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he frustration and grief are evident on the face of the man who has bent over to cry at the news. The photo is of Chief Raoni of Brazil receiving word that a massive hydro-electric dam will be built on the river that ties his community to the land. The photo is circling the Internet, encompassing the exhaustion felt when a David finally succumbs to Goliath and there is nothing left to do but grieve for what you have lost. The fight to stop the third largest hydro-electric dam was no small battle in Brazil. It provoked the submission of over 600 000 signatures, tens of the thousands of emails directly to President Dilma Roussef and a campaign by the indigenous tribes of the Xingu River. The dam threatens the existence of the Kayapo people. Living on the Xingu river the tribes rely on the fish, groundwater and transportation provided by the soon-to-be flooded river. This story is not new, but it's a stark reminder of the devastating choices being made and that for some the battle over the environment is about their very existence. Whether there is a failure to recognize this way of life, a lack of understanding or a complete outright dismissal of this culture, the fact is Aboriginal communities are having their land and their way of life taken away through not only a disregard for their existence, but the failure to make the environment a priority. This happens when governments fail to recognize Aboriginal groups as full participants in consultation processes, or when their issues are pandered to, ignored and then trampled on. So it is interesting to see one particular appointment in Jack Layton's shadow cabinet this past week. Linda Duncan, one of the few experienced MPs in Layton's caucus, was moved from her previous role as environment critic to working on the portfolio for Aboriginal Affairs and Northern Development. It's a sign the NDP may be considering plans to bring Aboriginal issues to fuller debate in the House of Commons and in front of all Canadians. With Duncan's experience as critic and her background as not only an environmental lawyer, but the author of the Legal Guide to Aboriginal Drinking Water, Duncan brings a necessary perspective in the House, defending Aboriginal needs from a legal and environmental framework combined. Here's hoping it will start a stronger discussion, over Aboriginal land rights and environmental needs with Aboriginal people as full participants. V
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This past week a funding shortfall of over $100 million in education was announced. Premier Stelmach believes teachers are at fault for prioritizing salary increases rather than jobs, while the Alberta Teachers' Association states they never received hard numbers on a compromised salary increase, so they could not negotiate. What's the solution?
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In response to "Blood challenge" (May 19 – 25, 2011) Given history and the multicultural nature of Canadian society, following the authors' reasoning would mean that virtually anyone whose family has been in Canada for more than a couple of generations could have enough Native blood to be considered full status. This does not impede the ability to maintain your culture. That is passed down via family and community not government. One only has to look at any of the many other cultural groups in Canada to see this. freemind77 First Nations have lost this passing down of culture because of the residential schools. Much of the culture and language has been lost. Also, much of the land base, and in many cases, corporations are taking resources from First Nations territories and paying nothing for it. It makes no sense to me to say we cannot afford compensation, but still continue to take resources, appropriate culture and underfund education and health care for First Nations. Memengwaanh
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he last time the issue was brought forward in Parliament, Prime Minister Harper prorogued the session to avoid the debate. This time opposition parties won't have the option, and the end of the debate will spell the end of the two-dollar-per-vote subsidy. Brought in by the Liberals, Harper's Conservatives have pledged to remove the subsidy in the budget to be tabled in the second week of June. The New Democrats, Liberals and Bloc will not have the power to stop it as they did in 2008. The National Citizens Coalition has been vocal in its opposition of the per-vote subsidy, criticizing the need for political parties to be funded by tax dollars and that instead, parties should focus on collecting donations. But advocates of the per-vote subsidy have stated the increase in public donations has assisted in the efforts to get big business out of politics. Lou Arab, the NDP's federal campaign organizer in Alberta for the past election, believes the two-dollar subsidy helped to achieve equality in the political system. "It made a real difference in terms of it took big money out of politics," says Arab, "and meant political parties were standing on their ideas and how their ideas were received by Canadians."
Advocates of the subsidy, including Duff Conacher, coordinator of Democracy Watch, believe the policy is the most democratic method of taxation in the political finance system. "It's the only proportional part of the federal political finance system," says Conacher. "People say they don't want their money going to a party they don't support, but the two dollars goes to the party you supported." The per-vote subsidy, introduced by the Chretien Liberals in 2003, was increased from $1.50 to two dollars in order to match the amount of money the Liberals were receiving in corporate donations. It came into effect at the same time as a ban on corporate and union donations, and private donations from citizens were limited. Currently Canadians can contribute $1000 to each party, and $1000 to a riding or candidate. The subsidy does not prevent parties from fundraising. "There are good reasons for parties to continue to do fundraising," says Arab, who points out that the party that relies the most on public money, the Bloc Quebecois, is also the party that suffered the most severe losses this past election.
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Though support of smaller parties was never explicitly mentioned as a goal for the subsidy, the money the Green party received had a strong impact on its rise in public support. "The Green party would not be where it is today without the $2," says Conacher. Conacher credits Green party leadership in the 2004 federal election which decided to run candidates in each riding across the country, moving the Green party from below one percent of national support to near five percent, which then allowed the Green party to qualify for the subsidy. The success of the party counteracts the argument that the subsidy is going to parties Canadians do not support. Conacher points out that there are far greater inconsistencies in funding due to Canada's first-pastthe-post system. "The Conservatives have received 24 more MPs than they deserve and each of those MPs receives $440 000 annually in salary and resources," says Conacher. "If Harper was being fair and democratic he would cut the subsidy for those parties who received more seats than they deserve and keep it for the parties who didn't, or better yet, reform the voting system." Arab is more critical of the use of CONTINUED ON PAGE 8 >>
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dmontonians gathered in Dr Wilbur McIntyre Park this past Saturday to learn more about city council's plan to grow urban agriculture. Areni Kellepan of the Sustainable Food Edmonton, says there is a desire from citizens to get into urban farming. "There's lots of farming communities, and farming families that have moved into the city that would love to have a place to grow food again," says Kellepan. "I think [urban agriculture] is very important for the citizens of Edmonton. They've expressed the interest." The city's food and agriculture policy project will build off of that interest. The purpose of the policy is to guide city planning and community design to support local agriculture and diversify the local economy. The project works alongside some of the city's other initiatives, like The Way We Grow, to create a local food council. Over the summer, the city will collect feedback from the community and will hold a forum in October to develop a policy which will be put into place next spring. Despite the growing interest, Kellepan says it can be difficult to find the time needed to take care of a garden in the city. "People in the city generally have [other] jobs that they have to go to," he
NewsRoundup BEHIND THE WORLD Canada continues to lag behind the international community in providing childcare, according to the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Among the 34 member states, Canada's childcare costs are the highest and finding quality childcare continues to be a struggle. Canada's spending on childcare falls far behind other member states. At just 0.2 percent of GDP, Canada contributes the least to childcare. Sweden spends 10
There's lots of farming communities, and farming families that have moved into the city that would love to have a place to grow food again. ing me the best way to do this, and how to have the better kinds of crops that you can have in a small garden in your backyard," says Mandel. The feedback the city is looking to get throughout the summer will help to create a policy that works for everyone and raise awareness for urban agriculture. "If [people] are interested, through their awareness, then they will want to learn more about it and then they can make a decision on whether they want to create an opportunity in their backyard or how they want to get involved on a more broad base." Steven wagers // swagers@vueweekly.com
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REVERSAL OF OPINION times as much, Finland 5 times more and the UK twice as much as Canada.
President of the Canadian labour congress Ken Georgetti says the investment in childcare has proven itself as a good investment. "Every dollar invested in high quality childcare programs increases our GDP by $2.30," says Georgetti. "Healthy child development provides the foundation for a knowledge-based economy, where jobs require lifelong learning."
MIXED MESSAGES Two conflicting announcements made last week have many Albertans concerned over the provincial government's strategy for education. While Premier Stelmach announced a plan to build or update 35 schools across the province, the Edmonton Public School Board announced cuts that would result in the loss of 350 teachers. Provincewide, the Alberta Teachers' Association estimates job losses could reach nearly 1200 teachers. Sharon Armstrong, vice president of the ATA, says: "In September, Alberta's school boards will be $100 million dollars short of the money they will need to maintain the quality of education that we enjoy today."
says. "Their time is more limited." For some it's more an issue of not knowing how to grow a garden. Mayor Mandel emphasized the need to teach people, including himself. "I don't know how to grow things. I wouldn't mind going to someplace and someone show-
Join Together Alberta, a coalition of advocacy groups and citizens, is calling for more attention to the problems of Alberta's revenue collection, rather than focusing the discussion on a blame game between Alberta teachers and the provincial government. Join Together Alberta believes the problem lies with lacking revenue collection on the part of the Alberta government. "The real issue is that Alberta has been crippled by a decade of ill-conceived tax and royalty cuts," says Gil McGowan, co-chair of the Join Together campaign. "Alberta has an abundance of natural resources. There is no reason it can't afford stable funding."
Toronto's city council executive committee has ruled the phrase "Israeli Apartheid" non-discriminatory. It's a significant decision following last year's uproar over funders' pressure on Toronto Pride's organizing committee to disallow the group Queers Against Israeli Apartheid to participate in the Pride parade due to controversy over the phrase. City council
not only ruled the phrase to be non-discriminatory, but that the participation of QuAIA in Toronto Pride does not break discrimination policy and that the city cannot ban its literature as hate speech. City council heard 46 presentations, 28 in favour of QuAIA, including Canadians for Justice and Peace in the Middle East. "We are gratified that [the] Toronto city
council executive committee recognized that criticism of Israel cannot be equated with either anti-Semitism or hate speech," says CJPME president Thomas Woodley. Although the executive committee has approved the use of the phrase, the issue will be decided upon by Toronto city council as a whole on June 15.
QUOTE OF THE WEEK "The Premier is travelling through the province
like a political Santa Claus, merrily announcing new school buildings, but the predicament of Edmonton Public Schools demonstrates where the real dangers lie."
—NDP MLA Rachel Notley on new schools announced by the provincial government and EPSB's proposed layoffs. May 24, 2011
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government resources to support political parties. "If he's concerned about tax dollars going to political parties, he could do something about senators who fundraise for their parties from their offices." Conacher believes that if the government is looking to save money, it could cut the subsidy for parties who receive more MPs than their vote count, and lower the subsidy to regional parties such as the Bloc, who need fewer resources to campaign. While the threat of removing the subsidy caused unity amongst opposition parties in 2008, the proposal this time around will not provoke heated debate over democratic reform in Parliament any time soon. While Conacher believes this to be an opportune time to propose alternate democratic reforms in place of the
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per-vote subsidy removal, he doesn't expect that challenge to come from the NDP. "Quietly I think the NDP will want to get rid of the subsidy as it will hurt the Liberals and the Bloc," says Conacher. "While they've had a dollar for dollar replacement in the subsidy as they've achieved opposition status." While the subsidy makes up less than four percent of fundraising efforts, on average, for any one party Arab believes the support is worth taxpayers' money. "It's not a lot of money in the context of Canada's budget." says Arab. "But it is a fair amount of change for a party. The spending limit around a campaign is somewhere around $21 million, so if a party is getting between two and nine million a year, they have the support to put their ideas in front of Canadians." samantha power // samantha@vueweekly.com
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But the growth provincially turned out to be unsustainable. The original Alberta Green Party collapsed in a dramatic fashion in 2009. Thenleader Joe Anglin said he couldn't file proper financial documents because the old executive wouldn't hand over the information. The Green Party's former chief financial officer David Crowe disputed Anglin's claim, saying that he did indeed give him ev-
erything he needed to file with Elections Alberta. In a previous interview, Crowe expressed exasperation soon after the de-registration. "There's only two explanations," he said at the time. "Either it was complete incompetence on their part, or this was their intention all along." Anglin had taken over the party at a bizarre meeting that ended with two different factions believing they were in control of the party. Anglin had gained considerable notoriety for breaking open the Alberta Energy and Utilities Board spying scandal in 2007. He brought about 200 people
ty," he says. "It was an embarrassment to get mixed up with them in the first place." Former Green candidate and now Alberta Party member Edwin Erickson agrees. In 2008, he and Anglin ran bigger campaigns in Drayton Valley-Calmar and Lacombe-Ponoka combined than the rest of the party did throughout the province, he says. He also left the party because he felt they were not professionally organized. "I wanted to go with somebody I thought could get elected," he says. "It's one thing to be an activist group,
I think if we come up with a solid platform, and give people something that makes sense, we will have a place. In spite of the setback of the last federal election, Alberta has always done very well for the Greens. to the party general meeting in September 2009 and became leader. He led the party for only 10 months. The bombastic former US Marine has continued his work with the Lavesta Area Group fighting for landowner rights. Currently he has not decided which party he will run for in the next election. It's possible he'll run as an independent, he says, but that would not give him a very good chance of getting elected. However, he is sure that he wants nothing to do with the new Evergreen Party. "They are not the Green Party. They are a dysfunctional group of people who have destroyed the Green Par-
and another to be a politician." That's certainly something the new group will address. One of the first tasks for the party will be the creation of a new constitution, ensuring that only half the executive can be changed at any one time, in order to prevent anyone taking over the party again. "The previous constitution was written by people who didn't think anyone would do anything. It was very naive," Burman says. "We try not to dwell on that. We are just moving forward. We think Albertans have a right to a definite green party." ANGELA BRUNSCHOT // ABRUNSCHOT@vueweekly.com
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Battles without the war Western nations stretch UN resolution on Libya
They swore blind that there would never be forwhich would normally oppose any military intereign "boots on the ground" in Libya, but as NATO's vention by Western powers in a Third World councampaign against Moammar Gadhafi's regime entry. But it was all decided in a weekend, and they ters its third month it is getting a lot closer to the did not think it through. ground. It started with Tomahawk missiles fired Neither did France, Britain, the United States, from over the horizon; then fighter-bombers Canada and a few other NATO countries, firing guided weapons from a safe height; which immediately committed their air now it's helicopter gunships skimming forces to the task of saving the rebels. the ground at zero altitude. They're They destroyed Gadhafi's tanks and ly.com saved the city of Benghazi, but then getting desperate. eweek u v @ e gwynn e In London on May 25, Prime Minister what? There was no plan, no "exit stratGwynn r David Cameron said that "the president egy," and so they have ended up with a Dye and I agree we should be turning up the very unpleasant choice. heat on Libya." Standing beside him, President Barack Obama declared that, "Given the progEither they stop the war and leave Gadhafi in ress that has been made over the last several control of the larger part of a partitioned Libya, weeks," there will be no "let-up in the pressure or they escalate further in the hope that at some that we are applying." point Gadhafi's supporters abandon him. The US And you have to ask, what progress? The front Air Force had a name for this strategy during the lines between Gadhafi's forces and the rebels are Vietnam War: they were trying to find the North still approximately where they were two months Vietnamese regime's "threshold of pain." They nevago, except around the city of Misrata, where the er did find it in Vietnam, but NATO is still looking insurgents have pushed the besieging troops back for it in Libya. some kilometres. We'll never know if Gadhafi would really have Tripoli, the capital, is still firmly under Gadhafi's slaughtered tens of thousands of civilians if Bengcontrol. There has been no overt defiance of the hazi had fallen. He was making blood-curdling regime there for many weeks, and the city is not threats about what he would do when the city even suffering significant shortages except for fuel. fell, and he has certainly killed lots of people in Are Obama and Cameron deluding themselves, or the past, but with the eyes of the whole world on are they just trying to fool everybody else? him he might not have done it this time. Maybe both. Meanwhile they are cranking up Nevertheless, that threat was what created the the aerial campaign against Gadhafi in the hope extraordinary (though temporary) consensus at that enough bombs may make their claims come the Security Council. It was, for the West as well true. They must have been told a dozen times by as for the other major powers that backed the their military advisers that bombing alone almost original resolution, a largely humanitarian action never wins a war, but they have waded into the with little by the way of ulterior motives. (And quagmire too far to turn back now, and they have don't say "oil;" that's just lazy thinking.) no other military options that the United Nations Gadhafi has been playing by the rules for the last resolution would allow them to use. five years, renouncing terrorism and dismantling his fantasy "nuclear weapons programme." He has They are already acting beyond the limits set by been exporting all the oil he could pump. He wasn't UN Security Council Resolution 1973, which on threatening Western interests, and yet NATO emMarch 17 authorized the use of limited force to barked on a military campaign that it knew was protect Libyan civilians. It has become a campaign likely to end in tears in order to stop him. to overthrow Colonel Gadhafi, and they hardly Let us give NATO governments credit for leteven bother to deny it anymore. ting their hearts overrule their heads. Let's also "I believe that we have built enough momentum acknowledge that they have been meticulous and that, as long as we sustain the course we are on, largely successful in avoiding civilian casualties in [Gadhafi] will step down," said Obama in London. their bombing campaign. But it isn't working. "Ultimately this is going to be a slow, steady proSo what do they do now? They can escalate for a cess in which we are able to wear down the refew more weeks, and hope that the strategy that gime forces." Well maybe so, and maybe not, but has failed for the last two months will finally sucin either case that's not what Resolution 1973 said. ceed. That might happen, but it's not likely to. In No wonder Russia condemned the latest air raids which case the only remaining option will be to as a "gross violation" of the resolution. accept a cease-fire, and the partition of Libya beRussia did not want to stand by and let Gadhafi tween the Gadhafi regime and the "Transitional massacre innocent civilians, which seemed immiNational Council" in Benghazi. V nent when the defences of the rebels in eastern Libya were collapsing in mid-March, so it let the Gwynne Dyer is a London-based journalist. His colresolution pass. So did China, India and Brazil, umn appears every week in Vue Weekly.
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Citie Ballet revisits a forgotten theatre
Sat, Jun 4 (2:30 pm and 7:30 pm) Murder at the Strand Timms Centre for the Arts (89 Ave & 112 St) $15 - $55 Francois Chevennement admits he was stunned to find out that most lifelong Edmontonians have no idea where the famed Strand Theatre once stood. "Everyone knows about it in the States, but no one in Edmonton here knows that we had the Strand," he says, noting that some of the world's greatest vaudeville artists once performed right there, on Jasper Avenue: "Buster Keaton, Laurel and Hardy— hello!" he quips. Initially named the Pantages Theatre after its founder, the Strand sat on the corner of Jasper and 102 Street, beneath the Enbridge tower—a measly 12-inch plaque on the north wall is now the only mark distinguishing the historic theatre's background. As Citie Ballet's artistic director, Chevennement came across the story of the Strand last year, when he was given an article about the mysterious death of the theatre's manager, Lester Treffery. "I wanted to present something that was really Alberta, especially Edmonton," he explains, and the mythology surrounding the Strand intrigued him.
Though the manager's death was never deemed a murder (Treffery was found dead at the bottom of the staircase with an apparent head injury), Chevennement notes that there was another, more symbolic death that occurred when the live vaudeville stage was changed into a film screen, and he decided to explore that shift in his next full-length ballet: Murder at the Strand. Chevennement recruited a librettowriter, Katherine Koller, to develop a script for the piece. Along with a bit of can-can and slapstick-style shenanigans in the ballet studio, Murder began to take shape. "In the 1920s, because moving pictures were starting to come here, people weren't going to vaudeville anymore. They wanted to see the new technology," says Koller. "So my goal was to build the relationship between something that we already had and was killed. The murder in the title came from that: it was the murder of live theatre." Incorporating new technology himself, Chevennement employed videographer Travis Fairweather to help create a film that would augment the ballet through projections—they filmed a dancer for a day in Fort Edmonton Park's Selkirk Hotel (incidentally, the original Selkirk was right
across the street from the Strand). The characters in the piece are partly historic, partly symbolic, Chevennement says. On the historic side there's Treffery (danced by Luke Muscat), the manager who changed the theatre's format. Then there's Charlie Wilson, the true-to-life longtime doorman of the Strand, played by Jason Vaz. On the fictional side, there's Marie (Lauren O'Kell), a young dancer trying to make a name for herself by getting into the movies. She's foiled by Aster (Danica Smith), an older, experienced dancer. "Aster is a bit of a diva, the prima ballerina," Chevennement chuckles. Six other female dancers round out the cast, along with pianist Evan Rokeby-Thomas, who will score the show just as a pianist would have during a silent film in the roaring '20s. "One of the things I want to do in the piece is to give people a hint that they should not forget the past. The past helps us to evolve: you always remember what you did earlier so you can move forward," Chevennement explains. Whatever Murder at the Strand shows audiences, there may be a few more Edmontonians who take a closer peek at the plaque on the Enbridge wall as they're strolling down Jasper. Fawnda Mithrush // fawnda@vueweekly.com
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COVER // NEXTFEST
Northward bound
Nextfest expands 11-days of multidisciplinary arts onto Alberta Avenue Thu, Jun 2 – Sun, Jun 12 Nextfest Various Locations Full schedule at nextfest.ca Steve Pirot, sitting in the Roxy Theatre lobby at an overstuffed table of Nextfest materials, is calm amidst the usual pre-festival bustle. Technicians wander in and out of the theatre while dancers practise inside. Another tech one-arms a ladder out the front door to change the marquee sign. The festival T-shirts have arrived, the earliest they ever have before. The mood is relaxed; given a rather sedated sense of calm, this may actually be one of the festival's quieter lead up moments. But that said, there's still a sense of uncertainty lingering beyond the Roxy's doors: here, the bustle is all old hat, but Nextfest's set on broader horizons this year: The kaleidoscopic 11-day gathering of emerging artists is headed north, expanding to 118 Avenue. It's far from the first time there's been venue juggling with the now-16 -year-old festival—Pirot points out hardly a year passes where they don't lose or gain another space—but this is perhaps the largest shift that Nextfest's seen since it upgraded from six to 11 days, effectively adding two new, fully used performance spaces in a completely different area of town. "It's going to change the rhythm of the festival," Pirot admits. "So we've had to try and guess how we have to adapt before we have to adapt—we're trying to adapt to that in terms of trying to create full evenings of programs in both areas, and encouraging people to stick to an area for a night,
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and then trying to encourage people and shepherd people to meet at the common ground at the end of night— that there's one 'end of night' venue to go to, to try and get everyone to meet up there, instead of wasting gas and going back and forth." Previous years have seen the bulk of performances spread between the Roxy and the Living Room Play House; now, the Playhouse is the source for all of Nextfest's high school programming, from film to theatre, while the festival's theatre component is being split between the Roxy and the Old Cycle Building on 118 Avenue, which
will also host the fest's music events and play readings. Dance will remain at the Roxy, but Nextfest's film nights are heading north to Avenue Theatre. Visual art will remain scattered throughout spaces and venues as it has for years. The Albera Ave area does share a certain like-minded sentiment with Nextfest, Pirot notes: Nextfest has always been an emerging arts festival— for those artists of all stripes just starting to find their artistic voices— and which parallels Alberta Ave's own budding arts scene, which is starting to gain momentum with the continual
push of programs like Arts on the Ave, and the generally high concentration of artists who've moved to the area in recent years. It has a sense of a community on the rise, which, perpetually, seems to be a primary focus of Pirot's festival too. "If Nextfest is some type of an expression of community, then we need to be reaching out to people who are doing the same thing, instead of being competitive," he explains. "Because we get a lot out of it, and hopefully they're getting a lot out of it." It's also a gamble: though Pirot's been festival director—according
to this year's program, it's actually "Festival Sheriff"—for 11 years now, he doesn't know what amount of the devoted Nextfest flock will follow the festival north. Then there's a greater unknown, in how much of the 118 Avenue community will emerge to take in shows. Pirot seems eager to see what transpires, and to take it in firsthand. "Going into Alberta Avenue isn't about keeping it fresh, but that certainly does freshen things: those unknowns keep me on my toes," he says. "I know that once we open those venues up, I'm pretty sure that's where I'm going to be spending most of my time, because I can't just have them reporting back to me while i'm staying in the Roxy venue. I need to be there and see what's going on and see what's working and see what we can fix. "It has always been like this, just in different forms; the interesting thing that I think happened with Nextfest when it went from the six-day format to the 11-day format, and from an artist count that went from around 100 to around 400, is that it was much easier to shepherd people—that we could have an event here, and we could just pick up the flock and move them to another venue. We used to do a lot of late-night bar venues, band venues—the Sidetrack, the original New City—and we could lift our crowd up, and they would follow us wherever we went." For those who do follow Nextfest north, though, Pirot has a few other lessons he's set to pass along. "Kids these days," he says. "They don't know how to party." Paul BLinov // paul@vueweekly.com
COVER // NEXTFEST
Smut sounds
Nextfest's music and nightclubs embrace their new location Tue, Jun 7 (7 pm & 9 pm) NuMusic@Nextfest The Old Cycle Building (9141 - 118 Ave) Fri, Jun 3 (9 pm), Sat, Jun 4 (9 pm), Sat, Jun 11 (9 pm) Nextfest Niteclubs The Old Cycle Building (9141 - 118 Ave) By now, Beth and Megan Dart have forged themselves a pretty indelible link to Nextfest. In the handful of years they've been involved (four for Megan; five for Beth) the pair, who together make up the arts production company Catch The Keys, have become entwined in the festival's inner workings: but even with that in mind, this year marks a new watermark for involvement. "This is, for us, the largest number of events we've ever curated," Me-
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gan explains, squished into a Next Act booth beside her sister. Beth, who retains her self-given title of "Über-mistress" for another year, is in charge of Nextfest's Niteclub series—a performance-fuelled party broken up into two returning themes, the name-says-it-all-perversions of The Old Smut Saloon and more politically charged Rise Up!, and a new one, the more abstract Method of Madness—in addition to directing Subterranean, one of Nextfest's theatrical productions this year. In returning to two prior themes for the Niteclubs, keeping them fresh in this case meant instigating some guiding directions. "Smut night has grown to almost an untameable beast," she notes. "When we send out Smut and get submissions back, I receive so many and
A scene from a Nextfest Niteclub
there's no throughline. So I wanted to give the event a little bit of a throughline this year." That throughline, this time, is a loose western feel—"Nextfest meets
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Deadwood?" she offers—complete with a house saloon band in local altcountry-with-soul-ers Prairie Nights and new burlesque troupe Send in the Girls.
Megan, meanwhile, in curating the NuMusic aspect of Nextfest, is putting one of the festival's new, Alberta Ave venues to full use. The Old Cycle Building will see sound installations, a found object orchestra and two noise musicians battling a DJ, among other things over two nights and four programs. "I love the energy in that community and what's happening in terms of the artists who are helping revitalize that area," she explains. "The building itself is exciting, especially for the musicians, who are used to going into found spaces and making something awesome out of it. So it's going to be a lot of fun to explore that building, and make it what we want it to be." Paul Blinov // paul@vueweekly.com
PREVUE // BOOKS
A reasonable dream
Mike Sacks on humour writing, keeping it short and staying in on Friday nights to write jokes Now available Your Wildest Dreams, Within Reason By Mike Sacks Tin House Books 272 pp, $13.95
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avvy readers of online comedy are no doubt already familiar with the name Mike Sacks. And even if his name doesn't ring a bell, you may well recognize him by his work. Perhaps you've read "Geoff Sarkin is Using Twitter!," originally published in The New Yorker, where a man ducks away from his wedding and honeymoon to fire off 140-character opinions in real time. Maybe you've forwarded "The Rejection of Anne Frank," wherein an oblivious book editor rejects a manuscript that he thinks is both premature ("a memoir from a 15-year-old is a bit much") and trails off at the end. Or possibly you've come across the numerous other lists, delusional monologues, FAQs, email threads,
and Kama Sutra amendments that have earned the Virginian-born Sacks his reputation over the years. Then there's the books: he's the author of And Here's the Kicker, a compendium of interviews with comedy writers, as well as one of the cowriters of last year's Sex: Our Bodies, Our Junk. Now Sacks's short humour pieces— from McSweeney's, Esquire and The New Yorker, among others—have been compiled in Your Wildest Dreams, Within Reason. Sacks recently answered a few questions about the book via email. VUE WEEKLY: You both write comedy and write about comedy—book reviews, interviews with comedians, etc. Which of these modes came first? MIKE SACKS: When I first started to write in college, it was only humour. Later I got into journalism, but humour was (and is) my first love. I only got into journalism and more "serious" topics because I needed to make
money. But I've ended up concentrating on humour and pop culture when I do end up writing non-fiction pieces. In the end, I never try to write anything that would bore me—if it bores me, it'll most likely bore the reader, too. VW: Were you known as a funny kid growing up, or was it something that developed later on in life? MS: No, I don't think I was known to be any funnier than the rest of my friends. I don't think anyone had any idea I'd be doing this, most of all me. It's just something that I worked on and practiced. I think part of that has to do with a lack of a social life. You don't find too many really, really popular people getting into humour writing. Maybe performing, but not working behind the scenes. They're usually geeks like myself who have nothing better to do on a Friday night than stay at home and try to write jokes. Yeah, I know, sad. VW: Few, if any, of the pieces in Your Wildest Dreams, Within Reason are more than 1000 words long. What appeals to you about short humour pieces, as a form? MS: I like writing pieces where every line and word matters. I hate any
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extraneous substance. The reason these pieces are so short is that usually they don't have to be any longer. Plus, I don't have the desire to work on something longer. I like that a piece is short and that the reader can then move on to another one. It's like a short pop song, versus a 30-minute free-form jam—or just an 11-minute song by Emerson, Lake & Palmer. VW: The bulk of the pieces were previously published in magazines and on various humour websites. Why did you decide to compile them into a book? MS: I always loved compilations when I was growing up, such as Woody Allen's Without Feathers or books by David Sedaris. The problem is that it's difficult to get these types of books published if there are no consistent themes from story to story. Publishers are obsessed with that. It took years to get this book published. But I love the fact that I have all the pieces (or a lot, not all) in one convenient package. I just like having something to place on a shelf and to hold in my hand. It has weight to it. VW: A lot of the pieces in the book were co-written with other humour writers—which is a system I've always been fascinated with. How
does that collaborative process work for you? Do you write drafts individually, and send notes to each other via email? Do you sit in the same room together? MS: We never write together in the same room. Someone has an idea and they come up with an initial draft. It's then sent to the next person, who punches it up, and then back to the first person. It goes back and forth until we're both happy with it. VW: I think it's fair to say that there's more humour content, freely available and instantly accessible, now than ever before. Does that pressure to distinguish yourself affect how you write jokes? What, if anything, do you do to make sure your stuff stands out? MS: It doesn't change how I write jokes, per se, but I do have to be cognizant of how much competition there is. And that's one of the reasons I make each piece shorter rather than longer, I guess. If you're an author, it's great to have such easy access to so many readers. It's never been easier in the history of publishing. Writers should definitely take advantage of that fact. Michael Hingston // michaelhingston@vueweekly.com
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PREVUE // VISUAL ARTS
Rubaboo spans 11 days and multiple disciplines
Warhol's legendary pop art arrives at the AGA
Wed, Jun 8 â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Sun, Jun 19 Rubaboo Aboriginal Arts Festival Presented by Alberta Aboriginal Arts Catalyst Theatre (8529 - 103 St)
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dmonton has branded itself a festival city, and though there are over half a dozen big ticket festivalsâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;not to mention dozens of smaller onesâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;until three years ago there was a large oversight in content: there wasn't an Aboriginal arts festival, despite the fact that Edmonton has the second largest Aboriginal population in Canada. Enter Michael Clark, artistic director of Workshop West Theatre. Clark started the Rubaboo Aboriginal Arts Festival three years ago as a venue to showcase First Nations, MĂŠtis and Inuit art and performance. "He realized how important it was to support the Aboriginal community here in Edmonton," explains Ryan Cunningham, co-artistic director of the Alberta Aboriginal Arts theatre company. "Workshop West raised the
funds for the first year, but brought in a handful of us in the community to run it. He was hoping someone would take over that momentum and start an Aboriginal theatre company." Game to the challenge, Cunningham and his partner Christine Sokaymoh Frederick formed the Alberta Aboriginal Arts company that summer, taking Rubaboo under its wing. Last year the Rubaboo festival was only four days long, but this year it has expanded to 11 days. "We wanted to prove to the city and province, and to the community, that there is enough audience and artists to support an 11-day Aboriginal arts festival, and that it should be part of the festival season here," states Cunningham. "There are so many artists, and not just in theatreâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;we have so much music and danceâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;that it was quite easy to program an 11-day festival." The festival events are all completely free, save for two concert evenings: the first is a hip-hop evening and launch of a new hip-hop web series on
June 11; the other is a concert featuring blues band Digging Roots on June 16. In keeping with its origins as a Workshop West festival, Rubaboo also features a strong workshop element. "It's also a new works festival," states Cunningham. "We develop new pieces of theatre and dance and present those works in progress." The festival's name comes from the MĂŠtis word for a stew that is comprised of "anything you can get your hands on." It's an apt name for a festival that is so firmly multi-disciplinary. "It's not just a theatre festival, not just a music festival," explains Cunningham. "And we could never do that, because in Aboriginal culture, we can't categorize art into Europeanbased models of dance, theatre, ballet, music. In Aboriginal culture you can't tell a story without music; you can't dance without a drum; you can't drum without telling a story. So the festival really reflects that aspect of our culture: that it is all one." Mel Priestley // mel@vueweekly.com
Plus ça change ... Until Sun, Aug 21 Andy Warhol: Manufactured Works by Andy Warhol The Art Gallery of Alberta (2 Sir Winston Churchill Square)
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hen it comes down to it, it's a pretty irrelevant detail that "In the future, everyone will be world-famous for 15 minutes" isn't actually an original Andy Warhol quote. He mined it from the dense pages of Marshal McLuhan's 1967 tome The Media is the Massage, though that's done little to diminish either its association with him and, perhaps more tellingly, its inherent truth. Not to put too fine a point on it, but, well, here we are, an era of fleeting viral videos and short-term cultural successes, shooting down a faster, rockier stream of celebrity than even the heyday of Warhol's pop art pastiche; Warhol just happened to be the one wise enough to realize the phrase's predictive truth of the direction we were headed in, and clever enough to get the damn quote attributed to him. ANDY WARHOL: Manufactured, a touring show now open at the AGAâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;its only
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A hearty stew of arts
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Canadian stopâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;should underscore how, in its core values, pop culture hasn't really changed direction from where Warhol saw it going, or that his own works have diminished in sly power over the decades. "He remains a person who is forever young, who forever was talking about what was cool, and was there with the Rolling Stones, and with Mick Jagger, et cetera," says Thomas Sokolowski, former director of the Andy Warhol Museum in Pittsburgh, and someone who'll be joining the exhibit for a lecture on Warhol in June. "You certainly can see in American Idol: people go crazy 'cause they love the fact that here are these talented young peopleâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;in some cases untaught, although in most cases notâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;and we'll make them a star. And what that ultimately means is, you have the chance to be a star, to win a Pulitzer Prize, to be a millionaire. And as long as that's in all of our societies that are very fluid, then Warhol's going to be this incredible image maker."
The images being put on display run the span of Warhol's career: 90 works, from sketches and early projects in advertising to the infamous soup cans and glammy, mass-production celebrity portraits, in addition to some of Warhol's wigs and a rare installation of Silver Clouds, on the never-used 4th floor of the AGA. (Also, as a brilliant bit of tie-in, Fat Frank's hot dogs is designing a limited-edition dog to coincide with the exhibition's run.) Sokolowski notes that Warhol's image was just as carefully crafted as his works: his lecture, dubbed "Camouflage Man," looks past the celebrity image Warhol carefully constructed around himself to show the man behind the wigs and soup cans and celebrity. "After his death, the English art historian John Richardson gave the eulogy, and mentioned things that, except for the inner circle, [people didn't know]," Sokolowski says. "Warhol was extremely generous to many charities; in the latter years of his life, on Christmas or Easter, he would serve food in soup kitchens. He was deeply religious, and went to mass every day of his life. No one knew that. But that was the private Andy. That was the Andy that was reserved for himself." Paul Blinov // paul@vueweekly.com
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REVUE // THEATRE
Heart to heart
Edmonton Musical Theatre
// Paul Blinov
Love Song is a charming comedy
Love Song shows its skin
Until Sun, Jun 12 (7:30 pm) Love Song Directed by John Hudson Varscona Theatre (10329 - 83 Ave) $10 – $26
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ven by today's somewhat dubious standards of both romance and entertainment—where divorce rates creep up ever higher, where irony trumps sincerity in almost every form of popular comedy—there's still a special place reserved for the gigantic emotional commitment of unabashed romantic love. Maybe because a concept like true love seems more like fairytale magic these days, wherever it happens to exist, it feels like magic—even to watch onstage, when handled with skill and nuance, it's warming and transcendent. I don't think any real person, no matter how jaded or intellectualizing, can ever do away with even the fragment of hope of finding true happiness, and the greatest strength of John Kolvenback's Love Song, skillfully handled here by Shadow Theatre, is to make that tangible and watchable. It invites you to lose yourself in the feeling that comes, as one character puts it, "When all of the love songs make sense." There are gorgeously extended moments you'll lose yourself watching where the play's two couples daydream their romance into the limitless realm of imagination. It's all so oddly endearing to watch. Beane (Frank Zotter) is practically a non-person, so reduced is his impact on the world around him. His sister
Joan (Coralie Cairns) and her husband Harry (John Sproule) are the only ones in his life, but they seem too busy and comfortable bickering to even acknowledge his presence. It's a slow start, but it lays the groundwork. He comes home to find a woman has broken into his apartment, and assembed all his worldly possessions—a cup, a fork, not much else—into a tiny bag. She's furious he doesn't have more; he's entranced. And once Love Song starts down that road, an infectious energy spreads, from one stage coupling to another—pretty soon, uptight Joan is calling in sick for work to stay home and mack with Harry, and the phone call itself is a comic highlight. Zotter's Beane comes to life in an abruptly charming way, less revealed and more unleashed upon his bewildered sister. His mysterious Molly, likewise, gets a perfect dose of charm from Vanesse Holmes. Cairns and Sproule really do share a unique chemistry, her more-flighty take on Joan meshes smoothly with his groundedin-snide-dryness Harry. When the play lets go of reason and lets imagination run wild—which is most of the time—it's completely engrossing, filled with scenes of tender comedy. Happening on an almoststerile set by Trevor Schmidt, it's the season's most absorbing, charming comedy. It's not so much a happily-ever-after cliché as a strange tale of the mind's wonderful wanderings. You'd be wise to let it take you there.
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ookface is back, and Nextfest's got 'em. The original Nightmare Island: The Legend of Hookface, a cult hit from the NextFest 2009 film festival, is back as part of a double bill with the premiere of Nightmare Island 2: Hookface's Revenge. The films, directed by Galen Pendleton, will be playing back-to-back to close out the eclectic three-night festival (four if you count the first high school film collection) of films from emerging local filmmakers. "It's a grab bag of pieces, from feature length to animation to music videos," says curator Matt Schuurman. Befitting a festival devoted to emerging artists, the festival runs the gamut from high school, to college, to skilled amateur. Schuurman is excited by the change
in location for the film festival, from the Roxy to the Avenue Theatre on 118 Avenue. And, to accommodate a boom in high school filmmaking, a fourth night has been added that will consist entirely of high school (and in one case, junior high school) productions. Each night will include a main feature, and a variety of films ranging from as little as a minute to fulllength features. While night number one showcases nine films, night number two takes a bit of a risk, with just two features, one of them a feature-length film, Beartrap, directed by Arlen Konopaki (winner of the Mayor's Emerging Artist Award) and Mike Robertson. Nominated for best feature film and best screenwriting at the AMPIA (Alberta Motion Pictures Industry Association) Awards, Beartrap, is a film about ugly breakups, quirky roommates and dark secrets. There are 24 films in total, including for the first time a selection of films from Edmonton high school students, which will be shown at Azimuth The-
atre's Living Room Playhouse. Schuurman says he is "really impressed" by the quality of productions from high school students, most of which came from the schools, though some submissions came from "Out of the blue from kids doing their own stuff at home." There is even one film from the film studies class of FR Haythorne Junior High School in Sherwood Park, The McGuffin Falcon, described as a "stylish film noir detective story". Like any festival, the quality will vary, but the most important aspect of it is to give the artists some exposure, Schuurman says. "It's most important to feature the artist, and sometimes that takes precedent over harsher screening criteria. But having said that, I'm very proud of what we're screening." Last year at the Roxy, the three nights were nearly sold out every night. He's expecting close to sell-out crowds at the new location as well, which he sees as a positive step toward moving the festival into the heart of the emerging artistic area. Maurice Tougas // mtougas@vueweekly.com
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Soldiers of misfortune
to do with withholding, so maybe that's part of it too.
Ryan Redford's feature debut a tale of friendship between two troubled vets Now available on DVD Oliver Sherman Written and directed by Ryan Redford
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herman Oliver (Garret Dillahunt) was shot in the head in an unnamed war. He survived, yet sustained a severe brain injury. During the months he was hospitalized he thought his name was Oliver Sherman because he couldn't understand that his paperwork addressed him last name first. Everything in his life seems backward now. The first we see of him in Oliver Sherman isn't his face but the back of his head, the hair closecropped so his scar remains visible. Sherman tracks down Franklin (Donal Logue), the solider who saved his life, at his rural home. In the seven years since they last saw each other, Franklin got a job, married Irene (Molly Parker) and had kids. Sherman became a drifter and an alcoholic. He's polite and unassuming, but it's unclear how long he's planning to stay with Franklin and his family, or what he plans to do besides taking Franklin out drinking every night. Based on Rachel Ingalls' short story "Veterans," Oliver Sherman chronicles a troubled friendship between two vets. They weren't really friends when they served together, but now seem inextricably bound by a shared trauma.
Oliver Sherman is the feature debut of writer/director Ryan Redford and is remarkably assured. Neither a word nor image is wasted. Every scene accumulates in quiet portent, buoyed by immaculate performances from the three leads and the dusky photography of In the Bedroom's Antonio Calvache. The story reminded me of Frankenstein in a strange way: it concerns a sort of monster, stitched together yet somehow incomplete, who never asked for his life and now roams the earth, fundamentally apart from the civilized world, resembling other men yet never quite succeeding at assimilating their ways. (The only significant flaw in Oliver Sherman is that several characters' don't seem to catch on to the rather obvious fact that Sherman is severely mentally impaired.) This is one of the strongest Canadian films of recent years and deserves far more attention than it's received. It's now available on DVD. Redford first heard of Ingalls' Times Like These, the collection that featured "Veterans," when it was published in 2005, but it wasn't until after he'd spent four years developing "a strange, violent western" that proved too ambitious and costly that he came across the book and devoured "Veterans" in one sitting. It wasn't obviously cinematic, but possessed a "timeless, mythic element" that was right
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up Redford's alley. "'Veterans' addressed these big life and death themes," Redford explains, "the validity of violence, how one goes about becoming a proper citizen, and how difficult that can be." Redford spoke to Vue Weekly last February. VUE WEEKLY: I'm uncertain where this originates from culturally, but watching Oliver Sherman I kept thinking about this old notion that when you save someone's life you assume responsibility for it. RYAN REDFORD: I think it's Japanese. VW: This seems to be at the heart of Franklin's dilemma, his wondering if saving Sherman was a good deed or a kind of curse. RR: That and the feeling that under slightly different circumstances he might have wound up like Sherman. For all Franklin knew Sherman might have died after they last saw each other, so when he shows up seven years later there's this shock and horror that Franklin was the cause of this man's fractured existence. VW: Place plays an interesting role in Oliver Sherman. Do you come from a rural community? RR: Not really. But I'd always found
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VW: The lack of orientation gave the film this vaguely dreamlike quality that seems to mirror Sherman's experience of the world, given his cognitive deficiencies. RR: I'm not always so wild about reflecting what's going on with the character in the compositions, but I realize there are many shots where I'm making Sherman tiny and solitary within the frame. So I guess sometimes I was doing that on purpose. So much of the storytelling has
When last we met Po (voiced with typical enthusiasm by Jack Black), the roly-poly panda became The Dragon Warrior, leader of the Furious Five group of kung-fu heroes. (It helps if you saw the first film, but it's not vital.) He is now a certified hero, and seeking inner peace under the guidance of Shifu (Dustin Hoffman, who sounds like he's having great fun in the role). Not long into the film, Po faces a new threat from the evil Lord Shen (Gary Oldman), a very proud and quite evil peacock who is intent on taking over China and somehow destroying kung fu with the use of a formidable new weapon. So, off goes Po and his gang (sadly underused in this film) to vanquish this new enemy, resulting in multiple hyper kinetic fight sequences. In the meantime, we learn more about Po's mysterious origins. Po's father, the noodle obsessed goose Mr Ping (James Hong) admits Po is adopted, which is a good thing, because I was trying to figure out how they were going to explain to an audience of children how Father Goose got it on with a panda. Turns out that Po was orphaned thanks to Lord Shen, so this time, it's personal, as they like to say. Kung Fu Panda 2 uses 3D brilliantly; weapons fly at your head in quite convincing manner, and kids in par-
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VW: Oliver Sherman doesn't concern itself with connective geography. We're either at this very vulnerable looking house surrounded by fields and woods, a small, cramped public library, or this womb-like bar with no women, but there's no sense of how these places fit together geographically. RR: I hate establishing shots. I like big landscapes. I like pretty pictures. I hate starting in wide and then getting closer and closer. There's something pleasingly disorienting about starting a scene and not knowing where you are.
VW: The film has a very distinctive sensibility. Were there certain elements that you wanted in your first feature regardless of what the story or genre was going to be? RR: My friends make fun of me for it, but every one of my shorts—and I made plenty of them—had this timeless element and these rural settings, a sort of displaced or lyrical version of reality. So I'm sure that when I was reading stories and looking for adaptable material that I had that esthetic I'd developed in the back of my mind. Having said that, I think it might be time to branch out a little. Oliver Sherman was the period at the end of that sentence, so to speak. Josef Braun // josef@vueweekly.com
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myself drawn to Andrew Wyeth paintings. I like that poetic something that untouched environments have. When you strip away enough manmade elements, places take on this grandiosity that appeals to me.
VW: There's a photograph in Franklin's house of a horse's eye that seems to be keeping watch over the action. It caught my eye because by isolating the eye the horse seems so spooked, and because Sherman's relationship with animals, whether its the barking dog he spits on or his story about how to kill a fox, seems antagonistic and important to the story. RR: That was the production designer. I was initially resistant to it. I don't like having art on walls in my movies. I don't like referencing other artists. I don't like art that's supposed to be metaphorical. I concede that it is a pretty unsettling image, but I can't take credit for it.
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ticular will get a charge out of it. The animation is outstanding; you can see every hair on Po's expressive face, and several of the major set pieces are visually dazzling. There are a few moments in the film that revert to old-school animation (or, at least, a
I found myself getting restless around the one-hour mark. computer generated version of handdrawn animation) that reminded me of just how warm and expressive the old art form is. Still, I found myself getting restless around the one-hour mark. The fight sequences, which make up probably 75 percent of the film, are endless. When the movie pauses for dialogue, it is only fitfully funny. I think it's better than the first film, which did not keep my attention particularly well, and it is technically a tour de force that is definitely worth the extra three bucks for 3D. Although I found myself rather indifferent to the film, if the kids are demanding to see it, it's one to see on the big screen in 3D rather than wait for the DVD release. Or, you could just wait for Kung Fu Panda 3, or 4, or 5 ... Maurice Tougas // mtougas@vueweekly.com
A magnetic pull
Magnetic Fields doc screens for a local film fundraiser Thu, Jun 2 (9:30 pm) Strange Powers Directed by Kerthy Fix The Artery (9535 Jasper Ave)
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ometimes you need no other reason for doing something than simply liking it. Such was the motivation behind Mike Robertson's decision to screen a documentary about the Magnetic Fields as part of a fundraiser show for his own upcoming film project with Highwire Films. "I am a huge Magnetic Fields fan, and I wanted to see the movie," Roberston states. "It was like when they were making The Life of Brian movie, Monty Python, and they didn't have any money. So they just happened to talk to George Harrison from the Beatles, and then he pretty much funded that movie, and people asked, 'Why'd you give them so much money?' and he was like, 'Well I wanted to see the movie!'" Directed by Kerthy Fix and Gail O'Hara, Strange Powers: Stephin Merritt and Claudia Gonson, is a documentary about '90's pop band the Magnetic Fields. It focuses specifically on the relationship between frontman Merritt and his longtime friend and bandmate, Gonson. "Stephin is considered a difficult art-
Stephin Merritt's merry music
ist," states Fix, her voice crackling over an unsteady connection to her home in New York. "He's hard to interview. A lot of people in the press find him very difficult because he's not a really chatty guy; he's very shy. But Gail, my co-director and I, knew him personally, so we knew he was an interesting person and had a playful quality, a childlike sense of play that really wasn't coming across."
Fix was brought into the project by friend and former college classmate Gail O'Hara, editor of New York's Time Out magazine and fanzine Chickfactor. O'Hara had been gathering footage of Magnetic Fields shows for years by the time she brought in Fix to help turn her side project into a full documentary film. "I really came to it more as a filmmaker. I wasn't a super fan the way
The Hangover Part II Now Playing Directed by Todd Phillips
Comedy sequels are tricky business. It makes sense that Jason Bourne or Rocky Balboa will have similar adventures after the audience gets its first glimpse into the character's life, but a comedy sequel is different. Funny moments on film are similar to those in life: if you told a really amazing joke late one night in your college dorm room, would it make sense to devote a significant portion of your adult life to figuring out a way to ensure the same set up happened one more time? The Hangover Part II certainly attempts such a feat: again, the movie starts with a panicked phone call, followed by the detective work necessary to piece together the wild night had by the "Wolfpack" in a strange city. Someone is again missing, and the pack must find him in order to save the wedding. Drugs, liquor, prostitutes, wild animals, gangsters and Mike Tyson all make appearances. The film's biggest problem is not that it is formulaic—though it is— but that the sequel feels self aware. From the moment the movie opens with Bradley Cooper on the phone explaining that, "It happened again,"
Gail was," states Fix. "When I met them, I just found both Stephin and Claudia to be extremely compelling people as individuals. "But the music is really what makes Stephin important," she continues. "He's an incredible songwriter; he writes these gems, these little pop gems, that people have found to be just really symptomatic of our times, because they are both ironically dis-
tant but also have a romanticism." After the screening of Strange Powers, a lineup of Edmonton musicians will be performing covers of Magnetic Fields songs, including Christian Hansen, Doug Hoyer, Jessica Jalbert, Brandon Quigley and Jill Pollock, among others. Though the connection between the documentary and Robertson's own film may seem superfluous at first glance, perhaps there's actually a deeper connection. "As a listener you can hear a song like 'Isn't it Romantic' and you know, kind of enjoy the schmaltz of it, the pop schmaltz," explains Fix. "But you also have this ironic distance because of the sense of humour, so you can both laugh at yourself but have the emotion." What a better encapsulation of the tumultuous, seemingly larger-than-life emotions of grade school romance, which is at the heart of Robertson's upcoming film. "Basically we are going to be making a musical about being in love in junior high," explains Robertson. "So it's melodramanticizing—is that a word?—when you're in a relationship for two weeks; when you're in Grade 7 and you date somebody for the first time." Mel Priestley // mel@vueweekly.com
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the actors go through the motions of creating the film's shenanigans as if they're apologizing, as if they know that what they're doing is a rehash. You can see it in the lackadaisical way Stu, Alan and Phil go through their pockets to look for clues after they wake up in a Bangkok hotel. You can see it in the actors' faces as they move from squalid place to squalid
place following leads. You can see it in the film's penultimate scene, where again they are close to giving up but somehow Stu pulls all the disparate pieces together to find the group's missing friend: "Everything happens the same way it did last time," the acting and the writing say. "Sorry." Bryan Birtles // bryan@vueweekly.com
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RUBBER (STC) THU, FRI, SAT 7:00; FRI, SAT, SUN 9:00 TURKEY SHOOT: THE STUFF (STC) THU 9:00 PARKLAND CINEMA 7 130 Century Crossing, Spruce Grove, 780.972.2332 (Spruce Grove, Stony Plain; Parkland County)
KUNG FU PANDA 2 (G) Presented in 3D DAILY 7:00 9:10; SAT�SUN 2:00
X�MEN (PG may frighten younger children) DAILY 6:45, 9:15; SAT, SUN, TUE 12:45, 3:25
THE HANGOVER PART II (18A nudity, crude sexual content) DAILY 6:55 9:15; SAT�SUN 1:55
KUNG FU PANDA 2 3D (G) Presented in 3D DAILY 7:15, 8:55; SAT, SUN, TUE 1:05, 2:55
GALAXY�SHERWOOD PARK 2020 Sherwood Dr, Sherwood Park 780416-0150
THOR 3D (PG violence, frightening scenes) Digital 3d: FRI 4:30, 7:20, 10:05; SAT�SUN 1:40, 4:30, 7:20, 10:05; MON�THU 7:20, 10:05 KUNG FU PANDA 2 (G) No passes FRI 4:00, 6:30; SAT�SUN 1:30, 4:00, 6:30; MON�THU 6:30
KUNG FU PANDA 2 2D (G) DAILY 7:05, 8:50; SAT, SUN, TUE 1:00, 2:50 HANGOVER 2 (18A) DAILY 6:55, 9:20; SAT, SUN, TUE 1:10, 3:15 PIRATES OF THE CARIBBEAN: ON STRANGER TIDES (PG violence, frightening scenes) DAILY 7:00, 8:45; SAT, SUN, TUE 12:50, 2:45
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THE CONSPIRATOR (14A) DAILY 6:45; SAT� SUN 1:00
BRIDESMAIDS (14A crude content, coarse language, sexual content) FRI 4:10, 7:15, 10:15; SAT�SUN 1:10, 4:10, 7:15, 10:15; MON� THU 6:55, 9:55 X�MEN: FIRST CLASS (PG violence, coarse language, not recommended for young children) No passes FRI 3:30, 4:05, 6:40, 7:20, 9:40, 10:30; SAT�SUN 12:30, 1:00, 3:30, 4:05, 6:40, 7:20, 9:40, 10:30; MON�THU 6:20, 7:05, 9:30, 10:05 GARNEAU 8712-109 St, 780.433.0728
THE GREATEST MOVIE EVER SOLD (PG coarse language) DAILY 7:00; SAT�SUN 1:00 OF GODS AND MEN (14A) DAILY 9:00; SAT�SUN 3:00 GRANDIN THEATRE�ST ALBERT Grandin Mall, Sir Winston Churchill Ave, St Albert, 780.458.9822
KUNG FU PANDA 2 (G) No passes DAILY 1:00, 3:00, 4:50, 7:00, 8:45 BRIDESMAIDS (14A crude content, coarse language, sexual content) DAILY 1:25, 4:05, 6:40, 9:10 THE HANGOVER PART II (18A nudity, crude sexual content) No passes DAILY 12:50, 2:55, 5:00, 7:10, 9:30 X�MEN (PG may frighten younger children) DAILY 1:05, 4:00, 6:55, 9:25 PIRATES OF THE CARIBBEAN: ON STRANGER TIDES (PG violence, frightening scenes) DAILY 1:30, 4:15, 6:50, 9:20 LEDUC CINEMAS Leduc, 780.352.3922
PRINCESS
THE HANGOVER PART II (18A nudity, crude sexual content) No passes FRI 4:15, 4:45, 6:45, 7:25, 9:35, 10:10; SAT�SUN 11:45, 1:45, 2:15, 4:15, 4:45, 6:45, 7:25, 9:35, 10:10; MON�THU 6:45, 7:25, 9:35, 10:10
FAST FIVE (14A violence) DAILY 9:20
POM Wonderful Presents: The Greatest Movie Ever Sold
THOR (PG violence, frightening scenes) Presented in 3D DAILY 7:10, 9:25; SAT, SUN, TUE 12:55, 3:20
THE BEAVER (PG coarse language, mature subject matter) DAILY 7:00, 9:00; SAT�SUN 2:00; No 7:00 show on Mon, Jun 6
PIRATES OF THE CARIBBEAN: ON STRANGER TIDES 3D (PG violence, frightening scenes) Digital 3d: FRI 3:40, 7:05, 10:20; SAT�SUN 12:40, 3:40, 7:05, 10:20; MON�THU 7:05, 10:15
With SNL star Kristen Wiig at the helm, Bridesmaids shows the social relationships of women in a multidimentional way that goes beyond simply being catty or desiring each other's jobs or boyfriends. Also, it's funny. Really funny.
BRIDESMAIDS (14A crude content, coarse language, sexual content) DAILY 6:50, 9:05; SAT, SUN, TUE 12:50, 3:10
KUNG FU PANDA 2 3D (G) Digital 3d, No passes FRI 4:35, 7:10, 9:30; SAT�SUN 11:40, 2:05, 4:35, 7:10, 9:30; MON�THU 7:10, 9:30
PIRATES OF THE CARIBBEAN: ON STRANGER TIDES (PG violence, frightening scenes) FRI 3:10, 6:35, 9:50; SAT�SUN 12:00, 3:10, 6:35, 9:50; MON�THU 6:35, 9:50
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Bridesmaids
MODRA (STC) SUN 7:00, 9:00; MON 9:00
X�MEN: FIRST CLASS (PG violence, coarse language, not recommended for young children) DAILY 6:45, 9:30; SAT�SUN 1:45
PIRATES OF THE CARIBBEAN: ON STRANGER TIDES (PG violence, frightening scenes) DAILY 6:50, 9:40; SAT�SUN 1:50
Still Showing
JANE EYRE (PG) DAILY 9:15; SAT�SUN 3:30 SCOTIABANK THEATRE WEM WEM, 8882-170 St, 780.444.2400
THOR 3D (PG violence, frightening scenes) Digital 3d FRI�TUE, THU 12:50, 3:50, 7:15, 10:30; WED 12:50, 3:50, 10:30 KUNG FU PANDA 2 (G) No passes DAILY 1:00, 4:00, 6:30, 9:00 KUNG FU PANDA 2 3D (G) Digital 3d, No passes FRI, SUN�THU 12:00, 2:30, 5:00, 7:30, 9:50; SAT 12:15, 2:30, 5:00, 7:30, 9:50
Garneau Theatre (8712 - 109 St) Morgan Spurlock's knack for the highconcept, first-person documentary works well here, though the financing of his documentary about corporate sponsorship and product-placement entirely through corporate sponsorship and product placement is about the extent of depth going on.
The Conspirator
THE HANGOVER PART II (18A nudity, crude sexual content) No passes FRI�TUE, THU 1:10, 4:10, 7:10, 10:10; WED 4:10, 7:10, 10:10; DAILY 12:40, 3:40, 6:40, 9:40; Digital Cinema: DAILY 1:40, 4:40, 7:40, 10:40; Star & Strollers Screening: WED 1:00 PIRATES OF THE CARIBBEAN: ON STRANGER TIDES (PG violence, frightening scenes) DAILY 1:30, 4:45, 8:00 PIRATES OF THE CARIBBEAN: ON STRANGER TIDES 3D (PG violence, frightening scenes) Digital 3d DAILY 12:00, 3:15, 6:30, 9:45 FAST FIVE (14A violence) FRI, SUN�THU 1:50, 4:50, 7:50, 10:45; SAT 4:50, 7:50, 10:45 BRIDESMAIDS (14A crude content, coarse language, sexual content) DAILY 1:20, 4:20, 7:20, 10:20 X�MEN: FIRST CLASS (PG violence, coarse language, not recommended for young children) No passes FRI�TUE, THU 1:15, 4:30, 7:45, 10:45; WED 4:30, 7:45, 10:45; Ultraavx: DAILY 12:15, 3:30, 6:45, 10:00; Star & Strollers Screening: WED 1:00 PIRATES OF THE CARIBBEAN: ON STRANGER TIDES AN IMAX 3D EXPERI� ENCE (PG violence, frightening scenes) FRI� WED 12:30, 3:45, 7:00, 10:15
Princess Theatre (10337 - 82 Ave) Robert Redford's history flick is better in its moments of courtroom drama rather than the detective-mystery aspects: following the assassination of President Abraham Lincoln, as a nation raged for vengeance, a reluctant defence attorney finds himself starting to believe one of the accused is innocent
Jane Eyre
THE METROPOLITAN OPERA: IL TROVA� TORE ENCORE (Classification not available) SAT 11:00 WETASKIWIN CINEMAS Wetaskiwin, 780.352.3922
KUNG FU PANDA 2 3D (G) DAILY 6:55, 9:30; SAT�SUN 12:55, 3:30
THE HANGOVER PART II (18A nudity, crude sexual content) DAILY 7:00, 9:30; SAT�SUN 1:00, 3:30
THE HANGOVER PART II (18A nudity, crude sexual content) DAILY 7:00, 9:35; SAT�SUN 1:00, 3:35
PIRATES OF THE CARIBBEAN: ON STRANGER TIDES (PG violence, frightening scenes) DAILY 6:45, 9:40; SAT�SUN 12:45, 3:40
X�MEN: FIRST CLASS (PG violence, coarse language, not recommended for young children) DAILY 6:50, 9:35; SAT�SUN 12:50, 3:35
X�MEN: FIRST CLASS (PG violence, coarse language, not recommended for young children) DAILY 6:50, 9:35; SAT�SUN 12:50, 3:35
PIRATES OF THE CARIBBEAN: ON STRANGER TIDES (PG violence, frightening scenes) DAILY 6:45, 9:40; SAT�SUN 12:45, 3:40
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Princess Theatre (10337 - 82 Ave) This BBC adaptation of Charlotte Brontë's classic has compelling performances and imagery rich with detail, even if it never quite finds balance of jumping backwards and forwards in time.
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Shiraz shines
// Melissa Stevenson
Iranian eatery an Argyll Road gem
Shiraz's eclectic interior
Mon – Thu (11 am – 7 pm); Fri – Sun (12 pm – 10 pm) Shiraz 7111 Argyll Rd, 780.761.3456
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hiraz, named after a city in southwestern Iran, sits in a small strip mall along a somewhat desolate stretch of Argyll Road. It is an area characterized by voluminous vehicular traffic, but regrettably bereft of potential diners on foot. Shiraz's dining room is spare but comfortably dressed in tan and charcoal. Replicas of war axes and masks adorn the wall. Each artifact is a memento of various significant periods in Persian history, such as the Achaemenid and Parthian empires. Service is integral to the dining experience. Our server explains each item on the menu with patience and knowledge, tailoring a meal representative of his native Iran to suit our personal preferences. His pride in his native cuisine is evident, and he offers to bring us something different if we do not enjoy his recommendations. Heeding our server's advice, we order Kashk-o-Bademjan ($4.99) as a starter, and Zereshk Polo ba Morgh ($8.99) and Kubideh ($10.99) as entrees. We order a pot of tea ($2.99) and its aroma arrives at our table before the beverage itself. The esthetic value of the teapot alone is worth the price of the tea. Made of delicate porcelain, it is lavishly adorned with swirls of maroon, white and real gold plating. A curl of steam rises from the spout, carrying the scent of rich tannins and exotic cardamom. Proper procedure is to drop a cube of sugar into the small, cylindrical cups and cover it with tea. The final product is a fragrant brew both strong and sweet, a slightly astringent palate cleanser that sets the stage for subsequent courses. Kashk-o-Bademjan is a dip comprised of yogurt, dried mint, finely minced onion and roasted eggplant. The summation of these ingredients is a smoky, salty, smooth yet chunky concoction
whose aroma combines the green zip of mint with the sultry punch of onion and eggplant. Thin, floppy wedges of pita are the preferred vehicles for this dip, and while the pita's slight frame does not compete with the essence of the dish, a thicker variety of flatbread would better carry this full-bodied indulgence. Zereshk Polo ba Morgh presents two pieces of chicken cradled by a nest of basmati rice. A baked drumstick and thigh lend their juices to the fragrant grains; alone, their fragrance and flavour are clean, but here nuts and berries accentuate their essence. Slivered almonds and roughly hewn pistachios add a scatter of gentle tan and electric green to the dish, infusing the poultry and rice with rich nuttiness. A handful of barberries sits atop this aromatic jumble. Barberries, known as zereshk in Iran, are the tiny fruit of an evergreen shrub. Although they superficially resemble elfin cranberries, their flavour is more intense. The barberries steal the show and are the exotic, Persian analogue to chicken and cranberry sauce. Kubideh is one of several dishes served on skewers. It features ground lamb moulded around two metal skewers, then grilled and served on rice. The exterior of the lamb appears dry, but each bite reveals juicy and richly aromatic meat. Quarters of grilled tomato provide extra colour. This garnish has far less verve than the dazzling garnet barberries, though grilling coaxes extra flavour from these slightly underripe fruits. Our meal was exceptionally well balanced, with complete credit to our knowledgeable and personable server. Flavour complemented appearance, with intriguing and beguiling scents acting as the prelude to all dishes. It is a pity that Shiraz is so far off the well-trodden paths of cafés and restaurants. Therefore, the adventurous diner should hone their sense of smell, such that it leads them to Shiraz. LS Vors // vors@vueweekly.com
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SIX FACTS ABOUT MUFFINS 1) The yeast-free, dense muffin that commuters eat in their cars today dates back to the 19th century.
These muffins predate the American variety and even inspired their own song about a "Muffin Man" who lives on Drury Lane.
2) A decline in home baking, health fads and a trend toward gourmet coffee throughout the '70s and '80s significantly increased the popularity of muffins, but also created a need for preservatives—such as sugar and fat—that took away any health value muffins may have had. 3) Nutritionally, most muffins are similar to cupcakes. 4) The English have their own muffins: flat, disc-shaped light bread leavened with yeast.
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5) Introduced in 1972, the McDonald's Egg McMuffin is like having NATO in your mouth: the company's signature breakfast sandwich consists of American cheese, Canadian bacon, an English muffin and an egg.
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Oh Susanna unites 30 musicians for Soon the Birds
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y son is hoping we'll have a lightsaber fight after I'm done talking to you," says Suzie Ungerleider— better known as Toronto folkstress Oh Susanna—as way of explanation for the excited clamour that suddenly breaks out on her end of the phoneline. As a very eager, very young voice somewhat dubiously tells her that he, "Won't really hit your fingers that well," Ungerleider laughs and picks up her interrupted thoughts just where she'd left them. Motherhood and music are a pairing she's balanced for some time now, and she seems well versed in the nuances of handling both together. "It helps me appreciate both sides of it," she says. "I appreciate having him, and also I appreciate having music as things that balance each other out." Ungerleider's nimble, wizened folk
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songs—of dreamy love, anchored with the sometimes sharp bite of reality— have been floating across the Canadian landscape for more than a decade now. As Oh Susanna, she's crafted six releases in addition to some other musical accomplishments—such as giving Tofino, BC its own ballad, "Tough City" as part of CBC Radio's inaugural Great Canadian Song Quest. As she embarks on a co-
headlining tour with Matthew Barber, she'll be promoting her most recent release, Soon the Birds, an album made with an unusual abundance of time behind it. Ungerleider spent a year writing and recording the release, bringing in about 30 musicians over that span (including Blue Rodeo's Jim Cuddy and legendary composer Van Dyke Parks) to twist, tweak and together craft an album of richly produced, wandering ballads and sharp-eyed observations of everyday living. She notes the extended recording process allowed her to let ideas
grow and develop at their own pace, without being forced in one particular direction due to a tighter deadline's constrictions. "It was an interesting situation where we got to be more contemplative and more deliberate in our decisions, and let things be half-baked for awhile, and then let people come in and transform them," she says. "Whenever they came in, they would bring ideas of their own, and we would let them run with it, and if it worked, we kept it, and it kind of shaped the songs. "We wanted to have the people that I've worked with before, and we wanted to try some other people that I've always wanted to work with and then some folks that [producer] David [Travers-Smith] works with quite often. We had that idea; instead of having a set band, that we would try different people, and see what came to fruition." Paul Blinov // paul@vueweekly.com
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100 Mile House I’VE LAUNCHED HUNDREDS OF CROWD SURFING CAREERS.” Meet Nhaelan McMillan, Partner and Director of Touring with The Union Ltd. The man who puts the crowd in Edmonton’s crowd surfing scene. As a concert promoter with local roots, Nhaelan is all about seeking out and bringing the hottest acts in music to Edmontonians. That’s what makes him a perfect partner for us. We turn to pros like Nhaelan to help us deliver world-class entertainment options to our city, because we believe community comes first. Read more about Nhaelan and his most memorable concert experience at northlands.com.
100 Mile House is in the house Sat, Jun 4 (4 pm) Empress Ale House For an album that so often deals with the topic of being away from home, it's slightly ironic that Hollow Ponds, the second full-length album from Edmonton-based band 100 Mile House, was recorded at the home shared by bandmates and husband-and-wife duo Denise MacKay and Peter Stone. The band, which includes Scott Zubot on a variety of instruments and often includes Tom Murray on bass and Tyrn Armstrong on the drums, was buoyed by the lack of constraints that home recording afforded: without having to watch the clock fastidiously, the album could reveal itself over time more naturally. "Everyone has an idea of how they want their music to sound in their heads, and it gives you the ability to get it out no matter how long it takes," explains Stone, of the advantages of recording at home. "A lot of it we did know how we wanted it to sound before we started and then it was just a matter of finding it, but there's always bits
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that catch you along the way where you find something great by accident. Like you record on the wrong mic and then you go, 'What's that sound?' Mistakes sometimes show the greatest stuff." 100 Mile House began life in England, where Stone hails from. After meeting MacKay in Toronto, the couple lived together in Edmonton for a year, moved to London for four and eventually returned to Alberta's capital. Those movements, as well as the constant displacement of one half of the couple, form the bedrock of Hollow Ponds' themes. "Since we've met one of us has always lived away from home," Stone says of his relationship with his wife. "There's this constant thing where, no matter how good a time you're having, you're not at home. As much as I really enjoy Edmonton—and can't see myself ever leaving Edmonton— there's always that constant feeling you're not at home, and there are a lot of songs on the album influenced by that." Bryan Birtles // bryan@vueweekly.com
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Feast or Famine
So hungry Sat, Jun 4 (2:30 pm) With the Joe, the Old Sins, Noisy Colours, the Weekend Kids Wunderbar On the eve of their "Canadian Dumpstar Tour," Matt Kerby and Kevin Klemp show the familiar band-on-the-run mentality about their upcoming four-month journey: Where will they sleep? Will they play to empty rooms? Will the promoters pay? Unlike a lot of bands, however, the ska-punkers in Feast or Famine seem less than worried about what they'll eat. They even have food for the road set up. "A lot of bands go on tour and have a really hard time sustaining themselves— those costs add up," says co-vocalist Klemp. "If we can dumpster dive as well, the only thing we have to pay for is gas. It makes it a lot easier." Dumpster dive. Sounds pretty much like it is. After hearing the inspired, optimistic members of the Edmonton band talk about their passion for finding the best food and best grocers, however, it doesn't sound that repulsive. Having embraced the freegan lifestyle
about a year ago, every member of the shared-household foursome is dedicated to cutting costs and being selfsustaining—as a way of life and a way of their band. Don't look at it as tumbling through litter for a quick bite; think of it as watchfully sifting through commercial toss-outs and taking what was improperly misused. Having built a solid reputation and following in the Edmonton scene, Feast or Famine is excited to leap into a farreaching tour that will base the group in Toronto, touring the Greater Toronto Area for several months. With food concerns settled and a dwelling established, the band is happy to take its winning attitude on the highway. "So far in Edmonton we've been building a scene organically. It's really, really positive," says Kerby, who drums. "We plan on doing what we do here, over there. I think it will be really successful—meeting people, sharing our food and just being outgoing, personable and positive." Curtis Wright // cwright@vueweekly.com
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FIRSTS, LASTS AND FAVOURITES
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Stats
• From Victoria, BC • Recently performed at the Folk Alliance Conference in Memphis, Tennessee • Touring the band's third album, Every Whisper Is A Shout Across The Void • Touring vehicle is a Japanese minivan which runs on vegetable oil Curtis Wright // cwright@vueweekly.com
First Album
Ben: The Cars, Move Like This Zoe: West My Friend EP
Taylor: Elliott Smith, Either/Or Adam: Lunasa, Merry Sisters of Fate Ryan: Queen, The Game Ben: Violent Femmes, Violent Femmes Zoe: Our Lady Peace, Clumsy
Last concert T H O M A S in Toronto.
Favourite Album
First Concert Taylor: Moxy Fruvous (age 5 or 6 at the Winnipeg Folk Fest) Adam: Vancouver Folk Fest at age 4 Ryan: Spirit of the West (age 6) Ben: Same as above Zoe: Lillith Fair at age 10
Taylor: Neutral Milk Hotel, In The Aeroplane Over The Sea Adam: Bjork, Medulla Ryan: Richard Thompson, Shoot Out the Lights Ben: Fleetwood Mac, Rumours Zoe: Joni Mitchell, Court & Spark
Guilty Pleasure Taylor: Abba Adam: Rihanna Ryan: Beyoncé Ben: Kelly Clarkson Zoe: Spice Girls
Last Album Taylor: Lake Street Dive, Lake Street Dive Adam: Punch Brothers, Antifogmatic Ryan: Joan Armatrading, To The Limit
SOUNDTRACK
Carrie Catherine Fri, Jun 3 (6 pm) Haven Social Club, $10 Carrie Catherine is a bit of a cultural ambassador. In her hometown of Saskatoon she's converted an old Safeway into a workspace and live music venue. Luckily for us in Edmonton, she's out on the road supporting the soulful roots tunes of Wilderness. Here are the songs that soundtrack Catherine's home days and road trips. Curtis Wright
At home
Morning:
Noon:
Night:
Good Lovelies, Good Lovelies Gorgeous harmonies and lighthearted songs are a great way to start the day. They are simply lovely. '
Elizabeth Shepherd, Heavy Falls the Night We hosted a house concert for Elizabeth and what a memorable experience. The album is complex, but also really catchy and addictive. It's a great vibe to have in the background as we go about the day, with all these interesting surprises when we really dig in and listen as well!
Patty Griffin, Children Running Through This album has a sultry, laid back feel, interrupted by a few rocking tunes. Perfect for winding down, watching the sun sink, sexy summer nights.
ON THE ROAD
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Morning:
Noon:
Night:
Paul Simon, Surprise This is such a life-affirming album. The lyrics are so rich, exposing a deep gratitude and appreciation of the smallest daily events.
Ray Lamontagne, Trouble / God Willin' & The Creek Don't Rise I was first introduced to Ray Lamontagne by Peter Katz during a long afternoon drive through the mountains when we first toured together. So there's always room to relive that beautiful moment of discovery with Ray on the road.
Dan Mangan, Nice, Nice, Very Nice There is a great energy to this album and the first track really captures the feeling of being on the road. We rock out and it keeps us awake as we drive. Is it a coincidence that the home tracks are by women and on the road we break out the boys?
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ON THE RECORD
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Heartbreakers
Michou discusses its latest EP, Celebrate Love Fri, Jun 3 (9 pm) Michou With the Details Haven Social Club, $12 With the release of its latest, Celebrate Love, Michou has a lot to celebrate. Recently selected "Band of the Year" at Toronto's Verge Music Awards—edging out Arcade Fire, Tegan and Sara, and Stars—things continue to turn up roses for the Windsor, ON folk-pop export. The band's hard work saw it play over 300 shows in two years, but singer Michael Hargreave still found time to answer a few questions via email about the group's latest release.
to take our time. It was our first studio album and we wanted to be fully involved in every aspect of making that record. I still feel the energy of that record, long after completing it. I've moved on to new material, but Cardona will always feel like the big first step for us as a band. Did you write it together? The writing process usually starts with me getting the main idea, melody, structure and progression set up. Then with the band we flesh it out and complete it together. VW: MH: Vue Weekly: How long was the record-
ing process for Cardona from songwriting to the finished recording? Michael Hargreave: Cardona took a long time to complete. I can't even say how long exactly, but we needed
Were the songs on the new EP leftovers from Cardona? VW:
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No. We've always had lots of leftover songs, but we have yet to resurrect one. We have a hunger to move forward, and that usually means our excitement is in the newest material we are working on. MH:
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like for these projects? Any tension or smooth as butter? MH: It was smooth sailing for the most part. We lost a member during the process of recording Cardona. We were evolving and as a band, and that's not always the easiest thing to negotiate. We've always kept to the good path and done what we've loved and have no regrets thus far. Our departed member is still a good friend of ours. VW: Your current tour with Ubiquitous
Synergy Seeker (not this Edmonton
show, however) is sponsored by a hair product. How does this make you feel? Are these things just presented to you as a band and you reject or take them? MH: The tour is sponsored by Alberto, but it's USS's tour. We are guests and happy to be. This means no stylish hair for us, but sponsorships and endorsements are always great. I think if a company gets on board to support a musician (even if it's just hair gel, or beer) it makes things more comfortable and enjoyable for the musician. It could never taint the music, so I see these things as harmless. If a bunch of artists/musicians got together for a "we inspired Michou" photo, who would be there? MH: Tom Petty and the Heart Breakers would take up most of that photo. V VW:
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MUSICNOTES
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Doug Hoyer / Thu, Jun 2 (8 pm)
Synthesizer-lovin' bands rejoice, there's a documentary about your favourite snythesizer-lovin' band ... Magnetic Fields. And if you're wondering where to watch this doc, look no further than the Artery. Following the screening of Strange Powers, rock the night away with as Doug Hoyer, Christian Hansen and Liam Trimble pay tribute to the genre-bending Boston, MA quartet. (The Artery, $10)
Tony Sly / Fri, Jun 3 (8 pm) Trading in electric for acoustic, Tony Sly of No Use For A Name fame presents an evening of simmered down acoustic originals and NUFAN favourites. Sly's 12 Song Program recalls a more relaxed, simple approach to music as Sly channels The Beatles more than Bad Religion. (New City Legion, $15)
Supertramp / Sun, Jun 5 (7 pm) With the band's Vancouver stop cancelled due to the Stanley Cup Finals, it's fair to say that Supertramp will put it all out there on the Rexall floor. Re-formed in April, Supertramp's current tour commemorates the 40th anniversary of the band's self-titled debut. Will it be a good show? You're bloody well rights ... er ... yes, it should be. (Rexall Place, $39.50 – $150)
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Daniel Viglietti / Sun, Jun 5 (7 PM) FolkwaysAlive! and Friends of Latin Music present Uruguayan folk hero and protest singer, Daniel Viglietti. Viglietti was imprisoned by his own government in 1972 for "supporting the Tupamaros"—a guerilla organization in Uruguay during the 1960s and 1970s. Among his supporters was existential writer, Jean Paul Sartre, who described Viglietti as an "international man of conscience, a voice for peace, and an opponent of the fascism and tyranny that plagued South America in the 1970s." After returning in 1984, Viglietti continued his masterful compositions and songwriting and was finally recognized for his renowned work by the Uruguayan government in 1995. (Muttart Hall, $20)
Heart of the City Festival / Sat, Jun 4 & Sun, Jun 5 (11 am) Since 2004, Heart of the City has been an important part of Edmonton's arts and culture scene, presenting a variety of professional and budding artists for its eighth annual edition. Enjoy free art workshops while you enjoy two-days full of live music and entertainment, while the beautiful area of Little Italy surrounds you. (Giovanni Caboto Park, Free)
Wildlife / Thu, Jun 9 (8 PM) Known for an unruly energy, uncharacteristic songwriting and melodies in the vein of Arcade Fire, Toronto five-piece, Wildlife, captures old indie sounds and new ideas on the band's latest, Strike Hard, Young Diamond—an album that grows strong and turns corners with every listen. With a new album like Strike Hard, Wildlife promises to be fascinating live. (Haven Social Club, $12)
Coco Love Alcorn / Thu, Jun 9 (8 PM) Two-time East Coast Music Award nominee Coco Love Acorn visits Edmonton in support of her latest good-humored, multi-genre Play— an album motivated and written about her new daughter. Having opened for Burton Cummings, Ani DiFranco and Chantal Kreviazuk, the pop-jazz Coco Love Alcorn promises a bright evening. (Blue Chair Café, $15)
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NEWSOUNDS The Vanishers Hagersville Dance Party (Independent) Mixing good old fashioned rock 'n' roll with a hint of country, The Vanishers' second album improves on the foundation built by the first. The band's first album, The Biggest Hand, showed that rock could mesh with country and still sound good. This one expands on the rock aspect with strong guitarplaying and quick beats, apparent in songs like "Furniture" and "Woodchipper," but the variety is what really shows growth. There are fast songs but there is also a phone-sung lullaby. What's impressive is that it all works, so the album flows from front to back. Steven Wagers // swagers@vueweekly.com
The Vaccines What Did You Expect From The Vaccines? (Sony) What Did You Expect From the Vaccines? comes out of your speakers like it's being played out of the bottom of a well—in a good way. It's all reverb, lo-fi, jangle rock but with a slicker edge than most faraway-sounding bedroom recordings, which could be a strength or a detriment, depending on where you stand. On the one hand, it's a tight album, but on the other hand, it lacks the distinctive character that comes with the occasional fuck up. Sometimes it feels like the album is all veneer, with nothing underneath—but hey, this veneer is fucking great. Bryan Birtles // bryan@vueweekly.com
54-40 Lost in the City (Independent) It's been 30 years since 54-40 first formed, but it sounds as if the band hasn't missed a beat. Lost in the City is not groundbreaking, but it's steady and goes with what the band has been doing for years. The moment the guitar first comes in on "Let Me Be Your Wheel," memories of "She La" and "Nice to Luv You" come flooding back. From the vocal harmonies in "Feast of Ida" to the catchy melody of "Love Machine" this album is vintage 54-40. Steven Wagers // swagers@vueweekly.com
Ben Harper Give Till It's Gone (Virgin) Without the ensemble efforts (and persuasion) of the Innocent Criminals or another, more-recent bluesy incarnation, the Relentless7, Ben Harper ventures on his own on Give Till It's Gone. While his 10th album feels disjointed at points, the lack of cohesion is made up for by a running theme of transparency which runs through Harper's sincere, pained words and revealing, breathtaking voice. While the album's lyrics border on overly serious at points—divorce will do that—the musicianship carries the brunt of concern. It's difficult to nail down Ben Harper's wide swath of influences on almost any of his albums and they run deep here, perhaps more than ever—ranging from the gospel-inspired genius of Harper's past ("Don't Give Up on Me Now") to moments that sound something like Marvin Gaye meets Revolver ("Spilling Faith")—but you can't help but be swayed by ever-evolving musical personality shown by Harper on Give Till It's Gone. Curtis Wright // cwright@vueweekly.com
Taking Medication Prescribed Nonsense (Oak Apple) There's no getting around it: this album is all over the place. Taking Medication doesn't have one genre of music it sticks to, rather it experiments with many genres like blues ("Nisku Blues") and rock ("Born a Brick"). Other songs sound like they are influenced by electronica and rap ("Archaeology Agnes"). It's worth paying attention to the lyrics though. Take "We Are Robots" for example. And who said you can't put, "We don't eat so we don't fart" and, "We make humans pee their pants" in the same song? Steven Wagers // swagers@vueweekly.com
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OLDSOUNDS
QUICKSPINS WHITEY HOUSTON // QUICKSPINS@vueweekly.com
Eliza Gilkyson Roses at the End of Time (Red House)
The Guess Who Power in the Music (RCA)
Originally released: 1975
Amazing album Heartfelt and well penned, makes me All Gilky inside
Hayes Carll KMAG YOYO (Lost Highway) Drunken country gold Slurred southern drawl gives each note A one-octave range .
Chris Velan Fables for Fighters (New Song) Pleasant pop album But, like fucking standing up Doesn't quite feel right .
Various artists National Parks Project (Last Gang) It's so enviro The music is recycled! Kidding, this is great
Harry Manx & Kevin Breit Strictly Whatever (Stoney Plain) What should we call this? Oh man ... I don't know ... uh ... like ... uh ... whatever man
Christopher Cross Doctor Faith (Eagle) MOR icon Dude does deserve some respect A soft-cock Bowie
"The Guess Who sucked, the Jets were lousy anyways."
John K Samson's now infamous expression of frustration with his beloved hometown makes use of those two big cultural icons from Winnipeg's past to paint a picture of a town he loves. But now that one of those figures, the Jets, is set to be released from the bittersweet purgatory of nostalgia (pending NHL-board approval, and possibly a different name as the franchise returns from Atlanta), let's look at the other side of the song's line: should we start pining for a glorious return to form for a full-on, permanent Guess Who reunion? Not if we're looking at 1975's Power in the Music, the last full studio album before Burton Cummings left for a solo career. It wasn't a bridge-burning conclusion: The classic Guess Who lineup has done some one-off reunion shows in the past, and yes, there is actually a version of the band that still tours. But that's a hybrid of heyday-era members Jim Kale and Garry Peterson with some newer, less mustachioed faces joining them. It lacks the legendary soup-strainer suave of Cummings that led the band through their greatest years. He's joined them onstage before, but, probably wisely, when they do reunite they will likely keep their distance from this album, and not just because it lacks a big chart hit. At best, Power in the Music is an album pretty tightly tethered to a specific time in musical history, when soft-rock schwank dominated the airwaves as modern, not classic, rock. I guess you could say songs like "Down and Out Woman" and "Women" are more rollicking and more rock 'n' roll than some of their genre compatriots, but they're also pretty plain takes on
—The Weakerthans, "One Great City!" the sound, even within the genre. "The Bands Was Singing' 'Shakin' All Over'," the album highlight if you ignore the somewhat embarassing lyrics, rests heavily on rock formula borrowed in equal parts T-Rex and Big Star; it fares far better than the druggy-stream of consciousness tale that unfolds in "Dreams." "Rich World-Poor World" at least tries its hand at some form of relevance beyond simple popular rock music, but when Cummings slips from a stereo guitar groove into a monologue from the "richer" point of view: "Hi there, little starving asian child [...] My, you are hungry, aren't you?" he goes, the song taking a tone that's certainly supposed to underscore Western society's lack of care for the less privileged, but coming across so pedantically that it undercuts the message. Side B embraces other, similarly higher concept songs like "Coors for Sunday" and "Shopping Bag Lady"—this is the kind of thing that bands like Ween and Heidecker & Wood gleefully take the piss out of today, and with pretty good reason. To be fair, Power in the Music was recorded in the midst of a pretty big sea change; Kale had left the band for health reasons prior, former guitarist Randy Bachman had departed years before due to differences with Cummings. Power in the Music shows a band starting to destabilize as they cling to the sound they had together, before most of them found fresher projects and renewed success. Still, for Samson's narrator in "One Great City!" these are probably the songs he's thinking of when he's dissing the home town heroes. Paul Blinov // paul@vueweekly.com
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Classical CONVOCATION HALL Opera Nuova
Vocal Arts Festival: Aria Extravaganza; 7:30pm; $16 (adult)/$14 (student/senior) at TIX on the Square
WINSPEAR CENTRE
Late Night 1900s: Late Night with Bill Eddins, Edmonton Symphony Orchestra; 9:30pm
DJs 180 DEGREES DJ
every Fri
AZUCAR PICANTE
DJ Papi and DJ Latin Sensation every Fri
BANK ULTRA LOUNGE
Connected Fri: 91.7 The Bounce, Nestor Delano, Luke Morrison every Fri BAR�B�BAR DJ James; every Fri; no cover
BLACK DOG FREEHOUSE DJs spin
on the main floor every Fri; Underdog, Wooftop
BLACKSHEEP PUB
Bash: DJ spinning retro to rock classics to current BUDDY’S DJ Arrow Chaser every Fri; 8pm (door); no cover before
10pm
BUFFALO UNDERGROUND R U
Aware Friday: Featuring Neon Nights
CHROME LOUNGE
Platinum VIP every Fri THE COMMON Boom The Box: every Fri; nu disco, hip hop, indie, electro, dance with weekly local and visiting DJs on rotation plus residents Echo and Shortround
THE DRUID IRISH PUB DJ every Fri; 9pm ELECTRIC RODEO� Spruce Grove DJ every
Fri
FLUID LOUNGE Hip hop and dancehall; every Fri FUNKY BUDDHA� Whyte Ave Top tracks, rock, retro with DJ Damian; every Fri GAS PUMP DJ Christian; every Fri; 9:30pm-2am
JUNCTION BAR AND EATERY LGBT Com-
munity: Rotating DJs Fri and Sat; 10pm
NEWCASTLE PUB
House, dance mix every Fri with DJ Donovan
OVERTIME� Downtown Fridays
at Eleven: Rock Hip hop country, Top forty, Techno
REDNEX�Morinville
DJ Gravy from the Source 98.5 every Fri RED STAR Movin’ on Up: indie, rock, funk, soul, hip hop with DJ Gatto, DJ Mega Wattson; every Fri
ROUGE LOUNGE Solice Fri
SPORTSWORLD
Roller Skating Disco Fri Nights; 7-10:30pm; sports-world.ca SUEDE LOUNGE Juicy DJ spins every Fri SUITE 69 Every Fri Sat with DJ Randall-A TEMPLE Options with Greg Gory and Eddie Lunchpail; every Fri TREASURY In Style Fri: DJ Tyco and Ernest Ledi; no line no cover for ladies all night long UNION HALL Ladies Night every Fri
VINYL DANCE LOUNGE Connected Las Vegas Fridays
Y AFTERHOURS
Foundation Fridays
SAT JUN 4
ALBERTA BEACH HOTEL Open stage
with Trace Jordan 1st and 3rd Sat; 7pm-12 ARTERY Fiction Smiles (CD release), Yertle and the Funky Turtles, The Vertigos, The Electra Complex; no minors; 8:30pm (door); $5 (door)
ATLANTIC TRAP AND GILL Stan
Gallant (rock); 9:30pm
AVENUE THEATRE
Metalfest 2011: Tyrant, Sacrilige, These Colours Don’t Run, Our Unholy, Morning Sins, Last Chance Hollywood, Fear the Advocate, Aneurysm; all ages; 4pm (door); $10
BLACK DOG FREEHOUSE Hair of the Dog (live acoustic music every Sat); 4-6pm; no cover
BLUE CHAIR CAFÉ
LRT: Lionel Rault Trio; 8pm; $10
BLUES ON WHYTE
Every Sat afternoon: Jam with Back Door Dan; Evening: Too Slim and the Taildraggers BRIXX BAR Stars
UP FRONT 1
of Boulevard, The Apresnos (hard rock/ rock),Dirty City Hearts; 9pm (door); $12 (door)
CASINO EDMONTON Doc Holiday
CASINO YELLOWHEAD Souled out
CENTURY CASINO
Hotel California (tribute to the Eagles)
COAST TO COAST
Live bands every Sat; 9:30pm CROWN PUB Acoustic blues open stage with Marshall Lawrence, every Sat, 2-6pm; Laid Back Saturday African Dance Party with Dj Collio, every Sat, 122am
DEVANEY'S IRISH PUB Lyle Hobbs; 9pm;
no cover
DOUBLE D LOUNGE
Kyler Schogen (blues); 9:30pm DV8 Slippyfist, Zero Cool, guests; 8pm EDDIE SHORTS Saucy Wenches every Sat
EDMONTON EVENT CENTRE Anne Savage,
Amber D (Tidy Girls Night), Pawel, Boodang (dance/electronic); no minors; 9pm (door); $25 at Foosh, Occulist, Shadified, Restricted Elite (Londonderry), Boodang.com
FILTHY MCNASTY'S
F.D. Jones Soap Co, Julie Adams; 4pm; no cover GAS PUMP Blues jam/ open stage every Sat 3:30-7pm
GATEWAY ALLIANCE CHURCH Dreaming
Wide Awake (rock, folk, pop); 7pm; $20 at TIX on the Square GIBBONS HOTEL Mr Lucky
HAVEN SOCIAL CLUB
Fish and Bird (folk), The Details, Michou; 8pm; $12 (adv)/$15 (door)
HEART OF THE CITY FESTIVAL Stage 1:
Inner City Fiddlers (11am); Shenta And Gary (12:05-noon); Brittney Grabill (12:40noon); Jessica Holtby (1:40-2:05pm); Ten Year Day (2:35-2:55pm); New Youth Edmonton (3:053:30pm); Urban Coyotes (4:10-4:40pm); GBM (5:05-5:30pm); Gorgon Horde (5:40pm); Toast (5:55-6:20pm); Kemo Treats (6:50-7:15pm); Stephen Johnson (7:458:20pm); Dual Side (8:25-9pm); Stage 2: Song Circle (11:20am); Angie Klein (12:25noon); Debbie Spence (1-1:15 pm); Maracatu Mudanca (1:201:40pm); Erica Viegas (2:05-2:35pm); Painting With Ella (3:304:10pm); Spirit Women Singers (4:40-4:50pm); Lady Eloquence (4:505:05pm); Must Be Tuesday (5:30-5:55pm); Locution Revolution (6:25-6:50pm); Julie Jonas (7:15-7:45pm); free HILLTOP PUB Open stage every Sat hosted by Blue Goat, 3:306:30pm HOOLIGANZ High Pressure Low (rock); 8pm (door); no minors IRON BOAR PUB Jazz in Wetaskiwin featuring jazz trios the 1st Sat each month; $10 JEFFREY'S CAFÉ Alfie Zappacosta; $35
NEW WEST HOTEL Ghost Riders
NORWOOD LEGION Paula Perro and
2 UP FRONT
NoFoolin', The Vindicators, Boogie Patrol; $20 (adv at Blackbyr) O’BYRNE’S Live band every Sat, 3-7pm; DJ every Sat, 9:30pm
OLD CYCLE BUILDING Nextfest
NiteClub: The Ol' Smut Saloon: Send in the Girls, Prairie Nights, Cris Derksen, at 9pm; CBC Nextfest: Sister Gray ON THE ROCKS The Mishaps with DJs
ORTONA ARMOURY
The Boreal Electro Acoustic Music Society (BEAMS) concert featuring fl3m, Shawn Pinchbeck, Don Ross and Tonona, Dylan Toymaker and Nineca; 7pm (door), 8pm (music); $5 (member)/$7 (nonmember)
REDNEX�Morinville Rusty Water, The Broken Troubadours; no cover
with The 3D's; 9pm
DRUID IRISH PUB DJ every Sat; 9pm
ELECTRIC RODEO� Spruce Grove DJ every Sat
FLUID LOUNGE
Intimate Saturdays: with DJ Aiden Jamali; 8pm (door)
FUNKY BUDDHA� Whyte Ave Top tracks,
rock, retro every Sat with DJ Damian GAS PUMP DJ Christian every Sat HALO For Those Who Know: house every Sat with DJ Junior Brown, Luke Morrison, Nestor Delano, Ari Rhodes
JUNCTION BAR AND EATERY LGBT
Community: Rotating DJs Fri and Sat; 10pm NEWCASTLE PUB Top 40 requests every Sat with DJ Sheri
NEW CITY LEGION
EMPIRE BALLROOM
with Atomic Improv, Jameoki and DJ Tim
EXPRESSIONZ CAFÉ
BLACK DOG FREEHOUSE Sunday
Next Big Thing Final
YEG live Sunday Night Songwriters Stage; 7-10pm every Sunday
HEART OF THE CITY FESTIVAL Stage 1:
Funday: with Phil, 2-7pm; Sunday Night: Soul Sundays: '60s and '70s funk, soul, R&B with DJ Zyppy FLOW LOUNGE Stylus Sun
Micah (11-11:10am); Theresa Lightfoot (11:25-11:40am); Paula Eve Kirman (11:55amnoon); Mandy Faye + Friends (12:35-1pm); In Limbo (1:20-1:45pm); Boogie Patrol (2:05-2:50 pm); Capoeira (2:553:20pm); Smoked Folk (3:45-4:05pm); Jenie Thai (4:35-5:10pm); Tyler Butler (5:456:20pm); Andrew Scott (6:25-7pm); Stage 2: Quin (11:10-11:25am); Crittergrom (11:4011:55 am); Rebecca Lappa (12:15-noon); Thee Emparted (1-1:20pm); Sara Isabel (1:45-2:05pm); Michael Schell (3:25-3:50pm); Darryl Matthews (4:104:35pm); The Magpies (5:10-5:45pm) J AND R BAR Open jam/stage every Sun hosted by Me Next and the Have-Nots; 3-7pm
open stage every Mon; 8pm KELLY'S PUB Open stage every Mon; hosted by Clemcat Hughes; 9pm Jukebox Leigh
SAVOY MARTINI LOUNGE Reggae on
Whyte: RnR Sun with DJ IceMan; no minors; 9pm; no cover
SPORTSWORLD
Roller Skating Disco Sun; 1-4:30pm; sportsworld.ca
MON JUN 6
BLACK DOG FREEHOUSE Sleeman Mon: live music monthly; no cover
BLUES ON WHYTE King Muskafa
DEVANEY'S IRISH PUB Singer/songwriter
RED PIANO BAR
Polished Chrome: every Sat with DJs Blue Jay, The Gothfather, Dervish, Anonymouse; no minors; free (5-8pm)/$5 (ladies)/$8 (gents after 8pm)
ROSE AND CROWN
OVERTIME� Downtown Saturdays
LIVING ROOM PLAYHOUSE
NEW WEST HOTEL
RUSTY REED'S HOUSE OF BLUES Big
PALACE CASINO
NEWCASTLE PUB Sun
Acoustic instrumental old time fiddle jam every Mon; hosted by the Wild Rose Old Tyme Fiddlers Society; 7pm
Hottest dueling piano show featuring the Red Piano Players every Sat; 9pm-2am Stuart Bendall (pop/ rock); 9pm; $5 cover
Hank and a Fist Full of Blues; $10 STARLITE ROOM No Witness (CD release), Shelbi, Soundscape; 9pm (door); $12 (door)
WILD WEST SALOON Big Mike
Callan
WUNDERBAR Feast Fest Feast or Famine, Old Sins, Weekend Kids, Owls by Nature, others; 3pm YARDBIRD SUITE
Yardbird Suite Blues: Dave Babcock and the Nightkeepers (CD release); 8pm (door), 9pm (show) $16 (member)/$20 (guest) friday-saturday, june 3-4, 2011
Classical WINSPEAR CENTRE
Prokofiev’s Fifth Symphony: Edmonton Symphony Orchestra, Pieter Wispelwey (cello); 8pm
DJs 180 DEGREES Street
VIBS: Reggae night every Sat
AZUCAR PICANTE DJ Touch It, hosted by DJ Papi; every Sat
BANK ULTRA LOUNGE Sold Out Sat:
with DJ Russell James, Mike Tomas; 8pm (door); no line, no cover for ladies before 11pm
BLACK DOG FREEHOUSE DJs on
three levels every Sat: Main Floor: Menace Sessions: alt rock/ electro/trash with Miss Mannered; Underdog: DJ Brand-dee; Wooftop: Sound It Up!: classic Hip-Hop and Reggae with DJ Sonny Grimezz BLACKSHEEP PUB DJ every Sat BUDDY'S Feel the rhythm every Sat with DJ Phon3 Hom3; 8pm (door); no cover before 10pm
BUFFALO UNDERGROUND Head Mashed In Saturday: Mashup Night
THE COMMON
Goodlife pres. music from the '90s and more
at Eleven: RNB, hip hop, reggae, Old School
Show Lounge DJ every Sat
PAWN SHOP
Transmission Saturdays: Alt, DJ, punkrock RED STAR Indie rock, hip hop, and electro every Sat with DJ Hot Philly and guests
SPORTSWORLD
Roller Skating Disco every Sat; 1pm-4:30pm and 7-10:30pm SUEDE LOUNGE DJ Nic-E spins every Sat SUITE 69 Every Fri Sat with DJ Randall-A TEMPLE Oh Snap! Oh Snap with Degree, Cobra Commander, Battery, Jake Roberts, Ten-O, Cool Beans, Hotspur Pop and P-Rex; every Sat
UNION HALL
Celebrity Saturdays: every Sat hosted by Ryan Maier
Nextfest: U22 Song Circle; 2pm Soul Service (acoustic jam): Willy James and Crawdad Cantera; 3-6:30pm O’BYRNE’S Open mic every Sun; 9:30pm-1am ON THE ROCKS Big Rock Jam: with Carson Cole at 2-7pm; Seven Strings Sun: The Consonance and guests at 9pm
ORLANDO'S 2 PUB
Open stage jam every Sun; 4pm
REXALL PLACE
Supertramp; 7pm; $39.50, $59.50, $89.50 at livenation.com, TicketMaster ROXY CBC Nextfest: Krystie DOs Santos
every Sun; 2-6pm
BLACKJACK'S ROADHOUSE�Nisku Open mic every Sun hosted by Tim Lovett
BLUE CHAIR CAFÉ Sun Brunch: Will Cramer; 10:30am2:30pm; donations
BLUE PEAR RESTAURANT Jazz
on the Side Sun; Mike Lent; 6pm; $25 if not dining CROWN PUB Band War 2011/Battle of the bands, 6-10pm; Open Stage with host Better Us Than Strangers, 10pm-1am
DEVANEY’S IRISH PUB Celtic open stage
every Sun with KeriLynne Zwicker; 5:30pm; no cover DOUBLE D'S Open jam every Sun; 3-8pm DV 8 Terrorfist, guests; 9:30pm
EDDIE SHORTS
Acoustic jam every Sun; 9pm
Floor: Blue Jay’s Messy Nest: every Mon with DJ Blue
CROWN PUB
Minefield Mondays/ House/Breaks/Trance and more with host DJ Pheonix, 9pm
NEW CITY LEGION
Hags; 9pm; $5
BEER HUNTER�St Albert Open stage/jam
DJs BLACK DOG FREEHOUSE Main
SECOND CUP� Mountain Equipment Co-op Live music every
Y AFTERHOURS
SUN JUN 5
open stage every Mon; 9pm WUNDERBAR The Hunters; 9pm; $5
FILTHY MCNASTY'S
Salsa Sundays: featuring The Tilo Piaz Band; 2pm (door), 4-8pm (music); $5
Sun; 2-4pm
Release Saturdays
ROSE BOWL/ROUGE LOUNGE Acoustic
RUSTY REED'S HOUSE OF BLUES
VINYL DANCE LOUNGE Signature Saturdays
PLEASANTVIEW COMMUNITY HALL
WUNDERBAR The Sea Classical RICE THEATRE LOBBY Edmonton
Vocal Minority (HIV/ AIDS Vigil); 8-9pm U OF A�1-29 Fine Arts Bldg Opera Nuova Vocal Arts Festival: Master Class with Joanne Kolomyjec; 7pm; $14 (adult)/$12 (student/youth) at door, TIX on the Square U OF A–Courtyard between Law and Fine Arts Bldg Opera Nuova Vocal Arts Festival: Sunday in the Park: An Afternoon of Light Opera; 4pm; $14 (adult)/$12 (student/ senior) at TIX on the Square
WINSPEAR CENTRE
Cosmopolitan Music Society Season Finale; 7:30-10pm; $12 (adv, adult)/$10 (adv, student/senior); $15 (door, adult)/$12 (door, student/senior) available from CMS at 780.432.9333
DJs BACKSTAGE TAP AND GRILL Industry
Night: every Sun
Metal Mon: with DJ S.W.A.G. LUCKY 13 Industry Night every Mon with DJ Chad Cook
Madhouse Mon: Punk/ metal/etc with DJ Smart Alex
TUE JUN 7
BLUES ON WHYTE King Muskafa
DRUID IRISH PUB
Open stage every Tue; with Chris Wynters; this week with guest Dan Kosub; 9pm DUKE'S BAR Emo LeBlanc (country); 7:30pm
EXPRESSIONZ CAFÉ Match-Breaker; 8pm L.B.’S Tue Blues Jam with Ammar; 9pm1am
NEW WEST HOTEL
Jukebox Leigh O’BYRNE’S Celtic jam every Tue; with Shannon Johnson and friends; 9:30pm
OLD CYCLE BUILDING
NuMusic@nextfest: The Found Object Orchestra at 7pm; Pop Goes Electro at 9pm; no cover
OVERTIME BROILER�Sherwood Park GB Roots with
Shane Young; 10pm PADMANADI Open stage every Tue; with Mark Davis; all ages; 7:30-10:30pm
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Big Rock open stage: Moses Gregg, Grant Stovel, guest
SHERLOCK HOLMES�WEM
Derina Harvey (Celtic folk); 9:30pm
SECOND CUP�124 Street Open mic every Tue; 8-10pm
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SECOND CUP� Stanley Milner Library Open mic
every Tue; 7-9pm
SECOND CUP� Summerwood Open
stage/open mic every Tue; 7:30pm; no cover
SHERLOCK HOLMES�Downtown Berina Harvey
SHERLOCK HOLMES�WEM Quinton Ready
SIDELINERS PUB All
Star Jam every Tue; with Alicia Tait and Rickey Sidecar; 8pm
SPORTSMAN'S LOUNGE Open stage
every Tue; hosted by Paul McGowan; 9pm YARDBIRD SUITE Tue Night Sessions: Bob Kitt Quartet
DJs BLACK DOG FREEHOUSE Main
Floor: alternative retro and not-so-retro every Tue; with Eddie Lunchpail; Wooftop: eclectic electronic sounds every Tue; with
DJ Mike Duke
cover
BRIXX BAR
BLUES ON WHYTE
Troubadour Tue: hosted by Mark Feduk; 9pm; $8 BUDDYS DJ Arrow Chaser every Tue; free pool all night; 9pm (door); no cover
CHROME LOUNGE
Bashment Tue: Bomb Squad, The King QB, Rocky; no cover CROWN PUB Live hip hop and open mic with DJs Xaolin, Dirty Needlz, Frank Brown, and guests; no cover DV8 Creepy Tombsday: Psychobilly, Hallowe'en horrorpunk, deathrock with Abigail Asphixia and Mr Cadaver; every Tue
FUNKY BUDDHA� Whyte Ave Latin and
Salsa music every Tue; dance lessons 8-10pm
NEW CITY LEGION
High Anxiety Variety Society Bingo vs. karaoke with Ben Disaster, Anonymouse every Tue; no minors; 4pm-3am; no cover
RED STAR
Experimental Indie Rock, Hip Hop, Electro with DJ Hot Philly; every Tue WUNDERBAR Special Edition s'Tuesday with DJs Stu Chell, Lizard Government and Bush Buck
WED JUN 8
King Muskafa BRIXX BAR Really Good… Eats and Beats: DJ Degree, friends every Wed; 6pm; $5
CENTURY GRILL
Century Room Wed Live: featuring The Marco Claveria Project; 8-11pm CROWN PUB Dan Jam/open stage every Wed; 8pm-2am
EDDIE SHORTS
Acoustic jam every Wed, 9pm; no cover
ELEPHANT AND CASTLE�Whyte Ave Open mic every
Wed (unless there's an Oilers game); no cover
EMPIRE BALLROOM Pick Up the Mic
EXPRESSIONZ CAFÉ Open stage
with Randall Walsh; every Wed; 7-11pm; admission by donation
FIDDLER'S ROOST
Little Flower Open Stage every Wed with Brian Gregg; 8pm-12
GOOD EARTH COFFEE HOUSE
Breezy Brian Gregg every Wed; 12-1pm
HAVEN SOCIAL CLUB Open stage
every Wed with Jonny Mac, 8:30pm, free HOOLIGANZ Open stage every Wed with host Cody Nouta; 9pm
PAWN SHOP Matthew
Barber (folk/rock), Oh Susanna, Jeff Stuart; 9pm; $20 (adv at Blackbyrd, YEG Live)/$24 (door) PLAYBACK PUB Open Stage every Wed hosted by JTB; 9pm-1am
PLEASANTVIEW COMMUNITY HALL
Acoustic Bluegrass jam presented by the Northern Bluegrass Circle Music Society; Slow pitch for beginners on the 1st and 3rd Wed prior to regular jam every Wed, 6.30pm; $2 (member)/$4 (nonmember) RED PIANO BAR Wed Night Live: hosted by dueling piano players; 8pm-1am; $5 RIVER CREE Live rock band every Wed hosted by Yukon Jack; 7:30-9pm ROXY CBC Nextfest: The Command Sisters
RUSTY REED'S HOUSE OF BLUES
Gordie Matthews Band, guest
SECOND CUP� Mountain Equipment Open mic every Wed; 8-10pm
WUNDERBAR
O'Malley, The Low Flying Planes; 9pm; $5
Classical CONVOCATION HALL
Floor: Glitter Gulch: live music once a month: Manraygun with Jake Ian and the Haymakers; 10pm; no
NISKU INN
Opera Nuova Vocal arts Festival: Presents: Vocal Gems Concert: French Melodies; 7pm; $16 (adult)/$13 (student/ senior) at TIX on the Square
780.472.7696 CROWN PUB 10709109 St, 780.428.5618 DIESEL ULTRA LOUNGE 11845 Wayne Gretzky Drive, 780.704. CLUB DEVANEY’S IRISH PUB 9013-88 Ave, 780.465.4834 THE DOCKS 13710 66 St, 780.476.3625 DOUBLE D LOUNGE 15211 Stony Plain Rd DRUID 11606 Jasper Ave, 780.454.9928 DUSTER’S PUB 6402118 Ave, 780.474.5554 DV8 8307-99 St EDDIE SHORTS 10713124 St, 780.453.3663 EDMONTON EVENTS CENTRE WEM Phase III, 780.489.SHOW ELECTRIC RODEO� Spruce Grove 121-1 Ave, Spruce Grove, 780.962.1411 ELEPHANT AND CASTLE�Whyte Ave 10314 Whyte Ave EXPRESSIONZ CAFÉ 9938-70 Ave, 780.437.3667 FIDDLER’S ROOST 8906-99 St FILTHY MCNASTY’S 10511-82 Ave, 780.916.1557 FLOW LOUNGE 11815 Wayne Gretzky Dr, 780.604.CLUB FLUID LOUNGE 10888 Jasper Ave, 780.429.0700 FUNKY BUDDHA 10341-82 Ave, 780.433.9676 GAS PUMP 10166-114 St, 780.488.4841 GATEWAY ALLIANCE CHURCH 13931-140 St GIBBONS HOTEL 5110-50 Ave, Gibbons, 780.923.2401 GOOD EARTH COFFEE HOUSE 9942108 St HALO 10538 Jasper Ave, 780.423.HALO HAVEN SOCIAL CLUB 15120A (basement), Stony Plain Rd,
780.756.6010 HEART OF THE CITY FESTIVAL Giovanni Caboto Park, 108 A Ave, 95 St, heartcityfest.com HILLTOP PUB 8220106 Ave, 780.490.7359 HOOLIGANZ 10704-124 St, 780.995.7110 HYDEAWAY 10209-100 Ave, 780.426.5381 IRON BOAR PUB 491151st St, Wetaskiwin J AND R 4003-106 St, 780.436.4403 JEFFREY’S CAFÉ 9640 142 St, 780.451.8890 JEKYLL AND HYDE 10209-100 Ave, 780.426.5381 JUNCTION BAR AND EATERY 10242-106 St, 780.756.5667 KAS BAR 10444-82 Ave, 780.433.6768 KELLY'S PUB 11540 Jasper Ave L.B.’S PUB 23 Akins Dr, St Albert, 780.460.9100 LEGENDS PUB 6104172 St, 780.481.2786 LEVEL 2 LOUNGE 11607 Jasper Ave, 2nd Fl, 780.447.4495 LIVING ROOM PLAYHOUSE 11315106 Ave LIZARD LOUNGE 13160-118 Ave MARYBETH'S COFFEE HOUSE–Beaumont 5001-30 Ave, Beaumont, 780.929.2203 NAKED CYBER CAFÉ 10354 Jasper Ave, 780.425.9730 NEWCASTLE PUB 6108-90 Ave, 780.490.1999 NEW CITY LEGION 8130 Gateway Boulevard (Red Door) NEW WEST HOTEL 15025-111 Ave, 780.489.2511 NISKU INN 1101-4 St NORTH GLENORA HALL 13535-109A Ave O’BYRNE’S 10616-82 Ave, 780.414.6766 ON THE ROCKS 11730 Jasper Ave, 780.482.4767
ORLANDO'S 1 15163121 St ORTONA ARMOURY 9722-102 St OVERTIME� Downtown 10304-111 St, 780.465.6800 OVERTIME Whitemud Crossing, 4211-106 St, 780.485.1717 PAWN SHOP 1055182 Ave, Upstairs, 780.432.0814 PLAYBACK PUB 594 Hermitage Rd, 130 Ave, 40 St PLEASANTVIEW COMMUNITY HALL 10860-57 Ave REDNEX BAR� Morinville 10413100 Ave, Morinville, 780.939.6955 RED PIANO BAR 1638 Bourbon St, WEM, 8882-170 St, 780.486.7722 RED STAR 10538 Jasper Ave, 780.428.0825 RENDEZVOUS 10108149 St REXALL PLACE 7424118 Ave RICE THEATRE LOBBY Citadel Theatre, 9828101A Ave RIC’S GRILL 24 Perron Street, St Albert, 780.460.6602 ROSEBOWL/ROUGE LOUNGE 10111-117 St, 780.482.5253 ROSE AND CROWN 10235-101 St ROXY 10708-124 St R PUB 16753-100 St, 780.457.1266 RUSTY REED'S HOUSE OF BLUES 12402-118 Ave, 780.451.1390 SAWMILL BANQUET CENTRE 3840-76 Ave, 780.468.4115 SECOND CUP� Mountain Equipment 12336-102 Ave, 780.451.7574; Stanley Milner Library 7 Sir Winston Churchill Sq; Varscona, Varscona Hotel, 106 St, Whyte Ave
BLACK DOG FREEHOUSE Main
NEW WEST HOTEL Jukebox Leigh
Troubadours and Tales: 1st Wed every month; with Tim Harwill, guests; 8-10pm
DJs BANK ULTRA LOUNGE Rev'd Up
Wed: with DJ Mike Tomas upstairs; 8pm
BLACK DOG FREEHOUSE Main
Floor: RetroActive Radio Wed: alt '80s and '90s, Post Punk, New Wave, Garage, Brit, Mod, Rock and Roll with LL Cool Joe; Wooftop: Soul/breaks with Dr Erick BRIXX BAR Really Good... Eats and Beats: every Wed with DJ Degree and Friends BUDDY'S DJ Dust 'n' Time every Wed; 9pm (door); no cover
THE COMMON
Treehouse Wednesday's
DIESEL ULTRA LOUNGE Wind-up
Wed: R&B, hiphop, reggae, old skool, reggaeton with InVinceable, Touch It, weekly guest DJs LEGENDS PUB Hip hop/R&B with DJ Spincycle
NEW CITY LEGION
Wed Pints 4 Punks: with DJ Nick; no minors; 4pm-3am; no cover
NIKKI DIAMONDS
Punk and ‘80s metal every Wed RED STAR Guest DJs every Wed
STARLITE ROOM
Wild Style Wed: HipHop; 9pm TEMPLE Wild Style Wed: Hip hop open mic hosted by Kaz and Orv; $5
SECOND CUP� Sherwood Park 4005 Cloverbar Rd, Sherwood Park, 780.988.1929 ʸ Summerwood Summerwood Centre, Sherwood Park, 780.988.1929 SIDELINERS PUB 11018-127 St, 780.453.6006 SNEAKY PETE'S 12315118 Ave SPORTSWORLD 13710-104 St SPORTSMAN'S LOUNGE 8170-50 St STARLITE ROOM 10030-102 St, 780.428.1099 STEEPS TEA LOUNGE�Whyte Ave 11116-82 Ave SUEDE LOUNGE 11806 Jasper Ave, 780.482.0707 SUITE 69 2 Fl, 8232 Gateway Blvd, 780.439.6969 TAPHOUSE 9020 McKenney Ave, St Albert, 780.458.0860 TREASURY 10004 Jasper Ave, 7870.990.1255, thetreasurey.ca VINYL DANCE LOUNGE 10740 Jasper Ave, 780.428.8655, vinylretrolounge.com WILD BILL’S�Red Deer Quality Inn North Hill, 7150-50 Ave, Red Deer, 403.343.8800
VENUE GUIDE 180 DEGREES 10730107 St, 780.414.0233 ACCENT EUROPEAN LOUNGE 8223-104 St, 780.431.0179 ARTERY 9535 Jasper Ave ATLANTIC TRAP AND GILL 7704 Calgary Tr S AVENUE THEATRE 9030-118 Ave, 780.477.2149 BANK ULTRA LOUNGE 10765 Jasper Ave, 780.420.9098 BLACK DOG FREEHOUSE 10425-82 Ave, 780.439.1082 BLACKJACK'S ROADHOUSE�Nisku 2110 Sparrow Drive, Nisku, 780.986.8522 BLACKSHEEP PUB 11026 Jasper Ave, 780.420.0448 BLUE CHAIR CAFÉ 9624-76 Ave, 780.989.2861 BLUE PEAR RESTAURANT 10643123 St, 780.482.7178 BLUES ON WHYTE 10329-82 Ave, 780.439.3981 BOHEMIA 10575-114 St BRIXX BAR 10030102 St (downstairs), 780.428.1099 BUDDY’S 11725B Jasper Ave, 780.488.6636 CASINO EDMONTON 7055 Argylll Rd, 780.463.9467 CASINO YELLOWHEAD 12464153 St, 780 424 9467 CENTURY GRILL 3975 Calgary Tr NW, 780.431.0303 CHROME LOUNGE 132 Ave, Victoria Trail COAST TO COAST 5552 Calgary Tr, 780.439.8675 COMMON LOUNGE 10124-124 St CONVOCATION HALL Arts Bldg, U of A, 780.492.3611 CROWN AND ANCHOR 15277 Castledowns Rd,
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Across 1 Did the crawl, say 5 Rocky peak 9 Slightly better than average 14 Frat party wear 15 Indie rock band ___ Kiley 16 University of Maine city 17 Oklahoma city 18 "Apache (Jump ___)" (Sugar Hill Gang hit) 19 Acronym used to protest environmental hazards nearby 20 1997 Jennifer Jason Leigh adaptation of a Henry James novel—refilmed in 3-D? 23 Author of one of the Gospels 24 Village Voice theatre awards 25 Speaker in Cooperstown 27 Month with the 100th day of the year 28 1501, in old Europe 31 International treaty 34 "___ '70s Show" 36 Org headquartered in New York City 38 1995 Chris O'Donnell/Minnie Driver romance—refilmed in 3-D? 41 System with joysticks and paddles 42 Reedy instrument 43 Go orange? 44 Lithuania, once: abbr 45 Director's frantic cry 47 Boston Marathon, eg 49 Full of angst 51 Coca-Cola brand of bottled water 55 With "The," 1978 horror mystery with John Huston—refilmed in 3-D? 58 ___ Lama 59 She-bears, in Seville 60 "Aqualung" band Jethro ___ 61 Swelter 62 ER star Noah 63 Spot in the ocean 64 Foul odor 65 Thomas who drew Santa Claus 66 Anjou, eg
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Down 1 Filling dishes 2 Dominated in, as with a sport 3 Gray Panthers fight it 4 Character whose tag read "10/6", with "The" 5 Walter with a history of anchoring 6 Decoding item 7 Samuel on the Supreme Court 8 Fully support, like a good friend 9 Some Baroque works 10 Toyota hybrid 11 Bausch's partner 12 Cause to cease to exist, in olden times 13 Meat-free substitute 21 Oddly-sized, like clothing: abbr 22 Little bite 26 Dismisses, as an idea 28 Wine list companion 29 Clothes 30 Part of MIT 31 "The More You Know" spots, eg 32 Units for lease, for short 33 Burn on the outside 35 Wright-Patterson or Andrews: abbr 37 "Listen up, 'cause this could be useful ..." 39 Alternative for those with dairy allergies 40 Words that come before "go" 46 Palindromic prime minister of Burma 48 Prize The Price Is Right contestants freak out about 49 "Hey, Soul Sister" band 50 Class that requires little effort to pass 52 Provide the laughs 53 Wafer brand that goes with banana pudding 54 Do-nothing 55 "Why you little ..." target, often 56 The Time Machine race 57 Buddies 58 Aston Martin high-performance modelV Matt Jones // jonesincrosswords@vueweekly.com
FREEWILL ASTROLOGY ARIES (Mar 21 â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Apr 19) The film The Men Who Stare at Goats tells the story of the US army's efforts to harness psychic powers for military purposes. It's not entirely a work of the imagination. As the movie begins, a caption on the screen informs viewers that "More of this is true than you would believe." I suspect there'll be a comparable situation unfolding in your life in the coming weeks. As you experience an unusual departure from your regularly scheduled reality, fact and fiction may be deeply intertwined. Will you be able to tell them apart? TAURUS (Apr 20 â&#x20AC;&#x201C; May 20) I dreamed you were a member of an indigenous tribe in what Westerners call New Guinea. You had begun to show behavior that suggested you were developing enhanced cognitive abilities. You'd solved one of the tribe's long-standing problems, spontaneously spouted improvised poetry, and had been spotted outside late at night having animated conversations with the stars. Some friends and relatives referred to you by a new name that in your native tongue meant "the one who dances naked with the deities." I think it suggests you could be on the verge of growing an intriguing new capacity or two. GEMINI (May 21 â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Jun 20) In the far northern reaches of Ilulissat, Greenland, the sun sets for good on November 29 every year and doesn't rise again until
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Lite 95.7 Community Scoop If you're looking for something to keep the kids entertained over the summer The City of Edmonton has lots of Summer Day Camps for all ages and interests Check out www.edmonton.ca
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Edmonton Blues Societyâ&#x20AC;&#x201C;Road to Memphis, Edmonton Blues Challenge â&#x20AC;˘ Winning act will represent Edmonton in the International Blues Challenge in Memphis, Tennessee (Jan 31Feb 4, 2012); Deadline: Wed, Aug 31, 8pm; Info: edmontonbluessociety.net/bluesc hallenge.cfm; and blues.org/ibc/scoring.php
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Change your life! Travel, Teach English: We train you to teach. 1000â&#x20AC;&#x2122;s of jobs around the world. Next in-class or ONLINE by correspondence. Jobs guaranteed. 7712-104 St. Call for info pack 1.888.270.2941 CommuniTEA Infusion looking for a Volunteer Co-ordinator. 8-10 hrs/month $20/hr Info: edmontonlearningcommunity.co m/communitea.html Contact: 780-801-3231
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Are you good with numbers? Would you like to be? Sage is looking for volunteers to ďŹ le simple income tax for seniors. One day a week for 8 wks. Full training offered. Previous experience with income ďŹ ling is an asset. Call Christine at 780.701.9015 Bicycle Mechanic volunteers for Bissell Centre community homeless or near homeless members on Mon, Wed, Fri, 9am-12pm. Contact Linda 780.423.2285 ext 134
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January 13. Or at least that was the case until 2011. This year, to the shock of locals, sunlight broke over the horizon on January 11â&#x20AC;&#x201D;two days ahead of schedule. Scientists suggested that the cause was global warming: melting ice has caused the horizon to sink. I expect something equally monumental to make an appearance in your world soon. Can you handle an increased amount of light? CANCER ( Jun 21 â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Jul 22) I'm not a big fan of the "No Pain, No Gain" school of thought. I have drummed up more marvels and wonders through the power of rowdy bliss than I have from hauling thousand-pound burdens across the wasteland. But I do recognize hardship can sometimes provoke inspiration. I think it may be one of those moments for you. Please accept this medicinal prod from the ancient Roman poet Horace: "Adversity has the effect of eliciting talents that in times of prosperity would have lain dormant." LEO ( Jul 23 â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Aug 22) In his 1934 book Beyond the Mexican Bay, British author Aldous Huxley observed that "the natural rhythm of human life is routine punctuated by orgies." He was using the word "orgies" in its broadest senseâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;referring to cathartic eruptions of passion and spirited rituals of relief and release. That's the kind of orgy you're due for. It's high time to punctuate your routine.
Volunteers Wanted
BISSELL CENTRE Community in need of basic daily items, please bring: coffee, sugar, powdered creamer, diapers, baby formula to Bissell Centre East, 10527-96 St, Mon-Fri, 8:30am-4:30pm CNIB's Friendly Visitor Program needs volunteers to help and be a sighted guide with a friendly voice. Help someone with vision loss. W: cnib.ca; T: 780.453.8304 CommuniTEA Infusion, a community building project across Edmonton, looking for
Volunteers. edmontonlearningcommunity.com/c ommunitea.html T: 780.801.3231
Do you remember someone who believed in you when you were a child? Be that person in a child's life today. All it takes is one hour a week, which may not be much to you but will make all the difference in the life of a child. Be a Big Brother or Big Sister! Be a Mentor! Call Big Brother Big Sister today. 780.424.8181 Dr.â&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Appointment Buddyâ&#x20AC;&#x201C;Accompany new refugee immigrants to their medical appointments to give support and assist with paperwork. Thu, 10:30am-2:30pm. Transportation not required. Leslie 780.432.1137, ext 357 Edmonton Immigrant Services Association: looking for volunteers to help with Youth Tutoring & Mentorship, New Neighbours, Language Bank, and Host/Mentorship programs. Contact Alexandru Caldararu 780.474.8445; W: eisa-edmonton.org Edmonton Mennonite Centre for Newcomers, need volunteers to help immigrant children and youth of all agesâ&#x20AC;&#x201C;volunteer in a homework club. Phillip Deng at 780.423.9516, pdeng@emcn.ab.ca EXPRESSIONZ CAFĂ&#x2030;: Evening concert & event volunteers needed; help out at the ticket booth, the door, front of house, in the cafĂŠ for the Eats and Arts. T: Amanda: 780.437.3667, shifts at live concerts & events Wed-Sun
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VIRGO (Aug 23 â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Sep 22) "The great pleasure in life is doing what people say you cannot do," wrote the essayist Walter Bagehot. Personally, I don't think that's the supreme joy possible to a human being; but it definitely has a provocative appeal. May I recommend that you explore it in the coming weeks? The astrological omens suggest you're in an excellent position to succeed at an undertaking you've been told is unlikely or even impossible for you to accomplish.
minutes each day, maybe even go look at actual trees whose roots are showing above ground. This will strengthen your resolve and increase your patience and help you find the deeper sources of nurturing you need. I suggest you also create a detailed vision of who you'll be at age 77. See yourself drinking a cup of tea as you gaze out over a verdant valley on a sunny afternoon in June. What are you wearing? What are your favorite memories of the last 30 years?
LIBRA (Sep 23 â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Oct 22) When people unsubscribe from my newsletter, they're asked to say why they're leaving. In a recent note, a dissatisfied customer wrote, "Because you are a crackhead who makes no sense. You sound like you write these horoscopes while you're stoned on mushrooms." For the record, I not only refrain from crack and magic mushrooms while crafting your oracles; I don't partake of any intoxicants at any other time, eitherâ&#x20AC;&#x201D; not even beer or pot. I'm secretly a bit proud, however, that the irate ex-reader thinks my drug-free mind is so wild. I invite you to try an experiment inspired by this scenario: without losing your mind, see if you can shed some of the habitual restrictions you allow to impinge on the free and creative play of your mind.
SAGITTARIUS (Nov 22 â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Dec 21) If you're a physicist or Wall Street broker, your assignment this week is to read the poetry of Pablo Neruda. If you're a kirtan-chanting yogini, your task is to read up on the scientific method. If you're a tight-fisted control freak, try being a laidback connoisseur of the mellowest vibes imaginableâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;and vice versa. It's a time to play with flipping and flopping your usual perspectives, roles, and angles.
SCORPIO (Oct 23 â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Nov 21) The roots of big old trees are your power objects. Visualize them in your mind's eye for a few
Volunteers Wanted
EXPRESSIONZ CAFĂ&#x2030;â&#x20AC;&#x201C;looking for daytime cafĂŠ volunteers. If you like to meet and greet people, and are interested in waitressing with some gallery duties; call Amanda at 780.437.3667, day shifts MonSat Flower Fest 2011 Jul 15-17 telusplanet.net/public/bzgregg/ďŹ&#x201A;o werfest.html; Flower Fest volunteer performers T: 780.429.3624 for time spot in the program Free and willing volunteers needed for the Freewill Shakespeare Festival. June 30 July 24 in Hawrelak Park. Contact us at: 780-425-8086 or volunteer@freewillshakespeare.com
Lite 95.7 Community Scoop Edmonton Folk Festival has an amazing line up this year happening August 4th - 7th - they also need volunteers For more details check out www.edmontonfolkfest.org Mechanics needed: The Edmonton Bicycle Commuters' Society operates a volunteer-run community bike workshop called BikeWorks, 10047-80 Ave (back alley), also accepting bicycle donations; E: volunteer@edmontonbikes.ca; W: edmontonbikes.ca P.A.L.S. Project Adult Literacy Society needs volunteers to work with adult students in the ESL English as a Second Language Program. Call 780.424.5514; training and materials are provided
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CAPRICORN (Dec 22 â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Jan 19) Describing muckraking journalist Peter Freyne, Senator Patrick Leahy said, "He knew the difference between healthy skepticism and hollow cynicism." Mastering that distinction is your next assignment. Distinguish between your tendency to make compulsive negative judgments and your skill at practicing compassionate discernment? My reading of the astrological omens suggests that you will have a success-
ful week and the universe will conspire to bring you blessings you didn't realize you needed. AQUARIUS ( Jan 20 â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Feb 18) "There is time for work," said fashion designer Coco Chanel, "and time for love. That leaves no other time." I'm going to beg you to make an exception. Please do your best to carve out a few hours specifically devoted to engaging in unadulterated, unapologetic, unbridled playâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;the kind of fun and games that has the effect of permanently increasing your levels of liberation. PISCES (Feb 19 â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Mar 20) Although I myself have an intimate ongoing relationship with the Divine Wow, it's perfectly fine with me if other people don't. Some of my best friends are atheists and agnostics. But I must admit that I laughed derisively when I heard that Stephen Hawking declared, with the fanatical certainty of a religious fundamentalist, that heaven does not exist. How unscientific of him! The intellectually honest perspective is that there's no way to know for sure about that possibility. I bring this up, as an example of what not to do. It's important right now that you not be blinded by your theories about the way things work. Put the emphasis on your raw experience rather than preconceived biases, and you will be blessed with beauty and truth. V
Volunteers Wanted
Strathcona Place Seniors Centre need volunteers for Zumba and Pottery Instructor, kitchen preparation and dining room servers. Call Mary at 780.433.5807 The Canadian Liver Foundation needs a President and Treasurer for their Board. â&#x20AC; More info: cboyko@liver.ca The Heart and Stroke Foundation: looking for Volunteers With Heart; W: heartandstroke.ab.ca The Learning Centre Literacy Association: Seeking volunteer tutors to help adults develop reading, writing, math skills. Require High School reading, writing, and/or math skills; openness to tutor and learn with adults with various life experiences, including homelessness. Locations: Boyle Street Community Services and AbbottsďŹ eld Mall. Contact: Denis Lapierre, DowntownCentre, 780.429.0675, E: dl.learningcentre@shaw.ca; Susan Skaret, AbbottsďŹ eld Mall Centre, 780.471.2598, E: sskaret@telus.net
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The Nina Haggerty Centre for the Arts: looking for artists to provide mentorship to our artists with developmental disabilities. Share your talents and passion while gaining work experience. Info: volunteer@ninahaggertyart.ca The Sexual Assault Centre: recruiting volunteers: If you're empathetic, caring, nonjudgmental, want to gain experience, contact Joy T: 780.423.4102, E: joys@sace.ab.ca for info
Pride Parade Volunteers Needed! Last year Team Edmonton was the winner in the Pride parade so we need your help again to create another award winning entry. Contact Team Edmonton at volunteer@teamedmonton.ca; Jun 4-11, after 5pm
University of Alberta needs volunteers with depression for a study. Please call 780-407-3906.
S.C.A.R.S.: Second Chance Animal Rescue Society. Our dogs are TV stars! Watch Global TV every Sat at 9:45 AM where new, wonderful dogs will be proďŹ led. scarscare.org
Volunteer at ElderCare Edmonton: help out with day programs with things like crafts, card games and socializing. Call RenĂŠe for info at 780.434.4747 Ext 4
The Support Network: Volunteer today to be a Distress Line Listener. Apply on line thesupportnetwork.com or call 780.732.6648
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Volunteer for Dreamspeakers 2011 festival Looking for volunteers whether it’s for a few hours or for the duration of the festival. Go to dreamspeakers.org for info and to download the Volunteer Application Form Volunteer Lunch Deliverer/Driver: If you're available Mon-Fri, 11am-2pm, 1-2 days/week, be part of the team. Mileage reimbursed for delivery routes. T: 780.429.2020, E: emow@mealsonwheelsedmonto n.org; W: mealsonwheelsedmonton.org Volunteer website 14-24 years old. youthvolunteer.ca
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Volunteer with Pilgrims Hospice as a Client Companion and support your community. debbien@pilgrimshospice.ca 780 413 9801 ext.303 Volunteer with the Aboriginal Health Group. Plan events (like Aboriginal Health Week, Speaker Series). Promote healthy habits to high school students. Set up events. E: abhealthgroup@gmail.com; aboriginalhealthgroup.org
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Volunteer with your Pet, The Chimo Animal Assisted Therapy Project uses animals in therapy sessions with trained therapists to help the clients achieve specific goals. Info: chimoproject.ca; E: volunteer@chimoproject.ca, T: 780.452.2452 Volunteers instructors needed–Tap Dancing, Line Dancing. Wed: kitchen helper, Fri: dining room servers; Wed evening dinners: dishwashers, kitchen prep and servers. Mary 780.433.5807 Want to be featured on Lite 95.7's Community Scoop? Get in touch with Amanda. Share your story and give her your tip:
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Writer needed for Mighty Wheels Group The Mighty Wheels Group is in need of a volunteer writer to help re-write the copy on their website. T: Tim Id Parnett; E: tim@mighty-wheels.com; W: mighty-wheels.com/
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Any artist, musician, or performance artist interested in being featured at the Local Art Showcase @ Old Strathcona Antique Mall, E: Jenn@oldstrathconamall.com Art Gallery of Alberta (AGA) seeks Superstar for upcoming Warhol-inspired Refinery Factory Party (Jun 4): Superstars Wanted contest for fans of the AGA’s Facebook page (18 yrs +) can enter to be the AGA’s Refinery Superstar for the night by submitting a photo of them based on Andy Warhol’s Screen Tests; Info: youraga.ca/superstars EXPRESSIONZ CAFÉ: Market Place every Sat, looking for visual artists, crafty vendors, creative business, green vendors, green businesses. Info/book vendor space (drop-in vendors also welcome at 9am Sat) T: 780.437.3667; E: expressionzcafe@gmail.com; W: expressionzcafe.com Open Jury Photography Exhibit at Jubilee; Deadline: Jun 2; Appl:visualartsalberta.com/blog/ ?page_id=17335
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EXPRESSIONZ CAFÉ–Centre for the Eats & Arts: looking for family friendly performers and presenters to compliment the Monthly Marketplace. T: 780.437.3667; E: expressionzcafe@gmail.com; W: expressionzcafe.com Want to be part of Edmonton's New Art community collective? Send info ASAP to d_art_man@hotmail.com for jury in upcoming show
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Double kick drummer looking to join metal/hard rock band. 12yrs. exp. 8yrs in Edm. Indie band, 7 albums recorded. 780-916-2155 Drummer looking to join metal or hard rock band. Double kick, 12 yrs exp, 8 yrs in Edmt indie band, 7 albums, 250 live shows, good stage presence, dedicated, catch on quick, no kids, hard drug free. 780.916.2155 Experienced bass player looking to play with established band. Call Tony 780-484-6806.
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Calling all funky people! Drummer, bass, guitar, and keyboard needed to join reggae band. Call Jeicaa 780-244-7621 Looking for blues/rock players. Derek 780-466-7632 Metal band is looking for lead guitarist pro gear and vehicle a must. Infl: Priest, Maiden, Sabbath, Metalica. T: Adrian at 780.709.1961 THE ACCIDENT WILL gigging rock band seeks Guitar or Bass player. Call Ryan 780.975.6209. w w w. t h e a c c i d e n t w i l l . c o m booking@theaccidentwill.com Vocalist wanted – Progressive/Industrial/metal; age 17-21. Contact justinroyjr@gmail.com
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Music Instruction
MODAL MUSIC INC. 780.221.3116 Quality music instruction since 1981. Guitarist. Educator. Graduate of GMCC music program
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Ele. ukulele player seeking rockabilly/alt country or indie pop band. Call Luke 780-919-1395
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SlutWalk has only begun to uncover the problem of victim blaming Much has been said about the Slutthe only way it could be credible is if it Walk protests taking place across includes every women who's ever been North America. So much, in fact, that groped by a drunk student at a bar. She you might wonder if there is anyis refusing to believe that sexual thing left to say on the subviolence and harassment are as ject. But the issue at the prevalent as women claim and core of these walks is so inat the same time saying that .com ly grained in our culture that being groped against your will k e e @vuew brenda the current conversations is not legitimate harassment, a Brender but something we should exhave only begun to uncover b Ker the depth of the issue. Victim pect and tolerate. blaming is one of the main reasons Here in Edmonton, in a letter to the why sexualized violence continues to editor in the Edmonton Journal on May occur as often as it does. 20, Sigurd Lefsrud asserts that the Two main arguments against Slutwhole idea behind SlutWalk is wrong Walks are that victim blaming no longer because women actually do provoke exists and that the entire idea of the sexual contact by the way they dress. walk is wrong as victims actually are to Lefsrud tries to make the point by saying blame for assault. that prostitutes (Lefsrud's word) dress Recently, Margaret Wente of The Globe provocatively in order to attract sexual and Mail wrote an editorial which only attention. He confuses desired sexual atproves this point. She claims SlutWalk is tention with sexual assault. Sometimes pointless because, "The attitude that rape women do dress provocatively in order victims bring it on themselves has largely to attract attention. Men dress and act (though not entirely) disappeared from in certain ways to attract attention too. mainstream society." She then goes on What they do not do is ask to be assaultto cite a recent case in which a judge in ed and forced into sex against their will. Manitoba blamed the victim in a sexual Looking for sexual attention is in no way assault case. If judges are still doing it, it's the same thing as looking for sexual asstill a problem. She also cites a statistic sault. And the assertions are simply not from the American Association of Uniborne out. Statistics show absolutely no versity Women that 62 percent of womcorrelation between the incidence of asen say they've been sexually harassed at sault and the appearance of victims. But university. She dismisses this, claiming Lefsrud boldly makes these claims as if
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they are given. Sadly, this attitude is a commonly held one. How many of us have heard about an incident of sexual assault and wondered, even for a second, what the victim might have done to put him/herself in that position? I have heard the stories of hundreds of survivors of sexual assault, some of them strangers on crisis lines, some of them good friends. I have seen firsthand what victim-blaming does. Our quick assumption that anyone who was sexually assaulted must have had some measure of culpability makes all victims question themselves. It makes them hesitate before telling anyone, for fear of being blamed, and it definitely makes them hesitate before reporting the crime and in many cases not report it at all, again, for fear of being blamed. That is what perpetuates the culture of rape in our society. We need to take sexual assault seriously, and that means we need to put the responsibility squarely and solely where it lies, on the offender. And that is what SlutWalk is all about. V Brenda Kerber is a sexual health educator who has worked with local not-forprofits since 1995. She is the owner of the Edmonton-based, sex-positive adult toy boutique the Traveling Tickle Trunk.
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Hard bodies and limp dicks Dan Savage tackles Schwarzenegger and, uh, limp dicks My husband and I recently realized where the non-monogamy stuff I'm althat in order for us to remain happily ways pushing got Arnold! Look at the married, we need to fuck other people. chaos that non-monogamy creates! Enter the boyfriend. This 20-year-old Failed marriages! Devastated children! hunk has opened the sexual floodScandalous scandals! gates. He's gorgeous and athletic and In my defense, ladies and gentlemen enthusiastic, he gets me off at least of the angry e-mob, I would point out twice every time we get together, and that Arnold wasn't in a non-monogatales of our exploits have made things mous relationship. Arnold was in a moeven hotter between my husband and nogamous relationship. Arnold failed me. Everybody's happy! at monogamy. He did not succeed So what's the problem? Well, E at non-monogamy. If there is a after two months of dating lesson to be drawn from the SAVAG and numerous sexual enSchwarzeneggerunpleasom eekly.c counters, my new lover has antness, it's not that honw e u v @ gelove yet to get an erection. I know sava est non-monogamy never n Da e he's been able to get it up with works. Rather, it is the critical g a v a S previous partners, so I suspect importanceâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;particularly during this has something to do with our situadulterous heterosexual encountersâ&#x20AC;&#x201D; ation. Maybe there's a subconscious of anal intercourse. part of his brain that doesn't want to And please bear in mind, e-mobsters, bone a married woman? I've made it that you rarely hear about honest clear to him that there is no pressure non-monogamous relationships that and that I am more than satisfied. He work, to say nothing of marriages like insists that he is very attracted to me Mr and Mrs NMR's, ie, marriages that and that our current activities (lots of were saved by non-monogamy. Sucoral and hands everywhere) are incredcessfully non-monogamous straight ibly satisfying. couples typically aren't out to their Am I missing something, Dan? How friends, families and coworkers. We can I coax this young man's erection tend to learn that someone we know out of hiding? is in a non-monogamous relationship Nouveau Mrs Robinson when it implodes and peopleâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;both inside and outside the relationshipâ&#x20AC;&#x201D; Before I get to your question, NMR, cast around, looking for something or I need to address the recent Arnold someone to blame. If the couple was Schwarzeneggerunpleasantness. non-monogamous, non-monogamy I'm getting a lot of mail from people gets the blame, even if it had nothing insisting that it's all my fault. The afto do with the breakup. fair, the love child, the split with Maria On to your problem, NMR ... Shriverâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;I'm apparently to blame for What a delightful problem to have! everything, save Arnold's oldest son's A gorgeous, athletic and enthusiastic slammin', nearly legal bod. This is the hunk with a hard dick is better than case because (1) I'm a big proponent a gorgeous, athletic and enthusiastic of non-monogamous/monogamish rehunk with a soft dick, I'll grant you. lationships and (2) aging Hollywood But better a gorgeous, athletic and action stars don't get erections withenthusiastic hunk with a soft dick than out checking in with me first. And look no gorgeous, athletic and enthusiastic
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Forgoing routine physical maintenance is the mother of all take-you-for-granted moves, one that quickly kills desire and slowly smothers love, and it can constitute grounds for cheating and/or leaving. some videoâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;and that's video we'd all like to seeâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;all we have to go on is his word, NMR, and he could be lying. Young hunks with erectile problems, too embarrassed and/or ashamed to admit they have a problem, will sometimes lie to their partners and refuse to speak to doctors. But your hunk has someone older and wiser telling him what to do, NMR, and you're going to tell him to talk with a doctor. Is it better to stay with your overweight wifeâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;who happens to be the mother of your infant daughterâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;and cheat on her to get sexual gratification (and be a shit of a husband) or leave her (and be a shit of a father)? Almost Twice The Wife
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those your only options? If they are, ATTW, then stay and cheat. Abandoning an infantâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;to say nothing of abandoning someone with an infantâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;is a shit move. So is cheating on the mother of your infant daughter, of course, but it's slightly less shitty. Here's another option: You could go without for six months or a yearâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;you know, like most new parents. Backing way up: you were presumably attracted to your wife before the baby ... otherwise there would be no baby, right? And presumably, the mother of your infant daughter is going without right now, too, as she's probably too
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exhausted to bother with sex. Because she just had a baby. She also may not be feeling it for her asshole husband, a man who she senses doesn't find her attractive in her current stateâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;a state he helped put her in. Take a little responsibility here, ATTW: you knocked the wife up knowing that pregnancy and its tragic aftermath, aka "parenting," leave new moms with very little time for the gym. If you expected your wife to bounce back to her pre-baby weight in 10 weeks, like some sort of celebrity mom, then you needed to get her two nannies, a personal trainer and a full-time nutritionist. Perhaps I'm being too hard on you, ATTW. Your letterâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;reproduced here in its entiretyâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;is all I had to go on. For all I know, your wife is one of those lousy spouses who abandon
routine physical maintenance once the first kid arrives, because, hey, now you're stuck! Forgoing routine physical maintenance is the mother of all take-you-for-granted moves, one that quickly kills desire and slowly smothers love, and it can constitute grounds for cheating and/or leaving. (Normal and natural aging, health issues that make routine maintenance impossible, etc, do not by themselves constitute grounds for cheating and/or leaving.) But it's too soon to know if your wife is one of those lousy take-you-for-granted spouses, ATTW, as your daughter is still an infant. Masturbate, help out, make sure your wife has the free time she needs to take care of herself, and you may find that you don't have to be any sort of shit. I'm writing about the "Choicer Challenge" you've issued to all the bigots out there who say that being gay is a choice. I think you've set yourself up for a possible failure here, Dan. I'm a straight guy. I am also a stubborn motherfucker. If I were one of those choicers, Dan, I would suck your dick just to win the argument. That's why the Choicer Challenge should say that they have to suck you off while maintaining a glass-cutting boner. I could probably will myself to blow you to prove a point, but willing myself to get hard during it? Not possible! Bone Machine
Good point, BM. The Choicer Challenge is hereby amended to include the production of a glass-cutting boner while blowing me. I'm waiting for your call, John "Choicer" Cummins. V Find the Savage Lovecast (my weekly podcast) every Tuesday at thestranger. com/savage.
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hat if the waters of the North Saskatchewan flowed blood red? This stunning image emerged in my mind after the lecture last Thursday at the AGA by Ken Lum, the lead artist on the design team for the new Walterdale bridge, after he described the city's heart as lying in the middle of the river. "The heart of the city is really the dividing line and the intersecting line, at the same time, between two different cities â&#x20AC;Ś it's there, historically, naturally," said Lum. We heard his theory about the bridge as a vantage point for the past as seen through the panorama of both the south and north sides of the city, the other bridges, the legislature building, and the fort, not to mention prehistoric geological time. The existing Walterdale bridge, Edmonton's most historic crossing, was finished in 1913 and spanned the chasm that separated Edmonton from Strathcona, creating a symbol of our collectivity. The historical significance isn't lost on the city either. In the Walterdale Bridge Project Background published on the City of Edmonton's website, it states,
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"The Project Team recognizes the importance of the Rossdale area as a focus of community identity and collective heritage and the cultural and spiritual significance of the Fort Edmonton Cemetery and Traditional Burial Ground in particular." A bridge might be considered a sacred gathering place, whether it sits next to a cemetery or not. According to Heidegger, a bridge gathers to itself the earth and sky, mortals and divinities. Bridges represent the relationship between the surrounding landscape and the air it is suspended in, the people that dwell there and the spirit of the place. The new Walterdale bridge has the potential to be a bustling hub of the city, at the true heart of the city, even more than say Churchill Square. "The idea of creating a kind of public space over the water as part of the bridge is crucial," said Lum. He proposes that the new bridge speak to futurity, as well as the allegory of traversal and passage. "I'm talking about public space that's not just made up, but a public space that embodies all these different terms." V
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