BeatRoute Magazine BC Edition May 2019
BeatRoute Magazine is a monthly arts and entertainment paper with a predominant focus on music – local, independent or otherwise. The paper started in June 2004 and continues to provide a healthy dose of perversity while exercising rock ‘n’ roll ethics. Currently BeatRoute’s AB edition is distributed in Calgary, Edmonton (by S*A*R*G*E), Banff and Canmore. The BC edition is distributed in Vancouver, Victoria and Nanaimo. BeatRoute (AB) Mission PO 23045 Calgary, AB T2S 3A8 E. editor@beatroute.ca BeatRoute (BC) #202 – 2405 E Hastings Vancouver, BC V5K 1Y8 P. 778-888-1120
BeatRoute Magazine is a monthly arts and entertainment paper with a predominant focus on music – local, independent or otherwise. The paper started in June 2004 and continues to provide a healthy dose of perversity while exercising rock ‘n’ roll ethics.
Currently BeatRoute’s AB edition is distributed in Calgary, Edmonton (by S*A*R*G*E), Banff and Canmore. The BC edition is distributed in Vancouver, Victoria and Nanaimo. BeatRoute (AB) Mission PO 23045 Calgary, AB T2S 3A8 E. editor@beatroute.ca BeatRoute (BC) #202 – 2405 E Hastings Vancouver, BC V5K 1Y8 P. 778-888-1120
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Contents<br />
Up Front<br />
4<br />
7<br />
8<br />
9<br />
10<br />
The Guide<br />
The Chromatics<br />
Dream Pop masterminds<br />
retrace their steps back to<br />
familiar territory<br />
The Agenda<br />
VanCity Places<br />
West End Nigerian restaurant<br />
Arike hits home with<br />
heart and soul<br />
That’s Dope<br />
Big canna loophole: Celebs<br />
partner with companies, not<br />
endorse them<br />
VanCity People<br />
Retired filmmaker turned<br />
restaurateur, Uwe Boll<br />
stands up to the haters<br />
Music<br />
17<br />
31<br />
35<br />
Concert Previews<br />
Yves Jarvis, Orville Peck,<br />
Lemonheads, Jenny Lewis,<br />
SonReal, Snotty Nose Rez<br />
Kids<br />
Album Reviews<br />
Mac Demarco, Lizzo,<br />
Vampire Weekend, L7,<br />
Schoolboy Q, Tacocat, The<br />
National and more!<br />
Live Reviews<br />
Alice In Chains, Earl Sweatshirt,<br />
Maggie Rogers<br />
MAY <strong>2019</strong><br />
KALI<br />
UCHIS:<br />
THE<br />
NEXT R&B<br />
DIVA HAS<br />
ARRIVED<br />
+ JORJA<br />
SMITH:<br />
ON THE<br />
BRINK OF<br />
SUPER<br />
STARDOM<br />
PLUS! ORVILLE PECK • JENNY LEWIS • SNOTTY NOSE REZ KIDS • DESTINATION NXNE • YVES JARVIS & MORE<br />
Cover Story<br />
24<br />
Kali Uchis &<br />
Jorja Smith<br />
Catching up with two of the<br />
hottest names in r&b on the<br />
forefront of innovation<br />
FREE<br />
Movies|TV<br />
37<br />
38<br />
Travel<br />
44<br />
Film review<br />
JT LeRoy poses questions on<br />
truth, identity, fact and fiction<br />
This Month In Film and<br />
The Binge List<br />
Destination:<br />
NXNE Toronto<br />
Celebrating its 25th year, Toronto’s<br />
North by Northeast creates a<br />
street level festival experience<br />
38<br />
July Talk, April 18 at the Pacific<br />
Coliseum. Read our review of this<br />
show and more online at beatroute.ca<br />
The Arts<br />
40<br />
40<br />
41<br />
43<br />
Horoscope<br />
46<br />
Hunch Festival<br />
Solo Performances offer a new<br />
kind of festival experience<br />
The Yes Men Combating fake<br />
news and divisive rhetoric in An<br />
Evening of Corporate Drag<br />
Last Podcast On The Left<br />
Podcast troublemakers turn true<br />
crime on its severed head<br />
This Month In Theatre<br />
No matter your sign, there’s<br />
always a song for you here<br />
LINDSEY BLANE<br />
11<br />
Fashion<br />
Donald Glover partners<br />
with adidas to let your<br />
feet tell the story<br />
11<br />
MAY <strong>2019</strong> BEATROUTE 3
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