From Page 18 Uncouth without the punk Bob Mackin News Reporter bmackin@nsnews.com THEYRE called Uncouth, and they might just be the world’s first punk rock choir. The Seattle-based revolving-door collective started a year ago in Kari Erickson’s living room “with a few ladies and a dream of a girls choir.” The group chose the unwieldy monicker Uncouth: All-Star Girls Acapella Project and Someumes More, but has since accept- ed male members and the name has been clipped to the user- friendly Uncouth: Seattle Punk Choir. The name isn’t entirely appropriate, Erickson admits. “But we figure since we are uncouth, there is no harm in a misleading label. I suppose it all depends on how you define unk.” Uncouth includes as many as 15 writers and musicians from multicultural backgrounds who range in age from 22-30. Some of the members had never sung before joining. “Most of the pieces are original, and a few of them do include yelling, which may be where the punk comes from,” she said. Erickson, who also plays guitar and upright bass, is joined in the group by her sister Anna. They used to perform together around Searle as the acoustic duo AXE. They should fit ght in to Sunday's politically charged Under The Volcano festival where they'll perform twice (Mainstage 2:15 p.m.; Waterfront stage 5:15 p.m.). “Different people write the songs, it’s really whatever anyone brings to the table, but we do have definitely a pretty political bent to it. People also do spoken word, and most of those pieces are political pieces as well, about racism, sexism, the police and social injustice.” Erickson said she was inspired by the works of female vocal groups like Zap Mama and the Bulgarian State Radio and Television Female Choir. “I think there’s something powerful about voices. It seems like one reason that we keep the name Uncouth is that we're not really worried if you think we're cool or not. That’s not a big deal. It's really nice and fun to do something new and it’s alot of work.” Cates Park hosts Volcano festival Sunday News Reporter bmackin@nsnews.com REST and relaxation is the name of the game on most summer Sundays at Cates Park. This Sunday, the motto is Rhyme and Resist. That's the theme of the 11th annual Under the Volcano festival of art and social change. The roots event is mounted by 150 volunreers in the 5S-acre Cates Park for an estimated 8,000 people. It’s Greater Vancouver’s only major outdoor festival where admis- sion is by donation. The theme is exemplified in part by Los Angeles’ Aztlan Underground, a sextet likened to Rage Against the Machine, Cypress Hiil and Fishbone. Aztlan is at the forefront of inde- pendent Mexican-American music with a blend of indigenous lage across the water and thinking of history, there drums and flutes, punk, hip-hop and rock. The group com- ments frankly in English and Spanish on issues affecting Hispanic and indigenous peoples of the Americas. Aztlan will be joined on the festival's mainstage by butoh dance specialists Kokoro Dance, Seattle strect theatre /break- dance troupe Turf, Seattle punk choir Uncouth, hip-hopper Jeet K da Tripmaster, the electric taiko tric Loud and cast Vancouver singer/songwriter Veda Hille. The waterfront stage boasts the Creation Crew live beat- boxing and hiphop collective, straight edge hardcore by September and heavy metal /middle eastern fsion of Supna. Chill out at the daylight rave with a rotation of drum and bass and electronica d.j.’s, including Jacob Cino and Third Eye Tribe. Listen to the spoken word at the Malcolm Lowry Stage. It’s near the site of the famous author’s long-gone squatter’s shack where the novel that inspired the festival’s name was written. Ambleside important cultural bridge Hollyburn Sailing Club. the early 1920s, much of Xwa-lack-tun’s print — West Vancouver’s business and with several glass tech- “niques. An artist whose works are recognized internationally - and can be scen throughout Vancouver, Xwa-lack-tun “received a Commemorative Medal for the 125th ‘Anniversary of Canadian : lve ’ Arobleside because of its . close proximity.te his home. - Confederation in 1992. He - was also recently commis- *sioned by BC Hydro to carve -; double doors for their main building ia Vancouver. - Xwa-lack-tun chose . “We had stories and a vil- must have been a lot of canoes that beached at Ambleside,” he said. “Now, whenever we go on canoe journeys, that’s where the canoes leave (from) and come back to.” His messages are connec- tion, present and past, and bridging cultures together through education and art. Sw4_wi (Ambleside Park in Sau Vancouver) was used y Squamish people as a place to gather seafood. It was also the site of the first Squamish Shaker Church. In and social life centred around the Ambleside area. The ferry docked at the wharf at the foot of 14th Street, with Ambleside Hall, fhe bus garage, and the fire hail just up the hill. Several small stores, restaurants, and tea- rooms dotted the area. A number of community events were held in the park with the first May Day cele- . brations taking place in 1931. Today, the Ambleside area is actively used by sporting teams, picnickers, dog walk- ers, and sailors from the Why live with a diet that says no pizza, “ho cake, no fun? (Now there’s no reason to.) Now Weight Watchers easy 1-203 Success Plan _ along with the works of other Visions of the North Shore artists — is part of Reflections of Place at the West Vancouver Museum and Archives to December 16, 2000 and will be on display at other North Shore venues in the upcoming year. Deborah Tuyttens is cura- tor of the West. Vancouver- Museum and Archives. 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