BeatRoute Magazine BC Edition - January 2020

PLUS!
TORY LANEZ
AMBER LIU
ALEXISONFIRE
HOLY FUCK
AND MORE
Contents
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The Guide
Calgary rapper Jae Sterling
has big plans for 2020 and
after his visionary album,
Trap Bby, we’re paying
attention.
Artist Features
Tory Lanez, Alexisonfire,
and Holy Fuck.
The Playlist
All the singles we can’t stop
listening to this month.
Album Reviews
Stormzy, of Montreal, Tinashe,
...And You Will Know
Us by the Trail Of Dead,
Kaytranada, Free Nationals,
Wolf Parade and more.
Live Reviews
King Diamond hails satan
and shines amongst an
army of loyal Mercyful Fate
fans.
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Cover Story
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METEORIC
RISE OF
ORANGE
COUNTY
Rex Orange County
London-based bedroom
pop songwriter Alexander
O ‘Connor AKA Rex Orange
County minds the gap and
croons beyond his internet
beginnings with a toothy
grin.
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LifeStyle
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Travel
From 5-star food trucks to a
flaming hot local music scene,
Portland, Oregon is a city that
shows up.
+ 10
CANADIAN
ARTISTS
TO WATCH
IN 2020
32 Style
Rising star Lennon Stella
shares some tour fashion
tips and highlights
her skin care essentials.
33 That's Dope
Anders, FrancisGotHeat,
and Rich The Kid deliver the
first song ever composed
from sounds extracted from
a cannabis plant.
Tinashe is
in complete
control:
Album
reviews,
page 26.
High On Fire, Dec. 2, 2019 at The
Rickshaw Theatre. Read our review of
this and more online at beatroute.ca
YVR
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Frontera
Experimental rockers Fly Pan Am
navigate their way through liminal
spaces at the PuSh Festival.
YVR Agenda
Our top picks for PuSh, Elevate
Music Project takes things to the
next level in the finals and the
VSO’s New Music Festival tunes
into a diverse medley of classical
composers.
Cheat Sheet
BeatRoute’s Essential List — the
must-see shows this month in
Vancouver.
MARIA GOVEA
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