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KatSiddle DuncanjSfcHugh Dave Barclay DISTRIBUTKJ^!^ ''<0M0S\\ettch X&t ^jhici^RUiribletone PUBLISHER §BfB$Sf Lydia Masemola THAT "WHY YOU DIDN'T MIL ME?"MAGAZINE FROM CiTR 101.9FM FEATURES BaserrlffiiT Sweets p.9 Blimp.10 Fake Cops p. 11 ^^pder the Volcano pvl2 ^S^ei^^cording p. 13 REGULARS FroT*rM®£)tlsk of... S^mm ^;^uckj|(g|BlwIls1nit pjife |? fff^iff I^Hp '^'|rextUal^^tjve p.8 Underlf^^^vsf p^^" Real Live Action p. 14 M j^phar®;17 ^^Rtj^^o^^^m ||Wrav^illed Frenclli^psjBilZ 3S«8riThe Dial P3|3j &0NT COVE* * ^Wkb oarjriejs%Bcko.'H60s Enm's rrSaiccw iV^Re'is' in^^^it^^^^r^p«^3 k*^P^fef^^^flr^p^ He has stro|j$ttj£ teeth, c^l^dodt&rJak^Ts breath smells'spjrr^times, but'rfe$jcf good listener^W»'s director (Yuriko Iga) Is also bsttdin Jh'^j^^o^ihe dog. ^^Ppftic^^pe? I think not. THANKS ^^P§pfc^r^^^yghif^| ^^^^^^^^pla (for the pages) !^^^f^l3a^le"i his trtisty Samurai Coffee J^^gqr;^tIe)M& © DiSCORDER 2004 by the Student Radio Society of the University of British Columbia. 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Send email to DiSCORDER at discorder@club.ams.ubc.ca.From UBC to Langley and Squamish to Bellingham, CiTR can be heard at 101.9 fM as well as through all major cable systems in the Lower Mainland, except Shaw in White Rock. Call the CiTR DJ line at 822.2487, our office at 822.3017, or our news and sports lines at 822.3017 ext. 2. Fax us at 822.9364, e-mail us at: citrmgr@mail.ams.ubc.ca, visit our web site at www.citr.ca or just pick up a goddamn pen and write #233-6138 SUB Blvd., Vancouver, BC, V6T 1Z1, CANADA. SCREW THE REST, THIS IS THE REAL DEAL Attention all bands, musicians, drumming monkeys! Are you in a band that doesnt suck? Or are you a solo musician with mad skills? We are now accepting entries for SHiNDiG! 2004. Send in your minimum 3 song demo of original material (all styles welcome) for an opportunity to play CiTR's annual music deathmatch! Toss your demo, contact information, and anything else that you would want us to have before August 16th to: SHiNDiG! 2004 c/o CiTR Radio #233-6138 SUB Blvd. Vancouver, BC V6T 1Z1 Questions? Interested in becoming a sponsor? For more information please visit http://shindig.citr.ca You can also call Duncan at (604)822-1242 or email Ben at benlai@citr.ca m SHOP NAKED ImMe dlwpkj KATSIDDLE 'ttm- uh„ ONLINE! @ SONICUNYON.com Browse 1000's of titles from our distribution catalogue, ANYTIME, ANYHOW, 24/7. Jp'SONIC UNYON So. First things first. Last month I said a bunch of things about the AMS, our ad ratios, and money. Some of which was highly inaccurate, and not in that tongue-in-cheek, "we drive a Hummer" way either. For one thing, the AMS has nothing to do with DiSCORDER Magazine at all. The AMS are the nice people who employed me for three years at fhe best coffee shop job ever, even though I played loud music the customers hated and constantly gave people cat instead of decaf. I apologize for last month's misleading comments, andfiope that the AMS continue their long tradition of patience with my mistakes. I'm sorry about giving people the wrong change all the time, too. So where I said "AMS", I should have said "CiTR Board of Directors." And furthermore, DiSCORDER ain't going nowhere, so yoti all can stop panicking. One thing you can do, however, is buy ads. Lots of ads. Big colourful ones! And if you're not a business owner, or a marketer, or someone with an urge to promote themselves for reasonable rates in a free magazine read by thousands (17, 5001), there's a couple other IN' favours you can do for us: 1) Keep reading the magazine! Send it to your friends in other cities. DiSCORDER. subscriptions make lovely gifts. 2) Get your lame ass off the couch and check out some of the bands, events, and galleries profiled herein. We don't pick these things at random, you know. If you're not sold on DiSCORDER as an anniversary present, what about one-of-a-kind silkscreened underwear made at BLIM? By your very own hands, no less. Give them to your sweetie at the next Basement Sweets gig and she/he will love you forever. 3) Keep submitting your story ideas, comics, visual art, photos, short fiction and anything else you can think of. We're especially fond of baked goods involving seasonal fruits. Submissions can be sent by email to discorder@club.ams.ubc.ca or by snail mail to DiSCORDER Magazine / 233-6138 SUB Blvd./ Vancouver, British Columbia / V6T 2A5 / Canada. Volunteers can email discordervolunteers@telus. net. D Mutt, I^Fand PENELOPE MULLIGAN THE CREMASTER CYCLE This five-course cinematic feast from New York-based artist Matthew Barney is so dense with signifiers that expecting viewers to swot up on everything in advance would be a cruel joke. Besides, exegesis can hardly penetrate such an intense visual and aural experience, and as much as I appreciated the official press kit's meticulous blow-by-blow, ■ I prefer to keep it on a long leash. A few things are handy to know, however: that the cremasteris a muscle which regulates the height of the testicles; that the trajectory of Barney's gonadsHs a metaphor for many things, including psycho-sexual differentiation, the evolution of form and the progress of civilization; and that the artist considers Harry Houdini to be a kind of role model (transformation through escape). The latter may explain why Barney appears in all but . one of the films — climbing, rappeWng and tunneling in various guises and surrendering his body to all manner of strenuous and graphic rituals. •*. The films were shot wildly * out of sequence, but since the episodes are linked by something much too esoteric to be caHed narrative, viewing order isn't really an issue. Nonetheless, Barney has laid a network of connectors just below the surface and the signs pop up everywhere — whether we can read them or not. Most obvious are shapes and substances, the blueprint for which is set in Cremaster J via a whimsical creation myth set in a football stadium in the artist's hometown of Boise, Idaho. Spheres, vulvic forms and white slime all recur with sometimes hilarious persistence . elsewhere in the cycle. The dumbbell (the shape of cells dividing) is echoed more subtly in the bizarrely tiny wasp-waist of Gary Gilmore's grandmother and in the spectacle of two cars conjoined by an upholstered tunnel in Cremaster 2 (for me, the most outstanding of the series). Characters are more slippery as they reappear, quantum-like (and often as something else). Barney's fascination with Gilmore tor instance, and the famed murderer's claim to be Houdini's grandson lead to the escape artist's birthplace in Budapest, where the cycle ends. It's also where full testicular discension is achieved. How interesting that this should take the form of a tragic opera. That this state is reached by way of several episodes which feel like Fight Club for the art-damaged only underscores what a wild and varied ride the project is. Cremaster 3 (the last- to be filmed) is a three-hour conflation of Celtic myth and Masonic ritual centering on the construction of NeW York City's Chrysler Building (a phallic icon par excellence). Set in the granddaddy of cities and anchored by the predominantly male profession of architecture, this installment seems to be the most yang of the lot. Demolition derbies, a thrash metal unit and a chorus of men performing ' martial arts drills keep the testosterone churning until an abrupt cut to an arcane. Las Vegas-style review. It's tempting to start making stylistic comparisons (Peter Greenaway comes to mind with his colour-coded formalism in The Cook... and all that cryptic incantation in Drowiwig by Numbers), but Barney is definitely his own man. Togetherwith cinematographer Peter Strietman, he has created a flock of films distinct from one another in look and ambiehce, yet all hugely sophisticated in design and execution. After hosting a packed- out run over six days in July, the Pacific Cinematheque is .bringing back The Cremaster Cycle in its 405*minute entirety this October. D J T)OERS ANNOUNCING THE RELEASE OF "READY, SET... DO" SEPTEMBER 14th, 2004 CD ALSO INCLUDES THE EP: "I CAN ENJOY ALMOST ANYTHING" FEATURING MIKE WATT THE DOERS LIVE CD RELEASE SHOWS: FRIDAY, SEPT. 10th - VANCOUVER - RAILWAY CLUB SATURDAY, SEPT. 11th - VICTORIA - LOGANS TffiEEES:1 RED CAT RECORDS 4307 MAIN STREET, VANCOUVER, BC V5V 3R1 (604) 708-9422 www.redcat.ca jggj DISTRIBUTED BY SCRATCH RECORDS www.scratchrecords.com www.thedoers.com ^Sf music video ^N^ Grab That Gun music video for "brother" coming soon! Grab That Gun CD/LP out now August 19 Mesa Luna Vancouver all ages with Elizabeth and New Year's Resolution and more Tickets at (ted Cat, Zulu, Scratch, Noize ("N/ & II ATOMIC 7 EN HILLBILLY CALIENTE EX-SHADOWY MEN'S BRIAN CONNELLY'S BRAND NEW THU PANSY DIVISION/ CAROLYN MARK THE SKINJOBS AND THE NEW BEST FRIENDS DIRTY QUEERS DON'T THE PROS AND CONS COME CHEAP SPLIT-7" OF COLLABORATION Iti^m.'hH.I.MrlHIUWhl /\\7 Sometimes I ask myself, does anyone really care? Does it really matter what I think when it comes to these reviews? (Cue violin music.) Does it matter what the bands think of my reviews? Please won't somebody help meeeee... somebody please help me to understand why Vice Magazine continues to put out crappy music. Last month I gave some helpful advice that they chose to ignore, because now I have to tell them again: STOP. NOW. PLEASE. Honestly, this split offering is more than I can bear: Hominid sound like a Yeah Yeah Yeah's rip-off right down to the tortured female vocals and swing-style drumming, and The Affair are just boring, like, for real. Enough already, (www. vice-recordings.com). Now some folks that really do care are The Treliks, so much so that they sent I'il ol' me their new seven inch all the way from jolly ol' England, don'tcha know. The two songs here are pretty cool — first, "Mexican Road Movie" might go well alongside Stan Ridgeway's "Mexican Radio" or The Tijuana Bibles "Mexican Courage", as they all have that similar way of bridging Saturday morning cartoon addiction with insanely catchy rock 'n' roll. "Ride Inside Her Lies" has The Groovie Ghoulies inviting The Cato Salsa Experience over for beer and B-movies, resulting in a complete Nuggets box-set size hangover. Definitely different and a breath of Brit-pop free air. (Face Value Records, www. facevaluerecords.com) Outta Detroit, Saturday Looks Good To Me play the sixties pop sounds with great aplomb on their two song platter. "Until The World Stops Spinning" has a Dusty Springfield-fronting-The Zombies vibe running through it, until the profanity slaps you upside the head. The flip has guest vocals from Ko Shih (of The Knockouts and Dirtbombs fame) doing her best Holly Golightly impression on "Hiding", which doesn't bother me one iota. Grab this one, kids. (Latest Flame Records, 1638a North Astor Milwaukee WI USA 53202). Pop perseveres on a split from Bee Lee and Pony Up!, with Please hold back your tears. This is the last of it. This is the end. My genius can no longer be wasted on entertaining • those less fortunate. I am no longer a teen. There are a number of reasons that I've decided to quit writing this column. First of all, I cannot tolerate being edited. If you will refer to last month's edition of this hippie publication, you will notice in the ninth line of the second paragraph, the hobo clowns decided'to remove the apostrophe in the eighth word of that line. That apostrophe was part of my art, part of my being, part of Trioxidism. p I've decided to devote my life to Trioxidism. The Trioxids understand that I am a genius and editing is for fat babies. I do what they tell me, and they have told me to quit. I no longer have the time. I no longer have the five minutes. I wouTd like to take this time to thank the people that have helped me understand my true beauty. Extra extra super extra special thanks to Tom Verlaine (you're the one. Molasses Nutsack Popsicle!), Bryan Adams (friends forever. Sweet Daddy), Kurt Cobain (see you after Trioxideath), Mop and. Pop, my personal trainer (sorry. I forget your name), my ex-publicist (I cannot mention his name for legal purposes). Das Carcass, Stephane Marais (make-up), Guido Palau (hair). Miuccia and Manolo (wardrobe). BRYCEDUNN the Aussie heartbreaker (Claire Danes, call me!), crooning to the Modest Mouse hit "Float On", even flubbing it mid-song (cheeky bugger), and French Canada's answer to The All Girl Summer Fun Band setting their sexual exploits to song with "I Heard You Got Action" (cheeky gals!) (Dim Mak/Ten Fingers Records, P.O. Box 348 Hollywood CAUSA 90078). Speaking of French Canada, Montreal's Arcade Fire are not some horribly named, let's-pick-two-words-out-of-the- dfetipnary-to-sound-cool emo band, but thankfully instead an impressive cross between the pop-noir of The Dears, and the boom-chik-boom-chik of The Stills on "Neighbourhood #1". The b-side is a quirky 1940's big band tune written by the grandfather of the guitarist, dedicated to his wife. They also get best design of the month, with cool hand-drawn, silkscreened covers and a sticker shaped like a feather. (Merge Records, P.O. Box 12235 Chapel Hill NC USA 27514). And my last thirty-eight words are dedicated to Les Savy Fav: with rockin' good news/ they step inside Madonna's shoes/"The Sweat Descends" won't give you the blues/hit up Cold Crush Records/and that's it dudes! D ]g/btf\\$$> CHRISTA MIN S.F. Albini (sound), Glaceau (water), EXPN (attitude), Bell Mobility, Yonex, Safeco, Frito- Lay, Titleist, Minox, Matchless, and the double power trios, S. Melcosky, J. Gradin, and D. CatheralL and Miko Hoffman, Barbara Andersen, and Lyndsay Sung. My true life begins now. I wiH be writing an autobiography and I will be recording. I might also be pregnant with either Andy or Leonard Cohen's child. I forget which one. If you wish to contact me, please do so. I will not respond. Trioxidists! Unite and/ or dissolve! The Trioxidist Movement is now! The time is nowl D FREE STUFF YOU QUITE OBVIOUSLY DESIRE Apparently we're dispensing shwag again this month: The Hives' new CD, Tyrannosaurus Hives, including a "three button set" (their words, not ours), and the new Sparta CD, Porcelain, and a button (not porcelain, sad really). Last time we were so overwhelmed with Shreddies box tops with all y'all telegraphing your desires for Cure paraphenalia, that we created a bubble economy of boxtops with prices reaching as-high as $400 a top, which is, frankly, ridiculous. This time, in order to preserve the stabiBty of the breakfast cereal market, we've opted for a fairer, and more reasonable method of free stuff distribution. So... send us a polaroid of you! Weaing clothes please. Or, send us an email with the word "polaroid" in the subject heading, containing a picture of you. We can be reached at discorder@club. ams.ubc.ca That is all. Two people will get CDs and buttons. Will one of them be you? Red Cat Records 4307 Mam St. New & Used CD's & Vlityl ph. 708-9422 * email hfidclya rcdc.it .ea Wlwhfaift So You Wanna Be a Rock A Roll Star By Jacob Slichter Broadway Books In thfcfrkeable memoir, Semisonic drummer Jacob Slichter recounts the band's microsecond of fame and their continuous struggle with the major label system. For those of you who don't remember Semisonic, they're the Minnesota three-piece responsible for "Ctosing Time", the song played at the end of every high school dance in 1998. Normally, I couldn't care less about a one-hit- wonder band that reminds me of tenth grade and that Now/2 album. But this book isn't about Semisonic so much as the recording industry itself. Slichter reveals a number of disturbing truths about the way major labels and corporate radio function. He describes the many ways major labels can screw you over, the shady monetary relationship between big labels and mainstream radio, and the narrow focus of the top 40 game. (Evidently, the wild experimentalism of Semisonic's non- "Closing Time" material just didn't fit in to any of commercial radio's diverse genres.) Slichter is equally clearsighted when it comes to his own shortcomings. His charming lack of ego is the most surprising thing about the book, which starts off with our narrator, 32 years-old and unable to write a song to save his life, moving to Minnesota to pursue his blurry dream of becoming a rock star. He's hopelessly unfashionable, a bit awkward, and more interested in soul and funk than cool indie bands. He doesn't spend much time in rock clubs until he starts touring with two younger, cooler, more experienced guys as Semisonic. Then he spends most of his time fighting off panic attacks of stage. Disappointingly, his writing is much like his drumming: competent, but not brilliant. After reading about all his insecurities as a musician, you want him to be a great writer. He's not. But he is willing to reveal himself honestly, which for some takes more courage than playing stadiums. KatSiddle Take a Tin of Tuna By Joie Warner Chronicle Books When I'm short on dosh, and too lazy to buy food that expires, I eat tuna. And I'm not talking about sashimi. Between the summer I spent making six-dollar lattes for minimum wage and the time I returned from Europe with no money, I have become well acquainted with that most white-trash of canned fish. Joie Warner's tuna cookbook is not meant for the poor or lazy. Her selection of recipes takes this humble standby out of the bombshelter and into the kitchen proper, turning it into one of those meats that, given the right seasoning, goes with everything. Truly, tuna is the chicken of the seal It is nice to see some recipes that depart from the usual poor/lazy tuna fare, but overall, I wasn't greatly impressed with this book. For one thing, Warner insists on using tuna packed in olive oil, which I couldn't find anywhere. Many of the recipes, as you may have guessed, are heavy on the oil, and when bacon is required, specifically call for Oscar Meyer. If you're going to do the whole product-placement thing, you might as well pick a decent brand! Guess tuna just can't leave its white trash roots behind. The book did have good photos, though, and a handy "table of equivalent measures" that I've looked at more than anything else. Kat Krazy A Ignatz In "A Kat a'Ult with Song." The Complete Kat (Comics 1937-1932 By George Herriman Fantagraphics Books This is the greatest comic you've never heard of. At least that's the verdict from the cult fans of George Herriman's comic strip from the early part of the last century. Featuring the gender-ambiguous, black Krazy Kat and his Jewish nemesis Ignatz Mouse, Herriman's cartoon series takes on the social, sexual, racial and technological issues of the day as subtlety or explicitly as he could at the time. Cartooning was in its infancy in the early 1900s, and Krazy Kat was groundbreaking not only in its art, but also in its depth of layered, hidden meaning and allusion to the issues of the day. In fact, on first scan the cartoons seem to have little point, and on the surface can be easily dismissed as the noodlings of a bored artist. It takes some time to let the layers of meaning begin to sink in, to begin to appreciate the nuances of the stories and the true relationships of the characters. George Herriman was apparently of Creole descent, born in New Orleans in 1880. This was shortly after the official end of slavery in the south, but no doubt much of it remained in practice, so Herriman's family moved to L.A. when George was 10. Of course his "coloured" background would fuel much of the undertones in Krazy Kat, and Herriman played with Krazy" s race, mostly black, but sometimes ambiguously white to suit a particular commentary. Krazy's foe was the mouse Ignatz, who on the surface was solely intent on thrashing the Kat with whatever brick was at hand, and tossing bricks at Krazy would become Ignatz's signature pastime. In fact many of the comic panels were devoted to the endless devious ways the clever Mouse would find to attack Krazy, and in Herriman's surreal world, happy- go-lucky Krazy found Ignatz's brick-tossing as a sign of the Mouse's love and affection for him. And that's just the surface cat-and- mouse-in-reverse game Herriman played with in his comics. Each cartoon panel is a mini work of art unto itself, with the ever-changing landscapes of the Arizona desert in Coconino County serving as flavourful background for Krazy's Kapers. Herriman was also a master of the use of language, and Krazy would often burst out in tong sentences of patois- flavoured alliteration, which are pretty jarring at first, but like everything in Krazy Kat, you need to live with the comic for a while to let it actually sink in. Krazy Kat was published in Randolph Hearst's newspapers from 1913 to 1944, and it was due to Hearst's direct influence that the papers ran the comic at all. In a testament to Krazy's cult popularity, Samuel L. Jackson apparently wears a Krazy Kat t- shirt in Pulp Fiction. It surprised me to find out how many Krazy Kat compilations exist—this one is devoted purely to 1931-32 and has the distinction of bearing Chris Ware's (Jimmy Corrigan) cover design. -Inside, the cartoon art is dense and detailed, a sign of the times that takes some getting used to, but the book is immaculately put together by Fantagraphics in Seertfte. If like me you're new to Krazyftat in particular, and early 1900s cartoons in general, it may be better to start with a book devoted to the earlier incarnations of Krazy as a starting point, but this book won't disappoint if you have any interest in Krazy Kat at all. Jbof My New York Diary By Julie Doucet Drawn & Quarterly Maybe you recognize her name from the Le Tigre song "Hot Topic." Or you've read her underground comic. Dirty Plotte. Or you don't know her at all. It's no matter—the reprinting of this classic gives you a chance to discover the most compelling graphic novel you'll read this year. Dense, R. Crumb-esque visuals illustrate her social/sexual/romamtic misadventures, all of which Doucet recounts with shocking honesty. While literary critics might disagree, in my humble opinion MNYD ranks up there with Camus' L'Etranger, and Suskind's Perfume: The Story of a Murderer. Seriously, it's so good that I don't even-know what to say about it. Thus, I have decided to let the art speak for itself: Susy Webb DiSCORDER, AUGUST'04 The Basement Sweets are: Kevin Scofield (drums), Daphrle Lo/cke (vocals/keyboard/bass) and Jesse Cullen (vocals/guitar)l I smoke with the band recently. We didn't have lunch, but I did tqke/the 99 B-Line to get there. DiSCORDER: You Just released a new CD, Faffs Apart. Are you happy with how it turned out? Jesse: Yeah, although it's quite different from how we imagined it would sound. We had to rush it so there are some things that we wish we could do over but really, you could just go on forever tinkering and re-recording and end up sucking the life out of the songs. One of our favorite songs was left off completely because right before the CD went to press we realized that the recording just didn't have the right sound and feeling as it did when we played it live. I think we're mostly happy that we survived the recording process and are still talking fo each other. Kevin: We didn't have a lot of time or money, so you do what you can. And the CD Is doing quite well at CITR, the DJs seem to love It. It was #4 on the charts last week I think. Kevin: It means a lot to have CiTR playing it so much, especially in a town like Vancouver that's notorious for it's apathy towards music. Most of Vancouver reminds me of music mags like Magnet, where they're spending so much effort talking about bands/musicians who've been doing the same thing for 10 years as opposed to focusing on what's happening now. It's hilarious when you pick up a music mag and Guided By Voices, Sebadoh, or Superchunk are on the cover. Don't get me wrong, I like those bands and have lots of their records, but can we please move forward. Jesse: Yes, thank god there's a self-respecting radio station left where the DJs still take bribes. We love CiTR! You guys were also What is the history ofthefc DaplmejJJr^jalwaTsdisagree on the history of the band. Well, when Daphne moved to Vancouver she called me up and told me I was going to play guitar in a band with her. I was like. Daphne, where were you from originally? Daphne: From Ontario. I came out here to go to school. I knew Jesse from... well, we went to high schools nearby so I'd actually seen Jesse play in a couple bands when I was a teenager. When I came out here I didn't know so many people—I knew some people from home, and one of the people I contacted was Jesse. And I decided I wanted to learn to play bass. I'm still learning. [Laughs] What's next? Jesse: Then we met Jeremy, our first dcummer, and we started getting together jamming and fooBng around with stuff out at UBC. Daphne: We practiced and played in the common room. When I was in the grad program at UBC I met Jeremy Todds and we started practicing in the common room because there's a drum kit there. We started for fun; we didn't know what we were going to end up doing. But we stuck with it.' That was three years ago? Jesse: Yeah, about three years. And we just kept fooling around and then all of a sudden we got all these songs and we were like, "What should we do?" We should play some shows or do what other bands do. Where did you play your first gig? Daphne: It was at El Cocal. Jesse: This Latin American restaurant on Commercial Drive where anyone can basically play a show there if you want to. Daphne: We packed the place though, because I think our friends were so fascinated by the fact that we made a band and they were really curious about what it could possibly sound like. Jesse: We made good money on that show too. Daphne: And then Jeremy became more career focused. And he decided that playing in a rock 'n' roll band eventually wasn't what he wanted to do. So he left us, for a year we didn'i play very much. I was playing in another band and we were sort of Jin limbo because we didn't have a drummer. I heard that wasa. >sted ads in personals. It was quiteJhe gamble because we didn't know what kind of freaks we'd find. And we found Kevin. Kevin: I moved here from Victoria after playing in some bands and couldn't find anyone to play with. So I sort of took the desperate . route and put some ads in, and was just plagued with phone calls because of the lack of drummers in town. And it was all either really bad or stuff that was good but not what I was into. And Wen Jesse called me, and I listened to some online stuff they have and I kind of liked it,.so... Daphne: Kind of liked it. He thought "I can improve this." [Laughs] Kevin: No, on first impression it's hard to tell. You don't hear something for the first time and then all of a sudden you're in love with it. Anyways, I went to their show and actually had to convince them that I wasn't a stalker. We went for about half an hour of talking before they realized who I was, even though I told them I was coming. Daphne: I thought it was some weirdo who wanted to talk to us. But it was really funny because Kevin approached Jesse and then came up to me and said, "I really need to talk to you." I was like, "Oookaaay." Lastly, why does everyone seem to say that Jesse reminds them of someone they knew? Kevin: I don't know why Jesse looks familiar to people. Does he get that a lot? I've heard the Don McKellar resemblance 'from people before. Daphne: I don't understand the "Jesse looks like someone else" reference. I've heard that from other people too. I think it's nonsense. Jesse's like Jesse. I think that most of the similarities I've heard are a stretch to say the least. Jesse: Everyone with a big nose looks the same. The Basement Sweets' new CD. Falls Apart, is available at your finer local record shops. Visit thebasementsweets.com. although the dam thing is under construction. For the time being check them out at newmusiccanada.com. or at live at the Railway Club August 25. D 0- BUM GALLERY: COMMUNITY ART IS' THE NEW DOTCOM! BY SUSY WEBB L Everyone knows who Bill Gates is. Yeah, yeah, you're saying, that dweeby rich guy who started Microsoft. SFW? Well, what you don't know is where he got the seed capital to begin designing personal computer software way back in 1975. Most people think he had a supportive family or something, but theytBf,wrong. That's just a story his PR people made up later on so he wouldn't embarrass them. Young Bill Gates got his start by running a cafe/performance space, turning over massive profits by hosting experimental modern dance while serving vegetarian tapas and rare Indian tea blends. Yuriko Iga, director of the BBm Gallery located at 600-23 West Pender Street, is well on her way to similar fame and fortune. Iga graduated from the Alberta College of Art and Design in 1995, and moved here in 2002. When her favorite venues shut down (namely - the Sugar Refinery and the Blinding Light — RIP), she thought "maybe I should just make a place for other people to come to." Sounds simple, doesn't it? Blim is self-consciously different from the standard art gallery. According to Iga," I'm trying to have an 'artless' gallery as much as possible, while still having a lot of creativity going on, but not being so concerned about the final product being a means to sell." She sees her space as a "DIY centre," rather than a traditional gallery, which primarily exhibits art for sale. Along with visual exhibitions, the gallery hosts unusual events such as the screenprinting Workshop every Wednesday, and the Art Market on the third Saturday of every month. Blim Gallery is a venue for aural as as well as visual art. The space hosted Friday night's Secret Radio, and is visited regularly by touring acts that might not fit in too well at the Brickyard or the Cobalt. Recently, Blim has hosted Montreal's Vitaminsforyou (lntro_Version Records) along with Ghislain Poirier and Montag, Vancouver's own Circlesquare (labelmate to The Rapture on Output Records), and Secret Mommy. In selecting artists, Iga strives to curate music that is unusual and experimental, pushing the borders both technically and aesthetically. Historically, Blim is the natural progression from Iga's first venue: Kisaten, a cafe/gallery she ran in Calgary. The space was a platform for graduating art & design students, and also hosted a weekly audiovisual event called Squibb. In Iga's words, "I felt artist- VtJJBcefatres had too much red tape to get a show, so we created a space where artists could show their work. Squibb was a weekly venue of experimental music, where we would have rotating artists and musicians collaborating randomly on different projects. I would get one artist to do the visual component of each night, and a musician to do the musical portion." At Blim, most music events are accompanied by a visual component, created either by Iga herself (under the pseudonym "BunnySoldier"), or another local artist. At laptop shows, the atmosphere is one of respectful concentration; Iga aims to have all attention on the performer, "like a movie theatre except for sound." Of course, the welcoming Yellow Room is open for conversation and socializing. Yuriko has a long-standing collaboration with Calgary collective The United Congress. Fronted by artists Richard Farand and White-Field Senate, the collective curates a unique gallery in Calgary, the Office, q/Woot square wljSefejw space in a prominent shopping district. White-Field (wbdffiq&ORe of the coolest names ever) uses the spac^tspjfwork in, creating a :'-€»rfB«BOus performancesf3roject. Richard Farand is currently living in Vancouver, and shares studio space with Iga. Together, they executed Blim's unique layout and design, and continue to inspire each other creatively. DiSCORDER magazine attended the screenprinting workshop — you know, for purely journalistic purposes. There the gallery allows participants to use silk screening, heat transfer, and print gpcco (a Japanese full-colour printing process) materials for the measly price of $5 per hour (!). Iga describes the concept of the Workshop: "It's like one of those paint-your-own-pottery places, except cooler." She facilitated the process with practiced ease, demystifying the process with casual grace. With Iga's help, our work reached rare levels of pioneering artistry; for example, glow-in- the-dark t-shirts featuring Steve Urkel. The Workshop is a place for artists, designers, and laypersons to use equipment they don't have themselves. Creations made at the Workshop, as well as other local, hand-crafted items such as jewellery and ceramics, are available for sale at the Art Market. Iga describes this event as "a platform for young designers to expose fftelFstuff. and get their things out there. It's for people who, for whatever reason, aren't ready to go to the stores right away. We try to steer away from traditional craft market items," highlighting pieces that are a bit more challenging and innovative. Future plans for Blim include opening up the Workshop -enHcept to musicans as well: having an AV studio available for rental. There will be screenings of underground and obscure.film ("Flim"), as well as more performative events. This unusual space does things that no other gallery in town does, and is worth exploring and exploiting. Who among you is so crass as not to miss those delightful little laptop shows at the Sugar Refinery? Who doesn't have a cherished image that, despite hours of scouring Main Street, will never appear on your beloved boyfriend's boxer shorts? Who isn't absolutely dying to make their own full-colour Christmas cards using Japanese pfiri^mdking technology?! For Iga, "It's most important to draw people, because it is a weird concept, it's not normal in any way." Bill Gates said exactly the same thing about personal computers way back when. And look where he is todayl Better to get on track with Blim now. The IPO could happen any day, and close connections with Yuriko Iga may be the only way to know exactly when to offload your stock. The August 7* weekend wHI be a big one for Btm. On the Saturday* local Julian Fane (on London's Mu Records) wi* be playing along with Cat Pants. Sunday win see Growing (Kranky Records) joined by Sinoia Caves and Lose*. CI be there—just look for the glowing Steve Urkel. The place can be hard to find but is worth the search—it's m the penthouse of the old BC Electric building, on the NE comer across from Tinseltown. To register for the Workshop, emailbSmbSm@telus.net. niSCORDER, AUGUST'04 When Fake Cops came out with their debut EP (now available as a split 12" with Black Rice) Absolutely your Credit is Excellent, but in a Certain Way we also Need Cash, it was more than just their name and the album's cheeky title that turned heads. This Calgary four- piece.beats you bloody with their unusual blend of art-punk vibes, sledgehammer riffs, and abstract lyrics, along with a Devo-esque electro feel that leaves you wondering "WTF is going on?" Certain CiTR members have been swooning for Fake Cops, prophesizing their explosion, stunned by a sound that hasn't been heard from these parts in...well, ever. DiSCORDER: Now, to get us started, usually, if I research a band and I use New Music Canada, It disappoints. But I used it for you guys and your top Ave influences were, well, quite revealing as to the nature of Fake Cops. Number One... do you remember what you listed as number one? Ian: Uh... [pauses] Makeup? James Brown? I can't remember! Devo? Actually, I would have guessed Devo. But it was Suprematisml Ooh, that's right, yes! I didn't know what it was... So you looked it up? 'Course I didl I was scared it was a military "ism" and thought, goddamn, those Calgary peoplel But I got a quote from Kazimir Malevich from 1913... Yes! The founder of Suprematisml Yes. And he said, "Suprematism is the rediscovery of pure art that. In the course of time, had become obscured by the accumulation of things.'" Now, how do you think that applies to Fake Cops? [Laughs] Well, I think it applies pretty closely. We're all content with trying to make as much music as we possibly can and follow as close as possible to our dream of doing this. Your second listed influence, and I wrote a giant question mark beside It, is "Magic Brain". 0 ^^1., [Laughs] If you don't get Magic Brain or don't know about the Magic Brain phenomenon, it's difficult to explain. Magic Brain is a funk band from Montreal... sort of a hippie funk band. There's not much of a reference to them on the internet but keep an eye open for them. They're sort of our Eastern soul mates. Sort of bongo driven, Volkswagen driving... That's not really how I picture Fake Cops, at all. AT ALU [Laughing] They're kind of our mirror image. The dark mirror! You guys are bizarro Magic Brain) We're the reverse, I think. The evil twin. The third influence was Jean Dubuffet. I found quote from him from 1951: "Personally, I believe very much in values of savagery; I mean: instinct, passion, mood, violence, madness." Now, you know how bands sometimes have labels describing the band on their CD? You should have had this quote on your label! Yeah, you know what? I might steal that idea, actuaHyl That's pretty good. That sort of describes the visceral, animal quality that comes across live. Mj*sC.-"<^ Jean Dubuffet was anti-art and anti-culture, the art-brut thing. Is Fake Cops closer to that? 0 WeU that's why I'm reludtjjnt to be put us under the art-rock sort of thing. In a lot of ways I feel like we're too heavy handed, too crude. I feel like we sort of stomp over everything. When we play shows with ? other bands I feel like we obliterate everything. Kind of an anti-art... sort of, "bring in fhe tanks" kind of thing. I And that I can't compare you to anyone and be fully accurate. Thank youl I've heard you guys be described as a "mental earthquake" In a live review, and I feel like that's the most accurate. What do you - think? Well, I can appreciate that. Sometimes I feelJike I've experienced a bit of a 7.5 playing in this band, and I've definitely seen that affect on Well, now you have to list them for me. /Discusses with Brooker Buckingham (bass and vox)] Um, Booker suggests the cauldron full of hot oil. I like the Roman tortoise, where they all bond together and put the shields on their heads... That's not medievall Booker says the Trebuchet. So, how do these apply to you? [silence for several moments]• Wow, I'm gonna have to reach pretty far for this one. I think we can compare it to some aspects of our song writing technique. Sort of 'fortification under siege'. Honestly, I wouldn't want to divulge anymore of our arcane song writing processes than that. They're pure bevel. We fight every song out. It's like we're hammering it out like blacksmiths. [Both laughing] My God. It sounds sort of... barbaric! Maybe it's related to influence #5, "red wine". Yes, definitely related! I have io ask: is red wine allowed in ' Calgary? Do they sell it? { Only in sparkBng version. You have I to get it in coolers. Barbarians! I heard something happened with the real cops at your last show in Vancouver? The so-called "real cops" showed up and busted our Underwear Farm Did they say anything about your band name? Weil, whenever possible, I try to avoid tellinc them. I was actually arrested four month ago because I looked like somebody else. It was a case of pure mistaken identity, where I was wearing the sar outfit as somebody else, walking three, blocks from the scene of the crime.. And they held me up for an hour in the cruiser and when they finally asked the name of the band. I said Magic Brain! What were you wearing? It was winter so I was wearing a toque and a brown parka and black jeans... A ski mask... (Laughing] A metal brassiere! J could hear over the radio: "suspect has black toque, brown parka, black jeans"... my god. I was dhty two blocks from the jam space. For my atbi, they called Jordan, the guitarist in the band. And I spared you the experience of talking to Jordan because he talks very, very slowly. So the cop called him, and asked, . "Was-tan just over at your house?" and Jordan's saying, (long pauses between the words] "...Weil...that depends..." And the whole Hkne. I'm just watching the back of the cop's neck go red, and I was just Bee, ' "Jordan, get to the point, pleeeeeeease!" The cop was getting more and more frustrated, but eventually Jordan admitted that yes, I was there. Ht^MaaZarinkamar That's a great story. Vancouver? Tentatively August 2nd. . when is your next show in people who are trying to dance to us. Which we fully appreciate! Full kudos to those who try. We should hand out medals. Influence No. 4: "medieval military strategies"! Never thought this would come back and bite you In the ass, did you?! I've been waiting for this interview! I'M be there, dancing. Or attempting to! In a metal brassiere! D In the 1940*s, Malcolm Lowry penned his novel Under the Volcano while living in a squatters shack at the water's edge in Dollarton, BC. The spot was called Whey-ah-Wichen, "facing the wind" and is now know as Cates Park. The park has been a gathering place for 3,000 years: the Tsleil-Waututh First Nation used it as their summer camp, and thousands of hippies gathered there in the '70s for music and arts festivals. Some twenty years later, the Under the Volcano festival would begin there, named in respect for the counterculture heritage of the site, and the long history of artists, squatters, and First Nations using the forested land. On Sunday August 8lh, the park will host the 15,h annual Under the Volcano, bringing together 8,000 people in a noncorporate cultural event to celebrate art, music and progressive politics. Fifteen years ago, the first UTV event brought in 300 people. As Meegan Maultsaid, a long-term participant in the UTV collective says, "We must be doing something right." Along with Meegan, I talked with Irwin Odstindie, the festival's founder, and asked them how it all began. In 1988 Irwin helped to start a non-profit society called Youth Art Works, opening up youth-run arts centres in North Vancouver and Gastown. They soon, discovered that gig production fees were exorbitant, and organised an outdoor protest gig to demand better access to community spaces. Irwin saw how easy it was to organise an outdoor gig, and made the move to formalize this into an outdoor youth music festival in a park. The UTV collective chooses a theme each year and builds a focus around pertinent campaigns and movements. Some previous themes have been 'Cultures Of Resistance' (where they highlighted The Black Panther Party and activists from the Navajo Nation); 'Rhyme & Resist' (political hip hop); 'Fight To Win!' (fighting the Liberal agenda). With this year's theme of 'Illegal', the festival's artists and speakers will address issues of illegal occupations, both in Canada and internationally, focusing on detention and deportation, the history of US "interventions", and post-9/11 security culture. Meegan tells me that each year they make a wish list of speakers and musicians that they would like to involve. "We do a lot of research to find underground/political artists. We listen to what people from different communities suggest, And we also take submissions, though we rarely choose bands that way. Since a lot of us in the collective are also active in the local and national music scene, we tend to do year-round work to track down interesting artists. We also have a mandate to make sure the roster is diverse and represents a lot of different communities. We don't just program what we want to see, but VELLE JAMES what we know will create a balanced festival." You won't find UTV selling out and turning into a leftist Lollapalooza. "Cultural resistance comes in many forms", says Irwin Oostindie, "and a community must support and nurture these resources. CiTR, Coop Radio 102.7 FM, www.resist.ca, magazines like Covert Action Quarterly, and films like The Corporation keep us sane and informed. With House of Blues and Ticketmaster virtually strangling live music in North American cities, people have a choice to build and support parallel structures for information and culture. It is always hoped that some crew is going to check out the Festival and say, hey, let's do that in Surrey, or let's get together and start printing 10,000 copies of our own newspaper." "Eighty-five years ago," he continues, "Vancouver had ten daily newspapers, of which four were communist or anarchist. Today CanWest Global controls the news. OK, so we know it, let's fucking get on with it. As long as there is corporate control of these sources of information and shareholders who want escalating profits we don't need to cry about it. We just need to build a parallel structure where working class people— basically anyone who works for a boss—have some accessible alternatives. It's not the mass media's job to question the elite, it's our job to let people know why to shut off the TV, reject the sexism of The Georgia Straight and The Nerve, and do shit that's healthy for our minds and souls." Belladonna, the MC from Toronto's Dope Poet's society, sent samples of her work to Meegan as soon as she heard about the festival. "I think it's important for artists interested in social, change to interact with and reaffirm each other's work as well as to share and gain new perspectives across the country." She hopes that, in addition to sore feet from plenty of dancing, her audience will leave with a sense that their opinions, thoughts and actions do have an impact. "I want the audience to walk away talking," she says, "even if they're talking about how much they hate me. The point is to open a dialogue, generate ideas, seek solutions." For Belladonna, this year's theme is a strong concept. "Illegal for me is synonymous with undesirable or disapproved. The term 'illegal alien' comes to mind. The concept of lawfulness is determined by those in power for the greater good of their class and their general interests. I arfi illegal in that I am undesirable to the current power structure. I think about the strict application of laws governing marijuana use, immigration or something as simple as smoking in bars. Then I think about the inadequacy of our laws governing domestic violence, child sex crimes, police brutality. All of these things.are designed to maintain the current power struggle and disregard things which affect the powerless. I hold myself accountable solely to the ultimate law of compassion that makes me lawless in the eyes of the conventional legal system." Paul, from CyberRaj, who mix traditional Indian sounds with break-beats, isn't quite as clear how he fits into the theme. "One thing I do understand though, is when I travel abroad to DJ or play, I get the sense that because I'm a permanent resident I could easily be thought of as 'Illegal' even though I have lived in Vancouver for over 20 years." "Festivals like Volcano are the most important festivals there are," says Jay from Chilliwack punk band New World on Fire. "Especially as big business interests continue to wage a marketing war to overtake and sell anything that seems .'alternative.' Without festivals like Under the Volcano offering the art and artists that they do, minus the corporate sponsorship, nobody would know anything except the $10 dollar Warped Tour lemonade, and branded billboard punk rock bands... it would be a sad state of affairs." Malcolm Lowry received many rejections while trying to get Under the Volcano published. In January of 1946, the discouraged but determined Lowry wrote to his publisher about the book: "The novel can be read simply as a story which you can skip if you want. It can be read as a story you will get more out of if you don' t skip. It can be regarded as a kind of symphony, or in another way as a kind of opera—or even a horse opera. It is hot music, a poem, a song, a comedy, a farce, and so forth. It is superficial, profound, entertaining, and boring, according to taste. It is a prophecy, a political warning, a cryptogram, a preposterous movie." I think he'd be pleased to come back to the site of his former squat and see that 8,000 people were celebrating illegalities under the name of his work. D For tuff listings of artists and events go to http://users.reslst.ca/-volcano/lndex.html DiSCORDER, AUGUST the nana roster: YOUR GUIDE TO THE nannn recording club by David Barclay I...O II I is not a record latjel. It's a recording club. This is the first thing you need to know. When speaking, OULO is pronounced as "blocks". This is the secohfl thing you will heed to know. The I I t1 I i staff produce, record, release, distribute and promote records alongside the^an%tsrwho"takeTarr active role in the entire process. The club combines elements of jioJLgrrl, bike punk, posi-core, academia and regionaKsm, and centres on the slogan "Don't Try, Do!" Whether Mill is a cause or a consequence of Toronto's recent muskj explosion is disputable, . although it's certain that in the last year alone, the club has released some of the most exciting recordings in Canada. "' The Blocks!!!Toronto!!!Compilation!l! sampler clearly illustrates the I J.LJLJ philosophy. The disc comes in box- topped cardboard packaging that proclaims "Torpnto .'j is great!" One look at the trackwt makes it obvious that there is no single I i I i I sound) The tone skips along the gentle pop minimalism of The Phonemes, through the bizarre Russian dance rock of Lenin I Shumov to the mid j 90's posi-rap stylings of Ninja High School. The Barcelona Pavilion The recording dub's flagship group brings a lethal mix of academics, straight talking and aggressive partying. Armed with a laptop, bass guitar and equal parts gang vocals and call and response^e^memsnhe^aTeilona Pavilion questions the hierarchy of performanceand music. One of their cited influences is the serriioIdgisfTstuaier ot signs and symbols) Ronald Barthes, who proposed that semiology was a element of linguistics rather than the more intuitive inverse. Uh, yeah. In the Barcelona Pavilion's case, the proposition casts performance as part of the music with dancing, yelling and having fun as integral components. Despite the group's love of high-academicism, their message comes across loud and clear. Such W5cTSliisr1T:T6w~ATe TouTeqplejGoing to Have Funif Norje of You People Ever Participate? and^TidyJ Up Tidy Up" are focused to the point of preaching. Although the first comments on general scene attitudes and the second discusses the banality of putting away the rice cooker when you' re finished with it, both songs are essentially about the same thing: Stop thinking and talking. It is much better to go ahead and do it. With the attitudes of academia and simplicity freely mixing over catchy party music, the Barcelona Pavilion have achieved several accolades including' a John Peel session, a spot on the Rough Trade's Counter Culture 2003 compilation and the undying love of Carl Wilson (not the Beach Boy but rather the Globe and Mall music correspondent). LesMouches li^P;^ This distinctive act is based around"ttrersongrof OwerrPalfet, a strings player with an impressive resume. He has played with Jim Gutherie, The Hidden Cameras, Gentleman Reg, Royal City, Picastro andothers;-Although Les Mouches is dramatically different from these groups that practically define a southern Ontario regionalism, it would be more appropriate to think of the music as a tangent rather than a new idea altogether. In two releases, Les Mouches covers the grounds of "Panic Folk'V'Avant- Folk" where temporal qualities are put before everything else, including melodic content and form. However, unlike contemporaries such as Xiu Xiu, Les Mouches weaves strong guitar playing, strings and horn arrangements Into distinctly Canadian country and western elements. j Hank featuring The Hank Collective 1 HdVne-recorded and cfunkanly fun. Hank's music is everything Vou*would Impact from a young British immigrant: disgruntled and snobbish yet excessively friendly. Hank (not nil real name) has accrued a surrounding group of vocalists and like minded shameless partiers to form his eponymous collective. This has resulted in live shows featuring slideshows, backdrops and fine shout along versions. of their hit "I Do Not Like Getting lucked Over by my Friends", the lead track from their first CD "Danes i In Peril" is a true summer anthem full of guitar-jangle and a fatally contagious chorus sung with Hank's more-than-pleasant old world accent. D □□CD Discography: 013 Ninja High School - "We Win!" rjfTEP 012 Hank feat. The Hank Collective "How to Prosper in the Coming Bad Years" £d 011 Hank Feat. The Hank Collective "AckiW Venning '91" CD 010 Lias Mouche "You're Worth! More to me than 1,000 Christians" CD 009 Bob Wiseman "It's True" CD 008 B|.OCKS!!!TORONTO!!!COMPILATION!!! CD 007 Animalmohster "Mighty Magnificence" CD-REP 006 L£s Mouches "Blood Orgy" EP 005 The Blankket "Songs of Love" CD-R slrjgle 004 The Barcelona Pavilion "It's..." EP 003 The Phonemes CD 002 Mafias "Sucks" Cassette 001 The Barcelona PavHion EP ' wmifimot Agent Orange S.T.R.E.E.T.S. Use Excessives JakUzi June 20 Hie Brickyard Jak uzi were terrible, but I liked them a lot. The Excessives were afco terrible, and I didn't like them at all. it seemed like Jak Uzi was for reat and The Excessives were for fake. Don't get angry, I barely understand it myself. I hadn't seen S.T.R.E.E.T.S. in a long time because I just got out of jail. They looked fatter. No, I'm just pulling your dong. I just wish they were fatter. S.T.R.E.E.T.S. would be way cooler if they were fat. They'd also sound better if the one guy ditched the SG. Is there a point to playing guitars without sir*gle-coils? I don't think so, unless that's all you got. Agent Orange were neat, but who are they kidding? Blood doesn't stain, nothing is grey, and The Offspring are way better. Sorry, that's another killer joke. I can't stop. Christa Min ^§|»*| Bullfrog feat. Kid Koala Crash Vancouver Int'l Jazz Festival June 25 Commodore Ballroom' Bullfrog has been recognized as one of the best live bands around, and openers Crash featuring Dr. Lonnie Smith are locally loved musicians, Dr. Lonnie Smith apparently being named 1969's top organist by Down Beat Magazine. True to expectations, Crash and the Doctor set grooves that got the best (and worst) of the dancers moving in the Commodore, shuffling feet to classics such as "Who Dat?" And "Yo Mama Ain't So Hot". For years, I've heard tales of the craziness that is a Bullfrog concert, so I was sure I was selling myself up for a letdown. What Pd expected to be a high energy funk/dance fest, ended up being a half funk, half soul concert, whose main saviour for me was the presence of Eric San (Kid Koala), even though it was somewhat frustrating seeing him held down by a band. The presence of Kid Koala seemed to be both a blessing and a curse for the new Bullfrog, since much of the recognition of the band now rests with him. Even sti, guitarist/singer/songwriter Mark Robertson made it clear that "he's known as Eric San in this band". Though the sold-out Commodore crowd was still able to dance away the night (even slow dancing on several numbers), and the music was excellent, there was an air of disappointment regarding the absence of their MC (I heard several strangers questioning his whereabouts). Furthermore, as the night moved on, talking amongst the concertgoers drowned out the music more and more, and the lack of an encore felt like fhe final blow to an evening that felt underappreciated as a result of overexpectation. Soren Brothers Calexico Lhasa Vancouver Inf I Jazz Festival June 28 Commodore Ballroom If my first night of the Vancouver International Jazz Festival was one of the more disappointing concerts I've ever been to, my second night of the Jazz Festival ranked among the best concerts of my life. Having never heard of the opener Lhasa, I was pleasantly surpised by a mysterious singer who seemed to have an equal, if not stronger following present than the headliners did. Falling somewhere near Edith Piaf or Cesaria Evora in both style and presence, Lhasa de Sela put on an entirely passionate performance that spanned emotions- from pure joy to humiliation to sorrow, which felt like a breath of fresh air after seeing so many live drwfer who flmit themselves to either the "too cool for emotions" scene, or the "angry" scene (of course with a few notable exceptions). And besides, how good must an opener be to have her own sizeable encore? After seeing Calexico at Richard's during the band's last visit to Vancouver, I admit that I was somewhat apprehensive as to how they'd deal with the larger Commodore, but all I can say is that Calexjco have it. Leaving out the limited, chunky visuals of - their Jest concert here, Calexico brought out theirmariachi-inspired art rockin full, beautiful form, and I'm simply at a loss of words to describe the spectacular details that they can attain, without compromising a fuMy loud, rock sound (or vice versa, for that matter). Ever versatile, Calexico also switch up styles and songs just enough to keep the attention high for everyone present. I can't say much more about Calexico, except that they're fast becoming one the best, well-rounded live and recorded bands out there today. Soren Brothers Gomez Wil July 16 Commodore Ballroom Despite the derailment of Lollapolooza, and losing tour- mates The Thrills and the Polyphonic Spree, Gomez made the best of the situation and decided that Vancouver was worth the trip. Fans had been waiting for their latest Gomez fix since the February show. Tonight, perhaps Gomez met their musical soul mate in Wil, the Canadian opener of the night. Not knowing what to expect, Wil played an amazing set of roots rock. It was hard to keep your eyes off of him... for various reasons. [Ed: So was he hot or what?] Gomez or go home. That was the attitude of the many diehard fans in attendance. There wasn't much banter during the set except when singer Tom Gray urged the crowd to sing louden early on, he said that he wanted the "whole room dancing". And they did. They sure did. After Gomez ended their set, the guys at the front of the stage spared no time in bowing down with arms stretched out in a "we're not worthy" gesture of appreciation. I was in full agreement: Gomez is not an acquired taste. Kind of like heroin or kissing: one taste and you're hooked for life. Emity Khong Suicide Girls Burlesque Show Grand Buffet The Gossip July 14 Mesa Luna This was a night of man* Jests, Vd never seen The Gossip before, and was tipsy with delight at the notion, and I'd never been to a Burlesque show either, and was somewhat curious. We arrived to the sold-out show just in time, and were flabbergasted at the weirdest array of people ever seen mingling together. There were the lesbians, the goths, the punks, some "Mack's Leather" types, some uptown kids on their way to The Plaza, some barely- legal-trucker-hat kids, some very normal looking people, and uh, us [RLA Editor's note: But we totally represented, if you know what I'm saying.] The Gossip began their set with tiny front lady Beth Ditto describing their fears of playing a 19+ show, as they usually rock it out with the kids. And I can see their point. While more than just my small group of friends were dancing, if it had been an all- ages show, the crowd would be bouncing off the walls. Or maybe it was just that crowd in particular? Whatever it was, they were just as brilliant, just as riff tastic as I thought they would be. [Onty one song from That's Not What I Heard?! Come on, peoplelll] The highlight of their too- short set was the closing song, the epic "Light, Light Sleep" from Movement. Beth held her own, solidly belting out the high and low notes, transcending the simple range we hear in most garage songs. Nathan (guitar) and Kathy (drums) were just as awe-inspiring, tight and cohesive. None of us had heard of the second band, and none of us knew what to expect. Two guys walked on stage. One looked like a bizarro Spike Jones, wearing an intense, angry look and a t- shirt with a giant picture of hands praying. [To be exact, I believe the shirt read "It's me again, LORD.] The other, much larger gentleman was wearing a jersey and a trucker hat bearing the legend of Jack Daniefe Behind them was a poster of [a giant CORONA bottle, with "ICE COLD" written beside it], to which they frequently refered and revered during their set. They began rapping, the first song about the kind of people who were going to hell, interspersed with props to "Jesus Christ, our Lord and Saviour". Then, they took a three minute break between songs for seemingly homophobic ranting. We looked back and forth at each other in utter disbelief and aggravation. But as they went on, it became clear that these nerdy, homophobic and womanizing Evangelist rappers were not quite what they seemed. First clue: the religious banter became Satanic. Second clue: they mentioned that they opened for Wesley Willis a year ago. Finally, what made the whole show worthwhile: the lyrics got funnier and funnier. Soon we were laughing our asses off, a friend of mine murmuring repeatedly, "Genius!" But apparently, not everyone got it right away. One woman got so mad that she stopped them and tore the mike away. Practically foaming at the mouth, she yelled that they were assholes, [white supremacists] and homophobes and a thousand other exclamations, ending with "get off the stage!" They humoured her for a second, then stopped to explain, "You see, there's this thing called IRONY. And a thing called SARCASM. And something called HUMOR." [This is after the one dude responded to her criticism by pulling a tiny Gumby figurine out of his pocket and screaming about how much Gumby rules.) Genius! Finally, by midnight, the Suicide Girls' burlesque show began. The most humorous thing, at least for Kim and I, was that this was the worst possible venue for a burlesque show. The only people who saw anything, to the huge . dismay of the crowd on their tippy toes, were the people in the front row and the people viewing the show from the top restaurant area. So perhaps mercifully, from our stools we could only see to [above] their chests. It was bad. Really bad. I expected it to be somewhat classier, but it was basically gothic looking girls doing cheap skits and pseudo lesbian brushing against one another. Some classic songs like "Mrs. Robinson" were ruined for me, and Kim now shudders when looking at two of her preferred films. Reservoir Dogs and The Graduate [seriously... a girl with a stuffed g-string and a bad dye job DOES NOT equal a nineteen year old Dustin Hoffman... not even in a hilarious way]. We left as quickly as possible, with AC/DC's Thunderstruck in the background. Thankfully, The Gossip are coming again in August, without a bad burlesque show in tow. Parmida Zarinkamar [Kimberley Day] 27th Annual Vancouver Folk Music Festival July 17 Jericho Beach Park Hip young urbanites are always surprised when I recommend attending Folk Fest. But those that go soon realize it's not just a festival for old folkies. Hip-hop, electronica and spoken word round out the acts to capture the allegiance of young festival- goers. There's not much I like more than dancing on grass with sunny skies and ocean vistas. As I quelled my urge to bust out inept belly dancing moves to the Turkish rhythms of the bendir drummers accompanying Mercan Dede (DJing as Arkin Aden), I noticed a 60ish woman sensibly covered from head to toe in white getting into the groove, while to my right, an 18ish girl dressed in early '90s Cure-wear bounced around. The only downer was when Dede attempted to transport us from Turkey to Ibiza with saccharine highs. Mexico City's Los de Abajo (Those from Below), picked up the pace, getting the crowd dancing to their zestful horn-spiked mix of ska, cha cha, merengue and more. Beats of another kind were provided by War Party, an Aboriginal hip-hop group from Alberta who. rapped about some of the problems facing First Nations people, particularly those living on reserves. Rex Smallboy the group's creator, provided the most powerful delivery, whereas Lady Cynthia Nicotine- Smallboy's stylings needed a little more oomph. However, with their crucial themes and catchy phrases, war Party could mature into a truly noteworthy act. Kinnie Starr is already fabulous. She captivated us with her too- true rhymes about artists struggling to pursue their vocations without material gain, "We work, strive, push ahead in our lives." Twice I saw her perform the groovy "Red x," which starts with First Nations women chanting, and moves on to Starr rapping in English, French and Spanish, with the woman- warrior chorus: "You can knock me down, put me in my place. I will stay on the ground, ground is a good place." The accordion-wielding Geoff Berner got everyone laughing with his unflinching ditty outlining actions of the Vancouver police, such as "The Vancouver police jailed a human rights lawyer because they thought he might have a pie / Well he must be a pretty dangerous guy," concluding "This leads me to believe something might be wrong with the Vancouver police." Wordsmiths Mike McGee, Barbara Adler and Shane Koyczan had everyone appreciating their insecurities at a spoken word session. The strange Al Mader did a stream of consciousness thing with his hockey Stick.double bass. This is just a brief sampling of what I saw in 10 hours. I recommend you see for yourself next year. Cheryl Rossi Reverend Horton Heat The Forty Fives July 17 Commodore Ballroom After a high energy but so-loud- nothing-was-intelligible set by openers The Forty Fives, the man we all came to see came out: the good, the great, the freaking awesome Reverend Horton Heat. Here to rock us with his retro rockabilly sounds and punk attitude, the Rev. blasted away with a loud, pounding set showcasing all the wicked musicianship of Heat bassist Jimbo Wallace, and Scott Chirulla. All your favorites were featured, and a few surprising rarely heard gems, as when Heat started out his encore with "Where In the Hell Did You Go With My Toothbrush?"—one of my personal favorites. And the Reverend also delivered a sermon explaining his vision for a world with less bullshit crowd rapport, encouraging everyone to start replying to the old standby "How y'all doing DiSCORDER, AUGUST'04 tonight?" with a resounding "Fuck you!" Amen to that. Vampyra Draculea Scissor Sisters The Fitness July 21 Richards on Richards I wish I could say I remember more from this night. I remember this show was beyond sold-out and the crowd was eager to drink and dance. Maybe too eager in my case. I took notes but I can't frickin' read them. Oh well - here goes... My new favourite band, Seattle's The Fitness opened up, kicking it off with "Phone Sex," which can only be described as mah... velous! Last time I saw them, my friend thought they were saying "with a cauliflower" rather than "a calling card". Ahahqha!!! Singers Tom and Bree thrusted at and basically grinded each other and it was so cute. I love Bree's Brit-sounding, cigarette-pouty' vocals over top of the bouncing Nintendo-ish beats and noises encouraged by Adam and Rebekah. 10 dance party tunes, including a Motley Crue cover, and they were done. "Gianni V" and "Chauffer" have dominated my mental soundtrack for the last few days. Sigh... Did I mention that The Fitness are my new favourite band? The Scissor Sisters are already scheduled for a September show. Better be ready for that! I felt like I was at a Bee Gees show during their prime. These New Yorkers got the harmonies, the beats and they dress all flashy: basically, they gots it all. You definitely have to go to the show unless you're able to disco in your room... by yourself. Personally, I just can't. They opened with "Take Your Mama Out" and I know they did "Mary" and "Tits on the Radio" but the rest is a colourful blur. Singers Jake Shears and Ana Matronlc parried it up on stage. Oh, and they covered "Comfortably Numb!'! Thanks to Jason from N.Z. who reminded me that Pink Floyd did that originally! Haha. I love shows like this where you'd feel dumb and out of place if you're not dancing. And you wouldn't feel out of place in purple sequins! You only wish you'd been here. Natalie Vermeer Sonic Youth Wolf Eyes July 13th Commodore Ballroom Part A - by Susy To me, a good band channels divine energy, bringing god down to the rest of us. Michigan's Wolf Eyes did the exact opposite: their noise experimentalism was an exercise in pure evil. My sister and I clutched each other in horror, staying put only out of devotion to Sonic Youth. We quivered in aural agony, bathed in blue light and surrounded by pretentious hipsters (badly) faking enjoyment. These dudes should stop playing shows and keep their music confined to dank crawl-spaces.and sell it to the makers of horror films, which I wiB not watch. Part B- by Duncan Sonic Youth is still Sonic Youth and even though I found their latest release, Sonic Nurse, a bit boring, I was looking forward to seeing them again. They started the show with an extended version of "I Love Golden Blue," which kicked off a very Sonic Nurse-heavy set. In fact, other than "Schizophrenia," "Bull In The Heather" and "I Love Her All the Time," all of the songs (as far as I could tell) were from their latest album. For a band that's been around for more than two decades, that's a bit disappointing. [Yo, Duncan, the encore was "PCH" from )987's Sister and "Making the Nature Scene" from 1983's Confusion is Sex. - Susy] Aside from the song selection, the energy of the show seemed a bit lacking. Maybe it was the early start, maybe it was the potency of the local marijuana supply [maybe if was the evil energy created by Wolf Eyes - Susy], but the band wasn't as energetic as they were a couple of years ago. Thurston in particular seemed a bit out of it (maybe that's why Kim sang three quarters of the songs). On the upside, their live show is still better than most bands'. And their stage design, featuring five giant lightboxes, was pretty cool. I guess I just expected too much. Duncan McHugh & Susy Webb III Hint Hint iliifJil July 25 Sonar Vancouver's most fashionable were soiling themselves with excitement at the news of that band that plays that one rad song they hear at Shine Friday nights and the Marble Arch Saturday nights playing LIVE at SONAR! Black polka dot dresses and vintage pink heels were the attire of choice for many, as Sunday night in Vancouver featured an event worth going to. The first band to play to the decked out crowd were frequent Vancouver visitors Hint Hint. Though rumours highly favour the band, their performance was no more than decent, as — aside from the drummer and keyboardist — the energy was low and the music wasn't anything remarkable. The vocalist made up for the absence of an instrument by playing up a "bad boy" image, spitting on the stage, defiantly pulling the mic stand around, and sporting a generally angry facial expression. He pulled out • the big guns about halfway through the set, taking" his glass and throwing it to the floor of the stage. The glass landed right on his foot, but he didn't even flinch!! Now that's what I call rock 'n' roll. Smashing glasses became a bit of a theme at the hot and potently odorous Sonar, and it was finally done right once III took the stage. The band's singer, Nic Offer—sporting a recently cultivated mane of curly hair—didn't even warm up, he just hit the stage and immediately began dancing harder and faster than I'd thought possible. The dancing j was highly contagious, and as Nic went from one person to the next, in the front row and elsewhere, dance mania spread throughout the crowd. He even attempted to pay the too-big-to-be-natural muscle- clad bouncer american dollars to dance, but the bouncer stood his ground and refused, only to be compensated by a generous Nic, who rubbed his arse all over that bouncer until he couldn't rub no more., II! played song after song with minimal banter and maximum song extensions. They maintained an amazingly high level of energy despite dancing themselves into a frenzy and thrusting their hips into many an unsuspecting face. The true glass-smashing finally occured when Nic climbed onto a speaker and showed up Mr. Hint Hint by throwing his glass down and smashing it into smitherines, showering the crowd with lethal shards that thankfully missed everyone's eyes. The night was ended with an intense, sped-up "Me and Giuliani Down By The Schoolyard"; followed by "lntensify".!!!,claiming to have played every song in their current repertoire, left with no encore, but such a great show left no room for disappointment. Besides, any more time spent in the disgusting heat of Sonar would have inevitably brought about the death of many... and we can't stand to lose the young and beautiful, right? . Kimberley.Day m YMttftS, FEATOHM) It f|JJilisxlLtsM^lESJ AMS 8ASs lilf llililii AUTOPILOT OFF • BAD RELIGION BOUNCING SOULS • IIUINGER FOUR B0N0TS ♦ DROPKICK MURPHYS THE DWARVES ♦ FLOGGING MOLLY F00 FIGHTERS*GREEN BAY HOT WATER MUSIC THE (INTERNATIONAL) NOISE CONSPIRACY JAWBREAKER -LAGWAGON THE LAWRENCE ARMS MAB CABBIES • NO 00UBT NO USE FOR A NAME ONLY CRIME* OPERATION IVY RANCID* SICK OF IT AU SLEATER KINNEY * SUGARCULT THOUGHT RIOT*THE UNSEEN USELESS ID *YELL0WCARD wwwftMwrack.com www.punkvoter.com « likk JtWfeft/ Authority Zero Andiamo (Lava) How fitting that Arizona's Authority Zero release their second full-length just in time for summer— under the blazing sun and the clear blue sky, it feels right at home. The record starts off with a few melodic tracks which attempt fo reel in the mainstream crowd, but this disc is far more varied than these songs would have you believe. AZ offers a palette of summer-y styles ranging from SoCal and surf to ska, mariachi, and street punk (there's even a hardcore breakdown thrown in at the end of "A Thousand Years of War")-. And somehow, it mostly works: the album maintains consistency without "confining itself to any particular genre. . Andiamo's packaging and presentation suggest a theme of revolution, but that idea is just part of a larger thematic subtext. The lyrics deal in large part with feelings of oppression and helplessness. Eventually, a message of self- empowerment emerges, expressing the positive impact that you can have through your own actions. Lines like "You want a revolution? / You've got to make a difference on your own," and "Want a brighter day? / I believe that you'll find a way," help to hammer this point home. Even ignoring any of that, the tunes are solid in themselves. Sublime-influenced "Madman" is danceable, "Society's Sequence" will please any Pennywise fan, and "Chili Con Crudo" is a south-of-the-border instrumental chillout. While "PCH-82" is a mediocre finale, the fun bonus track . makes adequate amends. Andiamo is a logical growth from Authority Zero's debut, A Passage In Time, that sees the band diversifying and expanding their scope. Crank this disc up while you can — soon it'll be out of season. Simon Foreman Landing (K Records) Sphere has the feeling of a good night's rest, full of dreams that probably mean something, but are just beyond comprehension. Like My Bloody Valentine or more recently the Mean Red Spiders, Landing concentrate on the subliminal aspects of musical beauty. Unlike these other, bands, however. Landing has embraced a more expansive, atmospheric sound over the wall of noise. This leads to. compositions that sometimes sound like background noise and feedback with a natural, flowing rhythm, repeating ghostly vocals, and very few (if any) pawses..Without any drastic changes of pace or texture, this can make for a difficult listen if you're looking for your latest work-out or party album, but can be perfect for q Sunday walk in the rain, or a long, relaxing drive. Soren Bros Nectarine No. 9 f Love Total Destruction (Beggar's Banquet Records) Remember the track that ran over and over again in the elevator ride up to the dentist's office? The guy who crafted that fuzzy, "monotonous tune disappeared years ago when his creation was replaced by a looped Tina Turner cassette, but, to the delight of waiting-room receptionists everywhere, he has mysteriously turned up in Glasgow. . Trusting that any public that gives the thumbs up to hi-tops would welcome the sweet sound of recycled guitar, he slipped in a few of his tedious tracks on the latest Nectarine No. 9 release. Everyone in Scotland had been distracted while Franz Ferdinand faced off with Belle and Sebastian in a heady pub brawl, so the change went completely unnoticed. The Nectarine No. 9 were far too busy lovingly cutting-and-pasting their cute DIY album cover and tapping out their esoteric stream- of-consciousness manifestos on attic-dusty typewriters to care about the quality of their album. Treading the line between quirky and uninspired, their sprawling lyrics cover the few decent tracks that survived. The vocals are bright and poppy, which is surprising, considering the constant themes of war and pencils. Here the vocals trade off in moaning backgrounds and cutting nasal barks to make a catchy impression, although the melody lines and cheery guitars are predictably repetitive. Not even fusedwordforce- dpsychedelic names can make this easy-listening apocalypse memorable, as half of the songs are so boring they actually delete time. In fact, I seem to black out for each of these instrumental tracks, and when I come to, my apartment is trashed. I love total destruction, indeed. Joceline Andersen Secret Mommy Hawaii 5.0 (Ache Records) So Vancouver isn't Olympia. So Vancouver isn't Portland. SO FUCKING WHAT? Do they have mountains? No. Do they have the ocean? No. You know what else they don't have? Andy Dixon. From d.b.s. to The Red Light Sting to Ache Records to The Chemistry Design to Secret Mommy, this naughty little North Van native has been kickin' out the jams (uh, yeah) in our city since the tender age of 12. Secret Mommy's latest EP is an electronic ode to the Hawaiian holiday, featuring samples ranging from steel drums to ice in a blender to Andy's family exploring a pineapple forest. Squelchy, Matmos-esque beats pull it together into a joyous summertime record, perfect to blare from your car enroute to lakes, beaches, hikes, picnics, or any combination of the above. Another thing" about Olympia and Portland: while they may be rad, they're in AMERICA. Although so is Hawaii, and it's pretty nice there, as one would gather from listening to this delightful album. Look out for a feature on Andy and his work next month. Susy Webb John Smith Plnky's Laundromat (Peanuts & Com Records) Local heads better know what time it is at the mention of John Smith, because homeboy is simply dope on the mic. On Pinky's Laundromat, JS represents North End, Winnipeg to the fullest, th nearly every song, there's some clever reference to the green sticky icky. There is even a funny skit about a North End grow-op recently busted by the cops. The solid beats, produced and recorded by McEnroe here in Vancouver, remind one of quality underground beats from '95-'96. The recording keeps a crisp digital quality but retains the ruggedness of dirty loops recorded directly on to cassette tapes, and there are no filler beats. Show some love and support for Canadian hip hop by picking up this CD. Frank Liao Chris Stamey Travels In the South (Yep Roc Records) Ken Strlngfellow Soft Commands (Yep Roc Records) "Daddy, who are Chris Stamey and Ken Stringfellow?" "Well Bobby, they were the creative forces behind the dB's and the Posies." "Who were the dB's and the Posies?" "They were two of the most underrated pop groups in rock. Both were strongly influenced by another underrated pop group. Big Star." "Why were they underrated Dad?" "Well son, in the music business having some of the smartest, catchiest songs around just can't guarantee a hit." "If those groups were so good why aren't Mr. Stamey and Mr. Stringfellow making music with them?" "You see Bobby, sometimes commercial failure can exacerbate tensions already existing amongst band members. Other times, people just like to step out and experiment with different sounds and styles." "Will these men finally be famous Dad?" "Not likely, Bobby. Solo projects like these rarely bring in new fans. It's really just the diehards that will seek these records out." "Is that because the records are bad?" "No, it's the lack the energy and immediacy that was present in their early work." "Dad, I just have one more question: why are you writing a review like this?" "WeM son... if / wrote two separate reviews that would take more time, and we all know how lazy your father can be, right?" Ian Gormety -fiaJiAs &>\\5 n iSGORDER, AUGUST'04 TOfei Sunday 1 StinkMitt @ the Lick Club Monday 2 Mecca Normal @ Cafe Deux Soleil The Rumours, The Witness Protection Program, Hejira, Fractal Pattern, Misunderstood, Swingset Champion @ Mesa Luna. All ages. Tuesday 3 Misery Signals, Bury Your Dead, Cry of the Afflicted, A Javelin Reign, Sleeping Girl @ Mesa Wednesday 4 Burning Brides @ Richard's on Richards The Notes From Underground, Mongoose, Stars are Here @ Railway Club Thursday 5 Thanksgiving, Y.A.C.H.T @ The Astoria The High Dials, Jets Overhead, Novillaro @ The Media Club Black Rice, WekWitness Protection Program @ Mesa Luna Supersuckers @ Richard's Friday 6 Critical Thinking hip hop crew @ Heritage Hall Mount Eerie, Thanksgiving, The Poison Dart, Laura Veirs, Y.A.C.H.T., The Watery Graves, Karl Blau @ Department of Safety (Anacortes, WA) Saturday 7 Pink Mountaintops CD release .party with Destroyer, the Battles @ Anza Club Gordon B. Isnor, Jacqueline Rendell @ El Cocal Sunday 8 ' The Under the Volcano Festival ■ of Arts and Social Change: Aboubacar Camaro & Doundounba, Euphrates, New World on Fire, The All Purpose, The Gossip, Dope Poet's Society @ Cates Park (North Van.) . Monday 9 At Risk, In Your Face, Instride @ « Video-in Studios Tuesday 10 David Byrne @ Centre for Performing Arts Thursday 12 Video Kill (underground music films/videos by mostly local artists/filmmakers/bands, including new works for Radio Berlin, Black Mountain, They Shoot Horses, Don't They?, The Organ, P:ano, Bakelite, Channels 3 + 4, performances by Bakelite and Primes)® Video-In Studios They Might Be Giants @ Richard's on Richards The Bastard Sons of Johnny Cash with Rich Hope @ the Media Club Friday 13 Sebadoh @ Richard's on Richards The Diskettes. Ashtray Boy @ The Saturday 14 Bocephus King CD Release Party @ The Media Club The R.A.D.I.O., My Project: Blue, The Weather, Gordon B. Isnor @ Butchershop floor Sunday 15 Dickies @ The Brickyard Tuesday 17 . The Wyrd Sisters @ St. James Community Square Wednesday 18 By Divine Right, The Waking Eyes @ The Media Club Thursday 19 The Organ @ Mesa Luna Andy Stochansky, Motion Soundtrack, Mark Petersen @ The Media Club : Tj»Accident, totheteeth/ tothehilt, Channels 3+4, you say party! we say die! @ The Brickyard Saturday 21 Leeroy Stagger, The Miniatures . @ The Media Club Aaron Booth, Alun Piggins, Ida Neilsen @ The Butchershop Gallery Radio Berlin, Black Mountain, The floor. Frog Eyes @ The Brickyard Monday 23 Black Dice, Animal Collective @ MesaLuna. All ages. Tuesday 24 Aimee Mann @ Commodore Sunday 29 Dear Nora, Cynthia Nelson, The Diskettes @ Campoverde! Sux! 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Books [EP] anything you can do Rough Trade. Indie Not So Much To Be. Loved As To Love Creature Comforts Culture For Pigeoq • Sanctuary DFA Troubleman Unlimited 1 Pretty Ltttle;Lightning P£^P jF? Bee Hives „ Constellation Arts and CrqJ^^^Q Fancey Relds in Glass EP March Rainbow Quartz ^^^$^fM^>W The Cover Up' Blue Cathedral Sub Pop 33 TRELIKS 34 BOOMBIP 35 NOUVELLE VAGUE Mexican Road Movie Corymb Nouvelle Vague Face Value Lex Peace Frog AUGUST INDIE HEROES. 01 3 Cent Hero 02 Third Place Hero • 03 Harmless Heroes 04 Wednesday Night Hero 05 Oppose the Hero 06 Synthetic Folk Hero, 07 The Unsung Heroes 08 Far From Heroes 09 All Purpose Voltage Heroes 10 Magical Glass Heroes GRAVY FILLED FRENCH FRIES J oimiM SUNDAY ARE YOU SERIOUS? MUSIC 9:00AM-12:00PM All of time is measured by its art. This show presents the most recent new music from around the world. Ears open. THE ROCKERS SHOW 12:00PM-3:00PM Reggae inna all styles and fashion. BLOOD ON THE SADDLE att. 3:00PM-5:00PM Real cowshit-caught-in-yer-boots country. THE LEO RAMIREZ SHOW 3:00PM-5:00PM att. The best mix of music, news, sports and commentary from around the local and international Latin American communities. CHIPS WITH EVERYTHING all. 5:00PM-6:00PM British pop music from all decades. SAINT TROPEZ alt. 5:00PM-6:00PM International pop (Japanese, French, Swedish, British, US, etc.), 60s soundtracks and lounge. Book your jet set holiday now! QUEER FM 6:00PM-8:00PM Dedicated to the gay, lesbian, bisexual, and transsexual communities of Vancouver. Lots of human interest features, background on current issues, and great music. RHYTHMSINDIA 8:00PM-10:00PM Rhythmslndia features a wide range of music from India, including popular music from Indian movies from the 1930s to the present, classical music, semi-classical music such as Ghazals and Bhajans, and also Qawwalis, pop, and regional language numbers. TRANCENDANCE 10:00PM-12:00AM Join us in practicing the ancient art of rising above common thought and ideas as you host DJ Smiley Mike lays down the latest trance cuts to propel us into the domain of the mystic-al. THE SHOW 12:00AM-2:00AM Cant sleep? Need to stay awake? Here is the healthy alternative to caffiene....The Mutha'uckin show is on!!! Join Hedspin, P, Kutcorners and special guests as they deal doses of hip hop and info of the urban scene in Vancity. Guaranteed to keep that head nod- din' to the early mornin'. MONDAY FILL-IN &00AM- 8.-00AM BREAKFAST WITH THE BROWNS 8:00AM-11:00AM YxijSiyourite brovyn-sters, James and Peter, offer a savoury blend of the famiyar and exotic in a blend of aural deSghts! DiSCORDER RADIO ONE alt. 11:00AM-12:00PM Wanna hear the music that drives the Discorder war machine? Suppliment your monthly reading with an aural dose of that super-some magazine from CiTR MOSHPITEIQUETTE 11:0OAM-12:O0PM alt. It's punk! ALT. RADIO 12:00AM-1:00PM Hosted by David B. PARTS UNKNOWN 1:00PM-3:00PM LISTEN TO CiTR AT #101.9 FM \\qr\\ online at www.citr.ca Underground pop for.the minuses with the occasional interview with your host, Chris. SANDBOX THEATRE 3:00PM-4:00PM A show of radto drama orchestrated and hosted by UBC students, featuring independent works from local, ■ national, and international theatre groups. We welcome your involvement. ABSOLUTE BEGINNERS 4:00PM-5:00PM A chance for new CiTR DJs to flex'fheir musical muscle. Surprises galore. STRAIGHT TALK | ^||§£" 5:O0PM-6:O0PM Join me- Dallas Brodie - for stimulating talk ■ radio about local, national and international issues. WHAT Y"p^*jjup:Bt^ir£w^|rf % TALK: smart, infqrri|SJb«&,''current, provocative rodio WHATS^^^^pET: fence '^sjjiFjn.; conspiracy theories, reflex anti^rnj^ canism, or fluff. SONOFNITEDREEMSatt. 6KWPM-7:30PM SOLARIZATION alt. 6:O0PM-6:3OPM MY ASS att. 630PM-7:30PM P&J§§!< Albini, 'n' me. WIGFLUX RADIO 7:30PM-9tf»PM Listen to Selecta Krystabelle for your reggae education. THE JAZZ SHOW 9:0OPM-12:O0AM Vancouver's bngest running prime time jazz program. Hosted by the ever-suave Gavin Walker. Features at Tt$j(i as listed. AWp^jfe^clofsic recording from tenor saxo- ^fjqn'e great Sonny RolBns, marking hisT^tuJti from a two^ear sabbatical frqmipublic per- fgtmnce. Amazing-Rolliifc'wtjft'his co-star ".Jjr^-f^^qrigCitar. Sublime Sounds frbbjCpgii Bridge" August 9."W«^Formulas from the Jazz y&mfm fine working band led by trufrij^ter "Donald Byrd and alto saxjipsnisf/composer Gigi Gryce waj^grtqof the best Qf^MfJr\\(^% ^es.'|ori|bftf their most rarest document, never released in North America. Sperb, elegant and swinging jazz. August 16. Baritone saxophonist/composer Gerry Mulligan Recorded with everyone of note fr&inrfPaul Desmond, Stan G^Sjgfb Thelonious*M*dnk, but one of his most rewarding collaborations was with the great Ellington altoist Johnny Hodges. Wamth, swing and lyricism abound. | August 23. One of the first exended perfo- mances or the then new long playing recod was this j^e^or!$^r£]^50 lsy the Duke Ellington Orchestra. Extended pertormqjjjes of Ellington standards never before put on a record," Masterpieces by Ellington" is indeed a masterpiece! August 30."The Jazz Cruisaders" were one of the best bands of the sixties, loved by the people and ignored by the critics. They ■bjBcqme frustrated with the jazz categorisa- ^tj|&rannd became more commierical in the seventies. Here they&urn and cook and get funky in this live date recorded in 1968... Joe Sample, Wilon Felder, 'Stix' Hooper and Company are at their Jazzical Best Tonight! VENGEANCE IS MINE 1Z-00AM-3.-00AM Hosted by Trevor. It's punk rock, babyl Gone from the charts but not from our hearts—thank fucking Christ. PSYCHEDEUC AIRWAVES 3:00AM-6:30AM DJ Christopher Schmidt also hosts Organix at CITR BROADCASTS AT 640 WATTS 24 HOURS A DAY. TUNE US IN AT 101.9FM, Club 23 (23 West Cordova) every Friday. TUESDAY PACIFIC PICKIN' 6:30AM-8:00AM Bluegrass, old-time music and its derivatives with Arthur and "The Lovely Andrea" Berman. HIGHBRED VOICES alt. 8:0OAM-9:30AM FILL-IN 8:00AM-9:30AM THIRD TIME'S THE CHARM 9:30AM-11:30AM Open your ears and prepare for a shockl A harmless note may make you a fan! Hear the menacing scourge that is Rock and Roll! DeadPer than the most dangerous criminal! tmoicom> UVE HERE, WORK EVERYWHERE, alt. 11:30AM- 12:00PM CJLY - Kootenay Co-op Radio profiles 30 creative enterprises in Nelson with markets and clients worldwide. MORNING AFTER SHOW alt. 11:30 AM-12:30PM REEL TO REAL alt. 12:30PM-1:00PM Movie reviews and criticism. BEATUP RONIN 12:00PM-2:00PM Where dead samurai can program music. CIRCUIT TRACING 2:00PM-3:30PM EN AVANT LA MUSIQUE oft. 3:30PM-4:30PM «En Avant la musiqueln se concentre sur le metissage des genres musicaux au sein d'une francophonie ouverte 6 tous les courants. This program focuses on cross-cultural music and its influence on mostly Francophone musicians. TANSI KIYAW att. 3:30PM-4:30PM Tansi kiyaw? Is Michif-Cree (one of the Metis languages) for "Hello, How are you?" and is a monthly Indigenous music and spoken word show. Hosted b June Scudeler (for those who know me from other shows-I'm Metis!), the show will feature music and spoken word as well as events and news from Indian country and special guests. Contact me at jbcudel@ucalgary.ca with news, even listings and ideas. Megwetchl THE MEAT-EATING VEGAN 4:30PM-5:00PM WENER'S BARBEQUE 5:OOPM-6:O0PM Join the sports dept. for their coverage of the T-Birds. FLEXYOURHEAD 6:00PM-8:00PM Up the punx, down the emo! Keepin' it real since 1989, yo. flexyourhead.vancouverhardc ore.com SALARIO MINIMO 8:O0PM-1O:O0PM THE LOVE DEN alt. 10:O0PM-12:O0AM ESCAPISM att. 10:00PM-12.00AM es»cap»ism n: escape from the reafity or routine of life by absorbing the mind in entertainment or fantasy. Host: DJ Satyricon. AURAL TENTACLES 12:O0AM-6:OOAM It could be punk, ethno, global, trance, spoken word, rock, the unusual and the weird, or it could be something different. Hosted by DJ WEDNESDAY FILL-IN 6:00AM-7:00AM SUBURBAN JUNGLE BACK ON 7:00AM-9K»AM ENGAGING THE WORD? 9:00AM-10fl0AM EXQUISITE CORPSE 10:00AM-11:30AM ANOIZE 11:30AM-1:00PM Luke Meat irritates a'nd educates through musical deconstruction. Recommended for the strong. THE SHAKE att. 1:O0PM-2.-O0PM FOR THE RECORD alt. 1:00PM-2tf0PM DEMOCRACY NOW 2:00PM-3:00PM Independent news hosted by award-winning joumassts Amy Goodman aiTct^ILrafeiGonzalez. MOTORDADDY alt. 3:00PM-5:00PM Cycte-riffic rawk and roll! RUMBLETONE RADIO att. 3:00PM-5:00PM Primitive, fuzzedout garage mayhem! NECESSARY VOICES Socio-poitical, environmental activist nerws|tf|| --'■.^^^fe^t^^^1 some mtja'c« l°°- wyw^iecessaryvoices.org AND SOMETIMES WHY att. 6:3OPM-8:O0PM (Ftra'VJ'edB^kjy/of every monihf^|p||| BLUE MONDAY at. 6:30PM-8KMPM .\\ft^a6wt^^Bl^^q^rtal-electronic^feJ^>- goth prografeMl^Ctq^scJworl^a hosted by Coreen. PRIMAL ^^^^TS ^^^^OOPMatt. 7A|f®^Ji|e3foTtnightly news magazine, hosted by Maura Ingraham. www.primalradio.net JUICEBOX 8:OOPM-9:O0PMatt. Developing your relational and individual sexual health, expressing diversity, celebrating queer- ness and encouraging pleasure at all stages. Sexuality educators Julia and Aftx will quench your search for responsible, progressive sexuaity over your 8fe spanl ^www.juiceboxraaTo^^^fei ^dOjsirojsicrf^ bluegrass, ^ogejr-songwriters, worldbeat, d}t$puntay, and more. Not a mirage!. , v. ;* HAJNSJCLOSS' MISERY HOT»^':2 11.-0OPM-Z-O0AM FIRST FLOOR SOUND SYSTEM 2:00AM-6:00AM THURSDAY FILL - IN 6:00AM-8:00AM END OF THE WORLD NEWS 8:00AM-10:00AM PLANET LOVETRON 10:00AM-11:30AM Music inspired by Chocolate Thunder, Robert Robot drops electro past and present, hip hop and intergalaCtic funkmanship. ve@yahoo.com> FIRED UP 11:30AM-12:00PM Ever told yourself "I can't even boil water, let alone cook a chicken or stir-fry vegetables!" Let Chef Marat show you the way to create easy meals prepared in the comfort of your own kitchen/bechelor pad or car. OK, maybe not the car. "Wouldn't want to spill anything on the upholstery. UNPACK YOUR ADJECTIVES 12:00PM-1:00PM STEVE AND MIKE 1:00PM -2:00PM Crashing the boy's club in the pit. Hard and fast, heavy and slow (punk and hardcore). THE ONOMATOPOEIA SHOW 2:O0PM-3:OOPM Comix comix comix. Oh yeah, and some music DiSCORDER. AUGUST'04 CABLE 101.9FM OR LISTEN TO US ONLINE AT WWW.CITR.CA RHYMES AND REASONS 3:OOPM-5:O0PM DJ Knowone slaves over hot-multi-track to bring a fresh continuous mix of fresh every week. Made from scratch, samples and just a few drops of fame. Our tables also have plethora of guest DJs, performers, interviews, giveaways. Strong Bad and the occasional public service announcements. LOCAL KIDS MAKE GOOD 5:OOPM-6:O0PM att. Local Dave brings you local music of all sorts. The program most Bkely to play your band! PEDAL REVOLUTIONARY att. 5:00PM-6:00PM Viva la Velorution! DJ Helmet Hair and Chainbreaker Jane give you all the bike news and views you need and even cruise around while doing itl www.bikesexual.org OUT FOR KICKS 6:00PM-7:30PM Now in it's 15th and final year, your most reliable source for Indie Pop. Thanks to all the regular fis- teners over the years! Tune in for an entertaining farewell tour. ON AIR WITH GREASED HAIR 7:30PM-9:00PM The best in roots, rock 'n' roll and rhythm and blues from 1942-1962 with your snappify-aftired host, Gary Olsen. UVE FROM THUNDERBIRD RADIO HB1 9:00PM-11:00PM Live From Thunderbird Radio Hell showcases local talent... LIVE! Honestly, don't even ask about the technical side of this. This month's listings are still TBA, except for: Aug 12-Ladie's Night WORLD HEAT 11:0OPM-l :00AM An old punk rock heart considers the oneness of all things and presents music of worlds near and far. Your host, the great Daryl-ani, seeks reassurance via . LAUGH TRACKS 1:O0AM-2:O0AM FILL-IN 2:00AM-6:00AM FlULrlN^M^ 6:00AM-8:00AM CAUGHT IN THijjjiED,"^ * 8:00AM-10:00AM Trowing the trash heap of over SO years' worth of real rock. !o*. roll debris. SKA-FS SCENE-IK DRIVEI Kh00AM-12^ulM^^: Email requests to: THESE ARE THE BREAKS J2K)0fM-2:00PM T^g'^q^h crate digger DJ Avi Shack mixes the underground hip hop, old school classics and I Oj^^M^^^^iJS RADIO ZERO"Sr^^ 2:00PM-3:3OPM NARDWUAR THE HUMAN SERVIETTE PRESENTS.^.-§£? 3:30PM-5:00PM CITR NEWS, SPORTS AND ARTS S:00PM-6K)pB«j { A Volunteer-produced, student and community newscast featuring news, sports and arts. Reports by people like you- "Become the Media." To get mvoJved^'visif^wwcitr.ca and dick "News Dept" THE NORTHERN WISH &00PM-7:30PM AFRICAN RHYTHMS David "Love" Jones brings you the best new and old jazz, soul, Latin, samba, bossa and African music from around the world. www.africanrhythmsradio.com HOMEBASS 9.-00PM-12.-00AM Hosted by DJ Noah: techno but also some trance, acid, tribal, etc. Guest DJs, interviews, retrospectives, giveaways, and more. IUKE THE SCRIBBLES att. 12:00AM-2fl0AM .;'. THEANTIDOttaBfeS*1 12:00AM-2:00AM THE VAMPIRE'S BALL ■ 2:00AM-6:00AM Dark, sinister music of all genres to soothe the Dragon's soul. Hosted by Drake. SATURDAY FILL-IN 6:O0AM-8:O0PM THE SATURDAY EDGE 8:00AM-12:00PM Studio guests, new releases, British comedy sketches, folk music calendar and ticket giveaways. 8AM-9AM: African/World roots. 9AM-12PM: Celtic music and performances. GENERATION ANNIHILATION 12:00PM-1:00PM A fine mix of streetpunk and old school hardcore backed by band interviews, guest speakers, and social commentary. www.sfreetpunkradio.com POWERCHORD 1:00PM-3:00PM Vancouver's only true metal show; local demo tapes, imports, and other rarities. Gerald Rattlehead, Dwain, and Metal Ron do the dam- CODE BLUE 3:O0PM-5:0OPM From backwoods delta low-down slide to urban harp honks, blues, and blues roots with your'hosts Jim, Andy and Paul. ELECTROLUX HOUR 5:O0PM-6:O0PM BATTLE ZONE 6:O0PM-7:O0PM Each show will make you feel as though you're listening in on conversations between political insiders. As well, this guest and caler-driven programs its guest from opposite ends of the corridor of public argument against one, another in ho-holds barred debate that takes you behind today's headlines. SHADOW JUGGLERS 7:0OPM-9:O0PM An exciting chow of Drum n' Bass with Dj's MP & Bias , on the ones.and twos, plus gusts. Listen for givawas everyweek. Keep feePn da beatz. SYNAPTIC SANDWICH 9:00PM-1 1:00PM PLUTONIAN NIGHTS 11:00PM-1:00AM Cutting-edge, progressive organ music with resident Haitchc and various guest performers/DJs. Bye-bye civilisafion, keep smiling blue, where's me bloody anesthetic then? http://plutonia.org EARWAX 1:00AM-4:30AM "noiz terror rm'ndfuck hardcore like punk/beatz drop dem headz rock inna jungist mashup/distort da source full force with needlz on wax/my chaos runs rampant when I free da jazz..." Out. REGGAE LINKUP 4:30AM-9:00AM Hardcore dancehall reggae. Hosted by Sister B. USTEN TO CITR 101.9 FMI IT'S A MEGA-TUBULAR WAY TO MEET COOL BOYS AND/OR GIRLS! SUNDAY MONDAY TUESiDAY WEDNESDAY THURSiDAY FRiDAY SATURiDAY 10 ii 12pm Ycfe 2 3 4 5 6 9 10 11 12am 2 3 4 5 6 REGGAE LINKUP (RG) ARE YOU SERIOUS? s^fflJSIC(EC) ROCKERS SHOW(RG) THE LEO RAMIREZ SHOW (WO) QUEER FM (TK) RHYTHMSINDIA (WO) TRANCENDANCE mK2 THE SHOW (HH) BREAKFASTWITH THE BROWNS (EC) ALT. RADIO (PO) PARTS UNKNOWN (PO) ABSOLUTE BEGINNERS (EC) WIGFLUX RADIO (RG) THE JAZZ SHOW (JZ) VENGEANCE IS MINE) (PU) PSYCHEDELIC AIRWAVES (DC/EC) PACIFIC PICKIN' (RT) THIRD TIMES THE CHARM (RR) BEATUP RONIN CIRCUIT TRACING (DC/EC) MEAT EATING VKAH(H WENER'S BBQ (SP) FLEX YOUR HEAD(HC) SALARIO MINIMO (WO) FLYTRAP (EC) ESCAPISM M AURAL TENTACLES (EC) FILL-IN SUBURBAN JUNGLE (EC) FILL-IN EXQUISITE CORPSE (EX) ANOIZE (NO) DEMOCRACY NOW (TK) RUMBLETONE RADIO (RR) MOTORDADDY (RR) NECESSARY VOICES (TK) FOLK OASIS (RT) HANS KLOSS' MISERY HOUR (HK) FIRST FLOOR SOUNDSYSTEM (EC) END OF THE WORLD NEWS (EC) PLANET LOVETRON (DC) UNPACK YOUR ADJECTIVES (PO/RR) STEVE & MIKE (HC) THE ONOMATOPOEIA SHOW (TK) RHYMES & REASONS (HH) OUT FOR KICKS (PO) ON AIR WITH GREASED HAIR (RR) LIVE FROM... THUNDERBIRD HELL (LM) WORLD HEAT (W) LAUGH TRACKS (TK) CAUGHT IN THE RED (RR) SKATS SCENIC DRIVE (SK) THESE ARE THE BREAKS (HH) RADIO ZERO (EC) NARDWUAR PRESENTS (NW) CiTR NEWS AND ARTS (TK) THE NORTHERN WISH (EC) AFRICAN RHYTHMS (WO) HOMEBASS (DC) I LIKE THE SCRIBBLES (EC) THE VAMPIRE'S Mt (EC) THE SATURDAY EDGE(RT) GENERATION ANNIHILATION (PU) POWERCHORD (MT) CODE BLUE (RT) ELECTROLUX HOUR (EC) BATTLE ZONE (TK) SHADOW JUGGLERS (DC) SYNAPTIC SANDWICH (DC/EC) PLUTONIAN NIGHTS (DC) 9 10 11 12pm 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 AM EARWAX (HH/DC) REGGAE UNKUP(RG) DC=dance/eledronic • EC=eclectic vEX' LMHiye music • LCHounge • MT=metal • NO-noi 'experimental • FR=French language • GI=goth/industrial • HC-hardcore • HH=hiphop • HK=Hans Kloss • JZ=jazz ie . NW=Nardwuar • PO-pop • PU=punk • RG-reggae • RR-rock • RT-roots • SK=ska • SP=sports • TK=talk • WO=world Rei^roZul ugust Garden ^rty Style with: ##^^1 theIpen CAMERAS Goddam CD Returning witS sound that this time go«|& beyond mere comparisor^tel|lle arid Sebastian, The Ma||||ic Fields Smiths, Toronto's fiflH§j|$£ export ,offfi8§Pstellar follow- up to their breakthroo^f^sineU oJLJMjfeif Coming in at just over 41 gorgeous iittoufe$,tne9J 11 Sreautiful tracks of homoerotic baroque pojf areanewjoislfr ■ Llebratjon of sen- suality for all ears. Capturing meTrlllaible energy of their technicolor live show, which resembles a 'gay-folk-church- dance-party', The Hidden Cameras' troupe take the party atmosphere into the studio as tracks like 'Fear is On' and 'Music is My Boyfriend' build slowly only to climax into a full on rave up folk-rock eruption! This is s-e-x-y! CD 14.98 SUPER FURRY ANIMALS Phantom Phorce 2CD th only 500 copies of thi V deluxe version of :e floating around Canada, we suggest you quickly get on the bai space pop shaggy heads! Their last sh< incredible, fully demonstrating their ci encompasses super catchy prog ballads, ics and a non-stop dance party. This deluxe should fetch big bucks on ebay) features rem] Tet.High Llamas, Mario Caldato Jr, Wauvenf ol Bip, Massimo, Freiband, Zan Lyons, etc, plus the1 cool The Slow Life EP! SAHARA HOTNIGHTS Kiss and Tell CD had just the world with the amaang recording was suddenly in the"?{ast tene" and their ig a great, rock'n'roll group was, quicker than you can say "thejje girls are better than The Donnas," becoming a very real possibility. Their edgy bfefld of new- no wave andipnk«ias more infectious than their countrymen In The ffltas, and after hahdijctajhe support slot with Da» fitoWs Foe; Fighters, these tfDMtghts proved they wen>"1hfi "reat-thjflo* — blowing^^Bhit our North American shores. So now a full two year&in the making we have the next phase fc their "master plan" Says Josephine, "We listened to a lot el Pretenders, Big Star, Cheap Trick, Go-Go's, The Cars and Television and it inspired us when it came time to make the next record." Kiss & Tell really kicks and it seems that the girls have had no problem with their new found success. Maria tefis*BSrYou can't worry about that stuff (fame), if you do, you might as well be doing jgthing else. We just wanted to make a record that was the last one. So we did." CD 2CD 19.98 COMETS is under, 6' chiming racket of gi Utrillo Belcher who is sometimes