New Music Revue: October 3, 2012 issueAnimal Collective Centipede Hz (Domino Records) 4.5/5 Nickolas Joy, contributing writer Centipede Hz, like every other Animal Collective album, is completely different from every other Animal Collective album. The experimental rock band’s ninth album comes three years after their biggest success, Merriweather Post Pavilion. Centipede Hz is filled with the pop elements that won Merriweather […] Continue Reading |
Ladyhawk return with No Can DoVancouver’s dirty alternative rock and roll band Ladyhawk have announced the release of their third studio album, No Can Do, and now they are touring for the first time in years. “Almost everything is different since our last album. It’s been about four years since we toured or focused on the band at all,” says […] Continue Reading |
Rise Against bring social awareness to arena rockRise Against isn’t a band to shy away from putting a message in their music. However, the band’s longtime drummer, Brandon Barnes, recognizes that a strong meaning isn’t always necessary for quality tunes. “There are plenty of songs that are amazing songs and they’re just about nothing,” he says. “If people want to have a […] Continue Reading |
Taboo event explores different forms of danceTaboo is something forbidden, exotic, illicit, and a brand of absinthe hailing from the Okanagan. It was all of these things that inspired Suddenly Dance Theatre to choose Taboo as the name for their 20th anniversary celebration and fundraiser. In particular, absinthe has an alternate meaning for Suddenly Dance founders David Ferguson and Miles Lowry. […] Continue Reading |
Local, Live, and Loud: October 3 – 16, 2012Wednesday, October 3 B-Real, Pocket Kings, Sirreal, JM Drumbeats, DJ Speedy Shoes Club 90ne9, $25, 9 pm Ever since the smoking ban came about in BC, it must really be hard for these guys to get away with their herbacious hobbies. I mean, at least back in the day you might be able to make […] Continue Reading |
Local poet uses words to challenge societyPoetry is reflective; poetry is concentrated; poetry can slow down time. Poetry is also like freeze-dried foodstuffs. At least it is according to local poet John Barton. Barton, who’s about to launch For the Boy with the Eyes of the Virgin: Selected Poems, his latest collection of poems, says that poetry, when done powerfully, can […] Continue Reading |
One Wave event celebrates youth and cultureThose who are all burnt out from beers and bands after Rifflandia might want to check out a different kind of festival, one that celebrates indigenous culture, art, dance, and other cool-sounding activities. The fifth annual One Wave Festival is a free event for people of all ages, including storytelling, live art, a community art […] Continue Reading |
New Music Revue: September 19, 2012 issuePropagandhi Failed States (Epitaph Records) 3/5 Outspoken Winnipeg-based rockers Propagandhi are on their sixth full-length album, and if you haven’t heard these guys since their early Fat Wreck Chords albums, well, you’re in for a bit of a surprise. Is it a pleasant one? I don’t think “pleasant” quite fits. “Ripping,” maybe. The departure from […] Continue Reading |
Review: Rifflandia’s mixed bag more good than badThe first night of Rifflandia started pretty slow: sure, Bone Hoof’s noisy roots sound was a nice way to ease into the night, but I knew that it wouldn’t compare to the insanity of the weekend that followed. The hype surrounding DJ Shadow brought me to Market Square with high expectations, but I arrived to […] Continue Reading |
Rifflandia brings international talent, benefits local artistsThe biggest problems that the organizers of Victoria’s Rifflandia fest have faced while doing the annual music to-do have been good ones, as far as problems go. Past Rifflandias brought complaints and dissatisfied festival-goers when venues reached capacity and long lines caused people to miss concerts, but that was smoothed out with the introduction of […] Continue Reading |
