Arts

Aspiring communications students looking for other options after the suspension of Camosun’s Applied Communication Program might want to check out a new class starting June 5 in Victoria. And even if the new stand-up comedy class doesn’t garner any solid career leads, those who complete it will be able to use laughter as the best […]

VANCOUVER (CUP) — From Coachella to Electric Daisy Carnival to Sasquatch and more, outdoor music festivals are one of the best parts of summer. With non-stop music, parties, camping and drinking (and other, less legal, forms of escapism), there is really no better place to see the most fabulous and questionable expressions of personal style. […]

On Thursday we heard from a quartet of performers participating in the 15th annual Uno Fest. We asked them all some rapid-fire questions about their shows, which will take place during North America’s longest-running solo performance festival. Now here are another five performers attempting to peak your interest in their shows, starting May 24 in […]

As the 15th annual Uno Fest approaches, local theatre fans are deciding which of the 14 solo shows to check out during North America’s longest running one-person theatre festival. In the spirit of equal opportunity, Nexus put a call out to all of the solo performers at Uno and asked them the same five questions […]

Judging by their epic melodic metal performance at a sparsely attended Logan’s Pub, All Else Fails are a criminally underrated band. These Edmonton guys  play their music with technical skill, power, and conviction. All Else Fails have a sound that’s all their own, combining the punk stylings of Black Flag, the sludge metal fusion of […]

North America’s longest running solo theatre festival will again feature some recognizable local names, but the main buzz is coming from the direction of a work-in-progress by Juno-winning Eastern Canadian musician Hawksley Workman. Workman’s developing theatrical cabaret The God That Comes is one of 14 solo performances at the 15th annual Uno Festival, which runs May […]

The Lumineers The Lumineers (Dualtone Music Group) 4/5 Born in the Mile High City of Denver, Colorado, The Lumineers are bringing an upbeat folk-rock sound to the scene. While the genre might be a bit overdone right now, The Lumineers are able to put their own twist on it and deliver an original-sounding, self-titled debut […]

No Sailing Waits By Adrian Raeside No Sailing Waits (Harbour Publishing) is a collection of 30 years of editorial cartoons critiquing BC Ferries; the book is interesting on a few levels. Mainly, it provides a fascinating and quick overview of 30 years of ferry-related blunders and political shenanigans. It’s also hilarious. Sure, Raeside is hilarious […]

The Cinevic Society of Independent Filmmakers is having its first annual Short Circuit Short Films Festival. Although one of the shorts does include a robot, Short Circuit was not named after the 1986 feature length John Badham film. Actually, the Short Circuit Short Films Festival is the original name of the Victoria Film Festival… kind […]