Articles by Leslie Ken Chu

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  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...

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  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...

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  Alex Cameron / Jack Ladder / Emily Panic

  Venue Nightclub, Vancouver BC, December 14

  PUBLISHED Dec 15, 2019

  On Saturday night, Australian singer Alex Cameron returned to Vancouver for the first of two back-to-back tour-closing shows at Venue Night...

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  Boney M. ft. Liz Mitchell / Morgan James

  Vogue Theatre, Vancouver BC, December 8

  PUBLISHED Dec 9, 2019

  Vancouver's disco lovers flocked to the sold-out Vogue Theatre on Sunday for Boney M.'s "Holiday Favourites & Classic Hits," featuring Liz...

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  Mount Eerie with Julie Doiron

  Christ Church Cathedral, Vancouver BC, November 30

  PUBLISHED Dec 1, 2019

  After releasing back-to-back albums in 2017 and 2018 about the death of his wife, artist and musician Geneviève Castrèe, Phil Elverum, a.k....

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  EarthGang / Guapdad 4000 / Benji.

  Venue Nightclub, Vancouver BC, November 16

  PUBLISHED Nov 17, 2019

  The vibes were perfect at the sold-out Venue Nightclub on Saturday, from openers Benji. and Guapdad 4000 to headliners EarthGang.   Pittsbu...

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  Danny Brown / Ashnikko / ZelooperZ

  Vogue Theatre, Vancouver BC, October 29

  PUBLISHED Oct 30, 2019

  From beginning to end, Danny Brown's Vancouver return at the Vogue Theatre on Wednesday night was gripping and, at its most intense, pummel...

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  Cat Power / Zsela

  Commodore Ballroom, Vancouver BC, October 28

  PUBLISHED Oct 29, 2019

  There is no presence like Chan Marshall. After more than two decades under the name Cat Power, she has locked into a live performance that...