Articles by Leslie Ken Chu

Sook-Yin Lee and Adam Litovitz Radiate Warmth and Healing on 'jooj two'

PUBLISHED Apr 6, 2021

Since the mid-'90s, Sook-Yin Lee has embedded herself in Canadian culture through her work as a broadcaster, actor, filmmaker, musician, an...

Vancouver's Kylie V Captures Grand, Melancholic Feelings on 'Big Blue'

PUBLISHED Feb 25, 2021

Though only 17 years old, Kylie Van Slyke, better known as Kylie V, is already a fixture in Vancouver's music scene. They debuted with the...

slowthai Asks Himself the Tough Questions

PUBLISHED Feb 9, 2021

"If you can't stand to be in your own company, how can someone else? That's always been something I try to live by." In this time of isola...

slowthai Breaks Down All Sides of Himself on 'TYRON'

PUBLISHED Feb 8, 2021

Northampton rapper slowthai made his name with his 2019 debut, Nothing Great About Britain. No surprise, the "Brexit Bandit" incurred criti...

​Alan Doyle / Kelly Prescott

Queen Elizabeth Theatre, Vancouver BC, March 8

PUBLISHED Mar 9, 2020

For over 25 years, Alan Doyle, of Newfoundland treasures Great Big Sea, has been bringing ceilidhs coast to coast in Canada and beyond. It...

​The Strokes / Alvvays / Promiseland

Rogers Arena, Vancouver BC, March 5

PUBLISHED Mar 6, 2020

Despite falling just short of a sell-out, the Strokes triumphed in their first Vancouver show in over a decade at Rogers Arena on Thursday...

lié

You Want It Real

PUBLISHED Feb 25, 2020

Sound the alarm — corrosive Vancouver punk trio lié are back with their fourth album (and second for Mint Records), You Want It Real. Altho...

GZA / Killah Priest / Raz Fresco

Commodore Ballroom, Vancouver BC, January 20

PUBLISHED Jan 21, 2020

GZA's sophomore album, Liquid Swords, is not only one of the best solo Wu-Tang Clan releases, it's a hip-hop classic on its own. This year...