Articles by Leslie Ken Chu

slowthai Breaks Down All Sides of Himself on 'TYRON'

PUBLISHED Feb 8, 2021

Northampton rapper slowthai made his name with his 2019 debut, Nothing Great About Britain. No surprise, the "Brexit Bandit" incurred criti...

​Alan Doyle / Kelly Prescott

Queen Elizabeth Theatre, Vancouver BC, March 8

PUBLISHED Mar 9, 2020

For over 25 years, Alan Doyle, of Newfoundland treasures Great Big Sea, has been bringing ceilidhs coast to coast in Canada and beyond. It...

​The Strokes / Alvvays / Promiseland

Rogers Arena, Vancouver BC, March 5

PUBLISHED Mar 6, 2020

Despite falling just short of a sell-out, the Strokes triumphed in their first Vancouver show in over a decade at Rogers Arena on Thursday...

lié

You Want It Real

PUBLISHED Feb 25, 2020

Sound the alarm — corrosive Vancouver punk trio lié are back with their fourth album (and second for Mint Records), You Want It Real. Altho...

GZA / Killah Priest / Raz Fresco

Commodore Ballroom, Vancouver BC, January 20

PUBLISHED Jan 21, 2020

GZA's sophomore album, Liquid Swords, is not only one of the best solo Wu-Tang Clan releases, it's a hip-hop classic on its own. This year...

Alex Cameron / Jack Ladder / Emily Panic

Venue Nightclub, Vancouver BC, December 14

PUBLISHED Dec 15, 2019

On Saturday night, Australian singer Alex Cameron returned to Vancouver for the first of two back-to-back tour-closing shows at Venue Night...

Boney M. ft. Liz Mitchell / Morgan James

Vogue Theatre, Vancouver BC, December 8

PUBLISHED Dec 9, 2019

Vancouver's disco lovers flocked to the sold-out Vogue Theatre on Sunday for Boney M.'s "Holiday Favourites & Classic Hits," featuring Liz...

Mount Eerie with Julie Doiron

Christ Church Cathedral, Vancouver BC, November 30

PUBLISHED Dec 1, 2019

After releasing back-to-back albums in 2017 and 2018 about the death of his wife, artist and musician Geneviève Castrèe, Phil Elverum, a.k....