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WATERFRONT STAGE
Eaglesong
Dancers
 The
Eagle Song Dance Group have
been presenting their Squamish Coast Salish culture for 8
years, and during that time they have travelled to Switzerland,
Taiwan (twice) , and just last November, they were the guests
of the Ainu Nation in Hokkaido, Japan. Their presentations
include songs, dances, and stories from their ancestral times,
along with newly composed songs/dances paying tribute to the
wonderful spirits of the animal kingdom. Their regalia is
traditional Squamish style, using cedar, and cedar paddles
as were once worn by their ancesters.
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Deadsure
 A
decade ago, one of the most-revered Vancouver hardcore bands
graced the Volcano stage. They were called Sparkmarker, and
were led by a furious frontman and lyrical genius named Ryan
Scott. Now 10 years later, comes Ryan and company’s
new band, the formidable Deadsure!
Seamless sonics, amazing lyrics, solid ethics and a live show
that is unmatched by any band (hardcore or not!) in this city,
all converge in a tightly-wound unit. Recently signed to Florida
indie punk label No Idea, the band’s debut record will
be out this fall. Irregardless if you are a fan of punk music
or not, this is a set that will light the fuse!
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Kathleen
Yearwood
 Kathleen
Yearwood has been a professional musician and composer
for thirty years. She has studied experimental music and tape
composition at McGill University, has published several short
stories and a novel, has released several independent CD’s,
and has performed at too many festivals to list here, (but
suffice to say, she has wooed audiences from Quebec to Russia,
from Vancouver to Alberta).
"...my vote for the most important
singer- songwriter of the 90s"
- Joe Clark, XTRA, TORONTO, CANADA
"Yearwood sings songs that make
your blood flow a little faster and
that make all the oppressed ghosts crawl towards the surface"...
-Stavanger Aftenblad, STAVANGER,
NORWAY
" Her work has been described as
achieving what Leonard Cohens' did
25 years ago - reaching out to the despairing intellectual."
-The Scene, YORK, ENGLAND
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Sinag
Bayan
 Sinag
Bayan is a newly formed cultural performance group,
borne out of the need to express the members experiences as
a segregated and marginalized community. The performers come
from different organizations, such as SIKLAB the overseas
filipino workers, the filipino-canadian youth alliance, the
filipino nurses support group, the philippine women’s
center and the BC  Committee
for Human Right in the Philippines. Because of the diverse
experiences and age ranges of the group, the performances
reflect different issues in their community. The concept of
this performance is based on the filipino migration to different
countries (including Canada), and the existence of filipinos
as a cheap labor force in the host country.( i.e the live
in caregiver program).
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Stewart
Stonechild
Stewart Stonechild
is a Cree 1st Nations, Westcoast carver/artist and musician.
Traditional culture, music and arts sustained him through
27 years of incarceration infederal penitentiaries across
Canada. He has fought many struggles on the inside and is
now out finding his way in the world busting moves to support
many native causes including the Sutikalh camp on St'at'imc
land, Leonard Peltier, Joint Effort and Prison Justice Day.
Stew has played the Dream Speaker festival in Edmonton, Leonard
Peltier benefits, Aboriginal Day and Rock Against Prisons.
He is an outspoken self-proclaimed urban philosopher.
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Threat
From Outer Space
 In
the 7 years this local band has been making music, they have
managed to develop a cutting edge mix of styles: hip hop and
ambient dub excursions are punctuated with quick funk breaks
and tight changes while deadly freestyles that wage a balance
between political commentary and comic book fury, complete
the mix. Threat have performed
at a diverse range of events, including the Jazz Festival
in Vancouver, the Atlantic Jazz Festival in Halifax, and NorthbyNorthEast
Festival in Toronto.. Threat have released two EP’s
on theirlabel Concepticon Records Inc., and this summer they
are releasing a 12" featuring Mat The Alien on turntables.
This quartet bring messages of unity and non-violence, inspired
by James Brown and Frank Zappa. Their live set is unmatched!
Horns! Sonic freak-outs! Unity!
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Black
Rice
 Black
Rice have been blasting their own brand of sonic collision
for the past 3 years, with interesting songwriting, mind-blowing
musicianship and a pocket full of old-skool punk ethics. Founding
member Joel Tong has performed numerous times as a solo artist
at the festival, and now the full circle brings us the energy
of Black Rice. Tagging their sound "After-math-rock",
the band has burned up the indie food chain, receiving accolades
and respect (and praise for their moustaches to boot!) along
the way. In 2002, Black Rice won a landslide victory at CITR
radio's Shindig competition, beating out 27 other bands, and
joining the ranks of the "gone-on-to-be-legends"
previous winners. The band released their debut album this
spring (on Vancouver’s Flyer Records), and they will
continue to be one of the representatives of the new skool
Vancouver sound that is poised for world domination!
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Macklemore
 Macklemore
is a Seattle-based emcee, who has been rhyming for over six
years and has been producing beats for 4 and a half. He has
performed at places such as The Kingcat Theater, The Vera
Project, I-Spy, The Noise Lab, The Red Barn in Martha's Vinyard,
The College Of Santa Fe in New Mexico and numerous other venues.
His mission is to express all 360 degrees of his personality,
which ends up in an eclectic mix dubbed "Macklemore music"...
"I live and breathe music and believe
that all art should reflect the life that the artist lives."
professormacklemore@hotmail.com
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Abyssinian
Creole
 Abyssinian
Creole is a duo formed out of two brothers common struggles
with love, identity, and a unified will to live. Khalil Crisis
& Gabriel Teodros are known throughout the Northwest for
ruptured freestyle sessions, heart-core lyricism, living what
they speak, and never biting tongues. Abyssinan Creole signifies
a people's journey, from separation to healing, and a new
language in hip hop. The new album "The Art Of Being
Human" will be available just in time for Under The Volcano.
eyecsound@aol.com
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