http://www.straight.com/content/rss/music en http://www.straight.com/article-152751/cyndi-lauper-dazzles-her-show-many-colors For proof that gay people are just like straight folk, all you had to do was take a stroll through Deer Lake Park on Wednesday night. Admittedly, the crowd for the True Colors tour was a little more c 152751 at http://www.straight.com/ Thu, 3 Jul 2008 15:40:44 -0700 http://www.straight.com/#comments Music http://www.straight.com/article-152002/kid-rock-resurrected Just in case there are any lingering doubts, it takes Kid Rock about 12 seconds to add ammunition to the argument that he is indeed living the surreal life. The man known as the Early Mornin’ Stoned 152002 at http://www.straight.com/ Wed, 2 Jul 2008 11:19:37 -0700 http://www.straight.com/#comments Music http://www.straight.com/article-152006/a-toughenedup-tilly-moves-beyond-twee There’s always been a place in record-nerd world for bands whose publicity stills depict boys and girls picnicking beside sun-dappled rivers, or whose songs are typically about sweaters, boating, an 152006 at http://www.straight.com/ Wed, 2 Jul 2008 11:25:34 -0700 http://www.straight.com/#comments Music http://www.straight.com/article-152008/straight-white-men-and-ikea-provide-inspiration-parry Evalyn Parry has had four plays produced on the Toronto stage and has issued three well-received CDs and a concert DVD. She also tours with a three-piece band and maintains a parallel solo career as 152008 at http://www.straight.com/ Wed, 2 Jul 2008 11:27:19 -0700 http://www.straight.com/#comments Music http://www.straight.com/article-152010/highpowered-helps-gives-mays-a-boost-rocking-romance When it came time for Matt Mays + El Torpedo to record Terminal Romance, the follow-up to their self-titled debut of 2005, the Nova Scotia–spawned quartet didn’t mess around. Chris Tsangarides (Th 152010 at http://www.straight.com/ Wed, 2 Jul 2008 11:29:18 -0700 http://www.straight.com/#comments Music http://www.straight.com/article-152012/frog-eyes-mixes-zeal-with-genuine-freakiness Frog Eyes At the Media Club on Sunday, June 29 How do you solve a problem like Frog Eyes? Critically lauded by all the right publications, adored by the tastemaking armies of bearded cogno 152012 at http://www.straight.com/ Wed, 2 Jul 2008 11:33:05 -0700 http://www.straight.com/#comments Music http://www.straight.com/article-152013/vancouver-international-jazz-festival Vancouver’s own Zapato Negro rewarded the early birds who flocked to David Lam Park on June 28 with a sizzling presentation of Afro-Cuban jazz. The quintet, led by bassist Allan Johnston, began wi 152013 at http://www.straight.com/ Wed, 2 Jul 2008 11:37:27 -0700 http://www.straight.com/#comments Music http://www.straight.com/article-152000/instant-playlist-july-3-2008 The Saturday Knights 45 (Light in the Attic) Working a bong-blasted groove that’s nothing short of Sublime, the Saturday Knights may claim Washington state, but the scratchtastically old-s 152000 at http://www.straight.com/ Wed, 2 Jul 2008 11:14:58 -0700 http://www.straight.com/#comments Music http://www.straight.com/article-152005/george-michael If George Michael didn’t enjoy the kind of life that used to make Robin Leach cream his slacks on Lifestyles of the Rich and Famous, we might actually feel sorry for him. The dude born Georgios Kyri 152005 at http://www.straight.com/ Wed, 2 Jul 2008 11:24:46 -0700 http://www.straight.com/#comments Music http://www.straight.com/article-152007/joey-only-and-his-outlaw-band Any schmuck can hold a record release party; in fact it happens in Vancouver at least three-dozen times a week. It takes a true visionary, however, to come up with an event like a pre-release party, 152007 at http://www.straight.com/ Wed, 2 Jul 2008 11:26:09 -0700 http://www.straight.com/#comments Music http://www.straight.com/article-152009/collective-soul Even if begrudgingly, one has to give Collective Soul a certain amount of credit. While Live, Bush, and the other faceless acts of ’90s alt-rock had the decency to slink off to the delete bins long 152009 at http://www.straight.com/ Wed, 2 Jul 2008 11:27:50 -0700 http://www.straight.com/#comments Music http://www.straight.com/article-152046/cates-cure-showcases-community-side-citys-summermusic-scene Summer in Vancouver is an exceptional time for outdoor events, with music and dancing at the jazz and folk festivals, and Shakespearean plays at Bard on the Beach, there are many ways to pass the ti 152046 at http://www.straight.com/ Wed, 2 Jul 2008 13:44:51 -0700 http://www.straight.com/#comments Music http://www.straight.com/article-151170/pushing-boundaries Wynton Marsalis hates to fly. Actually, he just prefers it when he can get away with crossing land by car or train. For the best coverage of the New Orleans music scene, visit bestofneworleans. 151170 at http://www.straight.com/ Wed, 25 Jun 2008 13:26:12 -0700 http://www.straight.com/#comments Music http://www.straight.com/article-151183/july-fourth-toilet-serious-about-its-balls Guitarist and comic-book artist Julian Lawrence takes on a wistful expression as he recalls his band’s 1996 live tribute to Mike Nesmith’s Tantamount to Treason album. “That was a great show,” 151183 at http://www.straight.com/ Wed, 25 Jun 2008 13:51:07 -0700 http://www.straight.com/#comments Music http://www.straight.com/article-151189/michael-occhipinti-jazzes-his-sicilian-roots Twenty years ago, if you’d told Michael Occhipinti that the best record of his career would feature the rustic sounds of the Sicilian tarantella he would have thought you were crazy. Of course, he k 151189 at http://www.straight.com/ Wed, 25 Jun 2008 14:02:43 -0700 http://www.straight.com/#comments Music