TRACK LISTING     VIDEOS     BIOGRAPHY     DISCOGRAPHY     NEWS l TOUR DATES     FORUMS     GALLERY     MEDIA l PRESS KIT   Vancouver Today.com 2000 By: Bruce Charlap Performance Works - The folks programming this year's event are no dummies and realize youth must be served if the festival is going to grow and prosper. So, on the musical platter Monday night was an offering in the form of Attic recording artists, The Pocket Dwellers - a Toronto-based eight-piece of 20-something's that has a few ideas about the menu. Their red hot funked up set at Performance Works made the point and all anyone needed to do was direct their attention towards the stage to get the drift. A crazy, cool scratchmeister on turntables, a wicked horn section and a drummer with more snap crackle and pop than captain crunch spiced up this sonic snack that one slightly cooked jazz fan called a musical omellete of funk, reggae and hip hop. Who cares if the lads are a wee bit short on songwriting chops these days - the groove takes the cake and the crowd ate it up. [VT Editor, Bruce Charlap]