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Production Manager Editor's Note + A Letter Kristin Warkentin Copy Editors Regulars Hey guys: the Emergency Room. Joraie Yow Love your newspaper, been reading it for a As Siadat also points out, though the scene Alex Smith while now! doesn't die with the loss of a venue. More and Kristin Warkentin I would love to see more interviews with more musicians that I have been talking to Melissa Smith the bands from the Emergency Room and have been crediting the tough venue situation Brock Thiessen E£Lm ^ipped..^..**,; 4| that scene. Nu Sensae, the Mutators or Twin in Vancouver with the strong music commu Ad Manager Crystals maybe? nity that has built up around underground CatherineTlana Thanks and keep up the good work! venues in Vancouver. Art and culture often -Elijah Albright benefit creatively from being on the fringes Under Review Editor of society. Those at the edges see things and Melissa Smith Those of you who agree with Elijah will think in ways that those in more comfortable Datebook Editor probably be interested in looking at the inter situations do not, allowing them to incorpo rate new ideas into music and art. Melanie Coles view with Gang Violence on page 18. We haven't covered Nu Sensae, the Muta On the other side of things there has been RLA Editor tors and Twin Crystals due more to circum a lot of talk in both mayoral campaigns of the Brock Thiessen stances than any dislike for the bands. benefits of creating a vibrant cultural scene in Layout + Design •futures Zj% The Emergency Room, though, has been a Vancouver and it seems at least possible that Nicole Ondre touchy subject for us in the media. We haven't upon election our new mayor may extend an really wanted to report on it too explicitly as olive branch to Vancouver's beleaguered scene, Contributors. we don't want it to be shut down. Same goes though what form that comes in will remain Miranda Martini Vancouver's music community gets together to for some of those other fun venues that occa to be seen. City hall is the place that most de Becky Sandler Andy Hudson \honour the passing of Hegel Lobbyists drummer. sionally show up in Real Live Action or grace cisions about Vancouver's venues are decided. David Sienema our calendar, but are only semi-legal at best. This is good and bad. If it becomes easier to Bryce Dunn Art,aji%tt'Minh&...... «...... 6|| Reporting on that scene draws attention to run venues in Vancouver, the need for places like Dan Fumano it, which is good for any bands who are hop the Emergency Room will diminish and the Alex Smith \A fosk at th^ art projetfsfbrought on, a national ing to make money. People who know about brilliant scene it has fostered around it will grad Mine Salkin font by agfbup of heal Musicians., Alex Hudson them will pay to see them, buy their T's, etc. ually fade into memory. That's the downside. Rosalie Eckert-Jantzie piiipbi&prs Late&ito Menu*...> 8j| The downside is that as Gang Violence What I think outweighs this, though, is the Nathan Pike drummer Bobby Siadat points out in the in benefits Vancouver will get from having a di Luke Meat VQenrtys told u. what romtars like to eat at night terview the more everyone talks about places versity of choice for bands to play at legally. Aaron Goldsman ^s-weaskeasome^^Sials^ftto makej'/avj,„0., Justin Langille like the Emergency Room the more likely They won't have to work as hard to find some E.E.Mason these places are to be shut down. where to play, but easy venues will mean more Mark Richardson Piper Davis. 1JK. i%:.$*.^.„„\ 1€|| However, at a certain point a venue, such bands and that will mean bands will have to Rob Willis \Locdl genre-jumping songstress gives -us tbe as the Emergency Room, has existed for so work just as hard to get a step above the com MeUssa Smith long that it is in the public eye enough that petition. As it still remains uncertain whether Collapsing Opposites' wownhw on what she's learning in Spain. - it is an elephant in the room. Obviously, some anything will come of the campaign postur November Calendar police and city workers know about its exis ing, I may be speaking to soon, but if Vancou The HfroaiHT B^'hers..*....;....*,...!! ver's music community is asked to work with . Aisha Davidson tence. They have been sensible enough to turn [Dedicated roots artist^May sombre^ melancholy^ a blind eye. Looking the other way will only "the Man," it's not the end of the world. Photo & Illustration music, jbut 'this articlefyjisnt a downer* -pfom'iiei work for so long and at a certain point the city Cheers, Gerald Deo - needs to start working towards legitimizing Jordie Yow \pj Adam P. W.Smith Ryan Walter Wagner Looks TjAke Ra*||.«...„.." lfi| those who are using and running places like Freddy Harder fIokot the environment, has shaped Canada's mi&~ Amy Scott-Samuel Laura Hatfield mc scene and created soinjfbfourgreatest music. Aisha Davidson David Sienema pang Violenca.^:... ^...k.Z.Ji$| DTSCORDFR SF.FKS Caroline Ballhorn Louise Reimer ]Ap#hy interview witb^his local act about-their FFATTIRFS WRITERS ANT) (gth$;inv(_ic andthi&m TVshow ever,- t ~,m\ Program Guide TTIITSTRATORS! 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I by Bryce Dunn by Daniel Fumano e start this column the same way we ended the pre ~\7ck and Norah's Infinite Playlist is meets Norah (Kat Jennings), a classmate with the hipster demographic that the Wtrials month's—with local lads Defektors. No sooner JL Va cute, fun and overall forgettable of Tris who secredy cherishes Nick's lov movie targets. had I sung their praises last issue than they delivered another film from director Peter Sollett. Based ingly prepared mix CDs that Tris care Music is central to the entire film, in knockout punch, this time with even more emphasis on get on the novel of the same name by David lessly discards. To Norah, this seems to more than its great soundtrack (which ting folks on the floor to shake what their mamas gave them. Levithan and Rachel Cohn, it's a rom-' be more important than anything else features Band of Horses, the National, "No To The Nite" and "Torn To Pieces" both ride rollercoaster com for the indie crowd, set in the seedy about Nick They even share a favourite and a great previously-unreleased song bass riffs, staccato-punching guitar licks and ragged but right late-night rock clubs of lower Manhat band: a fictional underground group from Vampire Weekend), its equally drumming. It seems no other band can seamlessly draw from a tan and Brooklyn. Its soundtrack features with the unfortunate name Where's great (if underused) score by Devo's number of genres and make it look so easy. This is beat-punk- a number of Pitchfork-approved bands Fluffy?, and they spend a large part of Mark Mothersbaugh, and some fun (but garage-art-rock at its best. (whose names, interestingly enough, the night trying to find the location of a brief) cameos from musicians like De The Nodzzz debut dared to be not only a front runner for appear during the opening credits, as secret gig the band is playing. vendra Banhart and Bishop Allen. Mu top spot on the turntable hit parade, but also a good candidate though they were cast members). Much like the ostensibly super-cool sic is the main love in the lives of the for a musical guest spot on cool children's cartoon show Yo The film follows a group of young band Nick and Norah chase throughout two main characters, and it's the driving Gabba Gabba with two songs of cartoonish pop fun in the people on one epic Friday night, on the the film, Infinite Playlist is fluffy. It of force behind most of the action in the songs T Don't Wanna (Smoke Marijauna)" and "We Are The town. Michael Cera plays Nick—a ner ten pushes the boundaries of believabil- film. Only Animals". Think Modern Lovers' off-kilter rock-and- vous, awkward, clever and ultimately ity and sometimes the plot contrivances In the end, Infinite Playlist plays out roll melodies infused with die Dead Milkmen's lyrically-witty endearing character that is like nothing reach the level of straight-up silly. Still, something like When Emo Harry Met punk pop and you're off to good start. These San Franciscans you've seen him play before. That is, un it's hard to say if any teenage romantic Indie Sally or maybe High (School) Fidel are on to something, but musn't sleep too long: they've appar less you've ever seen Michael Cera ap comedies achieve (or even try for) any ity. The film, like the hipster kids in it, endy released more material hot on the heels of this record. pear in anything ever. kind of realism. is sometimes too concerned with being World War IX somehow stepped out of their homemade Nick is a member of a queercore band Infinite Playlist is a fun ride through cool. But it's also very likeable and genu time machine and into a futuristic apocalypse where simple called the Jerk Offs, of which he is the New York City. Riming on location in inely funny. A music lover could do a lot sloppy punk rock is the weapon of choice for fighting their bassist and only hetero member. He's Manhattan and Brooklyn, Sollett makes worse for a fun date flick enemies: religion ("Jesus Freaks"), dodgy drug dealers ("Trea heartbroken over the loss of his girl a loving document of the streets in the sure Hunt") and nutty alcoholic neighbours ("Portrait Of So friend, Tris (the Lolita-esque Alexis City That Never Sleeps, complete with briety"). Fans of early Queers, the Nobodys and the Angry Dziena), but his bandmates convince familiar landmarks such as the Bowery spy Samoans will surely dig what these Brooklyn bruisers are lay him to get out of the house for a gig in Ballroom, Gray's Papaya, Kate's Deli ing down. It comes in a cool hand-printed brown-paper-bag the city. and of course, Williamsburg, a neigh sleeve so after spinning your wax, you can hit the bricks with Over the course of the night, Nick bourhood that has become synonymous refreshments safely bidden away as you patrol your post-apoc alyptic neighbourhood. Lasdy, a foursome from neighbouring Norfolk, Virginia, the Villains (not the most original name in the world and not the Vancouver ska outfit) played some mighty fine power-pop/ punk in the vein of their peers, such as Gentleman Jesse, or their predecessors, the Real Kids. The A-side "Villain" is a WOMEN great mid-tempo rocker, with some gritty guitar leads, while the B-side "Favorite Song" sped along at a plucky pace and reminisced about their reckless days as youths with nothing to do and nowhere to go. Devil Dogs fans take note: Steve Baise is on guitar and vocal duties so any self-respecting fan of that VOLUNTEERS legendary band should be checking this out. VD/ needed for our 24 Hour Defektors Hockey Dad Records, Rape Crisis Line and Transition 415tt Brant St. Vancouver B.C. V5N5B4 House for battered women The Nodzzz Make A Mess Records [email protected] For an interview, please call World War IX Red, Black & Blue Records * P.O. Box 982 ' Vernon, NJ USA 07462 604-872-8212 The Villains Vancouver Rape Relief & Women's Shelter TA. Records myspace.com/norfolkvillains www.rapereliefshelter.bc.ca
November •^: rvs ir v^ Local Musicians Textual ly Pay^jribute to Active Mike^Grurr I THE RFSTMT7STC WRITING OF ?00R\ by Andy Hudson spiring Spin, Wire and Discord Themes of race and class also reflect er writers will want to crib the George's personal interest. A long-time Aoriginal writing in this 32-story columnist at Billboard and the Village anthology, poaching from music critics Voice, the two books he uses as his guid like Brandon Perkins, whose "Wu-Tang: ing lights are Leroi James' Blues People, "a n late September, many people throughout friends were eager to help. In fact, other Widdling Down Infinity" prophesies the polemic about jazz, race and politics" and IVancouver and B.C. were shocked by the friends who were out of town sent their love demise of the Wu-Tang Clan in the style Greil Marcus' Mystery Train, which talks sad news that the local rock band the Hotel and wished they could be there. Tn between ofthel-Cftin;. up American history, class and rock. Lobbyists were involved in a serious road ac acts, a note was read out on stage from Becky But for anyone curious about music, Along with these more poignant themes, cident, just days before completing their first Black and Maya Miller, the local blues-rock flipping through Daphne Carr's Best Music it appears that Gen-X journalists are not cross-Canada tour. They were headed west duo known as the Pack AD. The girls had per Writing series offers a wide and consider done writing breathless stories about In bound to Calgary from Winnipeg in the early formed with the Hotel Lobbyists for the first ate take on the music playing outside your ternet tastemakers like Pitchfork, MyS hours of Sept. 25 when their van flipped on part of their tour, playing several Eastern Ca headphones. pace and Elbo.ws. the Trans-Canada Highway east of Brandon, nadian dates together. Expressing their wish Sliding "Amer But, aside from Manitoba. to be in Vancouver for the night, Maya and ican" into this the reporters' oc Tragically, Lobbyists drummer Mike Gurr Becky's note announced "We miss Mike. And collection's title casional tinge of was killed in the crash. He was 26 years old. we worry about James." might be more envy for younger, , Singer James Wood was thrown from the For his part, Wood has been making slow forthcoming—all post-Web read vehicle and badly injured, placing him in a but encouraging progress in the hospital in the stories come ers who never Winnipeg hospital for several weeks, while Winnipeg, where he has been joined by some from American scraped together bassist Jordie Dammet and guitarist Jordan family members, including his wife, Kim. A media. Big city demo tapes or Isaacs escaped without serious injury, as did trust fund has been set up for anyone wishing dailies and main 50-issue fanzines, the driver. to contribute to Wood and his recovery and it's exciting to see stays like Slate, In addition to being a talented drummer, donations can be made at any Royal Bank them trace the the New Yorker Gurr was a highly-regarded and well-loved through Transit #3160, marked "Attention: network of your and Oxford Amer member of the local music community. His Sue Gibson." ican get multiple online piracy on friends in the Vancouver music scene were Wood, along with his longtime friend, entries in, but up paper. Jp5£l^ devastated by the news, and responded by Gurr, grew up on Vancouver Island, and in 26 starts Eaves of Ass In his intro- coming together for a fundraiser and memo short years, Gurr accomplished enough to fill and the obscure duction, George rial for him. On Oct. 16, a large crowd came a much longer lifetime. He was a stand-out Broward- Palm lays out a three- out to Pub 340 for A Night of Music in athlete, playing rugby and football in high Beach New Times part scheme to Mike's Honour, which featured performances school, then going on to play college football get a word in, too. what this book by a number of the Hotel Lobbyists' friends, at Camplain College in Quebec. He was also and music jour Despite its US including the Smokes, the Stumblers Inn, No an active film-maker,an d studied film at Cap nalism are gener base, some of the Horses, Thee Manipulators, Shiloh Lindsay, ilano College in North Vancouver. Though he ally about: profil best reports in this Earlstown Winter, and Cadaver Dogs, as well struggled with altitude sickness, he suffered ing artists, giving collection come as Mike's aunt, local «nger-songwriter Babe through it to climb Mount Kilimanjaro to context to music from abroad. In § Gurr. raise money for diabetes. "We Sing Every trends and dig ging up whatever On the night, Pub 340 was packed with Backed by Gurr's always-impressive work thing. We Have a friendly crowd (and more than a few Ho on the drums, the Hotel Lobbyists were an Nothing Else," Eric Pape exposes payola noteworthy n history forgets. As ordering principles go, George's are tel Lobbyists t-shirts). In addition to being a awesome live experience, which got better and Western Union ads in the lyrics of the memorial, the night was also a fundraiser. All with each and every performance over the last Congo's Kinshasa pop scene. Reporting solid but boilerplate. Best Music Writing would not provoke the way it does with proceeds from the cover charge went towards couple of years. Anyone lucky enough to meet ' from Oslo, J. Bennet tracks Dimmu Bor- helping the Gurr family with funeral costs, as Mike and share a beer with him after one of gir's rise to commercial success from the out his editorial collage. He nuzzles a think-piece on Britney Spears beside the well as assisting Wood and his family during his the Lobbyists'shows will invariably remember church-burning black metal underground. recovery. There was a silent donation box, and his smile and his genuine amiability. In Scandinavia, we learn with Bennet that tour diary of Phoenix punks NunZilla. He chases down a piece on Louis Armstrong raffle draws with prize packages donated by lo In the many shows of respect for Gurr ap "there's only one true black metal fan, and cal businesses, musicians and recordlabels . pearing online, in the media, and at memorial he lives on the edge of a cold lake on a with "On Lynyrd Skynyrd and the White Trash Thing." The event was organized by Ryan Hoben, events like A Night of Music in Mike's Hon cold mountain in the middle of Norway lead singer of local rockers the Smokes (who our, friends and family have paid tribute to just moaning to himself." • Reading Best Music Writing has the also performed). Hoben, better known to his his good nature, his larger-than-life personal Extra play is given to race in this 2008 same effect as a bracing mix tape, where friends as Wally, made it clear how much he ity and his talent. The profound response to edition, which is fitting given that the Can follows Prince who follows Melt Ba and the rest of the performing musicians care this tragedy has made it clear how deeply and year's most talked-about column was nana. Which is to say, it might get you about Gurr, Wood and the Hotel Lobbyists. dearly Gurr will be missed. Sasha Frere-Jones' lament on how indie thinking wider. "The night has been a great success so far. We rock has gotten too white. Tne collection's all love both of those guys," said Wally. "Mike A second fundraiser for members of the Hotel first entry is Carl Wilson's thoughtful "The m and James are just the two best guys." Lobbyists will be at the Biltmore onNov. 21. The Trouble With Indie Rock: It's Not Just According to Hoben, it wasn't difficult to lineup features the Pack AD, Swank, Ford Pier, Race. It's Class," an article which guest- get the performers to help out—the Lobby the Beladeans, CC Voltage, the Luna Riot, the editor Nelson George coyly introduces as ists are so well-loved around town that their Hawaiian Bibles and Valerie Graham. a "pimp slap" to Frere-Jones' article. \P/ Discorder Magazine _____-MM**.>.+. m tojects a Minivan? Collapsing Opposites and Bible Belts Tour Projects aura Hatfield, Ryan McCormick Jarrett Samson, Alison LTherriault, and Chris-A-Riffic recendy traveled across Canada. While their bands—Collapsing Opposites and Bible Belts—rock-and-rolled 23 times in 19 different cities, they were excited to be providing more than just a musical show for passive audiences. Their goal? To present a wide range of art projects which would provoke thought and encourage involve ment, transforming audiences into participants in a vast nexus of interactions, sights and sounds. At each of their shows, a clown named Dr. Storey (played by Therriault) would appear, surveying audience members with questions while gathering their art and ephemera to form a collection for Whose Museum. Meanwhile, Four on tbe Floor Projects had three visual artists to join the bands on stage by placing their artwork on the drum kit. The following are some results of these collaborative efforts. -%_ Dr. Storeys Preliminary Report The study consisted of two main methods by which data was collected: the solicitation of art objects from the audience to be included in Whose Museum, and forms filled out by the audience regarding the object submitted. Re sults were gathered from a variety of sii Canada, reaching as far as Quebec. The focus was on the demographic commonly referred to as the "Indie Rock" community; however, selec- n of sites was sufficiendy varied (houses, bars, Whose Museum is a non-exclusionary project that in art galleries, backyards, etc.) to gather a diverse vites you to contribute your art and cool stuff to be includ sample from the community. What is most ex- ed in its collection. All submissions are welcome, including j citing about the data so far is that it appears to but not limited to images, objects, performances and other contradict a widely held assumption about this works. Each piece acquired is cared for professionally; overly hyped but poorly understood community: related records are created in a database; and works are namely, that its members are uniformly surly and exhibited and disseminated to the public. Over the course withdrawn. Rather, when approached gendy and of the cross-Canada tour, the Whose Collection of Art re with a proposition that arouses interest, they ceived over 200 submissions, a number which continues to can be quite agreeable and enthusiastic, or even grow. If you are interested in contributing something, visit: downright excitable — of course, these are only www.whOsemuseum.org. preliminary hypotheses. Here are a few favourite submissions from the road. f November Four on The Floor Projects Four on tbe Floor Projects is a collaborative affair between visual artists and musicians that takes the form of art exhibitions hosted on a drum kit used during live performances with bands. For the current exhibition, three artists were invited to send their work across Canada: x Avery Nabata's Light Shakes straps on an'archival cassette case full of light-emitting diodes 'flashing a lo-fi light show, occasionally flickering to the beat of the music. MeUssa Cartwright's custom designed shoes, Left, Right, Left, offer the drums enough au tonomy to run rampant in the night. One of the shoes actually disappeared in Edmonton, and was later found by Winnipeg band Mahogany Frog who brought the shoe to Saskatoon so it , could be reunited with its mate. ^Rebecca LaMarre's What Do You Think of the Band? teases the audience out of a potential slumber by means of a relational text piece, giving the viewer the last word. Viewers were en couraged to write and submit feedback in an envelope found at the merch table. For more information visit www.fouronthefloorprojects.blogspot.com. |1 a ^ 1 uy I @S '^ A few responses to the question: Mm£& •f-^K.^m Vancouver New Music presents ™ %_} ^m^^^^^^^^^^^m §. 1 1 Let's not chat about despair 29 November 2008 — 8 pm ij$ St. Andrew s-Wesley Church Burrard 8c Nelson Her artistry is inimitably bold, impossibly masterful. . No one else will go where she goes vocally. Or maybe ifs simply that no one else can. - Megan Milks, popmatters.com 1 JS j Tickets $35/$28 at Tickets Tonight . (www.ticketston ight ca> 604,684.2787), Zulu, Scratch and at the doof T$jjjj)fg~jF Part of Art & Activism: World AIDS Day f.- 1 ..««».« nev. music www.newmusic.org . photo by Austin Young Discorder Magazine GSS50 Rockstar Menu Those of you who have paid a visit to your local Denny's after a show may have noticed their all new Late Mght Rockstar Menu. Not satisfied with knowing what Denny's rock stars eat at night, Discorder asked a number of local acts what they eat after a gig. The answers were varied, but we have done our best to modify their description into somethingyou will be able to order from Chez Discorder, just as soon as we establish our restaurant. ("v^ry"^ Illustrations by Louise Reimer . Text by the bands, edited by Jordie Tow The D. OA. Late Kigkt Rider Comes with all of the following: A steak sandwich (black and blue) An insanely hot, authentic Mexican taco (chicken) Grilled cheese sandwiches Boxed red wine (neither brand nor quality are important) A cooler full of Ne'wcasde Brown Ale Johnny Cash's greatest hits on the juke box (turned up extra loud) A steaming hot cup of Turkish coffee with a shot of Wiser's Whiskey The PackAD's Tour Imports: The Overpriced London Experience Straight from London just after a show played The GR8-2000est to a bunch of British people who have very tight Sugar High Ever jeans and far, more money than the Pack AD (and probably you as well). Enjoy, fresh from Stans- bury's, a $3,000 cheese and pickle sandwich, but This meal starts off with a big bag of Sour you'll have to split it. Patch Kids that you can eat until your face goes numb. Lick the bag clean and get a couple slices The French-Canadian Health Risk of dollar pizza. You can totally double-decker Food from immediately after playing a show that shit! Like they do in Brooklyn or some- in Montreal filled by some of the best looking d^K- • people the Pack AD have ever seen. They'll bring you leftover poutine from hours before that's been sitting in the back of their van. It tastes good, but we hope you don't get some kind of Dinner for Three food poisoning. (Members of the Choir Practice) Empty Love's Cat Burrito Comes with all of the following: Dim Sum Under A Streetlight Empty Love's cat will go to Budgies and Keith Moon Over Beyonce: fetch you a Henry. She's really lazy though, A dirty mix of scrambled eggs, and broken yolks so it takes till about 3 a.m. for her to bring (Only available in the summer) smothered over organic free-range home-smoked it back. A soggy, six hour old Budgies bur ham. rito is still better than the shit they have at Streetlight recommends you play stickball Denny's. on a Friday nights within bike riding distance Give-Me-A-Bloody-Salad Salad: of the Chinatown Night Market. You'll have A tall glass of vodka in ice, with a splash of tomato to wait Until after the game to get your meal, juice, two lemons, a pickled carrot and an olive. but it's not far. After enjoying the Dim Sum dishes purchased from stalls, you can peruse A Late Mght Snack for When You the pirated DVDs, ninja swords and padded Are 1/2 Alive The Black Mountain: bras, toenhanc e your dining experience. Sizzling blood pudding, kippers, tattie (potato) ,ag_3D scones and a side of brown sauce. Sausages with butter. November ILTVG nRTiorrl Now On Sale! Amanda Palmer GJjIffilJ with the Danger Ensemble SATURDAY FEBRUARY 2 NOVEMBER 29 COMMODORE BALLROOM December 10 COMMODORE OECEMBER?! Richard's on Richards BALLROOM RICHARD'S ON RICHARDS TICKETS ALSO AT SCRAPE ANO ZULU J _M TICKETS ALSO AT SCRAPE Tfflymt HOLLY GOLIGHTLY NOVEMBER 25 | THE BILTMORE CABARET • JAY BRANNAN NOVEMBER 20 | THE BILTMORE CABARET • CRYSTAL METHOD DECEMBER 4 | CELEBRITIES :riRTIOn.com Discorder Magazine 9 BSi^B ... ..WHRK by Becky Sandler Photos by Gerald Deo lending genres to create uniquely beat Bdriven, breathy, funky songs is what makes the musk of Piper Davis stand out. In Spain at the Red Bull Music Academy, she is develop ing her craft in hopes of making Vancouver stand out. Collaborations are encouraged in the recording studios and feeling shows and iiow I am trying the hip-hop thing," she Each fall, the Red Bull Music Academy gathers 60 par Davis is looking forward to getting more involved in^hejsec- says. "I played this one show at the Chapel, where there's a ticipants and 40 lecturers in a major city for two sessions of ondweek. stage; I think having a stage for some reason makes a big dif lectures, performances, recording and networking. In its tenth "I am mosdy thinking about just doing vocals over other ference." f^%_^rt. year, the academy is taking place in Barcelona, and Davis is people's tracks while I'm here because I figure that is the best With the connections she has made, Davis has an oppor there representing Canada. On the suggestion of friends in way for me to collaborate with people and I have the opportu tunity to grow her music and her audience. Although she has the electronica community, Davis filled out the 15-page ap nity now, obviously, to get really good vocal recordings." no Vancouver shows scheduled at the moment, you can listen plication in March and sent it in to compete with thousands The recordings made at the academy are available on the Red to her music on Myspace or find a copy of the EP she put out of other musicians from around the world. Traditionally, the Bull Music Academy website and each participant receives a this summer. Keep your ears tuned to Piper Davis; she is only academy has attracted mosdy DJs and electronic musicians, CD of the final products at the end of the session. . gettingbetfer. ^y but as Davis explains herself as "more of a crossover sort of The memories of the session are also preserved na the media person," she was a clear candidate for the expansion of the pro coverage given to the academy. gram. Davis' acceptance in August excited her, but she still had "I didn't realize it was such a big deal,''mentions Davis, no idea what to expect. as she describes being taken to meet the press in To It seems kind of sketchy and disorganized, but I can see ronto on her way to Barcelona and being filmed that it is kind of on purpose," she says. .for a piece on MuchMusic. I'm not a huge Calling from her hotel room at 1 a.m., Davis details the spotlight-y person. I like performing, but it experience of her first week in Barcelona. has been a big huge adjustment to be in It's kind of like a crash course in what surrounds music if front of cameras aft the time." you are doing it as a job and so it's been kind of hectic and Yet the media can provide oppor crazy, she says. Each day, participants attend two lectures, visit tunities for learning. "One person the recording studio and perform at night. said that too many of my songs "I haven't been like this since I was 15 and raving all the were the same kind of tempo time," Davis jokes. songs," notes Davis about a The lessons vary as* lecturers are given the freedom to tai- review of her opening turn lor their time in the classroom to their expertise. Davis speaks for Dragonette last March, excitedly of watching prolific reggae producers Sly & Robbie a comment she says helped make beats. She is also happy to learn to use the readable, her improve her live perfor an electronic instrument played by moving cubes on top of a mance. However, she is skep glowing table. tical about the impact media Simply being exposed to new music has affected Davis the makes on the promotion of most. The songs of Mexican lecturer and musician Natalia La- music. Davis mused that read fourcade, a Latin Grammy award winner, have motivated Da ers don't often take the next vis to think more consciously about her songwriting. step after being introduced to a "I get so caught up in making beats because it is just fun musician by a media piece. just making beats," she says. "I think I am going to pick up my "Maybe it will turn into some guitar when I get home." *J&i$& thing, but I'm not thinking about The other participants have inspired Davis to think more it," she says. "I think playing shows about the production side of musk. and word of mouth is probably more "I don't really care that much about sound quality, I don't effective." really care about those kind of things," she explains. "I'm lis Thus, Davis plays to as many crowds tening to these people who have really, really amazing techni possible, trying to find where her music fits cal skills... and just hearing the difference and it's making me best. consider paying a Uttle bit more attention." "I have played in between DJ sets, I have played indie- 10 he Sumner Brothers are a of Johnny Cash. This was during the time Bob Not to mention the Internet savvy necessary If their recordings can at times be slighdy family affair. The iconic image and Brian Sumner began playing music to to attract nearly 31,000 MySpace friends. down-tempo, perhaps even morose, their live T gether. "[The Old Man and Cash] left their Tne Sumner Brothers live to create and show is not. The brothers can sing a soulful the brothers use as a logo—a man vessels and came and found Bob and Brian," their music is brimming with passion. Their ballad and without a moment's hesitation bent over his guitar with a cigarette Wisor said glibly. production creates a minimalist, open feel switch gears to make an entire hall dance to an and centre hair part—is an old pho Coincidence? Yes. But this idea of transcen- much like Galiano Island where the latest energetic rendition of a Pete Seeger classic. At tograph of one of their grandfathers, dence is illustrative of what one might expect full-length, a follow-up to their debut In The their CD release, "Pay Me My Money Down" from the music of the Sumner Brothers: spiri Garage, was recorded. became a foot stompin' sing-a-long. a jazz musician who had the misfor tual but not overtly religious, sombre but not The brothers trade vocal duties, each deliv tune of playing during the dying days melancholy, reflective but not dwelling and ering distinct styles that are raspy and broken You can find the Sumner Brothers'latest album at of the jazz movement. storied but not rambling. but controlled and authentic. They also both Zulu, Red Cat, and Highlife Records or online at Their tribute to a generation past doesn't But let's take a step back from the meta play guitar, banjo and harmonica. Behind the CDBaby.com. You can see them live Nov. 8 at the end with a photograph. Jumping out as the physical. The Sumner Brothers are two guys duo are Mike Ardagh on drums and James Railway Club, Nov. 22 at tbe Crescent Legion in first track on their sophomore self-titled al saddled with student debt. They subsist on the Meger on electric and upright bass. Saman White Rock and Nov. 27 at the Media Club. bum, "Both Back" is a song of pain, anger and scraps offered up by the dregs of independent tha Parton of the Be Good Tanyas also made frustrated longing for two deceased grandfa music and hope for a government grant on oc a guest appearance on the self-tided album thers. casion. playing mandolin. m "Yeah I know it's too late, everything I love This isn't just a is gonna be taken away" is the song's bitter hobby. The Stunner refrain. Brothers have discov Fatalism. Hopeful fatalism. There is a light ered the need to treat that shines through this music despite its music like work. That sombre elements. The roots-country approach you might find their may sound like the ballads of a Virginian posters from Vancou porch-step, but these guys are from Vancou ver to Hope is not ac ver. Flannel shirts take on additional warmth cidental. They travel when paired with a Sumner Brothers tune. for.- hours postering Phill Saylor Wisor of the Shiftless Round for their own gigs. ers—who opened the Sumner Brothers' CD Spending hours on release show on Sept. 19—found a certain the computer search spirituality to the Sumner Brothers begin ing for arts grants nings. The Old Man of the Mountain, a New may be tedious, but Hampshire rock formation-in the face of a when music is a full- man, collapsed mere months before the death time job, it is crucial. 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Internationa pop (Japa- and great music. do Trasho with Maxwell voury blend of the familiar at encouraging education 1 JLOODONTHE nese, French, Swed sh, British, 14 Novemt er L. illustrations by Caroline Ballhorn hese days, weather can't come up in conversation without great music has inspked other Canadian artists to produce bad weather. While reduced activity outside of the home, and Tbeing almost immediately dismissed as idle small talk. We some of thek best work. The bone-chilUng spiritual isolation therefore a downturn in the Uve music scene, might seem Uke forget in the modern era of urban supremacy that not so long that comes with Montreal's bitter winters Uves in the Arcade a killer of creative impulses, it has actuaUy helped to shape an ago, weather was at the centre of most people's concerns, and fire's music, even informing the instruments they use—aching important Canadian contribution to music: the pop collective, could be discussed with impunity. Before the Industrial Revo strings and echoing organs,The Be Good Tanyas, a Vancouver or what I Uke to caU the "New Pornographers Effect." Harsh lution, everyone and their kitchen sink Uved on a farm, and folk group, constantly invoke the powerful dreariness of the winters force people to find new channels for entertainment. human sodety was at the mercy of the changing seasons. In a For the muskaUy indined, this usually entails a bunch of lot of ways, it makes sense that our conversations stiU revolve friends seeking warmth in someone's basement and bringing around the weather; most of us don't depend on it for our Uve- their instruments. These hours of playing music together and lihood anymore, but the effect the weather has on our moods, sharing muskaftaste are the foundations for future coUabora- activities and entire consciousness is much greater thart we give tions and the formation of new bands. While this happens in it credit for. warmer dimes as weU, the number of supergroups spawned Canadians are particularly disposed to make weatiier-rdated across Canada in the last decade—with the New Pornogra small talk for two reasons, first and most obvious, we inhabit phers based around Vancouver, the Arcade Fire based around one of the nprthernmost countries in the world, and as a result Montreal, and Broken Sodal Scene based around Toronto— we tend to be either feeUng cold or preparing oursdves for the would seem to indicate a trend. So many of these coHectives cold most of the time. Second, cultural stereotypes paint us as have generated several successful solo acts and further coUabo- shy, unassuming beasts who would sooner take our own Uves rations that they are essentiaUy responsible for creating entire than meet a stranger's eyes on the bus—unless, of course, it's music scenes on thek own. below freezing and you want to complain to a stranger about There's definitely historical precedent for this phenomenon. your commute from Surrey. In a world of fractured provinces For many people, the mention of East-Coast winters still con and individuals starving for human contact, weather is some jures the image of a ceiUdh: droves of people crowding into a times the only thread that holds us together as a nation. kitchen, pulUng out instruments and jamming, just as a way Is it so strange that the same prindple should apply to Ca to escape the cold. This impulse has existed as long as humans nadian music? It is only natural that music has been a primary have populated cold-weather regions. While Canadian music medium for creating an authentic sense of community. But is often defined to the rest of the'world by introspection and * when did our famously atrodous climate become the com soUtude, the cold climate canalso spawn a uniquely sodal and mon denominator for Canadian-ness? In 1963, Ian and Sylvia coUaborative ethic. recorded "Four Strong Winds," now the unofficial anthem of In Vancouver, that spirit of coUaboration has had a greater Canadian heartbreak. It drew together the wistful summers impact than anyone could have reaUzed. A city that has be and biting winters of the prairies, and somehow this made it come notorious for its crippUng lack of support for venues and a classic worth being voted the greatest Canadian song of aU performers alike shouldn't be able to sustain one of the most time on CBC Radio l's series 50 Tracks: The Canadian Version. vibrant and prolific music communities in Canada, but in many There must be more to Canadian cold and snow than just... ways this discouraging envkonment has chaUenged musicians weU, cold and snow. and friends to the scene to create a self-sustaining community. More recently, John K. Samson of Winnipeg heroes the rain in their music, sometimes going so- far as to record songs The ingenuity and experimental spirit of its members are re Weakerthans has championed a brand of gritty regionaUsm over top of the sound of rain. Vancouver's music scene runs the warded with audiences and like-minded peers. that focuses on celebrating the stumbUng, unbeautiful face of gamut of perspectives on the city's cUmate, from a West-coast Are Canadian artists trying to find an answer to the region his hometown, and the poetry that he finds there. At the heart sun-and-surf sound, replete with harmonies as lush as the city al, homegrown pride found in much of American music? Al of this creative ethic is—you guessed it—Canadian weather, (usually associated with the New Pornographers), to a wistful most certainly not. It's time we faced the fact that Canadiana which is the undercurrent that drives much of Samson's evoca gloom (as in the case of the Be Good Tanyas) to the downright is reaUy a meaningless word that was made up in an attempt tive storytelUng: the curUng player in "Tournament of Hearts," misanthrdpy of the punk and noise scenes, which are often to step out from the shadow of the American music identity. the tormented bus driver in "Civil TwiUght," the many grumpy reacting to the Vancouver authorities that'restrict the scene as Tne impact of the Canadian environment on Canadian music Winnipeggers in "One Great City!" In aU of these things, weU as to the oppressive weather. Josh Rose, an abstract noise is just the mark of a scene that has grown up and accepted the Samson sees and draws out what the French caU johe-laide, performer and Vancouverite, addressed this negativity san- conditions that have made it what it is—which is a pretty good or "beautiful-ugly," which is used to describe something with a guinely in an interview with Exclaim!: "It's harsh music for a way of defining identity, Canadian or otherwise. character that, although not beautiful, is somehow so real and harsh envkonment." compelUng that you can't help looking at it. Another important effect of a cold-weather climate is the The sense of dismal atmosphere providing a backdrop for mass retreat to the indoors that happens at the first sign of m 16 November Who's playing? When is it? Who's putting it on? Where is it? Who're they? What do- they sound like? How much are Jickets? Who's in that band? Who else does he play in? Where did they play last? When was that show? Where is that place? 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PAoto fry i?yan P4fr/fer Wagner I il I Xith civic elections looming, were in other bands at the time.We RA: I think we were really eager the keyboards and guitar. It took us ues that will pop up. •politicians everywhere are talked about wanting to do a dance to play, and we were willing to make a while to figure out how we were SC: We'll see what pops up in the promising to fight gang violence, band., sacrifices in order to play shows. going to do that. next couple of years. - but as it turns out, Sarah Cord- BS: We did do a little bit of it, but togfcy (vocals), Rob Andow (gui we didn't know how to articulate it Can you name-drop a couple of I saw you open for Mission of Bur There's a lot of noisy, No Wave- tar, synths, sampler) and Bobby properly, because we didn't have the your former bands? ma a couple of weeks ago. What influenced music showing up Siadat (drums) are. actually pretty right equipment. So we put it down RA: I used to be in a band called was that like? around the city. Is there a Van nice! This Vancouver trio recently for like, two years. Cadeaux and a band called Skort. SC: It was strange. They're defi couver sound, or is that just a lazy opened for heavyweights Mission RA We jammed with a few other Both of those bands broke up be nitely a classic band. They said they journalistic invention? Do you see people during that period, trying to cause we shared members with You "got a real kick" out of us. . yourselves as part of it? of Burma, only a few short months find people that were on the same Say Party! We Say Die!, so everyone RA: They were like "good luck, SC: I think that to some extent after playing their first show at page, but we didn't really [find any quit to go on tour forever. you Uttle rascals!" They basically there is something that ties a lot of Music Waste 2008. I caught up one], so we just developed a way SC: I used to be in a band called verbally noogied us. the bands together, but I think it's With them in a dark alley behind that just the two of us could do the Channels 3 8c 4. We've practiced weird when we're lumping together, Vancouver's Peanut Gallery. music side. We did that for about once in three years, but we're play There seems to be fewer and fewer like, Shearing Pin* and the Muta eight months, just writing songs, ing on Nov. 6 [at the Peanut Gal legitimate places for local bands tors. To me, they're pretty different. Discorder: Hey gang! and then we booked a show at Mu lery]. I also play in Ice Cream. in Vancouver, and a lot of bands I guess it's all coming from a simi RA:Hi. sic Waste, which was the first time are resorting to playing semi-legal lar place, and I'd like to think that SC: I've been playing in bands in that we played live, and we played You seem like pretty nice people. venues. Any thoughts about that? we have a place in that, but this is Vancouver for a long time, but I've without a singer. We put out the Why is your band called Gang SC: Despite the odds, I think that the most pop-oriented band I've word that we were loolring'for one, ever been in. We're not particularly never been in Discorder before! Violence? Are you in any actual people are making do, and there a and we got a hold of Sarah. Or she lot of great things happening. noisy. got a hold of us. So, Rob, you went to high school RA: I think that it also really BS: I consider us a pop band. with My!Gay!Husband!? love of The Wire. I started watching helps the scene in some ways. If That's what I love. you think about all the bands that SC: That's going to be our claim to Sarah, you're involved with orga it this year, and I just got really into RA: I think we share the intensity were coming out of Victoria a while fame. nizing Music Waste. Was that how the show. But then things started and energy those bands have. We're ago, that's a city where it's the same not just standing still, completely RA: Pretty soon it's going to be him you got together with these guys? to happen in the summer here, we thing:, there's nothing to do and worried about not fucking up. It's saying he knows me. SC: Well, I knew them from just started to see a lot of stuff about around. I've known Rob for a while. gangs. nothing going on. Everybody's re the performance that's the greatest I think our old bands played to SC: Not one gang war, but three ally got to make their own scene. As part about a lot of those bands. Can you describe your sound in soon as all the venues started get five words or less (or more)? gether a million years ago. I missed gang wars! [ed. I'm pretty sure it was SC: But if we're talking about it ting closed down here, everybody being related to No Wave, there was SC: We're not electro-rock and the Music Waste show, but I heard four gang wars.] rave reviews all around, and I heard started getting aggravated about a lot of disco and pop there. we're not dance-punk. We're dance, RA: It was all over the Province— v that they wanted a singer. So I said, every headline was like gangviolence it, and people started doing some we're punk, we're electro and we're thing, something cooler. It tightens "I'm in!" ^MQ this and gang violence that. It's so Right, so it's not really a musical rock, but we're not any hyphenation the community. of them. few**" r,*> completely foreign to our lives, and genre, but more of a shared aes thetic. Got any Halloween plans? BS: We're a pop-punk band. So you always planned on having a yet I just want to know about it. singer? It was never going to be a Has the Vancouver music scene SC: We're going as urban animals. two-piece? Like Sum 41? Rob, you play a lot of instruments crystallized around this lack of RA: We have a song about skunks venues? RA: Yeah, exactly! We're exactly RA: Yeah, we wrote the songs at once. Can you give us a rundown and cats and r; with pop structures: verses, chorus like Sum 41. of what you're using? SC: I think it's crystallized de es, you know. A lot of people asked RA: I have two keyboards: an old spite it. There's a lot more work and Gang Violence plays at Di'Metric us to play shows after Music Waste a lot more risk involved, but it's Studios (1114 East Pender) with. Could give us a short history of the -JjjjMiand the Concertmate MG-1, [as a two-piece], but we didn't want more rewarding. Places like the ER Women, Hot Panda and the Bicycles band? whSifis a popular keyboard in Van- it to be a thing where people had to and the Peanut Gallery are pretty Nov. 15. Alternately, check out their RA: Me and Bobby worked to decide whether they liked us better : : -exciting and fun to go to. Myspace: www.myspace.com/gangvi- gether at a restaurant.We just kind • T $&j*(wbispers) Radio Shack! without a singer. olencevancouver. of hit it off right away; we talked '.O^And I haw an MPC-1000 BS: But the more people talk about Deerhoof and stuff. That was BS: I was on the fence, and [Rob] sampler, that's like a hip-hop pro about those places, magazines and kind of what brought us together. was a little bit, too. We just didn't duction tool. I kind of play the bass stuff, this thing happens- that's Hke We jammed a few times, but we know whether we could make it notes on that, and the melody on a cycle that will be the end of every m work without a singer. venue. But there will be other ven- 18 November Tiny Vipers : of their seminal first EP Signals, Me Realise." For close to 25 minutes, Kevin Shindig #3 Mamifler Calls and Marches. The songs from Signals Shields and Co. blasted out wave upon wave Childsplay StJamesHall formed the latter part of the set; the first half of blissful white noise that had the crowd en Fur Bearing Animals September 27 was a'grab bag of their other material, some of raptured and immobilized. The white wash Streetlight Making good on their growing reputation it unreleased. of sound was so immense and powerful that Railway Club for bringing innovative American talent to The performance was great, but seemed some of the crowd literally tried to feel the September 30 town, promoters Twee Death recently treated slightly rote, containing none of Burma's sound in the air with their hands, much in the The third night of Shindig was, according Vancouver to two intimate performances on famed improvisational daring. The contribu same way you put your hand out the window to this publication's humble editor, the most a cool fall night. Sub Pop singer-songwriter tions of tape-loopist Bob Weston (who also of a moving car to feel the wind roll past. varied and interesting so far. [ed. I don't re Jesy Fortino (a.ka. Tiny Vipers) and Hydra plays in the mighty Shellac) were pretty much Witnessing this show was no mere nostal member saying that] The competition was Head recording artist Faith Coloccia (one- unnoticeable. Still, Miller, bassist Clint Con- gia trip. This was the past brought to you in going full-tilt, broken up only by the insti third of the Mamiffer collective) crossed ley and drummer Peter Prescott reminded us the present but remaining resolutely in the tution that is Jokes for Beer, a Shindig spe the border from their native Seattle to play that Mission of Burma are known for more future. There is no other band like this on the cialty about as amusing as that Conservative for a handful Vancouverites in the know. than sonic experimentalism—they're also a planet right now. party ad on the side of Celebrities nightclub. In the humble surroundings of St. Jame's viscerally exciting power trio. Mark Richardson On first was Childsplay, whose name is, yes, Hall, Fortino and Coloccia played gorgeous The crowd danced and shouted along to indicative of their ages. Fashioned with stud sets of ethereal acoustic music, creating a tem well-known ragers like "Academy Fight Song," ded belts worn around the hips, skinny jeans porary island of serenity in the city. With Col- "Outlaw" and the monumental "That's When and fingerless gloves, Childsplay sounded loccia positioned in front of the house piano, I Reach for My Revolver," but the more ob like a modern middle-school tribute to Keith the lights were dimmed,, and she proceeded scure material didn't always have that effect. to play delicately sculpted solo versions of the This is not to say that the performance was songs found on Mamiffer's new record Hir- lacking, but it was a little subdued for a band ror Enniffer. While all of her pieces were ex whose proclivity for ear-shatteringly loud and ceptional, the rolling melodies of her opening chaotic performances is almost mythical. song "Annwn" stood a bit above the rest, with Local opener Gang Violence played a ter- heavy, awe-inspiring expressions that left the - riflese t to a mostly indifferent crowd, but by crowd in a meditative silence. ,-gc^^^pT. SANCTUARY the time they were finished, they had won While the majority of Vancouver's music- themselves more than a few new fans. Keep scene intelligentsia shamefully slept on the an eye out for this three-piece. You'll be hear —DANCE TOUR ASS OFF TO THE BEST OF THE BEST •: show, Fortino gifted those who did attend ing more from them. [ed. To read more about with a memorable set. As Tiny Vipers, she re Gang Violence see Alex Smith's interview with I 80'S I NEW WAVE I ELECTRO ; lies on little more than a deep, hymnal voice them on page 18.] and an acoustic guitar to create subtle songs Alex Smith I INDUSTRIAL » SYNTH I ROCK j that gradually bloom into epic narratives. De ciding to forgo all of the material on her excel My Bloody Valentine lent 2007 debut Hands Across the Void, Fortino Spectrum delved into a selection of rarities that can only Concourse Design Center, San Francisco ' be found on homemade CD- Rsjand YouTube- September 30. videos. Sitting on the hard pews of the church After about 15 years in near, isolation, My hall, it was easy to get lost in rapturous songs Bloody Valentine have arisen from their own NOVj | DEC like "Eyes Like Ours" and "What Time Takes" ashes to knock the world back on its ass. Ex and soak in Fortino's stark, poetic bend. pectations were high after near-unanimous Justin Langille praise of their 20-odd "comeback' shows over the past three months. This one took place at Mission of Burma the San Francisco Concourse Design Center, Plaza Club which resembles an airport hangar with its high September 30 ceilings and large, barren rectangular layout. Before Mission of Burma's show at the Plaza, Spectrum started the night off and pretty guitarist/vocalist and notable tinnitus sufferer much stuck to Spacemen 3 classics, which were Roger Miller distributed foam earplugs from quite loud and immensely mesmerizing, mak a Costco-sized jar to stage-hugging audi ing for a perfect MBV opener. The crowd roared ence members. This paternal gesture seemed when MBV hit the stage. Within seconds, they appropriate given Burma's father-figure sta kicked into "I Only Said," which, combined with tus in the annals of indie rock; when they* strategically placed strobe lights and pastel la reunited in 2002 after a 19-year hiatus, it sers, hit the crowd with a force of shocking mag was as if they had never left off. (Fun fact: nitude. The songs off their two full-lengths and Discorder's first issue included a review of the You Made Me Realise EP were sculpted into Burma's 1983 album Vs.). Having released 2 a towering wall of mega-mie'ed Marshall stacks, critically acclaimed full-length albums since thunderous drums, and dozens of guitar pedals. reconvening, Mission of Burma continue to The show was so incredibly loud and vivid that be an important force in independent music. MBV classics like "Only Shallow" and "Soon" And so, with nothing left to prove and their were felt as much as they were heard. WWW.SANCTUABYSATURDAYS.COM credibility intact (unlike many aging "reunion" The real treat of the show, though, was the acts), Burma came to Vancouver to promote infamous wall of noise that is "You Made CUIB 23 WEST/23 WEST CORDOVA Discorder Magazine 19 da, such as "Brooks and Waxing" and "The Shindig #5 Hollows," got the whole crowd swooning and Ben & Gorodetsky singing along with Wolf and his band, who Boogie Monster were tight as heU from months of touring. The Sappers Wolf played it straight-faced and coy most Railway Club of the time, but the masses didn't have a hard October 14 time calUng the band back for an encore. To Our reviewer was ilLbut the Sappers won. end the night, they laid out a couple of older Congrats. &*"^H3§Efl tunes and the fitting farewell luUaby "Exege sis." Shindig #6 Justin Langille Trembling _ Cargohold Shindig #4 Lakefield Hpf Railway Club Language-Arts October 21 The S tumbler's Inn Tuesday nights—or rather Wednesday Railway Club mornings—are not as flexible or forgiv October 7 :j|^^^ ing as they once were. Six weeks in and this As we descend into Vancouver's nine-month is the first Shindig I've attended. Weak rainy season, let us give thanks for Shindig, Better late than never. The Railway was the city's best excuse to get drunk and Usten packed with familiar faces, I told a joke (about a to bands when you would normally be bitch dog with a hearing problem; it bombed) during ing about the weather and going to bed early. Jokes For Beer, and the bands were so-so. Clas First up on night four were Isotopes. Now sic Shindig. listen. Baseball-themed punk rock looks great Trembling kicked things off. They had an on paper—I couldn't have been more excited auspicious start, playing catchy, rhythm-driven at the prospect of a Hanson Brothers for the pop music They also had a drummer with the RLA continued from pg. 19 baUpark set—but Isotopes didn't quite have most earnest headband you are likely to see at The Jews may also have seemed under the panache to keep the Ramones-worship- this year's Shindig (actually for sweat!?). This Morris. It's refreshing that some kids choose whelming because of the hurricane of energy, ping, three-chord rave-ups interesting. De was the trio's firstsho w in a year and a half, and to cover "Blitzkrieg Bop" rather than beUeve sweat and sheer volume that was show openers spite some instructive banter on the emer towards the end of the set, this downtime be Angels & Airwaves are akin to the second Monotonix. The Tel Aviv trio was everything gence of Tampa Bay as an MLB powerhouse, came apparent The songs became less inspired corning. the Jews weren't: unrelenting, playful and vis the crowd had begun to lose interest by the and the set descended into an OK Cornputer-era. Up next was Fur Bearing Animals, a groove- ceral. Other than both acts being signed to end of the set. Luckily, though, that set only rock soup. ^lli^Sg dance sensation. The act featured wah-guitar Drag City and having ties to Israel, the two lasted 20 minutes. 'T Cargohold were up next and took the evening layered atop catchy beats, tight drumming couldn't have been more different. Next up was the odds-on favourite, Lan into a wildly different direction. A one-man and DJ Redworm's violin. They won over the Playing on the dance floor in front of the guage-Arts. Although the four-piece was band, he played dark love songs on synthesiz- - crowd with dance moves that can only be stage with the .audience wrapped around heavily tipped to win, I hadn't heard anything ers and a drum machine (hanging on a modified summed up as "wicked-awesome." them, Monotonix's three hair farmers beat the about them, except that they sounded like Ikea shoe rack no less). His stagecraft and outfit Because the night was running late, by the shit out of their instruments with such excite Suzanne Vega crossed with Buck 65. As it left a bit to be desired; a hoodie and baU cap and time Streetlight took the stage, the Railway ment that it didn't matter that the band were turned out, this was pretty accurate, although fist-clenching hand gestures didn't cut it. I think Club had lost a sizable chunk of its audience. relatively unknown to the audience. They did the singer channelled more Ani DiFranco "this music might be a bit more engaging on re Singer/guitarist Basil. Waugh led the band every rock theatric in the book, save lighting than Suzanne Vega. The band had a collegiate, cord, or in a video directed by Depeche Mode with a frenetic performance; however, the their instruments on fire. (Monotonix asked, music-major vibe, with esoteric time signa and U2 video director Anton Corbijn. The high- static nature of the other members failed to but the club wouldn't allow it.) tures and tonaUties lending a hint of prog to point of the set was a cover ofth e Srniths'"Please keep the late-night crowd's attention. Lacking When the house lights went up, the audi their hip-hop inflected folk-rock Please Please, Let Me Get What I Want." It the fine tuning of microphone dynamics and ence was left with a lasting impression of the Last to take the stage was Stumbler's Inn. was a beautiful rendition, a capella save for some instrument EQs, Streetlight managed to drift Tel Aviv trio they'd never heard and won't They played a likeable brand of country-tinged scratchy record sounds in the background. through their set with only minimal staying soon forget, instead of the Jews they really blues-rock (blues-tinged country-rock? rock- Lakefield was up last and definitely had the power. paid to see. tinged country blues; even?), but by the end best energy of the night's contestants. They were In the end, Fur Bearing Animals came out &>* Willis ||$Pjg«gji3p of their set, most of the late-night crowd had also the most competitive band; they claimed • on top, which is great because we all get to see turned in. to have scored a copy of the Shindig rule book more dancing. At the same time the victory Why? And so it went: Language-Arts was the used by the judges (Sample rule: "Guitar solo, -5 is unfortunate because Childsplay emerged Restiform Bodies winner, as predicted. They displayed the most points''). The Nine Inch Nails stickers on one from their set as Vancouver's potential three- Richard's on Richards poUsh as a band, even if the final product was of their guitars beUed the fact that most of their chord wonders, certainly deserving of a tip- October 2 a litde too squeaky-clean. songs were buUt upon pretty boy-girl harmonies. of-the-cap. As a longtime fan of San Francisco record AlexSmith The five-piece was the evening's winner, and de David Sienema label Anticon, I was hyped to see two acts servedly so • N|||?^.5S from the imprint's original roster come to Duncan McHug Silver Jews Vancouver for an evening of sonic reverie. Monotonix Few other collectives have been as instru Richard's on Richards mental as Anticon in pushing the boundar October 1 ies of rap and creative music over the past Oh, David Berman. Y>u're a tortured artist, decade while stiU maintaining popular appeal. aren't you? Your eccentric demeanour and Reformed after years on hiatus, legend reported suicidal tendencies make you all ary hip-hop experimenters Restiform Bod the more compelling to fans Eke me. Ber ies brought a wealth of new material to slay man, if you don't know, is the man behind the crowd. Showing a renewed focus on song the Silver Jews who writes free associa structure and a cleaner sound to boot, tracks tion lyrics that make Beck sound hke a high like "Black FHday" and "Opulent Soul" got school student trying his hand at beat poetry: peeps moving on the dance floor, nodding And although the indie/folk/country that is raucously to cynical, anti-consumerist raps the Jews' sound is catchy, it's really Berman's and electro beats. It was impressive to see poetry that filledDick' s on a Wednesday mght. front-man Passage bring his staccato, anti- Maybe that's why seeing the sidnny man, his . capitalist rhymes to life on stage with such wife and the rest of the band wasn't quite Uke. precision and stamina. the image of the Jews one conjures up when Rve years ago, Why? wasn't much more listening to their albums. Berman still hasn't than the stage name of Yoni Wolf, a nerd rap ' fallen in love with the Uve experience. He has per from Oakland, Calif, who spat rhymes said he equates touring to selling records, and that sounded more Uke conversation than sUck it shows. Perhaps the lacklustre performance cadence. Three albums later, his solo work has was due to sound issues, or the fact that un become a fuU-band effort that touts some of less you know the lyrics, Uve shows aren't re the most unique, well-composed pop songs aUy the best way to enjoy Berman's words. around. Accordingly, fashionable hipster girls Regardless, the band did bang out favourites sporting black-rimmed glasses formed the Uke "Sometimes a Pony Gets Depressed" and majority of the crowd, with only a few back "Trains Across the Sea," the latter reminding packers lurking about. the audience of the group's heyday. Highlights from Why?'s 2008 disc Alope- November UNDEDJBI Mmm Antony & thRe Johnson REVIEs BadW Flirt Jto© BiMbas ^CBtac^^Tay Crocker " Jolie Holland ]HED)(SpiM Lowfish JEiEfeto Iffim The Organ " Priya Thomas ^ Tori Amos As usual, though, Antony chooses material, and what a glorious album horns. At times, Crocker's arrange Live atMontreux 1991/1992 a few moments to flout aU expecta it is! Blending folk-country with a ments have a touch of Rufus Wain (Eagle Records) tions. In standout track "Shake That bit of atmospheric new wave senti- wright theatricaUty, with strings Recorded over the course of two Devil," the hushed, spooky open mentaUty, Cartography takes you on and horns placed high in the mix, years at the Montreux Jazz festival, ing makes ar sudden about-face to a soft, dream-like journey that you interrupting anything that might Amos' Uve performances give the become an amalgam of about three won't want to wake up from. Hard sound Uke a typical rock song. It's album a Uving, organic feel similar different genres, all of which are work and dedication have paid off a post-modern mishmash of influ to looking at old photographs from bound to blindside anyone famiUar for these Mint Records darUngs— ences that Crocker manages to carry your childhood. The intimacy of the with the Johnsons' oeuvre. (Who they have become masters of genre off weU, as he sounds at home on album is heightened by Amos' fuU- knew the press release description blending, and it just keeps get even the most unexpected of styUs- bodied vocal delivery and emotive of the song as "part exorcism and ting better with each recording. tic rambUngs. piano playing, while the minimal part Shangri-La" would turn out to Opening with the warm textured Alex Hudson Bad Flirt rhythm section highUghts the in be accurate? And when did Antony title track which could serve as the Virgin Talk trospective nature of her music. She get soul chops?) soundtrack for driving across the Glowing (Kartel Musik) demonstrates her creative diversity Not that the Johnsons were ever Nevada desert at first Ught whUe All The Way Bad Flirt's fourth album, Virgin while rocking out a cover of Led easy to categorize. Between Ant pondering your own inner land (The Social Registry) Talk, is the culmination of a lot of Zeppelin's "Whole Lotta Love" in ony's unusual vocals and the band's scape, the album's theme is set. Growing's second release on the touring, hard work and good con a way that commands a whole lotta wilUngness to step outside the com Both lyricaUy and musicaUy, what exceUent Social Registry label, All nections. A lot of connections: the respect. "Precious Things" contains fort zone of genre, they have always foUows is an intense and stormy but The Way is a step in the exact same producer of Virgin Talk has worked insect-like sprawling piano that give resided somewhere in left field. Yet, beautifuUy layered journey that wiU drone-ambient direction from this with other Montreal favourites Ar the track a robust complexity, while somehow, Antony's diverse influ resonate and Unger in the body long Brooklyn duo. "Green Flag" kicks cade Fire and Wolf Parade, Davey incredibly loaded lyrics such as "TeU ences manage to blend evenly into after the last note has played out. things off with a metaUic rhythm von Bohlen of Promise Ring pro me where the pretty girls are/Those the Johnsons' sound—perhaps be Adding much depth is the rich while bUps and bleeps go on in the vides guest vocals, and they have demigods/With their nine-inch cause he has the most fluid, dexter timbre of singer/guitarist Dave background. "Wrong Ride" contin toured with every band from the nails and Uttle fascist panties tucked ous voice in pop music, which makes Gowans'.voice which captures the ues the haze, and the Ustener wiU Acorn to Zolof the Rock and Roll inside the heart of every nice girl" him at home in whatever musical attention of and envelopes the Us start to hunt for their old Kluster Destroyer. But Bad Flirt doesn't demonstrate her sensitivity and in- style he sees fit to take on. tener, whUe his bandmates weave records. The Throbbing Gristle- need these references; their great teUectual sophistication. Songs Uke Miranda Martini intricatepatterns around him, seam esque sounds of "Rave Pie Only" music is backed by sheer talent and "Crucify" and "Me and a Gun" are lessly blending sounds Uke fine silk and "Innit" wiU make any early- the knowledge of how to incorpo stained by a sense of personal loss threads that wrap the Ustener in a industrial enthusiast swoon, and Anza Club Sampler rate their influences successfuUy. and a guilty, conflicted reUgious blanket as they warm their hands by "Lens Around" -brings the Aphex Various Artists "Mad, Mad, Madeleine World" conscience, as she notes between the fire. Recommended for both old Twin to the party. "Reconstruction" (Independent) is the perfect album opener, with songs that as the daughter of a min and new fans alike, this is a band at wraps things up with swirUng loops Vancouver has plenty .of great local each instrument introduced sepa ister, her childhood involved regular its peak and Cartography^ a work and digital patterns. There isn't a acts, but it lacks the musical Mecca rately before lead singer Jasamine and obUgatory Sunday sermons. of art. beat to be found anywhere on this status of cities such as Montreal, White-Gluz reveals why the album Tori Amos'work has been the most Nathan Pike album, and that's not a bad thing. Detroit or NashviUe. Perhaps partly is baled as an homage to innocence. appropriate response to Joni Mitch If you Uke cloudy days, staying in due to the eclectic nature of the Throughout Virgin Talk, her vocals ell's iconic 1960's poUtico-musical side and using Gravol and NyquU scene, Vancouver lacks a market maintain a breathy quaUty, even as discourse, and without intent to as recreational substances, All The able sound to caU its own. Nothing the music shifts between pop and slander or defame, she accompUshes Way needs to be in your coUection. demonstrates this fact better than post-punk The first single, "Hiro what Alanis Morisserte set out to this recent CD created for the pur Luke Meat do and failed miserably at. Live at shima, Mon Frere" features driving pose of advertising a quadruple biU bass Unes, and a synth sample "that Montreux invokes pathos through performing at the Anza Club on a glimpse at a powerful woman makes dancing inevitable. "Inde Oct. 11. The common feature of the pendence Day" seems Uke it could who has endured the messiness of four local acts featured on the disc is sexual relationships and personal have been done by Sleater Kinney that aU of them sound distinctly Uke if they were feeUng somber, but tragedy, without yielding to bit they come from somewhere else. terness or a hardening of the soul. White-Gluz uses her vocals to cre The disc kicks off with the Mini Salkin ate a soaring and atmospheric yet Dreadnoughts,, a folk-punk five Uvely conclusion. The only thing to piece, complete with grinding gui fault the album on is the minute of Jay Crocker tars and diddly-dee fiddles. Singing sUence during the ultimate track Below the Ocean Over shanties about the sea, these locals "Finale." WhUe the last 30 seconds (Artunuit Recording Kompany) sound Uke a Maritime band—right pack a punch, it's stiU an unan Jay Crocker is nothing if* not rest down to the Newfie accent. Up next ticipated, annoying conclusion to a less. As weU as issuing his own is Fuzzcat, a ska band that would great album. There are no average solo material, the Calgary singer- sound right at home in Orange songwriter plays in a blues band, songs on Virgin Talk, and it should Jolie Holland -County, rubbing sunburned shoul- . leads a jazz trio, and has produced garner Bad Flirt the fame of which The Living and the Dead ders with No Doubt and Reel Big a slew of albums for a diverse selec they are currently on the cusp. (ANTI- Records) Fish. These easygoing jams contrast tion of artists in his hometown. It Rosalie Eckert-Jantzie It's said that artists who try to do with the aggressive sound of the is of no surprise then, that a desire something completely original are third band, the Elixxxirs, who also to be everywhere at the same time rarely as successful as those who play ska, but with a more percussive, seeps through every groove on Be add an original touch to an exist rock-infused bite. Last is the High low the Ocean Over. Crocker bor Antony & the Johnsons ing formula. On her latest release, School Girls, who, incidentaUy, are rows audio bits and pieces without AnotherWorld • , The Living and the Dead, Texan neither of high school age nor fe restraint, ending up in a curious (Secretly Canadian) folkie JoUe HoUand isn't reinvent male. The trio play instrumental surf generic Umbo that is a Uttle confus It's been a busy few years for Antony ing the wheel and she isn't trying rock, directly descended from Dick ing, but thoroughly entertaining. Hegarty. Since last year, he has worn to. She does, however, bring a new Dale and the Ventures: if surfing Lead track "July" begins sim many different masks, from Bob self-confidence not present on her were possible in the idle waters of ply enough, with a chugging down Dylan cover artist to disco diva to other albums, which aUows her EngUsh Bay, their music would stroke groove and the rumbUng multimedia musical spectacle. Now, to experiment with more ambi serve as an ideal soundtrack of slack bass strings. But the song with his band Antony 8c the John tious and percussive arrangements. quickly takes a left turn, its instru sons releasing their Another World AU four groups carry off their For the most part, HoUand cov mental breaks made up of dissonant EP in preparation for a new album sound weU, and, in the case of the ers famiUar territory—vocals that guitar feedback and random, tin- coming out in January, Antony seems High School Girls, with genre- wind around the melody rather lding piano. The instrumental "Be to be signaling a return to form. encapsulating flair. StiU, one can't (Mint Records) than through it, and an emphasis low the Ocean Over pt. 24" is even For the most part, Another World help but wish that Vancouver bands Having recently celebrated a de on meandering fiddle Unes. This is more bizarre, pairing a back-porch has an intimate feel, as though it wouldn't try so hard to sound Uke cade together as a band, the Butt not necessarily a bad thing; many of guitar riff with samba rhythms and might have been recorded in a tiny they came from anywhere but here. less Chaps return with Cartography, the best moments on the album are sudden interjections of big band pub for an audience of 30 people. Alex Hudson their sixth studio album of new trademarks characteristic of Hol- Discorder Magazine 21 land's work Spooky, brooding songs Lowfish and false eyelashes, the juxtaposi coats mean vocals with a bUstered Uke "Fox In Its Hole" and "Love Frozen & Broken tion of nature and culture and the layer of electric guitar. On "Had I Henry" showcase her tremulous (Noise Factory Records) thematic premise of forcing some Known, I Would Have DecUned," voice, and nearly every track con Richie Hawtin may have a contend thing to be what it isn't is evident Thomas works more detaUed acous tains some lyrical gem that proves er for his Canadian techno crown. before even Ustening to the music. tic patterns which underpin quieter, both her inventive narratives and This is the sixth release from Toron Written during a winter spent in reflective vocals; but even as the understanding of folk music are as to's Gregory De Rocher, or Lowfish exUe in East Germany, the titles or spectrum of emotions strays from deep as ever. (which is a take on lo-fi "ish"), who, the tracks are not conventional song attitude to longing and regret and HoUand sounds as though she has Uke Hawtin, is no stranger to the Eu titles but rather snippets of sentenc back again, the raw atmosphere of grown comfortable within herself, ropean techno circuit, having played es found within the lyrics. "I'U Be this album stays constant. Although yet she manages to retain the hesi with electronic sound pioneers such A Ghost For You" is heartbreaking the words seem at times to dissolve tant sincerity that makes her music as SpeedyJ . Currently, that is where in its honesty, as Spoon sings of a into the textures of the music, and charming. Much of the album is de the similarities end; whUe the for love that, although strong enough spUnters of lyrics spin out and ac The Organ voted to exploring the inherent in mer Plastic Man's sound is becom to transcend the flesh, does not cumulate into impressions of love, Thieves , security and fndlty of relationships, ing increasingly minimaUst and negate the singer's need to equate loss or anger, there are definitely (Mint and 604 Records) and Holland's vulnerabiUty is ex severe, Frozen & Broken is textural death with finaUy finding a home. no smooth edges here. Blood Her Defunct since 2006, the Organ have posed in every Une. "That dark horse and layered, with melodic IDM Although much of the subject mat on rewards the Ustener's attention returned for fans with one finalEP , you're ridin' / Has got to carry me beats that recaU the UK's Plaid. ter is sinularly dark (coloniaUsm, with a journey of crunchy attitude a dual release from local labels Mint too," she croons at the end of "Sweet The signature style for each song agoraphobia, aUenation), what saves and moments of ragged grace. and 604 Records. Songs on the EP Loving Man," a heartbreaking bal is to start out minimaUy, and gradu- the album from being a morose, self E. E. Mason wiU be famiUar to die-hard fans, as lad of faUed love. Not Shakespeare, aUy add the aural layers in. While indulgent release is that aU of it is "Let the BeUs Ring" came out on a maybe, but that kind of pathos is ear this would not be a completely sung in Spoon's sweetly hopeful Tour De Fours 7" in 2005, and the remainder of the candy no matter how many times uncommon practice in the techno voice, without a trace of bitterness The New Standard songs have previously been played you hear it. community, what is unusual about or pity. If there was ever a testament (TotaUy Square Records) Uve. Thieves is a coUection, of songs Miranda Martini this album is that aU of the songs to the resiUence of the human spirit, The New Standard is the second which would have comprised part have a definite beginning and end, this is it. CD from Vancouver duo Tour De of a foUow up to their 2004 album, rather than either mixing into one Melissa Smith Fours. Opening with the rousing Grab that Gun. And what an album another or foUowing through on the number "I Taste The Glue,1" one it would have been! Though only Ntett*ftaehtfM vttairttpei vibe from the previous song. This in might feel Uke they're Ustening. to seventeen minutes long, there are itself does not detract from Frozen Nick Cave combined with some some gems contained on this short & Broken, but in combination with precursor to Leonard Cohen's tat *»railtoife-jit-a' taa* release. "Even in the Night" sets the the manner in which the songs "Everybody Knows." Another in tik||itiiiiifji Up^p%ftcknataf| tone for the EP, and wiU immediate are ordered, there is never reaUy a teresting track is the carnival mu ytov&mm ihoiiligtatisyao ly draw Usteners in with the solemn complete sonic upsurge, taking die sic themed "Lights On," showcas finaUty of the organ, and the assur bmifctiitotjrstswrilo.wxv release's title to quite a Uteral level. ing singer Tyler Greentree holding ances from singer Katie Sketch that vBcagftfaartenriit cilfiati This is music to come down to; it things together with her silky "it's going to be alright." On "Rre Will you look at all that never reaUy buUds up a vibe to keep and commanding vocal presence. in the Ocean" Sketch lets loose, her you dancing but it is also too beat With its coUection of strings, water* FOOTNOTES. voice sounding as though it's about laden to sit stiU through. Any DJ piano and electronics topped with Hospital Bombers to break throughout the piece. The worth his/her Special K knows that dramatic vocal interplay, this is Footnotes organ is understated, the drums are it's aU about the wave rather than Priya Thomas music that seems to be trying way (Saved by Radio) steady, and the crescendo at the end the roUercoaster. Blood Heron too hard to separate itself from the WhUe emulation, .mimicry and is bittersweet, as it is over too soon. Melissa Smith ^Sunny Lane Records) norm. Exploring the reaches of pastiche are arguably central to any That is not to say that there is noth Toronto musician - Priya Thomas' musical boundaries and blending music making, particularly con ing that Thieves could do without. new album is a coUection of songs uncommon genres in order to of temporary pop music, a Une has to Krista Muir "Let the BeUs Ring" is a perfect with a Uve, one-take vibe, which fer a fresh sound seems to be the be drawn somewhere between in Accidental Railway example of what Morrissey would locates her somewhere on a scale industry standard, and some bands spiration and senseless repetition. (Indica Records) sound Uke as a woman: good for a between Ani DiFranco and Ben are able to puU this off with amazing Unfortunately, Hospital Bombers' For eight years, Montreal resi cover band looking to branch out, Harper, and deUvers a fuU dose of results. Unquestionably, there are debut album, Footnotes, faUs pretty dent Krista Muir performed and bad for talented musicians with their her energy, presence and feeUng. It's folks out there who would love this clearly on the wrong side of this recorded her music in her Leder own soUd sound. However, this is a no surprise to discover that these gothic caravan of sexy vocals and Une, as their infatuation with the hosen Lucil persona: an oddbaU sUght bUp on an otherwise superb songs were written on the road, the strange musical meanderings Mountain Goats is painfuUy obvi caricature of what some North release. The EP ends with "Don't Be and the result is an album fuU of created by Chris von Szombathy ous. The Dutch four piece's vocaUst, Americans might assume to be the Angry," a slow, mournful tune that grainy, lo-fi textures, as titles such as and Tyler Greentree. Unfortunately Jan Schenk, has clearly spent a lot quintessential German country girl provides a fantastic conclusion for "Wine, Moonshine, Sugar Beams" Tour De Fours just don't grab these of time honing his John DarnieUe stereotype. As inane as this shtick a wonderful band, something that and "FareweU Creek" suggest. In the ears in any meaningful way and if impression, capturing the pimply might seem, Muir's brand of pop- fans have needed for far too long. opener, "Your Guitar, My Undoing," this is truly the new standard, then nasaUty of the indie rock icon al rock performance art was a success Rosalie Eckert-Jantzie her acoustic guitar finds the perfect the future is dim for this pair. most perfectly on nearly every track that yielded many tours abroad midpoint between melodic hum Nathan Pike of the album. He sings almost ex (accompanied by pal Kid Koala), and infectious, chunky, percussive clusively about bored suburban kids, criticaUy praised albums and a U8M? W rhythm, whUe on "VigUante" she loitering in basements and on street 2006 boob that detaUed her elabo corners, smoking cigarettes and rate costumes and artistic ethos. hatching doomed - plots of escape This time around, Muir has put from their mundane existence—a her alter ego on hold in order to ex Are you passionate about punk? \ scene more or less mined to death plore a plethora of personal dimen by their hero over the last seven sions and unique sound concoctions. Mental for metal? Happy for hip-hop? : Throughout these eclectic 13 tracks teen years. "Fromuphere," the al If so, Discorder wants to hear from you! bum's final track and the only song she waxes philosophical ("Summer Eyes"), explores dimensions of de sung by back-up vocaUst Susanne Under Review, the album review section of Discorder, is seek- : sire ("When You Were Mine" and Linssen, begins by counting in the ing music fans and aspiring writers willing to contribute reviews • band in Dutch, but then launches "Take Me"), and even serenades a on an as needed basis for the punk, metal and hip-hop genres. '. RaeSpoon into her own aping of DarnieUe, nosy cop on the rapturous absurdist Besides the thriU of seeing your name in print and being able to • which is even more uncomfort baUad "Officer." Many of the songs superioryouareinferior refer to yourself as a published writer, reviewers also get to keep ; ably unnatural than Schenks. Their on this album are whip-smart pop (Independent) the albums they write about and forage through our free CD • instrumentation is reminiscent of compositions wound so tight that Many CDs cross the desk of a re box. : the Mountain Goats' most recent they almost come off as garden vari views editor over the course of a If you are interested in contributing your skills, please submit • output, forgoing the purely low-fi, ety. However, they are adorned with . month, and it is a rare day when one a review from your chosen genre. Reviews should be 200 to 250 : acoustic aesthetic for a more lush enough ambient sound samples, is so weU loved that it has been played wQrds in length, and written from an objective viewpoint (refrain • pop sound. StiU, no amount of raw- whimsical miniature drones and several dozen times in the lead up from excessive use of first person). Ability to meet deadlines is : sounding violin and tinny synth colourful lyrical styles to make Ac to review, but such is the case with At present, Under Review is fuUy staffed for its other genres, : can distract from the tired, copy cidental Railway stand out from the superioryouareinferior. This is the but please feel free to submit a review for future consideration. • cat quaUty of the record. This is a usual Canadian singer-songwriter fourth offering from Rae Spoon, a crowd. deeply personal album written about Many of our writers go on to paid employment in the world of : shame, because it seems as though journalism so we are often on the look-out for new talent! • this band can reaUy write songs. Justin Langille the emotional and physical reaUty HopefuUy on their next effort they of Uving as a female-to-male trans- gender person in Canada. 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While lyrically arid musically, Grainger's "Saved by Old Times* features a vocal collage by Cole Alexander of the new bands (Vivian Girls, Blank Dogs, The Intelligence, Sic Alps, Times taken a sidestep away from the'more aggressive approach of his Black Ups, and the album also features two songs with lead"vocals by gui New Viking) shooting straight into the main vein of cooler-than-thou skinny past musical pursuits in favor of a more reflective and personal tarist Lockett Pnndt, Agoraphobia; and 'Neither of Us, Uncertainly. i white kid music (VU, The Smiths, Joy Division, Felt), but their dour mood- style, he still knows how to rock ft Mien necessary.. Palling no rock crackles with an excitement that a garage full of reverb can't muffle. punches, Sebastien s crafted a muscular and smart rock record WLP 14.98 .£& Their breakthrough show was an opening spot for legendary New Zealand that will surprise people expecting him to relive his past. 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