Exclusive: song premiere from Victoria’s Nick La Riviere

Victoria’s Nick La Riviere is about to release his second album, Another Time Around, and we’ve got an exclusive song premiere below. The album marks a huge change for La Riviere in that it has singing on it: his debut, 2009’s Too Much To Do was entirely instrumental. La Riviere will be playing on July […]

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Rock the Shores 2015 a life-changing experience

I’d never been to a music festival before, so I wasn’t too sure what to expect. I’d seen pictures and promo videos, but I never thought that’s what it would actually be like. So I showed up to Rock the Shores, found myself a nice spot on the grass with a perfect and close view […]

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No Sinner ignore the negativity and return to rock the shores

Colleen Rennison, vocalist of Vancouver rockers No Sinner, says that being a musician is pretty wild, so it makes sense that people who have personalities that aren’t exactly moderate end up in this line of work. “I’m either trying to save the day or absolutely destroying it,” says Rennison. “It feels like that’s just the […]

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Aerosmith bring rock history to Victoria

I’ve always wished I could have been around to see some of the arena rock shows of the ’70s. And I don’t mean the huge, historic, larger-than-life ones; I mean the slightly understated ones, where US bands like KISS or Aerosmith were just beginning their world domination and playing mid-size hockey arenas in mid-sized towns. […]

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Greater Victoria Shakespeare Festival returns to its roots

When it came time for those involved in the Greater Victoria Shakespeare Festival (GVSF) to plan how they were going to celebrate their 25th anniversary, they decided to celebrate the present by looking to the past. So they decided that two of the first productions they ever performed will be performed again. GVSF artistic director […]

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Comedian Brian Regan on his long road to laughter

There is exactly one comedian who has appeared on the Late Show with David Letterman 28 times: Brian Regan. The American has explored his talent in various avenues, including TV specials, corporate gigs, and film, but it’s his stand-up that really stands out as being the defining aspect of his career. All the while, Regan […]

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New Music Revue: Seafair show promise with The Querencia

Seafair The Querencia (Independent) 3.5/5 Cleveland-based six-member indie-rock ensemble Seafair show promise with their sprawling 13-track album The Querencia. Developing a sound similar to early Paramore, Seafair lend an extensive classical background to fill out tracks, creating a cinematic soundtrack to rural life in Ohio. The album’s production is clean, with each melody easily isolated […]

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