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Vancouver-born Madeleine Thien’s third novel, Do Not Say We Have Nothing, centres on three classical musicians coping with monumental events in China during the second half of the 20th century. > BY DAVID CHAU

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Thien revisits Tiananmen > BY DAVID C HAU

he 1989 uprising in Tiananmen Square has long gripped Madeleine Thien. “It’s something that’s always stayed with me from that time I was 14 turning 15,” she says. “I think in all these years since, 27 years now, it’s been a topic that I’ve returned again and again to in my interests. But it’s only in the last five or six years that I thought I was ready to write about it.” Researching the 1989 democracy movement that culminated in massacre on June 3 and 4 in Beijing, she “started to think about those people—the parents, the workers, the high-school students—that weren’t the university students that we’d all been so focused on. And I started to think about those parents and what gave them the courage to come into the streets that night and in the weeks preceding.” Do Not Say We Have Nothing, Thien’s newly released third novel, furthers the ambition of previous works including the 2006 book Certainty, which won the Amazon.ca/Books in Canada First Novel Award. (Thien, born in Vancouver and now living in Montreal, is also acclaimed for short stories. Her literary debut, the 2001 collection Simple Recipes, received the Ethel Wilson Fiction Prize; last year, her story “The Wedding Cake” was a finalist for the Sunday Times EFG Private Bank Short Story Award.) Centred on the struggles of three musicians and their relatives, against China’s sociopolitical landscape in the mid to late 20th century, the current novel “is about creative expression, and art, and revolution. And how history has this force,” Thien says to the Straight from Beirut, where she’s appearing at a festival. “And what happens to the very fragile or tenuous lives that are caught up in these forces.” After completing Dogs at the Perimeter, her 2011 novel about the Cambodian genocide, Thien found her questions on Communism still unresolved. Struck by recordings she heard in Phnom Penh of Cambodian psychedelic rock, and the fact that many of its performers were executed by the Khmer Rouge, she wanted to explore “musicians, and what it is about music that could be so threatening to any ideology”.

Madeleine Thien delves into music and politics in China in her third novel.

On these pages, Marie Jiang, a 30-something mathematician at Simon Fraser University, recalls a period decades earlier when Ai-ming, a Chinese dissident, sought harbour in the Jiangs’ Vancouver home. This followed the separation of Marie’s parents and the subsequent suicide of her father, Kai, in Hong Kong. “The beginning was really thinking about this family that was hiding a young woman,” Thien says, noting that as a child she met an individual who was similarly sheltered. “Where it went from there took me by surprise.…I don’t think I knew at the beginning how deeply it was going to go into music in Shanghai. But it became the heart of the book in so many ways.” Ai-ming’s father, Sparrow, “the through line from beginning to end”, was a brilliant composer who taught at the Shanghai Conservatory of Music. “His students wanted revolutionary accessibility,” Thien writes, “and his superiors tried to educate him on the correct political line, but what line could this be? As soon as he contained it in his hand, it opened its wings and filled the sky. What musical idea stayed fixed for a year or a lifetime, let alone a revolutionary age?” Until the Cultural Revolution in the 1960s ruptured their lives, Sparrow fostered the endeavours of his younger cousin, Zhuli, a dedicated violinist, and grew close to

Kai, a gifted pianist with suspicious allegiances. “I was interested in the ways that Chinese musicians were using western classical music to express, on one hand, a national self— a modern Chinese self—and on the other hand a very personal, private self,” Thien says. “And then, later on, how the students in Tiananmen Square were using western models of political structures, under the very broad term democracy.” Devising a means “to lay those two historical turning points side by side” was among the book’s primary challenges. By 1989, she remarks, China’s people had already grieved “privately, and mourned so many things, and lost so much. But there was something about seeing their children—those students, the hope of the whole nation [in Tiananmen Square]—under threat and willing to stand up to the government, that I think it made a flash point in Chinese society.” Referenced throughout the novel is a metafictional document, The Book of Records, an evolving multivolume saga that deepens concepts on covert communication and the pursuit of autonomy. (“In all that time period,” Thien says, “you hear a lot about these books passed from person to person and hand-copied. That’s always been a very striking detail for me.”) Marie’s narrative, twined with the novel’s other threads, conveys the reach of political furor. Here, Thien depicts how the stifled identities and aspirations of one generation become the shadow inheritance of the next. An artist’s task “is to try to see what’s not immediately visible. And those things are not visible for many different reasons,” she says. “Sometimes they’re just marginal, sometimes they’re too quiet, sometimes it’s about time. “It’s that we need to see resonances in a greater time scale than, say, yesterday or last month,” she continues. “It’s twofold: it’s on a personal level, the way we live our lives and what we’re capable of seeing. And on the craft and technique and art level, always pushing the boundaries of what we do so we can make it visible.” The Vancouver launch of Do Not Say We Have Nothing takes place on Thursday (June 23) at SFU’s Segal Building (500 Granville Street).

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reen is the new black, as far as the majority of Vancouverites are concerned. Locally sourced, organic produce has become a dinnertime staple; recycling is a way of life; and composting is a well-respected pastime. And the mere mention of plastic water bottles is enough to elicit at least a few judgmental side eyes. When it comes to our pets, however, Darcy Matheson, author of Greening Your Pet Care: Reduce Your Animal’s Environmental Paw-Print, asserts that we may not be as ecofriendly as we think. “We buy a lot of plastic products for our pets. We feed them meaty diets, and then there’s all the poop that they leave behind,” she tells the Straight by phone. “So, they’re like these little polluters.” Ahead of an author event at Book Warehouse (4118 Main Street) this Monday (June 27) for her new tome— which offers easy tricks for minimizing your pets’ carbon footprints— Environmentally conscious pet owners look for products such as this Matheson shares her tips on how to upcycled-cotton pet bed by Vancouver’s Handsome Mountain Pet Supplies. green up your pet-care regimen for the betterment of both your health clothing, and accessories—check out the reduce their carbon footprint by and theirs—and the environment. 100-percent-upcycled-cotton pet beds substituting other options for beef. DITCH THE PLASTIC Our lives by Vancouver’s Handsome Mountain “Out of all the meats produced for are littered with single-use, non- Pet Supplies (select styles on sale from pet food, beef is the most polluting biodegradable plastics. And just $70 at www.handsomemountain.com/). and environmentally draining of as we’ve made an effort to rid our Plastic packaging and liners in pet them all when it comes to land and kitchens, bathrooms, and work- food should also be avoided. water resources,” Matheson says. spaces of them, they should be reNot only will this prevent nonWhat does this impact look like moved from our pet care as well. renewable resources from piling up in numbers? According to a 2012 “Put your pet on a plastic diet,” in landfills, but you’ll be protecting report by the United Nations EnMatheson stresses. “Go through your two- and four-legged friends vironment Programme, beef leads and look at the products that you from polyvinyl chloride, bisphenol animal byproducts in greenhousehave and see if you can find some- A, and phthalates, potentially haz- gas emissions, with approximately thing that’s a greener alternative.” ardous chemicals commonly found 22.6 kilograms of Earth-affecting Plastic feeding bowls, for example, in plastics. gases released for every one kiloshould be replaced with pieces made gram of meat produced. This makes from stainless steel or a natural ma- DON’T FEED BEEF Although it livestock farming one of the largest terial like bamboo, hemp, or rubber. may be unrealistic to feed your contributors to climate change. The same no-plastic mantra pets a completely vegan or vegetarAs a result, Matheson suggests should be applied to your pets’ toys, ian diet, you can help significantly opting for kibble, wet food, and pet

treats that use chicken, turkey, or sustainably harvested fish as a primary protein. Open Farm Canada, for example, makes pet foods (from $26.99 for two kilograms at various pet stores) using ethically sourced, naturally raised meats and OceanWise seafood. If you own a cat or dog, you can also put them on a raw diet, which increases the likelihood that their grub is being produced and sold locally. SCOOP THE POOP This may seem

like rule number one in the petparenting handbook—if you own a pup, at least—but Matheson found in her research that a staggering 97,000 tonnes of dog waste is left in Metro Vancouver parks every year. This poses a range of health risks for humans and animals, who may develop gastrointestinal illnesses, diarrhea, skin sores, and chest pain when exposed to the waste through open waters. “People assume if you’re at the park or beach or something, you can just leave your pets’ poop there and it’ll be washed away with the rain,” Matheson says. “Actually, what happens is it gets washed down to drains, and it can contaminate lakes, marine life, and drinkingwater sources.” Simply picking up the doo, however, doesn’t preclude harmful contact with others and the Earth. To prevent contamination in landfills, use either a biodegradable poop bag, which can be flushed down the toilet, or a compostable sack that can be tossed in a compost bin.

GROOM CONSCIOUSLY It’s no secret that store-bought cleaning and beauty items are packed with toxic chemicals, allergens, and other irritants that may be doing your body—and the environment—more harm than good. The same goes

for pet-grooming related goods. “We think a lot about products we use for ourselves, but we don’t really think about the products we use for our animals,” Matheson notes. As with household cleaners and sunscreens, synthetic fragrances— which may contain many of thousands of allergy-, migraine-, and asthma-triggering chemicals—are the top ingredients to avoid. Instead, look for soaps and furand hair-care items that are made from natural elements. We love the East Vancouver–based Black Sheep Organics, which produces crueltyfree and vegan dog shampoos, ear wash, and toothpaste (from $12 at various pet stores) using coconut oil, shea butter, essential oils, and other plant-based components. The liquids are also biodegradable, so they won’t hurt waters and wildlife when washed down drains. ADOPT, DON’T SHOP According

to Matheson, the most important— and, arguably, easiest—thing you can do to ensure an eco-friendly pet life is to adopt. “There are so many great companion animals in shelters, so I think this step is the greenest of all,” she says. In a 2014 report, the Canadian Federation of Humane Societies estimated that shelters across Canada took in more than 85,000 cats and about 38,000 dogs that year. Twenty-seven percent of those cats and 11 percent of those dogs were euthanized. Adopting, rather than utilizing breeders, means you can rescue one of these animals in need while saying no to abusive practices, such as puppy mills, that lead to overpopulation. “You’re saving that pet from the shelter, and you’re also freeing up space for another one to be taken in,” Matheson says, “so it’s kind of like the ultimate recycling.” -

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Compromise was the key for case/lang/veirs One way of looking at case/lang/

“It’s very much an open field of musical influences, of different magnetic pulls that we navigate,” he notes. ”It’s easy to do a postmodern mix of styles, but that’s not what we’re after. We’re after trying to find what feels musically necessary. What’s the essence of where we are now?” Where we are now, one might answer, is in a transitional period, with huge historical forces impinging on every aspect of life. Gustavsen’s music offers a welcome respite from those horrors, and perhaps even a gentle suggestion of how to move forward into the uncertain future.

2 veirs, the new collaboration be-

tween three of North America’s most distinctive song stylists, is to see it as a record about friendships lost, found, and insufficient. After all, the disc ends with “Georgia Stars”, an instant folk-rock classic about a former camping partner now lost to time, and its high point might be “Best Kept Secret”, a loping Laurel Canyon anthem about the kind of bestie who’ll always pick up that late-night longdistance call. “Song for Judee”, on the other hand, eulogizes ’70s songwriter Judee Sill, whose showbiz friends— including David Crosby and Graham Nash—couldn’t keep her from heroin addiction and an overdose death. The idea that there might be some kind of concept behind the record is new to Portland, Oregon, residents Laura Veirs and k.d. lang, however. (Neko Case, the third member of the trio, was unavailable for comment.) “I don’t think we consciously did that, but… Hmmm. I don’t know,” says lang, in a telephone interview from Calgary, where she’s visiting family. “I couldn’t tell you. I haven’t even thought about what the record’s about; I’m just happy that we actually got it made!” Veirs, interviewed a couple of weeks later, is equally surprised, but she’s willing to consider the possibility. “That’s kind of a cool point,” she says, on the line from Portland. “And now that I think of it, ‘I Want to Be Here’ is also about a friend. So, yeah, there is a lot of friendship on the record. I hadn’t thought about it before, but I’m glad you pointed that out.” With lang and Veirs having Portland in common and Case and Veirs being from the same indie-rock generation, it’s plausible that the three women have themselves been long-time confederates. The warmth and ease audible on case/lang/veirs might give further credence to that view, but it’s not true; the project began when lang essentially coldcalled the other two, suggesting they do something together. “Okay, I’m going to break it down for you,” says lang. “In 2012 I moved from Los Angeles to Portland. I met Laura, and then I met Neko, and then I wrote them an email and said ‘Let’s make a record.’ And in half an hour both of them wrote back and said ‘Hell, yes,’ so it was a green light.” “We didn’t know each other at all before we started,” Veirs elaborates. “We’d just met once, for like five minutes. And so we were really going in cold, just as admiring coconspirators. There was no friendship there. We’ve built a friendship, but it’s not like we’ve found our soulmates and we’re going to be tight buddies for the rest of our lives.” Both Veirs and lang say that the making of case/lang/veirs wasn’t a friction-free process. “I have more experience, so I thought they should bow down to me,” says lang, who’s 54 to Case’s 45

> ALEXANDER VARTY

Tord Gustavsen presents Hymns and Visions at Christ Church Cathedral on Wednesday (June 29), as part of the TD Vancouver International Jazz Festival.

Piano prodigy Rosnes plays the music that lives in her Left to right: Neko Case, k.d. lang, and Laura Veirs smile when the camera’s on them and throttle each other when it isn’t.

and Veirs’s 42. “Which they didn’t. And it pissed me off.” More seriously, lang reveals that all three had to find room for compromise. “As you can imagine, with three individually strong and independent artists thrown together‚ things got pretty hairy at times,” she notes. “For example, we would come up to a section and I would want to use the word love, and neither of those guys would. Laura would be like, ‘I haven’t used the word love in five years. I refuse to use the word love.’ Or Laura would want to use the word sun, or sunshine, and we’d be like, ‘You’ve used the word sunshine a thousand times!’ So, yeah, it was excruciating at times, but the music was the thing that kept us focused and the momentum going strongly forward.” In turn, Veirs credits coproducer Tucker Martine with building a happy environment in the studio. That Martine is also Veirs’s husband is not lost on her. “He’s from the South, and I think they’re trained to be a little more gracious than in the North, where we can be very blunt,” she says. “So he was great at keeping the vibes good. And the recording process seemed easy, because we had done so much struggling in the writing and demoing process. When we got to the studio it flowed quite well.” As of last week—a few days into rehearsal for the tour that will bring Case, lang, and Veirs to Vancouver next week—things were continuing to go smoothly. So will this trio become a regular thing? “Probably not,” Veirs says frankly. “It’s probably a one-off. But, you know, more will be revealed after this tour. After a year, we might go, ‘Actually, that was awesome. Let’s do it again!’ Or maybe we’ll be like, ‘You know what? That was really

cool and really hard and really Gustavsen says of Hymns and Visions, amazing, but that’s enough.’ It’s the concert incarnation of their collaboration. Speaking in lightly achard to tell!” > ALEXANDER VARTY cented English from his Oslo home, he adds: “It’s very much coming from case/lang/veirs plays the Queen a personalized and spiritual point of Elizabeth Theatre on Wednesday departure, and it’s not really trying (June 29), as part of the TD Vancouver to say anything with capital letters International Jazz Festival. except the speaking of the heart. But then when we saw where this was heading, we realized also that there is, in a way, controversy here. “It’s a project that for some will be really liberating, and for others will be Although it is as hushed in almost like blasphemy,” he continues. tone as a Lutheran funeral, “And it is a project that says Sufism Tord Gustavsen’s new ECM re- and liberal Christianity are not really lease, What was said, is also protest far apart. On the contrary, we can not music. Quiet and reluctant protest only have dialogue and learn from music, but an effective riposte to each other, we can pray together, and the forces of intolerance nonethe- we can meld together, spiritually.” less. Fusing the Norwegian pianFor the 45-year-old musician, who ist’s rolling sonorities with the grew up in a religious household and elegant singing of Simin Tander, played piano in church, this new trio who’s of mixed Afghan and Ger- is a vehicle for his own spiritual and man heritage, the record is a quiet musical journey: he’s trying to find a rebuke to those who say there can kind of true belief, purged of dogma, be no interplay between Islam and and a sonic voice that has similarly Christianity, no happy meeting be- been purged of flash. tween indigen and immigrant. “I was at a point where I felt that I Gustavsen almost wishes it weren’t wanted to connect with my musical so. In his world, faith is an inner cer- and spiritual roots in the hymns that tainty but not a missionary impulse. I grew up with, but in a new way,” he He’d rather there were no racist says. “Both digging deeper into my goons on the streets of Europe, and own roots, and stretching onwards no drone-tracked bombs falling on and upwards in a free way. And then Afghan or Syrian soil. And making when I heard Simin sing in Pashto I a political statement was the furthest felt there was something here, there thing from his mind when he entered was potential for exploring comthe studio with Tander, percussionist mon ground. And so I invited her to Jarle Vespestad, and a stack of lyrics see if she liked the melodies, and if drawn from both his family hymnal she could connect with the way I felt and the works of Jalal al-Din Rumi. about these hymns.” The experiment, as heard on What “It’s a project that stems from within, and from the intrinsic talents was said, was a success—and Gusand blessings of Simin and myself tavsen notes that the collaboration meeting and exploring the cross- continues to grow, with the trio having roads of our diverse backgrounds,” recently added electronics to its palette.

Gustavsen’s protest music stems from his own roots

Piano prodigy Renee Rosnes left

2 Vancouver just over three dec-

ades ago, immediately moving into the big leagues behind saxophone giants like Joe Henderson, Wayne Shorter, and James Moody. At least 14 albums later, not counting impressive sidewoman work, she’s only recently begun to look back at her trajectory. “I’m so at home here,” says Rosnes, calling from her long-time abode in New Jersey, where she lives with her husband, equally spectacular pianist Bill Charlap. (They both recently worked on a straight-ahead jazz album with Tony Bennett.) “But I miss B.C. so much. Good thing I still have family there and have a reason to come back once or sometimes twice a year.” Her new album, Written in the Rocks, features a cover photo reflecting the Punjabi heritage she only discovered midlife, plus recent compositions conveying the sonic wisdom she has accumulated since leaving. The melancholy title tune captures the cool introspection of ’60s Blue Note albums, while the closing “Goodbye Mumbai” is full of modern, big-city swagger. The record features long-time collaborators Steve Nelson on vibes and Peter Washington on bass; they joined drummer Lewis Nash when she came home last year to play material resonant of her 30 years in modern jazz. “I guess all of that music lives in me,” she says, thoughtfully, “and it comes out in ways I’m not always cognizant of. Writing for my own band is a really great joy. Because we’ve toured and recorded together so much, I tend to think I can anticipate what they’ll bring to my music—but then they always surprise me anyway!” This time, the TD Vancouver International Jazz Festival will see Rosnes and Nash hooking up with Toronto bass great Neil Swainson and Vancouver saxophonist Steve see page 15

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Kaldestad for an evening of beautifully judged standards and originals, including those tackled on Kaldestad’s New York Afternoon CD. Their take on early mentor Joe Henderson’s propulsive “Punjab” adds a particularly sweet capper to the pianist’s origin story. Over the years, Rosnes has also worked as a journalist, profiling her elders in the field. Now she’s one of their peers. “Well, I definitely don’t feel like the new kid on the block anymore,” she says with a raucous laugh. “I’m in my mid-50s now, and I do think back on those early days with some awe. I was pretty green and innocent, and honestly did not go to New York City to stay; I really thought I would take some lessons, immerse myself in the scene, and then go back home. Within the first couple years, I was working pretty steadily. Joe came along, and then Wayne, and [James] Moody, and J.J. [Johnson], and Bobby [Hutcherson] and, well, I just couldn’t pull myself away. Finally, I thought, ‘Heck, this is what I wanna do; this is where I need to be!’ ” Rosnes gets her second hit of her home province right after our jazz fest, when she heads for an oxygenating week at Music by the Sea. It’s held annually in Bamfield, on the west coast of Vancouver Island, where she’ll join Swainson and others for a mix of jazz and classical music. Sounds like a killer way to kick off three more decades of inspiration. > KEN EISNER

The Renee Rosnes Trio performs with Steve Kaldestad at Frankie’s Jazz on Monday and Tuesday (June 27 and 28) as part of the TD Vancouver International Jazz Festival.

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> ALEXANDER VARTY

The Alexander Hawkins Trio plays the Ironworks on Tuesday (June 28), as part of the TD Vancouver International Jazz Festival.

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discography, you might think the big Belgian jazz band is not only a bit weird, but also twisted. Bonk, Larf, and Psychoscout were followed by Cheer Me, Perverts!, released in 2009 on the ensemble’s own Zonk! label. However, Cheer Me, Perverts! is see next page

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maintain some sort of visceral, rooted quality in the music,” he says in a telephone interview from his London home. “And I don’t mean that in some sort of louder-faster-higher, alphamale sense; I mean just more in the folk or vernacular realm. I really love the music of [Iannis] Xenakis, for example, because it has that really elemental rhythmic drive to it as well.” Structural complexity and a restless imagination play a large role in Hawkins’s music. On last year’s eponymous Alexander Hawkins Trio CD you can hear the 35-year-old musician exploding form with enthusiastic abandon; one favourite strategy is to abstract a melodic cell from a larger passage and then repeat it until it suggests a pathway into new terrain. But he also nods in the direction of jazz legends like Duke Ellington and Louis Moholo, his occasional employer and the last survivor of the great South African musicians who revolutionized British jazz in the 1960s. “One of the things that Louis talks about is the vocal quality of what he’s trying to achieve, whether that’s in terms of using old South African hymns as blueprints, or just that human, folkloric element,” Hawkins says. “But I think one of the most profound things that I take from playing with him is just the urgency of making music.” Moholo, of course, came of age at a time when music played a life-anddeath part in the struggle against apartheid. The situation is less dire for today’s performers, but Hawkins never loses sight that he, too, is performing within a larger social context. “Yes, there are hard days, and maybe we don’t get paid like some lines of work, but ultimately, it’s a real privilege and joy to do what we do,” he says. “So that’s why it’s even more crucial that, at all times, we play with nothing but 1,000 percent commitment and sincerity. There are people who work long days and come out to hear us for whom that ticket price is significant, and we need to remember that music is fundamentally a community enterprise. It’s great to play on your own, but it’s something special to play with, and for, other people.”

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simply an anagram of the name of FES’s founder, clarinetist, and principal composer, Peter Vermeersch. And the odd monikers given to songs and albums reflect the importance of offbeat humour for the band, as well as providing easy-to-remember tags for its music. “There’s no singing, so we don’t get much chance to be on the radio,” says Vermeersch, reached at his home in Ghent. “The only words I can use are in the titles. Sometimes what we do may be thought strange or even difficult—I don’t like those associations—but audiences have no problem getting involved in the music and going with it, and with such titles I can give them a simple key to open up the composition. I like playing to audiences who don’t know us, who may be waiting for the band that comes afterwards at a show or festival but have to listen to us.” The music of the FES is a rich and shifting mix of jazz, rock, improv, and classical music. “What I like in jazz is the bastard side,” says Vermeersch. “It’s when jazz gets pure that it can get stuck—it’s always taken things from outside.” The FES’s most recent touring project was a homage to one of the great genre-benders of the past 60 years,

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Frank Zappa. “It was called Terms of Embarrassment and was supposed to be a Zappa tribute, but I asked the guy who commissioned it if he’d mind if there were no Zappa songs. In the end there are some things, but half the program has nothing to do with him, really. It’s marketing,” says Vermeersch with a laugh. As a composer, Vermeersch is hard-working and prolific. “I spend

seven hours a day writing—and one playing clarinet. I’m hooked on it. Right now I’m working on a documentary about old cruisers in the ’20s—like the Red Star Line, which was sailing from Europe to the U.S. and Canada. They’ve found old film footage which I’m editing—something I’ve never done before—as well as creating all the music. My aim is to have the compositions performed live at the screenings by the band.” On its third Vancouver visit the FES will be playing original material from Terms of Embarrassment, as well as newer works by Vermeersch that highlight the talents of the band’s 14 members. “I know the musicians well by now—how they play, what they like and don’t like. But it’s not just me making the arrangements— there are two other guys that I insist should also contribute and do just what they want,” the leader says. “I find it interesting to have a balance between structured and unstructured parts. Our music is open-minded and crazy—always with a big mix of atmospheres, and of course humour.”

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The Flat Earth Society plays the Georgia Street Stage at 7:30 p.m. on Saturday (June 25), as part of the TD Vancouver International Jazz Festival.

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ith Canada Day coming up, now is the time to start thinking about places to toast this fine nation on July 1—ideally, on a sunny patio with a few share plates and some ice-cold beverages over a laid-back lunch. Here are a few spots around town where you can incorporate a leisurely midday meal into celebrations of our home and native land. ISLAND TIME Roving stilt walkers, glass-blowing demonstrations, bikedecorating, ocean-kayak demos, and free live music as part of the TD Vancouver International Jazz Festival… The July 1 lineup on Granville Island is as varied and colourful as the seasonal produce available at the public market. Plan for lunch either before or after the 1:30 p.m. Canada Day parade. You can’t go wrong at Bridges Bistro (1696 Duranleau Street) when it comes to surrounding scenic views, with a wooden deck the size of a football field overlooking False Creek. Savour a hot seafood caesar salad, smoked-salmon pizza, or fi sh tacos with pineapple salsa while you watch the boats and birds come and go. With panoramic water, city, and mountain views, Dockside Restaurant (1253 Johnston Street) offers such diverse lunch dishes as pork and shrimp bánh mi, zucchini-ribbon “un-pasta”, duck-confit pizza, and crab-and-shrimp cakes with mango salsa. THE PLACE TO BE The Port of Vancouver’s Canada Day at Canada Place event is the biggest national birthday party outside of

banana pancakes, and other dishes. You can’t beat the location of the Boathouse Restaurant at Kits Beach, right in the park (1305 Arbutus Street). The brunch menu is available every day, featuring dishes like crab-cake Bennys and crab-and-shrimp omelette. Lunch items include blackened tilapia with key-lime shrimp, grilledsockeye burger, and Shanghai-style noodle bowl. The very kid-friendly Rocky Mountain Flatbread Co. (1876 West 1st Avenue) features exceptional artisan flatbreads like fennel sausage and blue cheese, fig and Brie, and smoked bacon and spring greens, as well as fresh pasta, salads, soup, and sandwiches.

Among the spots to enjoy a patio meal on Canada Day, there’s Dockside Restaurant with its water, city, and mountain views.

Ottawa. Extreme pogo demos, larly striking surroundings, with pickup street-hockey games, and lunch offerings including bangers and live music are just some of the mash, Guinness-battered Alaskan highlights, while the North Point cod, Mediterranean veggie burger, at Canada Place transforms into miso-maple salmon, and Pacific Coast a family-friendly licensed-lounge chowder loaded with salmon, cod area presented by loin, prawns, and Steam Whistle Salt Spring Island Brewing. mussels sautéed Pop into Tap to order and simGail Johnson and Barrel (1055 mered in a lemonCanada Place), with its breathtaking fennel cream broth. views of Burrard Inlet and the North Stroll down to nearby Gastown Shore mountains, for a spicy tuna- for ostrich tartare, bouillabaisse, a sashimi salad, Maui Wowie pizza, bison burger, or a selection of chartruffle-mushroom craft-beer mac ’n’ cuterie boards at Chill Winston (3 cheese, or the truly Canadian pulled- Alexander Street), which has the bacon poutine. neighbourhood’s biggest patio, perThe Irish-themed Mahony and fect for people-watching. Share some Sons (1055 Canada Place) has simi- shiitake-and-yam rolls, gomaae, and

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TORAFUKU (958 Main Street) Its popular Rye So Messy Chicken Wings are fried, drizzled with delicious sauces, and topped with ramen crumble.

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WINGS (various locations) Choose from more than 25 flavours that range from Italian roasted red pepper to Canadian maple bourbon.

ALIBI ROOM (157 Alexander Street) Free-run chicken wings served with a sweet chili-garlic sauce and topped with fresh cilantro.

BOULEVARD KITCHEN AND OYSTER BAR (845 Burrard Street) Happy-hour crispy wings served with fish-sauce caramel, sambal chili, and pickled vegetables.

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My name is Jody Hammell, and I am the B.C. brewmaster for [Calgarybased] Big Rock Brewery here in Vancouver at Big Rock Urban.

DAD’S FAVOURITE BEER

Sounds kind of silly, but he doesn’t really drink. I think it’s safe to say that his favourite beer is anything I make.

Even though he won an award for the first beer he created, Jody Hammell wasn’t into brewskies before he joined the industry in the 1990s. Amanda Siebert photo.

was that it tasted terrible. My friends and I would usually buy some Extra Old Stock or Rainier or Molson Golden. It wasn’t until I was introduced to Big Rock beers when I started workFIRST GO-TO BRAND ing at the brewery in 1992 that I fell My first go-to brand was actually Big LIFE-CHANGING BEER in love with Buzzard Breath Ale and Rock. Working at the brewery back Growing up in Calgary in the ’80s, the McNally’s Extra Ale and realized that then really was my introduction to only thing I really knew about beer beer isn’t supposed to taste bad. craft beer. I quickly realized that it was far superior to what was out there, and I got to try pretty much everything we brewed—back in those days, we got to drink the low fills.

Jardines de la Reina. It is a national park and marine reserve on the south Caribbean side of Cuba, where they only allow a limited number of visitors each year. A few years ago, my wife and I went there for a five-day scuba-diving excursion and dove with all kinds of different sharks, eels, turtles, and more. I even have a picture of me holding a can of Traditional Ale at a hundred feet down with all these sharks in the background (and no, the can was not full of beer). There is not much more satisfying than having a cold beer at the end of a good day, even if it is a Cristal—the craft boom has not made it to Cuba… yet.

recently completed my schooling in Berlin, and it was nice to think that I actually learned something. CROWNING ACHIEVEMENT

Actually being able to make a career out of my passion for making beer. I have dragged my wife with me through two countries, a few provinces, and several cities for a number of different breweries. I have worked very hard, but I have also been very, very lucky. I like to think that for most of my adult life, I have never had a real job. I’D LOVE A BEER WITH

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The mike is both set piece and speaking device in Thus Spoke...,. from dance rebel Frédérick Gravel. Nadine Gomez photos (Daniel Parent above, Eric Robideau below).

them a reason to go to the middle of the stage and do something,” observes Lepage. “It gives them reasons to come in and come out, and you don’t Frédérick Gravel and Étienne Lepage play with words, attitude, question them too much.” As for the growling movement, and Jimi Hendrix at the Dancing on the Edge fest Hendrix music, it’s a longin the gentle French-accented voice that audiences time favourite of Gravel’s and gives the production recognize from the stage, though he says he’s speak- the raw energy and sexiness that he was going for. ing slower because he’s in a “postshow vibe”. “It took If you’ve seen Gravel’s work, it is less about techsome time, asking, ‘How can we move and talk to nical dancing and more about getting at somethe audience?’ It took us three years.” thing uncensored, awkward, and brutally honest. “I thought I would do a half and he would do a When performers aren’t speaking, they’re gyrathalf, but we ended up working twice as hard to put ing, grinding, and convulsing—often staring the something together,” Lepage says with a laugh in a audience down while they’re doing it. His shows separate interview from their hometown of Mon- feel like something new and real. treal. “It’s rare as artists that we can think “I think it’s about being as live as we can be, as together: here, he is working on my writing, in the instant as we can be,” Gravel tries to explain I’m proposing movement, and we’re doing of the approach that is stirring up contemporary the scenography together. It’s a very long dance across Europe and North America. “Being process; being two is twice the effort. We in the instant brings a vulnerability and at the had to invent a way of working…It was a same time makes the show a little more open to strange adventure of exploration.” the conversation with the audience…The work is Lepage had seen Gravel’s work around really about sincerity and vulnerability, and we Montreal and felt a connection. “His shows have to find tools to do that.” are very rock ’n’ roll and very theatrical, He describes Thus Spoke… as being “philosophhe’s talking to the audience, and I think ical, with a rock ’n’ roll vibe”. For his part, Lepage he’s a kind of character,” the playwright says, “It’s really concentrated and sexy and loud.” says, referring to the mix of vulnerability But if anything, it’s more slick, with its text and and attitude Gravel manages to convey lighting and music cues, than All Hell Is Breaking in his direct addresses to the audience. “I Loose, Honey, the all-male explosion of T-shirts, have this kind of writing that is like pieces. A lot of beer, baseball, and violence that Gravel is bringtimes it’s with characters that come out of nowhere; ing to the Cultch in November: “It’s still a written they’re not politically correct and not perfectly in- dance,” he says of that second visit, “but it’s maybe telligent and a bit morally ambiguous. And I was the rawest thing I’ve ever done.” thinking his way of putting a show on the stage For Lepage, Thus Spoke… falls into an indefinwould fit very well with how I was writing.” able territory between dance and theatre, and beThose provocative, almost stream-of-con- tween the formal and the experimental. “This is sciousness monologues—a man talking about where people start to be challenged and uncomhow privileged the audience is, a woman in- fortable and that’s why festival format is good: the sisting she doesn’t care about anything anymore, audiences there can see not to see how it should be another wondering why all the shows she sees but how it can be,” Lepage says. suck—helped necessitate the microphone for the That boundary-breaking has to go back to the mix of actors and dancers (including Gravel) that mixed background Gravel brings to the studio. “I alperform the piece. But in true Gravel innovative ways feel like an imposter because I am doing everyfashion, it also centres the movement. thing. I’m a bit of a dancer, a bit of a musician, a bit of “It grounds them in a simple way and gives a designer,” he says with a quiet laugh. “So I feel like

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an imposter, but at the same time it gives me all the insight into different areas. That’s the secret to being an imposter: you do things you don’t know about and are courageous and naive enough to do it.” Thus Spoke... runs from July 8 to 10 at the Firehall Arts centre as part of Dancing on the Edge (July 7 to 16).

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Ottawa’s Dorsale Dance, Halifax’s Mocean Dance, Toronto’s Adelheid Dance Projects, Victoria’s Constance Cooke, Montreal’s Frédérick Gravel and Étienne Lepage: the 28th annual Dancing on the Edge festival (July 7 to 16) has clearly solidified its coastto-coast reputation. “Across Canada there’s very much a knowledge of the Edge and a connection to the Edge,” agrees festival director Donna Spencer, speaking to the Straight over the phone from the Firehall Arts Centre, where the event is based. Aside from its national representation, this year’s Dancing on the Edge features a whopping seven mixed Edge programs, featuring names like Alexis Fletcher (of Ballet BC), Meredith Kalaman, OURO Collective, and Josh Beamish. “We have more Edge programs this year and it’s because I’m kind of like a kid in a candy store. Like, ‘How many of these can I make work?’” Spencer says with a laugh. “Plus people love the Edges because it gives them a chance to see a lot of work.” Amid that extensive Edge programming are a lot of works in progress. Wen Wei Dance, Tara Cheyenne Friedenberg, Amber Funk Barton, and Out Innerspace are all planning to develop larger, full-evening premieres out of their excerpts here. But most importantly, Dancing on the Edge still takes its main job as ushering the art form to the edge of what it can be. “We have lots of dance festivals in Vancouver now, and our role is to continue to push the form and support the artists to be able to do that,” Spencer says. > JANET SMITH

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Editor’s choice A MIDSUMMER NIGHT’S DREAM ’Tis the season for A Midsummer Night’s Dream, and you can do no better than to see it in its operatic form. Benjamin Britten’s creation is often lauded as the most successful adaptation of Shakespeare’s work into an opera, and if you’ve never seen it, its inventive music casts a definite spell. In this UBC Opera production, Nancy Hermiston directs the school’s vigorously trained opera ensemble amid a woodland set, with members of the Vancouver Opera Orchestra lending their considerable chops to the atmospheric harmonies, under the baton of Leslie Dala. We just have one word: magical. UBC Opera presents Benjamin Britten’s A Midsummer Night’s Dream at UBC’s Old Auditorium from Thursday to Sunday (June 23 to 26).

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O’WET / LOST LAGOON (At the Firehall Arts Centre to June 25) Quelemia Sparrow bares her soul as she grapples with her mixed aboriginal identity.

THE JESSIE AWARDS (At the Commodore Ballroom on June 27) Attention, theatre fans: this night is a blast, with ample entertainment amid the prizes.

EXPEDITION (At the Fishbowl on Granville Island to June 25) More intense but amusing immersive theatre innovation from Boca del Lupo’s Micro Performance Series.

BOXING SHADOWS (At the Republic Gallery to July 7) Antonia Hirsch’s riveting look at our attachment to screens has been extended.

DRAMA QUEER (At the Roundhouse to June 29) Seems like a good time to check out the Queer Arts Festival’s visual-arts ode to social change.

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or those unfamiliar, the lifelike artificial legs and arms that hang on the Museum of Vancouver’s wall might seem like medical oddities from a less advanced era. But for collector David Moe, a certified prosthetist, they are integral, inspiring pieces for his career, his teaching, and his workspace. “I love them all,” he says with enthusiasm, standing in the museum’s giant new exhibit All Together Now: Vancouver Collectors and Their World, in a corner of an expansive, cabinet-of-curiosities-styled room that houses everything from scores of local Chinese-restaurant menus to rows of 19th-century corsets and a glass case full of hundreds of action figures. “It’s very strange because they have been all around me for so long and they have sat in predominant spaces at work— they sit on the top of a shelf. So when I walk back in there right now there are these kinds of empty holes. “But I’m happy to have them on display and to let people think about what they see and have the opportunity to have them think about prosthetics. Because nobody ever thinks about them until they need one.” Moe began collecting almost from his start, at the age of 14, when he worked sweeping floors and pouring plaster at Northern Alberta Prosthetic & Orthotic Services, his family’s business in Edmonton. One of his first big finds was a leg that sits in the exhibit today—a meticulously carved wooden limb covered in smooth skin-tone leather, dating back to the 1930s. At the time, he recognized the craftsmanship

and tucked it away where it wouldn’t disappear; today he still marvels at the anatomical design, with a hinged knee that bends with the use of straps. Elsewhere in the collection are another wooden design from the same era, created by a violin maker in the days before certified prosthetists; a metal lower limb from the 1950s; a hand-carved hand that still bears the dark imprints of the leather glove pulled over it in disguise; and a few leather-strapped, hooked hand prosthetics. And all of them followed him to Vancouver in 2005 when he moved here and set up Barber Prosthetics Clinic. “The science of these legs is solid and I still use it today. The math is the math. But we’ve moved so far. I really love where we’ve come from,” says Moe, gesturing to the vintage pieces he uses regularly to teach students at BCIT. He says he can appreciate the human touch and deep care that went into each one, then adds: “All of these were used by people, so the energy of these people is in these. I feel that responsibility of these people in here.” To show how far his specialty has come, though, Moe has juxtaposed the historic limbs with modern-day advances—decorative limb coverings with fashionable latticework, or a kids’ shin piece that’s been emblazoned with a comic-book image of Superman. Now, instead of trying to just mimic natural limbs, some people are opting for statement pieces that actually draw attention to their prosthetic. “This empowers them in this powerless situation where someone has amputated your leg,” he notes. As with other exhibits in All Together Now, there are audiovisuals

that accompany his collection—in this case showing people using the advanced limbs of today, from a female triathlete carrying her baby to another client playing competitive volleyball. “When someone does the Grouse Grind or, hell, just walks their child down the street, that’s when they come alive. We’re rebuilding lives, not pieces,” Moe says. Show curator Viviane Gosselin points out that Moe’s treasures, like a few others in the 9,000-square-foot show, are working collections used for teaching—something you might not necessarily apply to the pinball machines or Expo 67 memorabilia elsewhere in the massive display. But in the case of the 20 people featured in All Together Now, there’s a definite human connection. “The essence of the individual collector comes through,” Gosselin says. “We want to show who’s behind that creation.” This is a perfect context in which to discover Moe’s beloved collection, which might normally only seen only by students, experts, and clients, she says. “We’re taught not to look at people wearing prosthetics, but it could be you or me that could need one next year,” Gosselin explains. Like so many of the other collections here—from rock posters and pocket watches to artificial eyes and fly-fishing lures—they defy price tags. “I couldn’t put a value on them,” Moe says of his artifacts. “I don’t think I would ever sell them. My hope is to pass them to someone who will share them and talk about them forever.” -

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eaning against a wall in Richard Tetrault’s crowded studio is a large fibreboard panel, carved with the image of a grizzly bear. It’s a jazzy West Coast grizzly, standing on its hind legs and playing a harmonica. Created by Toronto artist Barbara Klunder during a recent stay in Vancouver, it awaits its full realization as an immense woodblock print. Along with the equally oversized works of 11 other local and national artists, Klunder’s Coastal Harp will undergo a very public birthing as part of this year’s Big Print project. Each impression will be made not on a large-bed printing press but beneath the wheels of a steamroller. Yup, a steamroller, the kind used for paving streets. The event is scheduled to take place on Granville Island over the Canada Day holiday weekend. Tetrault, an acclaimed muralist, printmaker, and workshop leader with a history of involvement in community cultural initiatives, says that steamroller printing is a way of “inverting” the printmaking process, making it public and collaborative. “Printmaking is traditionally a more insular activity,” he says. “It’s indoors, for one thing.…And you’re often working on your own piece, exclusive of everybody else.” In an outdoor public location, he says, as soon as you fire up the steamroller, an audience forms. “It’s dramatic. One writer described it as making the asphalt of the city the press bed and the steamroller the press, so it really is a way of integrating it [printmaking] with the urban landscape.” The process beautifully suits the “music in the city” theme of the first of two Big Print projects this summer. (The second, sponsored by the City of Vancouver and involving artists of both aboriginal and Chinese descent, will take place in Chinatown over the B.C. Day long weekend.) Organized by Creative Cultural Collaborations Society (which was cofounded by Tetrault and his partner Esther Rausenberg) and the Society for Contemporary Prints on Paper in conjunction with the Coastal Jazz and Blues Society, it complements the final weekend of the TD Vancouver International Jazz Festival. Some of the graphic artists it has recruited—mostly printmakers and

designers—have created posters for the jazz festival in past years. Klunder, for instance, has produced a number of memorable images, using collage techniques to make faces out of musical instruments. Pouring cups of mint tea in the little garden behind his studio, Tetrault recalls that in 2013, master printer Peter Braune approached him with the idea of combining their expertise to oversee the creation of steamroller prints, a process that is popular at community events and arts festivals in the United States but was previously unknown in Vancouver. “Peter could see that I liked working large and that I also do a lot of collaborations,” Tetrault explains. Braune, he adds, enjoys thinking outside the box—or, in this case, outside the studio. Using a steamroller “is a way to push the boundaries of printmaking”. The first Big Print project took place in 2014 and Tetrault admits that the results were not as pristine as they would have been within a more controlled environment. “But that aside, we have managed to pull off some pretty excellent prints,” he says, “and part of that I attribute to working with Peter, because he is a master printer and he’s a perfectionist.” Prints and blocks eventually find homes through a silent auction, benefiting an array of nonprofit groups as well as the artists. For Klunder, speaking to the Straight by phone from her home studio on Toronto Island, there’s excitement in the entire oversized process. A multidisciplinary artist whose practice ranges from painting, drawing, and papercuts through textiles and parade art, she says, “The scale spoke to me…because of my history doing street theatre and street protests with giant puppets.” She also loved the potential of the prints on cloth, which could be used as flags or banners in future parades or community events. “When Richard told me after a coffee meeting that these eight-foot-by-four-foot plywood pieces would be printed, two on paper and two on cloth, my brain just kicked into gear.” The Big Print project takes place next Friday to Sunday (July 1 to 3) in the Micon Products parking lot on Cartwright Street, opposite the False Creek Community Centre, on Granville Island.

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Hair hits the hippie heart of the ’60s musical TH E AT RE HAIR: THE AMERICAN TRIBAL LOVE ROCK MUSICAL Book and lyrics by James Rado and Gerome Ragni. Music by Galt MacDermot. Directed by Dawn Ewen. Produced by the Renegade Arts Co. At the Shop Theatre on Friday, June 17. Continues until July 2

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soul of Hair. Way back in the late ’60s, when I had hair—lots of it—I was a hippie and I fucking loved it. I loved the dope and the sex and the politics. Most of all, I loved being part of the vast countercultural community that was raging against the Vietnam War and celebrating peace, love, and

freedom. The civil rights movement, feminism, and gay liberation were all part of the earnest, ecstatic package. Other productions that I’ve seen of Hair in recent decades have treated the landmark musical as if it were a curious cultural artifact and have almost parodied its flower-power grooviness. From its first breath, though, Dawn Ewen’s production for the Renegade Arts Co. is playful, passionate, and sincere. The book, which was written by James Rado and Gerome Ragni, who also wrote the lyrics together, is associative—as in completely whacked The cast pulls off some beautiful out. But Ewen and company make songs in Hair. Marina Luro photo. sense of it. Even in an extended hallucinatory sequence, it’s easy to fol- what to do with his draft card and low Claude, who describes himself his mortality. as “the most beautiful beast in the There are a phenomenal number forest”, as he struggles to figure out of beautiful songs in Hair. Alex

Gullason, who plays Claude’s pal Sheila, sings two of the best, “Good Morning Starshine” and “Easy to Be Hard”, with a depth of emotional commitment that makes the material shine even more brightly. There’s also a playful show-biz quality to Hair and Jacob Woike, who plays a show-off named Berger, works that angle charismatically. Julien Galipeau’s Claude is strongest when Claude is at his most introspective— as in “Where Do I Go?”. Not every element succeeds. Some of the material, including a scene in which Native Americans speak cliché pidgin, is offensive. The lighting is haphazard. Singing the potentially hilarious “My Conviction” as Margaret Mead, Billy Gollner jumps from attitude to attitude, burying the piece in confusion. And musical

director Kerry O’Donovan sets “Frank Mills”, the funniest song in the show, as a folk tune, which dampens its wit. The small orchestra sounds great throughout, though. The choral work from the huge cast is thrilling. Ewen’s choreography is vivacious and surprising. And there are lots more individual performances to enjoy, including Michelle Bardach’s grounded work as the pregnant Jeannie, and Oliver Castillo’s crisp portrait of the not-quite-out gay man, Woof. The sum hits home: the final number, “Flesh Failures (Let the Sunshine In)”, moved me to tears. It’s about hope in the face of violence and hate. With Orlando fresh in our minds, the musical’s enduring relevance is clear.

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THEATRE 2OPENINGS EXPEDITION Vancouver’s Boca del Lupo and Ireland’s Performance Corporation present two works of speculative fiction that examine climate change with humour, irony, and insight. Jun 22-25, 8-9:30 pm; Jun 25, 2-3:30 pm, The Fishbowl on Granville Island (100 1398 Cartwright). Tix $20/15, info www.bocadellupo.com/. SPLITTING HEIRS Western Gold Theatre presents Freyda Thomas’s new adaptation of Jean-François Regnard’s farcical romp. Directed by Anna Hagan. Jun 24-26, 7:30 pm, PAL Theatre (8th floor, 581 Cardero). Tix $25, info www.westerngoldtheatre.org/. THE PINK LINE A funny and probing new play examines racism in Vancouver’s LGBT2Q+ community. Part of the Queer Arts Festival. Jun 26, 7 pm, Roundhouse Community Arts & Recreation Centre (181 Roundhouse Mews). Tix $15-25, info www.queerartsfestival.com/.

2ONGOING BILLY ELLIOT The Arts Club Theatre Company presents the musical story of an 11-year-old boy who discovers he loves ballet dancing. Book and lyrics by Lee Hall. Music by Elton John. To Jul 10, Stanley Industrial Alliance Stage (2750 Granville). Tix from $29, info www.artsclub.com/.

BALLET BC UNPLUGGED If the weather cooperates, there is perhaps no more scenic place to catch Small Stage performances than in its annual venture to the lush surroundings of Burnaby’s Shadbolt Centre for the Arts. The next Live at the ’Bolt happens Thursday to Saturday evening (June 23 to 25), starting at the facility’s atrium and featuring the dancers of Ballet BC like you’ve never quite seen them before—as in, out of the Queen Elizabeth Theatre, up close, personal, and creating their own work in unexpected locations and with unexpected collaborators. Wear your walking shoes, as the audience strolls around Deer Lake to take in the dance and natural wonders. Maybe pack that brolly, too. BARD ON THE BEACH Annual outdoor Shakespeare festival features performances of The Merry Wives of Windsor (to Sep 24), Romeo and Juliet (to Sep 23), Othello (Jun 24–Sep 17), and Pericles (Jul 2–Sep 18). To Sep 24, Vanier Park (1000 Chestnut Street). Tix from $20, info www.bardonthebeach.org/. THE LION IN WINTER The United Players present a play that uses the Plantagenet saga to explore the notion that the bonds of family are weak when ultimate power is at stake. To Jun 26, 8 pm, Jericho Arts Centre (1675 Discovery). Tix $18-22, info www.unitedplayers.com/. HAIR THE MUSICAL The Renegade Arts Co. presents the rock opera about 1960s hippies living the bohemian life in New York City. To Jul 2, The Shop Theatre (125 E. 2nd). Tix $25/20, info www.hairmusical. brownpapertickets.com/.

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MOVIES REVIEWS THE NEON DEMON Starring Elle Fanning. Rated 18A.

L.A.’s high-fashion industry gets eaten alive and

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Winding Refn’s depraved and baffling The Neon Demon, a psychosexual satire on the quest for female beauty masquerading as an arthouse horror flick. Elle Fanning stars as virginal 16-year-old Jesse, whom we first see with glittery eye makeup and a slashed throat, posing for amateur photos by hopeful boyfriend-to-be Dean (Karl Glusman). Ready to take her career up a notch, Jesse applies at one of Tinseltown’s top agencies, where her fellow models reek of jealousy and hunger for that special something she’s got. “That deer-in-the-headlights thing is exactly what they want,” advises makeup artist and lesbian necrophiliac Ruby (Jena Malone). As she makes her way towards the top of the hypercompetitive fashion scene, blowing away a pretentious designer (Alessandro Nivolo) at a meticulously shot, underwear ’n’ heels–only audition, Jesse also has to deal with whatever bizarre shit Refn and cowriters Mary Laws and Polly Stenham throw her way. Like finding a cougar prowling inside her dingy room in a rundown Pasadena motel managed by sleazy degenerate Hank (Keanu Reeves). The naive Jesse is tougher than you might think, though. “I’m not as helpless as I look,” she claims after ultracreepy photographer Jack (Desmond Harrington) gets her to strip naked and be sensuously slathered in gold paint. As Jesse’s success grows, so does the envy-driven hatred of her rivals, leading to betrayal and a slasherflick-style showdown. Traditionally minded horror fans may be thrown by the movie’s surreal sensibil-

Beauty and the beasts

Elle Fanning is up against violent sleazebags, creepy photographers, and some serious professional jealousy in Nicolas Winding Refn’s The Neon Demon.

This trek only takes minutes, but our gang has no problem adjusting to California, what with their Santa Monica accents and all. They end up at an Provocative Neon Demon wants to eat your heart out; oceanographic research centre it’s no Nemo, but Pixar stays afloat with Finding Dory with public tours amusingly hosted by Sigourney Weaver. ities and lack of anything resembling an actual plot, This is where Dory meets the new film’s most but they do get to see one paper-thin model violently entertaining character, a shape-shifting octopus vomit up a human eyeball before another emaciated expertly voiced by Ed O’Neill. Idris Elba and fashion victim makes it a low-cal snack, so there’s that. Dominic West offer some laughs, too, as cockney > STEVE NEWTON sea lions. But the 97-minute movie feels notably stuck as soon as it gets to Sigourneyville, resulting FINDING DORY in gags and chase scenes you’ll swear you saw a few minutes earlier. If Dory lacks the imaginaFeaturing Ellen DeGeneres. Rated G. tion and surprise of its Nemosis, it still makes for Admittedly, Finding Dory’s Parents wouldn’t a pleasant family outing, especially when paired make a very good title for this sequel to Find- with the gentle Pixar short “Piper”. > KEN EISNER ing Nemo. But that’s really the subject here. Familiar hands, or fins, or whatever are behind this reboot, including writer-directors Andrew Stanton and An- THE FITS gus MacLane, who also worked on the Toy Story ser- Starring Royalty Hightower. Rating unavailable. ies, among others. In her feature-film debut, writer-director Ellen DeGeneres is back, of course, as the blue Anna Rose Holmer collars viewers right tang with “short-term remembering loss”. This time, however, this quirk is treated as a mild, if narratively from the start, pulling them into a cloistered crucial, disability. There’s a preamble explaining world it would be hard to know—or even rememhow baby Dory lost her mom and dad (Diane Kea- ber—without such nicely shot assistance. That place is found within the walls of a mostly ton and Eugene Levy) before bumping into clown fish Marlin (Albert Brooks, again) to help him look black Cincinnati middle school, centring on a wiry for Nemo (now voiced by Hayden Rolence, younger child, about 10 years old, called Toni, who’s played by compelling newcomer Royalty Hightower. Workthan the guy who played him in the first flick). Now that father and spawn are reunited, it’s their ing out in the boxing gym where her elder brother turn to help the suddenly mindful Dory—prompt- (Da’Sean Minor) trains, Toni one day notices a ed by certain humans at Disney and Pixar, no room down the hall full of teenage girls, practising doubt—cross the Pacific to find the blue tang clan. for some kind of dance project. Initially somewhat

WEEK IN WIDESCREEN

BB Writer-director C.J. Wallis graduated from his upbringing

in Cloverdale to an impressive career behind the camera, directing and photographing videos for the likes of Fake Shark Real Zombie before getting picked up as the in-house media dude for New Orleans rapper Curren$y. He made some stops along the way to work with, among others, the Soska sisters, who’d probably approve of Wallis’s feature debut, BB, about a camgirl who gets dragged into something very unsavoury. Wallis premieres his film at the Fox Theatre on Saturday (June 25). -

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GURUKULAM A documentary by Jillian Elizabeth and Neil Dalal. In English, Tamil, and Sanskrit, with English subtitles. Rating unavailable.

Gurukulam shows you what it’s like to re-

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Cinematheque’s Shakespeare 400 series gets into some deep cuts with Gus Van Sant’s 1991 riff on Henry IV, screening Friday to Sunday (June 24 to 26). Not weird enough for you? It’s tempestuously billed with Forbidden Planet for the first two nights.

BELLADONNA OF SADNESS This faintly porny and heavily stylized animated curio from Japan (circa 1974) gets an encore Vancouver presentation at the Rio Theatre on Saturday and Sunday (June 25 and 26), with that big screen adding some welcome size to the film’s diminutive talking penis.

HIPSTERS Tales of bebopping Soviet teenagers

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uncoordinated, Toni and another small fry (Alexis Neblett)—the only two with African-style hair— struggle to find their way into the rhythms. Meanwhile, a few older dancers have been having inexplicable seizures—the fits of the title, apparently. It’s unclear if this is a socially contagious phenomenon, a real medical condition, or a modern-dance variation on Baptist Rapture. Anyway, that’s pretty much it for story in the 72-minute feature, which puts far more emphasis on atmosphere than narrative, or character development, for that matter. Holmer, a former cameraperson, and her cowriters are notably uninterested in dialogue; what little conversation we overhear is stilted at best. The director remains more focused on cinematographer Paul Yee’s incessantly moving camera and its lens-flared physicality. She obviously comes from a place of deep affection for her subjects; for once, they’re portrayed as struggling for creative expression, not against poverty and violence. Unfortunately, Holmer has far less faith in her audience; the tale is overly aestheticized, with ponderously aggressive sound editing and self-consciously discordant music constantly reminding viewers just how Important Everything Is. There’s lots of talent here, but some of the girls have trouble breathing. So does the movie.

drunk on American jazz, zoot suits, and Brylcreem— in 1955 Moscow, no less—are pretty thin on the ground. Director Valeriy Todorovskiy’s domestic blockbuster redresses the balance when Hipsters comes to the Cinematheque on Tuesday (June 28).

THE WAILING Rashes, boils, white vomit, and death (naturally)

befall a rural Korean town upon the unwelcome arrival of a Japanese stranger (Ichi the Killer’s Jun Kunimura) in this wildly acclaimed, genre-exploding exercise from writer-director Hong-jin Na (The Yellow Sea). This is the film that the L.A. Times fearfully described as having a “palpable aura of evil”. Head-spinning testimonials from fans and critics alike might offer more incentive if palpable evil isn’t enough. Take your one shot at The Wailing when it comes to the Vancity Theatre for a single screening on Saturday (June 25). JUNE 23 – 30 / 2016 THE GEORGIA STRAIGHT 27

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ROCK OF AGES The Arts Club Theatre Company presents a musical about an aspiring rocker who works at a Hollywood bar and falls in love with a fresh-faced Midwestern girl who just moved to Los Angeles. To Jul 30, Granville Island Stage (1585 Johnston, Granville Island). Tix from $29, info www.artsclub.com/. Oâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;WET / LOST LAGOON In association with Full Circle: First Nations Performance, Alley Theatre presents writer-performer Quelemia Sparrow in a work that grapples with the identity of a mixed-race aboriginal woman in a colonized world. To Jun 25, 8-9:30 pm, Firehall Arts Centre (280 E. Cordova). Tix $25/20, info www. alleytheatre.wix.com/alleytheatre/.

CENTRO FLAMENCO Local flamencodance company presents an end-of-year show with guest performers from graduates of Flamenco Rosarioâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s professionaltraining program. Jun 25, 8 pm, Norman Rothstein Theatre (950 W. 41st). Tix $30, info www.centroflamenco.com/. YOUNG AND QUEER, HERE AND NOW The culmination of MACHiNENOiSYâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s dance workshop for queer and allied youth. Part of the Queer Arts Festival. Jun 28, 7 pm, Roundhouse Community Arts & Recreation Centre (181 Roundhouse Mews). Tix $15-20, info www.queerartsfestival.com/.

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A MIDSUMMER NIGHTâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;S DREAM Vancouver Opera presents Benjamin Brittenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s three-act opera that takes on Shakespeareâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s classic comedy. Jun 23, 7:30 pm; Jun 24, 7:30 pm; Jun 25, 7:30 pm; Jun 26, 2 pm, Old Auditorium (6344 Memorial Rd., UBC). Tix $15-39, info www.ubcopera.com/.

LIVE AT THE â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;BOLT The company dancers of Ballet BC and Small Stage Artistic Associates team up for an evening of dance. Jun 23-25, 8 pm, Shadbolt Centre for the Arts (6450 Deer Lake Ave., Burnaby). Tix $15, info 604-205-3000, www.shadboltcentre.com/.

STRING QUARTET: AN AIDS ACTIVISTâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;S MEMOIR A unique memoir in music revealed by one of Australiaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s leading composers, AIDS activist Lyle Chan, with the Acacia String Quartet. Part of the Queer Arts Festival. Jun 24, 7 pm, Roundhouse Community Arts & Recreation Centre

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SONGLAUNCH, WITH ART SONG LAB & CANADIAN MUSIC CENTRE World premieres of 12 new art songs by poet-composer collaborations created during the Art Song Lab program. Part of the Queer Arts Festival. Jun 25, 2 pm, Roundhouse Community Arts & Recreation Centre (181 Roundhouse Mews). Tix $15-25, info www.queerartsfestival.com/.

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HYMN OF PRAISE Vancouver Oratorio Society presents conductors Kemuel Wong and Ellen Ay-Laung Wang in a tribute of praise on its Silver Jubilee, with excerpts from Mendelssohnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Symphony No. 2. Jun 26, 7:30 pm, Chan Centre for the Performing Arts (6265 Crescent Rd., UBC). Tix $20-25, info www.voschorus.ca/. CHOR LEONI MANE STAGE Chor Leoni presents a show featuring memorable tunes, choreography, and comedic turns. Jun 27, 2-4 pm, 7:30-9:30 pm, Bard on the Beach (1000 Chestnut St ). Tix from $35, info www.chorleoni.org/concerts-events/ events/chor-leoni-mane-stage/. A GOSSAMER BIT: CONTACT CONTEMPORARY MUSIC Evening celebrates the longstanding association between the Toronto-based ensemble Contact and composer Allison Cameron. Part of the Queer Arts Festival. Jun 27, 7 pm, Roundhouse Community Arts & Recreation Centre (181 Roundhouse Mews). Tix $15-30, info www.queerartsfestival.com/. DRAGGING PIAF Tenor FrĂŠdĂŠrik Robert performs as iconic French singer Edith Piaf, accompanied by a silent film by Alan Corbishley. Part of the Queer Arts

Festival. Jun 29, 7 pm, Roundhouse Community Arts & Recreation Centre (181 Roundhouse Mews). Tix $15-30, info www.queerartsfestival.com/.

COMEDY 2JUST ANNOUNCED TOGETHER AGAIN AT LAST...FOR THE VERY FIRST TIME English comedians and Monty Python alumni John Cleese and Eric Idle give a performance that blends scripted and improvised bits with storytelling, musical numbers, exclusive footage, and aquatic juggling. Oct 21-22, 8 pm, Queen Elizabeth Theatre (650 Hamilton). Tix $69.5099.50 (plus service charges and fees) at www.ticketmaster.ca/.

2ONGOING THE COMEDY MIX 1015 Burrard, Century Plaza Hotel & Spa, 604-684-5050, www. thecomedymix.com/. Comedy club with pro-am night Tue at 8:30 pm, showcase Wed at 8:30 pm, and featured headliners Thu at 8:30 pm and Fri-Sat at 8 and 10:30 pm. Cover $8 Tue, $10 Wed, $15 Thu, $18 Fri, $20 Sat. 2CHRIS LOCKE Jun 23-25 2DAVE WILLIAMSON Jun 30-Jul 2 YUK YUKâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;S COMEDY CLUB 2837 Cambie, 604-696-9857, www.yukyuks. com/vancouver. Comedy club with Top Talent Tue at 8 pm, amateur night Wed at 8 pm, and professional headliners Thu-Fri at 8 pm and Sat at 7 and 9:30 pm. Cover Tue $10, Wed $7, Thu $10, and Fri-Sat $20. 2LORI FERGUSON-FORD Jun 24-25 VANCOUVER THEATRESPORTS LEAGUE Some of the worldâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s most daring and innovative improv. Improv After Dark (every Fri and Sat, 11:15 pm); Off Leash (every Wed and Thu, 9:15 pm); Rookie Night (every Sun, 7:30 pm); TheatreSports (every Wed, 7:30 pm; every Fri and Sat, 9:30 pm); Throne and Games: A Chance of Snow (every Thu, Fri, and Sat

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Jillian Elizabeth and Neil Dalal choose to shoot their film in a flyon-the-wall, impressionistic manner that, while immersing you in the lush, bucolic surrounds of south Indiaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Arsha Vidya Gurukulam, shows little concern for narrative enlightenment. The film opens with the predawn waking-up of the Hindu spiritual centre, students and staff sweeping steps, cracking coconuts, and picking blossoms before the hypnotic group chants start echoing throughout the facility and competing with the chorus of tropical birdsong. It puts you right there and itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s intriguing. Unfortunately, much of the rest of the wandering veritĂŠ essay focuses on the quotidian chores and rituals of the place, from the prolonged dolloping-out of spoonfuls of rice and dal at lunchtime to the hours spent listening to the late, orangerobed Swami Dayananda Saraswati make pronouncements like â&#x20AC;&#x153;What is self-evident is self-existentâ&#x20AC;? and â&#x20AC;&#x153;Saying is only an expression of what you seeâ&#x20AC;? to rooms full of crosslegged students. Time travels at a different pace here. Gurukulamâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s most illuminating moments come in brief, unsustained interviews with students, the most in-depth with a former American psychology prof who has spent more than a decade at the facility, shirking her strict Catholic past for the â&#x20AC;&#x153;more logicalâ&#x20AC;? belief in our divine interconnection. There are a French Muslim businessman, a young Brit, and a Japanese yogi here too, but very little insight into what brought them or, more importantly, what keeps them here. The threads are so disjointed, and the spiritual teachings are given so little context, that itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s unlikely this doc will inspire you to toss your worldly belongings and run off to a retreat anytime soon. > JANET SMITH

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or intelligent. Weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve seen dozens of spy-on-the-run comedies just like it over the years, so what does this one have going for it? In short: a pair of genuinely likable stars who employ a fair amount of charm to try to keep things less than predictable. Dwayne Johnson leads as Bob Stone, a former high school geek whoâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s transformed himself into a CIA agent with the body of a Roman gladiator. Heâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s capable of disabling four guys in a bar fight without breaking a sweat. The twist? Bobâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s still a chubby nerd at heart. He loves unicorns because â&#x20AC;&#x153;theyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re magical.â&#x20AC;? His favourite movieâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;Sixteen Candlesâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;still makes him cry. When Bob has to track down some satellite codes to discover the mysterious identity of a bad guy known as Black Badger, he enlists the aid of former high school superstar Calvin Joyner (Kevin Hart). Calvin was Bobâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s idol back in school, but life hasnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t worked out as planned for him. These days, heâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s a frustrated accountant with a career thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s going nowhere. Enter Bob, who lures Calvin into the shadowy world of espionage. Calvin isnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t too thrilled about this, since it seems to have great potential for bodily harm. But Bob is sweetly persistent. And, when persuasion doesnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t work, he simply sweeps Calvin along with one of his gigantic arms. Director Rawson Marshall Thurber (Weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re the Millers) keeps things moving fast enough so that we donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t have time to consider the improbability of all this. But if thereâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s any real pleasure here, itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s watching Johnson handle his role like a pro while a frenetic Hart cranks up his voice to helium-sucking levels. There are times when itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s almost enough to make you forget a very tired premise. > JOHN LEKICH

MUSIC If saccharine lyrics, auto-tuned vocals, and repetitive beats have you breaking out in hives, the Black Seeds are the band for you. Named after the infamous herbal cure Nigella sativa, billed as “the remedy for everything but death”, the Black Seeds promise to heal the airwaves of terrible music. Can the band also cure your irritable bowel syndrome? “Probably not,” singer-guitarist Barnaby Weir admits to the Straight on the line from Wellington, New Zealand. “But it might be worth a shot.” The Black Seeds have come a long way since their humble origins as a jam band with a twosong repertoire. Spending the last 17 years tearing up stages with its reggae-roots sound, the group honed its dub-heavy bass and brass melodies in venues across New Zealand, Australia, and Europe. And now that reggae has become, as Weir puts it, “one of the most prominent global genres”, the band is well placed to finally take North America by storm. “It’s a great time to be playing our kind of sound,” Weir says. “Reggae music started taking off in the ’80s, but now it’s on another level.

Healing your musical soul

Every single member of the Black Seeds thinks “It should have been me on Flight of the Conchords instead of that dirty rat bastard Bret McKenzie.”

week’s performance to remind Canadians that we still exist, that we sound really amazing, and that your life will change forPlagued by terrible pop tunes? New Zealand’s ever after seeing us. Black Seeds have the cure for what ails you “We’re coming to cure You can see it in a lot of bass-driven tracks today, you guys from the bad music coming out of the airand it’s still growing. Reggae and dub is an inter- waves,” Weir continues. “And we will. For a whole national phenomenon, and every culture seems to hour and a half.” > KATE WILSON have a version of it. It’s exciting to be part of that.” Already boasting two double-platinum-selling albums in New Zealand, the band is hungry for The Black Seeds play the Rickshaw Theatre on more. Having gained a wealth of exposure after Friday (June 24). their single “One by One” made the official soundtrack of Breaking Bad and former band member Bret McKenzie rose to prominence in the TV comedy Flight of the Conchords, the Black Seeds are keen to maintain that momentum. And if that Josh Arnoudse and Raky Sastri have chosen means switching up their personal plans for more to go the two-member route with Massachuinternational shows, then, by God, they’ll do it. “It was unplanned for us to come to Canada, setts-spawned You Won’t, but you’d never know but we’re really looking forward to it,” Weir that based on their records. Forget the strippedsays. “We haven’t been to the country since we raw minimalist route favoured by the likes of the played the Victoria Ska Fest six years ago. It’s White Stripes, Black Keys, and Kills—the band’s an absolute honour to be asked to do that event established itself as an act to watch by embracing again, and to perform at our own headline more than drums and guitar. Popping up on the duo’s essential new release, shows in Vancouver and Whistler, too. We had a great response when we were last in British Revolutionaries, is a laundry list of instruments that includes electric bagpipes, singing saw, and Columbia, and we loved it as well. “This minitour is going to be special be- the not-just-for-kids whirly tube. Incorporating cause we so rarely go to North America,” he those instruments and more into the live shows continues. “We’re crazy Kiwis from a long way of You Won’t is a challenge, which is to say Sastri away, but I think our music really does reson- earns his money on the back end. Things can be just as tricky in the studio, ate with Canadians. I don’t know whether it’s the happy-go-lucky attitudes of the people, the however. When he’s reached in Los Angeles weed you guys smoke, or the outdoor adventure during tour rehearsals, Arnoudse notes that you share with New Zealand, but our countries ambition isn’t something the band lacks when have a lot in common. We both have skiers and the tape’s rolling. That’s evident on tracks like mountain bikers and stoners, and great taste in “Untitled 1”, with its Scottish-Highlands-meetmusic. So we’ve got to make the most of these the-Middle-East bagpipes, and the badlands heartbreaker “Trampoline”, where a keening opportunities to get together.” Weir is so excited to be touching down in the singing saw is front and centre. True North that he has even more good news. Combine such adventurism with a serious perWith another Black Seeds record in the pipeline, fectionist streak, and there were days when the the singer is already pushing to organize a full- You Won’t members found themselves feeling lost length tour of the continent—and guess which during the creation of Revolutionaries. “There was a lot at stake, because Raky and city is first on the roster. “It’s Vancouver,” Weir says with a laugh. I have chosen mutually to focus on this project “I promise. We’re looking forward to using this for the last five years,” Arnoudse says, on his cell

Perfectionism paid off for the pop experimentalists of You Won’t

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MADE WHERE? Budweiser has announced the headliners of its “Made in America” Labour Day festival in Philadelphia: Rihanna and Coldplay. Guess no one told the Bud brain trust that neither Rihanna nor Coldplay was actually made in America. CHECK YOUR PURSE Former Beastie Boy Michael

KATHRYN CALDER Did you know that Kathryn Calder was

once played by fellow indie rocker Ted Leo (of the Pharmacists) in a short film called “Moves: The Rise and Rise of the New Pornographers”? Neither did we, until today. But that’s not the most interesting thing about Calder, nor is the fact that, yes, she is a member of the New Pornographers. The most awesome thing about her is that she crafts songs that are as breathtakingly beautiful as they are heartbreakingly poignant. That’s why we’ll be at the Biltmore on Saturday (June 25). Well, that and the hope that she’ll sign our mint-condition copy of Twin Cinema. -

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from L.A. “It’s been five years of our lives, to the exclusion of pretty much anything else. That’s a scary choice when you don’t know how things are going to work out, especially when we’d get stuck making the new record, or when we weren’t sure that we were going to finish it.” And then there was the perfectionism problem. In hindsight, there was no need to fix what You Won’t was doing; the band’s first record, Skeptic Goodbye, offered a skewed take on junkyard Americana and stomping folk that led to appearances everywhere from NPR and the New York Times to Last Call With Carson Daly. That didn’t stop Arnoudse and Sastri from pushing themselves. The first thing that hits you on Revolutionaries is that You Won’t has become willing to rip it up, the guitars practically buzzing on revolution rockers like “Can’t Go Wrong”, and the chorus made for road trips on “1-4-5”. “It was a step forward for us artistically and creatively,” Arnoudse offers. “We wanted to feel like we weren’t repeating ourselves. And a lot of times what was hard was figuring out how to get the sounds we wanted. This record has a lot more electric guitar, for example, than the first one, and it’s harder to record electric guitar. It also has more of Raky’s full drum kit—most of the percussion on the first record was played on makeshift stuff. There’s still that element, but most of it is now Raky playing actual drums. He is the drummer, after all.” The two musicians were friends long before they became bandmates, first meeting in theatre productions in school. Adulthood brought more than one failed endeavour, including a brief period making films that no one ever saw. With Revolutionaries they’ve made one of the best records of the year—if great lyrics are important to you, they don’t come any better than highlights like “With all the wisdom of a 22-year-old” and “She said I grew up with the feeling I’d be hanging from the ceiling by the time I hit the age of 25.” If you like unlikely success stories that not even those involved saw coming, all the better. “We really put all of our eggs in one basket,” Arnoudse says. “A lot of people are in multiple bands and have a million things going on. For whatever reason, Raky and I are pretty single-minded when

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MAKES YOU WONDER Led Zeppelin’s lawyers have asked the judge to stop a trial where it’s alleged that Jimmy Page ripped off “Taurus” by the ’60s band Spirit when he wrote “Stairway to Heaven”. If Page were guilty, they argued, you would’ve heard “Taurus” at every elementary-school dance between 1972 and 1979.

Fresh and local JAY ARNER JAY II To get the most out of Jay Arner’s Jay II, don’t bother loading up the Pono and running it through high-end speakers. Instead, pick up an old AM radio at the Sally Ann and MacGyver it to a Thorens TD-126 MKII turntable. Based on the golden-hued pop songs on Jay II, Arner would have been happier in the era of macramé clothing and Have a Nice Day happy faces. On the dream-dazed “Back to School” the line “Fuck all the rules” is sweet enough to put a lump in the pants of Rodney Bingenheimer, while “Earth to Jay” is retro pop tailor-made for World Contact Day. By the time things finish with “What’s Reality”, you’ll be convinced that everything sounded better in the days of AM radios and Thorens turntables. -

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2THIS WEEK JEN KIRKMAN American standup comedian, screenwriter, and actor tours in support of new book I Know What I’m Doing and Other Lies I Tell Myself: Dispatches From a Life Under Construction. Jun 24, doors 7 pm, show 8 pm, Rio Theatre (1660 E. Broadway). Tix $25 (plus service charges and fees) at www.livenation.com/.

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ART MOVERS AND SHAKERS In the wake of Orlando, we need reflection and context. And one of the best ways to find that is through art. That’s what makes the Queer Arts Festival’s major new visual-arts exhibit, Drama Queer: seducing social change (to June 29 at the Roundhouse Community Arts and Recreation Centre Exhibition Hall), so timely. Curators Jonathan D. Katz (an American leader in queer academia and art activism) and Conor Moynihan explore “the role of emotion in contemporary queer art as a form of political practice”—the way feeling has driven activism in contemporary LGBTQ art (see 2Fik’s Fagger Rangers Vs Musulmen, shown here). Sounds relevant to these highly charged times. six women who were inspirational to the artistic development of Picasso) to Oct 2

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it comes to making something. We’ve done lots of projects, but this is the first one we’ve done that’s found an outside audience. It’s been gratifying to know we’ve finally reached people on some level. It’s changed the calculus a little bit to where this is now more than our little art project.”

> MIKE USINGER

You Won’t plays the Cobalt on Sunday (June 26).

Nelson ditched dentistry to focus on Cub Sport At one point in his life, Cub Sport’s Tim Nelson looked headed for a career in dentistry, the Brisbane-based singer not only enrolled in school but employed making retainers and models of teeth. Giving that path up for music might have caused some family friction if his dad, an orthodontist, hadn’t

breezy alt-pop, something that the band attempted to break away from on This Is Our Vice. Nelson and his bandmates—bassist Zoe Davis, keyboardist Sam Netterfield, and drummer Dan Puusaari— won’t be confused with Pantera or Ministry, their songs heavy on atmosphere-dripping ’80s-vintage synths and Nelson’s vulnerable-but-lovely vocals. But song titles like “It Kills Me”, “Can’t Save You”, and “Only Friends” show that life is no longer endless sunny days on wave-kissed beaches. “I was trying to give a more honest representation of where I was at the time—to kind of balance the happy with the sad and capture the whole mood of the period when I was writing the album. There are some darker moments now—lyrically, I hadn’t really been honest in the past with songwriting, so that was new to me. Then it was finding a way to blend that honesty and sadder moments with what people have always liked about our music, which is the fact that it’s hooky and catchy. We were starting to get a reputation for making happy and clappy music. There isn’t anything wrong with that. But we knew we’d been playing shows and touring more than we had before, and so we wanted to make sure the songs were meaningful.” Support for those songs has been solid for the band in Australia, with the country’s tastemaking national radio station, Triple J, having been more than supportive. But Nelson proudly reports that the group’s biggest fans might be those who’ve known him for years. His dad loves Cub Sport to the point where he’s been inspired to deal with something that’s been nagging him for years. “Since I left dentistry and have really put everything into music, he’s went and got his pilot’s licence,” Nelson reports. “I inspired him to push forward and realize his dream as well. So that’s pretty cool.”

been extra sympathetic to the idea of following one’s own path. “I used to study dentistry, so I had kind of a backup,” Nelson says, on the line from a Des Moines, Iowa, tour stop. “But for this album [Cub Sport’s new This Is Our Vice] I had to leave dentistry because they wouldn’t let me defer my courses anymore. So I had to un-enroll, which meant I was all in for music for the first time ever. And both my mom and dad were really supportive. Dad had always wanted to be a pilot, but he ended up getting a scholarship for dentistry and then went into orthodontics. He really loves what he does, but he always wanted to fly planes, so he’s been, ‘Follow your dreams and do the thing that you want to do.’ And that’s what I’ve done.” The frontman had time to think about what direction he wanted to go in life. Writing and recording songs as a bedroom project, he formed Cub Scouts in 2011, eventually changing > MIKE USINGER the band’s name after getting a legal letter from Scouts Australia. A series of EPs established Cub Sport as Cub Sport plays the Media Club on bright-eyed purveyors of light and Wednesday (June 29).

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JOE JACKSON British pop-rocker from the ‘70s (“Is She Really Going Out With Him?”, “Look Sharp”) performs as part of the TD Vancouver International Jazz Festival. June 24, doors 7 pm, show 8 pm, Queen Elizabeth Theatre (650 Hamilton). Tix at www.coastaljazz.ticketfly.com/, info www.coastaljazz.com/. HIROMI: THE TRIO PROJECT Japanese jazz pianist-composer Uehara Hiromi performs with bassist Anthony Jackson, drummer Simon Phillips, and guest Alicia Hansen. Part of the TD Vancouver International Jazz Festival. Jun 24, 8 pm, Vogue Theatre (918 Granville). Tix $80/69 at www.coastaljazz.ticketfly.com/.

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BLOWPONY Music by New York Citybased dance-pop artist Will Sheridan. Jun 25, 10 pm, At the Waldorf (1489 E. Hastings). Tix $10, info www.atthewaldorf.com/. HARD RUBBER Music by Ron Samworth, Corey Hamm, Jillian Lebeck, Tyson Naylor, John Korsrud, Vince Mai, Saul Berson, David Miles Kane, John Paton, Bill Runge, Andrew Broughton, Brian Harding, and Brad Muirhead. Jun 26, 5:30 pm, Atrium (SFU Woodwards, 149 West Hastings ). Free admission, info www.hardrubber.com/. MS. LAURYN HILL Coastal Jazz presents American R&B singer-songwriter, rapper, producer, actor, and former Fugees member. Part of the TD Vancouver International Jazz Festival. Jun 26, 8 pm, Queen Elizabeth Theatre (650 Hamilton). Tix $79151 at www.coastaljazz.ticketfly.com/, info www.coastaljazz.ca/. JACKY TERRASSON TRIO French jazz ensemble composed of pianist Jacky Terrasson, bassist Burniss Travis, and drummer Jamire Williams. Part of the TD Vancouver International Jazz Festival. Jun 27, 7:30 pm, Christ Church Cathedral (690 Burrard). Tix $46 at www.coastaljazz. ticketfly.com/. THE LEGENDARY DOWNCHILD BLUES BAND Toronto jazz powerhouse performs with Steve Hill as part of the TD Vancouver International Jazz Festival. Jun 27, 8 pm, Vogue Theatre (918 Granville). Tix $63/52 at www.coastaljazz.ticketfly.com/. SARAH MCLACHLAN Coastal Jazz presents Canadian pop-rock singer-songwriter and pianist. Part of the TD Vancouver International Jazz Festival. Jun 27, 8 pm, Queen Elizabeth Theatre (650 Hamilton). Tix $79-140 at www.coastaljazz.ticketfly. com/, info www.coastaljazz.ca/. POLYRHYTHMICS Seattle-based eight-piece jam-funk band. Part of the TD Vancouver International Jazz Festival. Jun 27, 9 pm, Performance Works (1218 Cartwright, Granville Island). Tix $35 at www.coastaljazz.ticketfly.com/. MEAT LOAF Multiplatinum rocker and actor from the ‘70s (“Paradise By the Dashboard Light”, “Bat Out of Hell”). Jun 28, doors 7 pm, show 8 pm, Abbotsford Centre (33800 King Rd., Abbotsford). Tix $99/75 (plus service charges and fees) at www.livenation.com/. TEDESCHI TRUCKS BAND Twelve-piece blues-roots band featuring singer-guitarist Susan Tedeschi and slide-guitar ace Derek Trucks performs as part of the TD Vancouver International Jazz Festival. Jun 28, doors 7 pm, show 8 pm, Queen Elizabeth Theatre (650 Hamilton). Tix at www.coastaljazz. ticketfly.com/, info www.coastaljazz.com/. JOE LOVANO CLASSIC QUARTET American jazz ensemble performs with the Matt Choboter Trio as part of the TD Vancouver International Jazz Festival. Jun 28, 8 pm, Vogue Theatre (918 Granville). Tix $69 at www.coastaljazz.ticketfly.com/. MOON HOOCH New York City-based groove-jazz trio. Part of the TD Vancouver International Jazz Festival. Jun 28, 9 pm, Performance Works (1218 Cartwright, Granville Island). Tix $35 at www.coastal jazz.ticketfly.com/. TORD GUSTAVSEN Norwegian pianistcomposer performs with Simin Tander and Jarle Vespestad as part of the TD Vancouver International Jazz Festival. Jun 29, 7:30 pm, Christ Church Cathedral (690 Burrard). Tix $46 at www.coastaljazz.ticketfly.com/. CASE/LANG/VEIRS Coastal Jazz presents multigenre trio composed of Neko Case, k.d. lang, and Laura Veirs, with guest Andy Shauf. Part of the TD Vancouver International Jazz Festival. Jun 29, 8 pm, Queen Elizabeth Theatre (650 Hamilton). Tix $79-140 at www.coastaljazz.ticketfly.com/. CUB SPORT Australian indie-pop band tours in support of debut full-length release This Is Our Vice, with guests Leisure Sport. Jun 29, doors 8 pm, show 9 pm, Media Club (695 Cambie). Tix $12 (plus service charges and fees) at www.livenation.com/.

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BACKSTAGE LOUNGE Arts Club Theatre, 1585 Johnston, Granville Island, 604-6871354. Vancouver’s only live-music venue on the water, with music nightly. Hot Jazz Jam night on Tue. 2BUSTER BROWN & THE NEW RESOLUTIONS Jun 26 BILTMORE CABARET 2755 Prince Edward, 604-676-0541. 2LOCAL NATIVES Jun 22 2KATHRYN CALDER & THE BURNING HELL Jun 25 2BIG THIEF Jul 9 2PARKER MILLSAP Jul 22 2RISING APPALACHIA Jul 28 2MISERY SIGNALS Jul 30 2SONGHOY BLUES Aug 2 2DAVID BAZAN Aug 28 2MARLON WILLIAMS AND THE YARRA BENDERS Oct 7 2PANTHA DU PRINCE Oct 12 2BLIND PILOT Oct 21 2THE BOXER REBELLION Oct 23 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. BLUE MARTINI JAZZ CAFE 1516 Yew, 604-428-2691. Live jazz and blues. 2SPECTRUM Jun 23 2BOB LILEY JAZZ QUARTET Jun 24 2FALCON TRIO Jun 25 2GUENTER TRIO Jun 26 2GABRIEL MARK HASSELBACH Jun 27 2JACLYN GUILLOU Jun 28 2MALCOLM AIKEN QUARTET Jun 28 2KRIS SHULTZ & CALUM GRAHAM Jun 30 2RON JOHNSTON & MARIA HO Jul 1 2KELLY BROWN QUARTET Jul 2 2SHARON MINEMOTO QUARTET & SIMMER Jul 3 COBALT 917 Main, 778-918-3671. 2NORTHCOTE Jun 25 2YOU WON’T Jun 26 2DUCKTAILS Jul 9 2WE ARE SCIENTISTS Jul 10 2MITSKI Jul 12 2SEAWAY Jul 19 2WHITNEY Aug 1 2THE DESLONDES Aug 3 2MARISSA NADLER Aug 7 2JULIEN BAKER Aug 9 2FOUR YEAR STRONG Aug 14 2TURNOVER Aug 27 2JOSEPH ARTHUR Sep 16 2THE FELICE BROTHERS Oct 14 2POSTER CHILDREN Oct 16 2PUP Nov 21 COMMODORE BALLROOM 868 Granville, 604-739-4550. 2TOOTS AND THE MAYTALS Jun 23 2TIGER ARMY Jun 24 2BIG WRECK Jul 22 2CRYSTAL CASTLES Jul 23 2QUEER AS FUNK! Jul 29 2THE CAT EMPIRE Aug 2 2THE MAVERICKS Aug 4 2FOALS Aug 7 2AWOLNATION Aug 11 2ZAKK WYLDE Aug 25 2EXPLOSIONS IN THE SKY Sep 4 2JAKE BUGG Sep 7 2LEE SCRATCH PERRY Sep 15 2BLOC PARTY Sep 16 2THRICE Sep 18 2THE TEMPER TRAP Sep 21 2TRITONAL Sep 22 2ECHO & THE BUNNYMEN Sep 24 2ST. PAUL AND THE BROKEN BONES Sep 25 2JACK GARRATT Sep 26 2DINOSAUR JR. Sep 30 2PENNYWISE Oct 1 2DJ SHADOW Oct 2 2SQUEEZE Oct 3 2TOKYO POLICE CLUB Oct 5 254-40 Oct 7 2PHANTOGRAM Oct 9 2GROUPLOVE Oct 10 2THE PROCLAIMERS Oct 11 2I MOTHER EARTH Oct 14 2YOUNG THE GIANT Oct 26 2ANDRA DAY Nov 8 2SHOVELS & ROPE Nov 9 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. FORTUNE SOUND CLUB 147 E. Pender, 604-569-1758. 2OSHI Jun 24 2CHASTITY BELT Jun 25 2GOLDFISH Jul 7 2DEERHOOF Jul 8 2PANCAKES & BOOZE ART SHOW Jul 14 2SKYE & ROSS Aug 30 2STEVE GUNN AND THE OUTLINERS Sep 23 FOX CABARET 2321 Main. 2PHANTOM SIGNAL SEASON FINALE Jun 27 2THE HOLY ROLLER REVUE Jun 30 2FROM BOND WITH LOVE Jul 7 2RYLEY WALKER Oct 7 FRANKIE’S 765 Beatty, 778-727-0337. 2LARRY FULLER TRIO Jun 24 2ANDRE LEROUX QUARTET Jun 26 2STEVE KALDESTAD AND THE RENEE ROSNES TRIO Jun 27 2TWO MUCH GUITAR AND MIKE RUD MINIATURES Jun 29 2MIKE RUD Jun 29 2AMANDA TOSOFF Jun 30 2CORY WEEDS QUINTET Jul 1 2JACLYN GUILLOU Jul 3 FUNKY WINKER BEANS 37 W. Hastings, 604-764-7865. 2DEAD ASYLUM, AMERICAN SPACE MONKEY, ELYSIUM ECHOES Jun 24 2GREEN JELLY, SICK RITUAL, LEGION OF GOONS, ANTEATER Jun 25 2COCAINE MOUSTACHE CANADA DAY PARTY Jul 1 2CURSE THE FORSAKEN, CURMUDGEON Jul 2 2GLORYWHORE, VICE MINDED, THE GAGGED Jul 8 2FIVE HUNDRED POUND FURNACE, GANGLYON, FUNCTOR, INFECTIOUS DECAY Jul 9 THE IMPERIAL 319 Main, 604-868-0494. 2BENJAMIN CLEMENTINE Jun 25 2DAVE ALVIN & PHIL ALVIN AND THE GUILTY ONES Jul 14 2THE JAYHAWKS Jul 18 2HURRAY FOR THE RIFF RAFF Aug 4 2THE WHITE PANDA Sep 3 2MARDUK Sep 17 2WARPAINT Sep 20 2MARGO PRICE Oct 19 2TOM ODELL Oct 21 2WET Nov 2 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. Pool tourney Thu. No cover.

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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. 2THE BLACK SEEDS Jun 24 2CALM LIKE A BOMB Jun 25 2SKYE WALLACE AND DAVID NEWBERRY Jun 26 2PICKWICK Jul 8 2JOEY ONLY OUTLAW BAND Jul 9 2ARE WE NOT? XTC, DEVO AND JOY DIVISION Jul 14 2YOUNGBLOOD Jul 15 2PRINCE TRIBUTE NIGHT Jul 22 2LETLIVE. Jul 26 2PIGS Jul 29 2PIGS Jul 29 2THROWING SHADE: LIVE PODCAST Aug 12 2BELPHEGOR Aug 21 2DOPE Sep 15 2PROZZÅK Sep 17 2PETUNIA & THE VIPERS Sep 24 2PREOCCUPATIONS Sep 28 2DAVID LIEBE HART Sep 29 2DRIVE-BY TRUCKERS Oct 2 2THE JULIE RUIN Oct 7 2CARSICK CARS Oct 10 2DARK TRANQUILLITY Nov 25 2THE ALBUM LEAF Dec 13 RIVER ROCK SHOW THEATRE River Rock Casino Resort, 8811 River Rd., Richmond, 604-247-8900. 2DIANA ROSS Jun 30 2DONNY & MARIE Dec 20 ROGERS ARENA 800 Griffiths Way, 604899-7400. 2DIXIE CHICKS Jul 7 2ADELE Jul 20 2THE TRAGICALLY HIP Jul 24 & 26 2DEMI LOVATO AND NICK JONAS Aug 24 2GWEN STEFANI Aug 25 2DURAN DURAN Aug 28 2KEITH URBAN Sep 10 2DRAKE Sep 17 2DOLLY PARTON Sep 19 2KANYE WEST Oct 17 2CHICAGO AND EARTH, WIND & FIRE Nov 7 2FLORIDA GEORGIA LINE Nov 12 THE ROXY 932 Granville, 604-331-7999. 2BEAUTIFUL DISASTER, POOLSHARKS, TIGERCHILD, STUCK ON PLANET EARTH Jun 23 2THE WESTWINDS Jun 24 2COZY Jun 25 2ELECTRIC MOLLY Jun 28 ST. JAMES HALL 3214 W. 10th, 604-7363022. 2FIESTA LATIN PARTY Jun 24 2FIESTA LATIN PARTY Jun 24 2PASSENGER Aug 9 2HAYDEN Oct 4 VENUE 881 Granville, 604-646-0064. 2LIFE’S STRANGE DREAM Jun 23 2LEFTOVER CRACK Jul 1 2INSANE CLOWN POSSE Jul 15 2IRON KINGDOM Aug 11 2SWANS Sep 6 2PETER HOOK & THE LIGHT Nov 1 2SONATA ARCTICA Nov 28 VOGUE THEATRE 918 Granville, 604-5691144. 2HIROMI: THE TRIO PROJECT Jun 24 2OLIVER JONES TRIO Jun 25 2THE LEGENDARY DOWNCHILD BLUES BAND Jun 27 2JOE LOVANO CLASSIC QUARTET Jun 28 2GREGORY PORTER Jul 2 2JOHN PRINE Jul 9 2KACEY MUSGRAVES Aug 2 2BROODS Aug 16 2STURGILL SIMPSON Aug 18 2COLVIN & EARLE Aug 20 2FITZ AND THE TANTRUMS Aug 24 2THE GIPSY KINGS Aug 26 2PARQUET COURTS Aug 27 2BOYCE AVENUE Sep 10 2NOTHING BUT THIEVES Sep 14 2DAVID CROSBY Sep 15 2BAND OF SKULLS Sep 16 2ANIMAL COLLECTIVE Sep 27 2DARK ANGEL Oct 8 2GOJIRA Oct 9 2GHOST Oct 13 2MATTHEW BARBER AND JILL BARBER Oct 22 2CHARLIE PUTH Nov 4 2LUKAS GRAHAM Nov 10 2TERRI CLARK Nov 12 2MØ Nov 23 WISE HALL 1882 Adanac, 604-254-5858. 2RACCOON DEATHMATCH Jun 23 2THE TRANZMITORS, LISA MARR Jun 25 2BURNT BANJOS BENEFIT SHOW Jun 30 2SHINE Jul 9 2MISS QUINCY & THE SHOWDOWN Jul 20 2FORD MADOX FORD Jul 22

OUT OF TOWN 2THIS WEEK VICTORIA SKA & REGGAE FESTIVAL XVII The Victoria Ska Society presents its 17th annual music festival, featuring performances by Toots and the Maytals, Dub FX, and the Black Seeds. Jun 22-26, Ship Point (Inner Harbour) (815 Wharf St., Victoria, B.C.). Info victoriaskafest.ca.

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forthcoming study of Vancouver real estate provides clear evidence that foreign money does impact home prices. However, the effect may be far less significant than many believe. SFU’s Andrey Pavlov and UBC’s Tsur Somerville examined how prices changed in neighbourhoods favoured by Chinese immigrants during a three-month period following the July 2012 closure of the federal immigrant investors program (IIP). From 1986 to its termination in 2014, the IIP served as an express lane for wealthy immigrants, allowing them to move to Canada in exchange for a five-year loan to the federal government of $800,000. An estimated 120,000 people used the IIP to relocate to British Columbia, according to one calculation by the South China Morning Post. Pavlov and Somerville found that when the program was closed to new applicants in 2012, property prices in neighbourhoods preferred by Chinese immigrants declined by an average of 2.5 percent relative to non-Chinese neighbourhoods. (Such areas were identified with data from the 2011 census.) According to the Real Estate Board of Greater Vancouver, over the past three years, the benchmark price for all residential properties in the region described as Greater Vancouver increased by 48.3 percent. In a telephone interview, Pavlov described the 2.5-percent figure as a “lower bound” estimate and acknowledged that the immigrant investors program is only one source of foreign money. But he noted that even a multiple of 2.5 percent still leaves a large divide between that number and the almost 50-percent change in prices the region has experienced over the past three years. “Maybe it wasn’t 2.5 percent,” Pavlov said. “Maybe it was five, maybe it was even 10 percent. That’s still a lot lower than the 30 or 50 percent we’ve seen. “There are many other factors that are contributing to this market,” he continued. “It is not just foreign investors. The big point here is [that] it is not just the Chinese. Yes, our paper fi nds that the suspension of the [investors] program had an impact; therefore, foreign investors in general have an impact on

the market in Vancouver. But that is not the only explanation. Of course it is not.” Pavlov listed a number of other factors he suggested are contributing to Metro Vancouver’s hot market. He said those forces include low mortgage rates, low property taxes, and burdensome development-permit processes, among others. He also did not discount the impact of foreign money, stating that it certainly has an effect, though exactly how great remains unknown. The paper is still a work in progress but near completion. Pavlov said it will likely be sent to academic journals for publication next month.

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WANTED: TILE SETTERS for RNR Tile & Stone Ltd located at #115-4268 Lozells Ave in Burnaby . Duties include:prepare, measure and mark surfaces, make supply and spread mortar, cement or other adhesives. Set,straighten, and install tiles for various projects in Lower Mainland, B.C. Some High School plus 3 years or more experience in tile setting and basic English required.Rate: $23.00 to $27.00 per hour, 40 hours per week, Full time, 10 days paid vacation. Apply through FAX: 604-415-9181 or EMAIL: rnrtileandstone@telus.net

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rando calls him by his pup name? “God, no!” said Amp. “If someone calls me ‘pup’ in a really sexual way or an aggressive way, maybe, but not when someone is simply using your name. A pup name is essentially a nickname, and people use nicknames socially and professionally. So long as the kinkier aspects of pup play—tail-wagging, barking, ballchasing—are kept out of the workplace, DOGGONE’s coworker using his puppy name at work doesn’t involve the office in his sex life.” A quick thought experiment, DOGGONE: Let’s say a female coworker married a man—a really hot man—and later confided in you that she married him because the sex was great. And let’s say she took her new husband’s last name. Would using her new last name “involve” you in her sex life? Being married partly defines who she is, it led her to take a new name, and sex is an important part of her marriage. But her new name isn’t just about sex—it’s about identity, intimacy, connection, and sex. Pup play isn’t as serious a business as marriage, of course, but you should be able to extend the same courtesy to Spike that you wouldn’t hesitate to extend to your hypothetical straight female coworker—that is, use the names you’ve been asked to use without obsessing over their respective sex lives. “DOGGONE should always respect how someone identifies and asks to be named,” said Amp, “and regard the sexual or kink aspects of someone’s name choice as a separate detail.”

> BY DAN SAVAGE You can—and should—follow and I’m a big supporter of gendernonconforming people as well as Amp on Twitter @Pup_Amp. the trans community.” Then let him I recently synced my phone know what you found, how you contacts to my Twitter account. stumbled across it, and how to adjust When I was scrolling through the his privacy settings. list of people who turned up from my contacts, I saw a username that My name is Peter and I’m a looked out of place. It was the ac- long-time fan. I’ve also been very count of a low-key traditional-guy involved with the Human Rights friend of mine. To my surprise, on Campaign and its work in getting the the account he was dressed as a Equality Act passed. I’m 21 and only woman in a few of the pictures and recently out of the closet. I opened up was with another Twitter user who about my sexuality after the passage is a popular dominatrix in the area of marriage equality last June and where he lives. I’m sex-positive and have since been a proud gay man. It support people who are gender-non- seemed that since marriage equalconforming, of course. I also work ity, our community was only going for a porn company, so I don’t judge up. Even the passage of HB2 [North anyone who participates in BDSM. Carolina’s public-bathroom act] My concern is that I don’t know if didn’t make me cynical about the this person is aware that his account future. But this recent shooting has can be found via a regular old social changed my world completely. Fightmedia and phone sync. I don’t want ing for equality in housing, educahim to get outed for being a fetishist tion, and employment seems like a or possibly being gender-questioning joke after this massive act of violence or transgender if he does not want to in Orlando. I’m looking to someone be out. Should I give him a heads-up? in the community for guidance. > PETER Should I keep my mouth shut? I want to be respectful. > KNOWING ISN’T NECESSARILY They don’t win—the haters don’t KNOWLEDGE, YES? win—when they chase us, beat us, or kill us. They win when we stop Send that traditional guy a note, fighting. KINKY, but “bury the lead,” as they Please don’t stop fighting. say in the news biz. Instead of openAnd please don’t despair. Huning with those particular photos be- dreds of thousands of us died in ing easily accessible to all, open with the 1980s and ’90s when hate, fear, the relevant facts about yourself: greed, racism, and negligence inter“You know I work in porn, and I’m sected with a deadly virus. A lot of us not fazed by BDSM or sex work or felt then the way you do now—that any sort of gender-related sex play, it was over, that it was hopeless, that

the coming-out and the organizing and the fighting had been for nothing, and that everything we had won up to that point was meaningless. And then we got up off our butts and we showed them—we showed those motherfuckers—that the fight in us was greater than the hate in them. We showed them that we were stronger and smarter than they were, we showed that fucking virus that we were stronger and smarter than it was, and we made it clear to them that we were not going to shut up and die quietly or go back into the closet and die alone. And we had only each other for a while there—for a long while. For years we fought alone. Look at who is on our side today—all good and decent people everywhere. The president of the United States and the next president of the United States. Look at the rallies, look at the vigils, look at the outpouring of love, sympathy, and support. Don’t look at the killer. Don’t look at the haters. Don’t look at the vile comments left by shit people on Twitter and Facebook. Look at the good. Look at the love. Look at the good and loving people inside and outside the LGBT community and take strength from their love and support. Then get out there and fight. On the Savage Lovecast, all hail superhero drag queen Panti Bliss: savagelovecast.com . Email: mail@ savagelove.net. Follow Dan on Twitter at www.twitter.com/fakedansavage/.

> Go on-line to read hundreds of I Saw You posts or to respond to a message < FALSE CREEK ANGEL ON A BICYCLE

I SAW A: I AM A: WHEN: JUNE 17, 2016 WHERE: False Creek Area, Bike Lock Near a Pub. It was a beautiful afternoon. You locking up your bike to possibly go for a drink, brunette, beautiful smile. Me walking by with a friend of mine, Filipino. Our gaze only lasted for a few moments but in those few seconds as weird as it sounds, I actually had a physical response to you. I don’t know who you were with, if you have a boyfriend but I haven’t stopped thinking about you and that look since it happened. I thought I would take a chance to see if you felt something and would love to see if we could be something amazing together.

I WAS RUNNING, YOU WERE BIKING WITH A GUITAR

I SAW A: I AM A: WHEN: JUNE 20, 2016 WHERE: Ontario Street Hillcrest Rec Centre crossing on to Ontario bike path. We shared a smile and continued on. You were biking with a guitar on your back and I was running. I tried to keep up, but I’m not a very good runner ;) You turned back a few times and smiled. I should have taken out my ear phones before you turned off somewhere before 16th. Try again sometime?

LOVELY MAN WITH HIS 5 YEAR OLD WHO TOOK A LIKING TO MY DOG

I SAW A: I AM A: WHEN: JUNE 18, 2016 WHERE: Commercial Drive I was walking my dog just off the drive on Saturday and your son asked to pet him. You were heading to a block party and I was heading to a BBQ. Coffee sometime?

MADE MY STOCKS RISE

I SAW A: I AM A: WHEN: JUNE 1, 2016 WHERE: HSBC North Van I see you often, leaving from work and walking to your car. I work near your bank. I’ve noticed myself adjusting my day around trying to see you. You: beautiful brunette, shoulder length hair, always wearing something ridiculously sexy and professional. You have long beautiful legs, And a fantastic bum! Me: 6’, short dirty blond/brown hair. We’ve smiled at each other lots of times, and each time I’m more aware of your beautiful eyes and smile. It’s happened so many times without every talking to you that I feel trapped and awkward, longing for the words. Maybe you could break the ice?

PACKING SOME MEAT

I SAW A: I AM A: WHEN: JUNE 19, 2016 WHERE: Jovo The Butcher I was in line to order smoked pork when you entered to buy meat (sausage to be exact :P) for a BBQ you said you were having that same day. I liked your smile and thought you were really cute. I was the girl standing behind you in the red dress. Hope you see this and we can get together for some other meats!

MISSING BARISTA BOI

I SAW A: I AM A: WHEN: JUNE 1, 2016 WHERE: Cafe Ami VGH

Where did you go, Andie?! Saying hi to you and your big laugh was the highlight of my morning and I’m surprised that you left without saying goodbye. Word is you have quite the fan club but I think you liked our morning chats too. Until you’re back we’re stuck getting sub-par coffee from your grumpy hetero coworkers... I’ll keep checking the elevators just in case, but maybe we can have our own coffee one morning.

CONSTRUCTION GUY @ WATERFRONT

I SAW A: I AM A: WHEN: JUNE 8, 2016 WHERE: Waterfront Station I see you a couple of times a week down at Waterfront. You: tall dark and handsome in construction clothes with hair in a pony tail. Problem is your usually with a girl with glasses and a hat. We’ve exchanged glances before and smiles. Me: long brown hair and in my office attire. Sure would love to talk to you and more. Take a chance :)

I COULDN’T KEEP MY EYES OFF YOU

I SAW A: I AM A: WHEN: JUNE 17, 2016 WHERE: Winners Downtown I saw you today at Winners. We didn’t actually say anything to each other but I wish I had. I saw you in the cooking area of Winners and I couldn’t stop looking at you. You had a greyish blue T-shirt on (more blue than grey), jeans and shoes that were kind of like sandals. I wanted to talk to you but was too shy. Funny thing is I don’t know if you’re even gay or not. If by any chance you are and you see this, then, I was wondering if you’d like to go for a cup of coffee sometime. BTW... I’m the guy in the black dress shirt

GINGER APPRECIATION NIGHT AT THE BILTMORE..

I SAW A: I AM A: WHEN: JUNE 18, 2016 WHERE: The Biltmore

...thank you again for bringing me to your dance posse. You’re hosting your friend from Calgary; I hope to see you at our local grocery store, but if you happen to see this?

ENJOYING SONIC FREAK-OUTS AT LEVITATION

I SAW A: I AM A: WHEN: JUNE 19, 2016 WHERE: The Commodore and The Rickshaw You have long dark hair, are super tall and had a Metallica shirt on the first day. I have blue hair and was a sweaty mess but having the best time. Everywhere I went I ended up dancing beside you. Thank you for picking me up when I fell during FIDLAR. You’re a babe and I wish I’d got your name.

TRAVIS AT COLUMBIA STATION

I SAW A: I AM A: WHEN: MARCH 10, 2016 WHERE: Columbia SkyTrain Station This is a long shot, but you helped me find my way to the Columbia Station in March - I was on my way to the DVC shooting range, and you were going downtown with some friends. Our conversation was light and fun, but I wanted more. I have bright red hair and was sporting a giant brown purse. We shook hands when you went into the station - I wish I could have gotten your number!

TERRA BREADS, NICE CONNECTION!

I SAW A: I AM A: WHEN: JUNE 17, 2016 WHERE: Terra Breads, Olympic Village (Patio Corner!) Hi, I was at the Terra Breads Cafe at Olympic Village with a friend and you served us this afternoon on a warm and amazing summer day. Felt a really nice connection with you and would love to explore that!

KIBUNE SUSHI

I SAW A: I AM A: WHEN: JUNE 16, 2016 WHERE: Kibune Sushi, Kits You’re a tall blonde German beach volleyball player, travelling Canada with your husband and child. We had a pleasant conversation at Kibune waiting for our takeout orders... why don’t you and your husband meet me for some fun?

HOME DEPOT DOUBLE-TAKE

I SAW A: I AM A: WHEN: JUNE 16, 2016 WHERE: Home Depot on Cambie Street We were at Home Depot (Cambie Street) and crossed paths on the main store alley while you were walking with your friend. I was in a grey blazer, short hair, jean shorts, hunting for a staple gun. You were in a ball cap, grey t-shirt, blondish beard and did a double-take when I smiled. We almost ran into each other again in the same alley a bit later when I turned back too quickly to get an item. Tried to find you afterwards but you must have gone through the cashier already. If you read this, send me a message and let me know what you were buying!

WEST 4TH DOUBLE TAKE

LETS MEET AT THE SMILIN BUDDHA THIS WEEKEND

You naughty boy!! Remember last weekend my girlfriend and I stayed late and you made out with us in the basement? I was the one in the red dress that got up on your tool bench. I couldn’t believe IT (you know what I mean). The Furies are playing on Saturday and they’re my favorite. We’ll be coming down again to SBC cause we always have so much fun there. Cant wait to see you again. You should fetch a cab for us after and ditch everyone. Come on over we’ll show you what’s in our basement!!

I just got back into town and therefore, was consumed by happiness and nostalgia when I walked determinedly into the cafe. You were a tall young man with piercing blue eyes, red New Balance Runners, and a cozy beard. Our eyes were playing Cat and Mouse except neither of us would let the other catch our shy glances at one another. I was the tall girl with the striped shirt, the high pony tail, and a copious amounts of yellow legal pads. You walked out and right away I knew I should have said something. After years of living in this wonderful city, I have never done one of these but I warrant you to be very worthy. You have good taste in coffee shops‚ let’s each grab a double espresso next time.

LOVELY BLONDE WOMAN IN A CAB - QUEBEC AND TERMINAL - WEDNESDAY 11:00 AM

Me, tall, dark, slightly messy hair, on a bike, black hoodie, middle aged. You, seated outside Starbucks in the limited sun. Long curious mutual stare, do I know you (no BS)? You felt so familiar that I rode back to get a better gander and see if you were that person from my past that I thought you might be. None the less the stare was somehow probing and intimate without being a creepy. I pondered it all the way along the seawall. Life is a short bike ride, with many different detours. If you are who I think you are I would love to talk to you, if you are not that individual I think I would still want to talk to you.

You... beautiful woman in the back seat of a cab at Quebec and Terminal Me.. driving a white work car. We held each other’s gaze twice before the light turned and you headed east, while I went south on Quebec. You have gorgeous eyes and I was left wishing for a longer light. If you see this and you’re interested, I’d like to buy you a drink.

Was at the Mystifier show on the 12th and noticed you. Unfortunately I’m bad at descriptions but pale skin and blonde hair were your most identifying features. I actually asked my friend if he knew you so maybe we could be introduced, but he didn’t know you - however, one of his acquaintances does and he seems to recall that your name is Ann. You may not have noticed me, but I’m a 6”7 guy with longer dark hair, built like a viking. I know this doesn’t narrow it down at a metal show... At any rate, if you are blonde and named Ann then please give me a shout? Even if just for a coffee, it would be great to get to know you more and at least be concert buddies. If I don’t hear from you I’ll try to get the courage up to say hello at the next show I see you at :)

I SAW A: I AM A: WHEN: JUNE 13, 2016 WHERE: Gene Cafe on Main Street

I SAW A: I AM A: WHEN: JUNE 15, 2016 WHERE: Quebec and Terminal

I SAW A: I AM A: WHEN: JUNE 14, 2016 WHERE: Mystifier show, The Media Club

I SAW A: I AM A: WHEN: JUNE 11, 2016 WHERE: Smilin Buddha (SBC)

I SAW A: I AM A: WHEN: JUNE 16, 2016 WHERE: West 4th Close to Macdonald

(ANN?) AT MYSTIFIER SHOW

DOUBLE TAKES FOR THE DOUBLE ESPRESSO

SMILING LONG-HAIRED BLONDE

KNIGHT ON THE 20

I SAW A: I AM A: WHEN: JUNE 11, 2016 WHERE: #20 Eastbound

You were my knight in shining armour on my way to the Wise from the DTES enroute to your ‘party’ at the Legion. And I didn’t even get your name! I owe you a drink

152 LOUGHEED STN

I SAW A: I AM A: WHEN: JUNE 14, 2016 WHERE: Blenz Coffee on Broadway @ Maple

I SAW A: I AM A: WHEN: JUNE 10, 2016 WHERE: Bus

I was up mixing my coffee and you noticed me from your seat in the far dark corner. There wasn’t an opportunity for me to approach as you were with a man (business meeting?). We smiled again when I had to leave at 5pm - leaving through the door near you. Would certainly like to meet you, hoping I’ve read this correctly!

We rode the bus together on Friday sometime around 5. We both got on at the station. I think you caught me checking you out when you approached the bus. I was sitting near the front facing the driver, you sat beside me in the row across the walkway. You seemed to look my way 4 or 5 times during the trip, and i looked your way after noticing you do it a couple times in hopes of making eye contact but we never seemed to get our timing right. If you should see this, send me a message, tell me something so we know we are the right people, I’d like to pursue the apparent mutual interest.

SATURDAY NIGHT WRAP UP PARTY AT EARLS YALETOWN

I SAW A: I AM A: WHEN: JUNE 11, 2016 WHERE: YaleTown Earls We were both the plus one at a wrap up party at Earls YaleTown Saturday night. You work in the film industry I don’t. We shared some guesses about the plastic horse and discussed which flavored bell pepper was better. You decided the orange one - but it was a carrot. I haven’t laughed like that in a long time, I should have offered up my number. Perhaps if you up for it we could take a stroll around Stanley Park or have a bevy?

ON THE MILLENNIUM LINE AT MAIN ST

I SAW A: I AM A: WHEN: JUNE 11, 2016 WHERE: Main St. Station I was so distracted when I saw you that I didn’t realize I was getting on the wrong line lol. You’re smile and laughter made me want to get back on and say hello.

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June 23 to 29, 2016

he United Kingdom referendum takes place during an Aquarius moon, which can favour independence, but there’s still one more week of Mars retrograde to go. Holding the dealer’s cards, Mars retrograde is a refortify-from-within transit. No matter what the result of the referendum will be, what ambition you have, or what test you may face, the pressure is on to find greater unification and accord. This key evolutionary objective is also on a big push now thanks to building trine aspect between Jupiter, the truth-seeker, vision-quest planet, and powerhouse Pluto. A put-it-into-practice, motivational, cause-driven, and empowerment transit, Jupiter/Pluto reaches peak on Sunday. Since the middle of April, Mars retrograde has prompted more questioning and soul-searching. It has also acted as an internal heating-up influence. As of next Wednesday, Mars retrograde ends. Th is switch is analogous to unlocking the turnstile or releasing the brakes. Sort-it-out mandates, plans, projects, and life in general will start to gain better traction. Although Mars now hits forward drive, it’s still working through a staging or completion track until the end of August. Increasing the scope wherever it goes, Jupiter in Virgo has been on a corrective upswing since the beginning of June and especially so over this last week. Have you had a difficult time getting a better handle on necessity, repair, healing, or upgrades? You’ll gain better opportunity and effectiveness now.

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LIBRA Rather than work from the minus springboard, especially Thursday and September 23–October 23 or subtract column, Jupiter will Sunday through Tuesday. Thursday/Friday, ingenunow offer up more viable or workCANCER ity and intuition serve you well. able solutions to explore. June 21–July 22 You’ll find a great knack for right ARIES Even though there’s more time, right words, right place. While March 20–April 20 to face or to shoot for, the stars keep the transiting moon continues to Mercury on the move it on a smooth roll through the week- change fi lters every couple of days, gives you more information, a clear- end. Monday/Tuesday, fresh and you’ll continue on this great running er perspective, and/or a better rea- quick does it best. Yes, time is short. streak through most of next week. son. At peak by Sunday but ongoing There’s pressure to contend with, but Saturday/Sunday, you can easily lose for another week, Jupiter’s trine to your motivation is shaping up well. track of time. Monday/Tuesday goes Pluto helps you to more effectively You’ll gain an even better grip as fast. Wednesday is productive reimplement, correct, fi x, heal, or ad- Mercury treks into Cancer and Mars garding fresh starts, plans, priorities, just. Through Monday, you have an ends retrograde on Wednesday. and finances. easy all-access pass. As of the end LEO SCORPIO of Mars retrograde on Wednesday, July 22–August 23 October 23–November 22 you’re fully refuelled and good to go. Jupiter/Pluto continues to Jupiter/Pluto gets the ball TAURUS keep you on a productive learning- rolling in some major way. Perhaps April 20–May 21 curve, work, or health upswing there’s special news to share or The future is drawing through mid next week. Not that someone special to spend time with. nearer and looming larger. What it stops there, of course! The end of It’s a great combination for travel, do you need to do to get yourself in Mars retrograde on Wednesday also visits, explorations of the heart, shape for it? Mercury, Jupiter, and helps you to be more astute and well mind, body, or soul, a special event, Pluto loan you better think-through directed, especially when it comes to a large investment, or a big-ticket and discernment. Both Mercury into sorting it out emotionally and ma- purchase. You’ll feel an energy, opCancer and the end of Mars retro- terially. Saturday/Sunday, immerse portunity, and momentum boost grade on Wednesday push the re- yourself. Let the spirit, intrigue, or once Mars in Scorpio ends retrofresh button in some noticeable way. romance move you. grade on Wednesday. You’ll now gain a better feel for next VIRGO SAGITTARIUS steps and next bests.

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Ready, set, go: reclaim yourself! What a difference a few good stars can make. Just now on a major turn-the-corner with Mercury—and also on a major gain with Pluto, the power planet—Jupiter in Virgo pumps you full of extra vim, vigour, cause, and/or reason. Through Monday, you’re on a great move-along. Wednesday/Thursday, you’ll have even more going for you.

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You have plenty further to go, but for now: so far, so good. Jupiter/Pluto stokes an inner fire. Together they increase a sense of inner knowing while setting opportunity into play. Trust your vision and your decision-making wisdom. Mercury into Cancer, and the end of Mars retrograde on Wednesday, also set wheels in motion. January 20–February 18

On Thursday and Friday, seize the moment. These days are great for pleasure, play, connecting, scouting missions, or wheeling and dealing. Aim for an escape, a healing, a top-up; Jupiter/Pluto are good for a major cash-it-in weekend. Your intuition and timing are at peak through Tuesday. Wednesday, you’ll hit a momentum switch. It’s all good. February 18–March 20

Easy come, easy go; there’s no need to push or force on Thursday/Friday. You’ll hit a fresh refuel Friday night through mid next week. On your own or teaming up with others, Jupiter/Pluto improves the communication f low and the satisfaction quotient. Mercury into Cancer and the end of Mars retrograde also improve your comfort margins. -

Jupiter, your ruler, draws good mind-over-matter power from Pluto now. The planetary duo helps you to conquer, correct, renovate, heal, repair, or upgrade in some significant way, whether that’s a circumstance or a personal, inner journey. Mars ends retrograde on Wednesday but it still has further to go until it’s B o o k a re a d i n g o r s i g n u p f o r fully up and running. Even so, you’ll Rose’s free monthly newsletter at make great strides in the week ahead. www.rosemarcus.com/astrolink/.

I’d like to see a movie

Scaan to conffesss Th Georgia The G i St Straight i htt C Confessions, f i an outlet for submitting revelations about your private lives—or for the voyeurs among us who want to read what other people have disclosed.

Hey Just because I have a cell phone, doesn’t mean I live for it. I sometimes leave it at home, or turn it off at night. And I’m not even allowed to use it at work! But, 2 hours of myself not returning texts and phone calls turns into a shit show. I miss the landline so much. It was simple back then.. You weren’t home, you weren’t home!

Pets equal happiness.

where the hero meets the perfect woman, falls in love, and completely makes a giant mess of everything. She never dates him, treats him like a friend, marries someone else and he never wins her in the end. I would like to see that film because everything I see leads me to believe in a happy ending and I’m not seeing mine.

Teary I cry a lot. I cry at dog food commercials, sunny weather, cloudy weather. Sometimes I have to get off the bus because I’m tearing up for no apparent reason and it’s embarrassing. It feels good though to cry sometimes. Maybe not as much as I do but I am going through a bit of a rough patch so maybe I’ll be nice to myself and allow this to happen without judging myself so harshly. Can’t wait for things to get better.

Good luck, van city daters I’m sorry in advance, but I admit, I’m thrilled to be in a loving, committed relationship for many reasons, and one of those reasons is because I read these confessions. I see the confessions about how hard it is to date in this city, and I’m so glad I don’t have to go through that. Best of luck folks, I hope you find happiness.

I rescued a dog and she rescued me in so many more ways. I don’t think I could have gotten through the trauma of my brother’s suicide without my dog. I am showered with unconditional love and acceptance every moment of my time with her. She makes me laugh. I think pets are so important for emotional well being. Imagine a city where pets were not discriminated against and people could rent or own a place with ease. We’d all be much happier and healthier neighbours. I wish for that.

Feeling so isolated

POP!

In a rut

When the Vancouver housing bubble crashes in the next few months I’m going to feel so bad for all of the families that over-leveraged to get into that 1M+ “starter home”. This city is going to fall apart.

I am looping on auto-pilot through the worn, familiar pathways in my brain, unable to carve any new territory. Everyday I eat the same foods, use the same words, think the same thoughts. I used to be a creative person, but the spark has vanished. It doesn’t help that I’m depressed and don’t have many people to interact with. I really want to get out of this funk, but I feel so stuck.

I’m not so special after all It sucks when you recognize someone as special and they don’t see you as the same. I kept thinking they would eventually figure it out and reconnect, but maybe there isn’t anything to figure out.

moving houses I hate moving. It seems like I’m always moving. I never feel at home. People say home is where the heart is but sometimes that doesn’t feel right. I feel empty a lot of the time and wish I didn’t feel so alone. I would like to comfort someone the way a few people have comforted me in my life time because I never want anyone to feel the way I do. All I want is to be happy, isn’t that what most people want?

Daydreaming spending so much time daydreaming that my coworker will pin me against the wall...

I do so much alone. I would love to go to a movie or play with a friend or acquaintance, but I have no one. I have friends and acquaintances, but they are busy with their own families or boyfriends/girlfriends. We meet for coffee and chat, but I want to do stuff. Even free stuff (like go for a walk or something). If money us an issue, I’m happy to pay admission to events. I expect nothing in return, except the enjoyment of anothers company.

Elder Abuse To the man I witnessed berating, swearing and yelling at an elderly woman for feeding the crows and accusing her of littering on a Saturday afternoon: You’re disgusting and a coward for harassing an old lady. Where is your respect for those that are older then you? Has nobody taught you that it’s not right to yell at seniors? That’s called elder abuse, if you didn’t know. It’s people like you that make this city unsafe and unlivable.

I resolve... From this day forward, to stop facebook stalking my crush! To stop making excuses for his not messaging me back, or liking any of my posts! He’s not shy, or busy, or has broken all of his fingers, so he can’t write. He’s just not the guy for me!

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