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'-^^A ^ ^ nB™ Submissions due August 2013. 1 $ shi ndij 9 Send 3 original songs to: shindlg.sufaiaissions@gmail.com WEBSITE/INFO/SPONSORS i http;//shindig.citr.ca UPCOMING SHOWS NEW FOUND 6UKY with guests Cartel & Living with Lions RDDJAMEHU with guests INTRONAOT S| Scale the Summit, Mouth of the Architect, Seven Nines &Tens, & more MUSIC WASTE FESTIVAL Featuring: Hemogoblin, Needs, Dead Again, Womankind & WATERS & RICKSHAW ooooooo 254 East Hastings Street 604.681.8915 tickets online: ticketfly.COm entry by donation to WISH Drop-in Centre A WILHELM SCREAM, $fl THE FLATL1NERS Such Gold, The Grave lite BLACK WIZARD ALBUM RiLEA^T $10 -s/cadv $13*to doors8PM HoopSnake& Wiser Fool \ Mck6tsontin8: iiveatrickshaw.com -sycadv doors 8PM online: liveatrickshaw.com, northertickets.com e: Red Cat, Highlife, Zulu, Neptoon, Scrape *20 +s/c adv doors &PM tickets oniina: iiveatrtckshaw.com, mrthertickets.com n UNLEASHTHEARCHERS $10 doors 7:30PM Kwell st. tctronic A MH ■K*l -^s* ^CJft A n e word ketamine refers to two things: one is the name of an anesthetic substance famous for being a recreational sedative. The other refers to a five-piece acid-wash pop band famous for their 2012 release, Spaced Out. Both are highly addictive. Formed in 2010 by Paul Lawton and James Leroy, the former Lethbridge band has 1 found a new home in the culture capital of Toronto, where all of the members except for Leroy now reside. Despite having only released their debut album a year ago, the group has amassed an assortment of seven-inches, as well as an EP, 11:11, and their second LP, You Can't Serve Two Masters, both due out this year. Discorder recently had the chance to catch up with Lawton over the phone to discuss dual band identities, "dumbing down" their new album, and what happens when you tell Canadian music how you really feel. The molecular structure of the Ketamines' band is a unique one; while Leroy and J Lawton formed the band and write most of the music, Leroy still calls Lethbridge home. Lawton is the go-to member for things like promoting the band and touring, along with I Alexander Hamlyn (guitar), Andrew Payne (vocals/guitar), Jesse Locke (drums), M WmWBSmBmm ' * # *• r 1,,,U,#l£,,J,,'',"j(,'J" -tf-'l «JUr» ■l'lsl"-»l.,» . ' .1111 -III- II. Ml. lettering/illustration by BRfTTABACCHUS Photos by RICO MORAN and Sara Ford (keyboard). But Lawton denies that having the creative hives of Ketamines separated by a whole country has impacted the way they create music. "I talk to him as much as I did in Lethbridge. I also think the distance allows for difference, adds more to the plot." Even when Lawton and Leroy shared a postal code, they would turn to the Internet as a way to send music back and forth for collaboration. Adding 3,000-plus kilometres between them hardly affected the creativity. By the time you're reading this, Lawton and the rest of the Ketamines band (sans Ford) will already be in the throes of their June tour with Zebrassieres. But don't be alarmed if you think you're seeing doppelgangers when you attend their show; the two bands are made up of the same people, but with a bit of instrumental musical chairs. Bars will pay for each band playing, and so the touring yields twice the profit for the members. "Isn't that exhausting playing twice in a row?" I ask. "One of the first concerts I went to was Guns & Roses and they played for three hours. I'd rather be on stage than be bored or waiting to get paid." The two bands also have noticeably different sounds, with Ketamines emitting more of a psychedelic- pop vibe than the Zebrassieres' punk sound. Where there's a band touring, there's a new album to promote. Lawton's philosophy behind the band's more recent music was "dumbing things down in a way that there's still intelligence behind it." Instead of adding layer upon layer during recording or injecting things like spacey sound effects, the band chose to focus on a more simple song structure, adopting the mentality of "just because you can add something, doesn't mean you should." The result on You Can't Serve Two Masters is a tighter, rawer, but as catchy-as-ever sound that seems like a natural progression for the band. Aside from the splatter of upcoming new music from Ketamines, you may recognize Lawton's name from somewhere else: the Slagging Off blog. The group was asked to play Canadian Music Week in Toronto and were to receive wristbands as payment. The deal seemed fine until Lawton started to browse the lineup of over 1,000 artists; he didn't recognize any of the bands playing, despite co-owning a record label and having toured Canada extensively over the past several years. Lawton chose to start a blog reviewing the bands alphabetically and after 200 bands, had found "maybe three" that he "wouldn't mind seeing." Though initial response to Slagging Off was slow, once it took off, it really took off. "On Tuesday it started popping up on my friend's Facebook feed. By Thursday, someone had . hacked my computer." It's not like Lawton was personally attacking the bands he reviewed, but rather the state of Canadian music in general. "The music industry is fucked right now and no one knows how to fix it It just keeps getting worse and worse," says Lawton. Instead of adopting the "If you don't have anything nice to say, don't say anything at all" mentality, he decided to take the opposite route. "I believe that this [keeping quiet about criticism] is damaging Canadian music. Instead of pretending that you don't exist, Pm'going to let you know and confront this head on." Spoken like someone who actually gives a shit about what happens to music in Canada. Just like the drug, Ketamines are a fast-acting, powerful force who, with their explosive blend of psych-pop, will leave you craving for another hit. You Can't Serve Two Masters gets released on July 15. Ketamines will be playing in Vancouver at the Rickshaw Theatre on June 15 with Zebrassieres, Warm Soda, and Tough Age. 4 ii 1W l^f _,-,■**» """"H, - - . flgw photo by JONATHAN DY lettering/illustration by KIM PRINGLE When you ask many people around town about improv, Instant Theatre is bound to come up. While the company's-been through many incarnations, helming itself at the Globe Theatre in its infancy (now a Milano Coffee), its "fifth generation" is represented at this quaint dinner of ours, by artistic director Alistair Cook and Instant instructor Nicole Passmore. We dine and drink at the Rumpus Room, and while Cook and Passmore act as the de facto company reps, the entire atmosphere of the place screams Instant. Different improvisers are walking in, we bump into someone who's taking an Instant program, and, lo and behold, Instant Company performer Cam MacLeod ends up buying us all shots. Reasonably liquored, we chat. Instant Theatre prides itself on being at the alternative edge ofVancouver improv. While Vancouver TheatreSports League will always perform a more mainstream improv show, Instant focuses on the essence of improv and how to produce a show that not only rnakes you laugh, but makes you think, makes you feel, even makes you cry from time to time. "Our primary goal isn't just to be funny," says Passmore. "It's to do theatre. It's to do art. To do comedy. To prove that not every art form that is comedy has to be focused on doing set-up, punchline, set-up, punchline. So we focus on doing great characters and narratives that people actually give a shit about." Instant is also set apart by the number of people involved. "We have a community of improvisers that train with us, with our cast, our faculty, and that's about 150 people on a regular basis," says Cook, himself an instructor. At times, it seems like Instant can feel more like a school than a theatre society, especially as the company has recently added a standup class and a sketch class with plans to add more. "I think that film is a very important part of improvisational performance and comedic performance," says Cook. "So I can see us adding that when we move on to a new facility in a year to a year-and-a-half. I think that also physical theatre is something that we should probably be doing." "Yeah, most improvisers are bad at physical stuff," says Passmore. "We tend to stand around and talk." "Also, producing musicals, stage productions, so not just sketch shows, would be something we would like to experiment in," says Cook. "Mostly because I really want to do Ghostbusters: The Musical." And while Cook and Passmore teach at Instant, both facilitating the company's Conservatory program, they also both perform with Instant. "Any performance where Nicole ends up saying, 'Because Pm a strong, independent woman' is normally a good show, which is most of the shows she's done," says Cook. "Recently we did a show on a stage that had three levels that we weren't ready for. And I bailed and fell in the first three seconds and the audience thought it was an amazing pratfall. And I let them believe that, because the second time I fell made me even more embarrassed," says Passmore. AN INTERESTING FACT ABOUT EACH OF THE INSTANT THEATRE FACULTY: AUSTAiR COOK: Former Spray H Wash RESOLVE spokesperson. Built his own backyard. NICOLE PASSMORE: Almost got kidnapped at Expo '86. BRAD MACNEIL Guy at Ottawa Senators games known for singing on the jumbotron, lip-syncing such hits as "Eye of the Tiger," "Dancing In The Dark," and "Friday." SHAWN NORMAN: Knows how to dispatch cabs. KYLE BOTTOM-. Had appendicitis for a year before knowing it. Apparently his appendix was too strong to burst. PETER CARLONE: Really loves guns. "He owns one and I think its name is Martha," says Passmore. T Alistair Cook on the above photo: "We may do a Scooby [Doo] style show this Halloween, with Cam [Macleod] as Shaggy." In the photo, left to right: Brad MacNeil, Nicole Passmore, Warren Bates, and Shawn Norman. Photo by Dylan Maher. One of Instant's flagship shows is STREETFIGHT, an improv battle royale where individuals compete for votes from an audience and a guest judge. "At the end of the show, there's only one winner, like Highlander. There can only be one," says Passmore. "And that winner takes home, not only glory, but the most ridiculous gift card we can find. Like La Senza... or Buy-Low." In the spirit of improv, we flashback to MacLeod. This time, the shots he gives us aren't your standard affair. He gets us pickle- backs: a shot of whiskey chased with a shot of pickle brine. With a collective understanding of "saying yes," we down it, the pickle brine oddly compliments the smooth whiskey. As the unique mix of flavours set in our mouths, Passmore delivers her best improvised mission statement: "Instant is a fucking party." The next STREETFIGHT is June 16 at the Hauanna Theatre. Visit instanttheatre.com/or more information regarding classes, programs, and upcoming shows. by ALEX DE BOER photos by ANDREW VOLK lettering/illustration by DANA KEARLEY With Spice Girls stickers pasted decoratively on mirrors, '90s reflections were mired in pop sensationalism. The decade shrieked for girl power and the response came in song. Initially earning wealth and fame for anthe- mic pop, skillful mass marketing molded the Spice Girls into icons. The five women moved transiently between band and brand. At the foot of their empire, children clawed for collectibles. Magazine quizzes gauged personality by "spice" and a feature film monopolized cinemas. Spice Girl random moved beyond music. In the '90s, the rumbles of pop melody were the movements of behemoth celebrity culture. Twenty years later, Vancouver garage punk trio the Courtneys ask, "Which Courtney Are You?" (You can take their quiz.) Tie dye aside, this group's nostalgia for the '90s extends beyond lyrics and fashion. Authoring workout videos, a wide selection of merchandise, online quizzes, and more, the Courtneys delve deeper into a not-so-distant decade. They toy with fame using social media and retail products. Imitating the marketing strategies of groups like the Spice Girls, the Courtneys have fun while . allowing their audience to consider the complications of pop culture. ■■•* A bird's unbroken chirp threads through the evening as the Courtneys and I sit on the Burrard Street YMCA patio. Often holding band meetings in the YMCA hot tub, Jen Twynn Payne (drums), Courtney Loove (guitar), Sydney Koke (bass), and I chat outside in the warmth of May. Even glancing research confirms these girls are prolific self-promoters. During our interview, Payne sports one of the band's new Courtneys snap-backs. Front and centre is the official Courtneys' signature, a rare font blend of the logos from 90210, Fraser, and Club Monaco. These hats have the upcoming Courtneys album info printed on them, though they fit more snug on your head than inside the record sleeve. A significant addition to their line of merchandise, Koke comments, "It's really exciting to just make things in all different contexts." Their non-purchasable promotions are another example. These include How-To videos for working out, cooking, and catching a snake. "It's fun to experiment with pop culture," Koke explains. "Pm really intrigued by the way that people have advertised themselves in the past and the way that celebrity culture has worked in the past versus now." Experimenting with the notion of celebrity is always done with playful intention. Referencing the '90s is more serious. Despite certain song titles ("90210," "K.C. Reeves"), the Courtneys claim irony is absent in their music. Payne dismisses assumptions of mocking and says, "I just do things that I think are cool and that I like. Pm not trying to be ironic." "I didn't realize how '90s we were until I saw our merch table," Loove adds. Hesitant to be swayed, visions of their Keanu Reeves cassette cover come to mind before Koke points out that the issue is really about "how irony and nostalgia are related." She offers her recently confessed love of Sheryl Crow as example, and explains, "The nostalgia is real. It's a real appreciation of stuff. It's not because it's a joke. It's because it's really awesome." In a final pledge to prove the band's sincerity, Payne announces, "I like Justin Bieber's music." Now I definitely believe them. Originally from Calgary, Payne and Koke once bookended a band called Puberty. When Payne moved to Vancouver in 2010 as the drummer in Mac DeMarco's Makeout Videotape, she chose to restart the band and invited Loove in as an added guitarist. Their .first show took place at Pat's Pub in 2011, almost a year after they - had initially formed. Crediting Pavement, the Clean, Dinosaur Jr., New Order, and Eddy Current Suppression Ring as influences, it took the poignancy of Koke's own bass riff for the Courtneys to realize that they were also heavily influenced by the French electronic band Air. Trying to pair a bass line with Loove's guitar part, Loove heard Koke's creation and announced, "That's Air!" "Then we realized that we're basically the punk version of a smooth, sexy electronic band," Koke laughs in reflection. And naturally capturing that sound has become the Courtneys' next step. Their self-titled debut full-length album is set for release on June 7. Hockey Dad Records is releasing the vinyl (clear blue) and Gnar Tapes (Portland) will be dropping the cassette. The album's eight songs capture the first era of the Courtneys, and it was recorded, mastered, and mixed with Jordan Koop at Noise Floor in a snappy three days. Although admitting their songwriting process has since become more deliberate and selective, the girls felt they couldn't go forward without releasing the best of what they'd already achieved. The collection is filled with instrumental introductions to jolting two to three minute songs. Climbing chords separate and synchronize with pace-setting drums. The reverb-shadowed notes always find Payne's voice, as she offers prosaic lyrics in chanting pitch. The two charming standouts, "K.C. Reeves" (doubling on their Green Burrito cassette) and "90210," wink with pop arrangement and impassive three-person phrasing. Maybe it's the low-fi, maybe it's the minimalism, but the Courtneys have a definite summer-laden aesthetic to their garage punk sound. With the '90s splashed on their shirts and in their tunes, these girls' light-hearted confrontations with celebrity push them beyond dynamic musicianship and dub them thoughtful and culturally conscious artists. Snatch up a copy of the Courtneys new album at the Astoria on June 7 jbr their album release at Music Waste! Visit thecourtneys.bandcamp.com jbr merch and track downloads. 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Poster design by Gord B Photo in poster by Liane Hentscher. Pictured on the poster is Tom Anselmi of Slow in performance at Expo '86. The post-Expo gig at The Town Pump was Slow's last show. But this time was different This was Expo '86, and there was a wider audience. I think what really started the riot rumour was when Rob Elliott [vocalist from the Soreheads] ran up to the TV broadcast booth's window and began pounding on them and yelling. But that was just Elliott. Everyone who knew him knew he was a fun, harmless, and excitable guy. But the TV crew didn't know him. The cameras focused on him, and the image of the ranting hooligan on the news that night blew everything way out of proportion. He got arrested. "Hey Dad, I'm in jail... Ha Ha Ha!" Suddenly, there had been a riot at Expo that night. Unthinkable antics and nudity had occurred. The audience had gone berserk! The rest of the music series got cancelled after that. I played once more with Slow, in my third band the Hip Type. Our singer, Tracy Brooks, was fabulous, a show-stopper like Anselmi. The kind of lead singer you could always feel confident on stage with, because even if you broke all your strings or had to stand through twenty minutes of dead air, they made the show go on. They could fill the space. They were that charismatic. Brooks was the Hip Type's punk rock princess. She combined Jean Harlow's striking glamour and Mae West's bawdy wit and sense of humour. She was a superb lyricist and singer, with a taste for provocative song titles: "Glass Pussy," HoneyTrap," "Love for Everyman," "Jaguar Princess, "Wilder Shores of Love" and "Bluebottle Flies" were a few of the hits she wrote with our brilliant guitarist Patrick Findler. Our single on Life After Bed Records (produced by CBC Radio personality, Garnett Timothy Harry) pictured the cartoon kitty of the song title, with a big red heart pumping in his chest The Hip Type were booked for the Zulu-sponsored bill at the Town Pump, along with a band from Seattle called Green River and headliners Slow. During our soundcheck, I was playing my usual bass riff for the soundman to set ■HELP CELEBRATE THE LAST DAY OF EXPO WITH" AND FROM SEATTLE GREEN RIVER WITH SPECIAL GUESTS THE HIP TYPE Monday, Ocf. 73 TOWN PUMP 66 Water Street Gastown • 683-6695 Tickets $6.00 at the Door THE WORLD- levels: "No Lip," by The Sex Pistols. I heard from my boyfriend later (present for soundcheck), that I got some kudos from Green River. "Hey, listen. She's playing the bass line from that Pistols song we couldn't nail." It felt good to hear that—a few years later, Green River split and some of the members formed Pearl Jam, some Mudhoney. Green River opened the concert, and warmed things up nicely for our band. We played a great set excited to be sandwiched between two superlative acts. We played exhilarated by the atmosphere that always swirled around every Slow show. Slow closed and were astonishing, as usual. We watched from the floor, slavish fans just like everyone else in the audience that night What we didn't know at the time was that this was Slow's last show. Soon after, they broke up, reformed, and signed to a major record label to conquer the world. 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Search'Doe Ran'at percussionlab. : com and on facebook.com TRANCENDANCE j (Dance) 10pm-12am Hosted by DJ Smiley Mike and DJ ! Caddyshack, Trancendance has been broadcasting from Vancouver, B.C. since 2001. We favour Psytrance, Hard Trance and Epic I Trance, but also play Acid Trance, j Deep Trance, Hard Dance and even ! some Breakbeat. We also love i a good Classic Trance Anthem, especially if it's remixed. Current influences include Sander van ! Doom, Gareth Emery, Nick Sentience, Ovnimoon, Ace Ventura, Save i the Robot, Liquid Soul and Astrix. Older influences include Union Jack, j carl Cox, Christopher Lawrence, j Whoop! Records, Tidy.Trax, Plati- ; pus Records and Nukleuz. .Email: ■ djsmileymike ©trancendance.net. | Website: www.trancendance.net. M GOOD MORNING MY FRIENDS (Upbeat Music) 6:30-8a m BREAKFAST WITH THE BROWNS ■ (Eclectic) i-Uam j Your favourite Brownsters, James and Peter, offer a savoury blend of the familiar and exotic \ in a blend of aural delights. j breakfastwiththebrowns® ', hotmail.com. SKA^SCENic DRIVE | (Sfc?;ilam-12pm SYNCHRONICS ; <73W12-lpm j Join host Marie B and discuss spiri- ' tuality, health and feeling good. \ Tune in and tap into good vibra- \ tions that help you remember why | you're here: to have fun! PARTSUNKNOWN (Pop) l-3pm ; An indie pop show since 1999, it's ; like a marshmallow sandwich: soft \ and sweet and best enjoyed when ' poked with a stick and held close i to a fire. THE ALL CANMHANIFARM SHOW (Pop) 3-4pm I The All Canadian Farm Show culti- ! vates new and old indie jams from I across genres and provinces. Tune | in to hear the a fresh crop of CiTR I volunteers take you on a musical cross-country road trip! THE LEO RAMIREZ SHOW (World) H-$w The best of mix of Latin American music, leoramirez@canada.com NEWS 101 \ (Talk)b-Spm \ Vancouver's only live, volunteer- | produced, student and community : newscast. Every week, we take | a look back at the week's local, | national and international news, ; as seen from a fully independent \ media perspective. : NEIL'S HIDDEN TRACKS I (Korean Music) 6-7pm \ Korea has had briliant indie musi- I cians since the '80s. However, we \ don't know who they are and what ; music they play. Also they have had ; no chance to be introduced over- | seas. With Korean DJ Neil Choi, on every Monday 6 p.m., we can find I out many hidden musicians who are j really awesome like famous world . rock'n'roll stars. ' EXPLODING HEAD MOVIES j (Cinematic) 7-9pm \ Join gak as he explores music from ; the movies, tunes from television | and any other cinematic source, | along with atmospheric pieces, cut- \ ting edge new tracks and strange old goodies that could be used in \ a soundtrack to be. THE JAZZ SHOW ; (7az?j9pm-12am | Vancouver's longest running prime- ! timeJazz program. Hosted by Gavin I Walker Features at 11 p.m. June 3: ! One of the legends of Jazz guitar: j Talmadge "Tal" Farlow. "The Swing- | ing Guitar of Tal Farlow". June 10: A 3 hour look at this year's Vancouver \ International Jazz Festival. Gavin I and Jazz Fest Media Director John \ Orysik give you the goods for 2013. ; June 17: A hot and rare session i with pianist/composer Sonny Clark. ! "My Conception". June 24: One of j the major voices of the tenor and \ soprano saxophones: Eli "Lucky" \ Thompson with pianist Tommy Fla- i nagan and bass and drums. "Lucky ; Meets Tommy". PACIFIC PICKIN' (Roots) 6-8am Bluegrass, old-time music, and its derivatives with Arthur and the lovely Andrea Berman. pacificpickin@yahoo.com QUEER FM VANCOUVER: RELOADED (7aW8-10:30am Dedicated to the gay, lesbian, bisexual and transexual communities of Vancouver. Lots of human interest features, background on current issues and great music. queerfmradio@gmail.com MIND VOYAGE (Eclectic) 10:30-11:30am Mind Voyage presents cosmic tones ] of celestial counterpoint on CiTR! \ Experience weekly encounters of ; synth, ambient, witchy and new , classical items in one-hour with I DJTall Jamal. MORNING AFTER SHOW (Eclectic) 11:30am- lpm An eclectic mix of Canadian indie ' with rock, experimental, world, reg- \ gae, punk and ska from Canada, : Latin America and Europe. Hosted by Oswaldo Perez Cabrera. MANTISCABINET (Eclectic) l-2pm GIVE EM THE BOOT (World) 2-3pm Sample the various flavours of Italian music from north to south, traditional to modern on this bilingual show. Folk, singer- songwriter, jazz and much more. Un programma bilingue che esplora il mondo delta musica italiana. http://giveemtheboot.wordpress. com PROGRAMMING TRAINING «)3-3:30pm RADIO FREE THiNKER (Tunes) 3:30-4-.30pm Promoting skepticism, critical thinking and science, we examine popular extraordinary claims and subject them to critical analysis. DISCORDER RADIO (Tunes) 4:30-5pm Discorder Magazine now has its own radio show! Join us to hear excerpts of interviews, reviews and more! THECITY (Talk) 5-6pm An alternative and critical look at our changing urban spaces. New website: www.thecityfm.org. New twitter handle: @thecity_fm. FLEXYOURHEAD (Hardcore) 6-8pm Punk rock and hardcore since 1989. Bands and guests from around the world. INSlbEbUT (Dance) 8-9pm CRIMES & TREASONS (Hip-hop) 9-llpm dj@crirrtesandtreasons.com WEDNESDAY TWEETS & TUNES (7M6:30-8am We practice what we Tweet! Showcasing local indie music and bringing bands, artists and fans together through social media. Website: tweetsandtunes.com Twitter: ©tweetsandtunes. SUBURBAN JUNGLE (Eclectic) i-lOam Live from the Jungle Room, join radio host Jack Velvet for an eclectic mix of music, sound bites, information and inanity, dj@jackvelvet.net. POPDRONES (Eclectic) 10-11:30am STUDENT SPECIAL HOUR (£c/ecf7cVll:30am-lpm Various members of the CiTR's student executive sit in and host this blend of music and banter about campus and community news, arts, and pop culture. Drop-ins welcome! TERRY PROJECT PODCAST (Talk) l-2pm Alternating Wednesdays There once was a project named Terry, That wanted to make people wary, Of things going on In the world that are wrong without making#jtH seem too scary. DEMOCRACYNOW (Talk) l-2pm Alternating Wednesdays EXTRAEN^ (Talk) 2-3pm Exploring the mindset of an outsider looking in on Earth. Featuring interviews with leading thinkers in the area of sustainable economics and our global ecological crisis. SNE'WAYLH 4-5pm In many Coast Salish dialects, "sne'waylh" is the word for teachings or laws. The aboriginal language-learning program begins with the teachings of the skwxwu7mesh snichim (Squamish language). Originally aired on Coop Radio CFRO 100.5 FM in Vancouver, Tuesdays 1-2 p.m. ARTS REPORT (TaW5-6pm " Reviews, interviews and coverage of local arts (film, theatre, dance, visual and performance art, comedy, and more) by host Maegan Thomas and the Arts Reporters. ARTSPRbjECT Y7a//r76-6:30pm Alternating with UBC Arts On Air Stay tuned after the Arts Report for Arts Project Interviews, documentaries and artsy stuff that doesn't fit into CiTR's original arts hour. UBCARTSONAiR .fTaW6-6:30pm Alternating with Arts Extra! On break from June-September 2013. SAMSQUAN^ f£c/ecfaJ6:30-8pm Alternating Wednesdays All-Canadian music with a focus on indie-rock/pop. anitabinder® hotmail.com SUPWORLD? fWetf/ORT RENFREW WWW popsicle illustration by GINA MACKAY lettering by ANNEEMBERLINE EVAN BROW. CONTRIBUTOR THEN: Sasquatch! Music Festival, 2011, Gorge Amphitheater. I was but a wee high schooler back then. Full of dreams, hope, and Red Vines from Target. We skipped school to rock to the Foo Fighters, jam with Modest Mouse, and talk about how "the Canucks are really going to win it this year." The stars were aligned. Everything was perfect. NOW: The Vancouver Folk Music Festival, July 19 to 21, Jericho Beach Park. Can you go wrong with the folk fest? Even though perennial headliner (and trimmed-beard idol) Dan Mangan won't be performing this year, other greats like Aidan Knight, Hannah Georgas, Kathleen Edwards, and Whitehorse should be able to blanket us with the comfy fabric of folk. JOSEFA CAMERON. CONTRIBUTOR THEN: Arctic Monkeys, 2009, Malkin Bowl. I missed the first week of grade 12 to drive from Calgary to Vancouver with my sisters Welcome back to the season of more sun, no school, and seawall bike rides. It's almost officially summer and along with planning road trips and camp outs, you're probably scheduling your musical events, too. Wondering what there is to look forward to? Look no further. Discorder's staff sounds off about their favourite events from the past, and what they're getting jazzed about this year. if I drink enough warm beer and get really sunburnt beforehand, it just might cause some flashbacks. STEVE LOUIE. RLA EDITOR THEN & NOW: Smmr Bmmr August 2 to 3, Portland, OR. Only been once (2012), but it's a full decadent dollop of the best garage-y, punk bands around. The venue is part outside and part inside, so you can bask all day in the beer garden atmosphere with bands playing around the clock. When the sun goes down, it's a move to a sweaty, raucous mayhem of a time on the indoor stage. Best time to be in Portland in the summer. DOROTHY NEUFELD. OFFICIAL TWEETER THEN: Salmon Arm Roots and Blues Festival, 2006, Salmon Arm. This fest has a knack for creating a lineup of undiscovered gems. Really. I love how they bring in blues acts. I saw Buddy Guy late at night on the main stage in 2006 and it was killer. NOW: Winnipeg Jazz Festival, June 13 to 23, Winnipeg. I'm heading to Winnipeg for the first time in June an have heard that the Jazz Festival is bar-none. Bettye LaVette ("Let Me Down Easy" is a heartache), Cannon Bros, and a ton of other good stuff will be happening. JORDAN WADE. CONTRIBUTOR AND HOST OF DISCORDER RADIO THEN: Canada Day 2011, Downsview Park, Toronto. An epic Canadian lineup of Broken Social Scene, Buck 65, and Hey Rosetta joined Weezer, and local favourites, the Tragically Hip, who played to 30,000 red-and-white-clad patriots on the most perfect summer day. NOW: Keloha Music and Arts Festival, July 5 to 7, Kelowna. An eclectic lineup of performers will play Kelowna's picturesque waterfront park, with dozens of B.C. acts including Gold and Youth, Rococode, Yukon Blonde, and the Zolas sharing the stage with headlines, Matt & Kim and MGMT. for that stop on the Humbugtour. It was the best show I ever attended. I remember thinking that if I was trampled to death there and then, I would die a happy girl. And we hung out with Alex Turner before the show. NOW: Sled Island Festival, June 19 to 22, Calgary. This is greatly anticipated because: 1.1 always go, 2. The line up is fresh, and 3.1 am playing it this year. ROBERT CATHERALL. CONTRIBUTOR THEN: Two years ago I crammed into a car with some friends and we drove six hours north from Copenhagen into the Danish countryside. I had no idea what I was getting into until I was let out in the middle of a field with nothing but 500 metres between the stage and a farmhouse. It was a weekend drenched in Danish acid-rock and communal meals. I still haven't come down. NOW: Music Waste, June 6 to 9, Vancouver. Undoubtedly. Without Olio this year, it's the biggest worthwhile fest in the city. Plus there is some seriously radioactive bile in that trophy, which is really badass. JACEY GIBB. CONTRIBUTOR THEN: Pemberton Valley Music Festival, 2008, Pemberton Valley. This took my music festival virginity in the most memorable of fashions: by being an unexpected, disorganized whirlwind of intoxication. I was fresh out of high school (still a minor), went with someone I barely knew, lived off of sandwiches and beer the whole time, and we spent the last quarter of the car ride home on an empty tank of gas. I wouldn't have changed a thing. THEN: Smith Westerns, August 17, the Electric Owl. I had to sell my Sasquatch ticket to pay for my stupid rent, but I decided to get psyched about something a bit closer to home. The first time I saw Smith Westerns was at Sasquatch two years ago and while I doubt this time around will be a life-changing experience, CITR 101.9 FM CHARTS HITZ OF MAY 2013 R's charts reflect what's been played on the air by CiTR's lovely DJs last month. Records with asterisks (*) are Canadian and se marked (+) are local. Most of these excellent albums can be found at fine independent music stores across Vancouver. If yoi " '" m, give CiTR's music.coordinator a shout at (604) 822-8733. Her name is Sarah Cordingley. If you ask nicely she'll ' '' atwww.earshot-online.com. ARTIST 1 Cascadia*+ ALBUM Level Trust 2 Abramson Singers, The*+ Late Riser LABEL Cruising USA Copperspine 3 Thee Oh Sees 5 Rec Centre*+ Shotgun Jimmie* 13 The Belle Game*+ 14 Hayden* 16 The Flaming Lips Greenback High* + 20 Zeus* 21 Fake Shark, Real Zombie*+ 22 Gianna Lauren* 23 Savages 24 The Highest Order* Floating Coffin Rat King II Times a Billion Weird Pop from the Peace Country Everything Everything Ride Your Heart Null Wakin On A Pretty Daze Images Du Futur Bonsound Peace Country Diaspora You've Changed Dead Oceans The Broadway To Boundary Matador Secret City Ritual Tradition Habit Boompa Psych Pop From Toronto Optical Sounds Bombs Away b/w Allot Us or None Ninja Tune Light Organ Forward Music Group ARTIST 26 Pick A Piper* 27 The Burning Hell* 28 The Besnard Lakes* 29 Thee Ahs*+ 31 Hooded Fang* 32 A Tribe Called Red* 33 Colin Stetson* m. Check out other great campus/communi ALBUM LABEL Mint People Until In Excess, Imperceptible UFO Future Without Her Self- New Believers Static Clang Gravez Daps Nation II Nation Tribal Spirit New History Warfare Vol. 3 Constellation Vancouver Pop Alliance Min{/CiTR 101.9 FM Volume 3 Chelsea Light Moving Chelsea Light Moving Matador Bill Baird Spring Break of the Soul Pau Wau Various* Psych Pop From Toronto Optical Sounds 38 Kate Nash 39 The Crackling* + 40 Mudhoney 41 Devendra Banhart 42 Born Ruffians* 43 Cold War Kids 45 Yeah Yeah Yeahs Girl Talk Mary Magdalene Vanishing Point Mala Dine Alone File Under: Music (FU:M) Sub Pop Nonesuch Birthmarks Paper Bag Dear Miss Lonelyhearts Downtown Chimp Blood Urbnet Mosquito Young Galaxy* Ultramarine Akron/Family Sub Verses Apparat Organ Quartet Polyfonia Universal Paper Bag 49 Data Romance*+ Other 25 Homeshake* The Homeshake Tape Cruise Your Illusion woijman anRAIur I SOURCE FOR ALlShE frlT#; twitter.com/zulurecords ^ZT^^T focebook.com/people/ lacBDOOK ZuluRecords-Store/680210042 tumblr. zuiurecords.tumblr.com Zulu Records 1972-1976 W 4th Ave Vancouver, BC tel 604.738.3232 www.zulurecords.com STORE HOURS MontoWed 10:30-7:00