New Music Revue: Headstones meet their own lofty standards with new albumHeadstones Flight Risk (Known Accomplice) 3.5/5 It’s amazing how little recognition Headstones have received through decades of good music. Their debut Picture of Health went platinum despite never charting. The band was left for dead and resurrected their career with 2013’s crowdfunded Love + Fury. Now, nearly 30 years in, the band has released their […] Continue Reading |
New Music Revue: Tyler Hood brings it on home with The Magnolia SessionsTyler Hood The Magnolia Sessions (Anti-Corporate Records) 4.5/5 Kentucky based musician Tyler Hood is a dark country and folk singer who will make you feel like you’re home—well, if you’re from the countryside, that is—when listening to his guitar-based songs on The Magnolia Sessions. Hood has a rural influence in his lyrics and has a […] Continue Reading |
National Geographic photographer Andy Mann delivers captivating presentationFrom rock climber to ocean conservationist, National Geographic filmmaker and photographer Andy Mann’s From Summit to Sea is a journey through the ups and downs of his career, and he brought it to the Royal Theatre last night. The presentation is filled with the breathtaking photos expected from a National Geographic photographer, along with some […] Continue Reading |
New Music Revue: Punkers Sloth Fist get fierce and melodic on new EPSloth Fist Bombs Away (Mindpower Records) 4.5/5 Hailing from Dallas, Texas, Sloth Fist are a five-piece punk/rock ‘n’ roll band that offers up an eclectic mix of songs that are both fierce and melodic on seven-song EP Bombs Away. The lyrical themes on some of these songs are a bit off the punk-rock beaten path: […] Continue Reading |
One-man adaptation of Frankenstein explores what makes a monsterJason Stevens is welcoming this year’s Halloween season by haunting the Craigdarroch Castle in a one-man production of Frankenstein. This will be Stevens’ third year producing and portraying 10 different characters from Mary Shelley’s classic novel. Stevens says that although it’s a popular story, on-screen portrayals have slightly clouded the audience’s understanding of the play. […] Continue Reading |
Antimatter film raises questions about AI and artistic creationAs his submission to the 2022 Antimatter film festival, Toronto-based video artist Warren Chan created City of Forever, a series of shifting, morphing AI-generated images of urban landscapes devoid of humanity, accompanied by an eerie, frenetic soundtrack. Chan originally began the video project as his grad school thesis, a way to examine the feeling of […] Continue Reading |
The Wiggles return to entertain kids, with a new faceOn Saturday, October 29, beloved children’s group The Wiggles are making a stop at the McPherson Playhouse as part of their Big Show tour. This is the first time The Wiggles have been in Canada since 2019, but, more importantly, this will be the first Canadian tour for Yellow Wiggle Tsehay Hawkins. Hawkins says that […] Continue Reading |
Richelle Osborne approaches art from a different perspectiveLocal visual artist Richelle Osborne wanted to diverge from the usual styles of art found here on the west coast, so she looked deeper into her wood and acrylic rod materials. The result is her current show, Wood, Copper & Steel. “I find that on the west coast there’s a lot of artists who are […] Continue Reading |
The Comic Strippers bare it all, almost, in comedic parody showAfter a two-year hiatus, half-naked troupe The Comic Strippers is taking the stage again in Victoria. Over the last 10 years, the Strippers have been performing across North America and beyond; this crew of entertainers and improv comedians are friends who have been specializing in comedy for 30 years. Comic Stripper Roman Danylo has appeared […] Continue Reading |
New AGGV exhibit explores work from pioneering Japanese-Canadian artistsStart Here: Kiyooka, Nakamura, Takashima, Tanabe is a new exhibit up now at the Art Gallery of Greater Victoria. Guest curator Bryce Kanbara says that the exhibit serves as a tribute to the pioneering work done by nisei artistes Roy Kiyooka, Kazuo Nakamura, Shizuye Takashima, and Takao Tanabe. “This exhibit is another example of what […] Continue Reading |
