Articles by Leslie Ken Chu
Non La Sounds Brand New on 'Like Before'
PUBLISHED Mar 25, 2024
Wish fulfillment isn't all it's cracked up to be. Non La, the moniker of Vancouver musician DJ On, learned this...
The Cure Were Alone in Space in Vancouver
Rogers Arena, June 2
PUBLISHED Jun 3, 2023
Astronauts frequently describe returning to Earth with a sense of profound despair. Viewed from a zoomed-out vantage point that engulfs thi...
100 gecs Were Joyful Sensory Overload in Vancouver
PNE Forum, April 7
PUBLISHED Apr 8, 2023
100 gecs are music made by and for the terminally online; they exist in corners of the internet where the socially, culturally, and geograp...
Red Hot Chili Peppers Burned Bright and Never Fizzled in Vancouver
BC Place Stadium, March 29
PUBLISHED Mar 30, 2023
Red Hot Chili Peppers have never hesitated to indulge in lengthy albums. Even after more than 40 years together, they released two double a...
Sudan Archives Reflects on Her Triumphant Year of "Kinda Sassy, Kinda Sensual" Music
PUBLISHED Dec 8, 2022
The challenges of being a musician in 2022 are well-documented, with artists as renowned as Santigold and Animal Collective cancelling thei...
Modest Mouse Let Their Songs Do the Talking in Vancouver
Commodore Ballroom, November 28
PUBLISHED Nov 29, 2022
With little flair, Modest Mouse celebrated the 25th anniversary of their sophomore album, 1997's The Lonesome Crowded West, at Vancouver's...
Beth Orton Savoured Every Moment in Vancouver
Hollywood Theatre, November 22
PUBLISHED Nov 23, 2022
"Thank you for giving me my own vagina to climb into every night." This was Beth Orton's way of shouting out her sound tech for giving her...
Quinton Barnes Careens Between Sounds and Feelings on 'For the Love of Drugs'
PUBLISHED Oct 17, 2022
Quinton Barnes' self-produced third album, For the Love of Drugs, is a gauntlet of tormented internal monologues. Drawing inspiration from...
