Verb Issue S193 (June 8-14, 2012)

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Turntable Whiz Talks Mixing It Up P11

SK Climbers Return Home

Treacherous Conditions Hampered Bid For Summit P4

Rosie And The Riveters

Local Four-Piece Reveals Their Inspiration P12

MoSoFestCheck Out This Indie/

Rock Extravaganza! P10

Madagascar 3Laughs Abound In Fast-

Paced Flick P15 DJJayCeeOh

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Sask. To Reshuffle Child Welfare SystemMove Sparks Debate, As Opposition Says The Alternatives Are UnderfundedAlex J MAcPherSOn

SA S K AT O O n , S K — The provincial government has re-vamped its child welfare strat-egy, a move that will result in the closure of five government-run group homes across Saskatch-ewan.

The system c u r r e nt l y h a s more than 900 spaces spread across 100 group homes run by community-based organizations (cBOs). The government operates just 43 spaces, all of which will be shifted to cBOs in the coming months.

The shift is designed to forge deeper connections between chil-dren in care and their communities, according to the Social Services Minister.

“This is about children, this is about making sure kids can grow up to reach their own potential in

whatever way that is, and support-ing them and their families to help them reach that goal,” says Social Services Minister June Draude.

Saskatoon Treatment Group home, Prince Albert Adolescent Group home, and eden house in regina will close within 60 days; the

12 children living in these homes will be placed in ones run by cBOs.

re d W il low centre in Saska-toon and Dales

house in regina, which currently house 31 youth, will remain open until sufficient space elsewhere is created.

citing the benefits of groups like Street culture Kidz in regina and eGADZ in Saskatoon, Draude says consolidating all child welfare resi-dential spaces is a sensible decision.

“community-based organiza-tions [have] board members that are living right in the community and understand the needs in that

specific area,” she explains. “They can help them grow in a society where they understand the home life.”

Danielle chartier, opposition critic for Social Services, says the shift is an attempt to “offload ser-vices.”

“It’s not the space that’s the problem; it’s the service and sup-port that comes with the space,” she explains. “I know places like red Willow in Saskatoon, the services they offer have been 13 years in the making and are fairly unique. If it’s not broke, why fix it?”

chartier is concerned that the move threatens to undermine es-tablished services and the “struc-ture, stability and consistency” that children in care need.

“cBOs do fabulous work, there’s no doubt about that, but the reality is that cBOs are currently under-funded and not properly resourced, which leads to recruitment and re-tention issues,” she continues. “The kids at places like red Willow …

have been dealt probably the most difficult hand in life: you want to make sure they have the adequate supports in place to be successful.”

chartier says she is also con-cerned that the necessary cBO spaces have not yet been created.

The government, which spends about $48 million on cBOs each year, has indicated that money

from its own institutions will be redirected to cBOs.

Bob Bymoen, SGeU president, said in a news release: “Our mem-bers, who have dedicated their careers and their lives to helping vulnerable children, believe that government needs to rethink its plan to cut these services.”

Feedback? Text it to 306-881-8372.

“It’s not the space that’s the problem; it’s the service and support that comes with the space.”

-Danielle Chartier

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Photo: courtey of Steve Whittington

The team working across the Manitoba Col toward the final ridge line.

SK Climbers Return After Bid For SummitTreacherous conditions Forced Team To Turn Back Within 800 Feet Of TopAlex J MAcPherSOn

SASKATOOn, SK — Unstable snow conditions, crevasse falls, avalanches, and poor weather

kept a team of Saskatchewan mountaineers from summiting one of the country’s last un-climbed peaks.

On May 18th, Steve Whittington,

Jeff Dmytrowich, Wren rabut and Sam Unger set out to conquer Mount Saskatchewan, a windswept pyramid of rock and ice protruding from the spine of the centennial range in Yukon’s Kluane national Park. The mountain’s steep flanks and foul weather have rebuffed

climbers for fifty years. This year proved no different: after thirteen days and two summit attempts, the team admitted defeat.

“I wouldn’t say that things nec-essarily went wrong,” says Whit-tington, who led the team, “but we tried to prepare for the worst and hope for the best — my advice to anybody going would be to prepare for the worst that can happen and expect it to be worse than that. That sums up the conditions we faced on the climb.”

After establishing a camp at 7,500 feet at the bottom of the icefall — the treacherous point where the glacier tumbles off the mountainside — the team began a series of reconnaissance and load-ferrying trips.

On one of these trips, Dmytro-wich plummeted into a crevasse, a deep chasm concealed by a slender blanket of snow. It was the first of many such falls.

“I’ve never fallen in as many cre-vasses as I’ve fallen in, ever in my whole mountaineering career, as I have on this trip already,” Whit-tington says.

When it became clear that pen-etrating the icefall was impossible, the team was forced to climb a “very, very steep avalanche slope.”

“A crevasse fall you can deal with,” muses Whittington. “You can get seriously hurt, you can die, but if you travel properly, which we do, most crevasse falls aren’t that serious. An avalanche? That’s a game-ender.”

To minimize the risk of a big slide, the team climbed at night, before the sun made the slope unstable, eventually establishing a high camp at 8,500 feet.

The team’s summit bids ended when Unger and Dmytrowich were unable to establish safe anchors in sugary snow and crumbling rock high on the mountain. They ex-hausted two routes in a matter of hours. The group closed to within 800 vertical feet of the summit but could go no higher. Whittington decided to turn around.

On the way down, the team was trapped at about 9,700 feet. The avalanche slope was too danger-ous to descend and a blizzard was raging. Whittington chose to dig in.

“A number of factors were influ-encing our decision-making,” he continues. “If we stay, we lose our trail. If we stay, the avalanche slope gets more risky. If we stay, we have [greater] risk of frostbite. If we go too early, we get swept away by our avalanche, but if we wait, we can’t find our way back to camp. You had to pick the right time.”

They set out in the early evening, reaching their high camp safely. But the storm persisted for almost four days. eventually, he says, “our objective changed from trying to summit the mountain to getting down safely.”

Although it was a long, hard slog through waist-deep snow, Whit-tington, Dmytrowich, rabut, and Unger reached their helicopter ren-dezvous without further incident.

Asked if he would try again, Whittington replies, “it can be climbed if the snow conditions are right. In my career there have been five times where I haven’t reached the top of a mountain when I’ve tried. The other four mountains I have gone back and summited.”


“[O]ur objective changed from trying to summit the mountain to getting down safely.”

-Steve Whittington

GlobalPage 6Jun 8–14, ‘12VerbNews.com

nUTS FOR HEARTS — eating tree nuts (cashews, walnuts, pistachios) may ac-tually help fight heart disease and dia-betes. In a study conducted at louisiana State University, researchers found that

people who ate tree nuts were slimmer and had lower BMIs than people who didn’t. What’s more, tree nut eaters also had higher levels of good cholesterol. Feedback? Text it to 306-881-8372.

Global At A Glance

Your Workspace Is GermyOffices Are rife With Bacteria, especially Men’sADAM hAWBOlDT

SAn dIEGO, CA — Your office desk is crawling with bacteria, so think about that the next time you pause in your work day to eat your lunch.

Moreover, men’s workspaces tend to be dirtier than their female peers.

In a recent study, scientists examined the bacteria levels on

chairs, phones, desktops, computer mice and keyboards in 90 randomly selected offices in new York city, San Francisco and Tucson.

Using swab tests, the researchers,

led by Scott Kelley, identified 549 different kinds of bacteria in these offices — most of which originated from human skin, noses, mouths, ears or intestinal cavities. Others stemmed from the environment, and were brought in on shoes and clothes.

So why are men covered with more bacteria?

“While the differences among cities do not seem interpretable, the differences between contami-nation in offices may be explained by differences in hygiene,” explains Kelley, a microbiologist from San

Diego State University. “Men are known to wash their

hands and brush their teeth less frequently, and are commonly perceived to have a more slovenly nature.”

What’s more, the average man tends to be larger than the aver-age woman, and thus has more skin surface area on which bacteria can grow.

All of this, in turn, means they are prone to shed more bacteria on their surrounding, leading to more contaminated offices.


Therapy heals Paralysis In ratsADAM hAWBOlDT

lAUSAnne, SWITZerlAnD — Former welterweight boxing champ Paul Williams was recently told he’d never walk again after a motorcycle accident left him para-lyzed.

now he, along with everyone else who is para-lyzed, have been given new hope.

That’s because researchers at ecole Polytechnique Fédérale de lausanne have helped rats with severe spinal injuries re-gain the ability to walk.

Previous experiments had prov-en that chemicals and electrodes

implanted in a rat’s spine could simulate the role of the brain, and make the rat’s legs move involun-tarily.

The new research built on that by placing the injured animals in a special harness that held them

upright; the sci-entists then put a piece of chocolate in front of the rats as an incentive.

A l l t h e a t-t e m p t s m a d e

towards the chocolate forced the rats’ brains to grow new nerve con-nections to their legs and, in five weeks, the rats could run and even climb stairs.


Uneasy Girls’ Brains Work harderADAM hAWBOlDT

eAST lAnSInG, MI — Anxious women work their brains harder than their male counterparts, ac-cording to new research.

Michigan State University re-searchers had 149 male and female students identify the middle let-ter in a series of five-letter groups

before filling out a questionnaire about how much they worried. Fe-males who identified themselves as “worriers” recorded higher brain activity than all other subjects.

“This may help predict the de-velopment of anxiety issues … for girls,” explains researcher Jason Moser.


“Men are known to wash their hands and brush their teeth less…”

-Scott Kelley

“[T]he attempts made … forced the rats’ brains to grow new nerve connections…”

-Adam Hawboldt

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BASE jUMPInG RECORd — A new world record for base jumping has been set in the Indian himalayas by russian Valery rozov. rozov leapt from the top of Shiving — a 6,543-metre mountain,

and within minutes hit speeds of 125 mph before safely landing on a glacier. It took the other members of his team three days to reach him. Feedback? Text it to 306-881-8372.

Offbeat At A Glance

Odd Ice cream Flavours Include cactus, ShrimpADAM hAWBOlDT

BerKeleY, cA — chances are you’ve tasted strawberry, vanilla or chocolate ice cream. But have you ever sunk your teeth into a scoop of squid ink or charcoal ice cream?

As strange as those may sound,

a number of Japanese companies are now producing cutting-edge flavours, including chicken wing, crab, cactus, shrimp and wasabi.

high-end ice cream-makers in America are also catching onto the trend, and creating some pretty outlandish flavours themselves.

Pastry chef Danyelle Forte is looking to transform ice cream into a gourmet dessert. Take her lemon-basil-eucalyptus ice cream.

Some of Forte’s other flavours include Fruit loops and pink pep-percorn. Just in time for summer.


Colonizing Marsreality TV Show To Fund VentureADAM hAWBOlDT

A M S T E R dA M , n E T H E R -LAndS— In 1969, nASA put a man on the moon.

By 2023, a Dutch startup com-pany vows to not only put a person on Mars, but to begin colonizing the red planet.

The company, which goes by the name of Mars One, says the first four-person crew will embark on the seven-month trip in 2022. Once landing on Mars, they will set up shop and live there — for the rest of their lives.

naturally, such an undertaking requires huge financial backing, but Mars One says in its promotional video that “creating the biggest media event ever” will contribute the cash. And according to the Daily Mail, this media event is going to be similar to a reality show.

But those four people aren’t the only ones heading to Mars.

According to Mars One, every two years after that the company will send a new team to the planet so that by 2033, the colony will con-sist of at least 20 people.

This may sound like a whole lot of cosmic dreaming, but according to the Mars One web-site, the company

will begin selecting astronauts next year, after which those selected will undergo a decade of training. In 2018, a rover will be sent to the red planet to figure out the best place for a settlement.

But is a venture of such magni-tude even possible to go through with?

“It is technically feasible,” admits Mars Society president, Dr. robert Zubrin.


“[E]very two years … the company will send a new team to the planet…”

-Adam Hawboldt

Sidewalk Sitting Ban eyed In cAADAM hAWBOlDT

BerKeleY, cA — The mayor of Berkeley, california is eyeing a ban that would prohibit sitting on sidewalks.

After seeing conflicts emerge between merchants and young people lounging around Telegraph Avenue, Mayor Tom Bates is putting his foot down.

“Sometimes, there are so many people sitting on the sidewalks, you can’t even use the sidewalk or go down the sidewalk,” CBS San Francisco reports Bates saying. “It

varies from time to time but it’s a problem. It’s risen to the level of people not feeling comfortable to come to Telegraph or some parts of downtown and that’s not ac-ceptable.”

“It’s just not civil,” Bates con-tinues.

“I walk home every day and back and forth to the office and people have stopped me and said, ‘can’t you do something about this?’ I figured this is a controversial is-sue and something that should be decided by the voters.”


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Lebanese Kitchen’s Exotic TreatsBrevoort Park restaurant Offers Authentic, Traditional cuisineADAM hAWBOlDT

The key to a great chicken sha-warma is the spice mix.

how much cayenne should you use? Should you add cinnamon? how about cumin or tumeric — or

both? Then there’s coriander seed, paprika and cardamom to consider. My word, the list of spices to choose from goes on and on.

But if you pick the right ones and put them together just so, chances are you’re going to make a ter-rific chicken sha-warma.

now, I have no idea what spices the good people at the lebanese Kitchen use, but I can tell you this: their chicken shawarma sandwich is top notch.

The chicken that they slice off the spit in front of you is incredibly moist, the yogurt sauce drips with garlicky goodness, the pickles are sliced to the ideal size (and add a delicious tangy quality to the meal) and the spice mixture is completely and mouthwateringly delicious.

The only problem with the dish is this: it’s so good that once you’re done, even though you’re full, you want to eat another one. like, statim.

needless to say, the lebanese Kitchen — which is tucked away behind a car dealership on 8th Street — is a restaurant you should defi-nitely try.

And should you do so, here are some things you should know:

With only lim-ited seating, it’s probably best to order take out or

delivery.It’s a family-owned restaurant,

and the owners are remarkably friendly and pleasant.

And finally, the chicken sha-warma isn’t the only delicious dish they serve.

Take, for instance, the tabouli. It was a juicy and fresh dish that treats you to an explosion of lemon and garlic with every bite.

And the hummus, well, it’s ev-erything you can ask for in a hum-mus. light and fluffy, smooth and creamy, garlicky and tart.

Oh, and don’t forget the fatayer. A Middle eastern pastry of sorts,

there are five different types of fatayer available at the lebanese Kitchen. And being a huge fan all things pastry, naturally I ate all of them.

And depending what you’re in the mood for, there is a fatayer for you. The potato fatayer had some excellent heat to it, the chicken fatayer was savoury, the beef fa-tayer looked like ninja stars and melted in your mouth, the spin-ach (or sabaneq) fatayer was full of lemony goodness, and the spinach & cheese fatayer put feta to good work in probably my favorite fatayer of the bunch.

Writing about all this lebanese goodness has gotten me hungry. Time to head back to the restaurant for the second time in two days. Seriously — I’m on my way out the door as I type this.


Address: 1206 emerson AvenueHours: Monday-Sunday: 11am-7pmReservations: 242-8892

Lebanese Kitchen

“The chicken that they slice off the spit in front of you is incredibly moist…”

-Adam Hawboldt

Photos: Courtesy of Adam Hawboldt

Spicy and delicious, cinnamon is as versatile as it is tasty

■ Sticks of cinnamon, called “quills,” are dried bark of an evergreen tree

■ cinnamon is mentioned in chinese writings as far back as 2800 B.c.

■ cinnamon was used on fu-neral pyres in ancient rome. In fact, the emperor nero burned a year’s supply of cinnamon to show the depth of his grief after killing his second wife

■ In the 17th century, the high demand for cinnamon sparked a war between the Dutch and the Portuguese

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Fetus Bullying: An Exercise In Ignorancecanada Is Progressive When It comes To Abortion. Wait, What Did That Guy Say?The eDITOrS OF VerB

SASKATOOn, SK — Absurd proposals are nothing new in politics.

case in point: former U.S. con-gressman newt Gingrich once introduced a bill to colonize the moon. Or how about the time Okla-homa senator constance Johnson, who submitted an amendment that would make ejaculating, except within the confines of a woman’s vagina, a criminal action against an unborn child. Ok, fine, Johnson’s

proposal was a satirical stab, born of frustration (pardon the pun) from the never-ending debate over abor-tion in the United States.

Sounds silly, doesn’t it. But who cares — that’s down in the States! We’re from canada, where abor-tions are legal, and aren’t all of us up here just progressive as heck, and let’s just take a minute to con-gratulate ourselves on approach-ing a complex health issue with rationality.

We, in canada, are smarter than that.

Well, except that Saskatchewan politician Maurice Vellacott has rolled out a rather insane proposal, going on record recently saying that he believes anti-bullying initiatives should extend to protect fetuses. riiiiight.

now, we’re not going to get into the is-a-fetus-a-human debate. nor do we intend to breech the ever spinning pro-life vs. pro-choice quarrel.

Instead, let’s try something dif-ferent. let’s suspend reality for a moment and pretend Vellacott’s suggestion actually, you know, becomes law. Just imagine the cockamamy bills that could pos-sibly follow:

Bill c-666: The Ovary Bullying Act—Which hereby states that all birth control pills should be con-sidered illegal on the grounds that they continuously punch a woman’s ovaries into unnatural submission.

Bill c-777: The Post-conception Intercourse Act — A bill that forbids pregnant couples from making the sweet love on the outside chance

they may bully or sexually harass their unborn child.

Bill c-888: The Arizona Act — In accordance with the sensible laws of our southern friends, pregnancy will now legally begin two weeks before conception.

And finally, Bill c-999: The Twins Act — having nothing to do with the baseball team from Minnesota, this bill intendeds to protect an unborn twin from sibling abuse.

Thus, should one unborn child kick or punch the other whilst they are together in the womb, said child will be charged with assault at the exact moment of crowning.

Okay, so obviously these bills are slightly out of touch with reality, but so too was Vellacott’s backdoor attempt to reopen the abortion de-bate on Parliament hill — a debate that not even the Prime Minister wants to be a part of.

And to turn serious for a mo-ment, consider the hypocrisy of Vellacott’s statement. Bullying has become a major policy issue for provinces, school boards and the federal government.

And by latching onto a hot-but-ton issue like this, spinning it on its head and using it to push his own agenda — his own beliefs — down others’ throats, well, isn’t Vellacott bullying us?

There are a lot people out there who think he is. So maybe one of the politicos on the hill should stand up and propose an anti-bul-lying initiative that would protect canadians from strong-handed po-litical absurdity and draconian bills. Because really: what’s the point of protecting an unborn fetus is you’re just going to abuse it for the rest of its life?


“Saskatchewan politician Maurice Vellacott has rolled out a rather insane proposal…”

-Verb’s editors

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MoSoFest: An Indie/Rock Extravaganza!The Music Side Of A Social Media event, MoSoFest Brings You 55 Fab BandsSeBASTIen DAnGerFIelD

SASKATOOn, SK — If you like discovering new music, you’re going to love this.

Back for its second year, the in-die/rock music festival, MoSoFest, is now bigger and hipper and better than ever.

“last year we had 15 bands play-

ing four different venues,” explains festival director rich Taylor. “This year we’ve expanded to 55 north American artists over seven ven-ues.”

Among those artists are the likes of Busdriver, Shearing Pinx, Jessica Jalbert, Snailhouse, Pirate Fridays and Moka Only.

Don’t worry if those aren’t

familiar, household names to you — they’re not supposed to be.

“We don’t expect people to look at our poster or website and rec-ognize all the names. It’ not like JazzFest. They bring in some really amazing headliners every year, like

Feist,” says Taylor. “We don’t do that. Ours is a

discovery festival. The great thing about pairing our festival with this conference is that it’s really a cel-ebration of new music, new ideas, new technology, this young, fresh energy that’s going on in Saska-toon.”

The event Taylor is talking about is the MoSo conference — the mo-bile and social media conference

that is the basis for everything.“A few years ago we heard there

was a group in town doing an in-teractive conference and they were hoping to expand into music,” ex-plains Taylor. “SaskMusic put us in touch with them.”

The result of this connection was the idea for a multi-industry festival along the lines of SxSW or nxne. A festival that Taylor has been thinking about putting on for quite some time.

“I’ve been talking about this type of festival for about six years now. I’ve met with promoters and there was always really good rea-sons why they didn’t want to do it,” says Taylor.

“So for me, it’s something I’ve been working towards for years. It feels like we’re finally getting to do the stuff I’ve been thinking about and planning for years. It’s a pretty awesome thing for everybody in-volved.”

And speaking of awesome, the way MoSoFest is laid out is nothing short of bang-up.

It all starts on June 14th with a launch party at louis’ — which will consist of a patio party, a few local bands and headline act Teen Daze,

a synth-glitch pop group from Van-couver.

From there, MoSoFest takes Broadway by storm. With music acts appearing everywhere from Amigos to lydia’s to the The Fez, this isn’t your average everyday festival.

“It’s club focused, so it’s a later festival than most,” explains Taylor. “You know, most outdoor festivals are done around 10 or 11 or so. But that’s right around when our festival starts.”

however, there’s more to Mo-SoFest than club acts. Two of the bigger shows at the festival — Damien Jurado and Bry Webb (former constantines lead singer) — will be held at Broadway Theatre.

For those interested in check-ing out all the new music about to descend on Saskatoon, you might want to purchase a wristband, which guarantees no cover and provides priority entry.

Wristbands are $55 and are avail-able through the festival’s website (www.mosoconf.com), where you can also find all the information you’ll need to rock out at this year’s MoSoFest.


Photo: courtesy of the artists

Bonjay, Shotgun jimmie and Teen daze are among the numerous acts that will be performing at this year’s MosoFest.

“The great thing about … our festival … is that it’s really a celebration of new music…”

-Rich Taylor

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Turntable Whiz dj jayCeeOh Mixes It UpFrom his Bare-Bones roots To Blowing The roof Off clubs, JayceeOh rulesAlex J MAcPherSOn

SASKATOOn, SK — Question: What can you make with a pair of stolen turntables, a cheap RadioShack mixer, a pair of bat-tered speakers and plenty of hard work?

Answer: A career. Just ask DJ JayceeOh.

“I started early on, in eighth grade,” JayceeOh, whose real name is Jake Osher, says. “ I had a best friend who was actually three years older than me. The difference between eighth grade and a kid in high school — he basically corrupted me in many ways.”

JayceeOh’s friend managed to get his hands on a VhS tape of a DJ battle between the executioners and the Beat Junkies, two of the first prominent DJ groups.

“literally, after he got his hands on that and we saw it, we stole our parents’ turntables,” he laughs. “We bought a radioShack mixer and started trying to scratch on whatever records we could find.”

The experience was galvanizing. From that moment, JayceeOh, still in grade school, immersed him-self in music, inhaling hip hop and learning everything he could about the art of DJing. he practiced reli-giously on an old belt-driven table. Music became the defining force in his life, but for all its propulsive power, he struggled to see it as anything bigger than a sideline:

“When I started I was like, this is a cool hobby,” he says. “But I was go-ing to be a stockbroker or a business guy, and make money that way.”

JayceeOh wound up studying at northeastern University in Boston but music beckoned, so he dropped

out of northeastern and enrolled at emerson college, a prominent performing arts school.

“At the time they had the num-ber one college radio station in the country,” he recalls. “I got on-air, and by way of that I got really connected within the music industry, started working for artists and rappers, and touring. I got a taste of what it would be like to be a professional DJ.”

Since switch-ing schools, Jay-ceeOh has slowly built his career. Today, he is at the point where, as he explains, “my DJ

idols are my friends now. literally the guys I watched on the tape before I went and stole my parents’ turntables are my friends.”

Unlike many of his contempo-raries, JayceeOh has never let any-thing blunt his love of music. he will play any kind of party, from grimy basements to high-end nightclubs. This is partly because he really en-joys entertaining people and partly because he’s desperately afraid of getting bored.

“I like to entertain myself, so I challenge myself within my sets,” he explains. “I run the gamut from playing almost every type of party imaginable. In a big top-40, bottle service club, there are certain songs you have to play. I wonder how am I going to do this differently? Something crazy this time.”

“I really enjoy doing multiple types of things,” he enthuses.

“I come from a straight tuntablist background, and when I can go to a party and flex those skills, and play breaks and funk and soul, I get a real kick from that. But I also get a huge rush from playing these big clubs in Vegas and europe. It’s all electronic music — that’s not where I come from, but I’ve adapted to it.”

he’s also a terrific collaborator, well-known for producing the Super 7 mixtape series, which has attract-ed some of the world’s best DJs.

“even when I started it five years ago, I wasn’t where I’m at today,” he says.

“The international DJ scene re-ally recognized it, and that’s kind of

what catapulted my career and got me touring canada and europe.”

“The passion [for DJing] is still the exact same passion, but I mean, starting on those turntables, I didn’t know how to do anything,” he con-tinues. “I knew what I wanted to do, but couldn’t do it.”

“I love it,” he says. “I would be

doing it for free in my bedroom.”Feedback? Text it to 306-881-8372.

jayCeeOhWhere: Scratch clubWhen: June 15Cost: $10

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“We bought a RadioShack mixer and started trying to scratch on whatever records we could find.”

-JayCeeOh

Section Pages 10, 11VerbNews.comArts & Culture

Alex J MAcPherSOn

When Matt Bahen was twenty-four he experienced every guitar player’s worst nightmare: a con-struction accident crushed his left hand, severing his fingers. Doctors were able to reattach the musician’s digits, and he was eventually able to play guitar again. reenergized by his narrow escape, Bahen decided to start a band. That outfit, The Schomberg Fair, has developed into an outlaw act for a new genera-tion. casting Bahen’s blackest musings against a raucous musical backdrop, The Schomberg Fair evokes ev-erything from early American folk to swampy gospel. Verb caught up with lead singer Bahen to discuss accidental amputation, songwrit-ing and not getting wasted — as much.

Alex J MacPherson: Tell me about learning to play guitar again after your accident.

Matt Bahen: It took awhile, but the handy thing was that my fingers, I knew where they were supposed to go. You remember where all the chords are. I have a few different fingerings I do now — my middle finger is pretty smashed up. But I’m a much better guitar player now

5 Qs: The Schomberg FairThis Ontario Three-Piece Discusses Their Tunes

“We just say we play roots rock … It’s a confluence of different influences.”

-Matt Bahen

local Four-Piece rosie And The riveters On Their InspirationAlex J MAcPherSOn

SASKATOOn, SK — Music is a powerful tool. It can entertain, but it can also unite and inspire. And four young women from Saskatoon have seized this potential, trans-forming gospel music into a pal-liative for people exhausted by

boilerplate radio hits.named for the cultural icon

who came to symbolize the vast potential of women in the work-

force, rosie and the riveters offer a contemporary take on classics from the ‘40s. Anchored by the

towering vocal harmonies of Fari-deh, Kiera Dall’Osto, Melissa nygren

and Alexis normand, the group marries first-class musicianship to a deep passion for entertaining.

“I wanted to start a group that would do gospel music,” says Fa-rideh, seated by the window in a local coffee shop.

“It’s a traditional music that isn’t being heard because most people don’t go to church. It’s a really in-credible kind of music.”

“I think that kind of music always spoke to me,” agrees Dell’Osto, her voice crackling with enthusiasm. “I cry onstage, music is a religious experience for me. That’s why I do it. We all get that together onstage, and we can recreate that together.”

The band has run afoul of skep-tics before, and will undoubtedly do so again, but it’s plain to see that their attraction to gospel is driven by a collective desire to sing upbeat songs with universal themes. The music is their message.

“I think that in itself can be a

spiritual experience,” Farideh muses.

“We long to see people getting along, and when you see that and hear four voices blending together without someone being less im-portant or more important — it’s a spiritual longing all hearts have.”


The Schomberg FairWhere: Amigos cantinaWhen: June 20Cost: Tickets at the door

Rosie and the RivetersWhere: The BassmentWhen: June 16Cost: $15

The Hold SteadyWhere: louis’ PubWhen: June 21Cost: $20.25 (Ticketmaster)Want some coverage for your upcoming event? Email [email protected] ASAP!

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“I wanted to start a group that would do gospel music.”

-Farideh

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than I was before. I had to work so much harder.

AJM: And you taught yourself how to play banjo after all of that?

MB: I wanted to learn how to fingerpick. I was really into Townes Van Zandt. It’s different on an in-strument you’ve already learned; you’ve developed all kinds of bad habits. Banjo is so much more right hand-oriented. The music is really defined by different patterns you’re able to do with the right hand.

AJM: As for The Schomberg Fair, how would you describe your sound?

MB: We just say we play roots rock.

There seems to be a lot of differ-ent elements, and that’s one of the hardest questions. You could be talking to someone entrenched in jazz music: you know, it’s not really jazz … everyone tries to put their own spin on it. It’s a confluence of different influences.

AJM: Your songs seem to be about despair, self-destruction, redemption and resurrection. Where does that come from?

MB: I do street outreach with the homeless. It’s constant expo-sure to the more negative or darker aspects of what the world can offer, and it’s difficult not to internal-

ize that. If you do that for a little while it

leaves an impression on you. Music is a really good way to deal with that and tell those stories.

AJM: How do those songs transfer live?

MB: We’ve always had a pretty good live show. It’s pretty good for a different reason now than it was before: we’re not as wasted. It’s not as much of a drunken debacle as it was previously. That’s a very short road. It’s an awesome road, but it’s very short.


5 Qs: The Schomberg FairThis Ontario Three-Piece Discusses Their Tunes

“We just say we play roots rock … It’s a confluence of different influences.”

-Matt Bahen

“I think we make music that I think we would want to hear ourselves.”

-Craig Finn

The hold Steady explore life’s highs And lowsAlex J MAcPherSOn

SASKATOOn, SK — craig Finn seems like a normal guy. he wears glasses, jeans, checked shirts. It’s not hard to imagine him buying groceries or changing his own oil or drinking a beer on the back deck.

But Finn isn’t a teacher or an insurance salesman. he is a rock and roll musician, and one of the best songwriters working today.

Finn fronts The hold Steady, a rock band from Brooklyn that has spent the last eight or nine years chronicling the seamy under-belly of growing up in middle-class America — the drinking, the drug-taking and the blindingly self-aware kids feeling helpless and ignored. Finn croaks out his lyrics, which feel more like razor-sharp beat poetry than singing, over top of an expert guitar band.

“I think there’s sort of a responsi-bility. If you’re going to write about

the high you should write about the low, too,” says Finn. “Some people more than others don’t feel like they’re living unless they’re getting

these highs and lows.”

Finn under-stands that our lives are punctu-ated by strato-

spheric crests and abyssal troughs; these exclamation points are the things we remember.

“I still remember,” he laughs, “it was pretty early on, this great thing a fan said to me after a show. he came up to me and said, ‘Man, I gotta talk to you ‘cause we were

doing the same things in Pittsburgh that you were doing in Minneapo-lis.’ And I was like, yeah, driving around, drinking beer, getting high, listening to tunes. We all do it. But it helps people make a connection.”

The band’s latest record, 2010’s Heaven is Whenever, is something of a departure from previous ef-forts. More expansive and relaxed, it doesn’t sacrifice the tension that shapes the band’s view of the world, but it is a different sort of beast.

Ultimately, Finn explains, “I think we make music that I think we would want to hear ourselves, you know? ”



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Prometheus: Visually StunningScott’s Alien Prequel Survives Despite Uneven ScreenplayPrometheus

ADAM hAWBOlDT

Quick, name five films direct-ed by Ridley Scott.

Finished? Good.For any self-respecting cinephile,

this exercise is as easy as counting to, say, 40. Don’t believe me? next time you’re hanging out with a seri-ous movie fan, ask them to name a handful of Scott flicks. regardless

of what five movies they come up with, I’m willing to wager a week’s salary they mention either Blade Runner or Alien or both.

Why?Because those films are all-get-

out-of-here awesome benchmarks of the sci-fi genre. Blade Runner gave moviemakers a new visual vocabulary for describing the fu-ture, while Alien is, was, and may forever be, the smartest and most metaphorical monster movie ever produced.

So how does Scott’s third sci-fi flick, Prometheus, stack up against his previous two efforts?

let’s put it this way: Prometheus is a serious, ambitious, well-acted, wildly terrific film — that probably won’t achieve the classic status of either Blade Runner or Alien.

And the fact that Prometheus isn’t quite as good as his other two sci-fi joints, isn’t entirely Scott’s fault.

The story begins, well, it be-gins with a scene that is so damn cool you have to see it to believe it. Soon we’re introduced to sci-entists elizabeth Shaw (n o o mi r a p a c e , t h e original Girl with the Dragon Tat-too) and charlie holloway (logan Marshall-Green), who discover a series of cave paintings that appear to be an interstellar map.

next thing you know, they’re boarding the spaceship Pro-metheus and setting off on a trillion dollar journey to a distant barren moon in search of something damn near biblical in scope — the truth behind humanity’s existence.

They’re joined by a stellar cast, ahem, I mean crew in captain Janek (Idris elba), the brilliant android Da-vid (Michael Fassbender), and the cold-hearted rep of the corporation funding the trip, Meredith Vickers (charlize Theron).

Once they land on this barren

moon, however, they quickly real-ize it isn’t so barren after all. The group is treated to a series of ter-rifying events reminiscent of Alien and — if you’ve seen the trailer you’ll know this by now — what starts as a quest for knowledge dissipates into a knock-em-down, drag-em-out struggle for survival.

For the most part, Prometheus (which, yes, is a prequel to Scott’s Alien) is an intense, excellent sci-

fi flick that is so visually stunning there will be times you’ll have to pick your jaw up off the ground.

But all Scott’s remarkable talents as a filmmaker are undercut by something out of his control — the script.

Written by Jon Spaihts (The Dark-est Hour) and Damon lindelof (Lost), the script of Prometheus is rather uneven. On one hand, thankfully, it doesn’t spoon-feed you everything. But on the other, why-the-heck-did-you-do-that hand, it makes every major plot point either a) predict-able or b) over-explained by one of the characters.

Yet even with a borderline insult-ing script, Prometheus is the best sci-fi film I’ve seen since, oh, let’s say The Matrix.


Photo: courtesy of 20th Century Fox

“Prometheus … is so visually stunning … you’ll have to pick your jaw up off the ground.”

-Adam Hawboldt

Runtime: 124 MinutesRated: 14A

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Laughs Abound In Witty Madagascar 3The Usual Suspects Are Back Again In This Fast-Paced Flick That’s Fun For AllMadagascar 3: Europe’s Most Wanted

ADAM hAWBOlDT

There’s a reason the first Madagascar movie grossed over $530 million. There’s a reason the sequel grossed around $600 million.

And there’s a reason the third installment of the franchise will, in all probability, pull in more than $500 million.

The reason is this: all these flicks are all fun, funny and wildly enter-taining — for kids and adults alike.

c’mon, admit it. You know you liked the first two. And you’re prob-ably going to like Madagascar 3: Europe’s Most Wanted too, because, well, it’s the funniest of the bunch. not the best, but the funniest.

As far as third installments in animation franchises go, it’s more Shrek the Third than, say, Toy Story 3. Which is to say that Madagascar 3 won’t be taking home any Oscars, but it sure as heck will make you chuckle.

The story begins where Mad-agascar 2 left off. The penguins have made it to Monte carlo, where they’ve become high rollers who trash hotel rooms and engage in pillow fights. As for Marty the zebra (chris rock), Alex the lion

(Ben Stiller), Gloria the hippo (Jada Pinkett Smith) and Melman the gi-raffe (David Schwimmer), they’re still in Africa but long to get back to their original home — the new York city Zoo.

They devise a plan and set off for home. But along the way they decide to stop in Monte carlo to pick up the penguins.

The gang also runs into trouble in the form of animal control of-ficer captain chantel DuBois (Os-car winner Frances McDormand), a pointy-nosed, cannon-breasted villain who a) will not accept wild animals running lose in her city, and

b) is thrilled at the idea of mounting Alex’s lion head on her wall.

Before we go any further though, let me pause for a moment to say two things. First, the chase

scene that takes place across the rooftops of Monte carlo is eye-pop-ping. And second, DuBois, with her biting French ac-

cent and ability to follow a scent like a bloodhound, is an awesome new addition to the franchise.

right. now back to the story.With DuBois in hot pursuit, the

gang blows town on a traveling cir-cus train. here they meet a host of new animals. Among them there’s

a sassy jaguar (Jessica chastain), a vulnerable sea lion (Martin Short) and a Siberian tiger named Vitaly (Breaking Bad’s Bryan cranston).

They travel from Monte carlo to rome to london to new York, with DuBois in hot pursuit.

Shot in 3D, Madagascar 3 is the creation of not one, not two, but, yes, three directors: eric Darnell and Tom McGrath, who worked on the series’ first two installments, and

conrad Vernon (who directed Shrek 2 and Monsters vs. Aliens).

As visually stunning as its pre-decessors, and with rapid-fire wit abounding, Madagascar 3: Europe’s Most Wanted is a hilarious romp through europe that is sure to be a hit.

Madagascar 3 is going to do big numbers at the box office. Mark my words.


Photo: courtesy of Paramount Pictures

Runtime: 85 MinutesRated: G

“Madagascar 3: Europe’s Most Wanted is a hilarious romp through Europe that is sure to be a hit…”

-Adam Hawboldt

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This Week: Wall, Mulcair Feudlast week we asked what you

thought about the Brad Wall, Thom-as Mulcair feud - here’s what you had to say.

Next week’s topic: see page 9 — what do you think about

Maurice Vellacott’s “fetus bul-lying” proposal? Text FEEDBACK and your thoughts about the topic (or anything else) to 306–881-VERB (8372) and you could see your text printed in next week’s issue!

On TopicOn the Brad Wall Mulclair feud: Brad Wall is a brainless USA puppet. All Saskparty/BradWall PR is handled by Spotlight Media out of Calgary. Those who don’t learn from history are doomed to repeat it. Between 1988-1992 Brad Wall’s political party bankrupted Saskatchewan. The NDP are no better. You’re asking what people would rather

eat - a bowl of worms or maggots … both are bad.

I agree Wall might not be my personal preference when it comes to politicians here, but I think in this particular situation he’s coming off well. Trying to spark an east/west feud seems irresponsible and not in the best interests of the majority of Canadians.

Wall might be popular now but thats because Saskatchewan is doing great and we have tons of money. Money makes people happy so of course they back him in this dont want to stop the flow of ca$h but perhaps Mulcair has something. Hes not wholly right of course, but we shouldnt right him off entirly.

Off Topic It is not safe to drive over our condemned traffic bridge but it is totally okay to have a river boat sail underneath it. Hmm...

Saskatoon should invest some money in pressure washing

some of the downtown sidewalks, especially the bus depot and downtown terminal. Clean it up so people will want to ride the bus. Also ban pan handlers. They are hurting the downtown core image and may affect businesses ability to make sales because people may choose to shop elsewhere because of them.

I do believe the City of Saskatoon should install street lights on Rockingham Avenue between Caen Street and Merritt Street. It is unsafe going down there at night.

U of S engineering students should design a better Place Riel terminal. There should never be buses passing through both ways as well as people crossing. Terrible design!

F***ing government get a student loan cant afford to live off the student loan cant work so you gotta quit school then when it comes down to it they want there money right now well when you need a helping hand do they give you the money right now no they dont even help us. Cell phone companies, credit card, student loans they make it so easy to get in debt but then a f**king b**ch to

try to get out of it ya i know i did it to myself but still its bullish*t if you ask me. Maybe if the government didnt take so much of my money im taxes i could afford to pay you fu**ers off.

Shaming a woman into continuing through with a pregnancy is wrong! You have no knowledge of the circumstances of the pregnancy, or the financial or physical conditions of the pregnant woman. Women who face deadly consequences of a pregnancy deserve the CHOICE to LIVE. See the pregnancy through the eyes of the true mother, you’ll be glad you did.

FYI terminating a pregnancy does not “kill an innocent victim.” You don’t have to agree but don’t push your archaeic values down my throat. For some women getting an abortion is a difficult decision, for others it’s not. But it’s a decision they make, not you.

I cannot stand women who attack women who are pro-choice. It does not make you pro-abortion, it just means you support other womens right to decide what they do with their OWN uterus, not yours.

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To the person who texted in that abortion is always wrong: that’s the beauty of being part of the pro-choice movement. Anti-choice (not pro-lifers as they would like to dress themselves) would have everyone subscribe to their dogma, regardless of any extenuating circumstances that resulted in the pregnancy in the first place. Pro-choicers, on the other hand, respect, you know, CHOICE. So a women can make the selection that is best for her. You sound woefully misinformed on the facts surrounding abortion. I suggest you educate yourself and expand your mind to empathize with what a woman may be going through when she finds out she’s become pregnant.

No you can’t forget all your troubles or forget all your cares because the people DOWNTOWN keep reminding me of them.

After my mom passing away on May 24th, I am going through the healing prosess, getting rid of alot of stuff that I don’t need, except for the dog whom I am keeping cuz I love him, and the house I am keeping too. I am an orphan now and I miss both my parents very much. Every child should respect and appreciate their parents before they are gone cuz once they are gone you wish you had spent alot more time with them. YB

The they say-we say back and forth

between Christians and atheists is getting outta control. What happened to respectfully disagreeing. You’re not going to see things my way and I’m not going to see things yours. But that doesn’t mean we can’t have meaningful dialogue and go about our business in our lives.

So you think all Christians are racist now? That’s getting out of hand. So your saying all atheists in the world never discriminate and aren’t racist. I’m tired of people thinking Christians think they are perfect. We are the first to admit we are sinners. So swallow your pride and hate and stop pretending your perfect.

Hello! Of course all other religions feel persecuted! We aren’t that dumb. Who do you think persecute them? Maybe someone that doesn’t believe in religion? Also I agree (like many Christians) that we aren’t a religion. It’s a faith.

History shows all thats ever been needed for a good society where EVERYONE lives safe healthy enlightened lives is more smart people than stupid. I kinda think we’re a couple sandwiches short of that picnic!

Thanks to the person who agreed on my smoking comment it’s a fighting battle agianst Big Tobacco and taking away areas to smoke will help :-)

Drivers of Dodge trucks are arrogant

idiots!

Poverty = More Medicare Poverty = More Police Poverty = More Jails Poverty = More Drugs Poverty = Less Grads Poverty = Less Workers Poverty = Loser Society

In my mid 50s now. I’ve noticed something. Keep it all to yourself and you end up by yourself. If you don’t want to be alone in old age you need to share!

Omg such beautiful tanning weather this finally friday...nice breeze hot sun couple of beer clouds floating by.

I agree that places like bus stops should be smoke free not only will it clean the air but the sidewalk won’t be littered with butts.

Slim chance in tight pants is what you are.

We really really really need smarter cops. Minimum requirements should be at least a B.A. of some kind and

30 yrs old. Thats the world we have now.

Smoking should not only be banned at bus stops but all public areas if you want to smoke and kill yourself

do it home!

Sickos like Magnotta are an embarrassment to the human race!

The opinions expressed on this page are not necessarily Verb’s.

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VenueBacchus Lounge in Earls on Thursday, May 31st

Location610 2nd Avenue North

Playing on Arrival“Suzie Q” by CCR

Music VibeA little bit of everything

Regular GigDJ Dr. J on Thursdays

Feature dealsDoubles for the price of a single, and $6.99 on summer cocktails

Popular drinkCaesars

Food of ChoiceBacon double cheeseburger with fries, and the Bronx burger (3 onion rings, roasted garlic aioli, onions, pickles and mustard) with fries

Wing notes $6 a pound on Wednesdays; of the six available flavours, hot is the most popular

Something newNew martini lounge upstairs, open from 5pm ‘til midnight, and the Factory Tap, open from 11am ‘til midnight

Thursday @ Bacchus

Photos courtesy of Patrick Carley ([email protected])

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VenueHudsons Canadian Tap House on Wednesday, May 30th

Location401 21st Street East

Playing on ArrivalNHL

Music VibeTop 40, and a little bit of everything

Feature dealsWings for 35¢ each, and $5.50 for bottles of Coors Light and Coors Light Iced T

Popular drinkCoors Light Iced T

Food of ChoiceWings

Wing notes $5 an order on Mondays or 35¢ each on Wednesdays, with the Forty Creek Whiskey BBQ wings the favourite

Coming UpThe patio opens June 11th, with giveaways kicking off at 6:30pm, and Riders’ prizes will be given away June 13th during the opening game

Wednesday @ Hudsons

Photos courtesy of Patrick Carley ([email protected]) Photos courtesy of Patrick Carley ([email protected])

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(nEXT WEEK) RUSSIAn CIRCLES @ AMIGOS CAnTInA — Featuring Mike Sullivan, Dave Turncrantz and Brian cook, this instrumental trio has an ex-perimental, indie prog-rock sound that moves from heavy metal discord to soft, delicate, thought-provoking pas-sages. Around, in one form or another,

since 2004, russian circles (who are named after a hockey drill) have toured with the likes of Tool and Boris and Isis, and festivals like SxSW and Bonnaroo. They’ll be playing Amigos on June 19th. Tickets are $20.25, available at www.ticketmaster.ca -Adam Hawboldt. Feed-back? Text it to 306-881-8372.

Friday 8HOUSE djS — Funk, soul & lounge DJs liven up the atmo-sphere at 6Twelve. 9pm, 6Twelve Lounge. no cover.

CFCR SLEd ISLAnd SEnd OFF PARTY — A showcase for the local bands heading to this year’s Sled Island Music Festival in calgary, acts will include cas-tle river, haunted Souls, Jeans Boots, and more. 10pm, Amigos Cantina. cover $5.

PIAnO FRIdAYS: MAURICE dROUIn — Feel like taking in some smooth jazz stylings? come check out this talented musician tickle the ivories of the Kinsman Yamaha S6 grand piano. 4:30pm, The Bassment. no cover.

THE BASSMEnT BIG BAnd — Directed by roy Sydiaha and Sheldon corbett, this local act will take the stage for a night of swinging big band classics. 9pm, The Bassment. cover $10/13.

AUSTEn ROAdz — With over

25 years of DJ experience, Aus-ten roadz throws down a high-energy top 40 dance party along with DJ Ash Money every Friday night. happy hour 4pm, Béily’s UltraLounge. $5 cover after 9pm.

MR. BROWnSTOnE — In the mood for a Guns n’ roses fix? come check out this hard rock-ing Gnr tribute band. 10pm, Buds on Broadway. cover $6.

SEX UP YOUR PRIdE — come join DJ nick James as he spins the night away for this Pride par-ty. 9pm, Diva’s Club. cover TBD.

WHISKEY SOnGS, SLY BIz, BLACK WATER, WE dO WHAT WE WAnT, RORY BOREALIS — come check out five talented bands for five bucks. Anyway you look at it, it’s a heckuva deal. 8pm, The Fez on Broadway. cover $5.

dj ECLECTIC — local turntable whiz DJ eclectic pumps snappy electronic beats. 8pm, The Hose & Hydrant. no cover.

dj SUGAR dAddY & dj

j-MATS — Able to rock any party, these local crowd favou-rites have always been known to break the latest and great-est tracks in multiple genres. They are sure to have you on the dance floor in no time! 9pm, Jax Niteclub. $5 cover.

THE nOBEL THIEFS — hailing from Winnipeg, this quartet is aiming to lead the rock and soul revolution. With a fresh sound built upon the foundations of rock, soul, garage and reggae, these guys put on one heckuva energized live performance. Also appearing will be Sarah Burton. 10pm, Lydia’s Pub. cover $5.

dj BIG AYYY & dj HEnCH-MAn — round up your friends ‘cause there’s no better country rock party around! 8pm, Outlaws Country Rock Bar. $5 cover; ladies in free before 11pm.

nORM WALKER W/SPECIAL GUEST PAddY TUTTY — come check out this eclectic and tal-ented acoustic singer/songwrit-er/story teller from regina. 8pm, Prairie Ink. no cover.

dEKO-zE, THE GAFF, dR. j — Born in Saskatoon, but work-ing out of Toronto, Deko-ze (aka Michael Babb) is making a home coming. he’ll be joined by a pair of local DJs. 10pm, Scratch. Tick-ets TBD.

THE MULLETS — not only do they have a sweet name, their sound ain’t too shabby either. come check out The Mullets. 9pm, Somewhere Else Pub. no cover.

On ROTATIOn dj SERIES: COnRAd dEVInE — come out and enjoy this talented local DJ as he spins late into the night. 10pm, Spadina Freehouse. no cover.

ROUTE 66 — This regina-based band plays a smorgasbord of vintage rock and country rock. 9pm, Stan’s Place. no cover.

dUELInG PIAnOS — Terry hoknes, neil currie and Brad King belt out classic tunes and audience requests,from Sinatra to lady Gaga. 10pm, Staqatto Piano Lounge. no cover until 8pm, $5 thereafter.

REFORM PARTY — This local band rocks hard and works hard



(nEXT WEEK) jOn MCKIEL @ VAnGE-LIS TAVERn — his debut album, The Nature of Things, received rave reviews across the country, and now this singer/songerwriter from halifax is hitting the road with his sophomore effort, Tonka War Cloud. McKiel played mul-tiple instruments (guitar, bass, synth,

considerably large chains, and percus-sion) over his own voice, building songs in layers. The result is something that walks a fine line between feathery folk and total sludgefest dissonance. he’ll be playing Vangelis on June 19th. cover is $5. -Adam Hawboldt. Feedback? Text it to 306-881-8372.

and, as a result, play some damn good gritty music. 10pm, Van-gelis Tavern. cover $8.

Saturday 9HOUSE djS — resident DJs spin deep and soulful tunes all night. 9pm, 6Twelve Lounge. no cover.BRASSTROnAUT — A sextet from Vancouver, these guys have a sound that refuses to be pi-geonholed. Fusing pop, indie rock, jazz and soul, Brasstronaut play a smooth style of music that’s relaxing and addictive. Also performing will be Utidur. 10pm, Amigos Cantina. Tickets TBD.THE FOUR TRUMPETS — Fea-turing Dave Anderson, Dean Mc-neill, Dave nelson and Barrie redford, this is a jazz show for all you horn fans out there. 9pm, The Bassment. cover $12/15.AUSTEn ROAdz — With over 25 years of DJ experience, Aus-ten roadz throws down a high-energy top 40 dance party along with DJ cTrl every Saturday night. Drinks & appies 4pm, Bé-ily’s UltraLounge. $5 cover after 9pm.WHACK, BAM, THUdd — Orga-nized by session drummer Brad King, this is Saskatoon’s premiere drumming festival. Featuring internationally renowned drum-mer Dom Famularo. All profits go to the Saskatoon Food Bank. 1pm, Broadway Theatre. Tickets $20 at the door or $17 in advance (available by calling 341-3786 or by emailing [email protected]. BROWnSTOnE — In the mood for a Guns n’ roses fix? come check out this hard rock-ing Gnr tribute band. 10pm, Buds on Broadway. cover $6.TRUE COLOURS PR AIRIE PRIdE dIVA/dIVO COnTEST — come on down and check it out. 9pm, Diva’s Club. cover TBD.UndERCOVER PIRATES — If it’s good music you’re into, come check out this act. Also appear-ing will be In concrete Blood. 9pm, The Fez on Broadway. Tick-ets TBD.dj KAdE — Saskatoon’s own DJ

lights it up with hot tunes. 8pm, The Hose & Hydrant. no cover.

dj j-MATS & dj SUGAR dAd-dY — Able to rock any party, these local crowd favourites have always been known to break the latest and greatest tracks in multiple genres. They are sure to have you on the dance floor in no time! 9pm, Jax Niteclub. $5 cover.

EVERYOnE EVERYWHERE, GREATER THAn GIAnTS, KICKFLIP, THE QUITTERS CLUB, dECISIOnS MAdE, A PERFECT PUnCHLInE, nO BLOOd nO FOUL — Seven bands for 10 bucks? how can you go wrong? 7pm, Le Relais. cover $10, all ages.

BRIAn WARREn BAnd — With a sound described as “surfgrass,” this Saskatchewan-based sextet combines surf guitar with gritty rhythms and soothing vocals for a sound all it’s own. Also ap-pearing will be Gunner & Smith. 10pm, Lydia’s Pub. cover $5.

dj BIG AYYY & dj HEnCH-MAn — round up your friends ‘cause there’s no better country rock party around! 8pm, Outlaws Country Rock Bar. Saskatoon’s most wanted. $5 cover.

TROY HUdSOn — come check out the down-home folk music of this local trio. 8pm, Prairie Ink. no cover.

THE MULLETS — not only do they have a sweet name, their sound ain’t too shabby either.

come check out The Mullets. 9pm, Somewhere Else Pub. no cover.

F U n K T I O n S AT U R d AY: CRISCOLE, CLYdE, COnRAd dIVInE — come out and enjoy these talented local DJs as they spin the night away. 10pm, Spa-dina Freehouse. no cover.

ROUTE 66 — This regina-based band plays a smorgasbord of vintage rock and country rock. 9pm, Stan’s Place. no cover.

dUELInG PIAnOS — Terry hoknes, neil currie and Brad King belt out classic tunes and audience requests, from Sinatra to lady Gaga. 10pm, Staqatto Piano Lounge. no cover until 8pm, $5 thereafter.

THE dUO GRAndE FInALE — come see the final night of Saskatchewan’s biggest music contest. Who will win? What will they sing? The best nine duo’s will do battle one final time. 7:30pm, TCU Place. Tickets $20, available at Tusq or online at www.picatic.com

Sunday 10R O O T S E R I E S : K I M CHURCHILL — Take intricate fingerpicking, add two-handed tapping, beats on guitar bodies, a stomp box, sweet melodies and a soulful voice and what do you get? Australian virtuoso Kim churchill. Opening for him will be fellow Aussie act Benjalu. 8pm, The



(COMInG SOOn) SLASH @ TCU PLACE — If you’re a fan of good ol’ rock and roll and if you haven’t heard Slash’s recent work with vocalist Myles Kennedy, do yourself a favour and get tickets for this show. Kennedy combines a high vocal range with an amazing voice. As for Slash (aka Saul hudson), well, else can

be said about this guy? lead guitarist for the legendary Guns n’ roses, lead guitarist for Velvet revolver, ranked by Rolling Stone as the 65th best guitarist of all time. he’ll be rocking TcU Place on July 20th. Tickets $29.50–45 (tcutickets.ca) -Adam Hawboldt. Feedback? Text it to 306-881-8372.

Bassment. cover $12/15.SASKATOOn’S ORIGInAL In-dUSTRY nIGHT — hosted by DJ Sugar Daddy; this crowd fa-vourite has always been known to break the latest and great-est tracks in multiple genres. Drinks & appies 4pm, Béily’s Ul-traLounge. $4 cover after 9pm; no cover for industry staff.ABSOLUTELY FABULOUS: CHAMPAGnE And STOLI nIGHT — It’s an absolutely fabulous evening! 9pm, Diva’s. cover TBD.dj KAdE — Saskatoon DJ lights it up with hot tunes. 8pm, The Hose & Hydrant. no cover.SUndAY jAM — The Vangelis’

Sunday Jam is an institution, offering great tunes, from blues to rock and beyond. 7:30pm, Vangelis Tavern. no cover.

Monday 11PAPA dOG BLUES BAnd — If you dig the blues, there’s no reason to miss this talented act. 10pm, Buds on Broadway. cover $6.

METAL MOndAYS — If hard, heavy awesomeness is your thing, swing by. listen to some killer music and get in on some concert giveaways. 9pm, Lydia’s Pub.

Tuesday 12PAPA dOG BLUES BAnd — If you dig the blues, there’s no reason to miss this talented act. 10pm, Buds on Broadway. cover $6.

dj SUGAR dAddY — Able to rock any party, this crowd fa-vourite has always been known to break the latest and great-est tracks in multiple genres. 9:30pm, The Double Deuce. $4 cover.

VERB PRESEnTS OPEn STAGE — The open stage at lydia’s has hosted many of Saskatoon’s fin-est performers, and is a chance for bands, solo artists and even comedians to showcase original material. 9pm, Lydia’s Pub. no cover.

OPEn MIC — come out to show your talent. 7pm, The Somewhere Else Pub. no cover.

Wednesday 13HUMP WEdnESdAYS — resi-dent DJ chris Knorr will be spin-ning all of your favourite songs and requests, every Wednesday night! Doors at 7pm, DJ takes requests at 9pm, 302 Lounge & Discotheque. no cover until 10pm, $3 thereafter.

THE AVEnUE RECORdInG COMPAnY PRESEnTS OPEn MIC — hosted by chad reyn-olds. Sign up and play at this weekly event. 10pm, The Fez on Broadway. no cover.

dj KAdE — Saskatoon DJ lights it up with hot tunes. 8pm, The Hose & Hydrant. no cover.

dR. j ‘SOULEd OUT’ — Dr. J spins hot funk and soul every Wednesday night. Doors 9pm, Lydia’s Pub. no cover.

WILd WEST WEdnESdAY — This is Saskatoon’s top industry night, hosted by DJ Big Ayyy & DJ henchman. 9pm, Outlaws Country Rock Bar. Saskatoon’s Most Wanted. $4 cover. no cover for industry staff.

WHInE UP WEdnESdAYS — A night dedicated to promoting the best in reggae, roots, dance-hall, African beats, Kwaito & hip hop. hosted by Scott Turner & DJ heywood. 10pm, Scratch. $5 cover.

WHY nOT WEdnESdAYS — This week, local talent Kelly read will be stopping by to play some tunes. 10pm, Spadina Freehouse. no cover.

dUELInG PIAnOS — Terry hoknes, neil currie and Brad King belt out classic tunes and audience requests, from Sinatra to lady Gaga. 10pm, Staqatto Piano Lounge. no cover.

Thursday 14THROWBACK THURSdAYS — come experience the best in retro funk, soul, reggae and rock provided by Dr. J. 8pm, Earls. no cover.

HIP HOP nIGHT — hosted by ease, this is a night of live per-formances, rap battles and DJs, with $150 in prizes to be won. Don’t miss it. 9pm, The Fez on Broadway. no cover.

dj KAdE — Saskatoon DJ lights it up with hot tunes. 8pm, The Hose & Hydrant. no cover.

dj SUGAR dAddY & dj j-MATS — local DJs J-Mats and Sugar Daddy will be rocking the turntables to get you dancing on the dance floor! every Thursday night will be filled with passion parties, pole dancing, shadow dancers and much more! 8pm, Jax Niteclub. $5 cover, free cover with student ID before 11pm.Want your show listed?Email [email protected]!

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HoroscopesAries (Mar 21–Apr 19)

You may come across a force that could impede your success this week, but don’t let it hold you back: if you have something in your sights, go for it. Don’t let anyone or anything get in your way.

Taurus (Apr 20–May 20)Whenever something big happens

in your life, dear Taurus, it changes you. Sometimes it’s for the good, sometimes it skews towards the ill, but don’t be afraid of the change — embrace it.

Gemini (May 21–Jun 20)Gemini, has it felt like you’re going

crazy lately? If so, don’t worry about a thing. Instead of getting wound up or bent out of shape, breathe. Don’t get crazy, get certain.

Cancer (Jun 21–Jul 22)You best brace yourself for some

weirdness in the days ahead, dear cancer. Your first instinct may be to rebel against it, but disregard that feeling. Flexibility is the name of the game right now.

Leo (Jul 23–Aug 22)You may soon find yourself sur-

rounded by naysayers, dear leo. That’s just the kind of week it threatens to be. Do not listen to them. Your inherent faith in yourself is justified, leo.

Virgo (Aug 23–Sept 22)Dear Virgo: you may feel as though

you have to do something important so people will respect you, but forget that noise. The best way to earn respect is to just be yourself.

Libra (Sept 23–Oct 23)looks like it’s going to be one of those

weeks, dear libra. One marked with un-certainty and confusion — and minor troubles. Try not to blow things out of proportion — everything will be fine!

Scorpio (Oct 24–Nov 22)This week, dear Scorpio, you may

hear some strange things. But don’t be too quick to judge. remember: beliefs and opinions are like bellybuttons — everybody has ‘em.

Sagittarius (Nov 23–Dec 21)Sometimes people get hung up on

regrets, dear Sagittarius. So this week, if you have something you wish you’d done differently, ask yourself: “Are these regrets holding me back?” Then act accordingly.

Capricorn (Dec 22–Jan 19)Do you find yourself, time and time

again, getting in your own way? If you find it happening to you this week, try to examine your situation from a different angle. Perspective is key.

Aquarius (Jan 20–Feb 19)Someone this week may say or do

something to irk you to the point of freak-ing out. now might be the time when it’s best to keep your cards close to the vest and play the game wisely.

Pisces (Feb 20–Mar 20)This week will be a good one to get up

and go, dear Pisces — no lounging around for you. Whether you realize it yet or not, you’ve got a lot on your plate in the next few days, so get moving!

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