Articles by Leslie Ken Chu

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  Smino / Phoelix

  Vogue Theatre, Vancouver BC, April 5

  PUBLISHED Apr 6, 2019

  Honorary Chicagoans Smino and Phoelix hit all energy levels when they took over the Vogue Theatre on Friday night. The duo of come-from-awa...

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  Spiritualized

  Commodore Ballroom, Vancouver BC, April 2

  PUBLISHED Apr 3, 2019

  Psych-rock legends Spiritualized enraptured the Commodore audience for two solid hours on Tuesday night. Stationed in a semi-circular forma...

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  Foals

  Orpheum Theatre, Vancouver BC, March 18

  PUBLISHED Mar 19, 2019

  Foals are high-definition rock at its most refined. Last night, the Oxford outfit brought arena-sized energy to the Orpheum Theatre. Ferns...

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  Noname / Elton

  Commodore Ballroom, Vancouver BC, March 12

  PUBLISHED Mar 13, 2019

  Noname's music is full of mourning, over loss of family and black lives, particularly black women. Yet she showed a sold-out crowd at the C...

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  KISS

  Rogers Arena, Vancouver BC, January 31

  PUBLISHED Feb 1, 2019

  KISS kicked off their "One Last KISS: End of the Road World Tour" at Rogers Arena last night and this first of their farewell shows was an...

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  Jorja Smith / Ravyn Lenae

  Orpheum Theatre, Vancouver BC, November 20

  PUBLISHED Nov 21, 2018

  Some artists make perfect sense to pair together on a bill. Jorja Smith and opener Ravyn Lenae are 21 and 19, respectively; both are classi...

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  Brockhampton

  PNE Forum, Vancouver BC, November 5

  PUBLISHED Nov 6, 2018

  Brockhampton made their Vancouver arena debut in front of a packed crowd at the PNE Forum on Monday night. The hip-hop boy band burned thro...

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  JPEGMAFIA

  Fortune Sound Club, Vancouver BC, August 29

  PUBLISHED Aug 30, 2018

  Baltimore-based rapper JPEGMAFIA says he reined himself in on his latest album, this year's Veteran. He called it an exercise in editing hi...