BeatRoute Magazine BC Edition - March 2020

03.20YVRMUSIC
The Cheat Sheet BR PICKS THE 5 ESSENTIAL LIVE MUSIC SHOWS
1
YOUNG MA
Sun, March 8 at Fortune Sound Club
The Brooklyn rapper exploded
since dropping 2016 breakout single
“Ooouu.” Now is your chance to see
Herstory In The Making—her debut
album—in the flesh.
2 GRIEVES
Thurs, March 12 at Fortune Sound Club
Backed by mega indie label
Rhymesayers, the Seattle-based hiphop
artist tosses melodic beats and
spits earnest lyrics with a distinctly
Northwest bent.
3
LIL MOSEY
Fri, March 13 at the Vogue Theatre
Young and making bold moves in
the hip-hop realm, the 18-year-old
wunderkind has toured with the late
Juice Wrld and mixes high fidelity
production with mumble rap verses.
4 ONYX
Sat, March 21 at The Waldorf Hotel
Sliding just under the radar during
the Golden Age of hip-hop, the longstanding
hardcore rap pair are back
from the East Coast with grimy new
material.
5
MC HOTDOG
Fri, March 27 at the Vogue Theatre
Swerving from melodic R&B sounds
to metal trap instrumentals in a
single album are a testament to
the dynamic skills of this veteran
Taiwanese artist.
1
THE STROKES
Thurs, March 5 at Rogers Arena
Their first album in seven years
isn’t out until April, but who
doesn’t love a rock and roll rager
from the ones who spearheaded
the garage rock revival?
2
AVI KAPLAN
Tues, March 17 at The Biltmore Cabaret
The former Pentatonix vocalist
has moved on from acappella
to guitar and harmonica riffs
trembling beneath a commanding
bluegrass voice.
3
DRIVE-BY TRUCKERS
Thurs, March 17 at The Commodore
The grit-under-your-nails country
rock band radiates Alabama
flavour; raspy vocals tell tales of
guys who’ve been through it all.
4 DESTROYER
Fri, March 20 at The Vogue Theatre
Acclaimed indie-folk hometown
hero Dan Bejar’s candid vocals
teeter on 90s vibes, beautiful
piano, and electronic guitar.
5 TENNIS
Mon, March 30 at VENUE
In the wake of their fifth album,
Swimmer, the married duo remain
steadfast to the 60’s dream pop
sound their music first burst from.
1
BLACKWATER BURIAL
Fri, March 6 at the Astoria
Dishing a sonic brain-melter of
tech-death, this nascent Vancouver
band has only been smashing out
high-octane jams since 2018.
2
CURL UP AND DIE
Sat, March 7 at The Wise Hall
The resurrection of the Las Vegas
metalcore act land heavy with the
nostalgic sounds of their early
aughts days.
3
DECIBEL TOUR
Wed, March 18 at the Imperial
Decibel Magazine’s behemoth of a
night: Norwegian black metal gods
Mayhem headline alongside ABBATH,
with Gatecreeper and Idle Hands.
4
A NIGHT OF DEATH AND
DOOM WITH VASTUM
Thurs, March 19 at the Astoria
Feel the doom with extreme
thrashers VASTUM from Oakland,
Grave Infestation’s haunting screamo,
and the psychotic tendencies of
Radioactive Vomit.
5 FLESHGOD
APOCALYPSE
Tues, March 31 at the Rickshaw Theatre
Reach another dimension in the
presence of the Italian symphonic
death metal outfit’s obliterating vocals
and stunning melodic production.
1
THE REAL MCKENZIES
Sat, Mar 7 at the Rickshaw Theatre
A founder of Celtic Punk, playing on
home soil, spinning traditional songs
with classic bagpipes and the usual
suspects of great punk—rapid-fire
drums and DIY spirit.
2
DAYGLO ABORTIONS
Sat, Mar 14 at Pat’s Pub
It’s the 30th anniversary of the
Vancouver Island punks being
cleared of obscenity charges—laid
on the basis of their third album—
so come celebrate with these
motherf%*#@$!
3
PUSSY RIOT
Thurs, Mar 19 at Fortune Sound Club
Big noise and hunky hooks abound in
the local duo’s raging output of sound
and, half a decade after conception,
their heart is still right where it needs
to be—drenched in sweat.
4
SETH ANDERSON
Thurs, Mar 26 at LanaLou’s
Scream along and let all your woes
fall to the whisky-sticky floor where
they belong. Be ready to headbang
one moment and put your lighters in
the air the next.
5 AANTHEMS
Fri, March 27 at Pat’s Pub
Big noise and hunky hooks abound in
the local duo’s raging output of sound
and, half a decade after conception,
their heart is still right where it needs
to be—drenched in sweat.
1 SMALLTOWN
DJS MAGIC
MOUNTAIN TOUR
Sat, March 7 at MIA
Hype up your Saturday with
Smalltown DJs, Miami’s funky The
Sponges, Christian Martin, and
Vancouver’s very own housespinner
Sivz.
2 YULTRON
Fri, Mar 13 at Celebrities Nightclub
The LA-based producer is as
comfortable playing rock music
as he is EDM, but the genreoctopus
mainly sticks to subgenres
of the latter.
3
LA ROUX
Fri, March 20 at The Commodore
The now-solo artist is back with a
new album, fresh energy, and that
synthy electro-pop that we fell in love
with.
4
DAN DEACON
Sat, March 21 at VENUE
The multi-instrumentalist,
conservatory-level trained composer
will shoot you to the moon via tour
bus run on electronic experimentals
and vegetable oil.
5
SEASONS FESTIVAL
Sat, Mar 28 at Pacific Coliseum
Thank you for flying with EDM
megaliths Above and Beyond, DJ
Yotto, LA producer JVNA, and
Vancouver Trance Family’s Chris
Arnal.
38 BEATROUTE MARCH 2020