August 22, 2005
Life
Brown chicks rock Central Park
Sri Lankan/Britsh super-girl MC, Maya Arulpragasam, aka M.I.A.(http://www.miauk.com/), probably the music story of the year (with double emphasis on both music and story), lauched her own tour with a free show in Central Park, NYC as part of the annual Central Park Summerstage concert series. Hot off her Mercury Prize (http://www.nationwidemercurys.com/) nominated debut album, Arular, and just having wrapped up a double bill tour with LCD Soundsystem (which hit our town on May 10 of this year), M.I.A. kicked off her own tour in NYC while I happened to be passing through that weekend.
Read full review by Schema's Boon after the jump.
August 16, 2005
Life
DIM-SUMthing wicked this way comes..
Schema's first installment of C-Town Summer Cinema this past Sunday, "A Dim Sum-mer Nite's Dream" was a great success! The team did a kickass job, working tirelessly to create a fun, relevant and innovative event. Countless hours were put into planning every detail possible, and boy, were the results well worth all the hard work!!
Great job, Julia!
Read full review after the jump!
August 15, 2005
Life
Brazilian Baile Funk: More dirty, further south
Dance music has always been about booty shakin. The world of beats, grooves, percussion, etc. have been much intertwined from different era's and genres to achieve that goal. Brazil is known to like to shake it but since the hip hop/electronic music era, aside from the lambada and neo-samba/bossa nova, there hasn't been much new stuff from Brazil for the international dance floor....that we knew of....until now. The northern emergence of baile funk has been lead by Floridian DJ Diplo who's put out a couple baile funk mix cds and also produced a baile funk-like song for M.I.A. (Here's a taste) Think Miami bass sound with latin percussion and whole lot of booty shakin chantin, favela style... (Thanks, Boon)
Get dirtier with these other reviews:
blender.com
stylusmagazine.com
villagevoice.com
pitchformedia.com
August 09, 2005
Life
C-TOWN SUMMER CINEMA presents....
Get your Chi on with classic kung fu, live DJs and ice-cold beer.
The Special Events team at SCHEMA Magazine has been working hard to throw a little party to celebrate our BC summer, complete with live DJs, a FREE outdoor screening of the Kung-Fu classic - "The Five Venoms" (aka. The Five Deadly Venoms) ... and Chinatown's first ever summer BEER garden!
It all happens this Sunday evening, in the Dr. Sun Yat Sen Courtyard (Pender + Carrall).
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C-TOWN SUMMER CINEMA presents "A Dim Sum-mer Nite's Dream"
Sunday Evening - August 14, 2005
19+ event / DJs + Beer Garden + Outdoor Movies / 8:00 PM
The Five [Deadly] Venoms starts at 9:00 PM
preceded by "Hong Kong Express - The Fast Track to Fame and Fortune" (Michael Parker, Dir.)
Presented by...
SCHEMA Magazine +
with the generous support of Channel M and the Chinese Cultural Centre of Greater Vancouver.
Screening equipment kindly provided by CBC Television
For more information, call the Schema Infoline @ 604.669.3947.
August 02, 2005
Life
Another Sexy Summer
If there hasn't been enough heat for you this summer, the third installment of the Sex in Vancouver series is sure to leave you hot, bothered and crying out for more. After two sold-out summers, Vancouver Asian Canadian Theatre (VACT) continues to follow four hip Asian girlfriends and their complicated love lives in "Intimate Secrets." This third episode offers four new characters and centres around a Chinese New Year dinner.
Opening on August 5th, the show runs for ten nights and wraps up on the 20th. So whether you're a "VACT Virgin" or a returning fan, a night at The Roundhouse promises to leave you more than satisfied.
For more information and ticket prices:
Vancouver Asian Canadian Theatre [Official website]