Arts

Fixation Speak in Tongues (Indie Recordings) 4.5/5 Riding high on the praise of fans and great potential in their break into the scene, Norwegian metalcore band Fixation believes this release is their best yet, and, frankly, I agree. Speak in Tongues is a powerful mini-album, following the journey of spiritual questioning, particularly in critique of […]

Leeroy Stagger 3 AM Revelations (Tonic Records) 3/5 Victoria’s own Leeroy Stagger is taking on the music scene with a touch of a classic Americana sound on his 13th album, 3 AM Revelations, which comes as a result of over 20 years of experience.  I find that the first songs at the start of the […]

Experimental filmmaker Kara Hansen currently works as a film instructor in the US, but she’ll be travelling back home to the west coast for a screening of her work at Victoria’s Antimatter Film Festival this month. The festival features all kinds of work that challenge the conventions of what sharing art can look like. “It’s […]

The ninth annual Victoria Festival of Authors is approaching, bringing together authors from all over Canada for panels, readings, and nature walks. Yeji Y. Ham is a Korean-Canadian author participating in the festival panel Let’s Do the Time Warp (or, Time After Time After Time) about speculative fiction. Ham has been writing seriously for around […]

Toronto-based string quartet The Fretless has been together for 10 years and counting; they’re currently touring in support of their sixth album, Glasswing. But they met through what many may not know exists: a strong and interconnected national fiddle scene. “There’s a bit of a fiddle community in Canada,” says fiddle and viola player Trent […]

Where do you think of when you think of the bagpipes? Probably not Spain, but Carlos Nunez is here to show why you should. Performing at CeltFest in Victoria, Nunez plays the gaita, a precursor to what we now know as the bagpipes. But despite playing such an ancient instrument, Nunez isn’t bound to ancient […]

William Head Correctional Centre has been providing the island with imaginative live theatre for almost 40 years, but Hatched, put on by William Head on Stage (WHoS), might just be giving people the most intimate look inside the performers’ lives yet. WHoS project lead and director Kate Rubin has been working with WHoS for almost […]