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Show it when you shop! citr.ca 2868 w. 4th ave. @ macdonald in kits 604-739-7796 skuUskates.com Table of Contents September 2009 www.discorder.ca FEATURES Jcfpandroids by Gerald Deo 13—Bev Davies: Play It Loud Legendary Vancouver photographer Bev Davies showed a fraction of her huge collection of images that document our city's music scene. 14—Art Project: C/R/I/T/I/C/S/ A selection of images from a recent collaborative project by Andrea Lukic and Justin Gradin. 17—A Room-A Loom Deep in the heart of East Vancouver, there's a loom and anyone can sit down and become part of an art project and a community' 18—3 Inches of Blood Cam Pipes talks to Discorder about his band's reinvention as a serious metal band... that sings in falsetto about medieval fantasy 26—Basketball X&te^reback! Vancouver's favourite dance trio have returned from their year long journey of playing music in Europe and talk to us about how that's changed their sound. 30—Todd Fancey Is he a rock star? Is he a social worker? He's both! The New Pornographers' Todd Fancey talks about how he balances his selfless side with his musical side. REGULARS. REVIEWS W^_%m0S0i0i&(iM!i' 10—Venews 32—Real Live Action The Rickshaw Theatre /The Cobalt The Clips / Go Ghetto Tiger / Grouper / Hard Drugs / Japandroids/ Makeout Videotape /Mika 11—Textually Active Miko / SSRIs Burlesque West: Showgirls, Sex and Sin in Postwar Vancouver by Becki L. Ross 37—Under Review Arctic Monkeys / Datarock / The Dustin Bentall 12—Riff Raff Outfit / Extra Happy Ghost!!! / Grand Archives Boats! / The B-Liries / Random Cuts / Devil Eyes, / Humans / John Wort Hannam / No Age / Sian Alice Group / Spiral Beach 20—Calendcrr 22—Program guide 25—Charts Could use your help. Discorder is a non-profit magazine devoted to Donate online: covering local and independent music and culture. www.supporting.ubc.ca/ We rely on the help of hard working volunteers to onlinedonation provide quality content each month. Throughout our 26 year history, sustaining the magazine in Donate by mail: print form has always been a challenge, and even send in a cheque to #233-6138 more so as print publications across the board Student Union Blvd., Vancouver, are facing tough times and advertising dollars.are B.CV6T 1Z1 waning. Donate by phone: Show Discorder that you think we deserve to call (604) 822-1242 with your continue doing what we do by making a donation credit card on hand to support the magazine. All donations of $10 or more will receive a tax receipt. Thank you! EVENT LlVEMUSICVANCOUVER.COM's CALENDAR COMMUNITY music LISTINGS mACKDMMONDBAY BY THOUSANDS Sept. 19th Pit Pub ^mssJi^BM FINAL FANTASY WITH TIMBER TIMBRE :'o§|p*1^ St. Andrew(s-We$ley United Church >'W. -•-- '*^" "''' &/** m ' 5 Editor JordieYow Editor's Note Dear Discorder: Art Director- We've been changing. We might be pubUshing ev Nicole Ondre city—recognition. ery other month starting in October at least for a In this issue check out the doings of local metal Uttle while. That's important, but what I feel is more Production Manager heroes 3 Inches of Blood (page 18) and an inter important has been a gradual shift in Discorder's view with ace Uve performers BasketbaU, fresh back Debby Reis mandate. from a year abroad (page 26). In TextuaUy Active With the start of a new school year, new website, this month MeUssa Smith provides us with a look Copy Editors new format and a new print schedule, it seems Uke at Burlesque West, a history of burlesque in our city Liz Brant, Debby Reis, Alex Smith, a good time to talk about the change. Over the past (page 10). New Pornographer Todd Fancey's profes MeUssa Smith year Discorder has moved to cover more and more sional Ufe as a social worker is explored by Dan Fu local, Vancouver-based music and art. In the future mano and Dan HoUoway (page 30). We look at Bev Ad Manager you wiH find less about bands and artists from out of Davies, whose photography has long documented Marie Benard town and more about our local heroes. our music scene and was.shown to the pubUc last This isn't because we have any particular dislike month (page 12). We check in on the struggles of Under Review Editor for music from the rest of the world. We love music the Cobalt and the Rickshaw Theatre with running Melissa Smith from aU over the place, but it's siUy for us to try and their venues in Venews (page 10), and our feature compete with establishments like Pitchfork and Ex on A Room-A Loom looks at how Goonies new . RLA Editor claim in trying to teU you who the hottest new band art project is working to build community in the Alex Smith from Sweden or Montreal is. Downtown Eastside (page 17). What we can do, and do weU, is report on what's On a final note, it is our art director Nicole On- Web Editor going on in our city Vancouver is a vibrant and tal dre's last issue. She's been making this magazine ReillyWood ented community, which deserves to be discussed look amazing since she started last year and we'U and reported on. We'U be doing our best to fiU our miss her. We wish her aU the best, and hope our new Calendar Listings pages with stories relevant to the local scene. We art director is up to the task of filling her shoes. Melanie Coles might not be musicians or artists here (weU not me anyways), but by putting out a magazine about Until next month, Promotions Director Vancouver's music and culture we can give some JordieYow Leanna Orr thing back to aU the talented artists out there in the Program Guide Bryce Dunn Corrections Distribution Peter MacDonald Adriane Lake's name was mispeUed in Under Review in the August issue. It is Adriane Lake, not Lak. CiTR Station Manager Brenda Grunau September Contributors Publisher Articles Student Radio Society of UBC Andrew Candela, Jules Chladni, Gerald Deo, Bryce Dunn, Robert Fougere, Dan Fumano, Dan HoUoway, Alex Hudson, PhiUppa Lavery, Tamara Lee, Scott Lyon, Adam Mannegren, Sean Nelson, Quinn Omori, Cover Mark PaulHus, Nate Pike, Gavin Reid, Alanna Scott, Alex Smith, Saelan Twerdy Image from C/R/I/T/I/C/S/ by Justin Gradin. See more on page 14. jf|k||p| Photo & Illustration Merida Anderson, BasketbaU, Aisha Davidson, Gerald Deo, Justin Gradin, Robert Fougere, Tamara Lee, Andrea Lukic, Nathan Matthews, Nicole Ondre, Nathan Pike, Ryan Walter Wagner. Proofreaders iiifer1 Anne Emberline, Robert Fougere ©DiSCORDER 2009 by the Student Radio Society of the University of British Columbia. Contribute. Subscribe. Advertise. Distribute. All rights reserved. Circulation 8,000.