Brian Jackson: “A conductor is really like a glorified traffic cop.”Brian Jackson has been conducting orchestras for over half a century. The British-Canadian conductor, organist, and pianist has conducted since he was a teenager in the 1950s. And when the Canadian College of Performing Arts teams up with the Victoria Symphony for their upcoming Broadway Spectacular, it will celebrate Jackson’s retirement. Born in Cornwall—the southwestern-most […] Continue Reading |
Electric Six still kicking itIt’s a shame when rock bands that take a playful stylistic stance, like The Darkness or Andrew W.K., fulfill the prophecies of their critics and disappear after a couple of novel hits. Bands that are serious about having fun can have trouble holding the public’s attention. LMFAO might just buck this trend but, unfortunately, Electric […] Continue Reading |
Longwalkshortdock comes full circleA childhood deeply immersed in gaming has come full circle for Dave King, the Vancouver-based electronic musician better known as Longwalkshortdock. “Growing up, those video games were what was the most interesting to me,” he says. “Other than sports and school, vids were my main interest because I didn’t really give a damn about girls […] Continue Reading |
Music/theatre troupe tackles WaitsL’Orchestre d’Hommes-Orchestres (LODHO) is a band of one-man bands: six of them, to be precise. And the half-band, half-theatre troupe (made up of Québec City natives) are taking a shot at Tom Waits on their current tour. “We’re six people working together around the notion of being a one-man band, which to us means being […] Continue Reading |
New Music Revue: March 21, 2012 issueSchool of Seven Bells Ghostory (Vagrant/Ghostly) 4/5 School of Seven Bells, a dream-pop indie-rock shoegaze band from New York, are back with their third studio album. This band is adorable: their songs draw you in and feel like comfortable dreams, the kind you never want to end. Recently, School of Seven Bells downgraded in size, […] Continue Reading |
Go to capitalism cityTime and the Suburbs: The Politics of Built Environments and the Future of Dissent (Arbeiter Ring Publishing) is a commanding political reassessment of the urbanization of rural cities post-industrialization. The 150-page discourse by Rohan Quinby explores fatalism in the capitalistic movements that encode and dictate the constructs of human civilizations. Using political and philosophical theories […] Continue Reading |
New exhibit shows rural horror, highway beautyAnyone who grew up on the island – or even in British Columbia – knows the appeal of seeing a highway in the middle of the night, enveloped by never-ending forest. Some islanders might even know all too well the horror of stumbling across a sinister problem in a rural trailer park or a car […] Continue Reading |
Local, Live, and Loud: March 21-April 3Friday, March 24 Electric Six, Bend Sinister Club 90NE9, $16, 7 pm You can go to this show, you can dance real slow, infect the whole human race, but you can’t ignore their techno. You can juke, you can lock, you can pop, you can spacewalk, spend your days asking why, but you can’t ignore […] Continue Reading |
Students relish filmmaking experienceFourth-year students in the University of Victoria’s writing and film production class recently found out during a class project what kind of dedication it takes to transition from theoretical students to hands-on filmmakers. The students, including one who teaches dance at Camosun College, filmed The Cult of Quick Repair over a couple of very long […] Continue Reading |
Little Scream makes big noise through her musicShe’s an American citizen. She was born in Iowa and grew up along the Mississippi River. Years ago, in an act of romance, she moved to Montreal and assumed the moniker Little Scream. Who is this mystery woman? Is she a spy? No, it’s nothing that dramatic. Little Scream is the stage name of Montreal-based […] Continue Reading |
