New multi-tiered festival comes to Government HouseArtisTREE is a new festival coming to Government House, and it could really go one of three ways. According to ArtisTREE music curator Mike Roma, fest producers Market Collective are marketing it as three separate events. “They wanted to market ArtisTREE as just music if you just wanted it to be; ArtisTREE is just vendors […] Continue Reading |
Present Laughter a delightfully dramatic farcePresent Laughter is a stage play written by Noël Coward in 1939, following the life and antics of actor Garry Essendine and his closest friends and enemies. Produced by the Langham Court Theatre under director Don Keith, the original script is presented completely faithfully, and the strength of the writing is evident in the immense […] Continue Reading |
Art Gallery of Greater Victoria opens two galleries to show new viewThe Art Gallery of Greater Victoria (AGGV) recently made a big change in how it displays its collections. Having amassed a substantial archive of Asian, Indigenous, and Canadian art and artifacts, the AGGV has opened two ongoing galleries to permanently display their collections to the public. The new venture is called A View From Here, […] Continue Reading |
New Music Revue: Peter Bibby’s Drama King excruciatingly mediocrePeter Bibby Drama King (Spinning Top Records) 3/5 Drama King—the fourth album from Australian indie-rock artist Peter Bibby—is excruciatingly mediocre, as the good songs don’t make up for the bad ones. The first four songs on the album are a slow buildup of tension to “Baby Squid,” a track that puts you into the less-than-sober […] Continue Reading |
Vision Disturbance helps people see hopeVision Disturbance is an odd love story written by Christina Masciotti, and Theatre Inconnu is bringing it to the stage this month. The play follows Mondo, an immigrant woman in the middle of a divorce so vicious that the stress begins to affect her eyesight—this leads to a budding romance with her optometrist. The pair […] Continue Reading |
The Lehman Trilogy offers behind-the-scenes look at financial crash and so much moreI’ve been fascinated with the backstories of the 2008 financial crash since it happened. I’ve wondered many times about what could possibly have led to such immense chaos. The Lehman Trilogy, currently running at The Belfry Theatre, gives those of us who wonder a closer look into the crash—starting out with an innocent dream of […] Continue Reading |
The Marriage of Figaro exciting and beautiful operaOpera is a tricky thing. People either love it or are seriously frightened of it. I grew up in an arts-appreciative family and had a fair amount of experience with opera from a young age, so I was excited, to say the least, when I heard that The Marriage of Figaro was being performed at […] Continue Reading |
New Music Revue: The Jesus and Mary Chain bring mixed feelings with new albumThe Jesus and Mary Chain Glasgow Eyes (Fuzz Club) 3/5 The Jesus and Mary Chain are a Scottish alternative rock band formed in 1983, gaining critical acclaim from their debut 1985 album Psychocandy. I have mixed feelings on their new album, Glasgow Eyes. I would describe it as ‘80s electronic pop rock with modern production. […] Continue Reading |
Còig explore confidence and romance through Celtic musicCape Breton-based Celtic band Còig will be making a stop in Victoria this month as they tour Canada. Multi-instrumentalist Darren McMullen is excited to be returning to Vancouver Island for the second time. “I love being in BC and Vancouver Island, especially,” says McMullen. “We’ve got great memories from being there.” McMullen has been a […] Continue Reading |
One-man play urges people to follow dreamsTomatoes Tried to Kill Me But Banjos Saved My Life is a comedy, but it tackles some serious issues. The one-man show portrays main actor’s Keith Alessi’s recovery from cancer. “This show is basically my life story,” says Alessi. “I was a corporate executive who had spent my life collecting a world-class banjo collection that […] Continue Reading |
