girls where off to a smoke shop. Anyway, you both are babes and we should hang out! Cheers!
YELLOW PINEAPPLE PATTERNED SHIRT AT LEVITATION FESTIVAL
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I SAW A: I AM A: WHEN: JUNE 7, 2015 WHERE: Levitation Festival You were the tall, dark-haired guy wearing sunglasses and a bright yellow shirt with what looked like a pineapple pattern on it. I saw you drinking in the beer garden near the end of Beach Fossils’ set, but by the time I got the nerve to go compliment you on your t-shirt you were gone. If this finds you and you’d like to meet up for a coffee or a drink, send me a message.
MARANDA, THE BRIGHT SHINING MORNING STAR
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I SAW A: I AM A: WHEN: MAY 23, 2015 WHERE: W 4th Between MacDonald, and Bayswater Shop Maranda, you gave me a big surprise, it was the best first eye to eye mysterious electrifying chance meeting I have ever had. At this point a once in a lifetime opportunity perhaps now dashed upon the rocks, and waves of certain uncertainty. Never the less I shall journey tirelessly to connect once more in this sea of fates. I was caught hooked at the store I was training in just a couple of weeks ago, Saturday May 23 on West 4th between MacDonald and Bayswater, 6:35 pm. I am no longer in the area. I saw sparks, and felt electrified in your amazing energetic light. I want more! And want to know more about you, and have to tell you how I feel, and confirm my experience was not just in my head, and heart alone. Your smile is so wonderful it brought an old soul back to life, and now I live to find that light in you once more.
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You were the BBQ master at the Teepee Party, Saturday afternoon at Crab park. The one in the black and white trucker hat. I watched you guys play frisbee and really should have joined in. You had such a great energy and smile that I couldn’t help but watch from our blanket. I missed my opportunity to come and chat with you before we left (you were on the phone on my last walk thru). Anyway, if this finds you send a message!
WRECK BEACH SUNDAY
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I SAW A: I AM A: WHEN: JUNE 6, 2015 WHERE: Seaside by Science World OMG you were totally flirting with me when you wanted to race along Seaside but I was super late and not heading into Yaletown... Me: sunglasses, grey v neck with plunging neckline. You: sunglasses, beard, raglan t-shirt, riding a beat up baby blue cruiser... Adorable.
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I SAW A: I AM A: WHEN: JUNE 5, 2015 WHERE: North Shore Green Markets at the Shipyards in North Vancouver You (really pretty and a wonderful smile in a Floral Blue Dress) with your friend. The Both of you were looking at coasters and picked 4 to get but when you both were about to pay, you only had 27 dollars. Your Smile caught me by surprise and you asked for a 4 for 27 dollars deal, I had to ask my boss and she okayed it. I regret not talking to you more. If you see this hope you come to the markets again in the next couple weeks so I can talk to you and ask you to coffee in person.
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I SAW A: I AM A: WHEN: JUNE 6, 2015 WHERE: Third Beach
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I SAW A: I AM A: WHEN: JUNE 4, 2015 WHERE: Penthouse Nightclub You were one of the professional dancers that came on after Amateur Night at the Penthouse Thursday night. I was drunk and kind of an idiot but you were very good at your job and politely gave me the time of day and we had a very pleasant conversation. I stayed to the end to say goodbye, for no real reason other than you were just really nice. Wanted to say sorry if I came on too strong. I do that when I’m drunk. Welcome to Vancouver and I hope you enjoy it here. I’m fully aware it’s your job, but you were still really cool and incredibly nice. Thank you for the enjoyable evening, amazing dance and lovely chit chat.
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I SAW A: I AM A: WHEN: MAY 31, 2015 WHERE: Westjet Flight From LAS You, blonde, were travelling with your younger sister/daughter(?) in the seat a row ahead of me. I had my small dog with me and you turned around before disembarking, to say hi to her and possibly me? Thought I caught your eye in customs lineup. Probably should have posted this earlier... would you like to meet?
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I SAW A: I AM A: WHEN: JUNE 5, 2015 WHERE: BCBG - Pacific Centre We chatted at BCBG (Pacific Centre) this afternoon. I overheard you laughing with a coworker and joked that you were having too much fun. We had a brief exchange about our weekend plans to enjoy some time on a deck/ balcony/patio and I almost got brave enough to ask if you might want to do that together. Almost.
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I SAW A: I AM A: WHEN: JUNE 3, 2015 WHERE: 99 to Boundary I have never been in a position where I didn’t approach a woman whom I wished to meet until now. You were sitting just behind the articulated section in the left-hand window seat. You were wearing a purple dress with some red in the pattern carrying a partially orange backpack. I got on at Granville and you got off at Heather we exchanged a couple of smiles in the short ride but the crowd prevented me from getting close enough to speak. It is most likely they were smiles of shared discomfort on a crowded bus but I decided to give this a shot. If I had time tomorrow or Friday I would try the 99 in hopes of seeing you but this is the only option for the moment. Your dress was great but your eyes and smile were amazing and I would love to have the chance to meet in circumstances where we can talk.
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I SAW A: I AM A: WHEN: MAY 26, 2015 WHERE: Barry Manilow Concert at Roger’s Arena I wish I had asked my friend to change seats so you and I could have sat together in row 119 through the Barry Manilow concert. You wore a stunning green dress. When I asked you if you had a favourite song, you said they were all good. I told you I liked Mandy! I love it that you took a selfie with me at the end of the night. I wish you would have said yes when I offered you a ride home, but it was a bit sudden. I am having a hard time getting you out of my mind. If you remember this encounter and would like to have another one, please get in touch.
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I SAW A: I AM A: WHEN: JUNE 5, 2015 WHERE: 49th Parallel, Main Street. I was swimming in a sea of ice coffees and couldn’t help but notice we exchanged some eyes, you’re tall, and have a beard, nowadays that's super vague. I'm blonde and usually wearing all black. I think this is tacky, but I didn’t want to interrupt you while you were slanging coffees. You’re probably tired of coffee, so let’s grab a beer?
YOU LIVE IN THE JACOBSEN BUILDING
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I SAW A: I AM A: WHEN: JUNE 4, 2015 WHERE: Main & 2nd
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You live in the Jacobsen building off Main and 2nd. I’ve seen you get on the elevator from the 2nd floor, you have a beard and you drive a jeep. I’m an East Indian woman who lives in the same building. You’ve likely seen me hauling trash to the garbage room in sweat pants and messy hair. There is something about you that I find intriguing and attractive but I’ve never had the guts to say more than hello. I promise I clean up well and would like to prove it to you, perhaps over something nicer than garbage... say a coffee?
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eah! As of late afternoon on Thursday, Mercury retrograde is over. We’ll now make better headway along the corrective upswing. Even so, it’s wise to remain vigilant. Less than 12 hours after Mercury ends retrograde, Neptune begins its five-month retrograde cycle. Outside of an active dream cycle on Thursday night, this transit’s start can easily slip by unnoticed. Still, Neptune works on subtle levels to make a clearer distinction between fact and fiction, the projection and the reality. Building through Sunday, sun/Mars puts motivation into fresh-drive mode. This planetary pairing gets the conversation going and increases physical vitality, too. It provides a great boost to athletes and competitions—the action is hot on and off the fields. Tuesday’s new moon in Gemini gains added fuel from Mars. While mostly a positive bring-it-to-life or cut-to-the-chase influence, note that Mars is also pushy and aggressive. On a cautionary note, folks can say or do anything in order to save their butts or make the sale. On the revelation side, we can come face to face with a critical moment of truth. On a great-gains note, we can feel boosted by fresh hope or catch wind of a fresh opportunity. Also on Sunday, Saturn retrograde revisits Scorpio for one last checkin regarding priorities and choicemaking. Apt not only for politicians and business, but for all, this transit
allows extra time to strengthen, secure, and refortify from within.
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ARIES
March 20–April 20
Sometimes you just can’t hold back; sometimes you just don’t want to. Now through mid next week thrusts you into action. There are things that need to be said and things that need to get done. Whether you choose the moment or it chooses you, an air-clearing brings relief. Sunday onward, you could hear, witness, or find the unexpected.
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TAURUS
April 20–May 21
Dwelling on loss is unproductive. Instead, put your all toward moving it forward from here. Rather than banking on a hope or a someday, you are wise to make this moment “the moment”. The now is both a fork in the road and a key stagesetting time. Saturn’s dip back into Scorpio underscores the importance of improving your aim and your game.
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GEMINI
May 21–June 21
Sun/Mars acts as a heating influence. A positive stimulant, it keeps the excitement and enthusiasm going strong. You’ll stay physically active and especially quick on the ball. Sun/Mars can also inflame or keep reactiveness on the quick dial-up. The next few days can set you on a hunt, an adventure, or a warpath. Tuesday’s new moon also provides fresh fuel.
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CANCER
June 21–July 22
A weekend getting away from it all could be as close to heaven as you can get. Surrender to the moment, let the creative or romantic muses play, let the time disappear. Sun/Mars and Chiron can open your heart and soul in some poignant way. Through the middle of September, Saturn’s revisit of Scorpio helps you to refortify, replenish, and recharge. Mid next week thrusts you into full swing.
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LEO
July 22–August 23
At work or working through it, the next few days could be quite profitable. Something unplanned or unscripted could make your weekend. Sun/Mars can set wheels in faster motion and/or colour it in for you in a way you didn’t anticipate. Saturn’s dip back into Scorpio marks an appropriate time for home, family, business, or soul renovation projects.
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VIRGO
August 23–September 23
Did you lose ground, money, or time during Mercury retrograde? You’ll make great gains on life now. In fact, it’s springboard time. Sun/Mars and Tuesday’s new moon offer a great energy boost to all fresh-start initiatives. Has the answer, explanation, solution, or resolution eluded you? Saturn’s revisit of Scorpio can help you gain insight, perspective, and/or a renewed sense of can-do.
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LIBRA
September 23–October 23
Planned or not, a busy and eventful few days lie ahead. In fact, you could find yourself in a marathon. It’s a great weekend for travel, socializing, an open house, garage sales, shopping, scouting, or cutting yourself loose. On a get-downto-business note, Saturn’s revisit of Scorpio calls for better control over money matters and personal goals.
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SCORPIO
October 23–November 22
Where there’s a will, you’ll find a way. The end of Mercury retrograde can clear up a dilemma and make your choices or options a lot clearer, perhaps unexpectedly so. Don’t hesitate to ditch a plan in favour of another. Someone could act as an agent or a catalyst. Once the impulse, inspiration, or moment strikes, there’s no backtracking; you’ll hit the fast track. Impulse spending or unexpected expenses could add up quickly.
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November 22–December 21
Tuesday’s new moon boosts social and fi nancial prospects.
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December 21–January 20
It’s a run-around, onething-after-another weekend. You can get pulled into it unwittingly and/or bite off more than you can chew. Sun/Mars stays triggered through Sunday. It isn’t about the words, but what’s conveyed through body language. Saturn’s backtrack gives you another go of it or shot at it. January 20–February 18
Sun/Mars sets up an actionpacked weekend. An event or quick trip out of town gives you plenty to talk about later. Meeting someone for the first time? Instant rapport is an excellent sign. Through mid September, Saturn’s revisit of Scorpio gives you an extension. See it as an advantage. February 18–March 20
The spotlight is on home and family this weekend. Visits with friends, hosting students, showing your rental, or the search for new digs can keep you going with one thing after another right through Monday. Saturn’s revisit of Scorpio continues to urge you to look for a new source of income and/or to make a significant lifestyle change. -
Over the weekend, sun/ Mars could reheat a conversation. They’ll provide a strong second wind for a plan, a project, or a budding relationship. Spur of the moment or stream of consciousness delivers best. Saturn’s dip back into Scorpio, starting Sunday, will give you several more months to get your bearings. Book a reading with Rose Marcus at There’s no need to bide time, though: www.rosemarcus.com/astrolink/.
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