Montreal's The Stills bring emotion to The Starlight club A thriving music stun- is gating just as murh inn-Ir lion. with Montrealer Sum Rubens winning thrue major honours at Sunday night's Juno Awards. relu- hraling Canada's musir industry. including album ot the year and rock album of the year. Cs no! just puliIiL's and Istandals that wen] lo he fuming out uf Moutrcal these days. And another Montreal an. Simple Plan, also received a nomination and stole the show with a Who- inspired rampage to end their set at the awards cere- mony held in Edmonton. They are just two of the bigger names that have come out ofCanada's former cultural capital in the last year. which is showing signs of shaking " a decade-long stagnation with a collection of musical artists like Rufus B5%'rg.'. (tune in hula}; and hear this breakthrough In homcuhcatrc' tcchnologyl -a.-- mnu "I" CE., _ Imu- "am? r MO I [ U ", A, ammo DAYS ' i-r, mun: ' Ill-I'll In r' m" ' Tech Talk from Scott Gibson Finally the wait is over! - No more running wires under base- boards. through walls. ceilings. or "oors! The new LHDW6530 home theatre system from LG is here and sounding great! The rear speakers, the ones that pose the biggest problem for placement are now wireless. True wireless! No interference or loss of signal! Enhancing the potential that is offered by Bluetooth technology. Specifically, the limitations in the data bandwidth have been overcome with a proprietary digital audio compressing t DSP. Also, integrating sophis- . ticated mixed audio coding -'.-, and buffer control for excep- _... l t l I tional rear speaker perfor- ' I manee. Here's how they do it need lo be plugged into a standard household eleclrical outlet and you're in business. They will work without interruption in an environment with other local area nctworks HANK) or devices that use thc 2.4 GH, hand such as a A microwave oven or cordless phoncl "Wireless Home Theatre" Be Bun VHJIANM chronicle Maj} This system p, Dnlhy lhgital. 19TS. and even DVD Audio! Wainwright. Melissa Auf Der Mar and The Dears also call- ing Montreal home. - The newest band helping generate some of that buzz is MontrealCsThe Stills. a gui- tar-based quartet playing The Stills of Montreal bring their earnest sound to Waterloo's ARTS FOCUS Yeah, yeah, yeah - what does this mean for you? Great Digital surround sound without the wires! They just Waterloo's Starlight Club tonight before going down the road to play a sold out show at Toronto's Lee's Palace tomorrow night. The band â€" made up of singer-guitarist Tim Fletch- Starlight club tonight er. drummer Dave Hamelin. lead guitarist Greg Paquet and bassist Oliver Crowe - released their first full length album in the fall called mm“) r \= Continued on page 2t SJaMIWEx: â€HOT! The Kitchener-Waterloo Philharmonic Choir will prmunl the Dvorak Requiem. this Friday at 7:30 pm. at the Centre in the Square in Kitchener. While it may not be one of Dwiak‘s best-known works. it is surely one of his most inspiring. _ The Requiem by Amimin Dvorak has been described as powerful, lyrical and dramatic __ it is without a doubt a romantic masterpiece. Based nu the' ancient Roman (Iaiholii' Mass for the Dead. this Requiem setting calls for a full orchestra. four soloists and large symphonic cho- rus. For this special performance marking the cente- nary of Dvorak's death. artistic director Howard Dyck will lead the majestic 130-voice Philharmonic Choir and the Kitchener Waterloo Symphony, as well as a quartet of acclaimed Canadian soloists: Heidi Klassen - soprano; Maria Soulis - mezzo soprano; Paul Frey - tenor: Gary Helyea - bassiibaritone, Tickets are available by calling the Centre in the Square box office at 578- 1570 or toll free LEGO-265 8977. The Centre in the Square is located at 101 Queen St. N., in Kitchener, ON. N2H 6P7 Ticket prices are S33, $30. and $27, or $5 for chil- dren 12 and under and eyeGro members. Philharmonic choir brings romantic masterpiece to life