Articles by Leslie Ken Chu

Devours' 'Escape from Planet Devours' Is an Electropop Quest to Rebuild Confidence

PUBLISHED May 11, 2021

Escape from Planet Devours was born from a nervous breakdown. Jeff Cancade, a.k.a. Vancouver electropop gaylien Devours, spent the pandemic...

Century Egg Dance Down an Existential Spiral on 'Little Piece of Hair' EP

PUBLISHED May 6, 2021

Century Egg's Little Piece of Hair is a joyful rebellion for those trapped in their minds. With most people confined to their homes, too, t...

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...