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Grey Cup Set To Generate $123M

Game Will ‘Create Vibrancy’ In SK P2

April Doepker

Local Creator Explores The Art Of, And On, Trains P12

Craven Country Jamboree Big-Name Stars Are Heading Our Way P10

The Amazing Spider-Man

Franchise Reboot Does Not Disappoint P15

� Fred Eaglesmith An Outlaw Rock Star, He Does What He Wants P11

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Grey Cup Set To Bring $123M To Province CFL Championship Game, Festivities Will ‘Create Vibrancy In Our Communities’ Alex J MacPherson

saskatoon, SK — The Grey Cup, which will be played in Regina next year, is poised to be one of the most lucrative events in the country. Recent estimates suggest the CFL’s championship game will generate $123 million for the province.

“Businesses benefit greatly by these types of events being held in our city and in our province,” says Larry Hiles, president and CEO of the Regina Regional Opportunities Commission (RROC). “That’s why we go after them — they create vibrancy in our communities, they create great festivals and events.

That’s both for people who come here and people who live here.

They create economic impact in our region.”

Hiles says the estimate was generated using the Sport Tourism Economic Assessment Model (STEAM), developed in 2002 by a group of Canadian organizations including

Sport Canada and the Canadian says, noting that the $123 million Tourism Commission. estimate is not out of line with the “The number we’re talking about economic impact of other Grey Cup now includes the game and all the games. The 2007 game in Toronto, festivities for the whole week,” he which the Roughriders won, generexplains. “That comes from all the ated $124 million, he says; the 2011 expenditures that are created as a game in Vancouver created $118 result of the Grey Cup being held million in economic benefits. here. It looks at all the money that “We have a slightly smaller seatwould come in from all the people ing capacity,” Hiles says, “but we that would come probably have the to Saskatchewan “[W]e probably have the best Grey Cup fesin preparation for best Grey Cup festivities tivities across the the game.” country. Smaller across the country.”

T he assessseating is offset -Larry Hiles by probably largment also in cludes the large number of part- er expenditures across that week.” time and temporary jobs created Interestingly, Hiles thinks the by the event, he says. economic impact of the game Hiles says STEAM factors in would be diluted if the Roughrideverything from the cost of new ers were playing. If the Riders are in stadium seating to relatively small the Grey Cup, there may be fewer expenditures on hotel rooms, taxis people come to the game because and beer. The model also accounts there’s only one outside team comfor money flowing out of the prov- ing to the city, he says. ince, including expenditures where A recent survey commissioned the supplier is elsewhere.

by BMO Financial Group and con“These are all projections,” he ducted by Leger Marketing shows

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Celebrating at the 2011 Grey Cup game that the football game is the most Stampede (10 percent). important annual event in the Laurie Grant, a spokesperson for country.

BMO Financial Group, said the surThe survey, which was intended vey, which polled 1,576 Canadians to evaluate the relative importance aged 18 or older last June, found of the Calgary Stampede, found that the enthusiasm for Grey Cup that 13 percent of Canadian con- in Saskatchewan and Manitoba was sidered the Grey Cup the most anomalously high: 35 percent, more important. than double the national average.

Other contenders included the “That’s huge,” Grant says. “In the Canadian National Exhibition (12 statistical world, that would be a percent), the Toronto International phenomena.”

Film Festival (11 percent), and the Feedback? Text it to 306-881-8372.

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Sask. Wages Eclipse National Average

Mining, Quarrying, Oil And Gas Extraction Had Highest Weekly Earnings Alex J MacPherson

saskatoon, SK — Saskatchewan workers are among the highest-paid in the country, according to a new report.

The province had the third-highest average weekly earnings in the country in April, recent data from Statistics Canada shows. With an average weekly wage of $912.78, a four percent increase over last year, Saskatchewan eclipsed the national average of $896.63 by almost two percent.

“Wages in Saskatchewan have surpassed what is happening on the national scene for more than

nine straight months,” Economy Average weekly earnings inMinister Bill Boyd said in a news creased in every province between release.

April 2011 and April 2012. New“It’s a good signal that our foundland and Labrador posted economy is moving forward, and 6.5 percent growth, the highest another good economic indicator in Canada. Saskatchewan came to support steady in second at four growth into our “Obviously when people percent. Ontario future.” are making more money, and M anitob a Across Cana- that is good news.” were last, at just da, only Alberta 2.1 percent.

-Cam Broten and Newfound“ N ew foun d land and Labrador had higher land and Labrador has been strong average weekly wages. The for- for some time. And Alberta, of mer reached $1,073.25, the latter course — no surprises there,” says $931.77. The lowest average weekly Alastair MacFadden, executive diwage was Prince Edward Island’s rector labour market policy and — $751.36. program development at Saskatchewan Ministry of the Economy.

“I do think that what we’re seeing is the result of growth of skilled jobs in all three jurisdictions,” he continues.

“We all have a strong appetite for resource development [and] we’re all competing for highly-educated and skilled workers: that, I think, is reflected in these numbers.”

In Saskatchewan, the highest wages went to people working in mining, quarrying, and oil and gas extraction, who earned an average of $1,900.75 each week.

The lowest wages were collected by people working in arts, entertainment and recreation ($461.08 per week) and accommodation and food services ($359.60 per week).

“Entry-level positions and lower-skilled positions do tend to pay lower wages, and wages are

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commensurate with skills typically,” explains MacFadden. “ For p eople to take full

advantage of wage growth in Saskatchewan, they need to optimize their education so that they’re working at their highest capacity.”

“Obviously when people are making more money, that is good news,” says Cam Broten, opposition critic for advanced education, employment, and immigration.

“I’m happy that many people in the province are able to make good money or are earning higher wages.”

Broten is pleased with the developments, but urges caution: “When people are making money, that’s a good thing, but it’s also important to take a look at the overall picture. We know that expenses have increased for many people, whether that’s home ownership or rent, for example, and it’s important that we as a society are making the necessary investments in that area of education so that we have the skills to be competitive over the long run.”

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Global

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Bubble Screen Can Show Different Textures Adam Hawboldt

The Cool Study

Charting The Evolution Of ‘Hip’ Adam Hawboldt

what coolness is is still there, but it is not the main focus.” rochester, ny — Once upon So what, pray tell, is the main a time, long, long ago, being focus nowadays? cool meant being rebellious.

Well, after conducting three It meant being tough, seeking separate studies, Dar-Nimrod and thrills, marching to the beat of his team determined one of the first your own drummer. things that makes a person cool is Think James Dean. Think Jack how physically attractive they are.

Kerouac. Think Af ter askMiles Davis.

“I was not prepared to ing participants Now stop and find that coolness has lost words that dethink about what so much of its historical scribe cool, reyou f ind cool. searchers found Chances are none origins and meaning…” that time and -Ilan Dar-Nimrod time again words of those names or traits listed above made the cut. like “hot,” “handsome,” “beautiThat’s because, according to a re- ful” and “sexy” were all associated cently published study, the char- with being cool. What’s more, they acteristics associated with cool found that a significant number of have changed substantially over participants used words that were the years. associated with positive, socially “I was not prepared to find that desirable traits to describe cool, coolness has lost so much of its such as friendly and trendy. historical origins and meaning — According to Dar-Nimrod, “The the very heavy counter-cultural, main thing is: Do I like this person? somewhat individualistic pose I Is this person nice to people, atassociated with cool,” says Ilan Dar- tractive, confident and successful?

Nimrod, the lead author of Coolness: That’s cool today, at least among An Empirical Investigation. young mainstream individuals.”

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Global At A Glance seaweed toothpaste — After a group

of scientist at England’s Newcastle University added seaweed microbes to toothpaste and mouth wash, they discovered the beachy ingredient cleans

teeth and prevents tooth decay better than ever. Unlike traditional toothpaste, seaweed “can remove … bacteria from plaque,” explains Nick Jakubovics. Feedback? Text it to 306-881-8372.

tokyo, japan — A film screen made out of a bubble has been created by an international research team.

Unlike normal screens, the “soap bubble screen” can make different

images appear differently textured.

“Typical screens will show every image the same way, but images should have different visual properties,” lead researcher Yoichi Ochiai wrote on his blog. “For example, a butterfly’s wings should be reflective … and our transparent screen

can change the reflection in real time to show different textures.”

What’s more, if several bubble screens are put together, the result is a 3D/holograph effect. The bubbles are similar to the ones children play with — only harder to burst.

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Forgetfulness In Mice Reversed With Injection Adam Hawboldt

the brains of elderly rodents with copies of a gene that makes an enHeidelberg, germany — Wor- zyme called DNA methyltransferase ried about getting old and losing (Dnmt3a2), they could reverse foryour memory? getfulness.

Don’t be. A so- “When elderly mice were Before adlution may be in given the virus, … they ministering the the works. e c ti o n, th e matched the young mice.” inj A research team presented a -Adam Hawboldt group of old and team at Germany’s University of Heidelberg has young mice with a pair of objects. reversed forgetfulness in mice. The The next day the mice were preteam discovered that by injecting sented with the same objects, but

one had been moved to a new position. The young mice remembered the objects’ original positions and spent more time investigating the one that had been moved; the elderly mice spent the same amount of time on each.

When elderly mice were given the virus, however, they matched the young mice.

Currently, there is no drug available to boost Dnmt3a2 in humans.

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Healthy Squirm Fidgeting Good For You: Study Adam Hawboldt

london, england — We all know that sitting in front of a television or computer too long is bad for us. It can lead to severe back problems, heart disease, even stroke.

But if you need to be stuck in front of a TV or computer for whatever reason, there’s a way to avoid or lessen the chance of these problems.

All you have to do is be fidgety.

What that entails can be nearly anything. You can stand up and bounce on your heels, wiggle your

“You can … wiggle your hips, dance in place or stretch.”

-Adam Hawboldt hips, dance in place or stretch. It doesn’t matter. As long as you break up your “sitting time,” you can go a long way towards reducing serious health risks.

“People are watching television for up to four hours a day and spending 60-70 per cent of their time being sedentary, and that is because of our lifestyle and occupations,” Wilby Williamson, an expert in sports and exercise medicine, explained at the launch of the Fidget project, a roadshow that aims to teach people how to be more healthy.

“Reducing our sitting time … makes us better at breaking sugars and fats down, which can help reduce our risk of metabolic diseases like diabetes and cardiovascular

disease.”

“The risk factors for cardiovascular disease and longevity start to increase above two hours of television watching per day. If you can make your TV watching or screen time more active that could be beneficial,” he continued.

“Make sure your are not sitting for long chunks of time. Some studies show there is a beneficial effect of breaking it up every 20 to 30 minutes.”

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Global At A Glance Faking, Making Romance — Faking

love can turn into the real thing. As it turns out, faking feelings of love can actually lead to you falling in love with that person, according to University of Hertfordshire experts. “Just as people

feel happier when they force … a smile, so pairs of people behaving as if they find one another attractive became emotionally close,” says lead researcher Richard Wiseman. Feedback? Text it to 306-881-8372.

Offbeat

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Mermaids Not Real: U.S. Gov’t Adam Hawboldt

Zombie Theme Park Eyed Entrepreneur Proposes Undead Fun In Detroit Adam Hawboldt

up as zombies followed them in hot (or not so hot) pursuit. detroit, mi — Zombies are Siwak believes a horror theme threatening to take over a sec- park like this would breathe some tion of Detroit. much-needed life into the rundown Not real zombies, mind you. But city, while creating hundreds, if not if entrepreneur Mark Siwak has thousands, of jobs. his way, a horde ”The city can of zombie actors “The city can only have o n l y h ave s o will be needed for so many urban farms or many urban farms Z World, the zom- similar uses for vacant or similar uses for bie apocalypse vacant plots,” Sitheme park he plots.” wak tells CBS De-Mark Siwak troit. intends to build.

Years of economic turmoil and a “While zombies are great, the steady population decline has left real neat thing about this project parts of the Motor City derelict and is the potential to inject some life abandoned. But where most see an into a forgotten neighbourhood.” unfortunate eyesore, Siwak sees an So far Siwak has raised more opportunity. An opportunity that than $2,000 through the fundraiswould see customers paying to be ing website IndieGoGo. chased, trying to hide in ghostly The theme park will cost an estihomes and abandoned factories, mated $145,000. If the total amount while professional actors dressed isn’t raised by August 10th, all the

Life-Sized Hot Wheels Track Adam Hawboldt

los angeles, ca — Remember those old-school Hot Wheels tracks?

You know the ones. With their loop-the-loops and gap jumps, you’d put your toy car at one end, then send it hurtling through the bendy, curvy race track — rarely making it to the finish line.

Well, turns out race tracks like that aren’t just for kids anymore.

At the recent X Games extreme sports event in Los Angeles, two daredevil drivers set a world record after doing a death-defying double loop, followed by a jump,

on a life-sized Hot Wheels set.

The drivers were rally car driver Greg Tracy and stuntman Tanner Foust.

This daring duo reached speeds of 85 kilometres an hour as they entered, and successfully navigated, the 66-foot, 360-degree double loop.

“That was absolutely the coolest thing I’ve ever done,” says Tracy.

As for Foust, he said the experience of about 7G’s of g-force while negotiating the loop-the-loop was so intense he had to make grunting noises to keep from blacking out.

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Offbeat At A Glance giant crocodile — Weighing in at over a ton and measuring over six metres in length, the crocodile known as Lolong is so huge that Guinness World Records has declared the reptile the largest saltwater crocodile in captivity

in the world. Since being snagged, Lolong (who is believed to be responsible for numerous deaths, including a child) has become a star attraction at an ecotourism park in the Philippines.

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monies will be returned to the donors.

And while support for Siwak’s initiative is growing (especially among zombie lovers), the project is not without its detractors.

Curbed Detroit blogger Sarah Cox thinks that the theme park sounds “a lot like all that fun we had during the 1960s race riots.”

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be popular topics.”

So in an article posted on the silver spring, md — This just agency’s website, the NOS said that, in: mermaids are not real. contrary to popular belief or what That’s the big news coming out the Animal Planet program might of America’s National Ocean Ser- have said “no evidence of aquatic vice these days. The announcement humanoids has ever been found.” came a few months after Animal The website goes on to say Planet aired a rethat: “The belief alistic television “The NOS … released in mermaids may show about the their breaking news after have arisen at the half-human/half- receiving two inquiries very dawn of our fish creatures enspecies. Magical titled Mermaids: from confused citizens…” female figures -Adam Hawboldt first appear in The Body Found.

The NOS, which is part of the cave paintings in the late Paleolithic U.S. Commerce Department, re- (Stone Age) period some 30,000 leased their breaking news after years ago, when modern humans receiving two inquiries from con- gained dominion over the land, and fused citizens who had seen the … began to sail the seas.”

Animal Planet show and couldn’t Interestingly enough, mermaid tell whether the creatures they saw aren’t the only things being deon the program were real or not. bunked lately. A month or so ago “It was something people were the U.S. Centres for Disease Control talking about,” says Keeley Belva, and Prevention declared there’s no a spokesperson for the National evidence to prove the existence of Ocean Service. “We often post zombies. things that are timely or seem to Feedback? Text it to 306-881-8372.

Food

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When life gives you lemons, make lemonade. Or, learn what else this delicious and versatile fruit can be used for.

lemon in salt, ■thenDipusea halved it to clean brass, copper or stainless steal items in your house

Got scurvy? Lemons were ■known to be a preventative

measure, making them a big hit with sailors of yore

During the Renaissance in ■Europe (before lipstick was invented), women used lemons to redden their lips

Next time you have a sore ■throat, mix equal part water and lemon, then gargle the mixture

Manos Has Got What You Want

Photos: Courtesy of Adam Hawboldt

Enjoy The Vast Menu And Cozy Atmosphere At 8th St. Eatery Adam Hawboldt

What ingredients go into a Greek salad?

If you said tomatoes, cucumbers,

green peppers, red onions, feta and can watch your food cook, Manos olives, you’d be right — sort of. in unlike any other restaurant you’ll See, that type of Greek salad find in the city. (the one most of us automatically If you go there on Friday, like think of) isn’t the only one there is I did, the first thing you’ll notice in Greece. Apparently their salads when you walk through the door change depending on the season will be the enormous pig being and the availabilroasted on a roity of ingredients. “The grilled chicken, like tisserie in front of I know this the pork, was juicy and you. because a few tender.”

Spinning weeks ago I was there, cooking -Adam Hawboldt and basting in its at Manos, watching the Greece vs. Germany soccer own juices, the meat that comes game, when a plate of salad was off this was amazingly succulent put in front of me. Consisting of and incredibly delicious. lettuce, pine nuts, dill and an olive For that matter, so too was evoil/vinegar dressing, this looked erything else I ate at Manos. The like no Greek salad I’d ever seen, lemon potatoes were melt-in-yourso I asked about it. Turns out, this is mouth soft with just the right about what the Greeks call a spring salad. of zest-to-garlic ratio. The grilled Or an Easter salad. chicken, like the pork, was juicy And this is just one of the many and tender. As for the shrimp satreats Manos offers. With an in- ganaki, well, let me tell you about house brew pub (the beer is ex- the shrimp saganaki. cellent, by the way!) and a huge The sauce is made up of tomaglassed-in rotisserie in which you toes, garlic, spinach, cinnamon and

bunch of other spices/herbs, creating something that was savoury and sweet — a perfect pairing with the shrimp.

Then, to give the dish balance (and to make it just that more delicious), the whole thing is topped with a thick layer of mozzarella and feta cheese.

By the time I’d finished with my shrimp saganaki, two things became abundantly clear to me.

One, this dish was really, really good.

And two, there’s another visit to Manos in order in the near future.

Next time, though, I’m going on Saturday for the lamb roast. Yummy.

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Opinion

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Our Civil Servants Just Can’t Stay Healthy It Must Be An Epidemic! Nearly 20,000 Federal Workers Call In Sick Every Day the Editors of Verb

SASKATOON, SK — Keeping Canada on its feet and running smoothly is no easy task.

Don’t believe us? Just ask anyone who works for the federal civil service. Day in and day out, from the crack of dawn ‘til the sun goes to bed, these good employees — the diplomats, the policy wonks, the people who process your passports, etc., etc. — tirelessly work to make this country a better, more wonderful place to live.

But all that work must be exhausting, not to mention stressful.

So that’s why we think a rest is in order because apparently these

“[T]he rate of absenteeism among … civil servants is 250 percent higher than … the private sector…”

-Verb’s editors civil jobs are so exhausting and so stressful that they’re causing our public servants to fall ill at an alarming rate.

How alarming? Well, according to a recently leaked Treasury Board report, around 19,500 federal civil servants phone in sick to work daily.

That’s right: nearly 20,000 people in the civil service fall ill. Every. Single.

Workday.

To put that into perspective, imagine if the entire population of Swift Current and about 75 percent of the people in Melville all came down with an illness, say, the flu, at the same time, on the same day, and simply couldn’t function.

Imagine that, and you’ll get an idea about how serious a problem this is.

It’s so serious, in fact, that the rate of absenteeism among federal civil servants is 250 percent higher than the average rate in the private sector, and nearly 200 percent greater than the rest of the public sector.

It’s an epidemic, folks. And something has to be done. It’s as simple as that.

Not only is the health of our federal civil sector in jeopardy, but the amount of time these employees miss is costing taxpayers somewhere in the neighbourhood of $1 billion annually in lost wages.

Yep, something must be done and done quickly. But what?

Maybe it should become mandatory for federal civil servants

to wash their hands at least once an hour. Or perhaps work places should be thoroughly sanitized every morning before employees arrive and every evening after they leave.

Or what about giving civil servants mandatory nap time in the middle of the day to help boost their immune systems or required meditation classes to effectively reduce stress levels?

We don’t know the answer. What we do know, however, is this: federal civil servants are pretty darn

lucky they get 15 paid sick days a year.

Wait a second … 15 paid sick days per annum? Does that seem like a lot to you? It does to us. And, on second thought, so too does the $1 billion of taxpayer dollars being squandered every year.

So maybe we take back everything we just said. Maybe federal civil servants don’t need a rest.

Maybe they don’t deserve sympathy for their chronic illness nor applause for making this country so great.

And maybe, just maybe, those 19,500 workers who call in sick for work everyday should simply put

the phone down, suck it up and do their jobs. Just like the rest of us.

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Country Stars Grace Craven’s Main Stage

Annual Saskatchewan Music Festival Offers Live Acts, Brand New Dance Party Sebastien Dangerfield

saskatoon, SK — The year is 1983.

Under an ideal sun, a man in thick dark glasses arrives at the Big Valley Jamboree, sleeves rolled up, guitar in hand. His name is Roy Orbison, and thanks to Father Larre and Sister Rhea (the folks who created the festival) he came here to

“Each year, we try to get the biggest and the best.

That’s what we strive for.”

-Kim Blevins Saskatchewan to do what he does best — play music.

In the ensuing years, other country legends follow in Orbison’s footsteps: Johnny Cash, Willie Nelson, Waylon Jennings, Charlie Pride, Emmylou Harris — they’ve all come to the Qu’appelle Valley to play the jamboree.

“I’m not really sure how a priest and a nun were able to secure those type of acts,” admits Kim Blevins, director of marketing for the Craven Country Jamboree.

“Maybe people toured more back then, I don’t know. But they were super fortunate to get a lot of those acts to come out to the festival each year. Some of the names that went through there were simply tremendous.”

And some things never change.

After a brief hiatus as a rock festival, the Big Valley Jamboree returned to its country roots, becoming the Craven Country Jamboree and, once again, began to lure the brightest stars of the country universe to Saskatchewan.

Since Craven was established in 2005, huge acts like Tim McGraw, Travis Tritt, Carrie Underwood, Toby

Eric Church, Brad Paisley and Alan Jackson will be headlining this year’s Craven Country Jamboree Keith and Taylor Swift have graced And this year is no different. With “It will still use country music, the main stage.

Brad Paisley, Alan Jackson and Eric but we also understand a lot of Church headlining, the 2012 Craven the patrons coming to our festival Country Jamboree continues to may not be true country music fans, carry a long-standing tradition of they just come for the event. So we excellence. wanted to do something for them “Each year, we try to get the big- as well. So each night, in our smaller gest and the best,” says Blevins. saloon, we’ll have DJs, a big light “That’s what we strive for.” show and more. It’s just going to This year, however, organizers be a big party.” of the “World’s Greatest Country The kind of party that provides Music Festival” are also striving something new to the festival, for something a little bit different. something to keep Craven from That something is called the Circus becoming stagnant.

Electronica, and it can be found But don’t be mistaken — even at the saloon on the east end of though the Circus Electronica is forMain Street. ward looking and inclusive, when “It’s kind of like a dance party,” push comes to shove the Craven explains Blevin.

Country Jamboree is a country

Photo: courtesy of the Craven Country Jamboree, the artist, Timothey Wildey, and Marc Pajares.

music festival through and through.

That’s why, for four days every July, more than 20,000 fans from around the globe converge in the Qu’Appelle Valley, set up camp, tip their bottoms up and party down to some of the best country talent out there.

“People who like country music tend to like all country music,” says Blevins.

“I think that’s why we get such a big group out to the festival.”

This year the Craven Country Jamboree runs from July 12th to 15th.

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Fred Eaglesmith Is An Outlaw Rock Star Photo: courtesy of eOne Music Canada, Rick Forgo and Glenn Myhr

From Touring To Recording To Playing, This Musician Does What He Wants Alex J MacPherson

the road. It’s part of the pay, and there’s nothing wrong with that.

Saskatoon, SK — Fred Ea- It’s like I’m a farmer, come to the glesmith has been told to shut market, put on a good display, and the f**k up more times than he I sell my wares.” can count. Instead of fighting And those wares are damn good. back, he leans harder into his Certainly good enough that Eaglesongs, scrubbing his guitar and smith has been able to write, record singing as well as he possibly and tour for more than 30 years. He can. It works, it always works. may not be rich, but he’s free from Skeptics and hecklers leave the “criminal” record companies and bar converts. outside direction. His latest record, “I’m in pretty rough bars most 6 Volts, reflects this freedom. It is an nights,” Eaglesmith says over the act of open rebellion. telephone, wind Released last gusting in the “I’ve been banned from year, 6 Volts was background. recorded with the the majority of folk “We get guys festivals … because I’m so band clustered glaring at us. And around a single we win them. We controversial…” microphone and -Fred Eaglesmith a one-track reelwin the battle, and by the end of the night they’re to-reel tape machine. Eaglesmith, buying CDs off us.” who has used digital technology Eaglesmith is a rock and roll mu- in the past, elected to return to sician, but he’ll never admit it. He the basics because he wanted the calls himself a working man. And it’s songs to shine. true: he writes and records album “It’s really hard to make records after album of catchy, highly liter- these days because everyone’s ate songs and then tours the snot wrapped up in technology,” he out of them. explains. “It’s gotten to the point But here’s the thing: Eaglesmith where technology is more imporis an outlaw. He records when he tant than the music, the songs. Guys feels like it, choosing most years will make bad songs sound good to stay on the road. He says he is with good technology, and I can’t no different than a farmer or a coal overwhelm anybody. I can’t win at miner — someone who exchanges that game. Then I started thinking goods and services for money. maybe I can underwhelm everyApparently, this is not done. body. And it really, really worked.”

“I’ve been banned from the Eaglesmith’s minimalistic apmajority of folk festivals across proach may seem ridiculous given Canada because I’m so controver- the potential benefits of sophistisial, because I’ve told them to go cated recording techniques, but f**k themselves too many times,” simplicity has its rewards. 6 Volts Eaglesmith admits, sounding un- strips away adornments, leaving apologetic. nothing but the songs. From “Ka“But I’ve done that because I’m tie,” one of the most endearingly looking at that and going, ‘you are tender songs Eaglesmith has ever not making a living here. I am!’ This written, to the gritty tribute to the is my living.” man in black, “Johnny Cash,” 6 Volts “I don’t care how many fans [are achieves so much with very little. there],” he continues. “I’ll put on a “I think it sounds like rock and good show for eight people. But roll,” Eaglesmith laughs. “I think it this is the drill: I need to sell CDs sounds like the early ‘60s and late after the show and I need to sell t- ‘50s records were sounding. Part shirts to keep my band going down of it is after 35 takes there’s a lot

of tension with the band, with the producer. In the digital world — I’ve been there for many years — that tension is manipulated with a fader.

They make the train sound like it’s going to come off the tracks, but you know it’s not going to, somehow. On this record, you’re not sure.”

Eaglesmith hasn’t been derailed yet. He plays more shows than just about anyone in the business, drawing crowds at “hipster town” clubs

and small town dives alike. And he can’t help but toss in a few colourful expletives.

“You know,” he muses, “the guys at the back of my club — if you’ve seen my show, you know I’m always telling them to shut the f**k up because those guys are in the back making noise when they’re not even interested in it. They’re interested in something else, not what we’re interested in, which is good music, a good gig, and being

civilized. And not being run by a bunch of barbarians who own record companies. That’s all we really want to do.”

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Event Info

Fred Eaglesmith’s Traveling Steam Show Where: Amigos Cantina When: July 19 Cost: $24 @ Ticketedge.ca

Disco Fries Talk Grinding It Out, Making Music Verb Staff

SASKATOON, SK — Strange and interesting things happen in college dorm rooms, most of which are unprintable for various reasons.

But sometimes arbitrary pairings produce sensational results. Like the Disco Fries.

“Nick and I were roommates in the dorms our first year at Berklee College of Music in Boston,” says DJ

Danny “Danger” Boselovic, one half off from there.” of the Disco Fries, tells B&B. Together, Boselovic and Ditri “Nick [“Piklz” started making Ditri] came from “[W]e add a bit of a live remixes. more of a hip performance aspect to The pair first hop production the show that keeps it per formed to background and gether in 2010 I was into the interesting…” in Hong Kong, -Danny Boselovic where they reindie-rock kinda thing … By our third or fourth year, main a popular house music act. we had both gotten more into the Success in North America followed. dance music thing, and it just took Now, the Disco Fries — who are named for a greasy dish the pair found in a Virginia diner — are popular across the world.

“At first,” explains Ditri, “it was us going out hunting down contacts, labels, artists and really grinding out to get remix work.”

Part of that “grinding” resulted in a distinctive sound, musically expansive yet eminently danceable.

“We’re always working on improving our show, but we have a setup that works well for us,” Boselovic says.

“Nick predominantly handles the traditional DJing aspects, while I have an additional setup to play drums, samples, synths, etc,” he continues. “With that we add a bit of a live performance aspect to the show that keeps it interesting and flexible.”

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5 Qs With April D

Local Creator Explores The Art O Alex J MacPherson April Doepker is the sign and design manager at SCYAP — Saskatoon Community Youth Arts Programming, an organization committed to promoting the arts among youth deemed “at risk.”

Doepker, who is 33, is also an artist specializing in painting and, more recently, photography. Her latest project, The Grocery List and a Recipe for Disaster — a collaboration with Spencer Robinson — collects a number of works about and inspired by trains. Fascinated by the way trains transport art across the country, Doepker grabbed her camera and explored some derelict rail yards. The exhibition includes rusty steel, acrylics, wood, and spraypaint. I caught up with her to chat about her practice, inspiration, and naming shows.

Alex J MacPherson: Tell me about what people can expect to see when they visit this exhibition.

April Doepker: I’ve got some big canvases. I make stencils, usually that’s what I do — I don’t do a lot of photography, but I do like taking pictures. There are stencils of trains, I make them from the pictures that

I take or sometimes I just draw my stencils, and I use spray-paint a lot.

It’s pretty random.

AJM: What links the pieces together?

AD: There’s going to be a lot of train-themed work, because we both like trains and these pictures — I’ve been taking a lot of pictures of trains lately — are inspiring my stuff for this show. I like their rusty metal “You can see and I like graffiti. It’s have been on [interesting] to look for years, and at all the stuff people write on the trains. roll around th AJM: Graffiti, you mean? Why is that appealing?

AD: You can see things that have been on the trains — somebody wrote something and who knows where it came from. It’s been on this train for years, and they just roll around the country.

AJM: Tell me about spray-paint, which forms a major part of your practice.

AD: I do a lot of spray-painting.

It’s pretty fast, and I don’t plan my paintings that much — I just go and see what it looks like at the

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Of, And On, Trains

end and [work] until I like it. That way I don’t have to stress about it.

Usually it turns out good and people like my stuff, I think. I don’t like to plan things that much; it’s [more fun] to be spontaneous. Painting makes me happy. I do it because I like it, not because I want people to think this about my stuff. I don’t have any big, deep meanings; if you can see something, things that well, that’s good.

A J M : Tell me n … this train about the name of d they just the exhibition. It’s he country.” kind of unusual.

-April Doepker AD: Oh, well I’m not good at naming things. I asked Spencer, ‘what are we going to call this show?’ He gave me this list of all these awesome different names. I was going to pick one of the other ones he had on his list, Rolling Thunder, like a train, but people might think that they might be landscapes or thunderstorms or something. So I picked the other one. It sounds like a funny movie title or something.

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Jackson’s songs are peppered with references — some obvious, saskatoon, SK — Alan Jackson others not — to his home, his family has been one of the biggest names and his emotions, but he says writin country music for more than 20 ing good songs is about finding years, and he still refuses to let any- a balance between personal and thing slow him down. universal ideas.

Jackson, who is 53, has released “I’ve always tried to be careful,” a slew of studio albums, a stack he explains. “If I write something of greatest hits compilations, and that’s that personal, I try to write more than 60 singles. He has aston- them so they aren’t so obvious. ished everyone by staying relevant That song for Denise, ‘When I Saw in a ruthlessly fickle industry. His You Leaving,’ if you don’t listen to latest project, Thirty Miles West, is it close, you’d think it was about his 17th studio record, and it’s an apt some guy’s wife or girlfriend leaving demonstration of his constitutional them. You have to listen to it a little inability to slow down. Even when bit to really understand what it’s his wife, Denise, about and that’s was diagnosed “I don’t feel like I’ve tried the way I like to with cancer. do it.” to change my style of “ O f a ll t h e writing to fit in…”

And he would people to come know. Jackson is -Alan Jackson one of a handful up with cancer, I’d never in a million years bet any of songwriters who have written money that Denise would,” Jackson 20 or more number one hits. But tells The Boot. “I thought I’d be gone Jackson isn’t prepared to rest on long before her, so it was just a his laurels just yet. shock for both of us.”

Now that Denise is cancer-free, Jackson, who has always made Jackson is taking Thirty Miles West a point of chronicling the slice of — which is named for his homeAmerica he inhabits, be it raucous town, which is 30 miles west of the fun on the banks of the Chatta- Dixie Highway — out on the road. hoochee or the devastating impact And that means Craven Country of cancer, says Thirty Miles West was Jamboree, by far the biggest coundriven by his own experiences and try music festival in Saskatchewan. emotions.

“I don’t feel like I’ve tried to change my style of writing to fit in with anything different,” he muses.

“I’m still writing about things that [are] going on in life. You just write about things that happen.”

Event Info

The Grocery List and a Recipe for Disaster Where: SCYAP Gallery: 253 3rd Ave S When: Now ‘til July 13 Cost: Free!

The Disco Fries Where: Tequila Nightclub When: July 14 Cost: $10 (Ticketmaster)

Alan Jackson

Where: Craven Country Jamboree When: July 14 Cost: $179 (advance) $200 (at the gate) cravencountryjamboree.com Want some coverage for your upcoming event? Email layout@verbnews.com ASAP!

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And there Jackson, who remains on the biggest men in country music, will take the stage once again.

“The older you are, I think you

realize what you enjoy and what you don’t need, what wears you out and what’s important,” he says.

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Headhunters A Suspenseful Thrill

Norwegian Action Flick Will Put You On The Edge Of Your Seat Headhunters

Runtime: 100 Minutes Rated: 14A Adam Hawboldt Headhunters, the 2011 Norwegian thriller directed by Morten Tyldum, is a lot of things.

It’s an original film. It’s twisty.

It’s turny. It’s a mind-blowing blend of Coen Brother-esque dark comedy meets Tarantino-like violence meets Hitchcockian suspense.

If that sounds awesome to you, there’s good reason for that: Headhunters is awesome.

The film stars Aksel Hennie as Roger Brown, a very successful

“It’s a mind-blowing blend of Coen Brotheresque dark comedy meets Tarantino-like violence…”

-Adam Hawboldt and very talented corporate headhunter. Roger lives in a beautiful, modernist house with his beautiful Nordic wife named Diana (Synnøve Macody Lund) who, as Roger tells us in a voiceover, is a women of remarkably expensive tastes.

To keep his wife happy (amongst other things), Roger supplements his income the old-fashioned way — moonlighting as an art thief.

At a party celebrating the opening of his wife’s gallery, Roger meets a guy named Clas Greve (Nikolaj Coster-Waldau). He finds out that Clas has a valuable Ruben’s painting and decides to steal it.

To say that things begin to go wrong for Roger after that is a gross and wildly inaccurate

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understatement. Roger undergoes wave after wave of violence at the hands of the people trying to hunt him down. He’s stabbed, punched, kicked, shot at, submerged in all manners of grime, poop and muck.

But that’s just the tip of the iceberg. An iceberg that, in case you’re

wondering, melts at a breakneck pace.

And the best part is, like a Hitchcock hero, Roger is never really sure who is chasing him. He only knows why. Other than that, anyone and everyone is a possible enemy of his.

To tell you anything more about the plot of Headhunters would really take the piss out of all the film’s brilliant surprises. And believe me when I tell you they are most certainly brilliant. So much so that by the end of the movie your head may very well spin off your shoulders in awe and disbelief.

Just thinking about it — about the delirious violence and the biting satire and the twisting edge-ofyour-seat suspense — makes me want to go back and watch Headhunters for a second time to make sure I didn’t miss anything.

It’s that kind of movie.

The kind of nail biter that will

literally make you chew your nails down to the nub; the kind of thriller that will leave you thrilled beyond belief; the kind of movie you can recommend to your friends without hesitation or worry.

Not only is Headhunters a clever, thrill-a-minute joyride, but it is also full of excellent, exquisitely timed acting. And as for Tyldum’s directing, well, let’s just say it’s top notch.

From the very get-go, it’s easy to see he has a clear and precise vision.

Every shot is perfectly storyboarded. He uses obtuse angles, edits superbly, and really understands how to pace a tense scene.

But don’t take my word for it. Go see Headhunters yourself, before Hollywood gets its grubby hands on it, remakes it, and butchers an otherwise fantastic film.

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Edgy Spider-Man Does Not Disappoint

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Garfield Is Excellent As A Nerdy, Insecure Peter Parker In Franchise Reboot The Amazing Spider-Man

Runtime: 136 Minutes Rated: PG Adam Hawboldt Remember in 2005 when Christopher Nolan rebooted the Batman franchise with Batman Begins?

Remember how gritty and dark and well-acted that film was?

Well, The Amazing Spider-Man is nothing like that — for a couple of good reasons.

Reason one: early Spiderman, unlike early Batman, doesn’t exactly lend himself to gritty, visceral realism.

Reason two: The Amazing SpiderMan is not directed by Christopher Nolan (arguably one of the finest, most innovative directors working today.)

Reason three: Batman Begins was a fresh, new, original origins story, whereas the origin film for Spiderman was done by Sam Raimi in, oh, 2002.

And the thing is, most of the major story points in The Amazing Spider-Man are the same as the first

Raimi flick. You’ll see high-school twerp Peter Parker (played this time around by Andrew Garfield) get bitten by a genetically enhanced spider.

You’ll see Peter Parker learning how to use his new Spidey powers.

You’ll see Peter Parker teach the school bully a lesson and take to the streets to fight crime and, at the film’s climax, square off against a super villain while cops and an assortment of New Yorkers watch in amazement. Hell, just like the 2002 film, you’ll even see Peter Parker kiss a girl (Emma Stone) while hanging upside down.

If it all sounds redundant, well, that’s because it is. But that’s not

to say there’s nothing new here. feels a lot like a beat-for-beat replica I mean, Mary Jane has been of the 2002 version. replaced by Gwen Stacy (played So does this mean it’s a bad endearing Emma Stone) as Spidey’s movie? Not at all. In fact, a lot of love interest. And this time around people out there (myself included), the villain isn’t the think that it’s betGreen Goblin or “Andrew Garfield is ter than Raimi’s Doctor Octopus instantly and wildly better Spider-Man. or Venom — it’s than Tobey Maguire ever Andrew GarThe Lizard (Rhys field is instantly was…”

Ifans). and wildly better -Adam Hawboldt than Tobey MaguOh, and The Amazing Spider-Man was shot in ire ever was as Peter Parker — partly 3D and the movie’s plot involves because he seems to have a better a (not overly necessary) backstory grasp on the character and simply about Peter’s long-dead parents. suits the role better and, in part, Yet, for the most part, all these because this time around the script changes are negligible. For the is better. most part, The Amazing Spider-Man As Al Pacino quipped in Looking

for Richard: “He can maneuver. He’s got room.”

And that, for the most part, comes from the fact that in the reboot, Parker is a real teenager with real teenage problems and insecurities and angst.

Directed with emotion and grace by Marc Webb (500 Days of Summer), The Amazing Spider-Man (which is 3D, by the way) is a darker, more down-to-earth depiction of your friendly neighbourhood webslinger.

Still, it’s hard to shake the nagging feeling of déjà vu that tells you that you’ve seen all this somewhere before.

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This Week: Legalizing Euthanasia Last week we asked what you thought about legalizing euthanasia — here’s what you had to say Next week’s topic: see page 9 — what do you think about the epidemic sweeping public workers

that is causing them to take so much sick time? Text FEEDBACK and your thoughts about the topic (or anything else) to 306–881-VERB (8372) and you could see your text printed in next week’s issue!

On Topic Sometimes people just give up hope and wish to die. Legalizing euthanasia would help people who dont wish to suffer from debilitating injury, sickness etc. It’s a choice.

Nobody would argue your decision to put down a sick & suffering animal, yet dying, suffering humans aren’t allowed the same option.

That’s wrong and cruel. As free people we have the right to choose how we live, we should also have the right to choose how & when we die, dignity intact.

I find the subject of euthanasia so convoluted. I support an individual’s right to choice, but things get murky when you consider

people underage (just because they’re young doesn’t mean they suffer any less), or people that for whatever reason can’t articulate their desires clearly.

I absolutely support a person’s right to choose when and how to die. A difficult decision to make, to say the least, and of course hard for those around but people need to have empathy for how hard some people’s lives can be.

Finally! Someone brought up the issue.

The world is over populated and living conditions can get so bad. The right to choose makes us human The mark of an advanced society is one that permits people to have autonomy over their lives. Absolutely someone should have the right to choose how and when they die. It gives them the dignity that every person deserves. I wish my grandma had had that right.

I think if u have an illness that leaves you immobilized and helpless you should have the right 2 choose 2 live or die.

No question about it

Off Topic Re: “Erasing Memories On Purpose,” Global page, June 29th issue

Erasing memories can rob us from learning from our experiences, for ex - our mistakes. I wouldn’t want to forget the grief i felt for a loved one…it means i cared. Emotions are what separate us from other animals. We shouldn’t lose that.

Re: “Erasing Memories On Purpose,” Global page, June 29th issue

I dont think people should have their memories erased.

Memories make people who they are. Unless its harming the person mentally i thik we should live with our memories.

Re: “Ancient Road,” Global page, June 29th issue

Interesting to hear the Romans built a road that survived 1800 yrs. They are probably in better shape than most of the roads in Saskatoon.

Drunks are so inconsiderate! They should realize that their neighbors don’t want to hear them in the middle of the night and would like to get some sleep. Have some respect please!

If you don’t know what to do in a tornado! Go into a room with NO windows, take with you a flashlight and your cell phone. At least

Texts you will have light and contact to the outside if anything happens.

YB I Think it’s sick breeding genetically modified cows what’s next gm humans.

When will we get back to normality in this life? <Glen> Nearly 4 out of 10 drivers I see on my daily commute to work are on their phones while they drive… This new initiative to get the roads safer is a JOKE! I’d feel safer skydiving with no parachute at this point.

And for those of you driving company vehicles while texting or talking on your cell phones - I’m going to start reporting you to your bosses AND the police, so watch yourselves. the sask province needs the film tax credit. Our arts are dying and unless you farm or mine oil what’s left!?

You’ve got to stand for something or you’ll fall for anything.

To the filipino girl that worked at the pikelake store years ago I saw you at The Roots.I had the biggest crush on you.Your still beautiful Ugh! I saw two dogs locked in a car in the middle of the day window cracked but barely. It is too hot to bring your animals with you, people!

Please please try to leave them somewhere where they will be comfortable and cool and have access to

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water. They will thank you for it!

Heard Estevan has the highest rent in the province how crazy is that? Something needs to get done to create enough housing for everyone there.

It’s a disaster and Wall doesn’t want to address it. But people needs to know.

Wise man say: Forgiveness is devine but never pay full price for a late pizza!

Happy fourth of July!

Its a lot like Canada day but with less hockey & flannel! Haley Klassen You think you’re so casual and in control but you have no F****** clue what you’re getting yourself into.

Please be careful. I care but you don’t want to listen to reason. Nothing will change if you don’t make it, so start being accountable.

Go Riders! Happy that last game wasn’t as embarrassing as the opener! Not convinced this luck is going to stay though!

When you hear the sound of thunder don’t you get too scared!

Just grab your thunder buddy and say these magic words: F*** you thunder!! You can’t get me thunder cause you just God’s farts!!!!

Roots were AMAZING! Drove up to see them and so worth it if you missed out tough sh*t. These guys are hip hop legends you gotta go next time QUESTLOOOOVE lol

Saw funnel cloud today. So scared but didnt touch down and went away but what is up with this whether its terrible!!

To the person who texted in needing relationship advice what’s your prob? lol I gots tons of advice let us know whats up we could help maybe To the person who texted about their parents passing away ur in my prayers.

Losing loved ones is always hard even if you see it coming.

Saw vid of a cop jamming with some dudes camping it was awesome. Always here

how cops suck blah bla and yeah some of them do but this guy was amazin. Check it out he rocked it!

My little bro can eat a medium popcorn at the movies. Hes 6 lol Just saw a dude downton on a bike pedalling on only his back wheel for halfa block insane This hot cold storm repeat weather is bringin me down Smoking may be disgusting but its a personal choice. Don’t like it? Don’t be around people who do it. But don’t be all preachy telling everyone how

gross it is. Some people genuinely like it so just relax. Hell grab a cig and chill its the best way to do it :) Just have to offload the judgemental attitude first.

Construction sux so hard. Takes forever to get anywhere right now Long weekend: hungover, burnt, dirty partying but so great.

You guys made the yearly FL getaway amazing KC, IP, RF, The toadster and Bus. Cant wait for the next one.

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Saturday @ The Freehouse Venue

The Spadina Freehouse on Saturday, June 30th

Location Photos courtey of Michelle Berg (feedback@verbnews.com)

608 Spadina Crescent East

Playing on Arrival

A live performance by Tim Vaughn

Music Vibe

Folk, acoustic and whatever the DJs want to spin

Regular Gigs

Live folk, acoustic tunes on Wednesdays, and DJs and the occasional rock band on Fridays and Saturdays

Feature Deals

Sleeman’s products and sangria

Popular Drink Sangria

Food of Choice

Wood-fired pizza, and Habanaro back ribs

Something New

13 new food items now on the menu

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Friday @ Crackers Venue

Crackers Restaurant and Karaoke Bar on Friday, June 29th

Location

227 Pinehouse Drive

Playing on Arrival

A live karaoke performance of The Guess Who’s “American Woman”

Music Vibe

A little bit of everything, due to karaoke

Regular Gigs

Live music on Thursdays

Feature Deals

Fish and chips for $8, Long Island Iced Tea for $5.25, and Coors Light for $4.25

Popular Drink Caesars

Food of Choice

Poutine — homemade fries, and tons of cheese and gravy

Wing Notes

$4.25 a pound on Tuesdays and Thursdays; of the 9 available flavours, lemon pepper and honey garlic are the most popular

Coming Up

The Bass Invaders on July 5th, Under the Bridge on July 12th, Kelly Read and Brent Taylor on July 19th, Glen Adair on July 26th, Johnny Sinclair and Leslie Stanwyck on August 2nd, Velvet Sky on August 9th, The Nightrain on August 16th, The Pony Boys on August 23rd and Brian McAreavey on August 30th

Photos courtesy of Patrick Carley (feedback@verbnews.com)

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Friday 6

House DJs — Funk, soul & lounge DJs liven up the atmosphere at 6Twelve. 9pm, 6Twelve Lounge. No cover.

Castle River — This local duo has been pleasing crowds for the past few years with their harmonies and monster rhythms. 10pm, Amigos Cantina. Tickets available at the door.

(Next Week) SNOOP DOGG @ THE ODEON events centre — Snoop-a-loop

is coming to town! Since dropping his debut album, ‘93’s Doggystyle, Snoop Dogg (aka Calvin Broadus, Jr.) has used his smooth-as-molasses delivery and slick, melodic rhyming to achieve world (almost otherworldly) fame. He’s been

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in movies, TV, endorsed everything from Chrysler to Colt 45, and has even managed to sell a couple of records.

Come see the Doggfather at The Odeon on July 16th; tickets are $79.50-$340.50, available at www.theodeon.ca -Adam Hawboldt. Feedback? Text it to 306-8818372.

Piano Fridays: — Feel like taking in some smooth jazz stylings?

Come check out this talented musician tickle the ivories of the Kinsman Yamaha S6 grand piano.

4:30pm, The Bassment. No cover.

Austen Roadz — With over 25 years of DJ experience, Austen Roadz throws down a highenergy top 40 dance party along with DJ Ash Money every Friday night. Happy hour 4pm, Béily’s UltraLounge. $5 cover after 9pm.

Riff Raff — With a kickass set full of classic hard rock hits from the late ‘70s and ‘80s, and early ‘90s, this local four-piece puts on a sweet live show full of

unbridled musical talent. 10pm, Buds on Broadway. $6 cover.

Suicide Messiah — Come down for BLS Mafia Night and listen to this Black Label Society tribute band. They are pretty darn good. 9pm, The Fez on Broadway. $5 cover.

DJ Eclectic — Local turntable whiz DJ Eclectic pumps snappy electronic beats. 8pm, The Hose &Hydrant. No cover.

DJ Sugar Daddy & DJ J-Mats — Able to rock any party, these local crowd favourites have always been known to break the latest and greatest tracks in multiple genres. They are sure to have you on the dance floor in no time!

9pm, Jax Niteclub. $5 cover.

Doomsday 2012 Dubstep Dance Party — If it’s hardhitting dubstep you want, there’s no better place to be. 7:30pm, The Odeon Events Centre. Tickets $15 (regular) and $30 (VIP), available at www.theodeon.ca DJ Big Ayyy & DJ HENCHMAN — Round up your friends

‘cause there’s no better country rock party around! 8pm, Outlaws Country Rock Bar. $5 cover; ladies in free before 11pm.

Douglas Boomhower — Come out and watch this smooth jazz trio do its thing. 8pm, Prairie Ink. No cover.

Dueling Pianos — Terry Hoknes, Neil Currie and Brad King belt out classic tunes and audience requests, from Sinatra to Lady Gaga. 10pm, Staqatto Piano Lounge. No cover until 8pm, $5 thereafter.

MSTRKRFT, LA Riots, Deep Entertainment — These three world-class acts will kick off the 2012 Wakeride festival. Victoria Park. For ticket information and the performance schedule, please visit www.wakeride.ca.

The Nobles, Cathleen Lesperance — Come on out for a morning concert featuring the talented father/daughter duo The Nobles along with the always entertaining Cathleen Lesperance, who are performing as part of BBID’s Live at Lunch summer concert series. 11:30am, Victoria School’s Little Stone Stage. No cover.

Saturday 7

House DJs — Resident DJs spin deep and soulful tunes all night.

9pm, 6Twelve Lounge. No cover.

Locals Only 3 w/Unsatisfied Poets, DNA — Come out

Music

and catch a night of local hip hop.

10pm, Amigos Cantina. Tickets TBD.

Austen Roadz — With over 25 years of DJ experience, Austen Roadz throws down a high-energy top 40 dance party along with DJ CTRL every Saturday night.

Drinks & appies 4pm, Béily’s Ultra Lounge. $5 cover after 9pm.

Riff Raff — With a kickass set full of classic hard rock hits from the late ‘70s and ‘80s, and early ‘90s, this local four-piece puts on a sweet live show full of unbridled musical talent. 10pm, Buds on Broadway. $6 cover.

Dr. Hook feat. Ray Sawyer — With his trademark eye patch and soulful vocals, Sawyer was a huge star in the ‘70s and ‘80s when Dr. Hook scored it big with their song “On the Cover of the Rolling Stone.” The band broke up in 1984, but now Sawyer is back with a new band and a new twist on an old familiar sound.

9pm, Dakota Dunes Casino. Tickets $30, available at www.dakotadunescasino.com DJ Kade — Saskatoon’s own DJ lights it up with hot tunes. 8pm, The Hose & Hydrant. No cover.

DJ J-Mats & DJ Sugar Daddy — Able to rock any party, these local crowd favourites have always been known to break the latest and greatest tracks in multiple genres. They are sure to have you on the dance floor in no time!

9pm, Jax Niteclub. $5 cover.

Adam K — Come hit up the official Wakeride After Party with this talented DJ from Toronto. He’ll be dropping everything from house to progressive to electro.

9pm, The Odeon Events Centre.

Tickets $10, available at www. theodeon.ca DJ Big Ayyy & DJ Henchman — Round up your friends ‘cause there’s no better country rock party around! 8pm, Outlaws Country Rock Bar. $5 cover.

Neil Roston — Serving up some sweet blues/folk tunes is this local musician. 8pm, Prairie Ink. No cover.

Dueling Pianos — Terry Hoknes, Neil Currie and Brad King belt out classic tunes and audience requests, from Sinatra to Lady Gaga. 10pm, Staqatto Piano Lounge. No cover until 8pm,

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$5 thereafter.

Dzeko and Torres — This DJ tandem from the Greater Toronto Area have been dropping beats and tearing up dance floors in Ontario, and now it’s Saskatoon’s turn. 10pm, Tequila Nightclub.

Tickets $10.

K’Naan, Jurassic 5’s Chali 2na, Library Voices — These three world-class acts will keep the party going at the 2012 Wakeride festival. Victoria Park. For ticket information and the performance schedule, please visit www.wakeride.ca.

Sunday 8

Saskatoon’s original industry night — Hosted by

DJ Sugar Daddy; this crowd favourite has always been known to break the latest and greatest tracks in multiple genres. Drinks & appies 4pm, Béily’s Ultra Lounge. $4 cover after 9pm; no cover for industry staff DJ KADE — Saskatoon DJ lights it up with hot tunes. 8pm, The Hose & Hydrant. No cover.

Tyga — Come check out this West Coast rapper from California as he swings through town on The Last King Tour. Special guests will be Peter Jackson and Word Merchants. 8pm, The Odeon Events Centre. Tickets are $50 , available at www.theodeon.ca or at Deception Clothing, Backside Boardshop, Kicks and Fits .

SUNDAY JAM — The Vangelis Sunday Jam is an institution,

(Next Week) BUCK 65 @ AMIGOS cantina — An experimental artist,

radio host, rapper and turntablist, this talented, alternative hip hop artist from Mount Uniacke is nothing if not diverse, and his raps incorporate everything from blues to country to rock to folk. With two Junos to his name

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and collaborations with Feist, K-os and Classified on his resume, Buck 65 (aka Richard Terfry) has done pretty good for a kid who grew up on a dirt road in small town Nova Scotia. He’ll be playing Amigos on July 14th; tickets are $23 (www.ticketedge.ca). -Adam Hawboldt.

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offering great tunes from blues to rock and beyond. 7:30pm, Vangelis Tavern. No cover.

the mood for some damn fine music? Don’t miss this show.

10pm, Buds On Broadway. $6 cover.

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DJ SUGAR DADDY — Able to rock any party, this crowd favourite has always been known to break the latest and greatest tracks in multiple genres. 9:30pm, The Double Deuce. $4 cover.

Imaginary Cities — This vintage, Motown-inspired pop-rock band from Winnipeg is all kinds of good. Come check them out.

Also playing will be Rah Rah and Federal Lights. 10pm, Amigos Cantina. Tickets $13, available at www.ticketedge.ca

(COMING UP) NEIL YOUNG AND CRAZY HORSE @ CREDIT UNION CENTRE —

Have you ever seen this Canadian icon perform live? If so, you know how incredible he is. But the real question is: have you ever seen him perform live with Crazy Horse? If the answer is no, then you should probably get on that

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because they put on a show like no other. Young is, simply put, one of the greatest songwriters/performers of all time. He’ll be rocking the Credit Union Centre on November 14th. Tickets are $56.25–201, available at www.ticketmaster.ca -Adam Hawboldt. Feedback?

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Gorgeous Blue Dogs — In the mood for some damn fine music? Don’t miss this show.

10pm, Buds On Broadway. $6 cover.

Metal Mondays — If hard, heavy awesomeness is your thing, swing by, listen to some killer music and get in on some concert giveaways. 9pm, Lydia’s Pub.

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Gorgeous Blue Dogs — In

VERB PRESENTS OPEN STAGE — The open stage at Lydia’s has hosted many of Saskatoon’s finest performers, and is a chance for bands, solo artists and even comedians to showcase original material. 9pm, Lydia’s Pub. No cover.

Open Mic — Come out to show your talent. 7pm, The Somewhere Else Pub. No cover.

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HUMP WEDNESDAYS —Resident DJ Chris Knorr will be spinning all of your favourite songs and requests, every Wednesday night! Doors at 7pm, DJ takes requests at 9pm, 302 Lounge &

Discotheque. No cover until 10pm, $3 thereafter.

The Sunday Glow — An indie/ alt-rock band out of Toronto, this talented four-piece has a sound that will remind you of Sublime or Rise Against. 10pm, Buds on Broadway. $6 cover.

The Avenue Recording Company presents Open Mic — Hosted by Chad Reynolds.

Sign up and play at this weekly event. 10pm, The Fez on Broadway. No cover.

DJ Kade — Saskatoon DJ lights it up with hot tunes. 8pm, The Hose & Hydrant. No cover.

Dr. J ‘Souled Out’ — Dr. J spins hot funk and soul every Wednesday night. Doors 9pm, Lydia’s Pub. No cover.

Dueling Pianos — Terry Hoknes, Neil Currie and Brad King belt out classic tunes and audience requests, from Sinatra to Lady Gaga. 10pm, Staqatto Piano Lounge. No cover.

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Seven Straight — Playing a blend of grunge/prog rock, this local band is sure to please. 10pm, Buds on Broadway. $6 cover.

Throwback Thursdays —Come experience the best in retro funk, soul, reggae and rock provided by Dr.J. 8pm, Earls. No cover.

Hip Hop Night — Hosted by Ease, this is a night of live performances, rap battles and DJs, with $150 in prizes to be won.

Don’t miss it. 9pm, The Fez on Broadway. No cover.

DJ Kade — Saskatoon DJ lights it up with hot tunes. 8pm, The Hose & Hydrant. No cover.

DJ Sugar Daddy & DJJ-Mats — Local DJs J-Mats and Sugar Daddy will be rocking the turntables to get you dancing on the dance floor! Every Thursday night will be filled with passion parties, pole dancing, shadow dancers and much more! 8pm, Jax Niteclub. $5 cover, free cover with student ID before 11pm.

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“Ignorance is the night of the mind,” said Confucius, “but a night without moon or star.” And without a light we all too often get lost on our journey, dear Pisces. Don’t let that happen to you.

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Pisces (Feb 20–Mar 20)

“The will to win, the desire to succeed, the urge to reach your full potential … these are the keys that will unlock the door to personal excellence.” And, after all, that’s what life is all about, right Virgo?

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Virgo (Aug 23–Sept 22)

Change: it’s the essence of everything. If you want to learn a thing or two in the upcoming days, be open and free to change. It might feel strange, but everything will smooth itself out.

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Aquarius (Jan 20–Feb 19)

Does it seem that life is conspiring against you? If so, remember what Confucius says: “Life is really simple, but we insist on making it complicated.” Don’t lose sight of what makes life worth it.

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Leo (Jul 23–Aug 22)

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“Everything has its beauty, but not everyone sees it.” Try changing your perception of things in the next few days, because regardless of what you may think, beauty is all around you.

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Capricorn (Dec 22–Jan 19)

Confucius once advised to “choose the job you love, and you will never have to work a day in your life.” No matter what you do, in the long run it’s always best to do what you love.

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Cancer (Jun 21–Jul 22)

Forgiveness and forgetfulness: the two are not mutually exclusive, dear Sagittarius. It would probably be best if you forgive and forget. Don’t weight yourself down with unnecessary baggage.

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Sagittarius (Nov 23–Dec 21)

You may find yourself in a situation this week that will be uncomfortable or infuriating. If that happens, dear Gemini, remember Confucius told us that “when anger rises, think of the consequences.”

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Gemini (May 21–Jun 20)

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Confucius says, “The superior (person) is modest in speech, but exceeds in actions.” If you’ve done good work, people will stand up and take notice. Actions, not words … that’s the motto.

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Scorpio (Oct 24–Nov 22)

“Our greatest glory is not in never falling, but in getting up every time we do.”

Confucius’ words are ones to live by. If life knocks you down, pick yourself up, dust yourself off and get back into the game.

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Taurus (Apr 20–May 20)

According to Confucius, “it doesn’t matter how slowly you go — so long as you do not stop.” In the week ahead you might not want to forget those words.

Just keep plugging away.

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Libra (Sept 23–Oct 23)

Confucius says: “The cautious seldom err.” Keep that in mind, dear Aries. Try to avoid making any big, rash decisions.

By playing things cautiously, you’ll lay a good foundation for the future.

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Aries (Mar 21–Apr 19)

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- Each column must contain every digit from 1-9 once and only once.

- Each of the nine 3x3 boxes must contain every digit from 1-9 once and only once.

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