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'Offer applies telephor restriction THURSDAY, 5th THE TONICS UBC STUDENTS APPRECIATION NIGHT SAWAGI TAIKO STRANGE UNION, HEE-HAW, BNU & CUSTER'S LAST BAND STAND THE MOLESTICS FRIDAY, 6th PUBLIC DREAMS | THE SPIRIT MERCHANTS (AUSTRALIA'S} JEFF LANG MECCA NORMAL UNDER THE VOLCANO SATURDAY, 7th RAY CONDO •Si THE RICOCHETS with SURFDUSTERS editrix VANCOUVER SPBQAL miko hoffman THURSDAY, 12th art director BASSUNES ken paul COWSHEAD CHRONICLES INDEPENDENCE DAV 3 ad rep VELVETS CHRISTIAN COMICS CONTENTION, WITH QUEAZY, kevin pendergraft IMAGINEERS, & JAR production manager INTERVIEW HELL barb yamazaki SEVEN INCH FRIDAY 13th graphic design/layout BETWEEN THE LINES JAZZBERRY RAIN/1 atomos, ken paul, scratch, UNDER REVIEW suki smith, barb y SATURDAY, 14th production REAL LIVE ACTION MUSCLE BITCHES frank?, miko gh, megan ClTRjSflARTS PUNCHED UNCONSCIOUS, BRUNDLE FLY mallett, tristan, barby photography/illustrations OjrfTHE DIAL barb, cat, paul clarke, JEPTEMBER DATEBOOK ><&&^ FRI, SAT, 20th & 21st adam monahan, suki smith, Folk Funk'en Hemp Bash! marlene yuen Noah's Great Rainbow, Cozy Bones, 10ft contributors Henry, Silicone Souls, Peal, Mya Eaxell, Side barbara a, britt a, andrea & Shows, and more! Info: 730-1808 amber dawn, elvira b, YES^I^EY ARE FRO^'VANCOUVER. ronnie b, bcran, barb, chris THURSDAY, 26th c, michael c, jovian f, THEYAREMECCA NORMAL. frank?, jeremy g, gth, miko GRAPHIC DUHSIGN BY KEN PAUL. RATTLED ROOSTERS gh, gustav, pieter n, colLlin SATURDAY, 28th k, namiko k, paul k, longhaul, megan Im, sara I, THE BLUE LIZARD LOUNGE SOCIETY adam m, janis mc, dj noah, "DiSCORDER* 1996 by t(i« Student Radio Society of tho presents DINO MARTINIS nardwuar, kevin p, pnat nat, University of Brit'uh Columbia. AU rights reterved. Circu­ brian right, rogg, dale s, lation 17,500. Subscription*, payable in odvance, to Canadian residents EVERY TUESDAY evan s, jason s, suki & are $15 for on* year, to residents of tho USA are $15 kellie, blaine t (bye! we'll USD; $24 CDN elsewhere. Single copies aro $2.00 (to cover DISCO STREETS postage, of course). Please make chocks or money or­ Disco miss you), brian w ders payable to DiSCORDER Magaiine. with DJ's JEF, CHICKLET program guide DEADLINES: Copy deadline for tho October issue is Sep­ & MC KC BROWN tember 11th. Ad space is available until September 16th no miko kunimoto and can be booked by calling Kevin at (604) 822-3017 charts ext. 3. Our rates are available upon request. DiSCORDER is not responsible for loss, damage, or any other injury to unsolicited it- solicited artwork (including EVERY WEDNESDAY but not limited to drawings, photographs and transpar­ ryan ogg encies), or any other unsolicited material. Material can .PEOPLE PLAYING distribution be submitted on disc (Mac, preferably) or in type. As al­ MUSIC ways, English is preferred. matt steffich From UBC to Langley and Squamish to Bellingham, CiTR with GUESTS us distribution can be heard at 101.9 fM as well as through all major krista peters cable systems in the Lower Mainland, except Shaw in Whit* Rock. Cal the CiTR DJ line at 822-2487, our office at discorder on-line 822-3017 ext. 0, or our news and sports lines at 822-3017 ben lai ext. 2. Fax us at 822-9364, e-mail us at GTReUNIXG.UBC.CA, thanks for the power moe visit our web site at http://www.ams.ubc.ca/dlr or just pick up a goddamn pen ond write #233-6138 SUB Blvd., Vancou­ EVERY SUNDAY linda scholten ver, B.C. CANADA V6T1Z1. thanks ROCKABILLY SOUNDS paul t brooks of Gel. mils

PRINTED IN CANADA EVERYDAY GREAT PUB FOOD! fully catchy "Frankie Fishead." 1483 Lamey's Mill Road, Vancou­ Who did lhat? Sign lhat boy up. ver, BC V6H 3Y7) this month's vancouversyg^special There's really not a bad tune on Ihe 5-song Lilly's Day Off - hey, THE PASTIES is that the Lily from the Who The Pasties song? That evil siren Lilith? Them's (Hemisphere) facts we's gots ta know. Just about what you'd expect: tastily loud and snotty, with a very Local CD Reviews! tongue in cheek surprise bonus track (all they're giving away is Well, it's my first month as local that its original version was writ­ CD reviewer here at Vancouver ten by Neil Diamond; I'll only Special, and I'm still digging my add lhat it may have been per­ pologies lo everybody twisted perversions writhing off name, or the cover, or what, but way out from the heop of local formed on o certain '60s TV se­ who was expecting to the lyric sheet. Even your names I anticipated some kind of grrl trash and treasures lhat has been ries), and revealing liner notes rex A see some demo tapes are wierd: Mancoat, Mousey band experience. Other people piling up here ot DiSCORDER. So where the band members thank waltz (southern) covered in last month's VanSpec. Connexion, Schwantz Plench, I know did too, and they were a rather than describing everything the Vancouver Canucks, Fisher­ modest mouse Something so damn important as and a fluid filled sac. Ye Godz. tad disappointed when they saw that's come in, here are just three man's Friend lozenges, and the interstate. 8 (up) that should never given the kind And the music! So zany! Noise, Ihe 3:1 guy:girl ratio. Bullshit! You of the notable entries you may Fresh Prince of Bel-Air. of shoddy treatment that went distortion everywhere. Can't think guys flat out rock, plain and sim­ want to look for in the record land of the loops down last month. straight. Must... remain ... con­ ple. Punk edge, too, as in the das- SURFDUSTERS bundle of joy (up) There. Now let's oil snuggle scious. Yet it's only guitars, bass, I'm lethin Raincoast Rumble team dresch up for a big huggy. People just and drums. How do you do it? change/there's got to be a bet­ VARIOUS ARTISTS (Fireball Records) captain... (candy-ass) You must have some poet with the don't touch eoch other enough ter way" ("Static"). I even have o Tiddleywinks Volume Ones The fabulous Surfdusters have versus devil, or one of his buddies. How these days. From here on in that's new-found appreciation for Fun for Kids of all Agesl been around for a long lime now, can I describe your music to our secret swingers gonna change. I want to touch Courtney Love, as you got her (Chester's Funtime Record playing iheir originol surf crea­ readers? I can't compare it to any­ (Caroline) all of you. All at once. I'm feel­ ear-splitting scream down pat. Collection) tions as well as the classics in thing, since groups like yours tiger trap ing bigtime love here, folks. Let I'm not going to touch you This CD is loaded with various places like the Railway and (sniff) don't get famous. I have only two me touch you. Except you. I'm not guys in Cinderpop eilher. I'm varieties of local pop, ranging the Commodore. Now that the s4(k) words for you guys: send more. I touching you. You're in that thinking of licking you, though, from the quiet, to the hopping up tape I once bought from them ot buffalo daughter must hove copious quantities of group Daddy's Hands. You but only when I'm ready for des­ and down, to the space-age, and a show (which come with a free captain vapour ... this stuff. I will repeatedly listen guys are sick. So sick you make sert. Sweet and sugary, these is cool enough to make me wish package of generic macaroni- to your madcap concoction: (grand royal) me sick. You're sicker than Sick boys. Like a sweet sugar pie. I'd had the brains to get in on and-cheese dinner) has finally Sick Yeah!, although you do Only ' low^y^jp II I hav *d) With a nice tender, flaky crust. this myself. Unlike most compila­ succumbed to warm tempera­ the curtain... (vyr) sound a little bit like them. That crust being you, wiggly gui­ tions, you won't have to program tures, they have finally put out a I hod no idea of what I was in Hissy Fit. Over here. I'm tarist Mark Jowett, whose howl­ your CD player around the weak CD of their very own, loaded wi th A unrest A for when I read your interview definitely touching you guys. Very ing, soaring tones I last heard tracks here — my only complaint 15 seductive instrumentals plus a perfect teeth (4ad) hell in the virgin pages of quickly, ihough, as I'm expecting wrapping around the electro-pop is that at least Iwo of the bands short extro by our very own tullycraft DiSCORDER a few months back. a high voltage shock once I make of local band Moev back in the (Gleam and Squeeky) have Nardwuar. If this isn't your thing, old traditions... "I want to slit open your tit and physical contact. You make a 1 880's. I guess running success­ since broken up. run oway screaming, but if you (harriet) fuck the silicon (sic), seething plas­ sound like a '74 Dodge Charger ful record labels just doesn't hove Also includes Iracks from have a soft spot for Dick Dale, , butter 98 tic escape/evacuate what's in­ in various states of tuning and idle the zing it used to, so you've B'ehl, The Electrosonics, Man or Astroman?, or those s/t (grand royal) side evacuate what's inside/I speed. You even floor it some­ hooked up with a few kids in Tonebursts, Kaneva, pesky Shadowy Men, you know I know/baby baby baby times. Actually, I was a little bit South Surrey to generate tunes Speedbuggy, The Liars, and must buy this homegrown CD. guv'ner y baby baby baby" (from "Don't surprised when I first put on the that Redd Kross would die (or sue) The Bonaduces, and stylish (4337 Percival Avenue, Burnaby, the hunt (merge)' BC V5G 3S4) Go") is just one example of the tope. I don't know if it wos the four. Nice harmonies on the for* artwork by Ralph Alfonso. (603- v QTR 11L9fM . ,?_ P&K years, are tinolly releasing their anyway"..T Congratulations go currently on a tour of the a reaction, especially ot sc first CD! Entitled The Journey From Einsteins." ... Local Dirt! out to The Smugglers for their US,' Irying to Sell the Sizzle to the the Canadian chain record stores Hamburg to Iceland Begins, they Zumpano have completed nomination for the MuchMusic ... Local heroes Sparkmarker Well, v, . Ther •n't Best Independent Video Award, will play a release party at the their second album for Sub Pop, Maow are bock, safe and have just inked a deal wilh Crisis really s m to be too much goin' for that (apparently — I haven't Starfish Room on September 1 8 called Goin' Through Chonges. ( sound, from their recent tour Records, a subsidiary of Revela­ down If i month in the "Vancou- had the chance to see the whole with The Readymade and It should be out some time next which sent them oil the way out tion Records. They have also ap­ e" — at least to my thing yet!) short and snappy Wavestation ... Scratch month ... Submission Hold to Quebec. If you haven't seen parently declined an invitation to |e. Maybe this means video for "Especially You." Let's Records is putting out an album have put out two new 7"s: Gor- their photo on the cover of Ex­ play the Revelation Showcase at I'm outta touch, but I'm gonna hope these local boys can bring by Bristol, England's fabulous lic For Victory, on Hopscotch claim Magazine, you really CMJ (College Music Journal's report the • stuff I've heard about home ihe prize!! They are, by the Beatnik Filmstars! Look for it Records (from California) and a should. It has been getting quite annual Music Festival in New sometime in October ... The self-released one entitled Kami­ York City) and the Halifax on Scratch gang is also lamenting kaze Quagga ... Music Festival (I'm pretty sure this the loss of their retail star, In case you haven't heard, used to be called ihe Halifax Pop Claudio, who has been with the it's Shindig time once again! Explosion). I guess lhat we should store for over two years. He is Come on down to the Railway look for o follow-up release to moving to Japan ... knock­ Club every Tuesday, from Septem­ their recent Sub Pop 7" from down-ginger's new album, ber 10 to the beginning of De­ Sparkmarker soon ... en tilled Take Out, will be out soon cember, for a chance to see some Nettwerk Records is releasing on Zulu Records. Also look for great local talent, have lots of fun the soundtrack for lhat new movie Ihe new Sook-Yin Lee CD (fea­ and play the famous game of Foxfire. Look for Vancouverites turing cover art by Chester Brown "Jokes For Beer." Shindig is The Rose Chronicles and of Yummy Fur fame), and tours pleased to announce the return OF URBAN SPRAWL Mystery Machine on this CD and videos from both knock­ of MC Garnet Harry after a (which also contains tracks from down-ginger and Daytona ... year's hiatus. If you're in a band, Luscious Jackson, The Cramps Look for a new Starboys CD on it's not too late to enter! Call andL7) ... the label Subvelocity featuring Megan at 822-8733 for more Pipedream, a band who their two singles, "Canadian information!* has been around for over four

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4 September 1996 cowshead chronicles basslines 1 for you| by dj noah stories of my Life, stories i teLL to others, stories i often tell to extinguish a fire within me. but sometimes it all goes horribly wrong and i set in motion a sequence of events i can't seem to stop, my lack of direction is of some sort of public record as are the inner workings of my heart, in the last three weeks individuals, friends, have approached me and seemed or ihis issue, I had an op­ tributor to the West Coast dance Plus 8, FFRR) and Pilgrims of concerned about me. my heart, my life, concerned about my portunity to speak with music community, creating a triad the Mind (Outersanctum, happiness, and to them i say: don't sweat it. i think my Robert Shea, founder of that includes San Fran and LA. Interthill); ethnodrum V RECORDS. With his many While the world-wide dance mu­ dubfusion 12", an album by moments of depression only help to magnify my moments of Eyears of knowledge and experi­ sic community is often segregated Mere Mortals (Wax Trax, extreme happiness, without them i would be unable to distin­ ence, Robert is ihe ideal person into narrow musical styles, this Endzeit); as well as Vancouver's guish between the two. what if every day was sunny? then what? to make a go of a label that'll be region represents a unique sonic first electronic artist compilation and if it rained every day we'd never know what to do when it competitive in the world's under­ melting pot, mixing influences Welcome to Lotus Land. was nice out. the bad times only remind us that we are human ground scene. The West Coast of from ambient, house, techno, Acting globally and thinking North America is one of the elec­ and that some sort of guiding force keeps us in check and also dub, trance, hip hop, reggae, locally, Map Records should tronic/dance music world's most helps to keep our feet firmly planted on the ground, the ground electronica, and jazz. Robert quickly make its mark in the un­ musically fertile regions, home to often feels heavy beneath my feet and there are days that i can hopes to develop a diverse ros­ derground scene, along with the a multitude of independent labels, ter of artists from the Vancou­ artists who it will release. Con­ remember where moving my feet forward seemed like the last creative musicians, dedicated ver region who are inspired by tact the label at: 2542 Guelph thing i would ever do. and by the same token there have been dj's, suppcgtive porty promoters, ; all types of music, furthering St., Voncouver, BC, V5T 3P5. days when the souls of my feet have been lighter than the air enthusiastic fanzines, and insight­ our reputation as an eclectic Phone: 604.874.5357, around me and i have walked for miles in what has felt like ful music culture publications. musical culture. fax:604.872.8058, e-mail*. someone else's shoes. September should set it all straight Robert has been involved with The sonic perspective of the [email protected], web: though, i've never been one to make predictions and have, many underground dance clubs, pro­ label will initially be West Coast http://www.coming.soon/ times before, given my opinion of resolutions, but i will this motions, parties, live shows, flavoured; Map isn't interested in Comments and feedback can time out say that i expect September to be a banner month, and magazines, record labels, artists, releasing records which sound be sent to [email protected]. following a close second, the world famous October with noth­ producers, retail, distribution, immediately familiar or follow in In next month's column, you'll find and production. He has spent ihe ihe imprints of others. Look for out about Vancouver's newest ing but good times for garn. well, okay, maybe not. but this last three years working in San interesting collaborations and re- import store, Shockwave, and get seems like the kind of thing my friends and others want to Francisco and Los Angeles, and interpretations, created when some quick reviews. 'Til then, hear, but things are looking up. for now. my blood seems now realizes lhat to truly reach Map's friends oil over the world keep the peace. thicker than usual and sometimes i think i can feel it coursing his own goals of sonic excitation, add their ideas and remixing tal­ through my veins, it's time to take some sort of control, of he must dwell in his hometown ents to many of Map's releases. ond share his experiences with DJ Noah's show, me. my life, and those around me. could be you. this is for Upcoming releases include a the local musicmakers. Homebass, is on you. trancin' funkie collaborative 1 2" gth. . . Map Records will help Van­ of ihe talents of Mark Gage Fridays 9pm-12am couver to become an active con­ lUmwiirsBotB CUSD. Swim, on CiTR 101.9fM. THE NO-MOOCH PHONE CARD.

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*Low flat rates also available to destinations outside of B.C. sings and writes lots of great talented craftswoman who handmakes guitars for a living and is currently constructing her much talent and creativity? Unfor­ own bass. Sandi is a nanny and tunately, the biggest obstacle for is pursuing an interest in photog­ the Tonics is that their gifts are raphy. One of her photos is on spread just a little too thin. Scream display at Tony's Deli on Commer­ plays with Sub Pop stars cial Drive. She'll also have one Zumpano; they tour and record showing at ihe Vancouver Public several months of the year. Nick Library in the months ahead. has an equally busy schedule trav­ Scream, a diehard Anglophile, is elling the U.S. and Canada as a content to putter around the go- guitarist with Mint recording art­ rage tinkering with his vintage ists the Smugglers. But it's Ford MG or his girlfriend Jo's Morris who wins the inter-band prize, Oxford. You may find him in the with a total of six projects (not in­ house curled up in front of the TV cluding previous bands). Ford with Chester the cat and English was in Tankhog when he classics like Coronation St. or Yes joined the Tonics, and now plays Minister. Nick has a degree in Aah. A refreshing wilh DOA, Show Business Gi­ geology. When he's not sweating balm in the parched ants, and his own band. He plays if out in smoky nightclubs, he of­ iter of desert of Vancouver's guitar for Veda Hille and has ten goes on rock finding expedi­ Ihe Farfisa, leads the scene. Meet Sandi, Scream, been playing shows with the tions. Nick is also the proud dad banter when the Tonics play live. Jennifer, Nick and Ford, five haunt every Hard Rock Miners Says Ford, of Madeline, who, at 2, is already during that time was opening for "Ever since I was a twinkle in my of the most fun loving, beer drink­ watering hole in the downlown "They're all fun in special ways. following in her father's footsteps rock greats the Muffs, which was Daddy's eye I've wanted to be a ing, hard rocking, pot smoking, eastside. They began as the The Tonics are particularly dear by appearing in a TV commercial. the fulfilment of a lifelong dream rock and roll star." Although he and truly styling musicians in town. Mary Janes three and a half to me. We get to do different Ford is in so many bands he for Sally Jackson. Sally, whose You'll find no vestiges of preten­ things we don't do in olher bands. doesn't do anything else. He looks sweet and generous character tious grunge, annoying rocktude, forward to a European tour wilh was cherished by all who km or empty aspirations to fame and fill a slot at the famed Kitty Pal­ DOA in Ihe fall. her, succumbed to cancer on July fortune here. They're ihe first to ace. The original line-up included 14, 1994, two weeks after the Despite scheduling difficul- arrive and the last to leave, rock­ Sandi and Jennifer, Claritza Kane Muffs show. Because the Mary ;, the Tonics have managed ing our world with a punchy, rich and Sally Jackson on guitar, Mike Janes were so strongly identified to achieve quite a bit. They've sound perhaps best described as Ledwidge (Zumpano) on keys, with Sally (not to mention there opened for such luminaries as the Black Flag meets the Archies. The and featured various drummers in­ was another band in the US also Fallouts, Harvey Sid Fischer, Tonics live are fun-time rock at it's cluding Jason Zumpano and Pete called the Mary Janes) they de­ Huevos Rancheros, Bum, Pluto, the finest, delivered with the pleasure (Copyright). If wasn't long be­ cided to change iheir name to the Fastbacks and the Rattled Roost­ and intensity only derived from fore Ford and Scream climbed Tonics. ers. They were recently featured sonic greatness, an enthusiastic aboard, Claritza dropped out, at the Rock and Roll Boat and audience, and pre-show tequila Jennifer, a dynamic dark and Nick was discovered at a Trailer Show garage fest in shooters. And if lhat's not enough, haired vixen who plays mean bass party. The Mary Janes were al­ Calgary. Aside from their self-ti­ they're cute, really cute. most entirely instrumental, crank­ in the Tonics, first began her musi­ cal career as an accordion player tled seven inch, Tonics Iracks have Even if you don't know the Ton­ ing out raw, Ventures inspired appeared on four compilations (all tunes. The highlight for the band in grade school. She graduated ics, you know the Tonics. They to guitar in girl band Kreviss, with a patriotic theme), including then switched to bass when a Nardwuar's Skookum Chief Pow­ siring of other bassists quit in ex­ ered Teenage Zit Rock Angst, O asperation. On the demise of Canada, Canadian Relics, and Kreviss, she and Sandi formed On Guard for Thee. Are they pa­ the Mary Janes. Although bass triots? "I guess so," says Sandi. is her main instrument, her first Ford and Scream aren't even Ca­ love is the guitar, which she nadian, but Ford points out, "Our plays at home and in local adopted home has been good to country band the Weasles. us. If we hadn't grown up in Sandi grew up in Victo­ Canada, we wouldn't even be ria. She taught herself to play aware of the theme to the Littlest "because lots of my friends Hobo." were playing guitar.* She The Tonics look forward to and a friend released a their first fulHength album, due out cassette of experimental in late fall on Lance Rock records. noise music, as "Menstrual The album features artwork by Spunge," when she was a mere Savage Pencil and killer tunes like seventeen years old. Sandi joined "Astroturf" and "Battlestar Kreviss when she moved to Van­ gan, he'll also play whatever any­ Galactica." couver. She wrote and sang over one else isn't playing. Poor Ford What does the future hold half of the bands songs, garner­ i forced into classical piano lev for ihe Tonics? Ford's biggest ing nation wide attention for her ; for ten years, which he hated, ambition is to attend more re­ Sub Pop 7" hit, "Going to Hell." his parents allowed hearsals. "I don't think any of Sandi's quirky leads and ripping him to drop it, he took up the gui­ us are deluding ourselves lhat power chords could garner her an tar. "Then this band I was the Tonics are going to be award for Best Female Guitarist roadying for said, 'Hey, you're a Green Day or the amazing in all of the Northwest. She also really crappy roadie, but if you Neil Diamond. We're plan­ lends her unique vocal flair to the can learn how to play ihe organ, ning to have a good time, to make music with no pressure. We Scream, an accomplished gui­ The band was Junior Gone The olher music I do want to enjoy ourselves ... drink tar player, singer, and songcrafter, Wild and the rest is history. is very serious and aggressive. It beer and smoke pot." But seri­ started out like many of his peers: Nick exudes a musical energy doesn't really address the spirit ously now, the Tonics look forward plugging into his stereo ihrough a and intensity only a Scorpio can. and emotions that the Tonics do." to shows in Seattle and Victoria pre-amp and ploying along to He began playing guitar as a Scream agrees: "I get to play gui­ in October, ond hope to put a tour "Disco Sucks" and the Ramones. young teen in West Vancouver's tar and sing in ihe Tonics, which together when the album comes His parents thought he was crazy, own Smugglers, but later exhib­ is my first love. There's a lot of jug­ "But they obviously weren't, judg­ ited an interest in drums and was gling to be done. Everyone makes So next time you're out on the ing from my current successes." recruited by ihe Tonics. Little did as much lime as ihey can." Wilh town, keep your eyes peeled for Scream has been around so long, they know they struck pure gold. at least one person away at any the Tonics. Their hallmarks are TUNE IN ON THURSDAY, SEPT.26 AT 10 P.M. TO and been in so many projects (in­ "Nick had no fucking idea what given time. The Tonics have been style, convenience, comfort, and CITR 101.9 "THUNDERBIRD RADIO HELL" cluding ihe Howling Grape­ he was doing when he started known to replace a member for a attractive designer colours. Listen TO HEAR ANOTHER JOE PLAY TUNES FROM fruit Breakdance Society, off," recalls Ford. "Now he's de­ show or two, but it's just not the for those catchy tunes and the eter­ THERE DEBUT CD. Shafted, and drunken stints with veloped a style." That style (he nal call, "Looking for the good the Young Fresh Fellows) I doesn't use a stool) has driven the Not lhat the Tonics ever lack times baby, gonna have a ball. couldn't list ihem all. Tonics to unheard of new heights anything to do when one of their Looking for the good times baby, LIVE Ford, a charismatic chatterbox in rhythmic ecstasy. Nick also ranks is on the road. Jennifer is a won't you come along?" September 1996 What initially drew you to Taiko? Are you all Asian Canadian? Eileen: Well, [Vancouver has] our annual Japanese Eileen & Lisa: Yes. Canadian Festival, the Powell Street Festival, and Would you let a non-Asian person join? in 1978 San Francisco Taiko Dojo played. It was Lisa: It hasn't really come up ... but I think that the first time I had seen women play [taiko]. This one of the things that Sawagi Taiko does is to one woman particularly caught my attention present images of Asian Canadian women. because she was mixed race, like me, and she was Eileen: And having non-Asians in the group, few members ofthe powerful... That to me was North American Taiko. well we would lose our common reason for Arenowned and riotously creative Asian I saw that and I really wanted to join. playing music. For me, I think, our group is women's drum group, Sawagi Taiko, more about Asian Canadian women perform­ agreed to meet with me at Harry's on ing, and breaking stereotypes of Asian Commercial and share a little ofthe Canadian women. energy that drives their music. Their powerful performances fuse PHOTOS BY CAT. ILLUSTRATIONS BY MARLENE YUEN traditional Taiko drumming (an art form of fluid movement and rhythmic, loud percussion), with guitar, vocals, and any other innovation they so choose.

That is exactly how I felt at the first Powell Street Festival that I went to. How does your music differ from the other Taiko groups? Eileen: Everything we do is an original piece; well, we do some covers but we play them in our own style. Like, we do "Wipe-out" and a Japanese pop song that became popular in the 60's in North America, called "Sukiyaki." For that piece, one of our members, Tobiko, wrote a rap for it describing an Asian heroine who does­ n't take crap from anybody. She was inspired by an unfortunate incident that happened when a Filipina woman and two friends were mur­ dered by her husband who had sponsored her Sawagi Taiko's involvement with the from the Philippines to marry him. After she Powell Street Festival, women's had asked for a divorce, he killed her and her organizations, and Gay Pride groups friends as a final act of control in the situation. combined with their empowering Tobiko thinks that people like him are brain­ washed by images of Asian women presented personalities take them beyond a in mainstream media, such as in Miss Saigon simple performance group. Benefits and Madame Butterfly. with bands like cub and performances There is a definite "modern" influence in your at events like Under the Volcano and music. You use electric equipment, don't you? the Michigan Womyn's Music Festival Lisa: A lot of the pieces we do we use the [con­ make Sawagi Taiko a strong part of ventional drum] set or the guitar. both the feminist movement and the Do other groups do that? local music scene. These women form Linda: Not as much, I don't think. a movement whose diverse talents Why do you think that is? Lisa: Because we're crazy... never fail to make an impact. Eileen: Partly, I think with Taiko, there is this whole thing about "traditional," "Japanese," or BY NAMIKO KUNIMOTO "Japanese art form." There's a market for that but we don't necessarily want to be that. I know that there are other people who feel offended hearing electric guitar playing with Taiko. But DiSCORDER: Who are you? we don't care. It's a format that works for us. Eileen Kage: My name is Eileen Kage and I So you are willing to take what you want from have been playing Taiko since 1982. I joined the tradition and adapt it. Katari Taiko first, it was the only group in For more information, ortojan the people who never Eileen: Yeah, but what is tradition? town ... Now I play in Sawagi Taiko - it was Lisa: In Japan, it was primarily drums and other join anything, call.. formed out of the women in Katari Taiko when traditional instruments. we got a request from the Michigan Festival to play. We talked about it and decided to form And in the beginning, it was mostly men. And our own group. the approach was much more serious, don't you 681-1531 Lisa Mah: Going to the Michigan Festival blew think? Whenever I see Sawagi Taiko, you are my mind. The energy of an all-women's festival smiling and drumming away. Commodore Lanes S- Billiards was intense. There was so much energy, and it Eileen: Some groups in North America play the 838 Granville Street was all positive. We sort of represented Asian exact same pieces and exactly the same style as women because there were few women of Asian in Japan. But in North America I think that that descent there. doesn't make sense for me to do that.

7...$g@®& A k had to go to shows. Now it feels like Recrealion Centre wilh Spadcmarker shorts and tottoos all over. It was it's out of my hands, it's so big. and ihe Smugglers. crazy. And Beyond Possession. Jinx: It's either too big, like at the Ben: The Mexican restaurant in Those are my Iwo favourites. Plaza of Nations, or it's too small Whisler. If a major label saw you and hat you're scared you're gonna lose Gary: Thatwas crazy! We did this was totally stoked on sign­ restaurant and if was just packed. ing you, would you sign? Ben: You don't have to find your And the Summer of Love show, even Gary: It all depends. See, fere's a identity, your scene any more. Now ihough fey tried to kick us off fe lot of factors, in fat you don't know it's handed to you. Turn on stage. "lhat's what the song "Whis­ what the offer is gonna be; you don't MuchMusic. tler" is about. We did one song and know if it's fe owner of f is label So, do you think that people Ihey told us, lhat's itl Because the who's gonna ask you or if it's some­ should become more aware band before played way long. one fat could get fired. We're just lhing get so out of my hands again, of whafs going on in Vancou­ And ihis dude's like 'Get off, get gonna make f e best decision fat cool but, next time we're ver instead of whafs on TV? off!' But the sound man wasn't on to have a say. Ben: Idon'tiiink people realize lhat their side. And I'm like, 'N<5. We Jinx: The offers fat we have seen You guys just got back from this shit's happening in their own came all the way up here, I'm from major labels are scary. tour a little while ago- How backyard. In your neighbour's base­ playing another song!' There was Ben: Sign wif us for seven albums, far did you get? ment fere's a wicked hardcore band like 3 000 people there... be number thirty seven on our list, Gary: V\fe didn't get out of Alberta. lhat nobody's ever gonna hear be­ Jinx They had fe lasers going and we'll get around todealin g wif you What. Ben's favourite town? cause nobody's gonna sign ihem. everyfingl guys next year, and everything will My favourite town?Saskatoon , Jinx By the same token, there's How about your favourite be great. Edmonton? I don't know. Calgary's probably kids out there lhat don't shows of all time that you cool but I don't really have a favour­ Gary: Then you walk down to iheir want to get sucked into what me­ went to? ite town. corporate headquarters and you feel dia's doing and it's up to bands like Gary: I got two. The Cro Mags at like a total idiot shaking everybody's Powell River! us to support what's going on now. f e York Theatre. They came late be­ Did you actually play in You could say that ihe Epitaph scene cause ihey got stopped at ihe bor­ Gary: If f e offer was so amazingly Powell River? and Green Day and stuff like fat, der. The guy walks up to the mic and good, I'd take it, you know what I Jinx: Yeah, we did. There * lhat's not even a scene, it's coliseum goes Wfe're gonna blow fe fucking mean? And I don't care what any­ album out by next February and about five hundred people there, rock. It's twenty five bucks a ticket. roof off f is place!' Everybody back body says. those songs sound different from the i hockey arena. Gob What have your favourite fen were anarchy chaos punks wif Jnx Yeah, but I bet our music would ones now. We're finding a niche in played. The people were there gigs been in Vancouver? the big mohawks. And these guys be compromised if we lived in nice Brand New Unit is a Vancouver to see us, ihey weren't just sitting Gary The one at the North Delta walked on wif Nike [shoes], Puma houses. hardcore punk band who bang out Gary: We don't try to write certain in their seats, and most of them the hits. Since winning Shindig, types of songs like, okay, we're were up at the front. It was better CiTR's bade of the bands, in 1992 gonna write a hard album. It's not than playing in Vancouver. and releasing iheir Under he Big fop as if we're aiming for a sound. My What do you think is wrong CD on Excursion Records, they've philosophy is to write a song hat with the scene here? released two 7"s and f eir No He­ impresses he oferguys in the band. Ben: It's diquish. And you can onfy roes CD on Heartfirst Records, have Personally, I can sing harder [lhan play so much. Bar shows that is. ff SONIC UNYON a forthcoming 10" record on before]. I couldn'teven sing fat hard ihere - is an all oges show, we'll play. Melodia, and have just cut a video because my voice would get hoarse. But we don'twantto play just far the for he song "Do it for You." But be But now I feel comfortable singing sake of paying he rent, you know sure to also check 'em out live. Sdci louder, harder. what I mean? and Kellie sat down wilh guitarist Jinx: For he CD we did in 1992, Jinx: It's almost degrading to have Jinx, vocalist Gary, and bassist we didn't know what we wanted. to play for money. c__y ATlTA* Ben (Drummer Gabe was We walked into this huge studio and Gary: You can only ask people to unnavailable for comment at ihis we'd never been in one before. And come out and see the same songs time) to chat about the Vancouver it just amazed us with all the knobs so many times. hardcore scene, coliseum rock, and and stuff. You could tell hatwe were So, what needs to happen to major labels. intimidated and we didn'tget across get everyone together? TRIGGER HAPPY what we wanted to. Ben: I'd like tose e people stop point­ I'LL SHUT UP DiSCORDER: What factors Gary This time we did it at Mush­ ing fingers at each oher, you know, WHEN YOU FUCK OFF - CD have given BNU the sound it room [Studios] again and it was just Tour scene sucks, our scene rules.' has today? like being in our own jam spot. There's no interaction there. Not eve­ "The 1996 edition of peace, love and misunderstanding. Includes: Ten songs of Gary: Well, when I first met Jinx, So, how come you didn't film rybody goes to the same show. conscience, guilt, and heart ...broken in all the right places." your video here? we were pretty young, like nineteen, Gary: I'd like to see the satanic ...They're a short-haired excuse for suburban metal - That's punk rock to most folks! and we were into like, Dag Nasty. Ben: Because my cousin, who lives speed metal kids get together wilh And 'hat's what we played. Thafkind in Los Angeles, is a producer and Ihe PC. kids. of style. But when we got Gabe, we director. It's actually cheaper to do it Jinx: People are knowledgeable in TRIGGER HAPPY on tour w/GOOD RIDDANCE started writing songs, like bang bang down there for the quality and eve­ Vancouver too. They know a lot of bang, as fast as we could. It's just rything. Besides that, he's a genius. stuff but don't do a bt of stuff. Back APPEARING LIVE - September 14 @ Stalynne Hall the way hat Gabe drums, he way Gary: He's done work wilh Sonic in the days of DOA and Slow, ihey ihe songs came out. Youth, Bad Religion, Cypress Hill, had a wicked scene going on, yet Jinx: At the same token, we got Green Day, Offspring. We got free no huge record label. Because peo­ «*_-.__. _**-__._-__*.., North Vancouver Gabe in lie band, did some shows, camera work, free editing. ple in Vancouver don't do anything STILL STEAMIN... Jinx We basically toldhi m to make started writing some songs and we to make anything happen. SMOOTHER decided, let's do a CD right now. us look good, and took it from ihere. Whereas, in Seattle, bands are so NEW GRAND R^E WHAT A LIFE We're starting to write new songs Gary: But fat's not going to hap big because of Sub Pop records. now and we're planning to get a pen again. I'm not going to let some­ Gary: I used ta kind of feel like I m IS CD

8 September 1996 s odd as the description may be of a group that plays music that for the most part was written forty years before they were born, the Molestics Real chutzpah! are one of the most inventive bands on the Vancouver music scene Gilles: I remember the street corner. It was Georgia and Keatley. Htoday. They are: Mike on vocals, lyrics, and trumpet; Sam on guitar, and Gilles That's where tt was coined... (aka Shoes) on bass. They also have two drummers, Ike and Rolf, who alternate Hike: After busking about four times, and then realizing that we gigs (according to Ike, he plays odd dates and Mike plays even ones). I met up could get real gigs, we had our first [show] at the Blue Lizard. with Mike, Sam, Gilles, and Ike at the house that Mike shares with, among You're kad good reception tkere? Hike: Yeah. We're not lounge, but lounge has room to book us. And other folks, Clive of the Ray Condo Band. Apparently, Rolf was sleeping. that's good enough for us. We're not a lounge band. We're kind of a DiSCORDER: Why don't yon guys introduce yourselves first, so What kind of band was tkat? scary band ... we call It 20's New Orleans hokum, with a bunch of we can -jet tke formalities down. Hike: That was some kind of fucked band, some kind of dumb band Tlnpan Alley shit. Hike: OK, well, he's Sam - he plays guitar and clarinet, and he does­ ... Rob Dayton was the lead singer. Wasn't Tlnpan Alley pretty much formula music? n't want to be playing clarinet, but he does. He'd like it if there was But it wasn't Jazz. Sam: But it had Its classics. a clarinet player, but we Just haven't found one yet Hike: Oh, no, no... Hike: And It had nice melodies. We've lost touch with melody In a lot Sam: Mike sings and plays trumpet and he's the one who pens the Gilles: It wasn't music either. of modern music. words to almost all of our songs. Hike: It was schtick... and I played with Good Horsey for awhile. I Gilles: In songs of the past, you can really see attitudes of current Hike: Yeah, and r m the worst musician In the band by far, but some­ Jammed with them for a month, but I'm kind of bad, and I was hav­ times, and that's really easy to satirize. times If I really focus I can play the songs. But, you know, It's hard ing trouble figuring out the songs, and we didn't have very good Do you have plans to expand the band, maybe add a horn section stuff to play. And then I write these kind of goofy words to the songs. communication right off the bat So one day, Justice goes, "No, when or something? And I also have the most clothes. you put that middle finger down In the middle of the song there, Hike: Oh, that'd be swell. Sure, now we're starting to sort of hit the Gilles: He's got a fine wardrobe. that note's not right,"an d I went, "Hunhh," and then they played the medium-time, so we could afford to have enough musicians to real­ Hike: Seeing as how I'm a lousy horn player, I try and work on the song again and I didn't play and I go, "There, is that better?" And he ly create a sound. We'd really like a clarinetist. externals. goes, "Yeah, that was perfect," So then I go, "Alright, goodbye." Gilles: One thing too, we're not restricted to a particular kind of Well, I was taken by your sombrero wken I first saw yon play. Sam: Mike's an actor by trade. musk*. European or Jazz or all sorts of stuff, tangos, maybe klezmer... Hike: We only want to pull that out so many times, sort of like "In Hike: Not by trade, but by desire. I had some theatre company in Is then any sort of manifesto you want to expound, any parting the Ghetto," a song that we don't do very often, so people feel special Montreal, but you have to put out Just as much schlock having an words? when they hear It. amateur theatre company as a professional company ... It's weird Hike: Tell you what, this'll be my parting statement: rock and roll Gilles: Since then, they've been asking for it every show. how quickly you can become Jaded about anything. I mean, look at thinks tt invented alcohol, but it was wrong. And the hippies think Hike: That's Gilles, he plays stand-up bass and sometimes he plays the songs that we do. Those fucking songs, songs you'd never believe they invented pot, but pot was legal the whole time our [kind of] guitar, and he and Sam compose the songs that are original and we'd be doing. "Bird In A Gilded Cage," oh my god... well, we try to get music was played. arrange the songs that are covers. a kick out of everything. We do the most heinous material But alcohol want. Wken are you guys from? Gilles: It's a constant act of renouncing. Hike: Sun, It was Illegal, but they didn't drink it? This was the Hike: Sam ls from an Island. Well, almost an island. Hike: But It's kitsch, and people like kitsch Fresh kitsch is nice. music of the boozecans and the big foot-long Joints. It's a Joyful Sam: New Brunswick ls not an Island! How did you start playing what you do? music. You know, people think that this music is geriatric or some­ Hike: Gilles and me, we're both from Winnipeg. I met him a few Sam: CUve Introduced us to hokum. Now It's the defining principle of thing because old people like it, but a lot of old people, they're real years ago, when he was living In a basement, doing a Mapplethorpe our lives. nutsl Most old people I've ever met are so much crazier than senile! flicker film ... but then I met this crazy girl and gave her all my Hike: We say It all the time. I don't know how many times a day I say Back in those days, people were really nutty people. That's not senil­ attention. Then one day the three of us all ran away out here hokum. Hokum Is sort of funny bunk, as opposed to hokey, which is ity, that's chutzpahl • together, and made Super-8 movies and did other kind of poetic sentimental bunk. So there was this band, and they were called Der stuff like that. Gilles plays really good trumpet. He plays better Bingles — that was the Nazis' name for Blng Crosby — and so even text/photos by trumpet than me, but he's got some kind of brain impalement. our name follows in the footsteps of being something really catchy. Something happened to him a couple of years ago... He used to be We thought what could be worse than Hitler's name for Crosby? We Adam able to do all those things, like scales, and stuff like that - he could were having a really nasty conversation about someone, and the do all that stuff. I don't know what else there Is, but I know there's word came up, and we said "Molestics," ha ha, that's really funny... Monahan so much more. I used to play Intuitive piano In one of the theatre halls at university. I'd go In there, me and my neurotic little friend. I can't say his name... Gilles: Eric whatchamacalllt? Odd? Hike: No, not him, he was crazy. He smashed my trumpet. He blew a couple of notes Into my trumpet —the trumpet I still have now— | and It scared him, and it flew through the air and landed on the con- •• crete and smashed. The guy would talk to me about the Imagination j being a door to the next dimension, and that It was a cynical lie that tha Imagination isn't real... what you Imagine, you're actually per- j celvlng, so If you carry your Imagination to the nth principle, then j advertising thafs you can go on a great voyage... Gilles: And that's how the Molestics came about. built to last Hike: So then we came out here and we met Sam, thanks to Bob. Gilles: Let's not get into Bob. Hike: Yeah, he was this crazy guy. So this is sort of a consistent theme throughout your careers. Hike: Oh, crazy people. Yeah, crazy people bring people together. You guys were in bands before ... ?ZZ-3017(exU) Hike: Gilles and I were In a band called Zerathruster. Gilles: Based on Nletzche's famous book of aphorisms.

**l 9-»o^^^5_ My impression of the llluminaries festival was that there was a lot less of that sort of performer-spectator split that you usually find at festivals or so-called art events where the spectator doesn't do anything except pay for their seat or their space. What kind of thing do people, both artists and non-artists, get involved with in Public Dreams? DH: Basically, we do two major productions a year: llluminaries and Parade of the Lost Souls, llluminaries is at Trout Lake and Parade of the Lost Souls is based out of Britannia Community Centre. Parade of the Lost Souls is a Halloween celebration. We do public workshops in costume making, stilt walking, props and installations, and invite artists to be a part of that. How did llluminaries start, and how has it changed over the past eight years? Public Dreams Society is a local community arts organization DH: llluminaries is really, again, a collective. It wasn't just any one of us, it was a group of us sirring which is probably best known for its annual productions of around and talking about how to create an event lhat could be devel­ oped under one theme. Somelhing lhat could have no alcohol, . llluminaries and Parade of the Lost Souls. The society does be free, and provide somelhing lhat allowed people to come What S have a General Manager and because they are a non-profit organi­ and journey through an experience. We realized lhat fire was celebrated by so many different cultural groups: so amazing is zation, a board of directors, but according to the artistic director, light, fire, somelhing to do wilh illumination. Dolly Hopkins, "it's because of others that make it possible. Public Do you think that from this last that last year, a llluminaries Festival, that perhaps it's Dreams is not myself or others solely, it is a union of people coming become too big? I noticed in the last number of co-ops got together that makes it happen." In conjunction with this month's "local" one, that things have changed: in one sense, that there was more money together and they focus, DiSCORDER's Phat Nat spoke with Hopkins about their festival being exchanged, in terms of the ven­ decorated their back alley of light, the value of community involvement, and the problems inher­ dors. It also seems to now be attracting people who aren't necessarily involved and one of them took a ent in trying to balance safe, cooperative arts events while ensuring in the process. financial success. DH: First let me address the vendors: why did I hav white dumpster and the potato guy and the cappuccino booth there? I was made it into a DiSCORDER: What is the point of Public Dreams Society and why did you guys decide talking aboul self supporting. The gateways were new that it needed to be? this year. And they had donation barrels at those loca­ toaster... Dolly Hopkins: I had a great opportunity to work wilh community artists and to bring cultural groups tions, and people who could collect funds. together that could be represented under one theme. Did you get a substantial amount? So it started off as sort of a way of inviting other people in to do work? DH: I think we drew in probably about 1 500 to 2 000 dollars donations, which is good. And why DH: Yes. We founded it so lhat we could work within the community and the community means everyone. was Mr. Potato there? I wanted to try it because those vendor allowed us to bring in about 1 000 Sometimes we had a little idea and sometimes we had a big idea. But when we pulled people together, dollars in revenue. il developed so it became somewhat of a collective process. There was someone to guide il and direct About the size, we never knew lhat it would grow to be this big. It evolved to its success due lo it, but there was an opportunity for input from the different cultural groups, performance groups or artist word of mouth. Somebody came one year, the next year ihey brought four people. And those four groups. Or all of the above. people brought four people each. But big isn't necessarily better. There was a real consensus with­ in our board of directors and our organization lhat we wanted to contain the event, so we put it on the nighl of ihe fireworks, hoping to draw off that kind of parly talityv, icerned about drawing to our event. It's really ironic in that it's a real measure of the suc­ cess of a festival that it's so popular but, at the same time, it undermines the beauty and the communi­ "The ty orientation of the festival. potato guy was rSTONE DH: And lhat's a process for us to make sure lhat we have the right kind of security support on lhat site. We know too illuminated. that we don't want to make il bigger. How we can con- ^ featuring lain it... that's an issue lhat will be ongoing. Nothing When I looked over happens over night. Do you get funding to cover the event? there, I thought, "oh my Every Tuesday & KILL^NEY DH: We get a little cily money, a little provincial money, and a little bit of sponsor money, like maybe 3 000 dol­ God, it looks like an Wednesday is lars. So it's not big money. We are also affiliated with Bingo, so we draw money from Bingo to produce alien spaceship ready "Unplugged" llluminaries. And we have a huge resource of volunteers - No Cover! who help support us so that we can financially pull this off. So to take off." the money really comes from the year around. And to develop corporate contacts I sel up a company called Don't Stop Now and I subcontract to Public Dreams Society. So I'll go in and conceptualize and work with a corporate organization and do an opening for a hotel, let's say. The ideas thot I present to them will often have some elements of Public Dreams. Like props, performance? DH: Exactly. I'll subcontract to Public Dreams and that way, Public Dreams would be creating a rev­ enue from me, who is renting all those things, and from the corporate world. I think its been a very suc­ cessful way to keep Public Dreams olive and to keep that consciousness about alternative art within the established corporate world. * Special Guest Bands & Players Have you found that you have been limited at all artistically by working in the cor­ The Last Tuesday Of Every Month porate world? DH: Not at all. I have two very firm feet in bolh worlds. I'm a Public Dreamer: a founder, a conceptu­ For Fundraising Event Parties alize^ an idealist around that. I am also well recognized in the corporate world. So I don't feel limit­ Ask For Larry ed; in fact, I feel I have a great opportunity lo continue to explore il and bring together two worlds that 687-4322 '' Jit*./ On a multicultural level, I think it becomes really difficult these days, because cer­ tain communities aren't finding it so easy or advantageous to band together. There's a lot of discrimination on many different levels, whether it's class, race, _#* oV d religion, or even where you live in Vancouver. And I found that a lot of the arche­ types of the images of the dancers and costumes in llluminaries were very rooted * in Western mythology. 9 _K^

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IVe said this one hell of a lot: we took every opportunity and created opportunities to talk about these things within print media, radio interviews at shews, at any time possible So it's not really like, oh gosh, what a surprise it is that we inspired some people. That was the intention." Mecca Normal realizes that discussion=power and exploited this accordingly with their participation in the Black Wedge tours, which consisted of musical artists who performed olitical, confrontational, and unconventional, Mecca Normal have been putting out records since you were in to promote the ideas of anarchism. "It was a concentrated effort to get out information. We pgrade school , punk. Their self-titled debut album was released in 1986 and in the words of contributor Jean Smith, "We knew weren't playing it trying to be cool or something, it was just like, this is the philosophy of not what we were entering into when we decided to be a duo within a hardcore forum in Vancouver in the mid-eighties." anarchism, this is the philosophy of feminism, why don't you guys get together and solve By that time the boundaries of what was deemed acceptable in punk and hardcore music had become a formula. Mecca problems within your specific workplace," Smith asserts. Normal, consisting of Jean Smith, a vocalist who has a seemingly pitchless voice with intense lyrics, and David Lester, a gui­ The band members have remained a part of all aspects of their music, a desire which tarist whose rhythmic playing annihilated the three chord convention, was deemed as too extreme. Thus, Mecca Normal was is respected by their label, New York's Matador Records, and have adhered to the lim­ excluded from the dubious punk rock hall of fame. Not that theyd mind anyway. Now, eleven years after their initial con­ itations of their schedules. When asked about her feelings on the punk rock concept of not selling out, Smith retorts, "I'd be selling out if I got a job. I like work, but I don't like ception, they have released their 7th full length album, The Eagle and the Poodle, and have confirmed a third member. jobs. My day job is working on Mecca Normal, and I wish I had more time to work on Music veteran Peter Jefferies has taken up drumming and the occasional keyboard work. Mecca Normal's productivity the music end of it, but it seems more involved in the organization and scheduling and extends to involvement in the atypical "supergroup" Two Foot Flame (Smith and Jefferies along with the Dead Cs Michael strategy and planning." Morley), solo musical works (Jefferies), graphic design and artwork (Lester and Smith), to published works of fiction (Smith). The extra accommodation for creativity involved in independent production is a Mecca Normal's current musical style has a lot to do with its past. Smith comments, "In the late 70's and early 80's I had bonus for the band. Jefferies adds, "It's all really interactive as well. Each step in the been listening to a lot of women in England in punk, like the Raincoats, the Slits, Crass, and X-Ray Spex. I mainly focused process will have a throwback effect to the next step in the process. For example, David's on vocalists and political concerns; it was really why I started to sing. All at once I was thinking about a lot of issues, like writing has changed. He's now writing two or three guitar parts, none of which alone, feminism and anarchism and social injustice. And all at once I felt like I wanted to express those ideas. I've been a painter really carry the whole tune. That's a shift from before, when the tune was written on one and done graphic art, but I just felt this sort of political energy to become a singer." instrument and things were added." The addition of a new member and instrument has been harmonious to Mecca 'Dave was totally encouraging: 'Belt it out, Normal's writing style, as explained by Smith: "Dave and I pretty much write the songs and I wnte the lyrics always. ... We're all adaptable and Peter is entirely flexible as a here, throw this potted plant out the window drummer, just totally wonderful [and aware] of what he's capable of in the recording on to the sidewalk/ which was really fun, process. [For instance] overdubbing the drums, so it's not he's the drummer, here's the rhythm guitarist, you do your thing to this." and then [I'd] come back to the mic and sing. The lyrical imagery in a Mecca Normal song will vary from stark to elaborate and unlike­ It was great, great technique.'' ly phrases will repeat back at you. Smith describes her literary plan of action as, "Just try­ ing a lot of things. Writing diaries and learning to scream in to a notebook and edit those They still see themselves as a political band, and hey, they like it. Lester admits, "The thoughts or sentiments down into a song.... I try to read a lot of women writers, just try to nature of Jean's voice and our minimalist approach automatically casts us into that catego­ read a lot of stuff and try to figure out what I don't like and what I do like." ry,- basically, anything that Jean does will be seen as political just because it's a woman being loud and obnoxious." The title of their latest album was inspired Jean sums it up: "When I bake a cake, it's an mainly by a mental picture and stereotype. angry, political, feminist, anarchic cake ... Smith says, I just like this framed image of with chocolate icing." an eagle and a fluffy white poodle, with

Mecca Normal's alienation from the most political of music genres — punk — was blood dripping off where the talons go in and due in part to the dual pairing of voice and guitar, a move that was contradictory to the the eagle soaring off into the horizon...." guitar-bass-drum norm. Lester says, "We approached [music] in kind of an aesthetically radical way, and I think that was too much for even the most political punk-type people. "The other thing is that theyre two sort of verbal cliche images of the eagle as strong and That is still unfortunately the case, if you tend to step out of the traditional rock format." mighty and free which has to do with liberty and boldness, and the poodle as kind of a Jefferies expounds, "Wasn't punk meant to be, throw out the bloody rules, anyone can lapdog creature that's anthropomorphical ly simpering. It's got this character that we give it,- do this who wants to, and you can do it any way you want. Then Mecca Normal comes they're very different symbols and [I like] what happens when you clash these symbols." along and says, 'Well, we'll just do it this way,' and it's like, 'Oh, that's not by the rules, Smith's prolific literary work is not only showcased in the lyrics of Mecca Normal and punk has rules.' Punk's a joke.* Two Foot Flame, but also in her novel, I Can Hear Me Fine. Smith remarks that, "It was a The first full-length LP that Mecca Normal put out was produced and recorded by them­ pretty interesting project because we'd sell it through the normal means of distribution of selves and was sent to, as Smith admits, "Just whoever we could think of, which at that time a book and we'd also take it around to shows. We tried to cross over certain earners and was really a limited list of people. We were kind of operating in a void ... It was completely at shows it was interesting to see people holding up not only CDs but also reading this exploratory and it was great that subsequent to that it seemed that there was a whole net­ book. It just made it a little bit different and reminds you that people aren't just music fans. work of people who were doing it, almost unknown to each other. It then built up so that They're also probably going to be interested in literature as well." the Diy ethic became "alternative music" and of course, the next thing to evolve was the riot grrrl sentiment and the official riot grrrl label and then the media tent." Ah yes, riot gmt While the media was looking under every rock for a reason for this oddity, they tended to not account for the influence of women performers prior to their own so-called discovery. Smith states, "It was always my intention within interviews, the music, and talking between songs at shows to say to women to get together with their friends and form a band. And talk about issues that are really important to them within the music, ratherthanjustbeinga frontpiece to a boy-band or feeling that you can only be the girlfriend to a guy in the band. ...

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(604) 687-8535 (fax) sity) c/o CBC Radio [email protected] 315 University Centre CJSW (University of Calgary) PO Box 4600 Sackville, NB, E0A 3C0 Program guide "VOX" pub­ Vancouver, BC, V6B 4A2 (506) 364-2221 lished monthly. (604) 662-6732 (Ross Albert) Room 11 8, MacEwan Hall, (604) 662-6096 (fax) CHMR (Memorial University) U of Calgary, AB, T2N 1 N4 [email protected] Box Al 19, Memorial University (403) 220-3902 http://realtime.cbcstereo.com/ St. John's, NF, A1C5S7 Iffy-Tone Video (709) 737-4777 CKCU (Carleton University) (Video) Denise Sheppard # (709) 737-4743 (fax) Program guide "Trans-FM" ' No-budget videos. Shot on Freelance Journalist published monthly. super-8. Denise likes moonlit strolls, CHRW (University of Western 1233 Colonel By Dr. #517 128-1 896 W Broadway dining by candlelight, and Ontario) UC, Vancouver, BC, V6J 1Y9 writing tor RayGun, Huh, Program guide "Airshift" Ottawa, On, K1S5B6 (604) 872-4228 (Dan Pulse, Ihe Rocket, Chart & published bi-monthly. 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Tickets are available at Track, Scratch, Mighlife and Black Swan Record Stores, all Ticketmaster Outlets, and Charge-By-F*none .280-444-4* % 4 There is no convenient packase to fit Mecca Normal in, so the members try to find per- fonTiins opportunities which lie outside of traditional club 313s. "I think we're flexible. We'll be soins to this writer's festival so we'll be this literary band; it's all the same show, but [in this case we'll be] the writer and the backup band. We applied to the Folk Festival one year, under the opinion that we are folk from this region: Dave plays guitar and I sing, is that weird? You know, I don't know why this is so weird, guitar and voice. We like to be flexible in where we play but I guess the thing that we probably want to be leased as is entertainers," says Smith. When the members of the band are asked about their growth throughout the years, new­ comer Jefferies says, "I think there're one or two clear demarcation lines of Mecca Normal. The first three records, the self-titled one, Calico Kills the Cat, and Water Cuts My Hands, were much clear political statements — there was a very specific message that was sent out and not a lot of room to interpret, because it was very specific in lyrical content. When they got to Dovetail, I think there was a real shift in that it opened up and was much more per­ sonal; rather than looking out at the world it was maybe looking at one's own life." Jean adds, "I started to trust people more to interpret. I think when you're young, you dont trust that they're going to understand. Everyone else is so stupid and I'm so smart that the/re not going to understand. I'm going to have to explain how the world works to everybody. Then you tone it down a bit and realize that the audience is part of the equa­ tion. Their part in it is that the/ interpret and they're going to whether you like it or not. Perhaps what that person needs that day, if they've gone through something, [is to] apply the lyrics in a song to be helpful, useful, stimulating, whatever."

Mecca Normal has undoubtedly been underrecognized in its hometown, at live shows and in the local music press. Perhaps because something so unorthodox and exceptionally original frightens and intimidates its peers? Smith's method of response to negative reaction is that, "On a basic level, you don't see why a person cant enjoy it and that's purely emotional; not everyone will want to listen to Mecca Normal all of the time and sometimes it can create more energy to be around. To know that there are still people out there who are still offended by it. Maybe it's a good thing it still is rocking things a bit, so it's more of a process." The members of Mecca Normal admit they don't usually enjoy playing in Vancouver. Smith laughs, "We're usually going up the stairs at the end of the night going let's never play Vancouver again ...' Trudge .... trudge. ... Mecca Normal is not for everybody and some people actually like it and other people feel they've been hit over their head. That's sort of our purpose and we've gotten a lot of support from people, which has been really empowering. Our views may be confrontational or a bit quirky and it's maybe a good thing that other people view that as a forum to say, 'Well, I don't agree with you.' That's part of the social process. Not everybody has to become compressed into one thin band of main­ stream, hopefully. ~k_b

sssssss^gaj,-!^^ on the 2% Cherry game plan. We like to h< id we want our over belter opening for Salem 66 or A Merry Cow or The Hip Type fans to have fun. or even ihe Cowboy Junkies. Things haven't really changed ihot M: Rob has pretty much summed it up. Life is a series of ups and trying to play for people wh' o Iliki e femal downs and hopefully we learn from them. I think of myself as bitter and like hearinnagI ththe wordswords.. WhaWhatt II reallreally v*wan. t to do is n but with an element of hope and I think my writing reflects that. ages shows! What is the link between your music and the graphic Lately some Vancouver bands seem to have trouble with sexual collages that accompanies it? their names being already shared by combos in other C: I graduated from sex collage and now I'm learning to be graphic. cities i.e.: Velour, Meow, Veronica, Pluto, Horsey, Coal. R: Well we don't really have sexual collages accompanying our Tell us about the OTHER band Violet. music as far as I con see but if that's what you interpret from it, to I don't know much about them ... I discovered ihem via the internet each his/her own, I suppose. Are you sure you weren't just viewing (ihey're in San Francisco) ond I sent them an e-mail. They were real­ a porno while listening to our CD? ly nice about us having the same name, even ihough they've for­ M: If you're referring to the photos on ihe CD cover, they are hard­ mally registered it in California. Anyway, I haven't heard mem yet ly sexually graphic, but thanks for saying it anyway. It makes me (I'm curious!), but they have a full band, drummer and everything, feel kinda sexy! and the singer, Juliette, puts out a fanzine called ViVid. ;, ages, instruments played) Why did J.T. and Miss E. decide to expand the duo to a How can Violet justify writing anti-marriage songs when quartet? the band itself is getting married? .: age 24, rhythm guitar, v* J: It was inevitable. I found that in order to grow musically, we need­ Sounds funny, eh? We've got two songs that can be construed as Chuck Luv: age 28, rhythm guitar ed like-minded musicians to expand on our vision. As a duo, I think anti-morriage. One, "I Never Will Marry," is an Irish folk song Rob Dolphin: age 25, bass guitar lhat our writing would have become stagnant rather quickly and now and I think it's meant as a kind of parent-defying, resisting-an- Do you feel depressed that Toe Liquor broke up? wilh Rob and Chuck it seems lhat we have endless ideas and we are arranged-morriage kind of thing (which appeals to me!). The C: I miss dry-humping Scott's leg during his guitar solosi covering some new territory wilh our material. other, "I Never Wanted," I did write myself, and it hos lots of J: I miss the band but if ihey were still together, we wouldn't hove the M: To be honest, I didn't really want a band. I was a bit disillusioned different levels. One is that it's opposed to the idea of marriage *Luv." and embittered by a lot of the shit that had occurred in our last band. (or a wedding) as some kind of a trophy or a prize - that "How M: We acquired Chuck at iheir estate sole. He was a great deal! I knew that J.T. and I had a great working relationship and ihe skills did this happen to me? This isn't what I'd planned for," but of What happened to Feed Your Babyhead? necessary to record and shop our music. Rob was our first recruit. course there are plenty of other possible readings. I have to C: Feed Your what!?! Chuck heard the CD and liked it so much that he decided he want- admit that everything I write is absolutely truthful in some way or J: It was time to move on. We all had different directions we wanted ed to play guitar for us. Hooking up wilh Rob and Chuck was the another, but not always in the way people might think. I hope I'm to go and the music suffered because of that. best direction and the songs we have written for our next album are a bit more complex than that! Mf\ more diverse and decisive than our older ones. Why don't you drive a Vespa? Aren't they cooler than R: One bad apple spoiled if Discography: old Honda 350's? Is the recessed tempo of your musk « sciously intended? 2% Cherry has an independent, debut release available at stores. Actually, Dave rides o Triumph, and I ride the old 350 (although I C: Is it recess already? Contact name and address: also have a BSA single which I've only ridden once). Vespas (etc.) M: We use breaks, stops, tempo changes etc. as part of the song­ P.O. Box 2509, Vancouver, B.C., V6B 3W7 are better for wearing stylish clothes, but if you want to go really wriring equation. J.T. is a very melod'n drummer in many ways's.. He For bookings contact: Amor Productions ot (604) 687-6522. fast and lean hard info turns you have to have a motorbike. uses a lot of accents ond subtleties to enhance the songs. I find his Motorbikes have bigger wheels and that means more stability. You drum parts interesting ond catchy and for this reason, yes, what we can't argue wilh physics! do with timing and tempo is quite intentional. We want our songs to be interesting to people so they will want to listen to them. Why did you move to Vancouver? R: I didn't have much to say in the matt here within the confines of her womb. J: I've lived here all my life. C: I was born and raised here. M: I moved here with the specific intention of pursuing music. Montreal is a great city but Vancouver held the promise of more opportunity. Is there anything bad about V-Town? R: I've done some travelling and have yet to find another city that violet I would rather live in. Sure there are bad things about Vancouver but we really do have it easy here compared to many other cities of the world. M: I hove come across a lot of insecurity within certain circles of the Who are you? (names, ages, instruments played) music community. A few years ago there seemed to be an unhealthy Janis McKenzie - singing, guitar, lyrics competition thai involved bands cheating others out of money, petty David Bodanic - guitar feuds over line-up positions in triple-bill gigs ond other general back- Perhaps a brief band history is in order. What stabbings within the scene. I was actually glad to drop out of it when happened to Tiger Beat, The Touch & Gos and I did. We took a year and a half off to record and put a new bond together and now there is a whole new scene. It seems that the said Dirt broke up, but Dave's playing in another guy band, bock-stobbers have dropped off and made way for new bands wilh colled Bug. Tiger Beat is slill together in spirit, and ihe Touch really cool people and now almost every band we meet up with has <_ Gos are sfill together in real life. (As long as we keep a great altitude towards each other ond the scene. getting shows we'll play them!) Between Dave and me, Has anyone ever been mean to 2% Cherry? we've probably been in fifteen bands, and we're in ihree together -*• C: One guy who "speared" some insults our way but he sucks anyway. right now (Violet, ihe T & Gs and The Van Pelt Trio, a torch song rhy don't you have a drummer/bass player? (everyone asks us <}: We are quickly learning the pros and cons of the music industry combo wilh Dave's brother Gord). I also song with ihe Jazzmanian ond the personalities lhat go olong with it. Devils a couple of times, which was a reol honor, and Daytona lets A: Violet and Tiger Beat before thot, is supposed to be quiet and R: Slicks ond stones... me sing backup on "Like Heaven" sometimes - my chonce to get on simple, a bit of a change from the Touch & Gos and other bands I've How does the Mark "the Kleinz" Kleiner of local Danger stage in front of a big audience! been in. It's more thrilling/risky/scary to be up there with everyone Danger cover band Cherry Pie fit into the 2% Cherry What was the name of the band you were in that broke being able to hear your words and croppy guitar playing, without clan? up on stage? Dave being able to save me from my mistakes. Besides, there's less J: I've worked with Kleinz for almost 2 years and love Sister Lovers' That's a bif of an exaggeration, the Psyche-bunnies didn't quite break gear to carry, less beer to buy, and we can practice in the living music. Kleinz has opened my mind to the spirit of music, people, up on stage, but we did have a pretty big fight in front of on audi­ room. Of course, it's fun to be in a louder band too, which is part of and cheese. Nobody does cheese better lhan Kleinz. He has influ- ence at the Town Pump. I don't want to get into all the horrible the reason I love fhe Touch & Gos. enced me to toke a less stressful approach to what we are details, but basically I was up there thinking, "I can't play ihis guitar! Discography doing musically and just lighten-up ond enjoy. I can't sing! Oh no, we suck!" I'm afraid I didn't handle i(vert y well, Pretty pathetic right now: a 4-lrack demo tape (at CiTR) ond a 7- C: Kleinz rocks my world and has inspired me in so many but I'm happy to say I've calmed down a lot since then, ond we're song demo (recorded at Adam Sloan's Noizi Studios last February). ways over the years. My first born will be named Mark all on speaking terms now. By the way, I hear there's some bond in Bolh are unreleased (so far!) but if anyone's interested in helping us Kleiner. the States using lhat nome now... put out a single or something... M Mark is o living leqend. He did some awesome keyboard Contact name and address work on our album andd Iha s always been helpful and supportive. Janis ond Dave: 3541 East Pender St., Vancouver, BC V5K 2E2. e-mail: [email protected]

I Live from Thunderbird nterview Hell I Radio Hell can be heard Do you believe in lyrical content having social commen­ Are you the only Rock 'n' Roll Librarian in Vancouver? Itary or do you see yourselves as Nihilists? There are probably a couple of dozen musicians who've been R: Miss E. writes all of Ihe lyrics to our songs and most of the songs played on CiTR and work at the Vancouver Public Library (I won't Thursdays from written in ihe first person are actually taken from someone else's name names!) but I'm the only one I know who's actually done the point of view. Some are from friends and acquaintances and some Master's degree and become a full-fledged librorion. In fact, right are taken straight from people and events on the six o'clock news now I'm the children's librarian at a branch and get to do story limes ond newspaper headlines. So I guess social commentary plays a and everything! (There are a couple of other musician librarians in 9-11 p.m. only on CiTR significant role in most of our lyrics, even if it is somewhat veiled. As Voncouver, but ihey're into a different kind of music.) far as Nihilism goes, we try to keep personal politics exactly lhat - How would have Violet gone over in the good old days personal. I have great respect for certain artists who attempt to edu­ at the Savoy, say, opening for Plasticland? 1019 f.m. cate the masses through their music, but consciousness-raising is not I wish we could have played at the Savoy, but we'd have gone

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**»y +*i*ri*'m*t ei world, it seems), and assorted humming in the background. Very, percussive instruments. "It's Stu­ very cool. (K Records, Box 7154 pid" is very cute and Wander­ Olympia, WA 98507) ^ ing Lucy-esque with those CRAWLING WITH quirky, distorted drum beats in TARTS seem to be a hus­ the background. "3 Above Av­ band and wife noise out­ erage" is generic guitar pop. fit. Their "Motorini "No Response" is cute but Electrici" double 7" con­ mildly painful: her voice is re­ sists of mostly static, ally high and the sound of a gongs, and other weird spoon hitting a milk bottle (or things that only other noise whatever it is) isn't much of a artists would be able to ider foil! "High As A Kite" is my per­ tify. I have to say here that as efore I begin this, my first wonder if fhe release of one Soup Dragons and all sonal favourite, as Pam uses much as I like noise, the 2X7" stab at the seven-inch col­ hundred platters of aural waste that. (Slabco Records PO bells. I love bells. (Soda Girl format is not very conducive to umn, I'd like to admit that is worth the fluke appearance Box 85510 Seattle WA B Records. Address Unknown.) it. A cassette release would my feelings concerning the sa­ of five or six brilliant ones. 98145-1510) MELT's two wacky songs STRAWBERRY are from have probably been more sen­ cred 45 are somewhat mixed. After some deliberation and KITTYCRAFT is apparently on Boogie Wonderland (an somewhere back east. They sible (but since when has ex­ This probably has to do with after re-listening to my favour­ just one girl, Pamela Valfer, but English label) please me be­ make low-key music that re­ perimental music been about my dual personality. On one ite singles — two or three of there is so little information on cause they have great instru­ minds me of Tattletale. I found sense?!?!). (Gyttja, PO Box hand, the rock and roll me, the which have changed my life — the packaging of the single that mentation and intriguing lyrics. this 7" intolerably boring, prob­ 148 Venice CA 90294) hip vintage housedress me, I have decided that yes, it is it's hard to tell! If that really is Both "Elastic Gargle" and "Lef s ably because I've heard the DUOTANG are mod They loves the fact that obscure and/ worth it. This is good. Now my the case, then Pamela must Get It All Wrong" are played same thing (droney guitar and are not, however, of the or struggling artists have been vintage housedress self can go have made this four-song 7" well, with funky bass and uni­ vocals) done so many times smarmy fake-mod school able to use this cheap and nifty back to her dancing and my using a four track, a drum ma­ dentifiable extra percussion. before. Blah. (Janken Pon, whose alumni clutter the Top 40 format to spread their gospel cynical self can continue read­ chine, guitar, toy keyboards Cute sleeve, too. (Boogie Won­ through Cargo.) airwaves under the guise of in an age when so much of the ing Hesse. Hopefully they won't (Casio is taking over the lo-fi derland Records, 73 Marsala The new SATISFACT re­ "BritPop." They are examples music industry is owned by so bother each other. And now, let Road, London SE 13 7AA.) lease, Volume Whatever of the of the ultra-rare Winnipeg Mod few people. There are few me use the "quality over quan­ And finally, local marvels International Pop Under­ and have, under Mint Records' things I admire more than good tify" argument to justify my piti­ MECCA NORMAL bring us ground, gives cause for re­ wing, brought forth a very well- old D.I.Y. industry and dedicq- fully few reviews! their five hundred millionth joicing! The Satisfact boys produced, melodic hi-fi pop tion, and the ability to put out SUKPATCH uses hip-hop 7" release, "Paris in April." have cooked up two very rock recording. All three songs a 7" yourself shows a high level beats and samples to lay the The three songs are all very slammin' Nu Wave an­ are honest and angsfy and of both. On the other hand, the groundwork for a four-songer subdued and folky, and Jean thems: "Life Abroad," a "Farewell" has a bit of a Kick­ cynical, futurist me is sick of lis­ that is danceable, fun, and ec­ Smith's lyrics are, as usual, ly pop song pep­ ing Giant feel to it. Amazing tening to crap. As diverse as lectic. I really liked the use of poetic. I don't know about pered with synths and how two people can make such my musical tastes (which range toy keyboards and freaky synfh you, but I miss Mecca Nor­ crashing metal noises, an appealing racket if they set from anarcho-punk to ambient noises. The last song, "Lucky mal's punkier side. Strange: and "Cup to the Wall," a their minds to it. (Mint Records, dub) may be, there are some Neighbah Floorshow," reminds now that they have a drum­ ilighfry more morose mas­ #699-810 West Broadway, days when, wading through me a bit of that 1991 Birming­ mer, they've gotten quieter. terpiece with Lois Maffeo Van, B.C. V5Z 4C9) stacks of new 7" records, I ham scene ... you know, fhe (K, see above.)*"

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Unfortunately, I have o interviews featured are with phernalia to Josh at PO Box 40701, search for masculinity. A great underrepresented in the entire rest I've heard this zine praised as the disclaimer: there is some seri­ Franklin Bruno from Nothing Portland, OR, 972400701. essay covering a lot of ground. of the world. Just to clear ihe air, best boy zine of the year. Jason ous cultural appropriation in Pointed Blue, Harvey Sid Send $1 to Keyan at 110 Le­ the mandate for our column is to Pruit is back and as emo as ever. this zine. Beware. Write Box Fisher, and on omazing inter­ gion Way SE #403, Olympia, review personal ond/or political He writes in his inlro: "... Some­ 40674 PDX 97240-0674. view with Jazzy Bains who WA, 98501. zines. So boys, send us those times my work is personal or po­ Stamps and trade okay. talks about Western influence before you send your complaints. litico!. Sometimes it means fuck­ on traditional Punjabi music. MEN AGAINST SEXISM ing up people's ideas about art THE URBAN, NORTHERN Send $3 to 317A Cambie St., (half size, 72 pages) BUSTER and words. But one thing for sure SOCIETY OF MUSICIANS Van, BC, V6B 2N4 or look for I want all you boys out there to (8x6, 17 pages) il is meant lo include you ..." This AND ARTISTS it ot Scratch Records on order this zine because it's prob­ I seldom stumble upon on inde­ is an accurate description of Lie (3.5x4.5, 16 pages) Cordova St. ably one of the most important pendent comic book — espe­ for a Lie #2. One thing is for sure: This little zine is put out by the zines we've ever reviewed. It cially a first issue — in which all Jason's writing and illustrations Urban Coffeehouse in Prince HEADGEAR #2 contains a wide range of views the illustrations are amazing. You did draw me in and capture my George, proving lhat great ihings (half size, 32 pages) DRAWN AND QUARTERED and essays challenging society's won't find any stick-men or cuf- heart for o while. do happen in small places. One Headgear is jam packed with definition of rape, the silent ac­ ond-paste jobs here — just four He turns the zine around with of the Urban's purposes is to an­ opinion pieces on welfare, vot­ ceptance of rape within mass talented artists making iheir de­ a piece named "Girl Watching •*** nounce upcoming performances ing, and sexual biology. The au­ media, and so-called male bond­ but. The stories seem to be of the Preditor," describing his own ex­ and political events and, of thor tells stories of the politicians Hon of words and images. Draw­ ing. This zine olso dissects the single strip variety. I don't think periences unlearning and fighting course, what's happening af the in his family and his unfortunate ings and photographs are accom­ concept of the mole gender role Buster will result in any series sexism ond being supportive to coffeehouse. Mainly this is a com­ mishaps with his genitalia, panied wilh a sentence capturing and male sexuality through comics; nevertheless, all six com­ women survivors of sexual as­ pilation zine filled with poetry, among others. the feelings of ihe author. I reolly objectification and power struc­ ics ore zony ond fairly well writ­ sault. Plus he has printed a letter stories, information, essays, and I personally found the back enjoyed ihis emo-like zine. Send tures. Also included is the "Am I ten. My personal favourite is a to Heartattack magazine chal­ submissions from local artists. The page to be fhe most informa­ some postage ta Daryl at Box a Rapist?" quiz lhat I ihink far too comic called The Continuing Ad­ lenging their sexist and ignorant editor. Dale Acolle, is very en­ tive, in his exploration of vic­ 22172, Regina, SK, S4S 7H4. many people will be able to iden­ ventures of William attitudes in issue #9. couraging and the Urban ap­ timization and abuse. Who tify wilh. Send $1 ta Basil at 120 Shatner. Picked up mine at Jason also writes about clas­ pears to be o supportive, accept­ says good zines don't come KREME KOOLERS #2 State Ave NE #1510, Olympio, Scratch Records, but you sism and privilege, all wifh a ing ploce for artists to submit their out of Vancouver? Send $ 1 to (half size, 32 pages) WA, 98501 .•

18 September 1996 Hometown zine queen Trish Kelly dedicated her two spoken word under the volcano pieces and two a capella songs, all deeply personal and political, to all the lesbians in the crowd. In reference to the festival's Decade of Indigenous Peoples theme, a couple pieces Sunday, August 11 Cates Park. North Va explored her First Nations'ancestry. Raw and emo­ inly rappers at the fest were tional, Trish gets better every time we see her. 151 and her posse, with a funky set full of energy and positive messages. Look for a 151 12" single on Jody's label soon.

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The whole festival had a fresh feel to it. Young peo­ GRRRLAPALOOZA by barb and nriko ple were in evidence as spectators and, more Like so many community-run outdoor festivals, the importantly, as organizers. It was a festival in attitude at this year's Under the Volcano festival which social change was encouraged but not was refreshing and welcoming; it didn't seem to Despite the fact that the fest was supposed to be forced, which I think is a positive thing. matter how old you were, what clothes you wore, over by the time they ended up on stage, San The workshops which were held to the side of or how sloppily you ate (and a lot, we did! Francisco quintet Tribe 8 were convinced to play a couple encores. Tribe 8 were entertaining as hell; the main stage added a neat component. I attend­ Yummy.) It was nice to be able to enjoy a nice pic­ proud 'n' rawkin' and sporting dildos and gloves, ed ones on media sabotage (a hands-on affair nic in the park without being bombarded by cor­ their classic rock moves and metal rock riffs kept which taught us easy ways to destroy, change, or porate logos. The grrrl Mistress of Ceremonies was us awake after a long, exhausting day. It was a use the media to broadcast a message), women Christine Taylor, who made the most of her posi­ super positive way to end the night. and independent music, and one called Mind tion to poke fun at the hippie contingent, flirt with Every artist was enjoyable: of note, Veda Hille's Body Love (which focused on the rave scene and the girls, moon the crowd, and change her attire particularly rockin' set, accompanied by harm reduction strategies). at any chance. There was even a rave, which intended to run folk/garage rocker Ford Pier on guitar; Puncture, The Third Sex are a band you've probably seen for 24 hours, beginning at 11am. I'm not sure if featuring one of the fest's organizers, Super Cool before (they're the spiffy, sporty gals en the album they succeeded or not, but I witnessed a sizable Chick Meegan Maultsaid, on vocals, doin' a Rage cover of Team Dresch's Personal Best) but not group dancing in happy bliss from noon onwards. Against the Machine kinda metal/punk thing; and heard, unless you're on top of the newer Kill Rock Fara, whose voice, although beautiful, was too For me, the only disappointing part of the festi­ Star 7" releases. We were impressed by their brand mainstream for our liking. val was the limited presence of literature and art. of fast, melodic punk with a formula very similar to One of the few pieces of art on display was a series Fortunately, the day had something to offer for their townmates excuse seventeen (poppy sounds of plaster casts of body parts. The casts were cov­ everyone. Unfortunately, it was impossible to see it combined with sweet alternating with sour vocals). ered with food box labels portraying historic pic­ all. We took a quick trip to the rave woods to see The chatty-but-not-annoying front gals were per­ a girl dj spinning beats; it was a rave for all ages, tures that feed off the perceived exoticness of fectly capable of switchin' instruments and the cultures, and backgrounds. If only the sun hadn t people of colour. This exhibit was well done in that drummer gal (is her name Killer? 'Cause we would­ been so shy on Grrrl Sunday; save that, it would it didn't cross the line between reinterpreting main­ n't be surprised ...) was perfectly amazing. have been close to perfect. • stream culture's views of people of colour and what can be seen as victim art. Interspersed with the Grrrlapalooza acts was a variety of First Nations' dance, art, and music. Before I had to leave to catch my bus, I was able to see some great performances: Denise Lonewalker performed a interpretive dance with her band Poetic Justice. The dance was in support of Anna The highlight for us was Jody "Coyote* Bleyle's Mae Aquash, an American Native Indian who was solo performance (she didn't mention if her band shot to death, whose case remains uninvestigated. Team Dresch had, in fact, broken up or not), Her costume was beautiful and her dance even which was just as rockin' as a Team effort. With more so. Slightly disapointing was Clyde Roulette, only electric guitar and her amazing voice, she whose blues style was straight ahead blues rock charmed the crowd and proved why, indeed, she that sounded akin to Stevie Ray Vaughn. makes the kids swoon. Her very short set consisted Unfortunately, Roulette's drummer prevented the of ("fake rock songs," as she called them) a solo band from taking the boogie beat to the next level. version of "Uncle Phranc," the lead-off track from A much better example of the blues came at the TD's new full-length, a "fake jazz" tune, a cover, start ofthe day with Cicada, who found a groove and, sadly, a mere two more. She was modest but early and were swinging to it wildly. Fara's also extremely comfortable as both a performer voice is absolutely beautiful. She was accom­ and as a techie for herself ("I like the feedback," panied by very Z-95ish dance music. Mary she snarled at the soundman, who ran over to Longman's musical style reminded me of change her amp's settings in the middle of a song). Buffy St. Marie, but that's not to say she Ms. Coyote's second duty at the festival was as isn't original in both her voice and facilitator of the only strictly "grrrl" oriented work­ songwriting. shop, women and independent music, a role hand­ All in all, it was a day that encour­ ed to her because she runs and owns Candy-Ass aged participation, even from peo­ Records in Portland. After listening to her, we felt ple who appeared to have arrived like we could do anything in the music biz, at the park for the sole reason whether it be playing, recording, producing, or of having a picnic. I hope that releasing — she was inspiring and positive, while it will continue to provide being realistic and direct; she had us all clinging to an outlet for hopeful youth every word she said. It made for a very informal Volunteers needed. who want to make but informative hour — double yummy. Are you an outgoing, spontaneous man or woman over the age of social change.* 19 with a never-say-die attitude and a good sense of humour? Paul We are a non-profit society that helps young offenders and children ages 8 to 18 who are at risk of getting in trouble. Kundarewich Photos by • Barb Yama/aki \\ PLEA

?|L9f< ship indudes ex-Rheostatic Dave iged ta make it into rotation. portrait of a failing relationship, Clark, continues ta combine al­ and "Knocked Out or Therea­ most every musicol style in exist­ bouts" is just incomrehensible, ence. Changing from prog rock GOOD RIDDANCE allhough not so much so lhat it's to punk to industrial to even the A Comprehensive Guide To not intriguing. blues, this record defies catego­ Moderns Rebellion However good the lyrics, rization. The onfy Iwo things lhat (Fat Wreck Chords) ihough, the music is what makes under. remain constant are ifs diversity If you want a good punk album this album stand out. The songs and dissonance. The strange lhat's fast, catchy, not poppy, and run the gamut from the soft, folky thing about ihis album is that it has variety, then pick up the lat­ feeling of the title track, through review works. The drastic changes in est release from Good Rid­ the distorted and electric pseudo- style and instrumentation seem to dance. It's mixed with some Scottish reel "Spark Off A Wire," be natural and not out of sorts. heavy tunes, comprised of solid to the all-too-short experimental JOHN ADAMS track it stuck. I wish the lyricist themselves than most bands for The bits of melody and insane punk ond pop-punk. And don't piano, cello, and percussion Violin Concerto would invest in a thesaurus, be­ a lot of solid reasons. I hod a lyrics littered among the wreck­ worry, there's only about two piece, "Lassitude." Shaker Loops cause the word 'empty' appears great lime listening to this CD. The age are quite catchy and stick in potential radio hits on this one; While all the Iracks on here (Nonesuch) an average of 5.63 times per melodies are getting more com­ your head. It's playful in a neu­ there's even a wide variety of top­ have been previously released, With John Adams' 1992 song. Maybe it's one of those sub­ plex and Brunette Betty is re­ rotic sort of way. ics here, ranging from breaking and for the most part separately, Chamber Symphony, the seeds of conscious iheme album thingys. placed by Leather Tuscadero Paul Kundarewich up to death. Tilt's Cinder Block none is out of place on this col­ change were firmly planted ond frank? raunch (and it's more rock n' roll- sings additional vocals on the lection; ihey ali fit together mar­ I am profoundly saddened by the Joan Jettenough to wake you up DOWN BY LAW track "A Credit to his Gender." vellously. loss of one of minimalism's truly THE BRUCE LEE BAND and say style-change!). I'll bet All Scratched Up All songs are high paced ond Adam Monahan original voices. Certainly, Adams The Bruce Lee Band Ms. Iwata currently listens to (Epitaph) fast, with the exception of "West web site: http//www. is still on original voice - but not (Dill Records) Gentle Giant on fhe astral plane I like ihese guys. I like this album. End Memorial," a slow, heavier matodor.recs.com/bands/ in the minimalist aesthetic to A Message To You, Rudy: Bruce in preparation for a future that's Why aren't ihese guys selling mil- tune wilh distorted vocals. Sev­ 2foot/2ndskin.hfml which I am accustomed. Alas, Lee is belter known os Mike Park, filled with etudes to bliss-tech no of albui enteen songs in all, plus a hid­ music is on ongoing process and the ex-singer from Less Than brilliance (and, oh yeah, I really "Clashmania" Rancid? Be­ den track; and, if all lhat isn't MEAT BEAT MANIFESTO Adams proved this with the sty­ Jake and Skankin' Pickle. In enjoy her singing), and ihey're cause they play basic, non-retro enough, ten cents from the sale Subliminal Sandwich listic change in his compositional this band, however, Mike blends getting closer to leary-eyed bic punk rock, a reason why Joe of the album goes to Food Not (nothing/interscope/MCA) technique. It is dialectical: thesis, sko-core wilh Asian-centered lyr­ lighter anthems on the lyrical Slrummer could listen to this al­ Bombs. Inside this mammoth double disc antithesis, followed by synthesis ics and only a minimal amount front. Lisa G. succeeds in add­ bum and not be confused by Kellie Ku release, there is a brilliant EP - and perhaps, it was inevitable. of hom playing, which makes the ing her personality to ihe CD, ihus hearing his own voice coming struggling to get out. Since I cannot but mourn the loss of album sound like the Ramones moving the band to new direc­ from a band he was never in. HIS NAME IS ALIVE 1993's release of the astute, the minimalist composer, John rockin' steady on the olher side tions. Joson Stinson Stars on E.S.P. funny, politically aware Adams, whose excellent of ihe Pacific. Unfortunately for I'm listening to Ms. Punk cub (4AD) Satyricon, Jack Dangers (head minimalist works indude Shaker old-skoolers like me. The Bruce do her lyric cram 2/4 bash right FLUFFY From the name, I expected His keeper of the manifesto) dropped Loops, Common Tones in Simple Lee Band is full-out thirdwave, now! Remember that Mom and 5 Live Name Is Alive to be a dark, his songwriting partner, moved Time, Grand Pianola Music, The with no room for traditional Dad want to understand the (The Enclave) frightening act making experi­ from London to Los Angeles and Chairman Dances (subtitled or Skavoovie bluebeat. Bruce Lee words, but I think ihey did an Talk about hype! Talk about hav­ mental, hallucinatory music. befriended Trent Reznor alternately filled Foxtrot for Or­ actually manages to stir the brew excellent job. Oh harmony! And ing everything right in place: im­ What a surprise, then, to put the (Nine Inch Nails). The Califor­ chestra) Harmonielehre Part I, of punk and ska to create a full- Lisa Marr, you rock; enjoy it and age (rumour is a couple of these CD on and hear forty-five minutes nian sun must have melted Jack's and my absolute favourite of his bodied lager that goes down don't apologize! giHs were cast from a modeling of perfect pop! Stars on E.S.P. brain, since Subliminal Sandwich compositions, the nonparreil smooth with no aftertaste. Also agency); a new high profile la­ works in ihe indie rock formula is, for the most port, ihe sound of Fearful Symmetries. I recommend thrown in are plenty of cheese- bel wilh millions o' bucks to throw to its zenith, combining eleclric meat being beaten. The first CD these titles without hesitation or flavoured samples of 60's TV pro­ CUL DE SAC behind 'em (headed by ex-Geffen and acoustic guitars wifh angeli­ is tolerable, recapturing the reservation. grams ond rodio ads, etc. Track China Gate Tom "Guns V Roses" Zutout); an cally clear female vocals. Olher quirky, industrial hiphop of ear­ John Adams is not self-refer­ 13, "Komsomida," is sung en­ (Thirsty Ear) excellent publicist; some well-re­ sounds, such as an organ, flute, lier MBM. Jack is very girted at ential or perhaps self-parodying tirely in what is most likely Japa­ A band playing down a hallway, garded fans (Foo Fighters, Hole, and assorted samples, are so summoning a sexy lo-fi, high-tech like Philip Glass. He was my fa­ nese, a language much better watching 60's-era, Technicolor etc); and ... oh yeah, I almost for­ carefully mixed lhat it is neariy sound from his machines that vourite minimalist composer, but suited ta ska than English. They films, but with contemporary fash­ got, the music. impossible to determine if they would be wonderful in the serv­ also employ the ice of belter songs. The sounds until he composes music in the ion sense. And get this, they're Like I told someone after I saw are real or synthesized. My big­ ore slick, wifh conventions bor­ familiar minimalist idiom, my ears VoodooGlowSkull tactic of all over thirty. No shit, and no ihem recently: They were the best gest problem with this album is rowed from all manner of dub are closed to his music. echoing ihe horn lines wilh dis­ problem. Cul de Sac play well. band I've ever seen, then they just lhat: it's too perfect to be real! music, and lots of neat television BrittAdomsen [The Meat^at- torted guitar. They confidently and competently started playing. The most mun­ Too beautiful, too catchy, too well samples, but only towards the ing Veganj Don't waste your time listing move from 'surfy' guitar pop (not i dane, hookless, plodding wanna­ written and played ("The Bees" middle of the album do things to the acoustic tracks, "Mr. too surfy though), film soundtrack be Thunders influenced pop- blew my mind), and too market­ able. If you love Beach Boys- become anything but pedestrian. BEDHEAD Hanelei" and "Don't Sit Next To sounding stuff, loose jazz, to punk this side of, oh, most every­ style pop perfection, then Stars "Future WoHds," "She's Unreal," beheaded Me Just 'Cause I'm Asian," be­ more contemporary 'structured' thing really. This "live" e.p. won't on E.S.P. could make your year. and a cover of "Abestos Lead (Trance Syndicate) couse they contain absolutely no rock (some call it post-rock). garner much steam or interest. Abestos" are prime Meat Beat I wish I was in this band! The first ska value whatsoever and seem Of course ... there are no vo­ Look ot Men's Wear's example, Manifesto, though they lack the tune sounds like Radiohead do­ to be nothing more than Bruce's cals. Again, no problem. Vocals for gosh sokes. The public may humor of eaHier work. Pointless, ing the b-side of "led Zeppelin solo artist pretensions making can place a song, situate it in a seem dumb, but not this dumb. PETER JEFFERIES formless and painfully dull, disc III," except with olterno-leen vo­ themselves obscenely obvious. particular way. Cul de Sac take Elastica ihey ain't. A Chorus of Interludes 2 is ambient music without the cals - and lhat's a compliment. Handy Tip: if any of you pur­ full advantage of the relative flex­ Ronnie Barnett (Ajax Records) atmosphere and inventiveness, The concept of sparse is token to chased the Misfits of Ska compi­ ibility of being instrumental. Their S'wounds, it's nice to come just lots of gee-whiz sounds for new levels: flavour-filled drums lation, you've hod a chance to songs are very imagistic, convey­ GOLDFINGER across o CD like this one. It's a the techno Irainspolters and more scattered only lightly, boss lhat's hear a live version of "I'm In Love ing fhe sense of a mood/place, GoldHnger collection of songs originally re­ unrelated TV samples. Now if barely even implied, two guitars With A Girf Named Spike," as without excessive description (or (Mojo Records) leased on 7" records or in com­ you'll excuse me, I need some with such exquisite, ambivalent, performed by Skankin' Pickle. over playing). pilations during ihe period 1991 - For lack of a better description, I Alka-Seltzer. This sandwich and balanced tones lhat it's hard There are two hidden tracks on 1993, and the music it presents The production quality of would call these guys pop-punk, leaves me feeling terribly bloated. to tell the electric from the acous­ Bruce Lee's album, one of which displays a truly wonderful diver­ China Gate complements Cul de in their Green Day-mixed-wilh- Jovian Francey tic and the lead from the rhythm. is an acoustic version of that very Sac well, but fhe reverby-ness a-tinge-of-ska sound. However, sity. The melodies and hooks are some tune. The other tune you'll becomes monotonous (it's on eve­ the fact that their lyrics and songs A Kiwi now based out of our welded into one smooth lump. have to discover for yourself. rything sometimes). Allhough they are weaker than Green Day own Vancouver (an argument for MOONSHAKE Prime lyrics come from track frank? mix genres skillfully, their changes turned me off. Swearing for fhe liberal immigration lows if I've Dirty and Divine 7: "with a short fuse ond Chinese con be somewhat predictable, sake of swearing, such as "I know ever heard one), Peter (C/Z Records) directions / I think you'll light CUB which isn't necessarily bad. There I fucked up and I wish I was Jefferies' major current project The music on Moonshake's yourself on fire / Because a ro- Box of Hair is a comforting 'retro' feel to deod" in "Mind's Eye," could be is as drummer and pianist in new CD is good enough: they man candle's got no direction / (Mint/Lookout) China Gate. The songs unfold like more eloquently stated. Matador Records' 2 Foot have this kind of ethereal, groovy, It's just waiting to expire." If these As one who can cram more notes TV segments. A pleasure to In Goldfinger's defense, Flame. However, while the mu­ layered acid-jazz sound going guys play live, the crowd must be into a bar lhan most, I can sym­ watch/listen, but you olready ihey're tight, the vocal harmonies sic of 2 Foot Flame is fast and on; it's all slicky produced and a bunch of dirty skids lying on pathize with those basement know the ending. are effective, and there ore inter­ hord-edged, the tracks on A Cho­ pleasing enough to the old ear ihe floor in fhe fetal position won­ lickmeisters jealous of the fact lhat esting percussive sections in some rus of Interludes tend to be softer (allhough not starrlingly original). dering why iheir brains are ploy­ the art of simplicity generally rules songs. Call me old-fashioned, but and often acoustic, with an em­ But, by god, the lyrics consist ing the 45 that is their lives on the cosmos. However, better to DINNER IS RUINED that ancient song-essential (a phasis on melody and arrange­ of the most banal, inane, and oniy 33 rpm. put your own best foot forward ice cream Drugs Rubber melody wilh compulsion and di­ ment. There's even o respectable vapid collection of forced rhymes Criticisms? Some would point than to wallow in arrogance and Goods rection) is locking throughout the bit of poetry in the lyrics, deliv­ ond pretension lhat I've encoun­ out that fhe vocals are slightly too thus do nothing. (Gas Racket) disc. Therefore, it will probably ered in Jefferies' characteristic tered since I stopped listening to Thurston Moore-ish and that Anyway, cub probably has In Ihis, their second release, Din­ sit in my pile of CDs that mode it languid style. "Image of a Single Def Leppard. At age twelve. the tempo dial on the studio click a better chance to actually feed ner is Ruined, whose member­ through ihe virgin listen, but never Thought" is an impressionistic For example, from "Gambler's

29 September 1996 Blues:' "Like a dumb kid, I im­ well-written songs here. Most of made out of things like old solemn voice spills out haunting ing Sean's vocals will be defined bum by a long shot, ond ihe rest print on your dress/You're the the production is realty dean and popsicle slicks ond nail files, pro­ epitaphs of loss and searching. by just that; his high-pitched, is kinda disappointing. For the cherry on top of this mess/How there's no question lhat the whole duce sounds I've only heard from Smith opts for sparse arrange­ childlike sassiness is undeniably most part, they end up sounding many times have you heard me outfit is really tight and smooth. banks of electronic keyboards. It's ments in most of the tracks, which what made Crayon, and will like a slightly poppier and more confess?/And how many rimes Drawbacks, however, lie in very similar to ihe textures lhat ore sewn together with acoustic make Tullycraft, remarkably psychedelic Nirvana wifh har­ have you had to guess?" Urn ... ihe fact that the strange accent people like Lyle Mays or Mark guitar and piano with garnishes memorable and enjoyable. This monies, occasionally blatantly the time to hesitate is through ... the singer uses sounds very con­ Isham conjure up. The ensem­ of cello (Jane Scarpantoni) new incarnation, however, has ripping them off. I wouldn't go no (ahem) Hme to wallow in the, trived, and most of the songs lack ble does all of this without touch­ and organ (John Cale) Many gone in a different direction: out of my way to get this album, any real dynamic depth. A cou­ ing the keys; instead, they ma­ of her old New York alumni, in­ ihey're more pure pop (the indie- but I'd kill for "She Digs Her,* if baby light my fire ... come on ple of ihe bass licks are shame­ nipulate ihe strings inside the pi­ cluding Tom Verlaine, Lenny pop fanatics will swoon), mostly a CD single exists. baby light my fire ... Kee-rist. lessly stolen from Paul ano in countless ways. This tech­ Kay* and Jay Dee due to Gary's wonderful strum­ Fred Deri These little gems were penned McCartney, of all people. The nique, known as prepares piano, Dougherty, provide a compli­ ming and melodic noodlings on by one Callahan, who is also on distorted guitars and open hi-hat has a healthy tradition. mentary backdrop. guitar, as compared to Brad's VARIOUS ARTISTS vocals, belting out his ditties wilh drums are well suited ta Top 40 Probably the best known Smith's present world revolves penchant for mega distortion and Mind/Body^ Compilation Brit-hipster fin-de-siecle lethargy, radio; unfortunately, none of the practitioner of lhat technique was around loss and grieving, which feedback. And hey! "Pop Songs (DIY Productions) "Oh, I'd express emotion for you, hooks ore sharp enough to pierce John Cage, who often pro­ in many respects is a purification Your New Boyfriend's Too Stupid Yet another double CD from "the baby, if it wasn't for this awful your ears and get sluck ihere. The duced atonal music, which chal­ of her soul. On "Farewell Reel,* to Know About" is on ihis, as well industrial net community,* Mind/ ennui ..." lead guitarist seems to think that lenged the listener wifh new accompanied only by acoustic as hits "Josie" (wilh back-up vo­ Body3 grassroots electronic mu­ So if you are one of those if he just fiddles around in the sounds or in some cases, no guitar, Smilh laments on the death cals courtesy of Robynn from sic from around ihe United States, folks blessed by ihe ability to tune same key as his bandmates, he'll sounds. Comparitively, Stephen of husband Fred "Sonic* Smilh. cub) and "Then Again, Maybe I roughly divided into the introspec­ out the vocals in a song and just somehow develop a melody. He's Scott seems to be travelling in Throughout Gone Again Smith Don't" (with additional vocals by tive (Mind) and ihe destructive enjoy the music, well, hell, this somewhat more familiar territory wrings out the passion of a bad Susan from Incredible Force of (Body). As wilh any underground may be the album for you. On My guess is lhat these guys — he's not afraid to compose hand of cards lhat life has re­ Junior). collective, the music is at once the olher hand, if you can't do thrive on live performances and music lhat's very melodic, layered cently dealt her, yet wilh brilliant crystal pail diverse, eclectic, uneven, origi­ this, and are of the opinion lhat haven't quite developed fhe mu­ ond trance-like. Perhaps a better clarity she persists. nal, disappointing, and fascinat­ words are capable of expressing sical sensibilities or lyrical skills comparison would be to someone Pieter Hofmann WHEAT CHIEFS ing. These CDs provide some of more than Molson Canadian required to make a great power- like Steve Reich or Ingram Redeemer the best ond some of the worst advertising copy or Baywatch pop album. All the same, ihey Marshall, the record's producer. KINNIE STARR (Bang On) listening experiences I've had in dialogue, well, then, give it a need encouragement and it's Even ihough most of the mu­ Tidy This is a project which has been some time. It's one of these al­ miss. Trust me. Web site: hftp:// good to see o local outfit make sic here is buoyant, the second (Violet Inch Records) in the works for some four years bums where you program out the www.students.uiuc.edu/j-javen/ the cross-over to a major label half of the album becomes some­ Anyone who has heard her team­ now and many skeptics thought dodgy bits before you press moonback.html without transforming into Rush. what darker, at times dirge-like. ing to Cook cassette (1995), or it would never happen. However, "play;" so if you can live wilh Adam Monahan frank? By the end, however, the music even better, had the good fortune vti forget that we are talking that, you've got yourself a fine rises from all directions in a huge, to see Kinnie Starr in action live obout four guys who have been near two hours of satisfaction for OFF AND GONE SACKVIUE triumphant swell. has been waiting for the arrival dedicated to the cause for so your mind and body. Everest Low Ebb EP Michael Chouinard of Ihis hot little CD. It has arrived! long, wilh dedication that can (Harthouse/Eye Q) (Magwheel Records) Kinnie Starr loads all of her crea­ also be seen from a few of ihem I get sad everyfime I hear this al­ Sackville is a town in New Bruns­ SCRATCHING POST tive power into her stuff ihe mu­ in their work in SNFU. VARIOUS ARTISTS bum. Not becouse it's particularly wick, home to Mount Allison Uni­ Flamethrower sic is worlh dancing to, the lyrics A long time ago, I saw the New Electronical poignant or melancholy, but be­ versity. Sackville is also a band (Squirtgun Records) are worth reading and ihe art Wheat Chiefs play their first Unreleased Vol. 2 cause the artists in question are from Montreal. I hove two friends Much hype has been surround­ work on the jacket is worth, well, Voncouver show. It was odd — (Beechwood Music) Vancouver residents who've off who have lived in Sackville. Nei­ ing this band and when I saw taking in. the songs seemed to have this This is the second package of ond gone to Los Angeles. Phil ther of them are familiar with ihem perform last month, I could This album is worth getting. awkwardness about ihem — and unreleased cuts from the always Western and Dan Handrabur Sackville the band. One of these understand why. To describe the However, if you are one prone to I wasn't overly impressed. So prolific NewE/ec/roni'coand, first (now with vocalist Cristina) have friends likes ihe Palace Broth­ band in a nutshell: cub meets listening comfortably to a band here we ore, years later with their of all, you're probably wonder­ long been at the forefront of not ers (and all other names/off- Slayer (and lives through it). An whose songs blend into one an­ CD Redeemer. Wow! (So it's ing who the featured artists are? just the Vancouver, but ihe inter­ shoots/etc). He should listen to unlikely juxtaposition? Just listen other without diversity or innova­ been a LONG time since I saw Well, check out these names: national, electronic scene, as this Low Ebb EP. It has a really to the songs "Flyweight* or "Mas­ tion, lhan Tidy is not for you. The ihem live.) B12, Blake Baxter, Claude exemplified by projects such as folky feel — the kind of sound you ter of Action" ond you can hear tracks range from blues-rock in The songs sound great trough- Young, Ian Pooley, Mark Download, Outersanctum, could drive to while lost on a high- what I mean. The band has a "Grandma's Bicycle," to out. I can't help but compare iheir Broom, Lazermusik and and Floatpoint. Made up of guitars, violins, keen appreciation for heavy soundscape spoken word, and sound to lhat of Big Drill Car many others -who are pushing the envelope of electronic music Wilh Everest, ihe first Cana­ bass, drums, and occasional metal the way it was meant to be then jump without warning into or the Doughboys a la 1991. daily, bringing us all closer to the dian and North American album mandolin, Sackville has all of ihe played — heavy! — and at the hip hop. One thing is clear: This isn't a bad thing. Whereas next millennium. All ihe Iracks are to be released on Sven Vath's ingredients for o good ol' fash­ same time their songs and singer Kinnie Starr is having fun. You the sound of Redeemer isn't any­ well crafted, intelligent and prestigious Harthouse label, Phil ioned, down-south, footetompin' Nicole Hughes' voice show on can too. thing new, Ihe Wheat Chiefs do even greater appreciation for minimalist techno that'll remind and Dan craft iheir most elegantly hoe down, but all the songs are Athena happen to pull it off quite well. pop-based songwriting. Perhaps you lhat electronic music is so accessible recording to date. mellow (like lhat old commercial Songs like the opening track the only downside to the CD is "Refuse," really move, as do much more lhan just dance floor Skillfully balancing ambience for Eat More where the record TEAM DRESCH that you can'f fully appreciate the "Theme Song" and "Crawl," the fodder. Leave your wine ot home wifh danceablify, the duo's work skips). Captain, My Captain sounds completely alien, yet re­ band as a live unit, which in­ (Candy-Ass/Chainsaw) latter of which is filled with back­ becouse there's no cheese at this tains an organic, human feel, My problem (and this is some­ cludes (as the title alludes to) ac­ She's amazing. They're all amaz­ ing vocals ond harmonies, mak­ party. Viva the synthetic! despite the absence of any obvi­ lhing I'm seeking help for) is lhat tually fire-breathing. ing. They rock in the most fuck­ ing for perfect sing-o-longs when Brian Wright ous melodies or conventional I find ihe song "Showcase Show­ Ah, for Ihe day of the truly ing brilliant way. Jody Candy- you're by yerself. As an added song structure. The brilliant down" painfully familiar to ihe interactive CD-ROMI However, Ass Records/Hazel, Kaia bonus, one can listen for hidden VARIOUS opener, "Gods Have Gone* has music from the movie Phenom­ for now, and until they ploy o Adickdid, Melissa Vitapup, satanic messages in the song Uncharted Territories - Jun­ a meandering, unpredictable enon — which I really didn't like town near you. Flamethrower and Donna Chainsaw 'Rock & Roll Mokes Me Party On gle Jazz bassline and heavily syncopated, at aH — so it's a bod associa­ should keep itself pretty warm on Records/every cool band MTV & The Radio In The U.S.A.* (Beechwood Music) non-repetitive drum machine tion. For a wee EP put out by your stereo system. return (hopefully not for the last Longhaul Well, slowly but surely, the super beats. "Sprinkle" is hazy, beaHess some decent folk, though, it's Brian Wieser time - pray to your respective percussive sounds of drum and psychedelia. Cristina's vocals quite alright with me. gods ihey haven't broken upl) YOU AM I bass are becoming more and add just the right human, ihough Jeremy Gruman PATTI SMITH wilh eleven songs of lesbionic HiFIWay more influential with the people heavily manipulated, touch to Gone Again power at its best! Buy it; don't (Warner Brothers) of North America. If you're look­ songs like ihe groovy "Shasta." STEPHEN SCOTT & THE (Arista/BMG) ihink about it, just do it. You won't One night obout a yeor ago I was ing for a place to jump on the No matter what ihey do, Phil and BOWED PIANO ENSEMBLE It's difficult to imagine what Patti be sorry. listening, os everybody should, wagon you might want to start Dan avoid cliche; I just hope ihey Vikings of the Sunrise Smith has had ta endure Stella to CiTR 101.9 FM, and I heard wilh Uncharted Territories. Lots of can keep up the excellent work (New Albion) recently. Wilh the deaths of her ihis incredible tune. In fact, itwas crazy ass beats, breaks, and jazz after reaching the peaks of Ever­ When is a piano not a piano? husband, brother and close friend TULLYCRAFT so good lhat I had to phone up bits are what this compilation is est. The answer comes when com­ (photographer Robert Old Traditions New Stand­ to find out who itwas. It was You all obout. Featured artists include Jovian Francey poser Stephen Scott and nine Mapplefhorpe), Smith buffers ards Am I doing this tune called 'She Wax Doctor, Aqua Sky, colleagues get their hands on herself in a serene world of wea­ (Harriet Records) Digs Her,' which has gotta be Melting Pot, Tessera, The PLUTO one. Harps, accordions, strings, riness rather lhan wallowing in Despite the fact lhat Crayon's one of he greotest songs I've ever Peter Nice Trio, Alex Reece Pluto guitars, mandolins, didgeridoos, self pity. Brick Factory album is probably heard. You Am I ore an Austral­ and Paul Saunders and oth­ (Virgin) sitars, marimbas, snare drums, Her first album in eight years one of ihe best compilations of ian ihree-piece who opparenlty ers. For myself, the remix of I suppose I should be nice to these and — yes — occasionally even is a mesmerizing document of pop songs ever, Tullycraft (Sean hove friends in high places; Hi Fi Lamb's 'Cotton Wool" by Fila guys, because I'm just the punk- a piano pour fluidly out of a help­ sad beauty lhat shows the punk- and Jeff from Crayon plus Gary Way was mixed by Sonic Brazilia is ihe track that really ass rookie 'round here and the less Baldwin for the entire 55 poet at ihe height of her lyrical from Wimp Factor 14) man­ Youth's Lee Ranaldo and The stood out. Well, rather ihon try drummer for Pluto used to be minutes of Scott's Vikings of the skills. Floating in a cold ocean of age to achieve a similar feat. It's Posies' Jon Auer. and describe in words what the music director here at CiTR. OK, Sunrise. word play, she finds solace in on hard not to think of ihis band as So I had high hopes for this album is all about... have a lis­ then ... the drumming is good. At some points the ten sets of antidote of self evaluation. Ironi­ Crayon with a replacement gui­ album. Unfortunately, "She Digs ten and make up your own mind. Actually, there are a couple of hands and their "piano bows," cally, Smith's loss is our gain; her tarist, because any band contain­ Her" is the best song on the al­ Brian Wright

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They mixed in a POUNDSIGN out by Double Agent records. was impossible not to like them. few tunes from lcky Mettle, Vee Saturday, July 27 Rocketship play beautiful music The charmingly naive lyrics were Vee, their singles comp and EP, The Velvet Elvis for falling asleep to, and I mean made convincing by the big, but the majority of their set came Seattle, WA that as a compliment, because usu­ relentlessly upbeat sound of four from their soon-to-be released It is rare that I actually walk ally I can't fall asleep if there's ony talented musicians enjoying full length entitled, All the Na­ away from a show reeling com­ music playing. themselves. tions Airports. By the sound of pletely inspired and that is pre­ I think all of the bands were K recording artists, The Soft­ the tracks they ployed from it, it cisely what happened as I left absolutely excellent and I had a ies, performed next, slowing may well be a goodie. the Velvet Elvis on a sunny after­ really good time on my journey things down with delicate, folky, For me, the highlight of a noon in Seattle. First of all, I have to the United States of America. electric guitar playing and beau­ loaf show (this was my third) is to say that the VE is the most The icing on the cake was that tiful, fragile songs of love. The always watching bassist Matt charming "club" I've ever been as I was leaving the venue, some­ duo creates stunning vocal har­ Gentling pound chords into his in. The stage looks like a cuta­ one was handing out toys. I got this monies, and the one a capella bass, arms and head flailing all way living room, like a set from cute little plastic camel that walks piece was heart stopping. With over the place. Although they your favourite TV show. The seats by itself and stops before it plunges no rhythm section keeping the tour almost continuously, the Loaf are theatre style (in rows) and to its death off the edge of the pulse, I can't help feeling the Yo! Thrill Sc^csA c\\ the Ga\e pour all their heart and soul into above the audience hang all table. Softies may be better suited to every show and tonight was no these different lamps. Cozy and Megan Mallett quiet home or cafe listening than photo by Paul Clarke exception. Judging by the enthu­ intimate. a predominantly uptempo show. siastic crowd response and Poundsign started this THE POTATOMEN By the time headliners, and provide an audience with a larly genius with their instru­ great turnout, I think I can safely Slumberland Records showcase THE SOFTIES second boy band of the night, fantastic show. ments, but song after song was assume the Archers of Loaf are off with some really pretty, PLUMTREE the Potatomen arrived, the hall's To my own dismay, I missed a wonderful example of finely well on their way to assuring poppy numbers. These two girls GAZE population had halved. Despite them at this one because I crafted contemporary pop. Sim­ themselves a crack at main­ (who alternate between guitar THEE GOBLINS a dwindling audience, the thought the show was supposed ple and casual. Thoroughly en­ stream rock-stardom. (Thot is if and drums) and two boys (bass Saturday, August 3 Potatomen maintained their en­ to be at the Starfish Room. A truly joyable. The melody and lyrics they even want a crack.) No mat­ and guitar/keyboards) play St. James Community Hall thusiasm and stylish hair through­ grim mistake, becouse I would to he title song from their album, ter what, these four North nice, luscious, indie-British-influ­ There can surely be no greater out a rocking set of songs set have much rather wandered Sleep haven't left me yet. The Carolinons will always be my own enced pop. I had seen them the joy then a good all-ages show. somewhere between the Smiths over riding rock n' roll caterwaul­ Fallouts are consistently pleas­ favourite indie-rock demi-gods. night before in Olympia, but at If I'm mistaken than you can feel and the Buzzcocks, yet delivered ing during The Tonics, than over ing, and absolutely enjoyable. GO LOAFI this show (maybe because of a free to find me a dub with great with a Californian accent and the safe and softy rock that was CoULin KknigHt Chris Corday better sound setup) they seemed bands, great attitudes, six dol­ sense of optimism. Thrill Squad. Don't get me to be way more confident, which lar admission fees, and not a The light show, while effec­ wrong, it's not so much that Thrill ARCHERS OF LOAF I guess is why I liked them better single drunk person. The comfy tive (Christmas lights strung to Squad was offensive, more that SPOON this second time around. St. James Community Hall should form the word 'Rock'), may not their music was at the middle of Saturday, August 17 Henry's Dress were up next. have been teeming with throngs have been too explosive, but the rood pablum level. Starfish Room They are quite possibly one of of happy people, but only some there were plenty of auditory py- Anyway, on to save the show After watching Spoon open a the best bands ... everl For the fifty culturally aware folks man­ rotechnics. Don't support was The Fallouts, and save the show for the second time in the first half of their set, Amy aged to tear themselves away smokes, go to an all-ages show show they did. The Fallouts have last few monlhs (the first time wilh drummed and Matt played gui­ from the huge cigarette known ond support music that smokesl a lot of great songs. Thafs about Guided by Voices), I finally real­ tar. Then halfway through the set, as downtown, AKA the Sym­ Jovian Francey all I can really say about them. ized I strongly dislike this band. they traded instruments, playing phony of Fire. Their presentation was lacklus­ I can describe their music as re­ them equally well. Their music Around 8 o'clock, and only THE FALLOUTS tre. None of them are particu­ ally bad, depressing, generic, Pixie- is strong and pretty and poppy half an hour late, Thee Goblins THRILL SQUAD ond punky and I loved it. I 'm started an evening of varied but THE TONICS still amazed at what I saw. Each consistently high quality; with Saturday, August 10 member gets so into what they drums and loads of audience The Gate are playing. Hayyim (who wears participation, Thee Goblins in­ Welcome to the Gate, a venue his boss way up high and fused the hall with superhuman that has recently had a face-lift FREE PIERCINGS dances frantically) is especially energy. The mysterious uniforms of sorts. Not too long ago, itwas fun to watch. Everybody should disguising the duo seemed a seedy blues bar on south Gran­ see them and if you can't see wholly appropriate, evaporating ville. Now it's still on Granville them, then you should at least any inhibitions. but they have doormen and hip With a jewelfry purchase buy one of their releases. More local talent was to be new lineups. I really dig the size The last band of the after­ witnessed when Gaze brought of this place, a fine decor and you receive a free piercing by noon was Rocketship. Dustin, the out their blend of lovely, bitter­ an exciting atmosphere for some Canada's most experienced piercers Main Guy, plays keyboards and sweet pop. Much tighter than seriously civilized, drunken borrowed Paul from Go Sailor when I last saw them, the trio hooliganery. and Matt from Henry's dress to performed songs that were intro­ This show started with the accompany him and his drum­ spective, slightly forlorn but al­ classiest of Vancouver bands, mer. I think that very few singers ways hopeful. Backed by the The Tonics. Boasting members of can say the words "I love you" skillful drumming of one of the the Smugglers, Zumpano and in a song without it sounding Softies, Gaze kept everyone's the now defunct Kreviss, plus cheesy. Thankfully, Dustin is one interest. Unfortunately, the con­ others, The Tonics are perhaps of these people. He just seems sistently muddy vocal mixing the most super of all the Van­ so sincere. Rose Melberg, (of the throughout the Gaze, Plumtree couver super groups. Ripping MACK'S LEATHERS Softies; she's another one who and Potatomen sets forced me through high powered surf can sing "I love you" without to guess what anyone was sing­ instrumentals and hyper rock 1043 GRANVILLE STREET 688-6225 making me feel queasy) joined ing about. V roll tribute covers (every­ Rocketship on backup vocals for Next up were the infuriat one must hear their version of THE EXPERIENCED PIERCERS their last few songs. Rose and ingly talented young women the littlest hobo theme), The Dustin sang the song ("The Love from Halifax, Plumtree. 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XOXX Alternating with Dr. Killdare on "The Enjoy thisTropical Daiquiri with El Doctor TELESIS 10:00-11:00AM Tune in for Doctor Killdare Show." Contact: del Ritmo. discussions, interviews & information [email protected] relating to people who live with physical LUaDSOUl2:30AM-4:00AM Dr. Killdare music by a twentieth-century composer- THE UNHEARD MUSIC 7:00-9.-OOPM Meat STRAIGHT OUTTA JALLUNDHAR 10:00PM- SUNDAYS & mental challenges. plunders even further into ihe wee hours can you say minimalist?—and whatever the unherd where the unheard and the 12:00 AM Let DJ's Jindwa and Bindwa ARE YOU SERIOUS? MUSIC 8:00AM- doing what he can lo keep security elseappealstome. Fag ond dyke positive. hordes of hardly herd are heard, cour­ immerse you in radioactive Bhungra! SKA-T'S SCENE-IK DRIVE! 11:00AM- 12.00PM All of lime is measured by its guards and 7-11 clerks awake. Mail in your requests,becaus e I am not tesy of host and demo director Dale "Chakkh de phutay*. 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25 Hfe£HK33 FRI 20 13 Engines at the Town Pump...Sex With Nixon ond Grapple September Yarder ot the Niagaro...Better Dead Than Redl, 9:00pm © Edison eveiythrngj. »H tr Electric..The Seventh Seal, 7:30pm and Prison, 9:20pm © Pacific know Cinemotheque...The Silences of the Palace, 7:00pm and 9:30pm © the Ridge... about... *• •• • • • datebook SAT 21 The Doughboys andTherapy? at the Town Pump...Manic Street uu M Preachers ot the Starfish Room...Better Deod Than Redl, 9:00pm © Edison everywherey Electric.The Seventh Seal, 7:30pm ond The Devil's Eye, 9:20pm © Po­ I to go SUN 1 They Have Poisoned the Drinking Woter, 9:00pm ® Edison cific Cinemotheque...The Silences of the Pobce, 7:00pm and 9:30pm © The Abyss 315 E. Broadway (side entrance) 488 6219 the Ridge... Alma Street Cofe 2505 Almo lot Broadway 222 2244 Electric..Bob ElOued City, 7:30pm ond Le Magique, 9:20pm @ Pocific AnzoClub 3W.8m (MountPleasant) 876 7128 Cinematheque..Jone Eyre, 7:15pm and Stealing Beauty, 9:30pm ©the SUN 22 Better Dead Than Red!, 9:00pm © Edison Eleclric...Scenes Arts Hotline 684 2787 Ridge... from a Marriage, 7:30pm © Facific Cinematheque...The Silences of the Bossix 217 W. Hastings (ol Cambie) 689 7734 687 1354 MON 2 Sleeper and Sing Sing Dead Man at the Starfish Room...Post Pobce, 7:00pm ond 9:30pm © the Ridge... Backstage Lounge 1585 Johnston (Gronville Island) Block Sheep Books 2742 W. 4th (at MacDonald) 732 5087 MON 23 Scenes from o Marriage, 7:30pm © Pocific Cinemotheque...The Kiss Metal De Frommage w/Judas Priest at the Niagara...Bab ElOued Cofe Deux Soleils 2096 Commercial (the Drive) 254 1195 City, 7:30pm and Le Magique, 9:20pm @ Pacific Cinematheque...Denise Silences of the Pobce, 7:00pm and 9:30pm © the Ridge... Cafe Yieux Montreal 317 E. Broadway (Mount Pleosant) 873 1331 Calls Up, 7:30pm and Girl 6, 9:1.0pm @ the Ridge... TUE 24 CiTR 101.9FM PRESENTS SHiNDiG AT THE RAILWAY Caprice Theatre 965 Granville (Granville Mall) 683 6099 689 3180 TUE 3 Combustible Edison ot Ihe Starfish Room...Denise Calls Up, CLUB...GTR 101.9fM PRESENTS SEBADOH AT THE RAGE...The Silences Celebrities 1022 Davie (at Burrard) of the Pobce, 7:00pm and 9:30pm © the Ridge... CN Imax Theotre 999Conoda Place 682 4629 7:30pm and Girl 6, 9:10pm @ the Ridge... Commodore Ballroom 870 Granville (Granville Mall) 681 7838 WED 4 Stabbing Westward and Nickelback at the Starfish WED 25 Smog, Cot Power and Guv'ner at the Starfish Room...The Dave Commodore Lanes 838 Granville (Granville Mall) 681 1531 Room...Eugene Ripper at the Phunky Tood...Bab ElOued City, 7:30pm Dougbs String Group at Ihe Gbss Slipper...Gavin Bryors at CBC Studio Cordova Cafe 307 Cordovo (Gaslown) 683 5637 Crosstown Traffic 316 W. Hastings (downtown) 669 7573 and Le Mogique, 9:20pm @ Pacific Cinematheque...The Celluloid Closet, 40...Faro Document 1979,7:30pm and Document Fannyand Alexander, 9:30pm © Pacific Cinematheque...The Silences of Ihe Palace, 7:00pm Denman Ploce Cinema 1030 Denman (West End) 683 2201 7:30pm and Heidi Fleiss: Hollywood Madam Q the Ridge... DV8 515 Davie (downtown) 682 4388 THU 5 Green Room ot the Pit Pub...P.A.C.E. Benefit w/JP5, Punched and 9:30pm © the Ridge... Edison Electric Gallery/Cafe 916 Commerciol (the Drive) 255 4162 Unconcious, Hi-Fi Killers, Lux, Cowards, and Tom Comet at the Starfish THU 26 Fluffy at the Starfish Room...Brickhouse ot the Pit Pub...Belter Firehall Arts Centre 80 E. Cordova (at Main) 689 0926 Food Not Bombs Vancouver 872 6719 Room...Bab ElOued City, 7:30pm and Le Magique, 9:20pm @ Pacific and The Chauffeur at the Town Pump...Transient Moments: Film and Per­ Frederic Wood Theotre (UBq 822 2678 Cinemotheque...The Celluloid Closet, 7:30pm and Heidi Fleiss: Holly­ formance, 7:30pm © Pacific Cinematheque...The Silences of the Pobce, Goroge Pub 2889 E. Hastings (downtown) 822 9364 wood Madam © the Ridge... 7:00pm and 9:30pm © the Ridge... Gastown Music Hall 6 Powell (Gaslown) 689 0649 FRI 6 Thrill Squad, Sister lovers and 2% Cherry at the Gastown Music FRI 27 Ponsy Division ot the Starfish Room...Killjoys at the Town Gastown Theatre 36 Powell (Goslown) 684 MASK Pump...JP5 and Hi-Fi Killers ot the Niogara...Better Dead Than Red!, The Gate 1176 Granville (downtown) 688-8701 Hall...Limblifter and Speedbuggy a) the Starfish Room...Ani Kyd and Glass Slipper 2714 Prince Edword (Mount Pleasant) 877 0066 Fishburger at the Niagara...The Passion of Anna, 7:30pm and Persona, 9:00pm © Edison Eleclric...Institute Benjamenta, 7:30pm and Hour of the Graceland 1250 Richards (downtown) 688 2648 9:30pm © Pacific Cinematheque-August, 7:15pm and Mille Bolle Blu, Wolf, 9:30pm © Pacific Cinematheque...Latcho Drom, 7:15pm ond Greg's Place 45844 Yale Rd. (Chilliwack) 795 3334 9:25pm 9 the Ridge... Baraka, 9:25pm © rhe Ridge... The Grind Gallery 4124 Main (Mt. Pleasant) 322 6057 255 2606 SAT 28 Ngoma otthe Starfish Room...Surfdusters ot the Niagora... Rusty Hastings Community Centre 2096 E. Hastings (near PNE) SAT 7 The Smalls and Grim Skunk at the Starfish Room...Ray Condo Hemp B.C. 324 W. Hastings (downtown) 681 4620 ond his Ricochets at the Gate...Technicians of the Sacred at the at the Town Pump...Better Dead Than Redl, 9:00pm © Edison Hollywood Theatre 3123 W. Broodwoy (Kitsilano) 738 3211 Niagara...The Passion of Anna, 7:30pm and Persona, 9:30pm © Pacific Electric...Institute Benjamenta, 7:30pm and Hour of the Wolf, 9:30pm © Hot Jozz Society 2120 Main (Mt. Pleasant) 873 4131 224-8007 Cinematheque...August, 7:15pm and Mille Bolle Blu, 9:25pm © the Pacific Cinematheque... -latcho Drom, 7:15pm ond Baraka, 9:25pm © Jericho Arts Centre 1600 Discovery (Pt. Grey) 251 6626 the Ridge... La Quena 1111 Commercial (the Drive) Ridge... The Lotus Club 455 Abbott (Gastown) 685 7777 SUN 8 Smiles of a Summer Night, 7:30pm ond Crisis, 9:30pm © SUN 29 Bardo Pond ot the Starfish Room...Better Dead Than Red!, Lueky's 3934 Moin 875 9858 Pacific Cinematheque...August, 7:15pm and Mille Bolle Blu, 9:25pm © 9:00pm © Edison Electric.The Magician, 7:30pm ond Institute LuvXFair 1275 Seymour Uowntown) 685 3288 Malcolm Lowry Room 4125 E. Hastings (N. Burnaby) 685 0143 the Ridge... Benjamenta, 9:30pm © Pacific Cinematheque...Latcho Drom, 7:15pm and Mars 1320 Richards (downtown) 230 MARS MON 9 Smiles of a Summer Night, 7:30pm ond It Rains on Our Love, Baraka, 9:25pm © the Ridge... Maximum Blues Pub 1176 Granville Idowntown) 688 8701 9:30pm 9 Pocific Cinematheque...August, 7:15pm ond Mille Bolle Blu, MON 30 The Magician, 7:30pm ond Institute Benjamenta, 9:30pm © Niogaro Hotel Pub 435 W. Pender (downtown) 688 7574 9:25pm © the Ridge... Pacific Cinemotheque...Heavy, 7:30pm and Carried Away, 9:35pm © Odyssey Imports 534 Seymour (downtown) 669 6644 • the Ridge... Old American Pub 928 Main (downlown) 682 3291 TUE 10 CiTR 101.9fM PRESENTS SHiNDiG AT THE RAILWAY Orpheum Theotre Smithe & Seymour (downtown) 665 3050 CLUB...August, 7:15pm and Mille Bolle Blu, 9:25pm © the Ridge... Pocific Cinematheque 1131 Howe (downtown) 688 3456 WED 11 Jesus Lizard and Six Finger Satellite ot the Starfish Paradise 27 Church (New West) 525 0371 681 1732 Room...Underwater Sunshine, Cinnamon and The Roswells ot the Town Porodise Cinemo 919 Gronville (Gronville Moll) Pork Theatre 3440 Cambie (South Vancouver) 876 2747 Pump...The Silence, 7:30pm 6nd Dreams, 9:20pm © Pacific Picadilly Pub 630 W. Pender (at Seymour) 682 3221 Cinematheque...August, 7:15pm and Mille Bolle Blu, 9:25pm © the Pil Pub bosement, Student Union Building (UBC) 822 6273 Ridge... Pitt Gallery 317 W. Hastings (downtown) 681 6740 Plaza Theatre 881 Gronville (Gronville Moll) 685 7050 THU 12 Thrill Squad at the Pit Pub...Nefro, Red Sugar ond Dirt Mitts at Raffels Lounge 1221 Granville (downtown) 473 1593 the Starfish Room...Zakk Wylde and Oh Susanna atthe Town Pump...Jar, TheRoge 7.0 Pocific Blvd. South (Plaza of Notions) 685 5585 The Imagineers, Queazy and Contention at the Niagora...The Silence, FRINGE FESTIVAL PREVIEW Roilwoy Club 579 Dunsmuir lot Seymour) 681 1625 7:30pm and Summer With Monica, 9 20pm © Pacific Richard's On Richords 1036 Richords (downtown) 687 6794 Ridge Cinema 3131 Arbutus (at 16th Ave.) 738 6311 Cinematheque...August, 7:15pm and Mille Bob Blu, 9:25pm © the (September 5-15) Russian Hall 600 Campbell (Chinotown) 874 6200 Ridge... he 12th annual Fringe Festival runs from Septem Scratch Records 109 W. Cordovo (Gastown) 687 6355 FRI 13 Alpha Diallo ond Bafing at the Slarfish Room...Pure atthe Town Southhill Condy Shop 4198 Main (al 26th) 876 7463 682 4171 Pump...Wild Strawberries, 7:30pm and Brink of Life, 9:20pm © Pacific ber 5 to September 15 and once again is centred Starfish Room 1055 Homer (downtown) around Commercial Drive. One can expect ten days Starlight Cinema 935 Denmon (West End! 689 0096 Cinematheque...I Shot Andy Warhol, 7:15pm ond Lone Star, 9:20pm © T Station Street Arts Centre 930 Station (off Main) 688 3312 the Ridge... of an eclectic mix of "theatre for everyone." If you haven't St. Regis Hotel 602 Dunsmiur (downtown) SAT 14 Butter 08 and Buffalo Daughter at the Starfish Room...Bif Na­ a clue about what to see, pick up a Fringe Guide at the Theatre E 254 E. Hastings (Chinotown) 681 8915 The Tower 339 W. Hostings (downtown) ked at the Town Pump.. .Wild Strawberries, 7:30pm and All These Women, usual spots and check out the over 100 shows with over Town Pump 66 Water (Gastown) 683 6695 9:20pm © Pocific Cinematheque...I Shot Andy Warhol, 7:15pm and 500 performances. Baffled? Info boards, offering reviews Track Records 552 Seymour (downtown) 682 7976 Lone Star, 9:20pm © the Ridge... Tree House Lounge 602 Dunsmuir St. (downtown) 871 3090 SUN 15 Autumn Sonata, 7:30pm and Night is My Future, 9:25pm © and clippings on what's hot and what's not, are set up at Twilight Zone 7 Alexander (Gastown) 682 8550 Grandview Park and the Fringe Lounge. Advance tickets UBC CINEMA (located in the SUB) 822 3697 Pacific Cinematheque...! Shot Andy Warhol, 7:15pm and Lone Star, UBC Grad Centre Gate 4 (UBC) 822 0999 9:20pm © the Ridge... are available through CBO at 280-2801, or head down The Underground 1082 Granville (downtown) MON 16 Autumn Sonata, 7:30pm and To Joy, 9:25pm © Pacific to the Fringe Box Office at Grandview Park. Prices are Voncouver Eost Cultural Centre 1895Venables (al Victoria) 254 9578 Cinematheque...Withnail and 1,7:30pm and Leaving Las Vegas, 9:30pm Voncouver little Theotre 3102 Moin (Mt. Pleasant) 876-4165 inexpensive and range from $8 - $ 11. Whether you are Voncouver Press Club 2215 Gronville (S. Granvilfe) 738 7015 © the Ridge... a theatre junkie or rookie, the Fringe is your affordable Varsity Theotre 4375 W. 10th (Point Grey) 222 2235 TUE 17 CiTR 101.9IM PRESENTS SHiNDiG AT THE RAILWAY Vert 2412 Main (Mt Pleosont) 872-2999 CLUB...Withnail ond I, 7:30pm ond Leaving Los Vegas, 9:30pm © the alternative for shows in Vancouver. Video In Studios 1965 Main (Mt. Pleasant) 872 8337 257 6205 Ridge... Vogue Theotre 918 Gronville (Granville Moll) There are many great picks (we found over 501); it Waterfront Theotre 1405 Anderson [Granville Is.) 685 6217 WED 18 Cool atthe Phunky Toad...The Richard Thompson Band and all depends on what you're looking for. Some theatre Whip Gallery 209 E. 6th Ave (at Main) Lynn Miles at Richard's on Richards...Pipedreom, Reodymade ond Wove W.I.S.E. Half 1882Adanoc (the Drive) 254 5858 Station atthe Starfish Room...The Shame, 7:30pm and Secrets of Women, companies returning are Way Off Broadway Group's Women In Print 3566 W. 4th (Kitsilano) 732 4128 681 9253 9:30pm © Pocific Cinematheque...The Horseman on the Roof, 7:15pm Kvetch, Foursight Theatre's The Trouf Sisters, theater sim­ Yale Blues Pub 1300 Gronville (downtown) Zulu Records 1869 W. 4th (Kitsilano) 738 3232 and The Flowers of My Secret, 9:30pm © the Ridge... ple's Notes from Underground, and Steve Rappaport's THU 19 Mighty, Mighty Bosstones, Wheat Chiefs and Minority ot the Steve's Main Squeeze. Music buffs should check out the SUBMISSIONS FOR DATEBOOK ARE FREE! 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