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Going To Pay For It P4

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Amazing Summer Event P10

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Saskatoon Cracks Top 20 Creative CitiesTechnology, Talent And Tolerance Determine Which Locales Make The CutALex J MACPherson

SASkATOON, Sk — Urban development maven Richard Florida has named Regina the 12th most creative city in Canada.

Florida, director of the Martin Prosperity Institute at the University of Toronto’s rotman school of Man-agement, based his assessment on a theory outlined in his book, The Rise of the Creative Class, which sug-gests that creativ-ity has become an increasingly im-portant economic driver. Florida tapped ottawa as the most creative city in the country, followed by Vic-toria and Vancouver in a dead heat for second place. saskatoon came in second last place, at 18.

“Cities,” Florida writes in the Huffington Post, “as the great ur-banist Jane Jacobs told us long ago, are where new ideas, new inno-vations, new companies and new

work come from. In Canada, where 80 percent of the population lives on just two percent of the land area, the importance of cities is even more apparent.”

“What we’ve found is you need substantial but balanced perfor-mance,” says Kevin stolarick, Ph.D. and research director at the Martin Prosperity Institute, of the three

main criteria used to compile the list — technol-ogy, talent and tolerance. “It’s a combination of all of those things.”

scores for each category were compiled using national data, stolarick explains. Technology is a reflection of patents and pat-ent growth. Talent is a measure of the creative class, which, Florida writes, is “a new socioeconomic class…made up of scientists and engineers, architects and design-ers, artists and entertainers, and the growing ranks of professional

knowledge workers.”They are people who are paid

to think, stolarick adds, noting that the creative class makes up about 30 percent of the population, two thirds of whom have a university degree.

The final measure, tolerance, is actually a reflection of openness, both to people and to ideas. This category factors in the number of gays and lesbians and the number of foreign-born people in a given community, as well as an integra-tion index that determines if sub-divisions of a metro area have the same ethnic composition as the re-gion as a whole, stolarick explains.

“We look at the creativity index as a leading indicator,” he says of the study’s importance. “It’s re-ally helping to say here are places that have all of the ingredients. so they’re already situated — they have some level of innovation and technology, they have talented, skilled people, they have some openness and inclusion.”

Conversely, stolarick says the study provides places that did not crack the top 10 with an opportu-nity to examine their weaknesses. A lower ranking is “never a death sentence,” he says, and it can’t be solved with a silver bullet solution, but it does provide insight into why growth may not maximized.

“one of the things I’ve always said [regarding] the things that you have to do is…such a violent meta-phor, but it makes such beautiful sense: it takes a shotgun and not a rifle,” he says. “What I mean is that so many people approach these questions and expect silver bullets.”

explaining that growth can-not lie in a single massive project, stolarick suggests that investment across a broad spectrum is the so-lution. “It’s the Guggenheim mu-seum in Bilbao [spain] argument,” he laughs. “You know, it didn’t work that well in Bilbao and it probably hasn’t worked anywhere else since.”

For comparison purposes, sto-larick refers to a similar study con-ducted in the United states. he thinks ottawa, the most creative city in Canada, would certainly fall within the top 10 south of the border.

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“The creativity index [says] here are places that have all of the ingredients.”

-Kevin Stolarick

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Who’s Paying For Regina’s New Stadium?With A Price Tag of $278M, The Facility Will Be Costing Us All A Little BitALex J MACPherson

SASkATOON, Sk — After plen-ty of debate and many tantaliz-ing news stories, a new football stadium is finally becoming a reality. Now, the question is: how are we going to pay for it?

After signing a memorandum of understanding (MoU), the provin-cial government, the city of regina and the saskatchewan roughriders have announced a $278 million, 33,000-seat stadium to replace Mo-saic stadium, to be built at evraz Place in regina, west of the current facility. Boasting covered stands and an open-air playing field, the

stadium will be designed to permit a retrofitted roof at some point in the future.

“It’s not just a simple replace-ment of Mosaic stadium,” says Brent sjoberg, deputy regina city man-ager and chief financial officer. “It’s actually going to be quite a new contemporary facility. It’ll actually be a significant upgrade.”

The $278 million needed to build the stadium can be broken down into an $80 million grant from the provincial government, $25 million to be collected by the roughriders,

and $73 million from regina, which includes $3 million worth of land at evraz Place. The province will also lend the City of regina $100 million, to be repaid over 30 years.

e x p l a i n i n g that renovating the “wanting” infrastructure at Mosaic would cost about $150

million, Ken Cheveldayoff, minister responsible for the project, says “there were certain limitations with renovation…so we felt it would be best to look at a new open-air structure.”

Cheveldayoff says the govern-ment money will come from gen-eral revenues. “right now in sas-katchewan we have an $11 billion budget,” he explains. “The stadium is going to be paid for with an $80 million grant over a four-year pe-riod. In that four-year period, the government will be spending about $45 billion, give or take. We’re going to be contributing $80 million…that’s one fifth of one percent of total government expenditures over the next four years…a small, small fraction.”

The $100 million provincial loan will be repaid using the facility fee, a surcharge added to tickets, which will be increased from $8 to $12, sjoberg says, pointing out that the math is based on 10 games selling 30,000 seats each. That generates enough to pay the principal on the loan, he says.

“Is there some risk in that?” sjo-berg says. “Yeah, absolutely there is some risk because it’s the city on the hook to repay the loan. But we’re pretty comfortable with the way the numbers line [up], that it should not be an issue.”

The facility fee applies to CFL tickets, though sjoberg notes there is no plan to charge a similar fee for amateur events.

This is significant because, Chev-eldayoff explains, “what people don’t know right now is that the

vast majority of events that take place in the current Mosaic [sta-dium] are of an amateur nature. It’s busy over 100 nights a year, and of those only 10 — or in a hopeful year 11 or 12 — are rider games.”

The second financial consid-eration is maintenance, which sjoberg admits can get lost in the excitement of actually building the stadium. he says a public facility typically requires between 1.5 and 2 percent of the capital cost each year for maintenance. Based on the higher figure, the stadium will cost about $30 million to maintain for 30 years.

This money will be collected through an annual mill rate in-crease of 0.45 percent for the next ten years, which sjoberg says will generate $300 million — enough to cover maintenance and the initial $70 million laid out by the city.

he says last year’s 3.9 percent mill rate hike worked out to about $52 per year, meaning a 0.45 per-cent increase will cost the average citizen about $5 each year.

Although the name of the new facility has yet to be decided, Cheveldayoff says “a number of organizations” have approached the government about securing naming rights.

The MoU was approved by re-gina’s city council’s executive com-mittee on July 18th.


“It’s not just a simple replacement of Mosaic Stadium.”

-Brent Sjoberg

Photo: courtesy of Huskies Football

U of S Huskies warm up before a game at Mosaic Stadium

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Pill reduces hIV Infection riskADAM hAWBoLDT

FosTer CITY, CA — We could be at a turning point in the battle against hIV and AIDs.

That’s because the U.s. Food and Drug Administra-tion has approved Truvada, a new pill that is proven to reduce the risk of hIV infection.

n u m e r o u s public health organizations be-lieve this approval could slow the spread of hIV, which has been hold-ing steady at about 50,000 new infections in the U.s. per annum.

While Truvada has been market-ed as a treatment for those already infected with hIV, 2010 saw new studies showing that the pill was

also a way to prevent people from contracting hIV. In fact, a nearly three-year-long study found that daily doses of Truvada cut the risk of infection in gay and bisexual men by nearly 42 percent when sex

was accompanied by condoms and counseling, and in heterosexual couples where one partner was infected with hIV

by 75 percent.however, many groups, includ-

ing the AIDs healthcare Founda-tion, are worried Truvada may give patients a false sense of security, which they believe will lead to less-frequent condom use — the most reliable way to prevent hIV.

Feedback? Text it to 306-881-8372.Choc Helps CirculationDark Treat has even More health Benefits: studyADAM hAWBoLDT

BERN. SWITzERLAND — Is there anything dark chocolate can’t do?

seriously. It’s been proven to lower cholesterol, fight cancer, pre-vent tooth decay, slow the aging process, protect against diabetes, etc. and etc.

And now, ac-cording to Barry Callebaut (the world’s largest maker of chocolate products), dark chocolate and co-coa powder can also help improve your blood circulation.

But this isn’t just some self-serving claim designed to rustle up more business for the chocolate conglomerate. okay, well, maybe it is, but it’s also a claim that’s been backed by the european Food safety Authority (eFsA).

After providing evidence to the eFsA that eating 10 grams of dark chocolate, or its equivalent in

cocoa, helps blood flow, the eFsA ruled in favour of Barry Callebaut’s findings. now all that remains is for the european Commission to sign off on the eFsA ruling. If they do that, the swiss company and its cus-tomers — nestle, hershey and more

— will be able to put a health claim on packaging for products like chocolate drinks, biscuits and ce-

real bars.“As the first company receiving

such a health claim, we see new market potential both for us and for our customers,” Chief execu-tive Juergen steinemann said in a statement.

In order to back up their claim

that dark chocolate aids blood cir-culation, Barry Callebabut used a special process in which they made cocoa that retained its flavanols.

In the past, research has con-cluded that flavanols help people maintain a normal vasodilation, which aids in blood flow. Thus, by figuring out a way to keep these flavanols in their cocoa, Barry Cal-lebaut gained eFsA approval.

And should the eFsA ruling be upheld by the european Union, it will be quite a victory for the swiss chocolate maker. That’s because, recently, the eU has been seriously clamping down on health claims for food products, approving a mere 200 of the 2,500 applications they received earlier this year.


“[E]ating 10 grams of dark chocolate … helps blood flow.”

-Adam Hawboldt

WINE STRENGTH — Benjamin Franklin once quipped: “Wine makes daily living easier, less hurried, with fewer tensions and more tolerance.” And he’s right. But what Franklin left out was that wine is pretty good at preventing osteoporo-sis, too — especially if you’re a woman. In a new study conducted at oregon state University, researchers found drinking one or two glasses of wine a day helped women increase their ‘bone turnover’ rates, which is a measure of density. When they stopped drinking, their bones grew weaker. Feedback? Text it to 306-881-8372.

Global At A Glance

“Truvada cut the risk … in heterosexual couples where one partner [had] HIV by 75 percent.”

-Adam Hawboldt

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You May soon suss out Lovers Based on GenesADAM hAWBoLDT

LonDon, enGLAnD — Tina Turner once posed the ever-lasting question: “What’s love got to do with it?”

Turns out in the future, when it comes to choosing your life partner, love may not have much to do with it at all. That’s because, according to a leading British scientist, Britain is on the cusp of a new and excit-ing era of genetics that will allow partners to be matched solely on the compatibility of their genes, rather than love.

Professor Armand Leroi, of Im-perial College London, says that within five or 10 years the desire to have a healthy baby will lead

numerous young couples to pay to see the genetic information of any prospective partners.

And while it ’s unlikely that people will be creating “designer” babies, complete with desired eye colour or intellect, Leroi does feel that because the cost of genetic se-quencing is falling so dramatically, that “it is going to become very, very accessible, very, very soon”.

however, any form of eugenics does not sit well with some people.

“our society’s increasing obses-sion with celebrity status, physical perfection and high intelligence fu-els the view that the lives of people with disabilities or genetic diseases are somehow less worth living,” Philippa Taylor, of the Christian

Medical Fellowship, tells the Daily Mail.

“our priorities should be to de-velop treatments and supportive measures for those with genetic disease; not to search them out.”


Lying Eyes FalseTheory Just A Myth: AcademicsADAM hAWBoLDT

EDINBURGH, SCOTLAND — There are an abundance of com-mon misconceptions out there.

For instance, some people think the sun is yellow. It’s not. others believe napoleon Bonaparte was really, really short. he wasn’t.

You know what else is false? The age-old idea that you can tell a per-son is lying by watching their eyes.

According to a new study con-ducted by edinburgh University and hetfordshire University, the relation between eyes and their in-dications of honesty or dishonesty is nothing more than a myth.

“A large per-centage of the public believes that certain eye m o v e m e n t s are a sign of lying, and this idea is even taught in organizational

training courses,” the BBC reports Dr. Caroline Watt, from edinburgh

University, saying. “our research pro-vides no support for the idea and so suggests that it is time to aban-don this approach

to detecting deceit.”researchers filmed volunteers

and recorded their eye movements as they lied and told the truth. They then asked a second group of vol-unteers to watch the films and try to detect who was lying by watching eye movements.

“The results of the first study revealed no relationship between lying and eye movements,” says professor richard Wiseman, from hertfordshire University. “The sec-ond showed that telling people about the claims made by nLP prac-titioners did not improve their lie detection skills.”

In case you’re wondering, nLP (neuro-linguistic programming) theory claims that when right-handed people look up to their right, they are visualizing a “con-structed” or imagined event — i.e., they’re lying.

In contrast, nLP theory also claims that if right-handed people look to their left, they’re visualiz-ing a “remembered” event — i.e., they’re telling the truth.

Too bad their theories are wrong.But still if you want help spotting

a liar, perhaps you could keep the following in mind:

Liars tend to reduce the number of times they refer to themselves in a story, so keep an eye out for any sudden drop in words like me, mine and I, they are more hesitant than truth tellers and tend to stumble over their words, so listen out for umms and errs.


“Our research … suggests that it is time to abandon this approach to detecting deceit.”

-Caroline Watt

SUBTITLE SPECS — Are you deaf? or don’t speak english very well? If so, here’s some good news: sony has cre-ated a pair of glasses that will subtitle movies when you go to the cinema. Called entertainment Access Glasses, they are transparent except for where a tiny projector shines subtitles visible only to the wearer. The glasses are avail-able now, but so far only in theatres. Feedback? Text it to 306-881-8372.

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scan Cow With Qr Code, Learn About Dairy LifeADAM hAWBoLDT

LeICesTershIre, enGLAnD — Talk about moo-bile technology!

A dairy cow in Leicestershire, england, has had a Qr Code spray-painted on her side to help people learn about the dairy industry.

owner Jane Barnes is encourag-ing people to scan her eight-year-old Friesian cow, Lady shamrock. When they do, visitors are directed to a blog that details Lady sham-rock’s daily routine, along with in-formation about challenges dairy farmers are currently facing.

“It looks like a puzzle — like a barcode on food items,” says Barnes of the Qr Code. “We used a can of white spray paint that is animal user friendly, so it is not going to harm her in any way, and sprayed it on using a stencil.”


BIG BLT — Three hundred pounds of bacon, 210 loaves of French bread, over 100 pounds of tomatoes and 40 pounds of lettuce and mayonnaise: that’s what it took to make the world’s

largest BLT in south Virginia. Under the watchful eye of chef steve Gillette, the sandwich, which is 306.5 feet long, was put together in less than 15 minutes. Feedback? Text it to 306-881-8372.

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The ‘Lampbrella’Canopy senses rain, opensADAM hAWBoLDT

ST PETERSBURG, RUSSIA — Nobody likes getting caught out-side in the rain. Your shoes get soaked, your clothes stick to you and, no matter how hard you try, you can’t quite get comfortable until everything dries.

If Mikhail Belyaev has his way, however, that’ll never happen again. see, Be-lyaev invented this thing called the Lampbrella. Part umbrella, part street lamp, this contraption comes equipped with sensors that detect when it’s raining, which then triggers a motor that pushes up a canopy, offering passers-by shelter from the storm.

Belyaev got his inspiration while watching people scrambling for cover from the rain.

“I was driving on a central saint

Petersburg street … and saw the street lamps illuminating people trying to hide from the rain,” the inventor tells Gizmag.

“I thought it would be appropri-ate to have a canopy built into a streetlamp.”

his proposed canopy has a diam-eter of more than seven feet, stands six-feet five-inches off the ground,

and can comfort-ably cover nearly a dozen people. And to ensure people’s safety, the canopy lifts

up and closes with a low-middle speed.

Furthermore, the canopy only closes when another 360-degree motion sensor doesn’t detect people under the canopy for two minutes.

Belyaev has not ruled out using a button system for his invention.


Underwear Claims To Burn FatADAM hAWBoLDT

roMe, ITALY — Want to lose a few pounds, but can’t be bothered going to the gym?

If so, you’re in luck. A new line of under wear has been created that can help you burn fat simply by wearing it — or at least, that’s what the manufacturers claim, saying their product offers amazing cel-lulite reducing effects.

Created by Myshapes, an Italian clothing company, the underwear is made from “a range of articles made

with emana, a nanofiber with min-eral bioactive crystals that absorb the human body heat to return in the form of Far Infrared rays. These stimulate blood microcirculation and cellular metabolism.”

other benefits of the underwear, listed on the com-pany’s website, in-clude: the elimina-tion of toxins, the

covering of skin flaws, improved metabolism and decreased lactate acid building during exercise.

The somewhat costly undergar-ments range in price from $60-100.


“Other benefits of the underwear … include … improved metabolism…”

-Adam Hawboldt

“His proposed canopy … can comfortably cover nearly a dozen people.”

-Adam Hawboldt

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Pepper isn’t only black. It comes in a wide array of colours, from green to red to white. The ripeness of the plant and how its been pro-cessed is what determines the colour of pepper — and that’s not the only interesting thing about this spice.

■ Pepper is native to India and grows on a vine

■ Pepper has been used in cooking for more than 2,000 years

■ In the Middle Ages, a person’s wealth was often measured by how much pep-per they had

■ When ancient roman armies would besiege a city, they would often demand pepper as a ransom

■ Pepper is the number one selling spice in America

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Spicy Garden

Spicy Garden: Great Asian Cuisine8th street restaurant offers Vast Array of Authentic DishesADAM hAWBoLDT

Some places are “family” restaurants in name only. Oth-er places are family restaurants through and through.

Take spicy Garden, for instance.

since 2006, this restaurant in Cum-berland square has been run by the hong family, who arrived in Cana-da by way of Malaysia, Thailand, Vietnam and China. And trust me when I tell you the hongs’ journey to these shores sure wasn’t an easy one. There were wars to flee from, gold to be traded, pirates to be avoided and refugee camps to be endured.

But endure the hongs did, and lucky for us. Because not only is

the spicy Garden one of the most-welcoming restaurants in saska-toon, it also boasts some of the best Vietnamese/Asian cuisine.

Don’t believe me? Just go there and order the Black Pep-pered Beef. With its melt-in-your-mouth meat, ex-quisitely spiced

sauce and loads of cracked pepper, this heaping dish is a steal at less than $11 dollars.

so too is the pho. sure, they have the standard sliced beef pho

and beef ball pho, but if you really want the best, go with the house special Pho. Made with sliced beef, beef balls and beef tendons (all butchered by Mr. hong himself), this Vietnamese staple is amazingly delicious. The beef is tender, the noodles are ample and the broth is savoury, with a delectable hint of cilantro. Toss in a few sprigs of Asian basil and you’re ready to go.

If beef isn’t your thing and you’re more in the mood for seafood, then you should probably give the Thai Basil Mussels a try. seriously: these mollusks are excellent. huge and moist, the mussels are served in a creamy fresh basil sauce that carries a kick. Toss in some sliced onion and carrot, top it off with some fresh basil, and you have yourself one tasty entrée.

or how about the seafood Bird’s nest? Consisting of shrimp, crab, squid, noodles and more veg-etables than you can shake a stick at, this dish smothered in a sweet and savoury sauce that perfectly compliments the seafood.

With nearly 200 items on the menu, chances are I’ll be visiting the spicy Garden again. And again. Thing is, the restaurant is closed until the ever-pleasant hong fam-ily gets back from their summer vacation to see family in Vancouver.

They’ll be back on August 7th. The date is marked on my calendar.


“[T]he mussels are served in a creamy fresh basil sauce that carries a kick.”

-Adam Hawboldt

Photos: Courtesy of Adam Hawboldt

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Flying In Canada Costs Way Too MuchMaking Air Travel More Affordable Would Generate Greater economic ActivityThe eDITors oF VerB

SASkATOON, Sk — Accord-ing to recent surveys, Canada has the second best quality of life in the world, behind only Australia. We’re ranked number two when it comes to happiness, number three in post-secondary eduction systems and number one amongst G20 countries in women’s rights.

Those are things to be proud of.What we shouldn’t be proud of,

however, is being ranked near the bottom of the barrel when it comes to airline taxes and airport fees.

how low are we in that category? Well, out of 130 countries, Canada is ranked 125th in competitive ticket prices and airport charges. That’s how low. And we think it’s time something is done about this. It’s time flying in Canada was made affordable again.

But before we tackle a solution here, let’s look at the problem. And, in this case, the problem is simple. It all boils down to government policy.

once upon a time, the federal government used to run our airports — and run them fairly well. Prices were low (rela-tively), people were flying, business was good.

But in 1992 the Mulroney gov-ernment, in an effort to drive down the dastardly deficit, transferred responsibility of large airports over to local groups, then started tax-ing the bejesus out of them. There was airport rent and security taxes, sales taxes and fuel excise taxes. so many new taxes sprung up that government policies now account for up to 40 percent of domestic airfare prices.

needless to say, airports have become a sizable source of revenue for the government. so much so that from 1992 through 2009, the 14 leading Canadian airports paid somewhere in the neighbourhood of $3.3 billion in rent. Please re-

member: that is just rent.

And who bears the burden for all these taxes and government poli-

cies? Why, the customers, of course. It’s gotten to the point where the

price of flying in Canada is simply preposterous —especially when you compare it to other parts of the developed world. Take europe for instance. Using ryan Air, it costs the equivalent of about $110 to fly return from Barcelona, spain to hamburg, Germany. That’s a round trip of a tad more than 3,400 km. Which, if you think about it, is similar to flying return from saskatoon to Detroit — a comparable distance, and both routes move between

two different countries.But here, using, say, West Jet, the

cost of a flight from saskatoon to Detroit is, after taxes, around the $700 mark. And that’s only one way!

so the question remains … how do we solve this problem? how do we get cheaper flights? The answer is relatively simple. The government has to stop treating airports as a revenue stream and start viewing them as economic generators. To wit: ease the tax burden and lower the fees.

Doing so would increase compe-tition in the industry, convince more people to fly, and lower airfares.

And according to professor Fred Lazar of York University, if the government eased up its policies, about three million trips would be generated annually, while eco-nomic output would be boosted anywhere from $2–4 billion. That is, even if the government loses revenue from lower fees and taxes, they’ll make it back in taxes on the boosted economic activity that

more flying would create. And if flying was more affordable, who wouldn’t use it more often?

Any way you slice it, that’s a lot of money and growth. so maybe

it’s time the federal government stopped helping itself and, instead, started helping those who want to fly.


“[A]irports have become a sizable source of revenue for the government.”

-Verb’s editors

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Connect Music Fest Celebrates 17 YearsBoasting electronica superstars And Tons of hot Music, This event Is A Must-seeseBAsTIen DAnGerFIeLD

SASkATOON, Sk — “It’s a hid-den oasis,” says Jeff Bashutski, known by his stage name Jeff Galaxy. “An old smugglers’ route with sand dunes and a spring run-ning through the whole thing. It’s so well-treed, the grass is so well-manicured, it’s so well-kept that you think you’re in a city park.”

What Galaxy is talking about is the Besant Campground.

Why he’s talking about the

campground is because that’s where this year’s Connect Music Festival — the largest outdoor electonica/tribal party in the prov-ince — is being held. And by all accounts, Galaxy, who founded the festival 17 years ago, is happy with the current location.

“It’s just a great, great place,” he says. “It’s on a hillside, so there are upper and lower campgrounds … We’re lucky to have ended up here.”

Lucky indeed. In the early going, when Connect was in its infancy, the festival was held at oyama re-gional Park near regina.

“That first year, I just rented a big system, rented every DJ I could find, brought in some from the U.s. and the U.K, and threw together a party,” explains Galaxy.

“We lost quite a bit of money. But we decided to keep it going.”

eventually, the Connect Festival became more and more popular and outgrew oyama. Where they ended up was at a park in McLean,

saskatchewan, just off the Trans-Canada highway.

“We were there for about five years, but eventually the infrastruc-ture started to show wear and tear, it was put up on the auction block, nobody bought it,” says Galaxy. “That happened in the spring, when we were ramping up for the festival. And at the last minute the provincial government closed the park.”

needless to say, organizers of the festival were left scrambling, and they scrambled right into the

always scenic Besant Campground.That was a few years ago. These

days the Connect Music Festival is thriving. With 40 acts playing three stages, this four-day festival, which draws thousands of party-goers every year, is big and getting bigger.

“We draw people from all cor-ners of saskatchewan and beyond,” says Galaxy. “We connect a lot of like-minded people with the music, with nature, with everything.”

so what, precisely, is the allure of an outdoor electronica festival?

“Plain and simple, we get brutal-ized by our winters here,” explains Galaxy.

“so when summer comes people want to be outdoors. If you give them an excuse to go camping with like-minded people, plus re-ally good music across three stages, people can’t help but say ‘okay I’m packing up and going.’”

And for those people going to this year’s festival, you’re in for a treat. With a line-up that boasts the likes of Drumcell, Likwid, Griz, Vilify, Dislexik, Kraddy, Petebox and more, Connect 17 is going to be unbelievable.

“every year we try to pick people who we consider the up-and-com-ing stars,” says Galaxy.

one such star, who they had at the festival four years ago, is a DJ named Deadmau5. These days Deadmau5 is gracing the cover of Rolling Stone magazine.

Connect 17 runs from August 2nd until the 5th. For more information about the festival or to purchase tickets, visit www.connectfestival.ca.


“Every year we try to pick people who we consider the up-and-coming stars.”

-Jeff Galaxy

Photo: courtesy of Connect Festival

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Edo: Arts of Japan’sLast Shogun AgeWhere: Mendel Art GalleryWhen: Through september 16, 2012Cost: Free!

Event Info

Edo Explores 18th and 19th Century JapanWoodblock Prints, samurai Paintings offer Cross section of Last shogun AgeALex J MACPherson

SASkATOON, Sk — Martin Amis once wrote that things are created in the violence of fire. He was right: nothing spurs inno-vation and unbridled creativity like conflict. And never has this been more evi-dent than at the battle of Sekiga-hara, which was fought on Oc-tober 21, 1600. That night, the sun set on a bloody battlefield. The following morning, it rose on the Edo period — one of the greatest periods of cultural dy-namism the world has ever seen.

“The Japanese view it as ‘this is what we should be,’” explains Barry Till, curator of Asian art at the Art Gallery of Greater Victoria. “Any-thing after that tends to be heavily western-influenced. But this is the last great period when we had our best art, our best literature: this is when we were purely Japanese.”

Till is talking about Edo: Arts of Japan’s Last Shogun Age (1603-1868), an exhibition of works from the edo period, which lasted until 1868. The epoch began when Tokugawa Ieyasu seized control of Japan af-ter his victory at sekigahara. To consolidate power, Tokugawa per-suaded emperor Go-Yozei to name him shogun, the highest military authority in the land. In 1639 the Tokugawa shogunate closed Japan to outsiders. This had unexpected consequences, chief among them a period of creativity untainted by external forces.

Broadly speaking, Edo is an im-portant exhibition for two reasons: it offers a startling look at one of the last periods of complete cultural isolation, and because it includes works from every social strata, it captures a cross-section of life in a period about which most Western-ers know very little.

The objects on display in Edo are drawn from every facet of life in 18th and 19th century Japan. From or-nate suits of armour to rudimentary woodblock prints popular among the lower classes, the exhibition covers every segment of Japanese society.

“That’s what I tried to do, do it like a historical period,” Till says. “The history does influence the art to a large extent.”

If 18th century europe was a world lit only by fire, Japan was illu-minated by an appreciation for the finer things in life. This is particularly true of the peasant class, who did a booming trade in brightly coloured woodblock prints. According to Till, these prints, known as ukiyo-e, were not recognized for what they depicted until later. Illustrating in fine and occasionally comic detail every aspect of Japanese life, from transportation to prostitution and the eventual influx of strangers, the ukiyo-e used to be trash. now, they’re treasures.

These simple prints made with bold colours clash magnificently with the samurai paintings, mini-malist works executed with a deft hand and all the refinements con-ferred by wealth and status. Today, however, time has flattened the dis-tinction between high and low art.

“The low art, the prints, [are im-portant] mainly because what they did to the europeans, the impres-sionists and post-impressionists,” says Till, explaining that ukiyo-e inspired plenty of european art once Japan was opened to for-eigners. “It just had such a huge impact … There was a beauty in the simplicity.”

When asked what threads link seemingly disparate veins of Japanese art, Till doesn’t hesitate: “Workmanship,” he says. “every-thing is beautifully done, even the

swords: it’s not just a sword for kill-ing, it’s an art piece because it’s beautifully done.”

Interestingly, Till points out that every segment of Japan’s rigid social hierarchy had a role to play. Daimyos and samurai had the money to purchase art. The lower classes established cottage industries focused on producing art, and wealthy merchants, who formed the lowest class of all, spent

enormous sums on art — a futile attempt to buy status and prestige.

We know this because so much Japanese art is available, although Till says the works are more difficult to see than contemporary pieces from europe or north America.

“There are very few museums in Canada that have Asian collections, only a handful in fact,” he says. “It’s fun collecting it because I’ve gone into all sorts of different fields.”

“I’m getting old,” he laughs, “but when I see something new I get excited.”


Photos: courtesy of the Mendel Art Gallery

“[I]t’s not just a sword for killing, it’s an art piece because it’s beautifully done.”

-Barry Till

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singer, Activist Kate reid has something To sayALex J MACPherson

sAsKAToon, sK — Kate reid has a postcard in her kitchen that reads: “It’s not homophobia — everyone hates you.”

This might seem offensive, but it captures how reid, who knows all about being ostracized and ex-cluded, sees the world. she rolls with the punches, laughing at the worst of them.

“I’ve done a lot of therapy,” she laughs, letting it ring out before shifting to a more serious tone. “once you’ve done personal heal-ing work and stuff, it allows you to be a little more lighthearted about some of the funny things.”

Talking to reid on the telephone is like talking to an old friend. she’s open and approachable, warm and funny. But her penchant for dry hu-mour shouldn’t detract from what

she does for a living.reid makes music with a mes-

sage. her latest record, Doing it for the Chicks, is a tightly-wound coun-try romp, overflowing with hot licks, personal anecdotes, offbeat jokes and an earnest desire to make the world a better place.

The record addresses a number of serious topics. Gender identity. sexuality. Violence. rape. But reid never lectures. she makes her point and punctuates it with a shot of humour. Music is her way of talk-ing about issues “that wig some people out.”

“I want to make music that mat-ters to people,” she explains. “The people who get it are people who get that it’s not just about being queer,” she muses. “It’s about be-ing different. everybody, regardless of race, gender, class, ability level, whatever, has issues with that.”

This is the message, and it comes through clearly. reid doesn’t expect the world to change overnight, but she’s encouraged by the progress she sees.

reid may be an activist, but she is also an expert songwriter and musician. Crackling with energy, songs like “Captain Cupcake and the Cambie hotel” pull you along on an epic journey. her more seri-ous songs are provocative, evoca-tive, perfect. reid can turn a phrase, and she spins a compelling tale.

she may be the only dyke at the open mic — a nod to one of her songs — but Kate reid definitely has something to say. It’s worth hearing.


ALex J MACPherson

David Dyck’s art career began where his professional life left off. Bored with his engineering job, Dyck, who is from estevan, quit and started making art informed by manufacturing and design prin-ciples. now, he’s entering the last year of his MFA program at the University of sas-katchewan. Dyck’s latest creation, Bicycle Wheel, is a sculpture and vid-eo installation currently on display at spokes ’n slopes on 20th street. Born from Dyck’s love of cycling, Bicycle Wheel raises questions about our fascination with transportation, as well as the relationship between form and function. Part of Art Walk, a public initiative spearheaded by

AKA Gallery, Dyck’s sculpture offers a way to connect with the gallery space and dozens of other saska-toon artists.

Alex J MacPherson: Tell me about your background.

David Dyck: I learned a bunch of stuf f about engineering and manufacturing — design for manu-facturing. From there, I ended up working in

the north end at a steel fabrica-tion shop for four years. Then I got bored of that. It was repetitive and didn’t really engage me creatively. Art was a major interest for me go-ing through school, but it was never this functional career opportunity or anything.

AJM: You mentioned creative frustration. Could it be that art is a process for you to find answers to your own questions?

DD: Yeah, that’s a really good way to put it. But if it’s just a per-sonal thing, then what am I doing? It eventually has to get shown to people and hopefully has to make sense. There has to be some sort of communication for it to work.

AJM: Even though you’re no longer working in manufacturing, those industrial ideas are embedded in your work.

DD: That eventually faded off, that self-hate I

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Photo: courtesy of the artist

Still from a video by David Dyck at Spokes ‘N Slopes (PH)

“I think it’s just that standard story of being a kid, that freedom you get from biking.”

-David Dyck

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Tyler Gilbert, Guitar Junkie And Musician, To Play The FreehouseALex J MACPherson

sAsKAToon, sK — “When you are young they tell you who you think they are,” Tyler Gilbert sings in his song “Break Free.”

Gilbert, who is twenty-three, doesn’t need anyone to take the reins of his burgeoning career, he has everything under control. In just four years the regina song-writer has released three albums of sensitive, thoughtful folk music and racked up untold thousands of road miles; hours spent ensconced in his bedroom playing guitar and refining his craft have paid off.

But G i lb er t hasn’ t a lways f lown solo. he used to play in rock & roll bands, and still names Black Label soci-ety guitar wizard Zakk Wylde as a major influence.

Which is interesting, given that the young regina singer almost never appears with an electric guitar.

“That’s one of the main reasons I started playing guitar, [Wylde’s] impeccable guitar playing, but I’ve always been a fan of how you can hear the lyrics so much better as a solo [act] compared to a band where the sound gets a lot more, uh, noisy,” he says.

Gilbert describes himself as a guitar junkie, not a gear head: it’s an important distinction.

Gear heads obsess over sound, the tonal qualities of particular combinations of wood and wire; guitar junkies just want to play.

“I’m not picky about sound,” admits Gilbert.

“I know a lot of people are. I’ll just pick up a guitar and start play-ing for hours, lose track of every-thing else. I still play electric guitar at home, but I’m not overly sure why I enjoy playing acoustic guitar so much.”

Despite his obvious reverence for Wylde, Gilbert hasn’t let the rock ethic invade his playing. he plays with a light touch and possesses the rare ability to make one guitar sound like two, two like three or even four.

“It’s a tricky question, to make as much noise as you can being that you’re only one guy,” he laughs.

Gilbert’s modest, too. But if play-ing guitar seems simple, songwrit-ing is anything but. some songwrit-ers work quickly, turning songs out fully formed in ten minutes while others take an obscene amount of

time. Gilbert is famil-

iar with both ends of the spectrum, but the act of creating remains myster ious to

him.“It’s quite an amazing thing once

you actually have the song done,” he says. “The whole thing starts from a completely blank slate and comes from your head. It’s an amaz-ing process.”

But that doesn’t mean it’s easy. Gilbert admits that stagnation is common.

“I find writing songs comes easily at certain times but you always go into slumps, and after a few months two or three songs kind of bang out real quick,” he says.

“surprisingly, the ones I feel best about, the ones that seem to get a lot of responses, came out pretty easy in a spurt of good songwrit-ing.”

Gilbert’s latest release, Tyler’s World, hit the streets last year. he admits that making a living playing music is difficult, but he won’t be

deterred. no one, in other words, is going

to tell him who he is. Feedback? Text it to 306-881-8372.

kate ReidWhere: Gillian snider’s houseWhen: July 31Cost: $10/$15 — [email protected]

Tyler GilberWhere: spadina FreehouseWhen: August 1Cost: Free

David Dyck / Art WalkWhere: AKA Gallery/various locationsWhen: Through ‘til July 28Cost: FreeWant some coverage for your upcoming event? Email [email protected] ASAP!

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had for engineering. I thought this is actually a viable skill and it means something, or it meant something to me at one point — enough to pursue it for that many years of my life. Those are the thoughts that were going through my head when I made this bike piece. There’s a bunch of engineering there: it took technical skills to build it, and this thing was taking it back to something functional. I think it’s a response to these pressures, friends or family members being confused.

AJM: Tell me about the piece.DD: I built this wheel out of art

store materials. I work at an art sup-ply store, so it was a few materials from there combined with some bicycle materials, an inner tube and that sort of thing. I was using basically the structure of a painting juxtaposed with a bike wheel into a functional object and then I was just riding this thing down the road, took a video of it, and looped it.

AJM: What drew you to bicycles? DD: It’s just another autobio-

graphical thing. I raced bikes for a bunch of years, and that was really important part of my adolescence … I think it’s just that standard story of being a kid, that freedom you get from biking. I guess bikes just did it for me since I learned how to ride one.


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Still from a video by David Dyck at Spokes ‘N Slopes (PH)

“I still play electric guitar … but I’m not overly sure why I enjoy playing acoustic guitar so much.”

-Tyler Gilbert


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The Intouchables Sweet, CharmingFrench-Language Film Follows Path of Unlikely FriendshipThe Intouchables

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Fact: The French seriocomedy, The Intouchables, has earned a whopping $350 million world-wide — making it the highest grossing non-English-language film of all time.

Fact: The Intouchables was nomi-nated for nine César Awards (the French equivalent of an Academy

Award.)Fact: The Intouchables is a darn

good movie.Written and directed by Éric Tole-

dano and olivier nakache, the film tells the story of a millionaire named Philippe (François Cluzet). one day Philippe goes out for a paragliding adventure, things go awry and Philippe winds up a quadriplegic.

Cut to present day and Philippe is ripping through caretaker after caretaker because, well, to put it tactfully, he’s not really the kind of

guy who suffers fools. so the care-takers come and go until he inter-views a potential employee named Driss (played by the captivating omar sy.) see, Driss isn’t like the

others. he’s an ex-con from the Parisian projects who is content to sit back and just collect his welfare cheques.

In fact, Driss has no intention of taking the job; the only reason he goes to the interview is to prove to the government he’s looking for work so he can keep collecting welfare.

needless to say, the two men are quite different. on the one hand, Philippe is cultured, reserved and uptight, but not without a sense of humour.

on the other, Driss is bombastic and crude with a quick (sometimes perverse) sense of humour.

But Philippe takes a shining to his new employee, mainly because Driss doesn’t pity him. If anything, Driss openly mocks Philippe’s im-mobile condition, his love of the arts, his taste in music, everything. soon, a warm and lasting friendship is formed.

Does that sounds a little formu-laic? sure.

Is The Intouchables sentimental? Yes.

Is it somewhat superficial? You bet.

Is it predictable and been done before? Yep.

The thing is, even though, on the surface, it sounds like a trite, feel-good movie about a pair of unlikely friends from different sides of the tracks, The Intouchables is so much more than that. so much better.

some of the credit for that can go to Toledano and nakache, who came up with a funny, touching and well-crafted script.

That said, most of the credit must go to the two lead actors — sy and Cluzet. Both men give astound-ing, big-hearted performances that transcend the formulaic story, mak-ing it easy to care for the characters, and allowing the movie to explore some deep, humane truths in a way that cuts to the core of each character’s existence.

And the best part? This movie is based on a true

story … sort of. Yes, there was a Parisian millionaire who had an

accident and became a quadriple-gic. Yes, he did hire a caretaker with whom he forged a fast friendship. But, in real life, the caretaker wasn’t a joint-smoking, 1970’s-funk-loving black dude from the wrong side of the tracks. he was an Arab man.

But who cares if a few facts were fudged? not me. And you shouldn’t either.

The Intouchables is now being screened at Broadway Theatre.


Runtime: 113 MinutesRated: PG

Photo: courtesy of Alliance Films

“[E]ven though … it sounds like a trite, feel-good movie [it’s] so much more than that.”

-Adam Hawboldt

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Exceptional: The Dark Knight Rises DeliversFrom Casting To Plot To Visual effects, This Final Film Is simply UnforgettableThe Dark Knight Rises

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Thank you Christopher Nolan.Thank you for resuscitating the

Batman franchise after Joel schum-acher tried to kill it. Thank you for delving deep into the mind of Bruce Wayne and asking the question everyone wanted to know: Why does a billionaire dress up like a bat to fight crime? Thank you for giving heath Ledger the material to be brilliant and for making Bat-man grittier and realer and more accessible than ever before. oh, and perhaps most of all, thank you for finishing off your Batman series with a high and mighty bang. Take a bow, good sir. You deserve it.

Because unlike other trilogies that tend to limp into the finish line, you put your head down, bit your bottom lip and ran toward that ribbon like your arse was on fire. As a result, The Dark Knight Rises a) is

arguably the best Batman flick (if it weren’t for heath Ledger’s take on the Joker, there’d be no arguing at all) and b) has to be, to date, the front-runner for the Academy’s Best Picture Award.

P i c k i n g u p eight years after the events of The Dark Knight, this latest and last in-stallment of the Batman saga sees Bruce Wayne (Christian Bale), bat-tered and bruised from years of crime fighting, living in his man-sion like a recluse, a shadow of his former self. since the downfall of

the Joker and the passage of the harvey Dent Act, there isn’t much crime left in Gotham City. so Bat-man, for all intents and purposes, isn’t really needed anymore.

not until Bane comes to town.

Played with haunting menace by Tom hardy (In-ception, Warrior),

Bane is a big, broad-shouldered battering ram of a villain who aims to plunge Gotham into absolute chaos and anarchy.

naturally, Batman comes out of seclusion … there’s a confrontation

… and, well, let’s just leave it at that. To say much more would spoil a handful of fantastic surprises. What I will say, however, is that the acting in The Dark Knight Rises is excellent. Bale is solid, as usual. hardy kills as the main villain (literally and figu-ratively). Morgan Freeman, Michael Caine and Gary oldman, who all reprise their roles, are once again top-notch. And Joseph Gordon-Levitt, well, he was the perfect pick to play detective John Blake.

oh, and then there’s Anne hath-away, who is magnificent as selina Kyle — a sexy, sassy, quick-witted cat burglar who may be Batman’s

best friend … or worst enemy.With a running time of close to

three hours, The Dark Knight Rises is easily the longest film in the se-ries. But here’s the thing: not once will you get bored or lose interest, because the movie delivers in ev-ery department: narrative, visual, action, emotional, socio-political, you name it.

simply put, The Dark Knight Rises is bleak, black, bold and bloody brilliant. If you’re going to see one movie this summer, make it this one.

And don’t forget to thank Chris-topher nolan.


“The Dark knight Rises is bleak, black, bold and bloody brilliant.”

-Adam Hawboldt

Photo: courtesy of Warner Bros. Pictures

Runtime: 165 MinutesRated: PG

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This Week: Global Warming DebateLast week we asked what you

thought about the global warm-ing debate, and here’s what you had to say.

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

lowering airport fees and airline taxes in Canada? 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 TopicInteresting. It’s easy to get worked up about the rhetoric spouted by the opposing side, but we need to keep what’s important here as the focus: working together to make Canada an environmentally concious and responsible country. The first steps aren’t going to be pretty though

Re Global warming

debators its a nice idea but good luck implementing it. If one side for a moment even eases up and makes any sort of gesture about working together they’re going to get pounced on by there opponents.

Yah! My bff worked for Canada West a while ago and she’s been saying this for years. Partisan politics hurt everyone.

Absolutely agree, and not just about the global warming debate. When people subscribe to whatever thoughts their “political side” spouts, without thinking critically, then they are contributing to the problem.

Working together is an idealistic point of view, but doesn’t actually achieve anything. You need to deal with what the situation is like now, and not how you’d like the situation to be in a perfect world. Tyrant Harper is going out of his way to demolish our country’s natural resources, and Canada is galloping towards destroying

all of its pristine and natural beauty, pumping out more carbon emissions than ever. We need to fight this with every ounce of strength we have, with whatever means necessary. The state of the environment isn’t something to be taken lightly. We need to act now.

Off TopicRe: “Problem Drinking Reduced By Price Hike,” Local page, July 13th issue

So problem drinking is reduced by price hike? Have you been to the Confed Superstore or 22nd Shoppers and seen the amount of Lysoland vanilla extract leaving the store. Have you been to the hospital or the neighbourhood clinics and seen the amount of Isogel going out the door. Sure we fixed the problem, they are not our problem anymore.

Re: “Crime Predictor,” Global page, July

13th issue

Re: Crime Predictor - wasn’t there a movie along these lines? Didn’t it result in massive government assassinations for the common good?

Re: “SK Hits New Record Number Of Em-ployed,” Local page, July 13th issue

Alex J Macpherson’s piece on page 2 has to be one of the laziest cheer leading fluff pieces ever printed in Saskatchewan. Saskatchewan citizens are worse off every day under the Saskparty & NDP. Statistics Canada says people are leaving Saskatchewan faster than they are coming now for Calgary & BC where wages are on average 30% higher. Whether it’s trying to sucker a bunch of immigrants to come to Saskatchewan by selling SnakeOil “boom” lies or whether repeating such garbage oversold PR in the VERB, the big losers are Saskatchewan’s youth who can’t afford a house or find a job and seniors who are competing with transient immigrants

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for healthcare that is getting worse by the minute.

Re: “We Think Euthanasia Should be Le-galized,” Opinion page, June 29th issue

Those who oppose euthanasia due to “God” perhaps should also oppose radiation to keep dying cancer patients alive, incubators in the NICU for premature infants, and insulin for children with insulin dependent diabetes. You either let God/nature take its course or you don’t. Simple. Quality of life and freedom of choice should allow for a good death.

Re: “Our Civil Servants Just Can’t Stay Healthy,” Opinion page, July 6th issue

how about an article on abuse in the workplace and how city workers are harassed and abused by the public. balance out your strident article

I think the mayor should stop putting so much money into expanding the city and put more money streets and SIDEWALKS! there are

so many areas of town where there are no sidewalks and kids are forced to walk on the street.

Why is it that russia and china are protecting syria

Forgiving someone for doing you wrong doesn’t mean you can forget what has been done. It just means that you aren’t going to hang onto those bitter feelings that are holding you back from getting on with your life.

We are star stuff.

Go Riders Go! And don’t come back!

The new stadium means debt pay pay pay for decades. Great for 60000 fans and a few businesses. Nothing but a cost a burden for everybody else in Sask.

The current stadium always needed handouts from the public purse for upkeep etc. There’s

no way the new one is going to pay for itself or even cover its upkeep.

We should be holding a vote a referendum on building this new stadium before we take on that much ongoing costs and debt.

We should be holding a vote a referendum on building this new stadium before we take on that much ongoing costs and debt.

I think its not fair that you write stuff in the paper when it is only your opinon to the movie and not everyones opinon so why tell people that the movie is not good

when its just you that does not like it

I was disgusted with the tomato fight that took place in San Diego where 3000 people took part! What a classic waste of good food!

To the person saying euthanasia is wrong cause its not “gods will” or whatever...take your head outta your ass.

T0 THE PERSON WHO SAID wish us Canadians thought of a Zombie theme PARK We have one called 0ttawa!

I remember spray cheese. It was so

good.

SPRAY CHEESE! I lived on that my first year of college :D

You own a car. You don’t own the road.

Love you bacon <3 u to Teri :)

Went and saw Carly Rae Jepsen in Lloyd concert. I screamed like A little bitch I was. Btw im A 22 yr old guy (: -Jessie K

Dam Hot week left the pets in car 2 tired 2 cook s0 we had hot dogs!

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VenueSnooker Shack Billiard Room on Saturday, July 14th

Location3421 8th Street East

Playing on Arrival“Lonely Boy” by The Black Keys

Music VibeA mix of jazz and blues during the day, and alt rock at night

Regular GigEvery Saturday features a hip hop tournament: $15 buy-in, and all proceeds go to support literacy

Feature Deal$2.75 for shooters

Popular DrinkBurt Reynolds shooters, and Alexander Keith’s

Food of ChoiceNachos

Wing Notes $4.75 a pound on Sundays between 7 and 11 pm; of the 8 available flavours, Al’s signature (hot) is the most popular

Something NewA new food menu will be released in the next few weeks

Saturday @ Snooker Shack

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VenueLydia’s Pub on Saturday, July 14th

Location650 Broadway Avenue

Playing on ArrivalDJ Clyde in the loft, and Ballgag N’ Chain Gang on the main level

Music VibeElectronic/house music in the loft

Regular GigsLive bands on the main floor every Saturday, and “Tonight It’s Poetry” every Sunday

Feature Deals$5 wraps, and $4.75 for Great Western pints

Popular DrinksPints of Trad and Paddock Wood

Food of ChoiceBurgers

Wing Notes 2 orders for $9 on Wednesdays, with Buffalo the favourite of the 7 available flavours

Something NewNew menu coming soon, along with new drink specials

Saturday @ Lydia’s

Friday 20HOUSE DJS — Funk, soul & lounge DJs liven up the at-mosphere at 6Twelve. 9pm, 6Twelve Lounge. no cover.

SLY BUSINESS — Feel like listening to some music that will tickle your groove bone and get your feet moving? Look no farther. sly Business is a collaborative and funky local band put together by Mark ejack, Gregory s. edmunds, enver hampton, Christian Kongawi, Andrew Dickson and friends, and are just what the doctor ordered. 10pm, Amigos Cantina. Tickets avail-able at the door .

AUSTEN ROADz — With over 25 years of DJ experi-ence, Austen roadz throws down a high-energy top 40 dance party along with DJ Ash Money every Friday night. happy hour 4pm, Béily’s Ul-traLounge.$5 cover after 9pm.

RIPPER TRAIN — With heavy basslines, intriguing hooks and strong vocals, this lo-cal quartet’s southern metal sound is all kinds of good. 10pm, Buds on Broadway. Cover $6.

DJ NICk JAMES — Come check out this talented local DJ spin the night away. 9pm,

Divas Club. Tickets TBD.

NO SURRENDER — Indepen-dent Dog Face present a night of kickass music. There’s Black rain, Marty Ballentyne, Ques-tion of Authority, the T-Bear Band and more. Don’t miss this show. 8pm, The Fez on Broadway. Tickets $10.

DJ ECLECTIC — Local turn-table 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 fa-vourites have always been known to break the latest and greatest tracks in mul-tiple genres. They are sure to have you on the dance floor in no time! 9pm, Jax Niteclub. $5 cover.

M AR k DAV I S W/ LO U WREATH — Davis is a mu-sician from edmonton who combines driving rock, raw folk and light pop for a sound all his own. he’ll be joined by fellow edmontonian, Wreath, who plays a popish brand of Americana. 9pm, Lydia’s Pub. Cover $5.

DJ BIG AYYY & DJ HENCH-MAN — round up your friends ‘cause there’s no bet-ter country rock party around!

8pm, Outlaws Country Rock Bar. $5 cover; ladies in free before 11pm.

DOUGLAS BOOMHOWER — Come out and watch this smooth-sounding jazz trio do its thing. 8pm, Prairie Ink. 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.

SLASH W/ MILES kENNEDY — slash, the iconic guitarist for Guns n’ roses and Velvet revolver, is flat-out amazing. Put him with Myles Kennedy, whose voice and vocal range is incredible, and you have a can’t-miss show. 7:30pm, TCU Place. Tickets $29.50–45, available at www.tcutickets.ca

RATIONAL THE BIRTH-WRITE LP RELEASE PARTY — Come down and check out this award-winning, saska-toon-based hip hop artist as he celebrates the launch of his new LP. Vangelis Tavern. $5 at the door.

GALA TRIO, ADEEL SALMAN — Consisting of Gaye-Lynn Kern, Audrey Bayduza and Arlene shiplett, the Gala Trio plays everything from classi-cal to jazz and more. As for salman, this new York mu-sician plays rock, blues and smooth jazz. 11:30am, Victoria School’s Little Stone Stage. no cover.

Saturday 21HOUSE DJS — resident DJs spin deep and soulful tunes all night. 9pm, 6Twelve Lounge. no cover.

HOT PANDA — Taking their name from a Chinese restau-rant in edmonton, this Alber-tan indie quartet are currently on their Western Canadian tour. 10pm, Amigos Cantina.

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(NEXT WEEk) SLIM CESSNA’S AUTO CLUB @ AMIGOS CANTINA — Take country music, blues, southern gos-pel, gothabilly and alt-country, toss it all together and what do you get? The unique and uncompromising sound of Denver’s slim Cessna’s Auto Club. since forming in the early ‘90s, this band has

been performing their highly conta-gious live act with energy and passion, all the while singing masterful songs about alcohol, violence and relation-ships gone wrong. slim Cessna’s Auto Club will be playing Amigos on July 28th. Tickets at the door. -Adam Hawboldt. Feedback? Text it to 306-881-8372.



(NEXT WEEk) ANVIL @ THE ODEON EVENTS CENTRE — If you’ve never seen Anvil! The Story of Anvil, check it out. It’s an excellent documentary that tells the story of this epic Canadian metal band. hailing from Toronto, this trio — consisting of steve “Lips” Kudlow, robb

reiner and sal Italiano — has played with the likes of AC/DC and slash, and rocked festivals from sxsW to Bumber-shoot. They’ll be at the odeon on July 31st; tickets are $20 (www.theodeon.ca). -Adam Hawboldt. Feedback? Text it to 306-881-8372.

Tickets available at the door.

AUSTEN ROADz — With over 25 years of DJ experi-ence, Austen roadz throws down a high-energy top 40 dance party along with DJ CTrL every saturday night. Drinks & appies 4pm, Béily’s Ultra Lounge. $5 cover after 9pm.

RIPPER TRAIN — With heavy basslines, intriguing hooks and strong vocals, this lo-cal quartet’s southern metal sound is all kinds of good. 10pm, Buds on Broadway. Cover $6.

FLASHBACk! RETRO PAR-TY — Come out, take a step back in time and dance the night away while DJ Aaron Paetsch does his thing. 9pm, Divas Club. Tickets TBD.

THE SOUL SHAkEDOWN PARTY — Featuring The Gaff, A Pimp named slickback, Mark sly, Pimpton and the CJe, and rami shoker, this is one shindig you don’t want to miss. 9pm, The Fez on Broad-way. $10 cover.

DJ kADE — saskatoon’s own DJ lights it up with hot tunes. 8pm, The Hose & Hydrant. no cover.

DJ J-MATS & DJ SUGAR DADDY — Able to rock any party, these local crowd fa-vourites have always been known to break the latest and greatest tracks in mul-tiple genres. They are sure to have you on the dance floor in no time! 9pm, Jax Niteclub. $5 cover.

CLASSY CHASSYS — With a stripped-down yet energetic sound, this local four-piece combines the best sounds of rockabilly, swing, blues, jazz and rock to put on a show you don’t want to miss. 10pm, Lydia’s Pub. $5 cover.

DJ BIG AYYY & DJ HENCH-MAN — round up your friends ‘cause there’s no bet-ter country rock party around!

8pm, Outlaws Country Rock Bar. $5 cover.MATT HUNTER — Come en-joy the instrumental guitar stylings of this local musician. 8pm, Prairie Ink. 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.EDDY ROBERTSON — Come check out this rockin’ blues musician. It promises to be one heck of a show. 10pm, Vangelis Tavern. $5 at the door.

Sunday 22SASkATOON’S ORIGINAL INDUSTRY NIGHT — host-ed by DJ sugar Daddy; this crowd favourite has always been known to break the latest and greatest tracks in multiple genres. Drinks & ap-pies 4pm, Béily’s Ultra Lounge. $4 cover after 9pm; no cover for industry staffDJ kADE — saskatoon DJ lights it up with hot tunes. 8pm, The Hose & Hydrant. no cover.SUNDAY JAM — The Van-gelis sunday Jam is an insti-tution, offering great tunes from blues to rock and be-yond. 7:30pm, Vangelis Tavern. no cover.

Monday 23METAL 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 24GRADY CHAMPION — This bluesman from Mississippi combines high energy sing-ing with fantastic harmonica

playing and a voice that’ll re-mind you of robert Johnson. Don’t miss Champion while he’s in town. 10pm, Buds on Broadway. $6 cover.

DJ SUGAR DADDY — Able to rock any party, this crowd favourite has always been known to break the latest and greatest 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 finest performers, and is a chance for bands, solo artists and even comedians to showcase original material. 9pm, Lydia’s Pub. no cover.

SHINEDOWN — hailing from Jacksonville, Florida, these melodic hard rockers kicked off their career in 2003 with a bang and have steadily ac-cumulated platinum albums ever since. 6:30pm, The Odeon Events Centre. Tickets $43.75 (Ticketmasteer).

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

Wednesday 25HUMP WEDNESDAYS —resident DJ Chris Knorr will


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(COMING UP) RED HOT CHILI PEPPERS @ CREDIT UNION CENTRE — There are no other bands quite like the red hot Chili Peppers. somehow this four-piece from L.A. took rock music, fused it with funk and elements of punk and psychedelic rock, and came up with a sound unlike any other. The moment you hear the

first chords of a Chili Peppers song, you know darn well it’s them. With seven Grammys and 65 million records sold, these guys are megastars of the music scene. They’ll be playing CUC on november 24th. Tickets $40+ (Tick-etmaster). -Adam Hawboldt. Feedback? Text it to 306-881-8372.

be spinning all of your favou-rite songs and requests, ev-ery Wednesday night! Doors at 7pm, DJ takes requests at 9pm, 302 Lounge & Disco-theque. no cover until 10pm, $3 thereafter.

GRADY CHAMPION — This bluesman from Mississippi

combines high energy sing-ing with fantastic harmonica playing and a voice that’ll re-mind you of robert Johnson. Don’t miss Champion while he’s in town. 10pm, Buds on Broadway. $6 cover.

DJ QUADRANT kHAN — Come down and watch as this

local DJ tears up the dance floor. 9pm, Divas Club. Tickets TBD.

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 In-dustry night, hosted by DJ Big Ayyy & DJ henchman. 9pm, Outlaws Country Rock Bar. Sas-katoon’s Most Wanted. $4 cov-er. no cover for industry staff.

DUELING PIANOS — Terry hoknes, neil Currie and Brad

King belt out classic tunes and audience requests, from sina-tra to Lady Gaga. 10pm, Staqa-tto Piano Lounge. no cover.

Thursday 26SkELETONWITCH — This heavy metal five-piece from Athens, ohio, are loud and pretty darn good. Also play-ing: Barn Burner, Untimely Demise and Wrathed. 10pm, Amigos Cantina. Tickets avail-able at the door.

WHO DREW A PORNO — A local trio with a sound all their own. one listen to the “Acid song” and you’ll see what we’re talking about. 10pm, Buds on Broadway. $6 cover.

DJ AARON PAETSCH — This local DJ will get your head bobbing, your feet moving and your butt up on the dance floor. 9pm, Divas Club. Tickets TBD.

THROWBACk THURSDAYS —Come experience the best in retro funk, soul, reggae and rock provided by Dr. J. 8pm, Earls. no cover.

THIRSTY THURSDAYS — hosted by MC Gabeius, this is a night of live performances, rap battles, local DJs, drink specials and nightly prizes. 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 & DJJ-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 danc-ers and much more! 8pm, Jax Niteclub. $5 cover, free cover with student ID before 11pm.

AN EVENING WITH GILLIAN WELCH — This wildly talent-ed singer/songwriter from nashville plays bluegrass/American/country the way it’s supposed to be played. she’s collaborated with the likes of ryan Adams, Ani DiFranco, Alison Krauss and The Decem-berists. And now she’s putting on a show here in saskatoon. 7pm, The Odeon Events Centre. Tickets $ 27.50, available at www.theodeon.ca.

YOUNG BENJAMINS W/ JENNY OMNICHORD AND RORY BOREALIS — This in-die rocker are gonna blow the roof off the place. Also appearing will be Jenny om-nichord and rory Borealis. If you’re into a groovy, chilled out show, this is the place to be. 10pm, Vangelis Tavern. $5 at the door.

Want your show listed?Email [email protected]!

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HoroscopesAries (Mar 21–Apr 19)

In Animal House, John Belushi’s char-acter Bluto starts chanting “Toga! Toga!” and maybe you should be doing the same, Aries. This week try to organize a get-together or party of sorts.

Taurus (Apr 20–May 20)one of Marlon Brando’s best lines in

The Godfather was: “I’m going to make him an offer he can’t refuse.” And this week, you may get an offer or an op-portunity just like that. Don’t hesitate.

Gemini (May 21–Jun 20)“Toto, I’ve a feeling we’re not in Kan-

sas anymore.” That’s how Dorothy felt when she landed in oz, and that is how you may feel at some point this week. Don’t worry. The feeling will soon pass.

Cancer (Jun 21–Jul 22)remember in Cool Hand Luke when

the prison captain says, “What we got here is failure to communicate.” You may face the same issue, but no matter what, keep trying to get through to people.

Leo (Jul 23–Aug 22)Like howard Beale in Network, are

you “mad as hell, and … not going to take this anymore,” Leo? If so, go with it. Get whatever is on your chest off. You’ll feel better.

Virgo (Aug 23–Sept 22)Life really is like a box of chocolates,

Virgo: “You never know what you’re gonna get.” Forrest Gump knows that, and so should you . Life may toss some expected things your way. embrace them.

Libra (Sept 23–Oct 23)In the film Now, Voyager, Bette Davis’

character says “oh, Jerry, don’t let’s ask for the moon. We have the stars.” The lesson? Be sure to appreciate what you have, Libra. especially later in the week.

Scorpio (Oct 24–Nov 22)“The truth?” says Jack nicholson in

A Few Good Men.”You can’t handle the truth.” And that may very well be the case this week, dear scorpio. so be very careful what you ask for.

Sagittarius (Nov 23–Dec 21)harry Callahan wants to know: “Do

you feel lucky? Well, do ya punk?” If so, this week would be a good time to dare to be great. Put your luck to good use and see what happens.

Capricorn (Dec 22–Jan 19)In A Street Car Named Desire, the char-

acter Blanche Dubois explains she “always depended on the kindness of strangers.” You should try the same, dear Capricorn. If someone offers to help you out, let them.

Aquarius (Jan 20–Feb 19)The best advice robin Williams

ever gave on screen was “seize the day, boys. Make your lives extraordinary.” You should heed his words, dear Aquarius. Carpe diem and all that jazz.

Pisces (Feb 20–Mar 20)In the classic film Some Like It Hot, Joe

e. Brown reminds us that, “Well, nobody’s perfect.” And he’s right, dear Pisces. so don’t waste your time this week chasing the impossible. It’s a fool’s errand.

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