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^in stores once again the smalls discs - the smalls (1990/1993) — To Each a Zone (1992) W^ste and Tragedy (1995) Distributed by Sonic Unyon Copyright Fax: (905)777-1161 Ask now for all TALKING YELLOW PACES three crushing smalls' albums www.pne.bc.Ga f_J 299-9000 rH ._._•_. IS- Du<«- - Watch for a new smalls album in the fall M http7/www.worWgate.com/~smalls f RIDES ORE FREE WITH YOUR PIDYIDND ADMISSION Amy: I am a face-painter/temporary tattoo artist. As well, I hand- thing relevant: I think I've always known I could be drummer, 'cause paint T-shirts with my business partner/friend, Angie, and we sell I'm always tapping. In fact, my grade 10 yearbook comment was Radio them af festivals and stuff. 'ambition: to become a drummer.' Is that ironic or what? Even though Lauree: I work as an office assistant at the mo', but don't plan to do I had a perm, I still knew what I was talking about. that forever. Probably will go back to school soon ... What the hell is Clover Honey, anyway, and have you Amy, the baton-twirling Halagonian of Clover Honey that ever tried/how do you feel about jalapeno jam? Inter you are, do you feel that this hobby of yours has devel Speaking of jam, where do you jam and where are you oped certain muscles that have aided you in the success of gals based? your current project? How does the music scene in Halifax Anita: Clover Honey is the honey extracted from the clover plant. compare to Vancouver (gigs, cover charges, venues)? It's also the name of a pop-culture comic-like book written by a view Amy: I don't think baton-twirling has anything to do with my muscles, Seattlite (I forget his name). No, I've never tried jalapeno jam and or my guitar-playing, although the idea of twirling on-stage seems it sounds totally gross even though I love jalapenos and hot stuff. We kind of interesting ... Halifax, I haven't lived there for two years, so I jam at First Music in a lock-out room with Solarbaby. We are based don't know what's happening now, but I've always thought people in out of Vancouver; however, we are a truly Canadian band because Clover Honey Halifax were really supportive of bands, no matter what kind of music Amy is from West Chezzetcook, Nova Scotia; I'm from Windsor, you play. Because Halifax is so small, there's not much selection of Ontario; and Lauree is from Coquitlam, BC. Who are you (names, ages, instruments played, signs)? gigs to go to, so usually lots of people show up when there's a gig. In Amy: Jalapeno jam — haven't tried it, I'm intrigued. Amy Brannen: 24, guitar, Taurus. recent years, all the good venues have closed down, Lauree: I think I did try it once, but promptly gri Lauree Thomlinson: 24, drums (& guitar on one song), Libra (& which led to some tapering off of the m maced and uttered, 'It's yuck!' a typical one). but when I went back for Christmas I caught a show Ask yourself one question and answer it. Anita Lynn Binder: 27, bass, Virgo (with a Scorpio moon!). with about 10 really good bands and I saw a lot of So, why do we play music? How has the band The Go-Devils contributed to the musi familiar faces, so I guess it's still happenin' back Anita: Because I'm a total ego-maniac. It's not cal development of Clover Honey? Please explain. there, and probably always will be. People spend really about 'music,' it's more about me, me, Anita: Well, I was The Go-Devils' second bass player and we more time making music there because there's me! I love being on stage and being watched. played around town a lot. I got to know a lot of people (e.g. club nothing else to do. Cover charge is way cheaper If I had it my way I would kick out my bookers, etc.) which was cool because it got Clover Honey some — and so is the beer! Clovermates and be a one-chick band. Ow! shows. After leaving The Go-Devils, I was bound and determined to Lauree, you haven't been saying any Amy: Because I love it. form a band on a democratic song-writing basis. Natalie of The Go- thing. Tell us about yourself, OK? Lauree: Because I can't do anything else. Oh Devils was THE songwriter and I got a little antsy. It was an amica Lauree: I guess this is where I'm supposed to yeah, and groupies, groupies, groupies! ble split, though. Natt and I get along better than ever. So Clover come up with something witty and intelligent to Discography: Honey's songs are mostly jammed out, with all of us getting a crack say, but I'm not too witty these days. I think I Four-song cassette recorded in April 1998. at lyrics, singing, writing, etc. was at some point in my life ... it must have Contact: Anita, does working at a certain photocopy place instill been while I was going to UBC and my brain Anita L. Binder, #4-824 E. 19th Ave., a greater fear of human cloning? Speaking of copying, was ultra-stimulated. These days my brain Vancouver, BC, V5V 1 K5 have you printed many flyers for local bands? What just seems to operate in slo-mo. Perhaps it's 604.709.3141 or 685.0535 (Lauree) about your Clovermates — what do they do? my mundane office job, perhaps the loud [email protected] • Anita: As far as cloning goes, I have no fear of this. I would, how drumming sounds I make knocked the sense ever, fear the cloning of some of the mean, nasty, awful customers out of me, or perhaps my cat ate it. But .» who cross my path. Yeah, I've printed more than my fair share of back to the music thing ... (since you asked J, band bios, posters, and CD/7" covers to realize how many crappy me such a vague question, I feel that gives loVe^ Mty bands exist. me license to spew.) How about some CiTR Printed 101.9 fM Matters BY GREG ELLIOTT
JULIAN BARNES pleasant and light summer read. concession, or defeat. It is a A History of the World in Virtual History, edited by welcome change, however, to Another 1 3 weeks of friendly competition, jokes-for- 10 1/2 Chapters Niall Ferguson, discusses see how history might have (Vintage) how certain key episodes of Eu been, rather than being told beer, and amazing prizes. CiTR is now accepting NIALL FERGUSON, ED. ropean history might have been how it did occur without any demos for Shindig '98 from all over BC. Get your Virtual History different had other decisions or room for discussion.* (Macmillan) events occurred. Us act together and let us hear your noise. All that is By virtue of necessity, this will ing information avail required is a 25-35 minute set of be painlessly short, similar to able to the contem the patience of our dear poraries , and to the original material and a little chutzpah. editrix when she discovered I present day histori was being tardy again. Any ans, they explain Deadline for submissions is September 8, 1 998. way ... how unpredictable Julian Barnes' History events truly are until begins with a stowaway wood after they have oc Send your tape to: ^ worm telling the truth about curred and how it is Shindig '98 * Noah, his family and the ark unreasonable to as c/o CiTR business. With Noah's expedi sume history—made tion — and God's peculiar as it is by fallible hu 233-61338 SUB Blvd way of dealing with its crea manity — is or can be ^ Vancouver, BC V6T 1Z1 tion — as his central theme, predetermined. In no Barnes throws at us a hostage way do the essays Remember to include contact names & numbers! situation, a 16th century trial show "life would (against those vile woodworms have been rosy if..." again}, trips to discover the ark and sometimes the and oneself with equal ease, authors stress how For more info, phone Julie @ 822-8733 humour and insight. These situations may have or to become a sponsor phone Katrina @ 822-1242 short vignettes reveal all too hu easily been made man frailties considerately — a worse by inaction, Basslines o Grumpy a Old Dog BY DJ NOAH • dine
echno music has been mutat dj's career could be as short as the every dj should be able to do, but ing and changing since its life of a fruit fly. Derrick May is still it's how the tricks are used on the gave my little sister, Becky, a that if my younger siblings don't was boycotting a reading I was T "officially recognized" begin around, along with Mark Moore records that separates the good djs CD for Christmas. Rather than know something exists, they'll giving in protest of my "elitist nings in the early '80s. Although (S'Express), Andy Weatherall from the best ones. I give her something that she never be able to decide if they attitudes about music and cul artists like Kraftwerk and Brian and Marshall Jefferson But I was sitting upstairs with a had asked for, I gave her some like it. ture." So much for allowing her Eno were around in the '70s, there are also some newer clear view of Dave and the dance thing that I knew she would never Lately Becky has started listen to like whatever'she wants. I techno was a little rough around ambideckstrous mixsters that will be floor. I spent a lot of time scouting think of buying or know anything ing to different music. Music that hadn't thought that I was being the edges, as with any new musi around for a long time. One of the the crowd to see how they reacted about. My idea was to challenge I don't care for or know much elitist, but since Becky obviously cal genre. Eno and Kraftwerk were most popular and frequently fo the hard sounds bleeding from Becky to listen to something dif about. I think it is some sort of felt strongly about my attitudes pioneers of electronic music and booked of them right now is DAVE the community bins and was some ferent. Expand her horizons a lit bland pseudo-hip-hop dance stuff towards her listening taste, I produced many classic songs. Sev CLARK what disillusioned. Here was one tle. As I tried to decide what to from the heart of corporate owed it to her to take my own eral Kraftwerk singles have been On Wednesday, July 8th at of the world's most popular djs give her, I remembered her at America. To be honest, I really advice and KEEP AN OPEN sampled repeatedly and command Luvafair, Dave Clark made his Van kickin' it in Lotus Land and there age seven, pinning New Kids don't know. I attribute the shift MIND, which meant listening a pretty penny from collectors. couver debut in grand style. The were more people sitting on their on the Block posters to her to her friends, those at school to, and trying to understand, the Then the '80s came around and backdrop for his techno opera was asses than at a civil servants' con wall. As horrified as I was then, as well as those she has met music she likes. But there was "techno" was born. It started almost a setting of stimulating visuals pro vention. The club should have I figured it was a phase, and it over the Internet. I want to be no point in doing something simultaneously in Chicago, Detroit, jected onto three-dimensional sur been packed with frenzied ravers was. Before long she was listen lieve that what she listens to is half-assed, so I decided to get New York and many parts of Europe. faces that altered the already and club kids dancing as hard as ing to The Pixies and Ani her bus , but il back in touch with all types of Derrick May from Detroit, consid warped loops even more (great a 909 kick drum, but instead it Difranco, thanks to me. stated duty tc music: ambient and trance, rap ered by many to be the Godfather job, Isis!). The crowd slowly strag was only about half full of people I never had an older sibling a chance to find out about al and hip-hop, rock and pop, folk of Techno, started hammering out gled in, the majority arriving at a and energy. In Europe, Dave Clark to teach me about music when I ternatives. Options. I thought commands crowds in the thou minimal beats and warped synths fashionable 12:30am, justas Dave was growing up. I had my par the latest Mecca Normal CD, Not an easy thing to do. sands, but we were only able to in a turbulent stew of alien funk and Clark unleashed the beast within. ents. So don't laugh too hard Who Shot Elvis? was a perfect There are simply too many la scrape up a few hundred. cyborg electronics. In sharp contrast to the electro when I tell you my first concert choice for her Christmas gift. bels, too many bands, too many A lot of deejays have come and and big beat that Czech was He was the best dj to spin in was John Denver. Or when I Even if she only listened to it records. Keeping on top of gone since then, some of whom droppin', Dave Clark pulled his Vancouver in years and anyone tell you that I would go to sleep once before putting it on her techno saber from its scabbard and were at the top of their profession who went to the club just to see at night listening to Roger shelf, I would have done my job. money, effort, and a willingness plunged it deep into the crowd, at one time or another. It takes a lot him could tell you that. We still Whittaker and Kris On Boxing Day, Becky gave to know what is going on. But I striking down the wannabes and of talent and knowledge to make it have some work to do educating Kristofferson, both of whom I me the cold shoulder. Since she am committed to getting caught injecting the true with new life. He as a dj and, thus, not everyone will people in techno music but the still like. I take my role as older is a 1 5-year-old, I attributed her up and keeping caught up. This manipulated the music in a hip hop make it. Without the ear for good students are slowly learning. brother very seriously and I do treatment of me to the same ado column is my regular report on versus techno manner, combining music and the ability to create new Pretty soon the Dave Clarks of the my best to be the source of infor lescent mood shifts that afflicted what I sense is happening. ways of mixing (let's face it, one scratching with transforming. These world will be playing here every mation that isn't likely to come me at that age. Imagine my sur Can you teach an old dog beat mix is the same as another), a are two of the oldest tricks that # weekend to sold out crowds.* from any other source. I figure prise when she told me that she new tricks? Sure you can. HOPELESS RECORDS inmiiii! BACK ON THE STREETS HR635 LP/CD/CS
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hat am I doing writ for really ell missed the last issue of eration of Students were Hopefully I'll have better luck ing at five in the ground pop. "Shymaster" is lyri Discorder because I was off billed $ 1454 from the Day of Ac at Under The Volcano, de W morning? Where did Bleeeeaaauuurrrrgghhhl com cally sly and touching — the at the Z Media Institute in tion against student debt in Janu scribed as "a festival of art and my week go? pilation crams 84 songs by 73 whole sniffly-nosed-cardigan-boy Cape Cod, Massachusetts. This ary. They were charged for po social change." The day features Once upon a time there was bands shoulder to shoulder in image is summed up perfectly in week-long conference brought to licing costs and the videotaping 70 performances, including a band called Kicking Giant a nerve-jarring pastiche of but a few short lines! "Roadsong" gether an interesting group of of the demonstration, despite punk, folk, hip hop and blues which threw open the doors of speedy, dirty, noisy violence. features the inimitable (Bonfire) participants to discuss media having an official permit from city from various far-flung countries. the musical experience for those Most of the songs go by too Madigan Shive on cello. In less theory and radical politics. This hall. And just last month, the or The festival is Sunday August 16 patient enough to listen. There quickly for any reasonable cri than ten words: fetchingly attired annual gathering is hosted by Z ganizers of the anti-racist demon at Cates Park in North Van, and were a couple of albums, both tique to stick; however, some of love-saturated lo-fi... gosh, sigh. Magazine and features "left lu stration in Surrey were charged admission is on a sliding scale of them brilliant works of scratchy the titles are quite amusing. My (Cher Doll, PO Box 23333, minaries" such as writer Michael thousands of dollars for policing and ranges from $5 to $20. code disguised as pop music dis votes go to "Strawberry Short Seattle, WA, 98102) Albert, foreign policy expert costs. In Vancouver, demonstrat If you like to drink coffee and guised as art, and then silence. cake and Friends Holding Hands The ladies and gent of Steve Shalom, Alternative Ra ing is no longer a right but a privi don't like authority, you might These days, what used to be Kick and Going Around the Gazebo LONGSTOCKING are, musi dio host David Barsamian lege. You are free to express your want to go to the Anarchist ing Giant is called, simply, KG, with Custard and Pupcake cally, quite competent but concep and linguistics professor Noam views, as long as you have ten discussion group, 7:00 Fri and both the formula and the Watching" by NOOTHGRUSH tually unexceptional. "Will You Chomsky. We explored sub grand in the bank to back you days at the Grind (Main @ 25th). ingredients have undergone a "I Ran Over Your Dog While He Stay" failed to resonate with me. jects like anti-racist organizing, up. The police are not acting in Expect to meet some good peo metamorphosis. "Show Me" is Was Taking A Shit (Part 2)" by "Something Else I Can Never queer theory, alternative econom the interests of the general pub ple, and some overbearing men a strikingly complete song, JAPANESE TORTURE COM Change" stirred a couple of faint ics, and political satire. To ex lic, but instead are operating a who love to spew incoherent drawn up in shades of nostal EDY HOUR and "Cruel, Rude, ancestral memories — I see the plore Z Magazine on-line, with fee-for-service business. Soon semi-historical conspiracies. gia and timelessness, providing Defensive Street Entertainers Will rainy exterior of a drugstore, live forums and links to activists they will charge a fee for arrest There's another Free Uni the listener with quick, elusive Die of Hunger" by the MISAN some early 1980's graffiti, and around the world, go to ing you, and for room and board versity happening on August flashbacks. Is this The Cure THROPISTS. (Slap-A-Ham, PO the mid-calf hemline of a name www.zmag.org. in prison. 1st and 2nd. These free forums dressed up like soul? Have I Box 420843, San Francisco, CA, less girl. Missing tones and walls Vancouver's transgendered I figured the Folk Festival are meant to supplement the heard this song before? When 94142-0843) of notational error make the song community held its first demon was one place I could count on things you didn't learn in school, did KG get so good? The now- Teenage Powder Keg by THE interesting. Once they get a stration at the end of June. for a bit of sanity in this city, but e.g. political situations, media obligatory Dub Narcotic DINKS is essentially a tribute to stronger toehold on the new Trannies, in case you're not sure, this year I ran into some rather analysis, hands-on skills. You can remix will leave you wondering Canadian adolescence. Who sound (which new sound I can't are people who don't fall into questionable characters. I stum learn how to make a guerrilla which version is your favourite. among us can approach pop- say — anything, really), fixed gender categories. The la bled across a table set up by the garden, how to create your own Prepare to be shocked and punk versions of "Everybody Longstocking might be great. (K, bel includes transsexuals, people BC Men's Resource Centre, zine and how to fix your bike. amazed. (K, PO Box 7154, Wants Something" by Zit Rem planning to undergo sex change who were peddling a very dodgy The weekend will be followed by Olympia, WA, 98507) edy and the theme song to the It is a pity that The operations, and people who book called The Myth of Male a yet-to-be-announced action on Further shock is provided by Edison Twins without cringing in DISGUSTEENS is only a pop don't want a sex change but Power by Warren Farrell, Ph.D. the 3rd. THE SKABS, who, at first recognition? (Meathead, 56 N punk band; the lyrics are of a nonetheless feel they don't fit into The basic premise of the book is Active Resistance looks glance, seem to be no more than High St., Thunder Bay, Ontario, distinctly higher grade than most their biological gender category. that feminism is a lie, and in real set to be the biggest radical gath a few gutter-issue mohawk-toting P7A 5R3) writing of the genre. Whoever Transgendered people encounter ity, it is men who are oppressed. ering ofthe summer. From August crusties. Closer inspection reveals On Solex All Lickety Split, writes the words to these musi fierce hostility in many areas of Here are some sample argu- 17-23 activists will gather in To one of the most enjoyable 7" re Miss SOLEX (known to earthlings cally unchallenging melodies is their lives for defying the binary ronto to participate in workshops, leases in eons. "The Greatest as Elisabeth Esselink) prepares us obviously capable of more than gender system, one of the most /. Most men are not only wom forums and hands-on projects. Hits: A collection of timeless clas a field full of boingy, digitized verse chorus verse repeat, ad firmly entrenched beliefs in our en's unpaid bodyguards, they The core groups focus on build sics" is more than a safety-pin- flowers and then hops through it infinitum. (Longshot, #233-606 Ab society. In Vancouver, actually pay to be a woman's ing revolutionary movements, al studded shouting match — it's in perfect time. Her electronic pop bot St., Vancouver, BC, V6B 2K7) transgendered people have been bodyguard by paying on dates. ternative economies and collec original, highly entertaining, and fusion is brassy, bold, and very, Welcome to a crypt full of excluded from women-only gath 2. Men die earlier than women tives, community organizing and full of happy surprises. Helen very catchy — so catchy that one seabottom fish. On "Bologna erings and have been targets of because women lead easier lives Art and Revolution. For more info, Ghastly coos, yelps, and croons wonders just how trendy and fa Pogna," THE DUKE OF ME hate literature. They often face dif because they get to leave the call (416) 635-2763, or e-mail in English, Polish, Spanish and mous Mile. Esselink will be in a DULLA greets us with full heavy ficulty finding employment and work place to have children.
This August, in celebration, we are releasing our fifth anniversary compilation, featuring tracks by all of our artists, past and present. We also just released an EP by Halifax It s Been About Five Yeai folk/pop artists Five Foot Nine. In September, look for new CDs from ^^^^the Robber Who Robbed" the Town yrmk out our web site for more info yrstmpJi our online indie record more: Infinite Productions, PARSEC, KCMU & The Stranger present ;' tke* only NW &weoM»ce, ** «><«•«** »£ &TB_|ADSEH)E S Black Anger © -tha movement Black Anger is a fiercely political hip hop band aimed at a certain audience We want to wake up Carmichael; How to Eat to live, Theology of Time, Against AIDS Network), we were major support from Tacoma, WA. Formed in 1991, their current our brethren. Knowledge of self was stripped from and Message to ihe Blackman by Hon. Elijah ers as well as organizers for the Million Man lineup consists of Kendo (sometimes spelled Kindu the conscience of Black people and we are here to Muhammad, and many others set the motion for March on Washington D.C. in '95. In fact, we or Kendu aka the 3rd Eye Assassin), age 28; DJ restore certain truths and values that were lost and our spiritual, mental, and physical growth Again, ore down with fhe Nation of Islam and The Sayeed jaka the Beat Mechanic), age 23, E-reol spurposely hidden We never really wanted to be we want people to know we didn't embrace hip Nation of Gods and Earths We started an orga [Asim — the lyrical assassin), age 24; Wicked D signed to a big label. With K, we could be free to hop culture because if seemed cool at the time, nor nization called The Black Family Foundation. We (the Ruff V Rugged One), age 23; and introducing do what we wanted to do. Even though we are did we learn how to rop from watching videos on did a little toa much with that organization: the unofficial new recruit Nomad the Nomadic, putting our music out on Du4Self Recordings we MTV and Rap City. Many up-and-coming hip hop fundraisers, study groups, lectures, voting regis age classified. The following interview is another are still associated with K records. We want to use artists are stiff searching for an identity in this hip tration drives, talent shows, cultural awareness one of those strangely impersonal but highly cost the paradigm that was set forth by Rawkus hop battle field. workshops, etc. So we don't just talk, we walk our and time effective deals, the e-mail interview. Records, who were just awarded the industry's No Kendo: I've been makingcrowds scream 'Booooo!' talk We endorse the ancient proverb of Eoch One 1 indie-ldbel since 1982-83. That's when I became on MC Teach One. Knowledge of Self is the most impor What are Black Anger's musical and polit (Master of Ceremony). A lot of so-called MC's can tant concept when speaking to the masses. We by Mica Rage ical influences? rip the most compfe> only know what was taught in the public (brain 9 Musical infli washing) school system It is a must that we ques fcK Records is legendary for its tion what is said to be the truth ond, most impor- support of indie lo-fi bands, but has little \tantly, be able to challenge the false fishings of history with the hip hop community. What the 10% who are the oppressors, puppeteers of was your reasoning behind releasing capitalism, blood-suckers of the poor, %/e, the your music on K? How has the label been 5%, the poor righteous teachers whose dt|y is to able to network with the hip hop commu civilize fhe uncivilized, educate the dumb! deaf nity and do you feel like your integrity is and blind (85%) who are lost to the knowledge of questioned because you aren't signed to themselves, given false icons to worship, ond Def Jam or another big rap label? tricked into falling in love with a system that keeps Our relationship with K records is actually a rela the rich richer and the poor poorer. tionship with Calvin Johnson, but the entire K staff It's unusual for a hip hop band to talk is down with us. Dead Presidents were actually the about 'fulfilling the responsibilities of first hip hop group to put a record out with K. Brian fatherhood' and that, 'if you are disre Webber, who produced for Dead Prez., also plays specting men, you are disrespecting God' with Dub Narcotic Sound System. We met Colvin in their materials. How does being a par through our friends in DP My partner Son-E, who ent figure into your musical working was the lyricist of D.P, invited us to a show, we met lives? Having pro-feminist politics obvi Calvin, invited him to one of our shows, and BAM! 3-1000 peo ously distinguishes Black Anger from a lot Making hip hop records was and is o learning ple and they're wik of other hip hop artists. experience for K. Hip hop and alternative, punk, wik wack. Straight up a ir night at the Apollo. It might sound unusual for hip hop crews to accept and rock music are totally different when it comes Kendo: I've been doing this music just as long as MCing has always been sort of competitive responsibilities such as fatherhood because most to the business end of this art, Hip hop right now is KRS One, Chuck D of Public Enemy, and Rakim of ally, all elements of hip hop are 50% competition, artists enter the game at a young age and haven't 'pop' — well, what most people hear on the radio the legendary Eric B & Rakim, though I consider 50% artistic expression — but you know I'm sick really been through shit. In fact, the title of our next and see on MTV — so to really sell records these cats to be leaders of a hip hop movement. and tired of hearing rappers kick all this brag- project is Roising Daughters/In the Temple. We teach (10,000 plus) you have to follow certain guide Sayeed: My father inspired me simply by collect gadocious shit on the mic who have ONLY been in that the character of a nation is based on the char lines But the most important is to build a hip hop ing oil of those old records that we used to sample one battle in their entire life. acter of ifs women. In this day and time, women UNDERGROUND following. That means, speaking our first 100 or so songs. Donald Byrd, Herbie The content in your music has a definite have gone stork wild. Things up in ya ass, dreams of hip hop 'spitology,' dealing with hip hop distribu Hancock, ond Stanley Turrentine were my political leaning. Can you elaborate on the being a female pimp and sporting lingerie in videos tors that deal strictly with grassroots, non-cammer- favourites. Before a lot of other cats like Tribe messages that Black Anger portray? ciol-lype hip hop as well as their normal distributors has become a marketing scheme to sell records and Called Quest were using jazz loops, we were We portray righteous living. Bulwe ain't monks. like Caroline, and last and not least, that means movies, I mean sell themselves, or exploit themselves putting out vinyl in ths past, we haven't been able heavy into it back in 1987. We live hip hop, so Peaceful living. But we are militant. If we have to or should I say Sexploit themselves Women need to to reach that core hip hop audience that we would that in itself influence what we do. We are active in go down, we will go down fighting for what we realize that they represent earth, mother nofure. have liked, but the alternative heads are cool. They our communities on a grassroots, organizational believe in. We really don't like to Be labeled as a Women are truly divine. Whot Black Anger receives try to be open-minded and really dig deep to level so we rap about what we know and how political group, even though it might sound like in the hip hop community is RESPECT, Because we understand whot we are trying to say Sometimes we're living, honestly and sincerely. No gimmicks. we are straight up left-wing socialist revolutionar say the things that most are afraid to soy. Sisters, the shows that we do with Dub Narcotic Sound If was once said that if you wanted to hide infor ies. Well, we are, but we're not. We get involved especially, appreciate fhe vibe because we call them System are our best shows. But our message is mation from Black people put it in a book. Reading in community protest, we support AIDS awareness queens, we treat them as such and, in return, they books like Black Nationalism by Stokley programs such as P.O
10 AUGUST 1998 our van — that was pretty hile It's a summer day in June. A tall, thin man, whose Is it mostly your material? Someone spotted a suspicious brown hair grows surprisingly like Art Bergman's, walks ich of song: lly distilling into a constant lineup, paper package under the seat? into the bunker-like studios of CiTR in black jeans, J favourite musicians: Duane -*• lat ultimate lineup, then I think actually eating in a Japanese restaurant boots, and a long-sleeved shirt. He he from the Jesus Lizard, Yuval from Soul Coughing, there's going to be more contribution from other because our show had gotten cancelled — because pared with gypsy music, the soundtrack to West blah blah blah. And luckily they were all able to do people. But af this point, I'm the one wielding the of the name of the band and the riots had just hap Side Story, and bottled Budweiser. He ducks out it. But then it becomes some 'Cavalcade of Stars' or whip. V'- pened. We had this camouflage van we'd bought side frequently to smoke. It's hot, but he's not sweat some such hogwash. But then, obviously, they have What is a Ponzi Scheme? from some military enthusiast. So for some reason, ing. He's a man with no pores and no last name. their little side project bands, so I can't take them $6nzi was the guy that invented the pyramid scheme this 1 8-year-old National Guard guy was standing It's Tod A. from Firewater. on the road. So I had to come up with a new band. "back in the '20s. He was basically an idiot who didn't on the street and thought, 'Hmm, looks paramilitary, The other thing about this 'Cavalcade of realize that pyramid schemes don't work. And since they must be terrorists.' So they came into the restau DiSCORDER: I hear there's a little history Stars' image is that it leads you to believe no one had ever tried it before, he sort of invented rant just as we were finishing eating and hauled us around the name Firewater. I mean, that it everyone's hanging out in the same bar in it despite himself. And in the process he bilked thou out at gunpoint, much to the chagrin of the waiter was not the original name that you'd cho New York, but I guess that's not true. sands of people out of millions of dollars. He wound who had not been paid, put us in handcuffs, ques sen to start with. No, it took months of preparation to get everyone up doing about three years in jail for it, but basi tioned us for three hours and ripped our van apart. Tod A.: Well, we had another name. Actually, in the same town for ten minutes. cally through his own stupidity. Firewater turns out to be the better name, so I guess that was a good thing. We were called the Organ Grinders and it turned out there was some two-bit "Well, it's a concept album, actually. It's about a deaf dumb and blind boy punk rock band in California that had put out one single and then threatened to sue us for a million who becomes a skateboard champion ... No, actually, it's just the dollars or some ridiculousness if we used the name — even though they put out one single in five years relationship between organized religion and pyramid schemes ..." - Tod A. of existence. I think that's pretty pathetic. I wonder if they put out another single yet. So who's actually in the band? I see the Who did you find in the subway? Didn't he end up penniless when he died, They finally realized there was nothing in there lineup's really changed between the first A guy named Dylan Williams, the new viola play wasn't that the kicker? except dirty laundry and amplifiers and let us go. album, Get Off The Cross We Need the er, makes his living by busking in the subway. It Yup. But he coined a phrase. How many of us can This proves you'll do anything for free Wood For the Fire, and the new album, gets a little hot in New York in the summer, he was have that claim to fame, to coin a cliche? sushi. The Ponzi Scheme. So who's actually play looking to get out, and I actually just ran into him What is this album about? Actually, pangs of guilt set in and we had to go ing on the tour? and asked him to come on tour and he said, 'Hell, [more British accent] Well, it's a concept album, back and pay the bill. [in spooky British accent] Nobody really knows. why not?' actually. It's about a deaf dumb and blind boy who What's the story behind the CD tin? We're shrouded in mystery, [in regular ol' Would you say you're the one to spear becomes a skateboard champion ... No, actually, Oh, yeah. Our new CD is in a can 'cause we American] It's a bunch of crazy Israelis and head this project — it's just the relationship between organized religion thought jewel boxes ... well look at this thing. Hungarians and Romanian guys that we all met up [taking mock offense] It's not a project, Anna. It's a and pyramid schemes in which it takes sort of a They're cheap, they break. We wanted to do some in New York. There's one guy from Boston, and one band. We get the van, we drive to the club, we leap of faith and the payoff never come6. thing a bit more lasting, so we put it in a cigar can. guy from ... I don't know where the hell he's from, make a loud racket. It's a band. A project is like Tell me some touring stories. But it was a big pain in the ass because the com we found him in the subway. something you do for homework. It has an ugly ring In this band, we try to stay away from law enforce pany we hired to do it makes mostly cigar cans Part of the promotion for Firewater has to it. I'm sorry. ment as much as possible, so no stories yet. and cat food, apparently. They had a huge order been, 'We have people from Jesus Lizard So the band/collective — What about your previous incarnation [as for cat food and our record got bumped back by a and from Soul Coughing and from Just band. We have an open door policy, but it's a Cop Shoot Cop]? month. They tell us this two weeks before it's sup Motherhead Bug ...' There was the time we got arrested in L.A. shortly posed to be in the store. I guess Tender Viffles is That was the record company's idea. Basically, I You seem to be the more constant person after the riots, under suspicion of having a bomb in more important than Firewater.*" CLa-su mismMcm TO> (MSH arc. noon [yixma. ftra^Q^ mfimwM$jii?2
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world music — this is not dinner-party music for indul gent yuppies. Ullmann gets inside the music's forms and newly utilizes The official headliners, however, were willfully the qualities and particularities present in a non-exploitative and non- absurd. The Willem Breuker Kollektief is an 11-piece band, includ objectifying way. His work is respectful and seems to include his refer ing Lorre Lyne Trytten, Alex Coke, Peter Barkema, Andy Altenfelder, ences almost obliquely, not superficially. He's also thoroughly familiar Boy Raaymakers, Nico Nijholt, Bernard Hunnekink, Arjen Gorter, Henk with western classical and jazz music, besides. Ullmann's pieces emerge 1H RtMltVJ de Jonge, Rob Verdurmen and Willem Breuker, all on various instru as completely new things — even his version of "Mack The Knife" is ments. They were nuts. They had all these silly routines that were distinct. As a curious side observation, the works performed were almost slapstick-like. Not surprisingly, the Kollektief's apparent foolish almost entirely at the same tempo: a firm walking speed. This corre ness belied their actual very accomplished playing. As is the case with sponded to the funny, side-to-side step dance that Ullmann did successful parodists, a high degree of skill is required for the spoof to throughout his performance. Oh, our funny German friends, I love FRANCOIS HOULE FIVE have any credibility or humour. Power and legitimacy are tied here to them. All things considered, this was a consistently great show. BC MARK ELIAS' OPEN LOOSE fluency and competency. Spike Jones is a famous example. It was obvi GERRY HEMINGWAY QUARTET ous that the Kollektief were serious musicians consciously putting on a MARK MURPHY and ALAN BROADBENT Saturday, June 20 comedic review. And although not much was musically out of their BRAD MEHLDAU TRIO Vancouver East Cultural Centre range, which included swing, free jazz, and classical, the emphasis was Monday, June 22 I was asked to step in and check out this line-up relatively last minute. always on humour. The humour acted as an alibi for more daring and Vogue Theatre Didn't know much about any of these outfits, but I got a bit of prep unconventional playing that would usually slip in during the solos. In Brad Mehldaus is a stunning, soulful pianist. He laid it all out that courtesy of Brady, who lent me Francois Houle Five's latest album, a particular, Willem Breuker blew an intense, abstract solo. However, the night — inside out. His opening piece, "Nice Pants," was an amuse tribute to the memory and work of clarinetist/composer John Carter. criticality of this "negative" undercurrent was somewhat wasted on ment park ride that changed its shape and direction a number of times, What I heard left me impressed and eager for the show. It turned out the assembled, presumably informed audience. But the Kollektief could sweeping us off our seats. That is how this band played. The trio con to be an outstanding night, with all three groups displaying incredible also easily play the most conservative venue, where their Dada-inspired tinued with a string ballad, "Song Song," another blazing park ride, virtuosity and passion. The Francois Houle Five antics might both entertain and challenge. The Kollektief's silliness is "London Blues," and then another couple of ballads that were simply (clarinet/trumpet/cellb/bass/drums) essentially showcased the work merely a ruse. Besides, unjaded and unaware audiences still do exist, lovely. Both were cover versions, one a Radiohead song, "Exit for a they've put together for their new release, but this wasn't just some and even the cynical might be reborn — those embarrassed to be Film," and the other was by Nick Drake, "Riverman." Unlike the dry record promotion — the live/visual element really showed off the entertained by such simple means. Transgression is not entirely limited Cubanismo concert, this one didn't make you forget your trouble. This talents of this quintet and their obvious love of Carter's music. NY to empty gestures, but it is contextually oriented. Such clowning has one made you confront them and urged you to turn them into some trumpet heavyweight Dave Douglas was a particular pleasure to long been part of Breuker's performance strategy, stretching back to his thing positive and beautiful, making this concert an unforgettable watch (whether he was playing or not), and one of the real highlights founding of the Dutch Instant Composers Pool in 1967, with Han experience. No wonder Mark Murphy was so out of sorts after such an of his set was a breathtaking cello/bass duet. Bassist Mark Elias' trio Bennink. And, as part of this tradition, the Kollektief was founded in opening performance. Very, very nice. (sax/bass/drums) was similarly impressive, strutting out a number of 1974. Needless to say, 1 found them very entertaining. But their unre I think Mark Murphy was a little tipsy when he came on. He lengthy pieces anchored by Elias' graceful bass work. A bit more ram lenting goofiness was occasionally too much. And even though I liked the applause he received so much, he asked for it again. I bling than the other two outfits' work, but nonetheless a pleasure to enjoyed myself, if I had known in advance what their show was like, I expected way too much from Mr. Murphy and cursed myself for watch. The Gerry Hemingway Quartet (trombone/sax/bass/drums) can't honestly say I would have gone to see them. That said, I was doing so during his piss up. What happened to him? Where was his finished off the evening with a stunning set of real jazz heroics — these pleasantly surprised. The next time the Kollektief is in town, take the melody? There's a limit to the amount of scatting and noises one guys really cut loose, within tightly structured pieces. This one had the whole family — this is not a derisive comment! BC can hear. The highlights, or maybe the dimlights, of the show were jazzbos awestruck — myself included. AK his half-hearted renditions of some Miles Davis classics. But what GEBHARD ULLMANN'S TA LAM ZEHN happened to his own classics? I was hoping to hear "The Beast" or CUBANISMO! PAUL PLIMLEY, FRANCOIS HOULE, MARK HELIAS and DYLAN "Dingwalls." Not a chance. Instead I got that sappy "When I Fall in Sunday, June 21 VAN DER SCHYFF Love." Everyone clapped, he basked in it, he got his dose and went Vogue Theatre Monday, June 22 home. I learnt one very important lesson here: never have high expec The show had just begun when we arrived and, already, the place felt Vancouver East Cultural Centre tations. RJ hot and sweaty. This was the party gig of the festival. It took the 19- Pianist Paul Plimley is both a hyper-kinetic guy and a very talented odd piece band a couple of numbers to get us going — to lose that local composer and improviser. His solo CD on Songlines is enjoyable, JOHN SCOFIELD QUARTET famous reserve of ours — then there was no turning back. It was danc but it is more entertaining to watch him play live — he's a very odd, EGBERTO GISMONTI GROUP ing heaven, baby. expressive, and physical player, like a mad puppet. His colleagues for Friday, June 26 It was all a daze once we started shaking and twirling and jumping. this performance were equally great: Francois Houle on clarinet, Mark Vogue Theatre I should have kept my DiSCORDER review head on, but the good peo Helias on bass and Dylan van der Schyff on drums. Their material Despite the stark contrast of musical styles between the two sets ple from Cuba saw to my decapitation. The band played and we was a seamless hybrid of jazz and new music, but I'm not sure if they this evening, the level of playing and the energy with which all the danced with big smiles on our faces. Trouble and strife were far from performed any composed pieces. It all seemed improvised, like some players performed was completely in sync — that is to say, over the our minds — unfortunately, a band can only play for so long ... RJ fantastic magic. It doesn't matter, because they put on the best show I top. saw at this year's Jazz Festival. No matter how their work was devised, The evening began with Gismonti's trio, playing a unique fusion THE WILLEM BREUKER KOLLEKTIEF they really rocked. They are smart, dynamic and tactfully restrained play of guitar, keyboards and upright bass. The tempo of the music was DAVE DOUGLAS' THE TINY BELL ers, and they interacted brilliantly and effortlessly, almost intuitively. The ferocious, slowing down in places to allow for changes in melody Sunday, June 21 pieces developed smoothly and intelligently — I felt involved with them and to suit the various chord changes. Gismonti eventually relin as they happened. There was always some new event or alteration to Vancouver East Cultural Centre quished his guitar in favour of a grand piano, allowing for a key appreciate. Nothing was predictable, too easy or ingratiating. Their indi I'm not embarrassed to admit that I'm a committed Dave Douglas board duel of sorts. Perhaps the highlight of the set came when vidual and collective talent and experience were generously demon fan. I was excited to see this show, practically giddy. I love Masada, as the keyboardist picked up a one-third-full wine bottle during a strated and proven. Most importantly, they understand that well as Douglas' other Tzadik-released stuff. I saw his quartet at last pause in the final tune and began to blow into it rhythmically in improvisation can also involve space and silence, not just flurries of year's Jazz Festival, and I recently saw him in Myra Melford's Same front of a microphone. Gismonti followed suit by picking up a notes and clattering drums. Almost anyone can make a "free" racket, River Twice. I also enjoy The Tiny Bell's first CD, which is on homemade whistle-flute. The two players then proceeded to work but the subtbty of their work wouid be hard to replicate. I was hypno Songlines. Of course, The Tiny Bell did not disappoint. They ruled, I out a complex arrangement that appeared to be entirely improvised was thrilled, and they justly received a standing ovation. They are tized by their skill. When they finished, to much deserved and enthusi on the spot. Definitely a treat to witness. enthusiastic, good-natured players who seem to have a good time per astic applause, I compulsively fantasized about possessing a recording of forming. They were also humorous and ironic without being insipid. the show for my very own, to listen to over and over and over again. John Scofield and company took the stage after a short delay Musically, the whole band was absolutely on: Douglas squeaked, And so, I was in a peaceful and welcoming state of mind to be pre and quickly laid into a set of songs culled entirely from Scofield's burred and sonorously blasted with his trumpet. And Jim Black was all sented with multi-instrumentalist Gebhard Ullmann's extended band latest album, A Go Go. Scofield's guitar was hardly its usual domi over his drum kit. He was smooth, coordinated, and controlled with — nine reed players and an accordionist. I had already heard the nant self at the outset, allowing the other members of the band a everything he did — always on the beat, even when he was just pick Songlines CD of Ta Lam Zehn, which is good (at times, Ullmann chance to showcase their own musical prowess. Throughout the ing up or dropping items from his weird assortment of extra percus over-dubs all the instrumentation, to unusual effect). However, set Scofield and his keyboard player were battling with each other sion. I had to shake Black's hand; a corny gesture, I know, but he was nothing compares to the fabulous "existential" event of all those to produce the strongest possible sounds from their respective amazing. Guitarist Brad Shepik was also appropriately driving. From horns going at once. I loved it all. Ullmann's work is highly orga instruments while maintaining a steamrollering, funked-out groove. my vantage, though, it seemed that Shepik sometimes got caught up nized, with tight and dynamic, inter-locking melodies and rhythms, While the music wandered between free-form jazz, blues, funk and in his small array of foot pedals. Maybe I don't understand their func counterpoised with looser, fiery sections. All of the players were near-rock, drummer Bill Stewart impressed the audience with his tion, but I'm not sure if he was always in control — although it sound great and they all executed amazing solos (including, on various odd-time signature solos, at one point even trading licks with the ed right, which is all that matters in the end. All troubles aside, their instruments: Hans Hassler, Dirk Engelhardt, Thomas Klemm, Jurgen bassist. Scofield eventually brought the screaming musical engine d'verse set ran effortlessly through raging Klezmer-inspired stuff, Kupke, Joachim Litty, Heiner Reinhardt, Volker Schlott, Hinrich to a halt, but only after showing us why he is probably the most "avant-garde" post-bop and Eastern European folk tunes. They also Beermann and Theo Nabicht). Apparently, Ullmann has traveled influential jazz guitarist of our generation, fulfilling his well- did one piece that sounded Stint-like, with a moody, repeated guitar extensively and takes some inspiration from the multitude of deserved reputation as a master of uncategorizeable music. line, down-tempo drumming and a lyrical, trumpet lead. I wouldn't indigenous or folk music-types he's encountered. But he does not The show was mind-expanding. Both groups were more than enter want to play after The Tiny Bell Trio. I was surprised they were not simply take on such music like a disguise and dumb it down into the taining and it was a true privilege to have been part of the audience. headliners. surreal and embarrassingly self-congratulatory marketing category of No wonder there were no vacant seats in the house. PG
12 AUGUST 1998 was lacking appreciation for the The Undercovers are a gear in a larger space, but was band's improvisational style, but pretty good glimpse of what's simply painful in that venue. I would have preferred to hear coming up in Canadian ska. Their songs were not boring, but Real Live them focus on developing their Poppier, more vocal based, a tad they seemed a bit messy and songs rather than just playing new wave. Songwriting needs under-rehearsed. I would like to elongated, swirly swashes of workshopping, but give 'em time. hear them again, though, in noise. They did, however, man Again, the CD isn't really fair to Wembley Stadium perhaps, Action age to make some interesting them. Maybe Stomp Records along with their great, powerful noises by adding a flute to their should be devoting more of the amps and hopefully their lyrics. otherwise conventional noise- budget to artist development. pop band instrumentation. My And although the two-toners in DIRTY THREE feelings were mixed, but they town will have my head, JFK are VANS WARPED TOUR CALEXICO certainly did manage to capti on the way out. Sure they're Wednesday, July 8 Saturday, June 13 vate a sizable portion of the au popular, but they're the kind of PNE Exhibition Bowl Starfish Room dience by the end of their set. ska your mum wishes you listened The sets of the many bands were Talk about a line-up! A bunch of Swervedriver was the rea to. Trying to be all retro, and then cunningly scheduled so that us were eagerly anticipating this son most people came out to this writing songs about Austin Pow someone was always playing one and, MAN, did we get a show, but I have a feeling many ers? They were two-tone-ska- and the determined fanboy/girl show. The Calexico bras, were were disappointed. Despite aoke. Oh, please. Either way, could see all the bands (though kind enough to do an in-store at years of hearing about the you add one old mediocre band not each in their entirety) if will Zulu in the late afternoon — they group, this was my introduction to one fledging band and one ing to madly dash to and fro just waltzed right into the store, to them. While their tight, me amazing and relatively unknown between the two double-staged fresh from the highway, and lodic, fuzzy, high-tempo music group and you get one of the areas, in addition to enduring a played a brilliant one hour (!) was good, it certainly didn't ex hottest nights around. Too bad gauntlet of booths hawking vari set that featured much of the ma ceed my expectations of them. that the fans deserved more. ous promotional merchandise. I terial from their latest (and for Nor did it exceed Transistor's midable) album, The Black Light. performance on the same stage Unfortunately, I received in The title song, complete with two hours earlier. MACH Ill's telligence (via CiTR's own Ska- some crashing guitar-work (that Brian Wieser ROOTES GROUP T) that The Specials didn't isn't on the album version), was Saturday, July 4 make it across the border. Since a real highlight for me. Joey THE UNDERCOVERS Rendezvous, Seattle it seemed unlikely a portion of the proved himself to be not only an GANGSTER POLITICS These two groups played a show $37 ticket price would be re incredible guitar player but also J.F.K. AND THE CON together at the Anza Club on June funded in compensation for the a true entertainer, capable of SPIRATORS 20 and rejoined in Seattle no-show of one of the biggest acts improvising entire songs on the Wednesday, July 1 (Rootes Group's home) at The on the bill, there was nothing to spot: he pulled this one song Starfish Room Rendezvous, a very grimy, stinky, do but satisfy ska cravings by having to do with borders, and Well, kids, if you missed this one, dank club with an even danker sampling the smorgasbord of border crossings, and the fact kick yourself really hard. I don't small room in the back for shows. bands with backbeat inclinations. that he was born in Montreal but think it's much of a boast, but I've A giddy atmosphere reigned Highlights included Mystery the customs didn't seem to catch seen almost all the Canadian ska because it was July 4th and there Machine: valley boys do what that at the border, etc. right out bands this side of Montreal and were about 30 impeccably- they do best — melodic indie of his hat — and it worked, both Gangster Politics are, as far dressed members of the Vespa pop. Geek chic in a sea of lyrically and musically. as I'm concerned, the best we Society there. The Mach Ill's, teenpunk. Tilt: raw girl vocals, Their performance at the got. Don't waste your hard in their snazzy new uniforms sounded like Iron Maiden do Starfish Room started off in a earned dollars on their CD — it (thanks to keyboardist and stylist ing ska. Selector-punk. The similarly playful/conversational, - l&ixty Th^ee $e£M» it Atthe £ta>t(/ah f&etn - doesn't do 'em justice. Live, they Julie Matson) matched this crowd Pietasters: best band of the but quieter, mode, but Joey soon were a big bulldozer on the off and moved several audience day. Nice suits. Girl on sax is seemed put off by the constant beat, with lewd horns and impec members to dance wildly, entwin new, too. The Real buzz of the crowd and their ap cable vocals. They've all got the ing a variety of their body parts McKenzies: local tartan-clad parent lack of interest — so he III chops to be covering jazz stand together and effectively prevent clan o' hooligans, Grand De cut the banter and they revved full sound. Sounding British at Bossanova, all for a wonderful ards, but they only indulged them ing anyone else from entering the fenders of the Scottish Realm. things up a bit and brought out times, Bossanova seemed to be night of pop heaven. selves once. All you faux-glam, tiny space available for dancing. They did their usual punk ver some guitar madness, which playing very well as a band. Ken Paul heavy-metal wannabe, So-Cal After a time, an exceptionally sions of Scottish tunes and Scot tish versions of punk tunes. seemed to win over the audi Next up were The New Selpultura lovin , Vancouver moved person walked up to lead Whole haggis o' fun. Rancid: ence. They played another one Pornographers. Haven't SWERVEDRIVER ska idiots take heed. These guys guitarist Ryan Ogg and started a skipped on the MTV fave "Ruby hour set and didn't play a sin heard of them, you say? Well, not BARDO POND conversation. While they Soho," but played "Roots Radi gle repeat from the afternoon too many people have. If tonight TRANSISTOR SOUND talked, this interloper gy cal" ... yay! Singerman's voice show. It's amazing how full they was any indication, though, AND UGHTING CO. rated and pulled down is getting rough beyond his years. sound for a two-piece. Atmos you'll be hearing more of them Thursday, June 25 his pants and underwear. Otherwise, sweet, solid state set. phere, drama, tension: it's all soon. This quintet creates beau Starfish Room Finally, he kissed Ogg, Save Ferris: sultry, sassy, ska there. Outstanding. tiful pop harmonies along the Winnipeg's Transis who did not miss a beat, and returned to both his diva fronting. More fun than a Not to be outdone, the Dirty lines of Zumpano. Vocalist/ tor Sound and seat and his clothes. barrel of Sea Monkeys. Bad Re Three came on and trotted out guitarist Carl Newman's vocals Lighting Co. surprised Drummer Bryce Dunn ligion: these guys have been a huge set of their violin-fueled and harmonies (by the way, he me. They were creative demonstrated his well-de around long enough to qualify as tunes in all their boozy, lovelorn, is from Zumpano) were comple and adventurous with veloped capacity for pat elder statesmen of the genre. impassioned glory, complete mented well by the other vocal their instrumentation. ter between songs and re Their popularity has fluctuated with Warren Ellis' signature ac ist/guitarist, Dan Bejar from De Songs were performed vealed that nakedness over recent years, but they've robatics and 'tween song mono stroyer. They were so catchy with different arrange- was, apparently, the mo kept on the straight course logues on love, life, and choco and they managed to get a few tif for this trip to Seattle, through it all, spurning the pitfalls late. Some bands play music, oth people on the floor dancing up since the Mach Ill's were of rockstar cheese. They kicked ers conjure it, summon it, chan es includ mooned on the freeway out the jams with a diverse set nel it — the Dirty Three are of the The Inbreds drew mostly in ing 9 £ and then greeted in the that included a lot of older mate latter variety. It was the kind of from their two recent efforts. keyboard: Greyhound bus station rial. No moss on these boys. night that left you a believer. It Mike and Dave were all too freshing change to see washroom by a gigantic was the kind of night where gen polite and thankful for the crowd a band deviate from a It was a day of sunburn, naked man huffing to tly rubbed elbows might lead to who lined the front of the stage, fixed musical formula. SkaFun, PunkEnergy, and himself in an open stall fleeting kisses. complete with people blowing Further, what they SwingSryle ... but most of all, it joe bloggs bubbles and handing over their played held my interest The Rootes Group was a day of marketing opportu Hawaiian necklaces. The boys throughout their 40- had a Union Jack and an nities. The fine music of the day THEINBREDS certainly belted out the hits. minute set: their songs, enormous The Who served to draw a certain youth THE NEW PORNOGRA- They revisited their earlier re although varied, never sticker on their gear, ful segment of the demographic PHERS leases, Kombinator and Hilario, lost consistency. which suffices as a de pie to interact in the consumer BOSSANOVA and fulfilled one audience mem When I heard that scription of their influ- market. Not very punk in a con Saturday, June 20 ber's constant shouts of "Mat- Philadelphia's Bardo They wore wool ceptual sense; I guess things have Starfish Room terhorn! ... Matterhorn!" This Pond was signed to - Tie tteuidtAtoexApc-the StA^is/i > idea mightily mutated since '79 ... but I arrived to see Bossanova mid same guy happened to be at the Matador records and how they didn't wind up it's the reality we all live in, and way through their set. The band last Inbreds show in town shout that they sounded like net even, the*"??««/ 73>Viz>^*^e»A**>« prostrate from heat ex some damn fine bands were en has added a keyboardist to their ing the same request. Ah, bless My Bloody Valen haustion during their set. joyed by many. Not a bad deal, mix since the last time I saw them, his soul, and the Inbreds, The tine, I couldn't help but look foi will blow your beer-stained rock They cranked their amps, which providing the band with a very New Pornographers, and ward to hearing them. I think right out of the water. would probably have suited their Cobalt 13 E^gSUiSS sounds mostly like under-devel song to the whole record. Every come change to the scene. oped Wilco covers, under-per listen brings new interpretations. Steve Guimond formed by otherwise excellent The odd recording techniques, Under players, including Dallas Good unusual songs, and Dan's unique MONEY MARK (of The Sadies) and Andrew voice may appear inaccessible, Push the Button Scott (Sloan). Cheticamp but a more involved listen opens (A&M) doesn't appear to have been a up a vast landscape of goodies I have been a longtime fan of Review full-time band for long (song to chew on. And the great musi the Beastie Boys and decided ALBUMS • ZINES writer and singer Mike Belitsky cianship, especially in the few to check out the first major solo was the drummer in Jale and instrumental tracks, really deep effort of the Beasties' keyboardist remains in The Vees), so this ens the colours in this landscape (since Check Your Head]. Throw ANOTHER JOE making no song especially "Aquarius" has Sesame Street- could certainly explain things. and adds some dynamics be the Beasties in a blender with a Cran-Doodle Dandy memorable. There's really noth like counting and naming of Given more time, Cheticamp will yond the songwriting. Unfortu sampler, an acoustic guitar, a (Landspeed) ing special here that would make colors. I don't think I could live hopefully be able to follow up nately, this effect is not dupli lounge-singing red-nosed come This is fast, short, snarly punk me want to listen to it more than a day without it. with an improvement on their fu cated as well in their live shows, dian, and a plush couch — and rock which pays more shame a few times. Shane Vander Meer ture recordings. as their keyboards, live, present you've got a mess, not to men less homage to NOFX than all Chris Corday Brian Wieser tion the weirdness of Money those zillion other bands will BOREDOMS Mark. Strange lyrics, Christmas admit to. Twenty songs, not one BOARDS OF CANADA Super Are CONSOUDATED bells, and guitar riffs alternate over two minutes. Okay, one. Music Has the Right to (Warner Japan) Dropped HARVEY DANGER with accordion, anarchist drum This album is really good. Sup Children Here are seven "super" songs (G-7 Welcoming Committee) Where Have All the Mer V bass break rhythms and port your local scene — man, (Warp/Skam) (Super You, Super Are, Super G-7 Welcoming Committee rymakers Gone? lounge hip hop. Weird yells and is it ever worth it. Ah! Boards of Canada have Going, Super Coming, Super Records, based in Winnipeg, is (Arena Rock/Slash/London) screeches punctuate: "Look up at Trevor Fielding created a truly beautiful elec Are You, Super Shine, Super "an independent media outlet This is a buzz-band that strad the camera/and say hello!" tronic album. The sheer genius Good) clocking in ot over 70 whose main function is to pro dles the fine line between to tobias BARE MINIMUM of some of the tracks makes me minutes, recorded between duce and distribute music by day's versions of indie rock and Can'f Cure the Nailbiters hold my fresh-faced cheeks in 1996 and '98. This album is and/or for people working for mainstream rock, falling uncer JOEL R.L. PHELPS (RX Remedy) awe. Only about half of the long awaited and sadly, not radical social change." Collec emoniously into the latter cat The Downer Trio: 3 This band sounds like a watered- tracks have a beat. The rest are available as a domestic release tively owned and operated, the egory. The album's guitar-driven (Pacifico) down version of Sonic Youth: all melodies. Some non-believers (and I don't like to promote buy label scored a coup by securing and lyrically-lame songs offer There are only two words which lots of discordant, driving rock have referred to this record as ing your music from anything the latest release from Adam the listener nothing really new, can be used to describe this al and roll with your usual feed boring, citing its lack of fast other than the few indie record Sherburne's Consolidated. which probably explains bum: gutwrenching and heart back breakdown and angry, yet rhythms, builds and complex stores in the city, but for this With Dropped, the Portland CFOX's rotation of the album's breaking. This CD is full of nasal screaming/talking. Then squawks and screeches. How item, it looks like a quick search band sticks to what works for first single, "Flagpole Sitta." acoustic tunes backed up by just again, since they're copying one ever, after careful listening, the on the net will find you in the them: everything. Blends of rock, You've probably heard this song a little bit of drums, bass, brass, of the world's most innovative complexities and layering be right place). For those who were hip-hop, jazz, techno, noise and played at hockey arenas re slide-guitar, and Phelps' ach- bands, there are good points come apparent, much like star hoping Boredoms would re blues serve to showcase the lyric- cently across the continent ingly emotional voice. A former about this album. You'll find ing at a huge, colour field paint turn to their rock roots after the driven music because, despite (enough said), which ensures its member of Silkworm, Phelps ing. The mood of this album series of Super Roots albums how catchy the Consolidated place on the next Power Play keeps up the traditions created licks, and melodic notes, mini seems to mirror the lazy heat of which saw them go ambient sound is, they are all about get anthems compilation. during his time in that band mally plucked, during the guitar- summer days. A theme of chil and droney, this will fulfill your ting a point across. They dive Steve Guimond (reminiscent especially of their driven songs. Mostly though, the dren at play occurs throughout need. But it's not like their pre into gender and sexual equality, incredible Marco Collins Ses songs get repetitive and end up and manifests itself as laughter vious rock stuff at all — these racial injustice, overbearing pa RICARDO LEMVO & sions acoustic EP) by playing blending in with each other, and background chatter. songs are clearly influenced by triotism, and victim/survivor MAKINA LOCA soft chords on his guitar and Eye's experiments in tape ma rights. A strong contribution and Mambo YoYo perfectly supporting them with nipulation, with the likes of just what we've come to expect VARIOUS ARTISTS his sometimes jagged and Hanatarash and Super Roots 6, from the conscience of American Afro-Latino uniquely uplifting vocals. It's the and veer heavily into bizarre (Putumayo) perfect accompaniment for the ^^CASH TRADE CONSIGN^^HJ and almost minimal assem Blaine Kyllo The mainstream public and depressed indie-rocker who blages. "Super Good" sounds trendy yuppie martini clubs likes to sit around on a rainy, like a Van Halen intro that DANKO JONES have moved from lounge mu northwest day and drink a little goes on for eight minutes and Danko Jones EP sic to Afro-Cuban jazz, without high-content alcohol while wal (RIDE ON j has been torn up by a cheap (Sonic Unyon) any sense of the historical trek lowing in his/her own self-pity. tape player — forcing the song such music made from Africa It's guaranteed to make me ^^^ SPORTS CONSIGNMENT^^^M Garage-fueled cock-rock that to speed up occasionally to dwells on lost loves and bro to Cuba and back again. Well, teary-eyed every time I listen to rocket speed. Many songs shift ken relationships (e.g. all I don't really have any sense it and, at the same time, it from freakish monster rock to songs). Reminiscent of the of history, either. But I refuse soothes and calms me like noth quiet chanting and Indonesian Blues Explosion and, there to be dissuaded from enjoying ing else can. My pick for best bells, followed by shattered fore, not for everyone's ears Lemvo and Afro-Latino simply album of the year so far. _-_-___-___ Vta drum beats and melted guitar and appetites. because some idiot lawyer with Chris Corday chords. There aren't all the in Steve Guimond a silk tie and slobbering cigar sane Ruins-ish time changes RADIO TARIFA that made the other Boredoms DESTROYER day at five. Putumayo has done Temporal albums so immediately impres City of Daughters it again, recording and making (World Circuit/Nonesuch) sive, but there is enough experi (Tinker/Cave Canaem) available exciting, visceral mu Intelligent, diverse — yet accessi menting and audacity to make I've listened to this album 20 sic. The lilting horns, airy ble—Radio Tarifa s sophomore it a fine addition to the already times or more and I still haven't rhythms, and cascading voices release, Temporal, is worthy of giant Boredoms discography. figured out the "meanings" in al make these the perfect summer continued applause. Recorded tee Henderson most all of the songs. I think De time albums. over a two year period, the nontet stroyer has really thrown me for Blaine Kyllo hone their Spanish/North Afri CHETICAMP a loop this time. When first "in can/Arabic sound with ever-in s^_urvy*
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17 ®Kg3l®E__ OW THE CHARTS WORK CiTR The monthly charts are compiled based on the number of times a CD/LP ("long vinyl"), 7" ("short vinyl"), or demo tape ("indie home jobs") on CiTR's playlist was played by our djs during the previous month (ie, "August" charts charts reflect airply in July). Weekly charts can be received via email. Send mail to WHAT'S BEING "[email protected]" with the command: "subscribe citr-charts"*» aug. 98 long vinyl aug. 98 short vinyl aug. 98 indie home jobs 1 evaporators/goblins i gotta rash nardwuar/mint 1 curse of horseflesh the fuck you say, jim dandy! ship rec'd 1 captain cook and the nootka sound i'm glad for you 2 various artists oh canaduh! 2 lance rock 2 the untamed youth youth runs wildl norton 2 the colorifics 7A7 (now i see heaven) 3 the spinanes arches and aisles sub pop 3 the kiss offs bottle blonde peek-a-boo 3 the kirby grips mod boy 4 bikini kill the singles kill rock stars 4 icu despite the smell of colors ... n.e.w./k 4 full sketch sketchersize 5 duotang the cons & the pros mint 5 cotillion s/t turnbuckle 5 jP5 fuzzyhead pills 6 gangster politics s/t r noon ska/stomp 6 julie doiron/snailhouse split stereo-type 6 destroyer karen is in rome 7 tricky woo the enemy is real sonic unyon 7 the vendettas can't stop 360 twist 7 brian ruryk untitled 8 bonfire madigan ... from the burnpile kill rock stars 8 the murder city devils dancing shoes die young stay pretty 8 the go-devils trigger me 9 miranda July the binet-simon test kill rock stars 9 run chico run a secretary speaks stereo-type 9 london paris unmatched sock 10 render useless s/t clue #2 10 rizzo shymaster cher doll 10 the dirtmitts amaze me 11 nomeansno dance of the headless.. alt. tentacles 1 1 skabs greatest hits wacp 11 the wonderful world of joey eddie vegas dui 12 amontobin permutation ninjatune 12 various artists teen scene volume three misty lane 12 closed caption radio people of the lie 13 d.b.s. i is for insignificant sudden death 13 the prima donnas she had alien written ... peek-a-boo 13 the benedictions oh no, sick side 14 the bomboras head shrinkin' fun zombie a go-go 14 frigg a go-go frigg-a-licious! 360 twist 14 emulsifier up the down side 15 the sadies precious moments bloodshot 15 kg show me k 15 the hounds of buskerville blowin1 off some steam 16 shonen knife happy hour big deal 16 tight bros take you higher ten-in-one 16 squeeky ten twenty-three 17 willoldham black/rich music drag city 17 bunnygrunt/rizzo split kittyboo 17 celestial magenta in return 18 ruins vrresto sonore 18 gaze seedless k 18 dreamy angel laundromatte queen 19 swingin1 utters five lessons learned fat wreck chords 19 tren brothers gone away secretly Canadian 19 the basils eyes that break 20 jfk and ifie conspirator" the mayor of ganja city stomp 20 ladies who lunch everybody's happy ... grand royal 20 the solution to the problem serious about lunch hour 21 closed caption radio slang x generator 22 chixdiggit! born on the first of July honest don's 23 bangs tiger beat 24 the makers psychopathia sexualis estrus 25 bughouse five everything must go! c a n a d i a n lunch what we listened to ... thursdays 11:30 am- 1:00pm 26 various artists up periscope Stardust 1 cat power SPINANES (ARCHES AND ASHES) • Liz PHAIR 27 perfume tree feeler w orld domination (WHITECHOCOLATESPACE EGG) • SMOG (BURNING 28 various artists pretty in pop endearing 3 willoldham KINGDOM) • MOUNTAIN GOATS (SWEDEN) • 29 rainer maria past worn searching polyvinyl 4 amon tobin TUSCADERO (MY WAY OR THE HIGHWAY) • ARAB 30 the monorchid who put out the fire? touch & go 5 bauhaus 31 electrosonics rampion drive-in STRAP (THE WEEK NEVER STARTS ROUND HERE) • 32 plastikman consumed novamute BIKINI KILL (THE SINGLES) • BANGS (TIGER BEAT) • 33 arab strap philophobia matador 8 sonic youth VARIOUS ARTISTS (DARLA SAMPLER, VOL. 10) • PULP 34 various artists selector dub narcotic k 9 patsy dine (DIFFERENT CLASS) • ART BELL 35 versus two cents plus tax Caroline 10 firewater
Jmrvuu i\mn b,u Uason da silva THU 27 Rheostatics, Local Rabbits@Richard's SUBMISSIONS TO DATEBOOK ARE FREE! FRI 28 CiTR PRESENTS: NASHVILLE PUSSY, Datebook* TO HAVE YOUR EVENT LISTED, FAX ALL THE REL ZEKE@Starfish; A Summer's Ta/e@Ridge EVANT INFO (WHO, WHERE, WHEN) TO SAT 29 CiTR PRESENTS: NASHVILLE PUSSY, ZEKE@Starfish; Coal, Bocephus King@Railway; A Sum 822 9364, ATTENTION "DATEBOOK." DEAD mer's Ta/e@Ridge LINE FOR THE SEPTEMBER ISSUE IS AUGUST 15TH! SUN 30 Red Krayola, David Grubbs@Starfish Room; A Summer's 7a/e@Ridge MON 31 Lilith Fair: Sarah McLachlan, Diana Krall, Lisa FRI 31 The Evaporators, Fortune & Maltese, The WED 12 No Fun@Railway Loeb, Wild Strawberries, Dar Williams, Angelique Kidjo, Francophobes, Captain Cook & The Nootka THU 13 Captain Tractor, Rick Colbourne@Railway; The Mae Moore, Yvette, Tammy Greer@Thunderbird Stadium Sound@Langley Civic Centre; Tapia & Leturia, Hiru Killers, The K7///ng@Pacific Cinematheque;Mike Truku@WISE Hall; Rosie Flores@Doublewide, Bellingham; Bullard@Plaza of Nations Justin Hinds & The Dominoes@Starfish; Grand Opening FRI 14 Six Feet Under, Tendonitis, Hurt@Starfish; Party@Blinding Light Molestics@Railway; Moe Berg@Van Press Club; The SAT AUG 1 Powell Street Festival@Oppenheimer Park; Surfdusters CD Release Party@Marine Club; Six Feet Beastie Boys, A Tribe Called Quest, Money Mark@PNE Under@Starfish Room; Mike Bullard@Plaza of Nations Coliseum;VanCon°8@Sugar Refinery; Bloomsday, Resur SAT 15 CITR PRESENTS: Bouhaus@QET; rection Mary, Glimmer@Starfish Room; Curious George, Molestics@Railway; Murder City Devils@Sfarfish Bug, Violet@Anza Club; Uzume Taiko CD release Backstreet Boys@GM Pla Mike party@Firehall Arts Centre (280 E. Cordova) Bullard@Plaza of Nations SUN 2 Powell Street Festival@Oppenheimer Park SUN 16 Shelly Lennox Band@Naam MON 3 Billy Bragg Combo@Vogue; Girls Against Boys, MON 17 The Verve, Massive Attack@Key Arena, Seattle Buffalo Daughter, Distortion Felix@Starfish Room TUE 18JazzFish@Naam TUE 4 Slayer, Fear Factory, Kilgore@PNE Forum WED 19 Citroen, Secret Three, Forecasts Farewdl@Starfish WED 5 Headstones, Nickelback, Ring@Richard's Room; Mike Wetterings Band@Railway THU 6 Automatic Slim, Little Gorphin Annie@Starfish Room; THU 20 circlesquare, Ottobon, DJ Science, DJ Wow, The Reel Ones@Railway; Capercaillie@Vogue; How Remedy@Richard's; Hellenkeller, Third Eye Tribe, DJ Andy to Marry a Millionaire, Gentlemen Prefer B/onc/es@Pacific B@Starfish Room; Cartoon Party!@Blinding Light Cinematheque FRI 21 The Kingpins, The Malchiks@Starfish Room; Van FRI 7 Rocket From The Crypt, Creeper Lagoon@Slarfish dals, Brand New Unit, Kid lcarus@Croatian Cultural Cen Room; Esthero@Sonar; Wow, The Reel Ones@Railway; B.B. tre (3250 Commercial Drive, ALL AGES!); Mary Jane's King, Dr. John@GM Place; Neil Finn, Ebba Forsberg, Not a Virgin Any/T?ore@Blinding Light; Ma Vie En Rose, Morley@Vogue; Dreams Come True@Rage Characte/@Ridge SAT 8 Buck-O-Nine, Suicide Machines@Starfish Room; SAT 22 Maow, Junior Varsity@Anza Club; Damn The The Kiss Offs@Pic; The Butcher Boy, The Winter Diva@Starfish Room; Yvette and Adam (of Mollies Revenge), Gues/@Ridge; Janet Jackson@GM Place Chin, Thurston 5@Railway SUN 9 The Butcher Boy, The Winter Gues/@Ridge SUN 23 Ma Vie En Rose, Character@R\dge MON 10 Comedy Train: Josh Stubbs, Brad MON 24 Jazz Fish@Naam Brake@Railway TUE 25 Paul Mitton@Naam TUE 11 Spice Girls@GM Place WED 26 Jim Black@Naam
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The Abyss 315 E. Broad- y (side entrance) 488 6219 The Grind Gallery 4124 Main (Mt. Pleasant) 322 6057 Ridge Cinema 3131 Arbutus (at 16th Ave.) 738 6311 Anderson's Restaurant (Ja. >n the Creek) 684 3777 Hollywood Theatre 3123 W. Broadway (Kitsilano) 738 3211 Russian Hall 600 Campbell (Chinatown) 874 6200 Anza Club 3 W. 8th (Mount Pleasant) 876 7128 Hot Jazz Society 2120 Main (Mt. Pleasant) 873 4131 Scratch Records 109 W.Cordova (Gastown) 687 6355 Arts Hotline 684 2787 It's A Secret 1221 Granville St. (downtown) 688 7755 Seylynn Hall 605 Mountain Hwy (North Van) Bassix 217 W.Hastings (at Cambie) 689 7734 Jericho Arts Centre 1600 Discovery (Pt. Grey) 224 8007 Shadbplt Centre for the Arts 6450 Deer Lake Ave. (Bby) 291 6864 Backstage Lounge 1585 Johnston (Granville Island) 687 1354 Jupiter Cafe & Billiards 1216 (near Demon St) Sonar 66 Water (Gastown) 683 6695 Black Sheep Books 2742 W. 4th (at MacDonald) 732 5087 La Quena 1111 Commercial (the Drive) 251 6626 Southhill Candy Shop 4198 Main (at 26th) 876 7463 Blinding Light 36 Powell St. 878 3366 The Lotus Club 455 Abbott (Gastown) 685 7777 Squish'd Knish 4470 Main (at 29th) 879 9017 The Brickyard 315 Carrall St. 685 3978 Lucky's 3972 Main 875 9858 The Space 316 Hastings (downtown) Cafe Deux Soleils 2096 Commercial (the Drive) 254 1195 Luv-A-Fair 1275 Seymour (downtown) 685 3288 Starfish Room 1055 Homer (downtown) 682 4171 Cafe Vieux Montreal 317 E. Broadway (Mount Pleasant) 873 1331 Mars 1320 Richards (downtown) 230 MARS Starlight Cinema 935 Denman (West End) 689 0096 Caprice Theatre 965 Granville (Granville Mall) 683 6099 Maximum Blues Pub 1176 Granville (downtown) 688 8701 Station Street Arts Centre 930 Station (off Main) 688 3312 Celebrities 1022 Davie (at Burrard) 689 3180 Medialuna 1926 W Broadway St. Regis Hotel 602 Dunsmiur (downtown) Cellar Jazz Cafe 3611 W. Broadway (downstairs) 738 1959 Minoru Pavillion 7191 Granville (Richmond) Stone Temple Cabaret 1082 Granville St. (downtown) 488 1333 Chameleon Urban Lounge 801 W. Georgia (Downtown) 669 0806 Moon Base Gallery 231 Carrall St. (gastown) 608.0913 Sugar Refinery 1115 Granville (downtown) 683 2004 Chan Centre for the Performing Arts 6265 Crescent Rd (UBC) Naam Restaurant 2724 W 4th Ave (kitsilano) 738 7151 Theatre E 254 E. Hastings (Chinatown) 681 8915 Club Mardi Gras 398 Richards St. 687 5007 Old American Pub 928 Main (downtown) 682 3291 Thunderbird Ent. Centre 120 W. 16th St. (N. Van) 988 2473 CN Imax Theatre 999 Canada Place 682 4629 Orpheum Theatre Smithe & Seymour (downtown) 665 3050 Vancouver E. Cultural Centre 1895 Venables (at Victoria) 254 9578 Columbia Hotel 303 Columbia (at Cordova) 683 3757 Pacific Cinematheque 1131 Howe (downtown) 688 3456 Vancouver Little Theatre 3102 Main (Mt. Pleasant) 876 4165 Commodore Lanes 838 Granville (Granville Mall) 681 1531 Palladium (formerly Graceland) 1250 Richards (downtown) 688 2648 Vancouver Press Club 2215 Granville (S.Granville) 738 7015 Cordova Cafe 307 Cordova (Gastown) 683 5637 Paradise 27 Church (New West) 525 0371 Varsity Theatre 4375 W. 10th (Point Grey) 222 2235 Crosstown Traffic 316 W. Hastings (downtown) 669 7573 Paradise Cinema 919 Granville (Granville Mall) 681 1732 Vert/Washout 1020 Granville (dowtown) 872 2999 Denman Place Cinema 1030 Denman (V\fest End) 683 2201 Park Theatre 3440 Cambie (South Vancouver) 876 2747 Video In Studios 1965 Main (Mt. Pleasant) 872 8337 Dr. Sun Yat-Sen Garden Main Hall 578 Carrall St. 662 3207 Picadilly Pub 630 W Pender (at Seymour) 682 3221 Virgin Mega Store 788 Burrard (at Robson) 669 2289 DV8 515 Davie (downtown) 682 4388 Pitt Gallery 317 W. Hastings (downtown) 681 6740 Vogue Theatre 918 Granville (Granville Mall) 331 7909 Firehall Arts Centre 80 E. Cordova (at Main) 689 0926 Plaza Theatre 881 Granville (Granville Mall) 685 7050 Waterfront Theatre 1405 Anderson (Granville Is.) 685 6217 Food Not Bombs Vancouver 872 6719 Purple Onion 15 Water St. (gastown) 602 9442 Western Front (303 E. 8th Ave) 876 9343 Frederic Wood Theatre (UBC) 822 2678 Queen Elizabeth Theatre Hamilton & Georgia 665 3050 Whip Gallery 209 E. 6th Ave (at Main) 874 4687 Garage Pub 2889 E. Hastings (downtown) 822 9364 Raffels Lounge 1221 Granville (downtown) 473 1593 W.I.S.E. Hall 1882Adanac (the Drive) 254 5858 Gastown Theatre 36 Powell (Gastown) 684 MASK The Rage 750 Pacific Blvd. South (Plaza of Nations) 685 5585 Women In Print 3566 W 4th (Kitsilano) 732 4128 The Gate 1176 Granville (downtown) 688 8701 Railway Club 579 Dunsmuir (at Seymour) 681 1625 Yale Blues Pub 1300 Granville (downtown) 6819253 Greg's Place 45844 Yale Rd. (Chilliwack) 795 3334 Richard's On Richards 1036 Richards (downtown) 687 6794 Zulu Records 1869 W. 4th (Kitsilano) 738 3232 19 E^gSjUISffi tOjtWark