New Music Revue: Hollerado, KEN modeHollerado White Paint (Royal Mountain Records) 3.5/5 Sharing the stage with both Weezer and Jack White, Ottawa-based indie-rock band Hollerado have been sweeping the globe since debuting Record in a Bag back in 2010. Building steam over the past two years, their hit single, “Pick Me Up” from latest album White Paint does not […] Continue Reading |
Victoria artists flock together like birds of a featherStar-crossed artists Julien Loiselle and Aram Heinze are teaming up for Birds of a Feather, an art exhibition about women, birds, the conflict between beauty and inner demons, and taking flight. The luck of the draw brought Loiselle and Heinze together when they started working together at Spinnakers Brewpub. “Once we realized we were both […] Continue Reading |
Book: Clarke Champniss returns with Republic of Rock ‘N’ Roll ’80s music tome via WarnerFor some, the music of the ’80s was as cheeseball as it gets. But for music journalist Kim Clarke Champniss, it was a revolution. The former MuchMusic VJ details what he says was one of the most important decades in rock in his new e-book, The Republic of Rock ‘N’ Roll, due out in March […] Continue Reading |
Reasons to Be Pretty tackles sensitive issue of beauty with successHow do you know the reason someone is pretty? Perhaps a few things pop into your head; perhaps nothing does. The play Reasons to be Pretty handles a sensitive and controversial topic. The advantages of beauty are the issue; obviously, the heated discussion is ongoing. At the beginning of Reasons to be Pretty, the audience […] Continue Reading |
New Music Revue: February 20, 2013 issueAlan Jeffries Coffee ’til Midnight (Forward Music Group) 3.5/5 Alan Jeffries brings his award-winning bluegrass guitar playing to his debut album, Coffee ’til Midnight. Full of traditional bluegrass tunes and originals penned in the same vein, Jeffries and his band keep the energy levels high throughout. If you like bluegrass, this album will put a […] Continue Reading |
Production brings overseas experiences to VictoriaIf you attend the Belfry Theatre’s production of Helen’s Necklace, don’t be surprised if you recognize Helen’s voice. Well known for her voice-acting skills in Sailor Moon, Care Bears, George Shrinks, and Ned’s Newt, performer Tracey Moore sets the stage as western woman Helen who goes on a mission in the Middle East. Moore describes Helen as […] Continue Reading |
Spoken-word fest on the cutting edge“If you want to hear a poem about riding a unicorn, I’m going to write that poem and it’s going to make you cry,” says Missie Peters, director of the Victoria Spoken Word Festival. Poetry written on the fly, or instant slam, is just one of the many manifestations of spoken word art showcased at […] Continue Reading |
local, Live, and Loud: February 20 – March 5Wednesday, February 20 The Pharcyde, Cityreal, DJ Verse, DJ Squantos Club 90NE9, $18, 9 PM I drank with a Quebecois in the Canadian Navy for my birthday one year. He was trying to keep up but I could tell it wouldn’t end well. We had to drive from Sidney into town for a dance party. […] Continue Reading |
Artists take a crack at Carroll classicFor those looking for a journey down the rabbit hole, the upcoming show at the Fifty Fifty Arts Collective is sure to scratch that adventurous itch. Curiouser: Contemporary Responses to Alice in Wonderland is a collection of works from over 15 BC artists that explores some the iconic imagery found in Lewis Carroll’s famous stories. […] Continue Reading |
Albert Herring funny, poignant, inspiringWhat did Benjamin Britten, one of the central figures of 20th-century British classical music, want to tell us through the satire Albert Herring? Come find out when Pacific Opera Victoria performs Herring, one of Britten’s greatest pieces. Here’s how the quirky story starts: the town of Loxford needs a Queen of the May, but autocratic […] Continue Reading |
