Arts

The next three days will see over 150 musical and comedy acts converge on Seattle Center for the annual Bumbershoot festival, with big names like Skrillex, Gotye, Jane’s Addiction, and Big Sean headlining this year. Oh, and Tony Bennett. Let’s not forget Tony Bennett. But it’s the mid-tier, breaking bands that are looking to win […]

Little Orange Man, as many theatre-goers found out at last year’s Victoria Fringe Festival, is a play that everyone can take their own meanings and experiences from. The tender story of a little girl desperately looking to connect with her peers is touching and exhilarating; a fact that can be confirmed by audience members of […]

Its name is not directly homage to the costly Johnson Street Bridge, but it does tie Esquimalt and Victoria together: it’s the Blue Bridge Comedy Festival. This year is the first shot at what will become an annual laughfest here in town. “The festival is both Esquimalt and Victoria,” says festival director Dan Quinn. “We […]

Wax Mannequin No Safe Home (Zunior) 4/5 Hailing from Hamilton, Ontario, Wax Mannequin (also known as Chris Adeney) has just dropped his sixth album. And, luckily for Adeney’s fans, the man loves to hit the road, which is perfect: this is the kind of music that begs for a live show. The songs are just […]

Snoop Dogg Saturday, July 21, 2012 Save-on-Foods Memorial Centre It was with great nostalgia that I lined up outside the arena to see west-coast hip-hop legend Snoop Dogg (now also known as Snoop Lion) make a Victoria appearance. The crowd who came out to see Snoop in action was composed of a healthy mix of […]

SASKATOON (CUP) — Ever liked a movie that most people seem to hate? Everyone has at least one. Some have several. Ever hated a movie everyone else seems to love? Again, of course you do. Even Star Wars has its detractors — weird, mole-like detractors with acne who smell like bantha poodoo. Pity them. These […]

Steve Poltz Noineen Noiny Noin (Arrival Records) 4/5 Cute album title, no? Luckily, Steve Poltz, who has been plying his singer-songwriter trade for a while, makes up for it on this, his thirteenth disc. Here, it’s all classic rock stomps, like opener “Spirit Hands,” which reminds you of nothing more than just how damn good […]

Anyone who’s ever felt the energy on a club dance floor has gotten an inside peek at how dance can change the human psyche. A local event called the Art of Movements hopes to take that energy one step further by hosting a series of dance styles and activities in an effort to explore how […]

Woody Allen’s latest film was initially going to be titled Bop Decameron; that was scrapped and it became To Rome with Love, for better or for worse. But it gets the viewer ready for what’s in store: the set is stunning. But of course it’s stunning: it’s Rome. Four stories make up To Rome with […]