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Breaking down energy drinks

Woodsworth: Winnipegs
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HOT SPOT

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MEET BRETT DEVLOO

THE BLIND KID

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Letter from the editor Nick at Night
When the lights go out Nick Serduletz comes out

20 Years Deep
Happy Birthday Edge Skatepark

The Blind Kid Hot Spot

Woodsworth

Brett Devloo skates in the dark

Drink Water

Austin Smith and Bryan Fox

Boost Breakdown
The Sk8 Skates Team

Energy Drink Deconstruction

The Rad Pack

Music Reviews and Events

The Buzz

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Established in 2013

EDITOR IN CHIEF Tyler Geurts CREATIVE DIRECTOR Danielle Da Silva PUBLISHER Alex Wenger COPY EDITOR Lora Quitane

Tyler Geurts FS 50-50 - Neufeld Photo.

From the Editor

ALL ORIGINAL PHOTOGRAPHY AND WRITING BY: Danielle Da Silva Tyler Geurts Lora Quitane Alex Wenger

f youre anything like me then youve found yourself adrift in a sea of California-based skateboard magazines full of photos of their perfect crack-free sidewalks and year round sunny weather. Well thats all well and good, but that isnt MY reality. Nor is it the reality of hundreds of thousands of skateboarders across Canada. So why am I reading their magazines? Because its all Ive got. There are no magazines that reflect my skateboarding experiences and speak to my community. At Deep End we believe Winnipeg is home to one of the most tightly knit and fastest growing skateboarding scenes today. Winnipeg skateboarders deserve their own magazine and one that reflects the realities of our community. From pushing through rough cobblestone streets to searching desperately for a skate session during our long and frigid winters, Winnipeggers are committed to skateboarding. So were giving you a magazine thats as committed as you are. I hope you enjoy it. Cheers,

Tyler Geurts, skateboarder

172 Corydon Ave. Winnipeg, MB, Canada R3M 0V2 204 DEEP-END (333-7362)

After 25 years of dedication to skateboarding, its all we know.

Some skateshops spend a lot of money creating big elaborate ad campaigns. But we at Sk8 Skates would rather spend that money on skateboard contests and demos. After all you already know who we are, were the ones who have been taking care of Winnipegs skateboarding needs for 25 years.

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The Edge Skatepark 20 years of open doors and open arms.

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Words and photos by Lora Quitane

Photo by Tyler Geurts

he Edge Skatepark plays a huge role in the skateboarding scene in the city, says Matt Wiebe, 32. Its a nice meeting place to hang out with other skateboarders too. Mitch Lavoie, 29, shares, The Edge helped me make friends when there werent many skaters in my neighbourhood.

It couldnt accommodate the variety of ramps and space.

The skatepark became popular because there were many children who became interested in skateboarding. The Edge moved to 125 Pacific, the skateparks home for 17 years, after two-and-a-half years.

skated every week. It was also difficult to clean the place because skateboarding creates dust and splinters the wood. Despite the buildings condition, people liked using the space because of the atmosphere. It was the wear and tear of it, he says. They felt it was a really classic spot or a place to call their own home. Lots of guys really enjoyed that it was a dirty, dark building. It was where they felt comfortable.

The Edge is one of the programs of YFC Winnipeg, explains Cliff Heide, Director of The Edge Skatepark. Its an indoor skatepark that provides space for skateboarding in winter in Winnipeg.

The building was a dirty old warehouse donated to YFC. It used to be a machine metal working shop but the company needed a bigger space so they moved and expanded. The building remained as a dirty warehouse due to the children who

Youth For Christ (YFC) is a non-profit, religious, international youth charity. According to the website, its mandate is to address the needs of the whole personthe social, physical, employment, mental, emotional, and spiritual needs of teenagers. YFC Winnipeg, located on Main and Higgins, is the new home of The Edge Skatepark. The Edge used to be on Nairn Avenue when it was established in 1992.

Wiebe shares, I probably looked more forward to the Edge sessions to hang out with friends as the actual skateboarding. He has been skating at The Edge for 15 years. Skateboarders contribute to the positive environment The Edge offers. We want to make every skateboarder feel at home, says Heide. We try to have a good environment by having people that care about the place and volunteer here.

Lavoie, who has been skating at The Edge for 14 years, share this feeling of togetherness and familiarity.

The place was fairly small, says Heide.

Cliff Heide, Director of The Edge

Cliff has always tried to make people feel like The Edge is a home away from
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feels like The Edge lives on, he shares. This is such a big change that its hard to even dream beyond this because over the years we have been trying to envision now we can get a bigger facility. Hopefully there will be more programs for the skateboarding community. Volunteers and skateboarders like Billy Janzen, who has been skating for 5 years, says, The new Edge is bigger so hopefully we could get more people in it and get them into skateboarding. I hope people can see that this is a special place.

Photo by Tyler Geurts

Now that The Edge has a new location, it seems that the skatepark will last for a while.

home for people going through difficult times or just wanting to have fun skating with good people, he says. Despite the third move of the skatepark to its new location on Main and Higgins, The Edge hasnt really changed over the years. The place is still open to all skateboarders, pros or beginners.

place where we empower and encourage them with what they do.

Theres no judgement

here. You just have a good time with everybody. Kind of like a family.

All the kids involved are from every different type of economic or social background. Theyre from different parts of the city too, says Heide. We find that theres really not a lot barriers between children who want to skateboard together, as long as they have a good time and they both love skating. And this is the skateboarding culture. It doesnt matter if one is from Point Douglas or Tuxedo. It doesnt matter if youre a pro or a beginner. Everyone is welcome.

EDGE MOMENTS
My most memorable moment of The Edge was the first battle of the crews contest. It was one of the best days I can remember as our team won and I was out in the sk8 team after the contest.
-Adam Lecker, 8 years skating The Edge

Its not the skill level. Its whether people know how to use the skatepark space, so regardless of how good you are, one should know how to take properlyits kind of an underlying rule in skateboardinglike an etiquettethat skateboarders share space, says Heide. Now that the new location is bigger and newer, sharing space doesnt seem hard to do. Its a complete opposite from the warehouse The Edge used to be in more than a year ago. Geoff Reimer started volunteering six years ago and has dedicated his life to The Edge.

Theres no judgment here. You just have a good time with everybody. Kind of like a family. Anyone can comeregardless of class or heritagethey all mix together, says Reimer. Heide hopes that the new location will be around for a long time.

All the contests they would put on. Battle of the Crews was always a good one. It was competitive, but at the same time nobody really cared who won.
-Matt Wiebe, 15 years skating The Edge

This building has a lot of potential for us. Now, theres no pressure into moving to a new spot. Its a neat feeling because it

My most memorable Edge memory would have to be BBQs for lunch while on city summer grants with friends. Wed spend the summer cleaning, renovating, having so much fun and having good chats with some really kind-hearted people.
-Mitch Lavoie, 14 years skating The Edge

Its nice that The Edge serves the skateboarding culture. Jesus was kicked aside by the society because he hung out with tax collectors and prostitutes and we feel that it often happens to skateboarders, says Reimer. So this is a
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The last session at the old Pacific location. It was a really cool scene because everyone came together. You can see how The Edge has changed peoples lives and how the community was brought together.
-Billy Janzen, 5 years skating The Edge Art by Bram Adey

THE BLIND KID

Words and photos by Danielle Da Silva

At 16, Brett Devloo went blind, but it hasnt stopped him from skateboarding. Hes kept his head up and feet on the board.

kateboarding is an art form. Its a practical form of visual expression- and sight plays a critical role. Without sight, vert skate is nearly impossible- good luck going up that quarter pipe you used to shred - and really who cares what the bottom of your board might look like? Without sight skateboarding would be incredibly different; it would take on a new meaning altogether. Brett Devloo, a skateboarder from Stonewall, Manitoba, went through a transition that changed his life entirely, and changed the way he will skateboard forever. On Nov. 20, 2011 Devloo, 16 at the time, knew something was wrong. Devloo was sitting in class

taking notes when his vision started to dim. He couldnt see the board at the front of the room.

Quick witted with snarky comments and a couple underhanded blind jokes, Devloo recounted his sudden blindness energetically while sitting at his kitchen counter. He remembers the day clearly. I was sitting in history class and I was writing notes in class. I looked at my buddy beside me like hey can you read those? he says. She was like yeah, and Im like ah, bitch its only me! Devloo says playfully under his breath. That same day Devloo walked to the optometrist on his lunch break to set up an appointment. I chatted up with an old lady in the waiting room. I remember that; she was pretty pleasant, he says smiling from

behind his classic Ray Bans, although the appointment quickly spiralled downwards.

Devloo failed every test the optometrist put him through- he couldnt see the balloon at the end of the highway or read the largest E at the top of the letter chart. His optometrist immediately got on the phone with Devloos parents to explain the situation. This was not some small matter- his eyesight had deteriorated. Devloo went from having 20/50 vision to 20/500 vision in only 24 hours. Im sitting in the chair going holy shit, what did I get myself into? Devloo says, recalling that day at the optometrist. However, it would be months before Devloo got any straight answers.
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Tests were followed by more tests and blood samples should have just been taken in bulk considering what Devloo went through in the months following that fateful optometrist appointment. There was five or six months I had no idea what I had. I was just chilling without any knowledge of why I was blind, Devloo says.

friend to turn her back on Devloo.

My best friend just peaced because I was asking for too much help. Im like sorry, my bad, Im only going blind, Devloo says with an edge in his voice. I really had nobody right then, I didnt really care though. Devloo didnt do much over that winter.

The first half of 2012 was spent in and out of doctors offices, hospitals, and clinics all the while his vision continued to deteriorate to the point where he had developed a significant blind spot. The winter months were challenging for Devloo. He still didnt have an explanation for his sudden blindness, the tests continued relentlessly, and even his friendships started to crack under the pressure causing one good
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The condition is an inherited form of vision loss caused by a genetic mutation in the mitochondrial DNA. The mutation causes cells in the optic nerve, the nerve that transmits everything the eyes see to the brain, to die quickly resulting in sudden and extreme vision loss. Symptoms of Lebers begin between the ages of 15 and 35 with some cloudiness and blurring in one eye. The vision loss progressively worsens to the point of complete blindness. According to Genetics Home Reference, a web site operated by the National Library of Medicine, over time, vision in both eyes worsens with a severe loss of sharpness (visual acuity) and color vision. This condition mainly affects central vision, which is needed for detailed tasks such as reading, driving, and recognizing faces. Lebers is carried and passed on from mothers and tends to affect men more often than women- Devloos mom hasnt had any symptoms.

THE CHANCES OF YOU HAVING THIS, WELL YOU BETTER GO BUY A LOTTERY TICKET

He listened to music- Mac Miller and Macklemore topped the playlist- and got reacquainted with his other senses, but beyond that he was home bound. I wasnt depressed or anything. I just didnt do anything because I couldnt do anything, but then summer came and I started skating again, says Devloo. Devloo began his summer with a name and an explanation for his blindness: Lebers hereditary optic neuropathy.

When Devloos doctors finally tested him for Lebers they assured him that it was rare. The chances of you having this, well you better go buy a lottery ticket, Devloo says his doctor told him. Twelve weeks after the test was taken, Devloos parents came into his room to give him the news; he was positive for Lebers. So Im gonna be blind forever? he asked them, although he already knew the answer. Im like Mom, buy me a lottery ticket.She didnt buy me a lottery ticket, Devloo laughs. When I think of him I dont think of him as being blind, says Heather Worth. Thats how he acts. He acts like hes not blind. Worth, Devloos good friend, says the vision loss hasnt changed Devloo or his skateboarding. He loves the fact that he can still skateboard and so he embraces that.

Devloo is able to maneuver through his house without any guidance mostly by memory- a trait that Worth says characterizes Devloos skateboarding. Hes been doing it for so long he doesnt need his sight anymore.

In fact, Devloo says his skating has improved since the vision loss. He can now varial heelflip over three stacked boards when before he could only jump one. Devloo is able to see some contrast in his peripherals between light and dark surfaces. This helps him tell if there is an obstacle in front of him and skate on asphalt and concrete, but thats the extent of his vision. Devloo skates mostly flat surfaces and usually needs someone to help him get oriented to the terrain. But once hes acquainted with the landscape hes off on his board and reluctant to take any help offered to him. In a short two years Devloos life changed drastically. He now has his own skateboard inspired clothing line called The Blind Kid or TBK with a logo he designed himself. I cant wait till I see it, he says cheerfully. Proceeds from the sale of his clothing help blind students purchase iPadssomething Devloo uses all the time for school work.

Devloo is always ready and waiting for new challenges; With the odds I have, why not? he says. The chances of having Lebers is estimated at 1 in 50 000, and in a strange twist Devloo also has nystagmus, another eye disorder, which he says makes him 1 in 5 billion.

And for a kid whos 1 in 5 billion slowing down just isnt an option. Im not done yet. Im still going, Devloo says. It gets me out of bed knowing I inspire people. And as for skating, it just means too much to Devloo to ever quit. Skating is just skating. It makes everybody feel better, but to me it has a different meaning. I can do it and Im blind; that means I can do anything, he says. Im never really gonna stop skating. You can bury me with my board.

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HOT
Words by

WOODS SPOT : WORTH

Tyler G eurts

Ive been skating and bleeding at Woodsworth for the last ten years

-Jamie Mospanchuk

Jamie Mospanchuk - switch shuv. Neufeld photo

What Is there to skate?

A nine-stair with a handrail in the back. On the front theres another nine-stair with an angled rail across it to slide or do tricks over. Then on the side of the building there is an angled wall beside an 8 stair to do tricks over.
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he Woodsworth building on the corner of Broadway and Kennedy has been called many things by skaters: Woodsworth, red carpet, and even Woodsy, much to the dismay of the Pegs older skaters. Few skate spots have had the longevity that Woodsworth has enjoyed. For nearly 20 years Winnipeggers have been skating the iconic stair set.

Boot Factor:

Gnarliness:

Four out of five. Most of the time youre going to get about two or three tries at a trick before getting kicked out. Its pretty much an instant boot. But on very rare occasions, if youre lucky, you can find yourself there for hours without any security problems. Four out of five. On the back stairs youre landing on fairly rugged cement that will rip up your back after battling a trick for an hour. And on the front stairs youre landing on cobblestone that you will stick in and slam into the ground on over and over.

Notable A.B.D. Tricks:

Nick Serduletz - kickflip bs 50-50, kickflip fs 50-50, fakie heelflip Colin Lambert - half-cab feeble, fakie lip, caballerial Brock Anderson - switch bs lip, kickflip bs lip, switch 360 flip

Tyler Gaucher - bs noseblunt, nollie bigspin lip, nollie noseblunt

Stephen Betts - switch fs heelflip, bs bigflip, nollie bs heelflip Jamie Mospanchuk - Switch varial heelflip, nollie fs noseslide Jason Crolly - heelflip boardslide

Matt Wiebe -fakie bigspin boardslide

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Words by Alex Wenger Photo by Liam Gallagher

Austin Smith and Bryan Fox

Whats Drink Water ?
Drink water. Its not only good for you but its a call to action. Drink water is an initiative started by Bryan Fox and Austin Smith who wrote drink water on the bottom of their snowboards in response to the energy drink craze.

Drink Water
The Initiati ve
Drink Water believes in clean water for everyone. Thats why 10 per cent of their profits go to support water.org, an organization founded by Matt Damon committed to finding sustainable solutions for those affected by the water crisis. The culture is ripe for change and the Drink Water initiative resonates with people who recognize that, says Payson. Share the Drink Water initiative with your family and friends. You can buy their apparel and wear the message. Slap one of their stickers onto your board (or make your own) and promote the message. Make the choice to bring a refillable water bottle wherever you go. Go to water.org for more information on how you can help with the water crisis. Spread the word.

Whats the mission?

Its self-explanatory. Try water as opposed to an energy drink to quench your thirst, especially in sports. Drink Water recognized the contradiction of professional athletes promoting something that is ostensibly bad for you. It comes down to offering an alternative voice to the energy drink sugar machine, says Payson. Water is recyclable and essential. For many of us, drinking water is as simple as turning on a tap. However, a study conducted by Unicef found that approximately 780 million people still dont have access to clean drinking water.

The old saying goes; your board sponsor might pay the utilities but your energy drink deal pays the mortgage - Payson

As professional snowboarders, both Fox and Smith understand the power and influence of energy drink dollars. In 2011, the movement started in Oregon and grew into a brand. Currently its a company of four, including Fox, Smith, Foxs older brother Stephen, and Aidan Payson as general manager.

Drink water - often.

Only 1 in 9 can simply Drink Water

wedrinkwater.com
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THE BOOST BREAKDOWN

Deconstructing YOUR Energy Drinks
Words and photos by Alex Wenger

Y ou re exhaus t ed .
Its easy to grab an energy drink for that buzz, but should you? If you rely on these drinks for a temporary energy boost, read this before you do: The U.S. Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration reports the number of people in emergency waiting rooms after consuming energy drinks has doubled.

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Its when you start mixing stimulants and depressants with energy drinks, thats when you get into real trouble says Pharmacist Melanie Lichowski. Water is still the best option when youre tired due to dehydration when working out. If you plan to work out intensively for an extended period of time choose a sports drink, different from an energy drink, which will replenish lost sugars and salts from when you sweat. Do not mix energy drinks with stimulants or depressants (ex. alcohol). Consult a doctor or a nutritionist before consuming energy drinks while taking other medications or supplements. Increased and irregular heart rate Increased blood pressure Sleep disturbance Increased urine production Increase in blood sugar

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People in the ER after consuming an energy drink

With sponsorships and targeted advertising campaigns, one can assume that more kids will be drinking energy drinks and there will be more problems. I dont see any positive side except for the shareholder. We did not have energy drinks before. Why are they a necessity now? says Mary Jane Eason, Community Nutritionist.

One cup of coffee contains anywhere between 95-200mg of caffeine. One caffeine pill normally contains 100mg of caffeine. The average adult should not consume more than 400mg of caffeine per day. Red Bull has only 80 mg of caffeine and a Monster has 164 mg. The caffeine content is not the only issue. Energy drinks include other active ingredients that when combined amplify its effects. The danger arises when these drinks are consumed in excessive amounts and/or combined with drugs.

THE RISK F ACTORS:

- The Journal of the American Medical Association

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Words and photos by Tyler Geurts. Additional photos by Dan Neufeld

Sk8 Skates is...

SK8 isnt about image or being cool. Its about loving skateboarding, plain and simple. Its skaters for skaters.
skateboarding community. It has been more than just a store for people to buy their gear at; it has been somewhere to feel welcome, where your love of the board makes you an instant friend. There are few who share that love more than Lambert, who has spent the better part of his 28 years involved with Sk8 Skates in some way or another. I got my first board from Sk8 when I was 9, back when the shop was in a basement on Corydon Avenue. I would

see a lot of the guys on the Sk8 team skating around my neighborhood and I thought they were the coolest people ever. When I finally saw where they worked and hung out I never wanted to leave, says Lambert. I would seriously go there every single day. I bet I was there more often than some of the employees. But they were always cool to me. Kevin McCoubrey, sales and marketing manager for Canadian skateboard company Supra Distribution and former manager and team alumni of Sk8 Skates, recalls those days well. Oh man, Colin would show up every single day in his sleeveless Metallica shirts, with his long red ponytail, and just hang out for hours. Sometimes if we were feeling lazy or hung over, wed just get him to deal with the customers. Then hed tag along with
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Thats how its always been, thats how itll always be, says Colin Lambert, Sk8 Skates owner. It is this unrelenting love for skateboarding that has kept Sk8 Skates going for 25 years. Sk8 has been locally owned by skateboarders since 1987, and is one of the longest standing skateboard shops in Canada. Through the many ups and downs of the sports popularity Sk8 has been serving the Winnipeg

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us when we went skating, and he was pretty good for a young kid, says McCoubrey. Lambert is quick to credit the Sk8 Skates team and staff for helping him. They definitely gave me the gears a bit, but even though I was a little kid who probably asked a million stupid questions, they knew that I just really loved skateboarding. It felt so crazy to be able to hang out with these guys who were like skateboarding royalty in my eyes. I would never have made it as far in skateboarding as I have without those dudes to look up to, and them helping me out when I was younger. Although now that I own the shop I realize how much I must have annoyed the hell out of them by hanging around all the time. Eventually his hard work on and off the board would win him a job at the store, and more importantly a coveted spot on the Sk8 Skates team.

Much of Sk8s credibility and fan following has come as a result of the talented and prolific team of skaters they sponsor. As long as there has been a SK8 Skates, there has been the Sk8 team. Proving their skills by winning contests, performing amazing demos, earning photos and interviews in magazines, and producing many outstanding videos throughout the years has helped establish the Sk8 team as Winnipegs best skateboarders in the eyes of skaters across the country. Bill Acheson, one of the more senior members of the current 22-member Sk8 team with ten years under his belt, and also the shops graphic designer, credits the Sk8 team for getting him into skateboarding in the first place. I remember seeing some of the Sk8 team guys skating at Earl Grey Community Center before I even bought my first board. Someone did a wallride (he motions across a wall with his

hands, replicating the motion of the trick) and it blew my mind! It made no sense to me that someone could ride up a straight wall. Those guys were superstars, and I was obsessed with skateboarding after seeing them. That was 19 years ago, says Acheson proudly.

Those guys were superstars

This sounds really dumb, but when I was a kid, getting on Sk8 was the most important thing in the world. Ive actually found lists of life goals that I wrote as a kid, and getting on the Sk8 team was always at the top of the list, above being rich, and going pro. My friends and I knew about pro skaters, but for some reason we werent concerned with them, we just wanted to be on the Sk8 team, confesses Lambert.

Colin Lambert - FS boardslide

One of the responsibilities Lambert takes the most seriously in his life these days is deciding who to put on the Sk8 team. I think about when I was a kid, how hard wed push ourselves, how much wed kill ourselves, in the hopes of someday making it onto the Sk8 team. To a lot of Winnipeg skateboarders thats the highest honor, so I dont take that burden lightly. If youre a ripper with a good attitude, were noticing. One day, when I have kids Ill want them to succeed in anything they do. Ill be proud if they get on the honor roll, but Im not sure if it would match how stoked Id be if they told me they got on the Sk8 Skates team.

www.sk8skates.com

Bill Acheson - Blunt to fakie

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The BUZZ
SPRING TIME
Words by Danielle Da Silva

MUSIC, NEWS, AND EVENTS

Whats Happening
Words by Lora Quitane

JAMS

Contests

Casino Night Skatepark Fundraiser March 30, 2013 9 p.m. - 1 a.m. Salmo Valley Youth and Community Centre Salmo, British Columbia Damn Am Atlanta April 12 to 14, 2013 Hazard County Skatepark McDonough, Atlanta, Georgia 9th Pro Tec Pool Party May 11, 2013 Vans Skatepark Orange, California

Toro Y Moi
Anything in Return Anything in Return is Toro Y Mois (roughly translated to The Bull and Me) second full length album and a massive piece of art. Toro Y Moi builds large soundscapes using synthesizers and heavily processed vocals that seem to immerse you in the music. Toro Y Moi is an American artist and producer known for his chillwave sound. Chillwave is characterized by a lot of processed sounds, loops, and sampling. Vocals are often distorted, amplified, and altered with reverb and other post production effects. Chillwave is often referred to as new age psychedelicpop. Anything in Return does that description justice but think in more of a hip-hop, R&B style. The album is full of lo-fi sounds with a relaxed vibe and perfectly chosen 808s. Toro Y Mois airy vocals float over the synths and compliment the jazzy rhythm. At times his voice seems disembodied-seemingly existing outside of the track, but it works. Small details in the vocals and melodies make this album an engaging experience.

Courtesy of Toro Y Moi

World Freestyle Round-up May 17th - 20th Cloverdale Rodeo & Country Fair Surrey, British Columbia

Art Workshops and Classes

ART CITY offers drop-in and programs on digital photography, digital art and film photography, and ceramics. All programs are free and for all ages, from Monday to Friday, from 4 p.m. to 8 p.m.

Forever Potential Sons of York have out done themselves with their latest EP Forever Potential (a must for your summer playlist) available now on SoundCloud. Courtesy of Sons of York Forever Potential is Sons of Yorks first EP since the release of their debut album Black and White Summer in 2010. Overall the EP is a nice collection of retro surf-style rock reminiscent of the Beach Boys and even Buddy Holly. The opening track, Contraption, is a feel good high-energy love song that features a catchy melody and sophisticated guitar riffs. Forever Potential showcases the instrumental prowess of the three Winnipeg brothers and their ability to weave stories through song. The tunes on the EP are rally calls to relax, let loose, and dance. Forever Potential and Sons of York will have you feeling good and possibly singing along.
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Sons of York

Concerts

WEST END CULTURAL CENTRE offers free music instruction to ages 12 to 19 on Tuesdays and Thursdays after school. Group lessons and mentorships are taught by professional musicians. Instruments (guitars, bass, drums, and keyboards) and healthy snacks are provided.

Classified April 3rd, 7 p.m. The Garrick Centre

K-OS April 10th, 9 p.m. The Pyramid Cabaret Pickwick April 17th, 8 p.m. Park Theatre

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Got something on your mind?

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Eating concrete is never fun, but eating pizza is.

A Little Pizza Heaven located at 120 Osborne Street 204-777-5255 Cash only | No delivery Hours of Operation: Monday - Wednesday 12 P.M. 11 P.M. Thursday - Saturday 12 P.M. - 3 A.M. Sunday 3 P.M. - 10 P.M.

A Little Pizza Heaven

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