Arts

This February the Belfry Theatre will serve as the backdrop for a highly praised theatrical production not yet seen on the west coast: Maanomaa, My Brother. Co-created by Tawiah M’Carthia and Brad Cook, the play tells the story of two childhood friends reuniting in Ghana after decades apart. Director Phillip Akin says that the vibrant […]

Gavial Thanks, I Hate It (Exile on Mainstream) 4/5 I’m a sucker for bass-driven rock ‘n’ roll. I also really love a plodding rhythm that feels like a war machine slowly picking up speed. Because of these reasons and more, which I will get into momentarily, I quite enjoy this little peach of a record. […]

Vesseles Home (Independent) 2.5/5 The debut album from Santa Clara’s Vesseles tells a rich, interesting story with its lyrics. Unfortunately, it also falls prey to black metal’s most common sin: the vocals in half the songs are unintelligible. When the vocals do come through clearly, they are beautiful and poignant, but all too often they […]

Sis and the Lower Wisdom Saints and Aliens (Native Cat) 2.5/5 Saints and Aliens is the fifth full-length album from experimental jazz yogis Sis and the Lower Wisdom. Hailing from California, these guys have a bright, beachy sound that will not offend anyone. You can hear the palm trees blowing in a mellow breeze. You […]

The practice of Chinese ink painting was created in the ninth century, yet it’s still alive to this day. This is what the Art Gallery of Greater Victoria (AGGV) has decided to shine a spotlight on with Fifty Shades of Ink, which focuses on ink painting by historical and contemporary artists, in addition to the […]

Albrecht Dürer is recognized as one of the greatest artists of the Northern Renaissance, both for his mastery of media and his uncanny ability to create evocative pieces with messages and beauty that echo through the ages and still draw people in today. He was a master of woodcut and copperplate engraving as forms of […]

Four comedians will take the stage of the Royal Theatre when The Snowed In Comedy Tour, created by Vancouver-based comedian Dan Quinn, comes to town this month. As the largest comedy tour in the country, expectations are sure to be high. And with 17 years of growing success, Quinn knows about those expectations, despite the […]