Daniel Lapp brings Home for Christmas back for a live audienceThe holiday season is quickly approaching, which means local legend Daniel Lapp is preparing for his 19th annual Home for Christmas concerts. Lapp is the artistic director of the Victoria Conservatory of Music’s Chwyl Family School of Contemporary Music, which includes the contemporary music program offered through Camosun College. Best known for his fiddle skills, […] Continue Reading |
One-man A Christmas Carol returns to Craigdarroch CastleGet ready to get transported back in time to Victorian England as actor Jason Stevens performs his one-man take on Charles Dickens’ A Christmas Carol at Craigdarroch Castle this month. Stevens studied acting in London, England before moving to Victoria. He was a stay-at-home dad who needed a creative outlet, which is when he re-read […] Continue Reading |
Festive Cantatas celebrates Christmas with Bach performanceIn December, Early Music Vancouver Pacific Baroque Series returns to Victoria to present a collection of Bach’s more festive compositions. Festive Cantatas: J.S. Bach Magnificat & Cantata BWV 110 (‘Let Our Mouth Be Full of Laughter’) explores the human side of the Christmas story by blending instrumentation and vocals to create a polyphonic experience. Pacific […] Continue Reading |
Nic’s Flicks: The best and worst movies of 2022Now, I know that this year isn’t finished and some big movies are still going to drop in 2022. For example, I still haven’t revisited the beautiful world of Pandora in James Cameron’s Avatar: The Way of Water or seen Damien Chazelle’s newest Oscar frontrunner Babylon, both of which come out in December. But deadlines […] Continue Reading |
New Music Revue: Julian Taylor delivers beauty, authenticity on new albumJulian Taylor Beyond the Reservoir (Howling Turtle, Inc.) 4/5 Toronto-based singer/songwriter Julian Taylor’s seventh album, Beyond the Reservoir, fills all the holes left vacant by current top 10s in the music industry. It feels like a Canadian album, in a good way. In 10 tracks, Taylor demonstrates the importance of impactful storytelling in music. The […] Continue Reading |
Wonderheads take a different approach to A Christmas CarolThis holiday season, local theatre group Wonderheads is bringing A Wonderheads Christmas Carol to town. Wonderheads productions is co-founded by Kate Braidwood and Andrew Phoenix. Braidwood is also one of the artistic directors of A Wonderheads Christmas Carol, and she says that the main focus of the play is to tell their version of Charles […] Continue Reading |
New Music Revue: Izzy Spears showcases musical fusion, raw emotionIzzy Spears Monstar (KRO Records) 3.5/5 American musician and songwriter Izzy Spears showcases a fusion of rock, rap, and hip-hop on debut EP Monstar. The songs are sparked by his anger at past relationships, and even if you don’t closely listen to the words, that anger can be felt from the forceful tone used to […] Continue Reading |
A Night of Bowie a night to rememberAs a huge David Bowie fan, I always have an eye out for any content related to him. His face clutters the walls of my bedroom, his albums crowd my record cabinet, and my several Bowie T-shirts are in the regular rotation of my wardrobe. So when I heard that a Bowie cover band was […] Continue Reading |
Victoria Chamber Orchestra brings own spin to Christmas musicThe Victoria Chamber Orchestra will be having its Baroque Christmas Concert later this month; it will feature numerous classical Christmas concertos. Violinist Don Kissinger says that the concert mainly consists of music that explores famous Christmas themes like the birth of Christ. “Most of the concert’s music has to do with what are called Christmas […] Continue Reading |
New Music Revue: Bring the Hoax bring mixed feelings with debut EPBring the Hoax Bring the Hoax (Lövely Records) 3/5 Swedish alt-rock band Bring the Hoax’s debut EP leaves me with mixed feelings. Guitarist/vocalist Karl Nordahl describes their style as “business class indie rock” but I didn’t get that impression while listening. Instead, I’d say it’s more like garage-band indie rock. In every song the bass […] Continue Reading |
