28 MUSIC JONS VICTORIA, BC Wed 6:30pm - Local 510 Thu 5:00pm - Local 510 (Parking Lot) Jons’ last tape of lackadaisical, lo-fi pop Serfs of Today sounded like Harry Nilsson on (more) acid. Their music is delightfully sweet with a sonic palette that burbles and warps as if it were coming from a broken cassette deck. The band is overdue for a release, so expect some fresh material from the four-piece. JOOKLO ZAPPA ROME, IT Wed 11:00pm - Wine-Ohs JOOKLO ZAPPA’s frenetic free jazz approach is propelled <strong>by</strong> the unhinged dual saxophones of Virginia Genta and Stanley Zappa (nephew of Frank Zappa) and the primal drumming of David Vanzan. Together, they create a demented cacophony that ably straddles the boundaries of tonality and rhythm. JUNGLEPUSSY BROOKLYN, NY **PEACHES PICK** Thu 11:30pm - Commonwealth (Upstairs) Junglepussy’s percussive and head-turning beats make quite the impact. She confidently spits catchy and often humorous rap ballads about self-love, female power and sexuality. Sound like anyone you know? It’s no wonder Peaches picked her. KAYTRANADA MONTREAL, QC Fri 11:00pm - Flames Central Kaytranada is one of the most in-demand producers of the moment. His production style has old-school influence with a distinct electronic bent, and his prolific output has cemented him as one of the most exciting young producers in the game. His hazy boom-bap beats can be heard on albums from the likes of Vic Mensa, Mick Jenkins and Anderson .Paak. Many of his esteemed collaborators appear on his stunning debut album for XL Recordings, 99.9%, a work that has solidified his place among the production elite. KIM GRAY VANCOUVER, BC Thu 12:00am - Bamboo Sat 1:00pm - Broken City Much like the surf-stompers of Kim Gray’s other outfit, Skinny Kids, his solo work keeps the reverb buzzing, but at a decidedly mellowed pace. The latest single off his forthcoming debut solo LP, “Perfume Ghost,” is a surf-psych sedative with traces of doo-wop. Spritz gently and bask in the lo-fi mist. KISO ISLAND VANCOUVER, BC Wed 7:30pm - Broken City (Patio) Fri 11:40pm - Tub<strong>by</strong> Dog Named for an ill-reviewed Mount Pleasant sushi joint, Kiso <strong>Island</strong> is a Pacific Northwest power-pop band that actually pops. A brand-new all-star trio featuring members of Jo Passed, Redrick Sultan and TV Ugly, they oscillate between cute melodies and angsty shrieking, all the while putting the bounce in your pogo. L.A. FOSTER MONTREAL, QC Fri 10:00pm - Flames Central L.A. Foster’s soulful vocals and eclectic dance beats make for a melodic combination. Her latest release Saudade was produced <strong>by</strong> Stephen Ramsay (of Young Galaxy). Both artists make melancholy dance music, although dancing in the crowd at this show will melt your troubles away. L.T.LEIF CALGARY, AB Tue 9:00pm - Commonwealth (Downstairs) L.T.LEIF is the latest nom de plume of enduring Calgary performer Laura Leif. Her idiosyncratic folk-pop is a heavenly coo wrapped in ukulele plucks and droning soundscapes. Working her music magic solo, or banging away behind a drum kit with her scrappy cohorts HexRay, it’s no matter. Leif brings effortless sweetness to whatever she touches. LAB COAST CALGARY, AB Wed 7:00pm - Local 510 (Parking Lot) Thu 10:30pm - Broken City This five-piece created <strong>by</strong> Chris Dadge and David Laing has humble beginnings rooted in lunch hours working at the paint store and taking walks in the park. Exposed and wistful, Lab Coast has expanded to involve more instrumentals (including sax, percussion and violin) to add to their tried and true home recording techniques. Their pop is part dreamy lo-fi fairy dust, part forthright melody. Their latest album, Remember The Moon, is timed perfectly to set off your summer. LAFAWNDAH BROOKLYN, NY **PEACHES PICK** Sat 9:30pm - Flames Central Ever a citizen and student of the globe, Lafawndah makes eclectic club music that bends geography to her will. Her rhythms and vocal delivery take cues from far-reaching styles, synthesizing a new frontier of borderless electronic bangers. Her last EP for Warp Records, Tan, is a trip through the world’s best dancefloors that doesn’t require you to move an inch. LAND OF TALK MONTREAL, QC Sat 6:50pm - Olympic Plaza Elizabeth Powell’s gorgeous songwriting, backed up <strong>by</strong> some of the heaviest of heavy hitters in indie rock (Stars, Arcade Fire, Silver Mt. Zion) lent the lush pop of 2010’s Cloak and Cipher the grand orchestration (and occasional riff!) it deserved. Their return from hiatus is as welcome as the first breath of spring, if spring were great live and had more strings. GUIDED BY VOICES DAYTON, OH Sat 9:30pm - Olympic Plaza The return of “the greatest rock & roll band of the modern era.” Sure, truth may not always be at the top of the priority list for White House Press Secretaries, but when Obama’s right-hand man Jay Carney famously said it, it kind of felt like we were all on the same page, didn’t it? A lot of ink has been spilled on <strong>Guide</strong>d By Voices’ prolific output since schoolteacher Robert Pollard formed the band in the early ‘80s—over 500 songs credited to the band and over 1,600 to Pollard himself—but not nearly enough has been spent expounding just how many of them are untouchable. Perfect two-minute (and under) pop gems with equal roots in the British Invasion, punk, post-punk, psychedelic rock and indie styles, all wrapped in the trademark GBV lo-fi aesthetic; a musician’s and music fan’s band, through and through. In 2004, to pay tribute to an undeniably great band on their farewell tour, over ten cities in the United States declared a <strong>Guide</strong>d By Voices day. So, with their <strong>2016</strong> new lineup marking <strong>Sled</strong> <strong>Island</strong>’s 10-year anniversary…what do you say, Mayor Nenshi? <strong>Sled</strong> <strong>Island</strong> <strong>2016</strong>
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