Cheesecake Burlesque gear up for annual bump and grind at Victoria’s Metro TheatreIn a lot of ways, Valentine’s Day is the perfect time for burlesque. And if it’s Cheesecake Burlesque’s annual Bump and Grind Valentine show, even better. Cheesecake, a local burlesque troupe formed in 2006, has never shied away from the more dramatic elements of the skin-tastic art form. In their latest show, it’s not just […] Continue Reading |
Concert review: Oakland hip-hop vets Zion I bring house down Victoria at Club 9One9A common misconception, at least among the older generations, is that hip-hop is angry and hard, even negative. Oakland hip-hop crew Zion I proved on their recent stop in Victoria that this is simply not the case. In fact, their smooth performance in front of a generous Wednesday night crowd at Club 9one9 was all […] Continue Reading |
Speaking in Tongues uses unique techniques to entertainSpeaking in Tongues begins with a seductive dance between two couples on stage; Jane is married to Pete, Sonja to Leon. Jane and Sonja unknowingly swap husbands and engage in a one-night stand. As each couple’s infidelities unfolds, the on-stage chemistry becomes overwhelmingly powerful, just enough to make a girl blush. Even though you want […] Continue Reading |
Victoria Tea Festival continues to grow“Though thy beginning was small, yet thy latter end should greatly increase.” Seeing the amount of vendors and attendees at previous years of the Victoria Tea Festival, you just might be reminded of this phrase from the Bible. It sounds dramatic, but the fest has seen dramatic growth: it started very small and is now […] Continue Reading |
New Music Revue: February 6, issueHenry Wagons Expecting Company? (Spunk/Thirty Tigers) 2.5/5 Henry Wagons’ Expecting Company? really isn’t what I was expecting. Though it appears to be a country album, Expecting Company? sounds heavily influenced by the gypsy music that people in fedoras or corsets play at Fringe festivals. The album might fit better as the soundtrack to a vampire […] Continue Reading |
Movie review: Hansel and Gretel flick fun, problematicModern fairy tales are nothing new. They continue to be popular, and, as a fan myself, I anticipated Hansel and Gretel: Witch Hunters with both excitement and dread. Dread because these authorless tales have become huge franchises. I wonder if their underlying ideologies differ much from their origins and, if so, what that means for […] Continue Reading |
The devil is in the details for Twisted TheatreA time before YouTube. A time before the internet. A time even before television. This is the stage upon which This is Twisted Theatre presents their unique performances: live readings of classic radio plays. On February 1 and 2 the troupe performed The Restaurant at the End of the Universe, the second installation of Douglas […] Continue Reading |
Kozelek enjoys solitude, comfortable with obscurityMark Kozelek is a man of few words, but many songs. The now-solo singer/songwriter, also known for this work in indie rock bands Red House Painters and Sun Kil Moon, has remained in relative obscurity for the past two decades, despite releasing over 25 albums over his three projects. “I guess I just don’t have […] Continue Reading |
Real-life super-heroine comes to Victoria Film FestVeteran comic book author Trina Robbins has spent the past 30 years battling against misconceptions in order to truly forge a place for super-heroines alongside their male hero counterparts. Robbins’ work on female-led titles like Wonder Woman and the first all-female comic, 1970’s It Ain’t Me Babe, as well as her books on other female […] Continue Reading |
Zion I empower listeners to do their own thingUnfortunately, “empowerment” isn’t the first word that comes to mind when discussing modern hip-hop. That’s where Oakland, California hip-hop duo Zion I come into the picture. Playing self-described “feel-good music” with a message of empowerment, this ain’t your ordinary rap group. “It’s not music about how fly am I, or how much weed I just […] Continue Reading |
