The Track

“Yonkers” from TYLER, THE CREATOR – Goblin

This is 2012 rap. Yeah it’s really hyped up and yeah you’ve already seen this video a million times but dammit this guy is the freshest thing around and the kid holds your attention like nobody I’ve seen since Eminem. I really think Tyler/Odd Future have the potential to be the new Eminem, the new Wu-Tang, the new hip-hop that completely saturates pop culture for a few years. Rightfully so. It’s ADD, stream-of-conciousness vulgarity that is entirely entertaining and impossible to turn away from. Pretty amped that he’s arrived on the Zhleves.

The Playlist

FLEET FOXES Helplessness Blues (Sub Pop)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6mR8Z-gmK1g

What do you think it feels like to know that you wrote the most beautiful album of the year?

WILD BEASTS Smother (Domino)

NME darlins 3rd effort. My ears really perked up when I heard a few of these soaring melodies. Really pretty band.

CASS MCCOMBS – Wit’s End (Domino)

D-d-d-damn, son. Stunning opening track – one of my favourites of the year. Killed it at the Waldorf in the spring. If you weren’t there, everyone in the crowd was in a trance. Super weepy vibes.

HANDSOME FURS – Sound Kapital (Sub Pop)

Grin inducing. You know this is what Boeckner really wants to focus on. Wolf Parade’s gotta be the cash cow to fund this awesome husband-wife band. I love this shit. You know what’s weird? CNN produces a show called “Indie Asia” starring Handsome Furs where they document their Asian tours. Huh.

CHAD VANGAALEN – Diapar Island (Sub Pop)

Congrats Chad for penning the album title that makes me feel grosser than the name of my brother’s short-lived trash band Cold Hole.

BLACK LIPS Arabia Mountain (Vice)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ChuYpoajar0

I still don’t know what “cowpunk” is and I never knew what “flower-punk” was either but both are back and people still won’t shut up about it!

ANTLERS Burst Apart (Frenchkiss)

Well then. After the emotionally devastating “Hospice”, the Brooklyn indie trio return with a record chock full of tons of solid sonic references. You got your Radiohead you got your Arcade Fire you got your bedroom pop, c’mon this is a gimme!

The Gig

Wed JUNE 15 BLACK LIPS – COMMODORE

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hpm8fDK4vIw

Does anyone remember who won that fight between the Black Lips dude and the Wavves dude? I feel like I remember Wavvy kicking the Lips’ guy’s teeth in but it’s getting hazy in my memory. Coulda been a publicity stunt but the point is that these guys are guaranteed to do something totally apeshit at every single show. If you feel lucky punk feel free to drop your name into our draw box at the store for a shot at winning a pair of free tickets!

JUNE
Fri JUN 10 HIMALAYAN BEAR – INTERURBAN
Fri JUN 10 PAUL OAKENFOLD – GOSSIP
Fri JUN 10 MAX VANGELI – CELEBRITIES
Sat JUN 11 ALEX KENJI – GINGER 62
Sun JUN 12 MIAMI HORROR – FORTUNE
Mon JUN 13 BRETT DENNEN – VOGUE
Mon JUN 13 JASON ISBELL – BILTMORE
Mon JUN 13 FRONT LINE ASSEMBLY – RICKSHAW
Tue JUN 14 HANNIBAL BURESS – BILTMORE
Tue JUN 14 FORBIDDEN – RICKSHAW
Tue JUN 14 I CRUNK EAST VAN – FORTUNE
Wed JUN 15 BLACK LIPS – COMMODORE
Wed JUN 15 GRANT HART – BILTMORE
Thu JUN 16 SCRATCH (THE ROOTS) – FORTUNE
Thu JUN 16 THE HOOKERS + BLACK WIZARD – BILTMORE
Thu JUN 16 KID CUDI – DEER LAKE PARK
Thu JUN 16 PETE ROCK – BAR NONE
Thu/ Fri JUN 16 -17 KULTH MUSIC FEST PASS – COOMBS RODEO
Fri JUN 17 DON DIABLO – 560
Fri JUN 17 LONGWALKSHORTDOCK – CELEBRITIES
Fri JUN 17 KEVIN SAUNDERSONS – OPEN STUDIOS
Sat JUN 18 MIGUEL MIGS – GINGER 62
Sat JUN 18 KEREN ANN – BILTMORE
Mon JUN 20 OKKERVIL RIVER – VOGUE WE ARE SOLD OUT
Tue JUN 21 AN HORSE – BILTMORE
Tue JUN 21 PLANETARIUM FUNDRRAISER – MCMILLAN SPACE CENTRE
Wed JUN 22 SUB FOCUS – VENUE
Wed JUN 22 BELLRAYS – BILTMORE
Thu JUN 23 ANDY C & MC GQ – TOUCH LOUNGE (VICTORIA)
Thu JUN 23 BORGORE – FORTUNE
Fri JUN 24 BIG FREEDIA – POST MODERN
Fri JUN 24 HEAD OF THE HERD – MEDIA
Fri JUN 24 SONDRE LERCHE – BILTMORE
Fri JUN 24 FEED ME – CELEBRITIES
Sat JUN 25 HATE ETERNAL / ORIGIN – RICKSHAW
Sat JUN 25 JENN GRANT – BILTMORE
Sat JUN 25 MARK FARINA – FORTUNE
Sun JUN 26 DIRT NASTY – FORTUNE
Mon JUN 27 THE DONKEYS – BILTMORE
Mon JUN 27 BLACK KEYS – DEER LAKE PARK – WE ARE SOLD OUT
Tue JUN 28 QUINTRON + MISSY PUSSYCAT – BILTMORE – CANCELED.Refunds @
Point of Purchase
Tue JUN 28 DIRTY SOUTH – CAPRICE
Wed JUN 29 SADIES – BILTMORE
Wed JUN 29 DIGABLE PLANETS – BAR NONE
Thu JUN 30 PAT JORDACHE – ZULU RECORDS 7PM – FREE!
Thu JUN 30 THREE 6 MAFIA – FORTUNE
Thu JUN 30 NU TONE & SHIMON – 560
Thu JUN 30 LEGENDARY LONG WEEKEND – WALDORF

JULY
Fri JULY 1 PRETTY LIGHTS – CELEBRITIES – WE ARE SOLD OUT
Tue JULY 5 OMAR SOULEYMAN – BAR NONE
Tue JULY 5 TOOTS & THE MAYTALLS – COMMODORE
Wed JULY 7 SKA FEST Ken Boothe w/ Chris Murray – SHIP POINT (Victoria)
Thu JULY 8 SKA FEST Planet Smashers – MARKET SQUARE (Victoria)
Thu JULY 8 GABRIEL & DRESDEN – CELEBRITIES
Thu JULY 8 DUB FX – CLUB 560
Fri JULY 9 SKA FEST: KY-MANI MARLEY – COMMODORE
Fri JULY 9 COLISEUM w/ Spirals + Scarebro – BILTMORE
Fri JULY 9 INFECTED MUSHROOM – GOSSIP
Sat JULY 10 SKA FEST: KY-MANI MARLEY – MARKET SQUARE (VICTORIA)